[House Report 111-265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-265
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
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September 24, 2009.--Ordered to be printed
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Ms. Wasserman Schultz of Florida, from the Committee of Conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2918]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
2918), making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes,
having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to
recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as
follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment
as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
Senate amendment, insert the following:
REFERENCES
Sec. 1. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any
reference to ``this Act'' or ``this joint resolution''
contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of that division.
DIVISION A--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
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
SENATE
Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For a payment to Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Edward
M. Kennedy, late a Senator from Massachussetts, $174,000.
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000;
Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the
Senate, $10,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen
of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $180,000.
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all,
$30,000.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$178,982,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the following limitations:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,517,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $752,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$5,212,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,288,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$15,844,000.
conference committees
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of
the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the
Chairman of each such committee, $1,726,000 for each such
committee; in all, $3,452,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $850,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,763,000 for each such committee;
in all, $3,526,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $415,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $25,790,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$70,000,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,836,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as
authorized by law, and related expenses, $45,500,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $7,154,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,544,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
$7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500;
Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for
the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the
Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304),
and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11,
1980, $140,500,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $520,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$2,000,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000, of which up to
$500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for
mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the purpose
of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator in a county
(or equivalent unit of local government) at which the Senator
will personally attend: Provided, That any amount allocated to
a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the
cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid by the
Senator from other funds available to the Senator.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $422,000,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
Administrative Provisions
gross rate of compensation in offices of senators
Sec. 1. Effective on and after October 1, 2009, each of the
dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968
(2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar
amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in effect on
September 30, 2009, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
REPORTING REQUIREMENT
Sec. 2. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act 1965 (Public Law 88-454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is
amended--
(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by
striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Beginning with the report covering the first full
semiannual period of the 112th Congress, the Secretary of the
Senate--
``(1) shall publicly post on-line on the website of
the Senate each report in a searchable, itemized format
as required under this section;
``(2) shall issue each report required under this
section in electronic form; and
``(3) may issue each report required under this
section in other forms at the discretion of the
Secretary of the Senate.''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,369,025,000, 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, $198,301,000, 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, $30,089,000
of which $2,600,000 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, $313,665,000, 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, $276,703,000, 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, $25,098,000, of which $5,425,000 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.
house fitness center
Sec. 103. Any active duty member of the Armed Forces who is
assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces
at the House of Representatives may obtain membership in the
exercise facility established for employees of the House of
Representatives (as described in section 103(a) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005) in the same manner
as an employee of the House of Representatives, in accordance
with such regulations as the Committee on House Administration
may promulgate.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 101(d) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(d)), as added by section
103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, is
amended by striking ``and made available'' and inserting ``and
merged with and made available''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010 and succeeding fiscal
years.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $11,327,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 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 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, $1,377,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.
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, $265,188,000, 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, $63,130,000, 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 Provision
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 1001. 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), $4,377,000, of which $884,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That
not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the
Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection
with official representation and reception expenses.
Administrative Provision
disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
Sec. 1101. (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 305 the following:
``SEC. 306. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
``The Executive Director may, within the limits of
available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete
personal property by interagency transfer, donation, or
discarding.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of
contents for the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 305
the following:
``Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal
year thereafter.
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 Provision
executive exchange program for the congressional budget office
Sec. 1201. Section 1201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note; Public law 110-
161; 121 Stat. 2238) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3'' and
inserting ``5''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3'' and
inserting ``5'';
(2) by striking subsection (d), and redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by this
section), by striking ``Subject to subsection (d),
this'' and inserting ``This''.
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,
$106,783,000, of which $5,400,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2014.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol, $33,182,000, of which $6,499,000
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, $10,974,000, of which
$1,410,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.
Senate Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of
the Architect of the Capitol, $74,392,000, of which $15,390,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2014.
House Office Buildings
For 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.
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, $50,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
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, $119,133,000,
of which $25,610,000 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, $45,795,000, of which $19,560,000 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,
$27,012,000, of which $8,150,000 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, $11,390,000, 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 all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol
Visitor Center, $22,459,000.
Administrative Provisions
disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
Sec. 1301. (a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol
shall have the authority, within the limits of available
appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal
property by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or
discarding. Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of
personal property shall be credited to funds available for the
operations of the Architect of the Capitol and be available for
the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such funds
shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year
received and the following fiscal year.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter.
flexible and compressed work schedules
Sec. 1302. Chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in section 6121(1) by striking ``and the
Library of Congress'' and inserting ``the Library of
Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Botanic
Garden''; and
(2) in section 6133(c) by adding at the end the
following:
``(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of
the Capitol and the Botanic Garden, the authority
granted to the Office of Personnel Management under
this subchapter shall be exercised by the Architect of
the Capitol.''.
acceptance of voluntary student services
Sec. 1303. (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) For purposes of this section the term `agency' shall
include the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to 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.''.
house historic buildings revitalization trust fund
Sec. 1304. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established
in the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the
Architect of the Capitol, the House 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 of the House of
Representatives which the Architect is responsible for
maintaining and preserving, except that the Architect may not
obligate any amounts in the Fund without the approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(c) Continuing Availability of Funds.--Any amounts
transferred to and merged with, or otherwise deposited into,
the Fund shall remain available until expended.
(d) Permitting Transfers From Amounts Appropriated for
House of Representatives.--Section 101 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b), as amended by
section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2009, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the
House of Representatives under any heading other than the
heading `Members' Representational Allowances' may be
transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and merged with and
made available under the heading `House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund', subject to the approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
(e) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 and
each succeeding fiscal year.
SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DURING EMERGENCIES
Sec. 1305. (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.
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, $446,151,000, 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: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $250,000 shall be used to carry out
activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$200,000 shall be used for the purpose of preserving,
digitizing and making available historically and culturally
significant materials related to the development of Nebraska
and the American West, which amount shall be transferred to the
Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
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
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 1401. (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.
transfer authority
Sec. 1402. (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 heading ``Library of Congress'' for fiscal year 2010
may be transferred from that account by all transfers made
under subsection (a).
classification of library of congress positions above gs-15
Sec. 1403. Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(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).''.
leave carryover for certain library of congress executive positions
Sec. 1404. 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 and
inserting ``; or'' and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (G) the following:
``(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.''.
(4) 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.
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, $93,768,000: 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, $12,782,000 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, $556,849,000: 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.
Administrative Provision
repeal of certain audits, studies, and reviews of the government
accountability office
Sec. 1501. (a) Use of Funds in Projects Constructed Under
Projected Cost.--Section 211 of the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amended by striking
subsection (d).
(b) Audits of Small Business Participation in Construction
of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.--Section 112 of the Alaska
Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720j) is amended by
striking subsection (c).
(c) Audits of Assistance Under Compacts of Free
Association.--Section 104(h) of the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(h)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(d) Semiannual Audits of Independent Counsel
Expenditures.--The matter under the heading ``Salaries and
Expenses, General Legal Activities'' under the heading ``Legal
Activities'' under title II of the Department of Justice
Appropriation Act of 1988, (28 U.S.C. 591 note; Public Law 100-
202; 101 Stat. 1329, 1329-9) is amended by striking ``Provided
further, That the Comptroller General shall perform semiannual
financial reviews of expenditures from the Independent Counsel
permanent indefinite appropriation, and report their findings
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate:''.
(e) Reports on Ambulance Service Costs.--Section 414 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(f).
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust
Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership
Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $12,000,000.
Administrative Provision
open world leadership center
Sec. 1601. (a) Board Membership.--Section 313(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C.
1151(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``members''
and inserting ``Members of the House of
Representatives''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``members''
and inserting ``Senators''.
(b) Executive Director.--Section 313(d) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended
in the first sentence by striking ``The Board shall appoint''
and inserting ``On behalf of the Board, the Librarian of
Congress shall appoint''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply with respect to--
(1) appointments made on and after the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(2) the remainder of the fiscal year in which
enacted, and each fiscal year thereafter.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public
Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of
the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
TITLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
maintenance and care of private vehicles
Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles,
except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided
under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House
of Representatives issued by the Committee on House
Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
fiscal year limitation
Sec. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2010
unless expressly so provided in this Act.
rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46
Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of
compensation or designation of any office or position
appropriated for is different from that specifically
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the
designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the
various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and
committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and
clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto.
consulting services
Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing
Executive order issued under existing law.
awards and settlements
Sec. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to
the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to
pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
costs of lbfmc
Sec. 206. Amounts available for administrative expenses of
any legislative branch entity which participates in the
Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC)
established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by
the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among
all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine)
may not exceed $2,000.
landscape maintenance
Sec. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and
improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in the
irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW,
on the northeast, Second Street, SW, on the west, Square 582 on
the south, and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the
southeast.
limitation on transfers
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer
made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any
other appropriation Act.
guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 209. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of
the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in
this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of
the United States Capitol which are led by employees and
interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of
the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of
the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States
Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in
subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise
subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the
same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
This Division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2010''.
DIVISION B--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2010
That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of
applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds,
for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other
organizational units of Government for fiscal year 2010, and
for other purposes, namely:
Sec. 101. Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for
operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts
for fiscal year 2009 and under the authority and conditions
provided in such Acts, for continuing projects or activities
(including the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees) that
are not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint
resolution, that were conducted in fiscal year 2009, and for
which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made
available in the following appropriations Acts:
(1) Chapter 2 of title IX of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252).
(2) Section 155 of division A of the Consolidated
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329), except
that subsections (c), (d), and (e) of such section
shall not apply to funds made available under this
joint resolution.
(3) Divisions C through E of the Consolidated
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329).
(4) Divisions A through I of the Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8), as amended
by section 2 of Public Law 111-46.
(5) Titles III and VI (under the heading ``Coast
Guard'') of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32).
Sec. 102. (a) No appropriation or funds made available or
authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of
Defense shall be used for (1) the new production of items not
funded for production in fiscal year 2009 or prior years; (2)
the increase in production rates above those sustained with
fiscal year 2009 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or
continuation of any project, activity, operation, or
organization (defined as any project, subproject, activity,
budget activity, program element, and subprogram within a
program element, and for any investment items defined as a P-1
line item in a budget activity within an appropriation account
and an R-1 line item that includes a program element and
subprogram element within an appropriation account) for which
appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available
during fiscal year 2009.
(b) No appropriation or funds made available or authority
granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense
shall be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing
advance procurement funding for economic order quantity
procurement unless specifically appropriated later.
Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be
available to the extent and in the manner that would be
provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
Sec. 104. Except as otherwise provided in section 102, no
appropriation or funds made available or authority granted
pursuant to section 101 shall be used to initiate or resume any
project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other
authority were not available during fiscal year 2009.
Sec. 105. Appropriations made and authority granted
pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations
or expenditures incurred for any project or activity during the
period for which funds or authority for such project or
activity are available under this joint resolution.
Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint
resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal
year 2010, appropriations and funds made available and
authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be
available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1)
the enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or
activity provided for in this joint resolution; (2) the
enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act for
fiscal year 2010 without any provision for such project or
activity; or (3) October 31, 2009.
Sec. 107. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint
resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation,
fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such applicable
appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted
into law.
Sec. 108. Appropriations made and funds made available by
or authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be
used without regard to the time limitations for submission and
approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of title
31, United States Code, but nothing in this joint resolution
may be construed to waive any other provision of law governing
the apportionment of funds.
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
joint resolution, except section 106, for those programs that
would otherwise have high initial rates of operation or
complete distribution of appropriations at the beginning of
fiscal year 2010 because of distributions of funding to States,
foreign countries, grantees, or others, such high initial rates
of operation or complete distribution shall not be made, and no
grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by this joint
resolution that would impinge on final funding prerogatives.
Sec. 110. This joint resolution shall be implemented so
that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in
the joint resolution shall be taken in order to provide for
continuation of projects and activities.
Sec. 111. (a) For entitlements and other mandatory payments
whose budget authority was provided in appropriations Acts for
fiscal year 2009, and for activities under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008, activities shall be continued at the
rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the
authority and conditions provided in the applicable
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009, to be continued
through the date specified in section 106(3).
(b) Notwithstanding section 106, obligations for mandatory
payments due on or about the first day of any month that begins
after October 2009 but not later than 30 days after the date
specified in section 106(3) may continue to be made, and funds
shall be available for such payments.
Sec. 112. Amounts made available under section 101 for
civilian personnel compensation and benefits in each department
and agency may be apportioned up to the rate for operations
necessary to avoid furloughs within such department or agency,
consistent with the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal
year 2009, except that such authority provided under this
section shall not be used until after the department or agency
has taken all necessary actions to reduce or defer non-
personnel-related administrative expenses.
Sec. 113. Funds appropriated by this joint resolution may
be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public
Law 91-672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414(a)(1)).
Sec. 114. Amounts made available by this joint resolution
related to amounts provided in chapter 2 of title IX of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252), and
titles III and VI of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
(Public Law 111-32), are designated as being for overseas
deployments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4)
and 423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010,
except that amounts so designated under this section shall not
exceed $129,989,000,000.
Sec. 115. The provisions of section 14103 of Public Law
111-32 shall continue in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution, and such provisions
shall also apply to funds made available in this joint
resolution.
Sec. 116. Section 9(f)(5) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(f)(5)) shall be
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.
Sec. 117. The authority provided by paragraphs (3) and (4)
of section 9(h) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3); 1758(h)(4)) shall continue in effect
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution.
Sec. 118. The authority provided by section 18(h)(5) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1769(h)(5)) shall continue in effect through the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 119. Section 21(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-
1(g)(1)(A)(ii)) shall be applied by substituting ``October 1,
2008, and October 1, 2009'' for ``October 1, 2008'' and shall
continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3)
of this joint resolution.
Sec. 120. The authority provided by section 26(d) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1769g(d)) shall continue in effect through the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 121. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--
Periodic Censuses and Programs'' at a rate for operations of
$7,065,707,000.
Sec. 122. The authority provided by section 8116 of
division C of Public Law 110-329 and section 310 of title III
of Public Law 111-32 shall continue in effect through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 123. The authority provided by section 1202 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public
Law 109-163), as amended by section 1214 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417), shall continue in effect through the earlier of
the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 or the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution.
Sec. 124. The authority provided by section 1022 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public
Law 108-136), as amended by section 1022 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417), shall continue in effect through the earlier of
the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 or the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution.
Sec. 125. The authority provided by section 1033 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public
Law 105-85), as amended by section 1024 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
Law 110-417), shall continue in effect through the earlier of
the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 or the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution.
Sec. 126. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
joint resolution, except section 106, the District of Columbia
may expend local funds for programs and activities under the
heading ``District of Columbia Funds'' for such programs and
activities under title IV of S. 1432 (111th Congress), as
reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, at
the rate set forth under ``District of Columbia Funds'' as
included in the Second Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request Act
(D.C. Act 18-188).
Sec. 127. The authority provided by section 5739 of title
5, United States Code, shall continue in effect through the
date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution,
notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section 5739.
Sec. 128. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note)
shall be applied by substituting the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution for ``the 11-year period
beginning on the first day the pilot program is in effect''.
Sec. 129. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016a and 4026) shall each be
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.
Sec. 130. The requirement set forth in section 610(b) of
the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153
note) shall continue through the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 131. Section 550(b) of Public Law 109-295 shall be
applied by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``three years after the date of
enactment of this Act''.
Sec. 132. Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5133(m)) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2009''.
Sec. 133. Subclauses (II) and (III) of section
101(a)(27)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(C)(ii)) shall each be applied by
substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.
Sec. 134. Section 220(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (8 U.S.C. 1182
note) shall be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2009''.
Sec. 135. Section 331 of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-
291), as amended by section 336 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447), shall be applied
by substituting the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution for ``September 30, 2009''.
Sec. 136. Section 339(h) of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into
law by Public Law 106-113), as amended by section 335(6) of
Public Law 108-108, shall be applied by substituting the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for
``September 30, 2009''.
Sec. 137. The authority provided by section 325 of the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-108), as amended by section 426 of
division E of Public Law 111-8, shall continue to apply through
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 138. The authority provided by the 19th unnumbered
paragraph under heading ``Administrative Provisions, Forest
Service'' in title III of the Department of the Interior,
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006,
Public Law 109-54, shall continue in effect through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 139. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including section 703 of Public Law 109-415, the authorities
provided in title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300ff et seq.) shall continue in effect as they were in
effect during fiscal year 2009, and apply through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 140. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``the
end of fiscal year 2009''.
Sec. 141. Notwithstanding section 101, amounts are
provided for ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical
Services'', ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical Support
and Compliance'', and ``Veterans Health Administration--Medical
Facilities'' of the Department of Veterans Affairs at rates for
operations not exceeding the lower of the amount in the
President's fiscal year 2010 Budget Request (H. Doc. 111-3),
the amount in H.R. 3082, as passed by the House of
Representatives on July 10, 2009, or the amount in S. 1407, as
reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on
July 7, 2009.
Sec. 142. Notwithstanding section 7042(b) of division H of
Public Law 111-8, amounts provided by section 101 of this joint
resolution for Iraq shall be obligated under the terms and
conditions of section 1106(b) of Public Law 111-32.
Sec. 143. Notwithstanding section 7040(f) of division H of
Public Law 111-8, amounts provided by section 101 of this joint
resolution for the Palestinian Authority shall be obligated
under the terms and conditions of section 1107 of Public Law
111-32.
Sec. 144. Notwithstanding sections 7042(a) and 7070(e) of
division H of Public Law 111-8, amounts provided by section 101
of this joint resolution for assistance for Iraq and Zimbabwe
shall be obligated under the terms and conditions of section
1108 of Public Law 111-32.
Sec. 145. The authority provided by section 1113 of Public
Law 111-32 shall continue in effect through the date specified
in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 146. The authority provided by section 309(f) of the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6208(f)) shall remain in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 147. The authority provided by section 1334 of the
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
6553) shall remain in effect through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 148. The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of
the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986
(22 U.S.C. 4831 (a)(3)) shall remain in effect through the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
Sec. 149. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
joint resolution, other than section 106, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall obligate funds provided by
section 101 at a rate the Secretary determines is necessary to
renew or amend, in a timely manner, all section 8 project-
based, section 202, and section 811, rental assistance
contracts. In renewing or amending such contracts, the
Secretary may provide for payments to be made beyond the period
covered by this joint resolution.
Sec. 150. Commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by
the National Housing Act and insured under the Mutual Mortgage
Insurance Fund, shall not exceed a loan principal of
$1,500,000,000 multiplied by the number of days covered by this
joint resolution.
Sec. 151. Commitments to guarantee loans, as authorized by
section 306 of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed a
loan principal of $2,500,000,000 multiplied by the number of
days covered by this joint resolution.
Sec. 152. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first
sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development may, through the date specified in section 106(3)
of this joint resolution, insure, and enter into commitments to
insure mortgages under section 255 of such Act. During the
period covered by this joint resolution, for new loans
guaranteed pursuant to section 255 of the National Housing Act
(12. U.S.C. 1715z-20), the Secretary shall adjust the factors
used to calculate the principal limit (as such term is defined
in HUD Handbook 4235.1) that were assumed in the President's
Budget Request for 2010 for such loans, as necessary to ensure
that the program operates at a net zero subsidy rate.
Sec. 153. Section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)) shall be applied by substituting
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution
for the date specified in such section 24(o).
Sec. 154. Funds made available under section 101 for the
National Transportation Safety Board shall include amounts
necessary to make lease payments due in fiscal year 2010 only,
on an obligation incurred in 2001 under a capital lease.
Sec. 155. (a) Section 48103(6) of title 49, United States
Code, shall be applied: (1) by substituting the amount
specified in such section with an amount that equals
$3,820,000,000 multiplied by the ratio of the number of days
covered by this joint resolution to 365; and (2) by
substituting the fiscal year specified in such section with the
period beginning October 1, 2009, through the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution. This subsection shall
be in effect through the earlier of the date of enactment of an
Act amending section 48103 of title 49, United States Code, or
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
(b) Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, shall
be applied by substituting ``2010'' for ``2009''.
(c) Nothing in this section shall affect the availability
of any balances of contract authority provided under section
48103 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 2009 and
any prior fiscal year.
Sec. 156. (a) Sections 4081(d)(2)(B), 4261(j)(1)(A)(ii),
and 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
shall each be applied by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2009''.
(b) Subsections (d)(1) and (e)(2) of section 9502 of such
Code shall each be applied by substituting the date that is 1
day after the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution for ``October 1, 2009''.
(c) Subparagraph (A) of section 9502(d)(1) of such Code is
amended by inserting ``or any joint resolution making
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2010'' before the
semicolon at the end.
Sec. 157. (a) Extension of Surface Transportation
Programs.--Except as otherwise provided in this section,
requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities,
limitations, and other provisions authorized under titles I
through VI of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144),
the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat.
1572), titles I through VI of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914), titles
I through V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (112 Stat. 107), title 23, United States Code, and
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, which would
otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2009,
are incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution.
(b) Use of Funds.--Except as otherwise expressly provided
in this section, funds made available for obligation under this
joint resolution and expended under the authority of this
section shall be distributed, administered, limited, and made
available for obligation in the same manner and at the same
rate as funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2009 to carry out programs, projects, activities,
eligibilities, and requirements under the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections
Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I through VI of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 1914), titles I through V of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), title 23, United
States Code, chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code,
including section 5338(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
chapter 303 of part A of subtitle VI of title 49, United States
Code, and part B of subtitle VI of title 49, United States
Code.
(c) Distribution of Funds Under Titles III and V of
SAFETEA-LU.--Funds made available for programs authorized under
titles III and V of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1544
and 1779) and continued under this joint resolution shall be
distributed to major program areas under those programs in the
same proportion as funds were allocated for those program areas
for fiscal year 2009, except that any designations for specific
activities in sections 3044 and 3046 under title III and in
title V of such Act shall not be required to be continued for
the duration of this joint resolution.
(d) Extension and Flexibility for Certain Allocated
Programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
portion of the share of funds of a State under subsection (b)
determined by the amount that the State received for fiscal
year 2009 to carry out sections 1301(m), 1302(e), 1307, 1702,
and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1202,
1205, 1217, 1256, and 1485), and section 144(f)(1) of title 23,
United States Code, shall be--
(1) made available to the State for purposes
described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States
Code; and
(2) administered in the same manner and with the
same period of availability as such funding is
administered under section 133 of title 23, United
States Code, except that subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3)
of such section shall not apply to amounts administered
pursuant to this section.
Sec. 158. (a) Appropriation of Funding for Certain Highway
Trust Fund Programs.--For the period from October 1, 2009,
through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution, an amount shall be available from the Highway Trust
Fund (including from the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
each program, project, and activity continued under section 158
of this joint resolution that was funded from the Highway Trust
Fund (including from the Mass Transit Account) during fiscal
year 2009 in a sum equal to and from the same account as--
(1) the total amount available for such program,
project, and activity for fiscal year 2009 under titles
I through VI of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(119 Stat. 1144) and the SAFETEA-LU Technical
Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), divided by
365; and multiplied by
(2) the number of days between September 30, 2009,
and the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution.
(b) Contract Authority.--Funds made available under this
joint resolution to be expended under the authority of section
158 of this joint resolution shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or section
5338(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, whichever
appropriate.
(c) Calculation.--The amounts made available under this
joint resolution to be expended under the authority of this
section shall be calculated by taking into account any
rescission or cancellation of funds or contract authority for
fiscal year 2009 under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or any
other law.
Sec. 159. (a) Extension of Authority for Expenditures From
Highway Trust Fund.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied--
(A) by substituting the date specified in
section 106(3) of this joint resolution for
``September 30, 2009''; and
(B) by substituting the date that is 1 day
after the date specified in section 106(3) of
this joint resolution for ``October 1, 2009''.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of such Code
is amended by striking ``under'' and all that follows
and inserting ``under the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 enacted
into law or any other provision of law which was
referred to in this paragraph before the date of the
enactment of such Continuing Appropriations Resolution
(as such Resolution and provisions of law are in effect
on the date of the enactment of such Resolution).''.
(b) Mass Transit Account.--
(1) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) of such Code
shall be applied by substituting the date that is 1 day
after the date specified in section 106(3) of this
joint resolution for ``October 1, 2009''.
(2) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) of such Code
is amended by striking ``in accordance with'' and all
that follows and inserting ``in accordance with the
first Continuing Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal
Year 2010 enacted into law or any other provision of
law which was referred to in this paragraph before the
date of the enactment of such Continuing Appropriations
Resolution (as such Resolution and provisions of law
are in effect on the date of the enactment of such
Resolution).''.
(c) Exception to Limitations on Transfers.--Subparagraph
(B) of section 9503(b)(6) of such Code shall be applied--
(1) by substituting the date specified in section
106(3) of this joint resolution for ``September 30,
2009''; and
(2) by substituting the date that is 1 day after
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint
resolution for ``October 1, 2009''.
Sec. 160. Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and the
period from October 1, 2009, through the date specified
in section 106(3) of the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 enacted
into law,'' after ``2009,''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``and the
period from October 1, 2009, through the date specified
in section 106(3) of the first Continuing
Appropriations Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 enacted
into law,'' after ``2009''.
Sec. 161. (a) Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph
(A) and all that follows in such subparagraph and
inserting ``(as in effect on the date of the enactment
of the first Continuing Appropriations Resolution for
Fiscal Year 2010),'';
(2) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph
(B) and all that follows in such subparagraph and
inserting ``(as in effect on the date of the enactment
of the first Continuing Appropriations Resolution for
Fiscal Year 2010), and''; and
(3) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph
(C) and all that follows in such subparagraph and
inserting ``(as in effect on the date of the enactment
of the first Continuing Appropriations Resolution for
Fiscal Year 2010).''.
(b) Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such Code shall be
applied by substituting the date that is one day after the date
specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution for
``October 1, 2009''.
Sec. 162. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint
resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act,
appropriations and funds made available and authority granted
pursuant to sections 158 through 162 of this joint resolution
shall be available until (1) enactment into law of an Act to
extend or reauthorize surface transportation programs, or (2)
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution,
whichever first occurs, and shall be charged to the applicable
appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which
such applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is
contained is enacted into law.
Sec. 163. None of the funds made available by this joint
resolution or any prior Act may be provided to the Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of
its affiliates, subsidiaries, or allied organizations.
Sec. 164. (a) Clause (iii) of section 8909a(d)(3)(A) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(iii) $1,400,000,000, not later than September
30, 2009;''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of section 803(a)(1)(B) of the
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435;
120 Stat. 3251).
This division may be cited as the ``Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2010''.
And the Senate agree to the same.
David R. Obey,
Debbie Wasserman Schultz,
Michael Honda,
Betty McCollum,
Tim Ryan,
C.A. Ruppersberger,
Ciro Rodriguez,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Ben Nelson,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Mark Pryor,
Jon Tester,
Lisa Murkowski,
Thad Cochran,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2918) making
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, submit the
following joint statement to the House and Senate in
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
The Senate amended the House bill with a single amendment
which deleted the full text of the House passed bill and
inserted a complete substitute. The conference agreement
includes a revised substitute for the Senate amendment which
addresses all the differences contained in the two versions of
the bill.
Many items in both the House and Senate Legislative
Branch Appropriations bills are identical and are included in
the conference agreement without change. The conferees have
endorsed statements of policy contained in the House and Senate
reports accompanying the appropriations bills, unless amended
herein. With respect to those items in the conference agreement
that differ between the House and the Senate bills, the
conferees have agreed to the following with the appropriate
section numbers, punctuation, and other technical corrections:
DIVISION A
TITLE I
SENATE
The conferees agree to appropriate $926,160,000 for
Senate operations. Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the
Senate, and in accord with long practice under which each body
determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other
concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the
House, at the request of the managers on the part of the
Senate, have receded to the amendment of the Senate as amended.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The conferees agree to appropriate $1,369,025,000 for
House operations. Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the
House, and in accord with long practice under which each body
determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other
concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the
Senate, at the request of the managers on the part of the
House, have receded to the amendment of the House as amended.
The agreement includes two new administrative provisions not
included in the House passed bill. These amendments (1)
establish eligibility at the House Fitness Center for military
liaison officers; and (2) make a technical change in transfer
language enacted in Public Law 111-8.
JOINT ITEMS
Joint Economic Committee
The conference agreement includes $4,814,000 as proposed
by the House and the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
The conference agreement includes $11,327,000 as proposed
by the Senate instead of $11,451,000 as proposed by the House.
Office of the Attending Physician
The conference agreement includes $3,805,000 as proposed
by the House and the Senate.
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
The conference agreement includes $1,377,000 as proposed
by the Senate instead of $1,314,000 as proposed by the House.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
The conference agreement includes $265,188,000 for
salaries of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol
Police instead of $263,198,000 as proposed by the House and
$267,203,000 as proposed by the Senate. This level will support
a staffing level of 1,799 sworn officers and 444 civilian
personnel including staff transferred as a result of the merger
with the Library of Congress police force. The staffing level
provided by the conference agreement includes five civilian
FTEs for radio technicians to facilitate the acquisition,
installation and operation of the new radio system which was
approved earlier this year. The conference agreement sets a
limit of $25,500,000 for overtime for the Capitol Police force
as proposed by the Senate instead of $24,000,000 as proposed by
the House. This cap on overtime may only be exceeded if the
Capitol Police Board notifies the Committees on Appropriations
that this cap needs to be exceeded due to unanticipated safety
or security concerns. The conferees note that both House and
Senate reports request that the Government Accountability
Office work with the Chief and the Capitol Police Board on
improving workforce management systems, including overtime. The
GAO is to report to the Committees on their progress in this
area on a quarterly basis beginning in January 2010.
Based on the detailed review of the Capitol Police 2010
budget conducted in August and September of this year in
preparation for conference discussions, the conferees are
concerned that, despite progress over the last year, chronic
problems related to budget preparation and execution continue.
Estimates of end of year staffing levels for 2009 fluctuated
significantly, not only from the original estimates submitted
in February, but also from revisions submitted as late as July
of this year. Basic estimates of the cost of benefits for
transferred employees were erroneously calculated in the
original budget. Based on these concerns, the Committees
request that the GAO expand its work with the USCP to include a
review and validation of the accuracy of its fiscal year 2011
budget request. A report of this validation review should be
submitted not later than 30 days after the USCP budget is
transmitted to Congress.
The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations expect
the report on new posts requested in S. Rpt. 111-29 to be
submitted within 60 days of the date of this conference report
and that the USCP fully comply with the notification
requirements related to new posts stated in that report.
General Expenses
The conference agreement includes $63,130,000 for general
expenses of the Capitol Police instead of $61,914,000 as
proposed by the House and $64,354,000 as proposed by the
Senate. This amount includes funding for improved egress/
evacuation systems for House Office Buildings including the
full cost for installation of two cameras in the stairwell
areas used as egress routes during emergencies. The
installation of the new cameras will be accomplished over a two
year period. Funds have also been included to support the
replacement of older equipment as part of the life-cycle
replacement program.
GSA vehicle lease proposal.--The conferees are fully
supportive of the proposal transmitted to the Appropriations
Committees on June 29, 2009 to manage the primary vehicle fleet
of the USCP through the General Services Administration and
urges implementation on an expedited basis.
Administrative Provision
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The conferees have included a routine administrative
provision, section 1001, which continues authorization for
transfers between accounts upon the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
The conference agreement includes $4,377,000 for salaries
and expenses of the Office of Compliance, instead of $4,335,000
as proposed by the House and $4,418,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The agreement includes a general provision providing
authority for the Office of Compliance to dispose of surplus
property. This language was included in both the House and
Senate bills in slightly different form.
The conferees are concerned that the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 may enable the Office of Compliance
(OOC) to apply a higher enforcement standard for certain health
and safety standards than those applied to the Executive Branch
and private sector. Strict statutory deadlines for remedying
citations exacerbate this situation, and have led AOC to give
highest priority to projects for which OOC has issued citations
regardless of whether they represent the highest risk to health
and safety.
The conferees believe that the standards applied to the
legislative branch should be consistent with their application
to the private sector and the executive branch. Therefore, the
conferees expect the Office of Compliance General Counsel
(OOCGC) to work with legislative branch agency heads to
implement corrective actions in a realistic and reasonable time
frame, taking into consideration the risks the deficiencies
pose, the costs involved in remedying the deficiencies, as well
as mitigating factors which have been implemented (sprinklers,
alarms, and other building improvements) to reduce risk. The
conferees expect the OOCGC to amend its regulations to
establish criteria that use a comprehensive risk-based
approach, including the cost of remedial actions as well as
building renovations planned for the future, in working with
agencies to address needed corrections.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
The conference agreement includes $45,165,000 for
salaries and expenses of the Congressional Budget Office as
proposed by both the House and Senate.
Administrative Provision
The conferees have agreed to Section 1201, as proposed by
the House and the Senate, to extend the Congressional Budget
Office's Executive Exchange Program and increase the number of
potential participants from three to five.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
General Administration
The conference agreement includes $106,783,000 for
General Administration of which $5,400,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014, instead of $109,392,000 of
which $8,950,000 would remain available until September 30,
2014 as proposed by the House, and $106,587,000 of which
$5,400,000 would remain available until September 30, 2014, as
proposed by the Senate.
The utility metering project, funded by the House at
$3,550,000 in this account, is instead funded in the Architect
of the Capitol Power Plant account.
With respect to operations and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $101,383,000
Project Budget:
1. Capitol Complex Tertiary Pumping Options (Study). 150,000
2. ESPC Management Program.......................... 2,000,000
3. Energy Reduction Program......................... 3,250,000
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Total, General Administration........................... $106,783,000
Capitol Building
The conference agreement includes $33,182,000, of which
$6,499,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014, for
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, instead of
$32,800,000 of which $6,241,000 would remain available until
September 30, 2014 as proposed by the House, and $33,305,000 of
which $6,499,000 would remain available until September 30,
2014, as proposed by the Senate.
With respect to operations and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $26,683,000
Project Budget:
1. Dome Rehabilitation, Phase 1B (Interim Painting). 2,500,000
2. Conservation of Fine and Architectural Art....... 499,000
3. Minor Construction............................... 3,500,000
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Total, Capitol Building................................. $33,182,000
Capitol Grounds
The conference agreement includes $10,974,000, of which
$1,410,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2014, for
the care and improvement of the grounds surrounding the
Capitol, House and Senate office buildings, and the Capitol
Power Plant, as proposed by the Senate, instead of $10,920,000
as proposed by the House.
With respect to operations and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $9,564,000
Project Budget:
1. Independence Avenue Repaving..................... 910,000
2. Capitol Grounds Study............................ 500,000
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Total, Capitol Grounds.................................. $10,974,000
Senate Office Buildings
The conference agreement includes $74,392,000 for Senate
Office Buildings, of which $15,390,000 would remain available
until September 30, 2014, for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Senate office buildings. Inasmuch as this item
relates solely to the Senate, and in accord with long practice
under which each body determines its own housekeeping
requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the
managers on the part of the House, at the request of the
managers on the part of the Senate, have receded to the Senate.
Operating Budget........................................ $59,002,000
Project Budget:
1. Senate Underground Garage Expansion (Study)...... 1,000,000
2. Air Handling Unit Replacement, DSOB.............. 1,100,000
3. Replace Modular Furniture, HSOB.................. 3,500,000
4. Fire Protection System Upgrade Subway Tunnels.... 2,260,000
5. Skylight Replacement............................. 2,480,000
6. HSOB Truck Tunnel Roadway/Ramp Replacement....... 1,050,000
7. Minor Construction............................... 4,000,000
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Total, Senate Office Buildings.......................... $74,392,000
House Office Buildings
Base funding, House Office Buildings.--The conference
agreement includes $100,466,000 for the basic and recurring
needs of the House within the House Office Buildings account,
of which $53,360,000 would remain available until September 30,
2014. These funds support the regular maintenance, care and
operation of the House office buildings by the Architect of the
Capitol.
Operating Budget........................................ $47,106,000
Project Budget:
1. CAO Project Support.............................. 4,390,000
2. Interior Rehabilitation of the East House
Underground Garage................................ 37,640,000
3. Rayburn Roof Replacement......................... 6,330,000
4. Minor Construction............................... 5,000,000
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Total, House Office Buildings (base program)............ $100,466,000
House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.--In
addition to funding for core facility needs, the conference
agreement includes $50,000,000 for a newly created House
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended, instead of $60,000,000 as originally
proposed by the House. These funds are included to begin to
address known major building requirements to repair and upgrade
the historic icon buildings and facilities of the U.S. House of
Representatives. The House bill included these funds in a
separate appropriations account to address additional Capitol
complex needs. The Senate bill did not include a similar
provision.
Inasmuch as these funds relate solely to the House, and
in accord with long practice under which each body determines
its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without
intervention, the managers on the part of the Senate, at the
request of the managers on the part of the House, have receded
to the House.
Capitol Power Plant
In addition to the $8,000,000 made available from
receipts credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, the
conference agreement includes $119,133,000 for maintenance,
care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant, instead of
$125,083,000 as proposed by the House and $118,597,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $25,610,000 would
remain available until September 30, 2014, instead of
$31,560,000 to remain available until September 30, 2014 as
proposed by the House and $25,074,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2014 as proposed by the Senate.
The conference agreement includes $84,262,000, as
requested, for utility costs for the Capitol Complex, including
an increase of $4,340,000 to purchase 100 percent natural gas
for use at the power plant. The agreement does not include the
funding requested in the budget for conversion of the large
coal burning boiler to natural gas. The conferees understand
that the conversion of this boiler is not necessary to achieve
100 percent natural gas use at the power plant and that
conservation of the boiler will allow for the potential future
use of other environmentally safe, renewable solid fuels.
With respect to operations and project differences the
House and Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget (net).................................. $93,523,000
Project Budget:
1. Tunnel Program................................... 16,850,000
2. Replacement of Existing WRP Switchgear (Design).. 740,000
3. Mechanical System Survey & CPP Retro-
Commissioning (Study)............................. 250,000
4. Structural Fireproofing & Integrity (Study)...... 220,000
5. Utility Metering, Energy Program................. 3,550,000
6. Minor Construction............................... 4,000,000
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Total, Capitol Power Plant.............................. $119,133,000
Library Buildings and Grounds
The conference agreement includes $45,795,000 for Library
of Congress buildings and grounds, instead of $41,937,000 as
proposed by the House and $40,754,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of this amount, $19,560,000 would remain available
until September 30, 2014, instead of $15,750,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2014 as proposed by the House and
$14,470,000 to remain available until September 30, 2014 as
proposed by the Senate.
With respect to operations and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $26,235,000
Project Budget:
1. Sprinkler System, West Main Pavilion 1st Floor,
TJB (Design)...................................... 500,000
2. Book Conveyor System Modifications (Design)...... 1,170,000
3. Monumental Exterior Exit Doors, JAB.............. 1,600,000
4. Fire Door Improvements (Design).................. 730,000
5. ADA Bathroom Renovations, JAB.................... 3,100,000
6. Elevator Modernization, MA-1 to MA-4, JMMB....... 3,590,000
7. ABA Space Reorganization, JMMB................... 2,000,000
8. Rain Leader Replacement, JAB..................... 4,870,000
9. Minor Construction............................... 2,000,000
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Total, Library Buildings and Grounds.................... $45,795,000
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
The conference agreement includes $27,012,000 for Capitol
Police Buildings, Grounds and Security instead of $26,364,000
as proposed by the House and $26,160,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of this amount, $8,150,000 would remain available until
September 30, 2014, instead of $7,750,000 as proposed by the
House and $7,050,000 as proposed by the Senate. Included within
the total is $1,500,000, to install emergency call boxes and
camera equipment in congressional building stairwells, as
proposed by the House.
With respect to operations and projects the conferees
have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $18,862,000
Project Budget:
1. Security Upgrades, Power Plant and Coal Yards.... 2,000,000
2. Hazardous Device Unit Facility Purchase.......... 3,000,000
3. Power Switchgear Replacement (Design)............ 250,000
4. Energy Audit Projects............................ 400,000
5. Minor Construction (including security camera
installation)..................................... 2,500,000
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Total, Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security... $27,012,000
Botanic Garden
The conference agreement includes $11,390,000 for
salaries and expenses, Botanic Garden, instead of $11,263,000
as proposed by the House and $11,898,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of this amount, $900,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2014 as proposed by the House, instead of
$1,280,000 as proposed by the Senate.
With respect to operations and projects the conferees
have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $10,490,000
Project Budget:
1. Administration Building.......................... 900,000
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Total, Botanic Garden................................... $11,390,000
Capitol Visitor Center
The conference agreement includes $22,459,000 for the
Capitol Visitor Center (CVC), instead of $23,166,000 as
proposed by the House and $22,756,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
Funding is included for improvements to the existing
online reservation system, training programs, and way-finding
signage at the CVC. In addition, funding is provided to support
the hiring of 5 full-time equivalents (FTE) to support critical
operations of the CVC, including financial management and
information technology. Funding is not provided for the
additional 20 requested FTEs.
Administrative Provisions
The conference agreement includes several administrative
provisions related to the operations of the Architect of the
Capitol (AOC). Section 1301 provides the AOC authority to
retain proceeds from the sale of used or surplus personal
property. Section 1302 provides that AOC utilize flexible work
schedules. Section 1303 provides AOC the authority to accept
voluntary student services. Section 1304 establishes the House
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund. Section 1305
provides the AOC certain authorities to operate during
emergencies. The conference agreement does not include Senate
provision 1202 related to the CVC as this language has already
been enacted into law. The conference agreement deletes Senate
provision 1303 related to noncompetitive appointments without
prejudice as this is an authorizing issue.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
The conference agreement includes $439,801,000 in direct
appropriations for salaries and expenses, Library of Congress
instead of $443,861,000 as proposed by the House and
$434,683,000 as proposed by the Senate. In addition to this
amount $6,350,000 is available from receipts collected by the
Library of Congress and is to remain available until expended.
The conference agreement provides the following specific
allocations of funds:
$3,554,000 for start-up costs at the new Ft. Meade
storage facilities;
$7,677,000 for the National Digital Information
Infrastructure and Preservation Program;
$5,317,000 for Department of State capital security
cost-sharing;
$700,000 for the Global Legal Information Network;
$2,000,000 for support of the new custodial
services contract;
$7,315,000 for the digital collections and
educational curricula program;
$750,000 for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission;
$15,000,000 for the technology infrastructure
improvements initiative;
$250,000 to implement the new Civil Rights History
Project Act;
$2,213,000 for the Veterans Oral History program;
$200,000 for the Durham Museum digitization
program; and
$150,000 for the American Folklife Center
Fellowship program.
Archie Green fellowship program.--The conference
agreement deletes without prejudice House bill language related
to the honoring of Dr. Archie Green, one of the Founders of the
American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress. In
lieu of naming the Center after Dr. Green, as proposed in the
House bill, the conference agreement establishes a new
fellowship program at the Library as a living memorial to his
work. The AFC was established in 1976 to ``preserve and present
American folklife'' by conducting original field research,
archiving cultural heritage collections, presenting public
programs, providing reference services and publishing research
findings. The AFC owes its existence in large part to the
efforts and vision of Dr. Green, who passed away earlier this
year. As recognition of his contributions, the Librarian of
Congress is directed to establish the ``Archie Green Fellowship
Program at the American Folklife Center'' for which the
Librarian may enter into contracts with individuals and groups
to promote the initiation, encouragement, support,
organization, and promotion of research, scholarship, and
training in American folklife in accordance with the provisions
of the American Folklife Preservation Act (Pub. L. 94-201, 20
U.S.C. 2101-2107).
Copyright Office
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The conference agreement includes $20,864,000 in direct
appropriations to the Copyright Office as proposed by both the
House and the Senate. An additional $34,612,000 is made
available from receipts for salaries and expenses.
Congressional Research Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The conference agreement includes $112,490,000 for
salaries and expenses, Congressional Research Service (CRS), as
proposed by the House instead of $112,836,000 as proposed by
the Senate. The conferees are fully supportive of a program of
telework at the CRS and urge its implementation not later than
January 2010. The conference agreement also includes funding
for the CRS evaluation study directed by the House in H. Rpt.
111-160.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The conference agreement includes $70,182,000 as proposed
by both the House and Senate. This amount includes $650,000 for
costs to provide recorded newspaper services for the blind and
physically handicapped.
Administrative Provisions
The conferees have agreed to include administrative
provisions carried in both bills related to reimbursable and
revolving fund activities, transfer authorities,
classifications of Library positions, and leave carryover
policies. The conference agreement does not include section
1301 of the House bill related to incentive awards. The
agreement modifies section 1306 as proposed by the House to
create a fellowship program at the American Folklife Center
(see description under the ``Salaries and Expenses''
appropriations account).
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The conference agreement includes $93,768,000, an
increase of $472,000 above the amount proposed by both the
House and Senate. These funds will support costs not
anticipated when the fiscal year 2010 budget was transmitted to
the Congress.
Office of Superintendent of Documents
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The conference agreement includes $40,911,000 as proposed
by both the House and Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
The conference agreement includes $12,782,000 as proposed
by the Senate instead of $12,000,000 as proposed by the House.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The conference agreement includes $556,849,000 in direct
appropriations for salaries and expenses, Government
Accountability Office instead of $558,849,000, as proposed by
the House and $553,658,000 as proposed by the Senate. In
addition, $15,222,000 is available from offsetting collections.
A total of 3,220 FTEs will be supported with these funds. The
agreement modifies an administrative provision proposed by the
Senate repealing a number of recurring statutory reports which
are no longer required.
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
The conference agreement includes $12,000,000 for payment
to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund, instead of
$9,000,000 as proposed by the House and $14,456,000 as proposed
by the Senate. The conferees are fully supportive of expanded
efforts of the Open World Center to raise private funding and
expect this effort to reduce the requirements for funding from
the Legislative Branch appropriations bill in future years. The
Committees look forward to a report of progress being made by
the Center's fundraising program prior to hearings on its
fiscal year 2011 budget request. The conference agreement also
includes language proposed by the Senate making technical
corrections in the Center's authorization language related to
Board appointments.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The conference agreement includes $430,000 as proposed by
both the House and Senate.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
The conference agreement continues in sections 201 to 208
eight routine provisions carried in prior years. The conference
agreement does not include language proposed by the Senate but
not included by the House amending the Congressional
Accountability Act. The agreement includes Sec. 209 related to
employee-led tours of the U.S. Capitol as proposed by the House
instead of the language proposed by the Senate.
REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES FOR LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES
For Fiscal Year 2010, the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees have jointly agreed that, unless otherwise stated in
this report, a formal reprogramming letter will be required if
an agency proposes to reallocate amounts which exceed a
threshold of $500,000 or 10 percent for any program, project or
activity funded in this Act. Reprogramming requests are also
required for reallocations of funds below these thresholds if
they represent significant changes in policy. Each
reprogramming request should be transmitted through a formal
letter which should be signed by the Agency head. It should
include a specific justification for each increase as well as
for each offsetting reduction being proposed. The Committees
have set annual spending levels in the reports accompanying
this bill, including in this conference agreement, and do not
expect the reprogramming process to be used as a mechanism for
making routine changes to the directions in this report. It
should be used only in the case of unanticipated needs or
significant and unexpected changes in program requirements.
Operating Plans are not required for Fiscal Year 2010.
DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS
Following is a list of congressional earmarks and
congressionally directed spending items (as defined in clause 9
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, respectively)
included in the conference report or the accompanying joint
statement of managers, along with the name of each Senator,
House Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who submitted
a request to the Committee of jurisdiction for each item so
identified. Neither the conference report nor the joint
statement of managers contains any limited tax benefits or
limited tariff benefits as defined in the applicable House or
Senate rules. Pursuant to clause 9(b) of rule XXI of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, neither the conference report
nor the joint statement of managers contains any congressional
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits that
were not (1) committed to the conference committee by either
House or (2) in a report of a committee of either House on this
bill or on a companion measure.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
[Congressionally Directed Spending Items]
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Account Project Amount Requester(s)
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Library of Congress...................... Durham Museum Photo Archive $200,000 Senator Ben Nelson
Project.
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CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the
fiscal year 2010 recommended by the Committee of Conference,
with comparisons to the fiscal year 2009 amount, the 2010
budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2010
follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year
2010......................................................$5,041,787
House bill, fiscal year 2010..................................$3,674,500
Senate bill, fiscal year 2010.................................$4,611,666
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2010........................$4,656,031
Conference agreement compared with
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 2010............................................... -$385,756
House bill, fiscal year 2010.............................. +$981,531
Senate bill, fiscal year 2010............................. +$44,365
DIVISION B--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2010
Division B provides continuing appropriations for all
agencies and activities that would be covered by the regular
fiscal year 2010 appropriations bills, until enactment of the
applicable regular appropriations bill, or until October 31,
2009, whichever occurs first.
David R. Obey,
Debbie Wasserman Schultz,
Michael Honda,
Betty McCollum,
Tim Ryan,
C.A. Ruppersberger,
Ciro Rodriguez,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Ben Nelson,
Daniel K. Inouye,
Mark Pryor,
Jon Tester,
Lisa Murkowski,
Thad Cochran,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.