In the nature of a substitute.

SA 1365. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Murkowski)
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2918, making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010,
and for other purposes; as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

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

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.

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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, $145,500,000.

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, $425,000,000.

official mail costs

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

Administrative Provision

gross rate of compensation in offices of senators

Section 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.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Salaries and Expenses

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,375,200,000, as follows:

house leadership offices

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

Members' Representational Allowances

including members' clerk hire, official expenses of members, and
official mail

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

Committee Employees

standing committees, special and select

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

Committee on Appropriations

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

Salaries, Officers and Employees

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

Allowances and Expenses

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $317,840,000, including: supplies,
materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$3,948,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices,
and administrative offices of the House, $201,000; Government
contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $278,278,000, including
employee tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, if
authorized, and employee child care benefit payments,
$1,000,000, if authorized; Business Continuity and Disaster
Recovery, $27,698,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; transition activities for new
members and staff, $2,907,000; Wounded Warrior Program,
$2,500,000, to be derived from funding provided for this
purpose in Division G of Public Law 111-8; Office of
Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; Energy Demonstration
Projects, $2,500,000, if authorized, to remain available
until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase,
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $760,000.

Child Care Center

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

Administrative Provisions

Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances to Be Used for Deficit Reduction
or to Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
``House of Representatives--Salaries and Expenses--Members'
Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for
fiscal year 2010. Any amount remaining after all payments are
made under such allowances for fiscal year 2010 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or,
if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments
have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives shall have authority to
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

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(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member
of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in,
or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Sec. 102.  Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and
each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise
authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased
as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is
increased by $96,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is
increased by $96,000.

JOINT ITEMS

For Joint Committees, as follows:

Joint Economic Committee

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

Joint Committee on Taxation

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $11,327,000, 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.

Statements of Appropriations

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

CAPITOL POLICE

Salaries

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government
contributions for health, retirement, social security,
professional liability insurance, and other applicable
employee benefits, $267,203,000, 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, $64,354,000, 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

transfer authority

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), $4,418,000, of which $883,990
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, $106,587,000, 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, $33,305,000, 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 all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of
which $53,360,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2014.

Capitol Power Plant

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating,
power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water
and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds
about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air
conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of
such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water
for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal
Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library,
expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon
request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so
received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit
of this appropriation, $118,597,000, of which $25,074,000
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.

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Library Buildings and Grounds

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
buildings and grounds, $40,754,000, of which $14,470,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of
the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the
Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations,
$26,160,000, of which $7,050,000 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, $11,898,000, of which $1,280,000 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, $22,756,000.

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.''.

disabled veterans; noncompetitive appointment

Sec. 1303.  Section 3112 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Under''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `agency' shall
include the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden.
With respect to the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic
Garden, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel
Management under this section shall be exercised by the
Architect of the Capitol.''.

acceptance of voluntary student services

Sec. 1304. (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.''.

botanic garden vendor contracts

Sec. 1305.  Section 307E of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``an account entitled
`Botanic Garden, Gifts and Donations'.'' and inserting ``an
account entitled `Botanic Garden, Operations and
Maintenance'.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Contracts With Vendors.--
``(1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol may enter
into a commission-based service contract with a vendor who,
notwithstanding section 5104(c) of title 40, United States
Code, may sell refreshments at the Botanic Garden and
National Garden.
``(2) Deposit and use of commissions.--Any amounts paid to
the Architect of the Capitol as a commission under paragraph
(1) shall be--
``(A) deposited in the account described under subsection
(b); and
``(B) available for operation and maintenance in the same
manner as provided under subsection (b).''.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance
of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the
Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and
repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the
custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the
American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the
Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and
expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not
properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by
the Board, $441,033,000, 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 remain available until expended,
and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106-
173, of which $10,000 may be used for official representation
and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission: Provided further, That, $200,000 shall remain
available until expended 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, $112,836,000:
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.

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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
2009 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 under 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.''.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Congressional Printing and Binding

(including transfer of funds)

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

Office of Superintendent of Documents

salaries and expenses

(including transfer of funds)

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

Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving
Fund, $12,782,000 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, $553,658,000: 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) Evaluation and Audit of National Transportation Safety
Board.--Section

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1138 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Local Educational Agency Spending Audits.--Section 1904
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6574) is repealed.
(d) 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).
(e) 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).
(f) 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:''.
(g) 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), $14,456,000.

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.

limitation on transfers

Sec. 207.  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. 208. (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 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.

compliance date relating to certain violations of osha within the
legislative branch

Sec. 209.  Section 215(c) of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1341(c)) is amended by
striking paragraph (6).
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2010''.
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