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110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2771 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 22, 2007

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on AppropriationsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





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, 2008, and for other purposes, namely:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,198,560,000, as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $23,648,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $4,761,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,188,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,090,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,894,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,420,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $499,000; Republican Steering Committee, $943,000; Republican Conference, $1,631,000; Republican Policy Committee, $325,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; Democratic Caucus, $1,604,000; nine minority employees, $1,498,000; training and program development--majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $460,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $460,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $581,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Committee Employees

Standing Committees, Special and Select

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $133,000,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Committee on Appropriations

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $29,800,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Salaries, Officers and Employees

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $169,393,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation and reception expenses, $22,881,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $7,024,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $116,891,000, of which $6,269,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,457,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,111,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,202,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $166,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,828,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,046,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $7,406,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $752,000; for other authorized employees, $170,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $459,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Allowances and Expenses

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $261,719,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $3,688,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $237,410,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating to the House portion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor Center, $2,308,000, to remain available until expended; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $17,200,000, of which $5,408,000 shall remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $703,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Child Care Center

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

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 2008. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2008 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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) REGULATIONS- The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 102. CONTRACT FOR EXERCISE FACILITY- (a) Section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3175), is amended by striking `private entity' and inserting `public or private entity'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 103. DEPOSITS- (a) The second sentence of section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 117j) is amended by striking `deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts' and inserting `deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 104. HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING FUND- (a) Section 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 117m(b)) is amended by striking `the Chief Administrative Officer' and inserting the following: `the Chief Administrative Officer, including purposes relating to energy and water conservation and environmental activities carried out in buildings, facilities, and grounds under the Chief Administrative Officer's jurisdiction,'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 105. ADJUSTMENT- The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5), is amended by striking `step 1 of level 6' and inserting `step 7 of level 11'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

JOINT ITEMS

For Joint Committees, as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Joint Economic Committee

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,398,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Joint Committee on Taxation

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $9,416,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





For other joint items, as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of the Attending Physician

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each to four medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $2,023,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $2,820,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office, $4,448,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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 110th 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $224,500,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

GENERAL EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $61,500,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for a radio modernization program, 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 2008 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Administrative Provisions

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY- Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2008 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1002. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- Section 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926, Public Law 107-117; 115 Stat. 2319), as amended, is further amended in subsection (c) by striking `$40,000' and inserting `$60,000'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1003. ADVANCE PAYMENTS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Capitol Police is authorized to make advanced payments for obligations when it has been determined that making such payments is in the best interest of the Government.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and Expenses

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,806,000, of which $780,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding: Provided further, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Administrative Provisions

SEC. 1101. LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS- (a) The Executive Director of the Office of Compliance shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to reward exceptional performance by an employee or a group of employees.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1102. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL. (a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

`Sec. 4122. Training for employees of the Office of Compliance

`(a) The Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of this chapter as the Executive Director determines necessary to provide for training of employees of the Office of Compliance. The regulations shall provide for training which, in the determination of the Executive Director, is consistent with the training provided by agencies under the preceding sections of this chapter.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance with such advice and assistance as the Executive Director may request in order to enable the Executive Director to carry out the purposes of this section.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections for chapter 4122 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`4122. Training for employees of the Office of Compliance.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1103. REIMBURSEMENT- (a) Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(d) REIMBURSEMENT-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(1) NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENTS MADE FROM ACCOUNT- As soon as practicable after the Executive Director is made aware that a payment of an award or settlement under this chapter has been made from the account described in subsection (a), the Executive Director shall notify the head of the office to which the payment is attributable that the payment has been made, and shall include in the notification a statement of the amount of the payment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(2) REIMBURSEMENT BY OFFICE- Not later than 180 days after receiving a notification from the Executive Director under paragraph (1), the head of the office involved shall transfer to the account described in subsection (a), out of any funds available for operating expenses of the office, a payment equal to the amount specified in the notification.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made under section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $4,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $37,805,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $81,733,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Capitol Building

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $24,567,000, of which $8,790,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $9,310,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

House Office Buildings

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $66,151,000, of which $25,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $83,017,000, of which $4,945,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012: 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 2008.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Library Buildings and Grounds

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $31,638,000, of which $10,140,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $16,109,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Botanic Garden

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $8,310,000: 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Capitol Visitor Center

For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project, $20,000,000 to remain available until expended, and in addition, $7,545,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation costs: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Administrative Provisions

SEC. 1201. ROSA PARKS STATUE- (a) Section 1(a) of Public Law 109-116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: `The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement required under this subsection on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may require.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109-116.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1202. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE- There is established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the Office of the Inspector General, headed by the Inspector General of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Inspector General').CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) APPOINTMENT- The Inspector General shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) TERM OF SERVICE- The Inspector General shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional terms.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) REMOVAL- The Inspector General may be removed from office prior to the expiration of his term only by the Architect of the Capitol. Upon such removal, the Architect shall promptly communicate the reasons for the removal in writing to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) SALARY- The Inspector General shall be paid at an annual rate equal to $1,500 less than the annual rate of pay in effect for the Architect of the Capitol.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) DUTIES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) APPLICABILITY OF DUTIES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT- The Inspector General shall carry out the same duties and responsibilities with respect to the Architect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of an establishment carries out with respect to an establishment under section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same terms and conditions which apply under such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) SEMIANNUAL REPORTS- The Inspector General shall prepare and submit semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the Office of the Inspector General in the same manner, and in accordance with the same deadlines, terms, and conditions, as an Inspector General of an establishment under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of applying section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the Architect of the Capitol shall be considered the head of the establishment.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EMPLOYEES-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) AUTHORITY- The Inspector General may receive and investigate complaints or information from an employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol concerning the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) NONDISCLOSURE- The Inspector General shall not, after receipt of a complaint or information from an employee, disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of the employee, unless the Inspector General determines such disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the investigation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) PROHIBITING RETALIATION- An employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or threaten to take any action against any employee as a reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing information to the Inspector General, unless the complaint was made or the information disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) INDEPENDENCE IN CARRYING OUT DUTIES- Neither the Architect of the Capitol nor any other employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol may prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from carrying out any of the duties or responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) POWERS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Inspector General may exercise the same authorities with respect to the Architect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of an establishment may exercise with respect to an establishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) STAFF-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) IN GENERAL- The Inspector General may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as the Inspector General considers appropriate. Such personnel may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no personnel of the Office (other than the Inspector General) may be paid at an annual rate greater than $500 less than the annual rate of pay of the Inspector General under subsection (b)(4).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS- The Inspector General may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) INDEPENDENCE IN APPOINTING STAFF- No individual may carry out any of the duties or responsibilities of the Office unless the individual is appointed by the Inspector General, or provides services procured by the Inspector General, pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to prohibit the Inspector General from entering into a contract or other arrangement for the provision of services under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) APPLICABILITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL PERSONNEL RULES- None of the regulations governing the appointment and pay of employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall apply with respect to the appointment and compensation of the personnel of the Office, except to the extent agreed to by the Inspector General. Nothing in the previous sentence may be construed to affect subparagraphs (A) through (C).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES- The Architect of the Capitol shall provide the Office with appropriate and adequate office space, together with such equipment, supplies, and communications facilities and services as may be necessary for the operation of the Office, and shall provide necessary maintenance services for such office space and the equipment and facilities located therein.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) TRANSFER- To the extent that any office or entity in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol prior to the appointment of the first Inspector General under this section carried out any of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General under this section, the functions of such office or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon the appointment of the first Inspector General under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) NO REDUCTION IN PAY OR BENEFITS- The transfer of the functions of an office or entity to the Office under paragraph (1) may not result in a reduction in the pay or benefits of any employee of the office or entity, except to the extent required under subsection (d)(2)(A).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1203. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES- For purposes of subchapter II of chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, during fiscal year 2008 the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as an agency under section 6121(1) of such title.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1204. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION- (a) Section 5721 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(G) the Architect of the Capitol;'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(B)) is amended by striking `(B) through (H)' and inserting `(B) through (I)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1205. EASEMENTS- (a) Subject to subsection (e), the Architect of the Capitol may grant easements upon such terms and conditions as he considers advisable (including the payment of monetary consideration) for rights-of-way over, in, and upon the grounds of the United States Capitol or the grounds of any other facility under the jurisdiction and control of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to any person for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) railroad tracks;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) substations for electric power transmission lines and pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) canals;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) ditches;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) flumes;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) tunnels;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) roads and streets;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of electric power;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(10) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of communications signals (including telephone and telegraph signals) and structures and facilities for the transmission, reception, and relay of such signals; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(11) any other purpose that the Architect considers advisable.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b)(1) No easement granted under this section may include more land than is necessary for the easement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) In lieu of, or in addition to, any monetary consideration provided in exchange for granting of an easement under this section, the Architect may accept in-kind consideration with respect to the easement for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, improvement, or restoration (including environmental restoration) of property or facilities which are subject to or affected by the easement;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) construction or acquisition of new facilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) provision of other property or facilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) support for facilities operation; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(E) provision of such other services as the Architect considers appropriate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c)(1) There is established in the Treasury a special account for the Architect of the Capitol into which the Architect shall deposit all of the funds which are paid as consideration for the granting of easements under this section, and all other proceeds received pursuant to the granting of easements under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts in the special account established under this subsection shall be available to the Architect, in such amounts provided in appropriations acts, for the following purposes:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) The maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, improvement, or restoration (including environmental restoration) of property or facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) The construction or acquisition of new facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) Support for facilities operation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) Any amount paid as consideration for the granting of an easement, or received pursuant to the granting of an easement, which is deposited in the special account established under this subsection may not be used by the Architect for any purpose which is not related to the same property or facility over which the easement was granted unless such use is approved--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the case of an amount paid as consideration for the granting of an easement with respect to property under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives, by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the case of an amount paid as consideration for the granting of an easement with respect to property under the jurisdiction of the Senate, by the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in the case of an amount paid as consideration for the granting of an easement with respect to any other property, by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) The Architect of the Capitol may terminate all or part of any easement granted under this section for--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) failure to comply with the terms and conditions under which the easement was granted;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) nonuse of the easement for a two-year period; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) abandonment of the easement.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) The Architect of the Capitol may grant an easement under this section upon submission of written notice of the intent to grant the easement (including notice of the amount or type of consideration to be received in exchange for granting the easement) to, and approval of the notice by--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with respect to property under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives, the House Office Building Commission;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with respect to property under the jurisdiction of the Senate, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with respect to any other property, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the House Office Building Commission; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with respect to any other property, the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1206. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS- (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may use the two-phase selection procedures authorized in section 303M of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253m) for entering into a contract for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as the head of an executive agency under such section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1207. ADVANCE PAYMENTS- During fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Architect of the Capitol may make payments in advance for obligations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for subscription services if the Architect determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1208. CASUALTY AND OTHER INSURANCE FOR EXHIBITS AND WORKS OF ART- (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may use funds made available to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol during a fiscal year to acquire insurance against the loss of or damage to any exhibit or work of art which is loaned or leased to the Architect for the United States Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, or the Botanic Garden.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 1209. CVC MAINTENANCE- Any expenses for the maintenance of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be treated as expenses for the maintenance of the Capitol under the heading `Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Building', and shall be subject to the same financial management and reporting requirements applicable to amounts under such heading.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1210. LEASING AUTHORITY- (a) Section 1102(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `Committee on Rules and Administration' and inserting `Committees on Appropriations and Rules and Administration';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (2), by striking `the House Office Building Commission' and inserting `the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the House Office Building Commission'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting `, for space to be leased for any other entity under subsection (a).'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1211. (a) The great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known and designated as `Emancipation Hall', and any reference to the hall in any law, rule, or regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to Emancipation Hall.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $401,000,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2008, 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 2008 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, $16,451,000 shall remain available until expended for the partial acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $4,010,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $600,000 shall remain available until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106-173, of which $10,000 may be used for official representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $6,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Copyright Office

Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $49,827,000, of which not more than $29,826,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2008 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances: Provided further, 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 $4,398,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2008 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 and unobligated balances are less than $44,224,000: 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).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $104,518,000: 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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), $67,741,000, of which $20,704,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall remain available until expended for telecommunications services for the blind.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Administrative Provisions

SEC. 1301. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM- Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1302. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL- For fiscal year 2008, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $122,529,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS- During fiscal year 2008, 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1303. AUDIT REQUIREMENT- Section 207(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 182(e)) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





`(e) AUDIT- The revolving fund shall be subject to audit by the Comptroller General at the Comptroller General's discretion.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 1304. TRANSFER AUTHORITY- Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Library of Congress may be transferred between any of the headings for which the amounts are appropriated upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $87,892,000 (reduced by $3,200,000): 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Office of Superintendent of Documents

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $35,434,000: 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 2006 and 2007 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund, $2,450,000 for workforce retraining and restructuring, information technology development, infrastructure, and facilities repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $5,000 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That 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 the GPO passport facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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, $503,328,000: Provided, That not more than $5,413,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That not more than $2,097,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That of the total amount provided $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended for technology assessment studies: 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Administrative Provision

SEC. 1401. ANNUITY OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL- (a) Section 772 of title 31, United States Code, is repealed.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) In section 735(a), by striking `772, 775(a) and (d)' and inserting `or 775(b)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) In the second sentence of section 773(a), by striking `or, if an election is made' and all that follows and inserting a period.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) In section 774(b)(2), by striking `or while receiving an annuity under section 772 of this title'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) In section 775--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (a) through (d);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking `sections 772 and 773' and inserting `section 773', andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking `subsection (d)' and inserting `subsection (b)';CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking `subsection (c) or (d)' and inserting `subsection (a) or (b)'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) by striking `sections 772 and 773' and inserting `section 773', andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) by striking `subsection (d)' and inserting `subsection (b)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) In section 776(d)(1), by striking `section 775(d)' and inserting `section 775(b)'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) In section 777(b), by striking the first sentence.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) The table of sections for subchapter V of chapter 7 of subtitle I of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 772.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any individual who is appointed as Comptroller General after the date of the enactment of this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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), $6,000,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Administrative Provision

SEC. 1501. (a) TRANSFER OF OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE- On October 1, 2008, there shall be transferred (1) to the Department of State, the Open World Leadership Center established by section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151) and all functions, personnel, assets, and obligations of the Center; and (2) to the Secretary of State, all authority of the Board of Trustees and the Library of Congress under such section 313.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) MAINTENANCE AS DISTINCT ENTITY- Following the transfer under subsection (a), the Open World Leadership Center shall be maintained as a distinct entity within the Department of State and, except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151) shall continue to apply to the Center.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) CONSULTATION- The Secretary of State shall consult with the Board of Trustees of the Open World Leadership Center to plan and implement the transfer required by subsection (a).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES- No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION- No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2008 unless expressly so provided in this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION- Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES- The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS- Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC- Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE- The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS- None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





Sec. 209. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the `ENERGY STAR' or `Federal Energy Management Program' designation.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





This Act may be cited as the `Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2007.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Attest:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

LORRAINE C. MILLER,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink