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111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-160

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2010

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June 17, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Ms. Wasserman Schultz, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted
the following

R E P O R T

together with

ADDITIONAL VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 2918]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

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Page number

Bill Report
Highlights of bill.........................................
4
Title I--Legislative Branch Appropriations.................
7
House of Representatives........................... 2
7
Joint Items:
Joint Economic Committee................... 8
13
Joint Committee on Taxation................ 8
14
Office of the Attending Physician.......... 8
14
Office of Congressional Accessibility
Services............................... 9
14
Capitol Police............................. 10
15
Office of Compliance............................... 11
16
Congressional Budget Office........................ 12
17
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate Office
Buildings)..................................... 13
17
Library of Congress................................ 19
24
Government Printing Office......................... 26
27
Government Accountability Office................... 30
28
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund............ 31
29
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training
and Development................................ 32
29
Title II--General Provisions............................... 32
29
Bill-wide Reporting Requirements...........................
30
Additional Views...........................................
47

SUMMARY OF BILL

The bill, as recommended by the Committee, provides
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 legislative branch
operations, which total $3,674,600,000. Conforming to long
practice under which each body of Congress determines its own
housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without
intervention, funds for the Senate are not included in the bill
as reported to the House. Current appropriations estimates for
the Senate for fiscal year 2010, including those under the
Architect of the Capitol, total $1,025,000,000.
A comparative summary of the bill by title and agency
follows:

SUMMARY OF THE BILL
[Note.--Excludes Senate items including those Senate items under Architect of the Capitol]
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Bill compared with--
Budget estimates New budget -------------------------------------
New budget of new (obligational) Budget estimates
Agency (obligational) (obligational) authority New budget of new
authority, fiscal authority, fiscal recommended in (obligational) (obligational)
year 2009 year 2010 bill authority, fiscal authority, fiscal
year 2009 year 2010
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TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH-APPROPRIATIONS

House of Representatives................................. $1,301,267,000 $1,497,055,000 $1,375,300,000 +$74,033,000 -$121,755,000
Joint items.............................................. 29,220,000 22,876,000 21,414,000 -7,806,000 -1,462,000
Capitol Police........................................... 305,750,000 410,069,000 325,112,000 +19,362,000 -84,957,000
Office of Compliance..................................... 4,072,000 4,474,000 4,335,000 +263,000 -139,000
Congressional Budget Office.............................. 44,082,000 46,365,000 45,165,000 +1,083,000 -1,200,000
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate office buildings) 460,227,000 568,577,000 541,391,000 +81,164,000 -27,186,000
Library of Congress...................................... 607,096,000 658,409,000 647,397,000 +40,301,000 -11,012,000
Government Printing Office............................... 140,567,000 166,307,000 146,207,000 +5,640,000 -20,100,000
Government Accountability Office......................... 531,000,000 567,497,000 558,849,000 +27,849,000 -8,648,000
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund.................. 13,900,000 14,456,000 9,000,000 -4,900,000 -5,456,000
John C. Stennis Center................................... 430,000 430,000 430,000 ................. .................
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Grand total, new budget, (obligational) authority $3,437,611,000 $3,956,515,000 $3,674,600,000 +$211,989,000 -$281,915,000
(for items considered by House)...................
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL

Overall funding levels.--The bill provides for a funding
level of $4,700 million for legislative branch agencies,
including funds reserved for Senate items. This is an increase
of $298 million over the comparable amount provided for fiscal
year 2009 but $342 million below the amounts requested. This is
the full amount permitted for this bill under the Committee's
302(b) allocation.
Senate.--The Committee has reserved $1,025 million for
action by the Senate on items under their jurisdiction. This is
an increase of $61 million, 6 percent, over the fiscal year
2009 enacted level for these items.
House of Representatives.--The bill includes $1,375 million
for expenses of the House of Representatives. This is an
increase of $74 million over the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level, 5.7 percent, but $122 million below the budget request.
Members' Representational Allowances (MRA).--The bill
includes $660 million for the basic MRA account which funds the
staff and related expenses of Member offices. This is an
increase of $51 million over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and reflects the revised estimate of the basic MRA
authorization submitted to the Committee on May 27, 2009. The
Committee has deferred consideration at this time of additional
MRA funding requirements related to legislative proposals
currently being considered by the Committee on House
Administration.
Leadership and Committee funding.--The bill provides $25.9
million for Leadership Offices of the House of Representatives,
the same as the amount requested. This is an increase of $.8
million, 5 percent, over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
The bill also includes $148.9 million for expenses of standing,
special and select committees, an increase of $5.1 million, 3.5
percent, which reflects the authorization levels passed by the
House earlier this year. $10 million of fiscal year 2010
committee costs are financed with unobligated balances from
fiscal year 2009.
Officers of the House.--The bill includes $200.3 million
for the Officers of the House. This is an increase of $12.3
million over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level, 6.6 percent,
but is $5.8 million below the request. Within this amount the
Committee has included $4.6 million under the Office of the
Clerk for the acquisition and installation of a new electronic
voting system for the House chamber.
Capitol Police (USCP).--The bill includes $325.1 million
for expenses of the Capitol Police, an increase of $19.4
million, 6.3 percent, over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
This amount funds the full year cost of the officer strength
estimated to be on board at the end of fiscal year 2009 (1799
FTEs). The amount also includes the full cost of the merger of
the Library of Congress police force into the USCP. The
Committee has deferred consideration of funds requested by the
USCP for additional FTEs in fiscal year 2010. This decision
reflects continuing concern that the Capitol Police have not
yet implemented necessary staff management and overtime control
procedures. The amount provided is $85.0 million below the
request, principally because the $71.6 million request for a
modernized radio system for the USCP has been provided in the
fiscal year 2009 supplemental.
Architect of the Capitol.--The bill includes $541.4 million
for the Architect of the Capitol, excluding Senate office
buildings. This is an increase of $81.2 million over the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and is $27.2 million below the amount
requested. The significant size of the increase reflects the
high priority the Committee continues to place on addressing
the Capitol Complex's large backlog of infrastructure projects.
The bill supports the Architect of the Capitol's top 20
projects and includes funding for more than two-thirds of the
projects submitted for the House of Representatives'
consideration. This includes all life safety projects,
significant investments in energy saving efforts, and almost
$70 million worth of deferred maintenance projects. Key
projects funded include $37.6 million to rehabilitate the East
House Underground Garage, $5 million to begin the design of the
Cannon House Office Building Renewal, $16.9 million to continue
the abatement of life safety issues in the utility tunnels, and
$9.5 million to convert an additional boiler at the Capitol
Power Plant so that Capitol Complex heating needs can be
supplied entirely through the use of natural gas.
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.--Within the
amount provided to the Architect, the bill includes $60 million
to establish a Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.
This fund has been established as a financing mechanism to more
evenly spread the cost of the very expensive construction
projects which will have to be undertaken during the next
decade to repair and revitalize the historic icon buildings of
the U.S. Capitol complex. This fund is intended to be used only
for very expensive projects involving buildings of ``icon''
status such as the repair of the Capitol Dome which is
estimated to cost approximately $100 million and the
revitalization of the 100 year old Cannon House Office Building
which is estimated to cost in excess of $500 million.
Library of Congress.--The bill includes $647.4 million for
the Library of Congress, an increase of $40.3 million, 6.6
percent, over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. This is $11.0
million below the amount requested. The increase provided
includes, in addition to mandatory cost increases, $22 million
for the Library to fund high priority initiatives including $15
million for technology upgrades as requested. The bill includes
the full amount requested for the Copyright Office and for the
Books for the Blind program.
Government Printing Office.--The bill includes $146.2
million for the Government Printing Office, an increase of $5.6
million, 4.0 percent, over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level.
This is $20.1 million below the amount requested. The increase
provided includes $7 million to continue the development of the
Federal Digital System, the Government Printing Office's
digital content system for managing the publications of all
three branches of the Federal Government.
Government Accountability Office (GAO).--The bill includes
$558.8 million for the GAO, an increase of $27.8 million, 5.2
percent over the enacted level.
Open World Leadership Center.--The bill includes $9.0
million for the Open World Leadership Center which is an
independent agency sponsoring cultural exchange programs with
Russia and former Soviet republics. The amount recommended is
$5.5 million below the request and $4.9 million below the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The Committee recommendation
begins a phase out of Legislative Branch financial support for
the Open World program.

Areas of Committee Concern

Compensation and benefits for House employees.--The
Congress has historically been a highly attractive workplace
for recruiting entry level professional and support staff. The
institution has not been as successful, however, in retaining
staff who often find better pay and benefits in the executive
branch or private sector once they are trained in the
legislative process and develop policy expertise through their
legislative jobs. The Committee has continued its efforts to
address the retention problem in two ways. First, funding for
the Members' Representational Allowances account has been
increased to allow for compensation improvements beyond
inflation for the staff of Member offices, especially among
younger staff where current salaries are often less
competitive. In addition, increased funding has been included
in the House of Representatives ``Allowances'' account to
finance new or expanded benefits for House employees as
proposed in the budget request. This includes $5.5 million to
fully fund the previously authorized enhanced transit benefit,
$3.5 million for a new tuition reimbursement program and $1
million for assistance in the cost of child care for lower
income employees. Funding for the new benefits has been
included in the bill subject to authorization by the Committee
on House Administration. The Committee considers these
recommendations as merely the next steps in a multi-year effort
to give House of Representatives employees a fully competitive
pay and benefits system.
The Committee has been pleased by the leadership of the
Chief Administrative Officer in this effort to create a better
work environment for House employees and encourages him to
continue to look for additional ways to support professional
development of House of Representatives professional and
support staff commensurate with similar opportunities available
to executive branch employees.
Diversity in Hiring and Advancement.--The Committee has
recently received the affirmative action plans and reports from
legislative branch agencies required by the fiscal year 2009
appropriations bill. Maximizing diversity in the legislative
branch workforce remains a high priority and the Committee will
be reviewing these reports to determine how best to proceed in
our efforts to reach the goal of an equal opportunity work
environment.
Reprogramming Requirements and Operating Plans for
Legislative Branch Agencies.--Committee policy requires that
agency proposals to adjust funding beyond specified thresholds
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for formal
approval. The existing funding thresholds for triggering
reprogramming requirements of $500,000 or 10 percent remain in
place for fiscal year 2010. The Committee notes, however, that
in addition to the simple dollar thresholds, agencies are
expected to request approval for any ``significant'' changes in
spending whether they exceed these thresholds or not. All
formal reprogramming requests must be communicated through
letters from the agency head to the Chairman and the Ranking
Member of the Subcommittee. Given this requirement, the
Committee no longer requires Legislative Branch agencies to
submit operating plans.

TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Committee bill recommends a total of $1,375,300,000 for
the operations of the House of Representatives during fiscal
year 2010. The allowance is $74,033,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level, and is $121,755,000 below the budget
request.
The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:

Item Amount
House leadership offices................................ $25,881,000
Members' representational allowances.................... 660,000,000
Committee salaries and expenses......................... 171,178,000
Salaries, officers and employees........................ 200,301,000
Allowances and expenses................................. 317,940,000
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Total, House of Representatives..................... $1,375,300,000

House Leadership Offices

2009 appropriation...................................... $25,113,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 25,881,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,881,000

The Committee recommends a total of $25,881,000 for the
operations of the leadership offices during fiscal year 2010.
This is an increase of $768,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and the same as the budget request.
The allocation by office follows:

House Leadership Offices

Item Amount
Office of the Speaker................................... $5,077,000
Office of the Majority Floor Leader..................... 2,530,000
Office of the Minority Floor Leader..................... 4,565,000
Office of the Majority Whip............................. 2,194,000
Office of the Minority Whip............................. 1,690,000
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
Minority............................................ 290,000
Cloakroom Personnel:
Majority............................................ 497,000
Minority............................................ 497,000
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Total........................................... $25,881,000

Members' Representational Allowances

2009 appropriation...................................... $609,000,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 699,344,000
Committee recommendation................................ 660,000,000

The Committee recommends a total of $660,000,000 for the
representational allowances of the Members of the House, the
so-called MRA account. This includes funding for staff
salaries, official expenses, and official mail. The bill does
not set specific allocations for each of these three categories
of expenditure, as funding for these components is fungible
under regulations prescribed by the Committee on House
Administration. Each Member has an overall consolidated
allowance established by the Committee on House Administration
from which staff salaries, office expenses, and mail costs are
drawn. The amount in the bill funds 97 percent of the
authorization recommended by the Committee on House
Administration for the base MRA account, as is traditional
during the second year of a Congress. The Committee is also
aware that the authorizing committee is considering a proposal
to convert the four temporary positions authorized for each
Member or delegate to permanent status at a potential cost of
$44 million. The Committee has deferred without prejudice
consideration of funding for these new positions at this time
pending final action by the House on this matter.

Committee Employees

2009 appropriation...................................... $185,300,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 208,492,000
Committee recommendation................................ 171,178,000

Standing Committees, special and select.--For the salaries
and expenses of committees funded in the biennial funding
resolution, the Committee recommends $148,878,000. This
includes $138,878,000 of new funding together with $10,000,000
of funding provided in fiscal year 2009 which carries over for
use in fiscal year 2010 as a result of passage of H. Res. 279.
The overall funding level for Committees is $5,067,000 above
the level appropriated for Committees in fiscal year 2009.
Committee hearing room renovations program.--The bill also
includes $1,000,000 for continuation of the program to
modernize hearing rooms of the standing, special and select
committees. This is $9,189,000 below the budget request. The
Committee is fully supportive of this program to modernize
these rooms to allow the public better physical and electronic
access to the Committee proceedings. The reduction below the
request reflects scheduling delays and a back-up of the
renovations not related to funding. As of the date of Committee
action on this bill, almost none of the $10,189,000 provided
for room renovations in the fiscal year 2009 bill had been
obligated.
Committee on Appropriations.--For the salaries and expenses
of the Committee on Appropriations (including the studies and
investigation activities authorized by section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946), the Committee
recommends $31,300,000. This is the same as the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and is $2,003,000 below the budget request.
Electronic Access to Hearing Documents.--To reduce costs
and expand public access to congressional information, the
Committee continues to encourage all committees of the House to
post their hearings online on the Government Printing Office
web site. Online posting of hearings can help reduce the need
for printing and storage of paper copies of hearing records and
facilitate accessibility for congressional staff and the
general public.
Details of the funding resolution, H. Res. 279 (House
Report 111-59) approved by the House for the 111th Congress,
follow:

COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 111TH CONGRESS
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Committee 1st session 2nd session Total
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Agriculture............................................ $6,316,330 $6,562,667 $12,878,997
Armed Services......................................... 7,769,820 8,072,843 15,842,663
Budget................................................. 6,350,721 6,350,721 12,701,442
Education and Labor.................................... 8,617,490 8,953,572 17,571,062
Energy and Commerce.................................... 11,569,181 12,020,379 23,589,560
Energy Independence and Global Warming................. 2,096,900 2,070,600 4,167,500
Financial Services..................................... 8,982,361 9,332,673 18,315,034
Foreign Affairs........................................ 9,243,406 9,603,899 18,847,305
Homeland Security...................................... 8,718,127 9,058,134 17,776,261
House Administration................................... 5,428,881 5,640,608 11,069,489
Intelligence........................................... 5,387,500 5,462,500 10,850,000
Judiciary.............................................. 9,238,436 9,598,735 18,837,171
Natural Resources...................................... 8,125,517 8,442,412 16,567,929
Oversight and Government Reform........................ 10,957,956 11,385,317 22,343,273
Rules.................................................. 3,538,663 3,602,358 7,141,021
Science and Technology................................. 6,809,114 7,158,828 14,048,942
Small Business......................................... 3,548,839 3,687,243 7,236,082
Standards of Official Conduct.......................... 2,735,247 2,841,922 5,557,169
Transportation and Infrastructure...................... 10,237,447 10,636,707 20,874,154
Veterans' Affairs...................................... 3,761,006 3,907,685 7,668,691
Ways and Means......................................... 10,119,889 10,514,565 20,634,454
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Total............................................ $149,633,831 $154,904,368 $304,538,199
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Since the funding resolution is done on a biennial basis,
the resolution for the 111th Congress will expire on January 2,
2011. This funding will support the second session of the 111th
Congress and is provided through January 2, 2011.

Salaries, Officers and Employees

2009 appropriation...................................... $187,954,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 206,124,000
Committee recommendation................................ 200,301,000

The Committee recommends a total of $200,301,000 for the
salaries and expenses of House officers and employees of the
various activities funded through this consolidated item. This
is an increase of $12,347,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and $5,823,000 below the budget request.
The following table summarizes the funding allocation
provided to each component of the account.

Salaries, Officers and Employees

Item Amount
Office of the Clerk..................................... $32,089,000
Office of the Sergeant at Arms.......................... 9,509,000
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.............. 130,782,000
Office of the Inspector General......................... 5,045,000
Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and
Operations.......................................... 4,445,000
Office of General Counsel............................... 1,415,000
Office of the Chaplain.................................. 179,000
Office of the Parliamentarian........................... 2,060,000
Parliamentarian..................................... (1,466,000)
Compilation of Precedents........................... (594,000)
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House......... 3,258,000
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House.......... 8,814,000
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs.................... 859,000
Other authorized employees.............................. 1,249,000
Office of the Historian................................. 597,000
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Total............................................... $200,301,000

The Committee in making these recommendations for the
Officers of the House has included the following additional
instructions:

clerk of the house

New electronic voting system for the House chamber.--The
bill includes $4,600,000 to fully fund the revised estimate by
the Clerk of the House to acquire and install a modernized
voting system for the House chamber. The Committee considers
this project to be of the highest priority and is hopeful that
the new system will be fully operational prior to the convening
of the 112th Congress.

sergeant at arms

New ID badge system.--The bill includes the full $570,000
requested for security equipment upgrades including funding for
the new ID badge system proposed by the Sergeant at Arms.
Access to the Capitol and House Office Buildings.--The
Committee is discouraged by the continuing problem of speedy
access to House Office Buildings and the House side of the
Capitol Building through the Rayburn and Cannon tunnels. The
Sergeant at Arms is directed to conduct a thorough review of
the causes for these delays and to submit a proposal for
expediting visitor and staff processing through Capitol Police
security checkpoints not later than September 30, 2009.

chief administrative officer (cao)

Increased Liaison with Member and Committee Offices.--The
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer provides a wide
range of services for Member Offices and Committees including
payroll, furniture and supplies, mail delivery and pick-up,
food service for Members and employees as well as guests to the
Capitol complex, and a host of other responsibilities. The
Committee believes that it is critical that the CAO maintain
close liaison with the offices and employees who depend on
these services. To better facilitate this liaison, the CAO is
requested to establish a formal process for meeting with
Members and their staff directly or through established
employees organizations such as the Chiefs of Staff
organization to better facilitate communication of policy
changes and administrative issues which may affect them. The
Committee will look forward to discussing this new liaison
system at next year's appropriations hearing.
Wireless and cell phone service in the Capitol Visitor
Center.--The CAO is directed to give the highest priority to
expanding wireless and Blackberry service to the Capitol
Visitor Center and the CVC House expansion space.
Capacity of House Child Care Center.--The need for high
quality child care for House employees is a continuing
challenge. This is especially true in the case of infants.
While the Committee recognizes that there are limitations
imposed by the amount of space currently available, the CAO is
encouraged to work with the Child Care Center to look for ways
to expand the number of children who can be accommodated.
Cost of food in the House cafeterias.--As discussed at this
year's appropriations hearing with the CAO, the Committee is
concerned by the high cost for House employees eating in the
cafeterias and carry-outs. These costs have escalated by over
30 percent in the last two years. The CAO is directed to work
with the food service vendors to develop specific proposals for
reducing these costs. The Committee is pleased that the CAO has
already initiated discussions about alternatives to address the
food cost problem and looks forward to a report of these
efforts within the next 90 days.
Employee surveys and staff training opportunities.--The
Committee is supportive of a the broad range of employee
training opportunities offered over the years by the House
Learning Center and is pleased that that the CAO has reversed
his decision to curtail certain employee training courses which
are very valuable opportunities for staff to improve their
ability to serve the Members and the public. The Committee also
finds the employee surveys conducted by the CAO shop very
valuable as a gauge for determining how best to recruit, train
and retain our workforce. The Committee encourages that these
surveys include race, gender and language fluency as part of
the data being collected.
U.S. Capitol Historical Society.--The U.S. Capitol
Historical Society is chartered by the Congress to preserve the
heritage of the Capitol Building as both the workplace of the
Congress and as the iconic symbol of American democracy within
in the United States and to the world. Its role in addition to
support of preservation activities also extends to education
programming. The Committee is fully supportive of the work of
the Society. The Committee is also aware that the Society is
conducting a strategic planning process to determine its future
role and how to finance its important work. The Committee looks
forward to completion of this planning process and urges the
CAO to work with the Society to identify partnership
opportunities which are mutually beneficial.
Centralized Computing Services.--Traditionally,
congressional offices have employed their own server for
computing operations. The Committee is aware, however, that use
of centralized computing service can allow multiple clients to
take advantage of shared computing resources lowering costs and
increasing efficiency. The Committee believes that increased
use of centralized computing should be considered for broader
use in the House. Initial implementation, such as the
centralized Information Hosting Services provided to freshman
Members of the 111th Congress, has shown significant potential
benefits of strengthened security and reduced costs. The Chief
Administrative Officer is requested to conduct a review of the
feasibility of increased use by Congressional offices and
legislative branch agencies of centralized server
infrastructures and submit a report of this review to the
Committee not later than January 15, 2010. This report should
make recommendations with respect to privacy, security, and
legal issues, as well as the potential benefits in cost savings
and energy efficiency.

office of the house historian

House Historian Office and fellows program.--The bill
includes the full $597,000 requested by the Office of the House
Historian including funding to expand the House Fellows
program.

Allowances and Expenses

2009 appropriation...................................... $293,900,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 357,214,000
Committee recommendation................................ 317,940,000

The Committee recommends a total of $317,940,000 for
allowances and expenses. This amount is $24,040,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $39,274,000 below the budget
request. These funds include supplies, materials,
administrative costs, and Federal tort claims; the costs of
official mail for the committees, leadership, and
administrative offices; employee benefits; miscellaneous items;
and Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Eighty-seven
percent of these funds provide the employer share of
retirement, health care, and unemployment compensation payments
for House employees.
The following table summarizes the funding allocation
provided to each component of the account.

Allowances and Expenses

Item Amount
Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal
tort claims......................................... $3,948,000
Official mail (committees, administrative, and
leadership offices)................................. 201,000
Government contributions................................ 278,378,000
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery............... 27,698,000
Transition Activities................................... 2,907,000
Wounded Warrior Program................................. *2,500,000
Office of Congressional Ethics.......................... 1,548,000
Energy demonstration projects........................... 2,500,000
Miscellaneous items..................................... 760,000
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Total, allowances and expenses...................... $317,940,000

*Funded with prior year balances.

The Committee in making these recommendations has included
the following additional instructions:
New tuition reimbursement and child care subsidy
benefits.--The Committee bill includes $3,500,000, instead of
the $7,500,000 requested by the Chief Administrative Officer
(CAO), to establish a new benefit for all House of
Representatives employees to reimburse them for a portion of
the cost of academic tuition and professional dues. The amount
provided is based on the revised estimate by the Chief
Administrator's Office of the cost of implementing this program
in fiscal year 2010. The Committee agrees with the CAO that a
tuition benefit program is a key aspect of an employee
retention effort for the House where turnover often robs Member
and Committee Offices of their most productive staff. These
funds are provided contingent on the issuance of program
regulations by the Committee on House Administration detailing
the exact scope of benefits and the terms under which they will
be available.
The Committee bill also includes $1,000,000, as requested,
to fund a new program to subsidize child care costs for low
income employees of the House. This program would be modeled on
similar benefits already provided to executive branch
employees. These funds are provided contingent on issuance of
program regulations by the Committee on House Administration.
Wounded Warrior program.--The bill includes authority for a
total of 50 FTE positions in fiscal year 2010 for the newly
established Wounded Warrior program which places disabled
veterans in House of Representatives offices for a career
orientation program. The program has been financed using
$2,500,000 of unused fiscal year 2009 funding, all of which is
expected to carry over to fiscal year 2010.
Wheels for Wellness program.--The Committee has reduced
funding for the Wheels for Wellness program to $100,000 because
this program has not been well utilized by House employees.
This is $100,000 below the request and the enacted level. The
Committee directs that the CAO evaluate this program to see if
it can better meet employee needs. If not, the Committee
believes that funding should be transferred to other employee
benefit programs in future years.
Energy Demonstration Projects.--The Committee has included
$2,500,000 for the Chief Administrative Officer of the House,
in consultation with the Architect of the Capitol, to carry out
a series of demonstration projects at House facilities to
promote the use of innovative technologies in reducing energy
consumption and promoting energy efficiency. The Committee
expects the Chief Administrative Officer to select these
projects based on a competitive process that takes full
advantage of the procurement and related capacities of the
Architect of the Capitol.

Child Care Center

The bill provides authority for the House child care center
budget, as required by Sec. 312(d)(1) of Public Law 102-90, as
presented to the Committee by the Chief Administrative Officer.
It should be noted that tuition and other center-generated
revenues fund child care center operations.

Administrative Provisions

Section 101 provides for unspent amounts remaining in
Members' Representational Allowances account to be used for
deficit reduction. Section 102 reflects adjustments in the
lump-sum allowance for certain Leadership offices.

JOINT ITEMS

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling
$21,414,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the various joint
committees and activities carried under this heading. The
recommendation is $7,806,000 below the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and is $1,462,000 below the budget request.

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

2009 appropriation...................................... $4,626,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 4,814,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,814,000

The Committee recommends $4,814,000 for the Joint Economic
Committee. This amount is $188,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and is the same as the budget request. The
increase covers the cost of annual pay adjustments for
committee staff.
The Joint Economic Committee was created by the Employment
Act of 1946. The primary tasks of the Committee are to review
economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic
policy. The Committee performs research and economic analysis,
and monitors and analyzes current economic, financial, and
employment conditions.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

2009 appropriation...................................... $10,719,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 12,823,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,451,000

The Committee recommends $11,451,000 for the Joint
Committee on Taxation. This amount is $732,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and is $1,372,000 below the budget
request. The increase covers the cost of annual pay adjustments
for committee staff as well as equipment upgrades.
The Joint Committee is established under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to: (1) investigate the operation and
effects of internal revenue taxes and the administration of
such taxes; (2) investigate measures and methods for the
simplification of such taxes; (3) make reports to the House
Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance
(or to the House and the Senate) on the results of such
investigations and studies and to make recommendations; and (4)
review any proposed refund or credit of income or estate and
gift taxes or certain other taxes set forth in Code section
6405 in excess of $2,000,000. In addition to these functions
that are specified in the Internal Revenue Code, the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the Joint Committee
to provide revenue estimates for all tax legislation considered
by either the House or the Senate.

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

2009 appropriation...................................... $3,105,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 3,832,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,805,000

The Committee recommends $3,805,000 for the Office of the
Attending Physician. This amount is $700,000 above the fiscal
year 2009 enacted level and $27,000 below the budget request.
The increase includes $528,000 to upgrade the Office's
radiology suite and replace existing equipment that is beyond
its serviceable life.

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

2009 appropriation...................................... $800,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 1,377,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,314,000

The Committee recommends $1,314,000 for the operation of
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services during the
next fiscal year. This amount is $514,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and $63,000 below the budget request. The
increase covers the cost of the Office's expanded jurisdiction
and responsibilities. The Office of Congressional Accessibility
Services is a successor office to the Special Services Office
following enactment of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008
(P.L. 110-437).

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

2009 appropriation...................................... $30,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 30,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,000

The sum of $30,000 is included for the preparation of the
usual compilation of the statements of appropriations for the
1st session of the 111th Congress. The House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations compile this publication jointly.

CAPITOL POLICE

The Committee recommends a total of $325,112,000 in the two
appropriations accounts which fund the U.S. Capitol Police, the
Salaries account and the General Expenses account. This amount
is $19,362,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is
$84,957,000 below the budget request. $71,606,000 of the
reduction below the request reflects the decision to fund the
police radio modernization request as part of the fiscal year
2009 supplemental rather than in 2010. This level of funding
will support a staffing level of 1799 sworn officers and 418
civilian positions.

Salaries

2009 appropriation...................................... $248,000,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 268,675,000
Committee recommendation................................ 263,198,000

The Committee recommends $263,198,000 for the salaries and
benefits authorized for police services throughout the Capitol
Police jurisdiction. This is $15,198,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and is $5,477,000 below the budget request.
Workforce Management and Overtime Costs.--The Committee
remains concerned about chronic problems with the management of
staff resources by the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), especially
as relates to the deployment of sworn officers. The
responsibilities of the force cover a wide range of security
and protection services both for the Congress and for the
public. Adequate staffing of the force is a priority. Recent
studies confirm, however, that while the force may in fact need
additional officers in the future, its inability to manage its
current workforce makes it hard to determine legitimate needs.
In particular, the failure of the Capitol Police to implement
the staffing models and other recommendations of its own
consultants (the ELS study) leaves the Committee with little
confidence in the staffing recommendations included in the
fiscal year 2010 budget request. The Committee has therefore
recommended a funding level which fully funds the current
officer strength level for 2009 of 1799 officers but has not
approved the request for additional sworn positions. The
Committee further directs that the Chief carryout an
accelerated program to reform the management of staff resources
in the department. This should include full implementation of
the staffing recommendation of the ELS study. The Committee
requests that the Government Accountability Office assist the
USCP in dealing with these staff management challenges and that
it report to the Committees on Appropriations progress in this
matter not less than quarterly for the next year.
Among the most frustrating parts of the staff management
challenge is the continuing problem of excessive overtime
costs. The current projection of overtime use in 2010 is
$25,500,000 which is more than $3 million above the request and
above level three years ago despite efforts to curtail these
costs. The Committee finds this unacceptable and has capped
overtime for 2010 at not to exceed $24 million unless the
Capitol Police Board notifies the Committees that this cap
needs to be exceeded due to unanticipated security or public
safety factors. GAO in reviewing workforce issues for the
Committee is requested to make overtime management a key part
of their work.
2009 Presidential Inauguration.--The Committee was
disappointed by a series of missteps by the Capitol Police, the
Secret Service and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in
the orchestration of the security plan for the 2009
presidential inauguration. A variety of factors led to
thousands of ticketed guests being unable to witness the
inauguration from the observation areas to which they were
supposed to have been admitted. Problems such as insufficient
pedestrian traffic direction, inadequate crowd control, and the
narrow entry gates that became bottlenecks all led to
significant delays in processing attendees through ticket
checkpoints and security screening. The Committee directs the
Capitol Police, in conjunction with the Secret Service and the
Metropolitan Police Department, to further study the issues
highlighted in the ``Multi-Agency Response to Concerns Raised
by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
for the 56th Presidential Inauguration'' and develop specific
plans for implementing its recommendations so that these
mistakes are not repeated at any future inaugural celebration.

General Expenses

2009 appropriation...................................... $57,750,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 141,394,000
Committee recommendation................................ 61,914,000

The Committee recommends $61,914,000 for all general
expenses of the Capitol Police. This is $4,164,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level, and is $79,480,000 below the
budget request. The reduction below the budget relates
principally to the decision to consider the request for funding
to modernize the police radio systems in the fiscal year 2009
supplemental. Up to $2 million of the amount provided has been
designated for security upgrades related to evacuation planning
for the House Office Buildings and the Capitol. This amount
includes installation of two security cameras in stairwells
rather than the single camera originally planned.
Vehicle management.--The Committee believes that management
of the USCP vehicle inventory continues to be a challenge. The
Committee requests that the Chief prepare an updated report on
the vehicle management program including changes in the number
and age of vehicles used by the department, whether owned or
leased, by January 15, 2010.

Administrative Provision

Section 1001 authorizes transfers between the Salaries and
General Expenses accounts of the Capitol Police.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and Expenses

2009 appropriation...................................... $4,072,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 4,474,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,335,000

The Committee recommends $4,335,000 for the Office of
Compliance. This amount is $263,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level and is $139,000 below the budget request. This
funding level will enable the Office of Compliance to maintain
its current service levels and supports an additional FTE for
the hiring of an Occupational Safety and Health Program
Supervisor.
The Office of Compliance was established to administer and
enforce the Congressional Accountability Act (P.L. 104-1). The
act applies various employment and workplace safety laws to
Congress and certain legislative branch entities.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

2009 appropriation...................................... $44,082,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 46,365,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,165,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $45,165,000
for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This is $1,083,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is $1,200,000
below the budget request. This amount, along with a portion of
the $2,000,000 included in the FY 2009 supplemental, supports
an additional 12 FTE's to increase CBO's capacity to analyze
health care policy, financial and housing markets, and other
areas of high congressional interest.
The Congressional Budget Office is a nonpartisan
congressional agency created to provide objective economic and
budgetary analysis to Congress.
Timely Scoring of Bills.--The Congressional Budget Office
plays a critical role in support of Congress through its
production of cost estimates. The timely production of these
estimates and scorekeeping reports is essential if Congress is
to move forward on its legislative agenda. The Committee notes
that it has increased CBO's FTE level by 10 percent since FY
2007. It expects CBO to use these additional resources to
continue to improve the speed at which it produces cost
estimates for the Congress.

Administrative Provision

Section 1101 extends CBO's existing Executive Exchange
Program and increases the number of potential participants from
three to five.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

2009 appropriation...................................... $460,227,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 568,577,000
Committee recommendation................................ 541,391,000

The Committee recommends a total of $541,391,000 for fiscal
year 2010 for the operation and maintenance activities of the
Architect of the Capitol, excluding the Senate office
buildings. This amount is $81,164,000 above the fiscal year
2009 enacted level and is $27,186,000 below the budget request.
The recommendation reflects the high priority the Committee
continues to place on addressing the Capitol complex's large
backlog of infrastructure projects. The amount provided
supports 23 of the 30 capital projects submitted to the House
of Representatives for consideration. This includes funding for
all requested life safety projects, significant investments in
energy saving efforts, and almost $70,000,000 worth of deferred
maintenance projects. The recommendation also includes
$60,000,000 to establish a Historic Buildings Revitalization
Trust Fund as a mechanism to more evenly spread the cost of the
major projects that will have to be undertaken during the next
decade to repair and revitalize the historic icon buildings of
the Capitol Complex.
The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the
maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the
United States Capitol Complex. This includes mechanical and
structural maintenance of the Capitol, congressional office
buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court
building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and
other facilities, as well as the upkeep and improvement of the
Capitol complex grounds.
The following table summarizes the allocation of funds by
appropriation account:

Architect of the Capitol (Excluding Senate)

Item Amount
Architect of the Capitol:
General Administration.............................. $109,392,000
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund........ 60,000,000
Capitol building.................................... 32,800,000
Capitol grounds..................................... 10,920,000
House office buildings.............................. 100,466,000
Capitol Power Plant................................. 125,083,000
Library buildings and grounds....................... 41,937,000
Capitol Police buildings and grounds................ 26,364,000
Botanic Garden...................................... 11,263,000
Capitol Visitor Center.............................. 23,166,000
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Total........................................... $541,391,000

General Administration

2009 appropriation...................................... $90,659,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 121,460,000
Committee recommendation................................ 109,392,000

The Committee recommends $109,392,000 for personnel
services, equipment, communications, and other central support
activities of the Architect of the Capitol. This amount is
$18,733,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is
$12,068,000 below the budget request. It includes $8,950,000
for projects aimed at better managing and reducing energy usage
around the Capitol Complex. The amounts provided below the
request for these projects reflect a phased approach and the
portion of the projects that can be executed in fiscal year
2010. The recommendation also includes $500,000 to continue
Capitol Power Plant worker efforts.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$100,442,000 and a project budget of $8,950,000, including the
following capital projects:

Assisted Care Restrooms.--The creation of assisted care
restrooms is an important way in which the accessibility of
buildings can be improved for families, the elderly, and the
physically challenged who require an attendant. The Capitol
Complex currently has several of these restrooms in place, but
not in each of its buildings. The Committee encourages the
Architect of the Capitol to continue exploring the development
of additional assisted care restrooms in the Capitol Complex's
facilities.

Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund

2009 appropriation......................................................
2010 budget estimate....................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $60,000,000

The Committee recommends funding in the amount of
$60,000,000 for a new ``Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust
Fund'' for the Architect of the Capitol. This fund has been
established as a financing mechanism to more evenly spread the
cost of the very expensive construction projects that will have
to be undertaken during the next decade to repair and
revitalize the historic icon buildings of the Capitol Complex.
This fund is intended to be used only for very expensive
projects involving buildings of ``icon'' status, such as the
repair of the Capitol Dome which is estimated to cost
approximately $100 million and the revitalization of the 100
year old Cannon House Office Building which is estimated to
cost in excess of $500 million.
The Capitol Complex faces a large and growing backlog of
deferred maintenance and capital renewal projects. Its
facilities are aging and continue to deteriorate. Without a
significant infusion of additional funds, key facilities and
building systems may eventually fail. At the same time, the
Architect of the Capitol must meet energy savings requirements,
address increased security needs, and cover the cost of
operating and maintaining additional facilities. In all, over
$4.9 billion worth of capital projects are planned over the
next ten years.
The normal appropriations process is not an effective
mechanism for addressing a backlog of this magnitude. The
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund will improve this
situation by enabling the Architect of the Capitol, upon
approval of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, to
move forward on large-scale historic building projects while
preserving resources for more routine but critical deferred
maintenance and capital renewal projects.

Capitol Building

2009 appropriation...................................... $35,840,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 33,305,000
Committee recommendation................................ 32,800,000

The Committee recommends a total of $32,800,000 for the
operation, maintenance, and care of the Capitol building. This
amount is $3,040,000 below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and is $505,000 below the budget request. It includes
$6,241,000 for projects, including $2,500,000 to repaint the
Capitol Dome in order to prevent moisture penetration and
corrosion.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$26,559,000 and a project budget of $6,241,000, including the
following capital projects:

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Committee
Item Amount requested recommendation
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Conservation of Fine and $499,000 $499,000
Architectural Art................
Dome Rehabilitation (Interim 2,500,000 2,500,000
Repainting)......................
Minor Construction................ 3,500,000 3,242,000
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Capitol Grounds

2009 appropriation...................................... $9,649,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 10,974,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,920,000

The Committee recommends $10,920,000 for the care and
improvement of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate
and House office buildings, and the Capitol power plant. This
amount is $1,271,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and is $54,000 below the budget request.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$9,510,000 and a project budget of $1,410,000, including the
following capital projects:

House Office Buildings

2009 appropriation...................................... $65,814,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 111,926,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,466,000

The Committee recommends $100,466,000 for the operation,
maintenance, and care of the House Office Buildings. This
amount is an increase of $34,652,000 above fiscal year 2009 and
is $11,460,000 below the budget request. It includes
$37,640,000 to renovate the badly deteriorated East House
Underground Garage. It also includes $6,330,000 to replace the
Rayburn Building's antiquated roof system; the Committee has
deferred consideration of the remainder of the project pending
a cost benefit review. The Ford Building HVAC Controls
Replacement project will move forward using existing funds. The
Cannon Building Renewal Design project will be funded through
the newly-established Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust
Fund.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$47,106,000 and a project budget of $53,360,000, including the
following capital projects:

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Committee
Item Amount requested recommendation
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CAO Project Support............... $5,890,000 $4,390,000
Interior Rehabilitation of the 37,640,000 37,640,000
East House Underground Garage....
Rayburn Roof Replacement.......... 9,030,000 6,330,000
Minor Construction................ 5,000,000 5,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cannon Building Renewal.--The Committee directs the
Architect of the Capitol to use $5,000,000 from the newly-
established Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund to
support the Cannon Building Renewal Design project. This
project will be the first step towards renewing the historic
Cannon Building.
The Cannon Building was built in 1908 and has not undergone
a major renovation to replace its aging infrastructure systems.
As a result, it has major deficiencies and is reaching the end
of its useful life. Both the Architect of the Capitol and the
Government Accountability Office have identified a thorough
design effort as being critical for a project of this scope and
importance. The Committee fully supports the development of a
solid design and cost estimate and asks the Government
Accountability Office to continue to monitor the progress of
this effort and provide assistance to the Architect of the
Capitol as needed.
The Committee encourages a review of long-term space needs
be included as part of the Cannon Renewal design effort. There
are currently significant limitations on the amount of space
available for Members, committees, and staff to do their work.
Given the size of this project, it is an appropriate time to
consider the steps that might be taken to address the House of
Representatives' long-term space needs.

Capitol Power Plant

2009 appropriation...................................... $149,042,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 154,503,000
Committee recommendation net............................ 125,083,000
Offsetting collections.................................. 8,000,000
Total available..................................... $133,083,000

The Committee recommends $125,083,000 for the Capitol power
plant supplemented by offsetting collections of $8,000,000.
This amount is $23,959,000 below the fiscal year 2009 enacted
level and is $29,420,000 below the budget request.
The Committee has provided $16,850,000 of the $45,770,000
requested for the asbestos abatement and repairs of the power
plant utility tunnels. This amount reflects the revised funding
request from the Architect of the Capitol based on lower costs
than anticipated and the re-phasing of abatement work. The
amount provided will continue to fund this very important life
safety project so that it can be completed on time per the
Architect of the Capitol's agreement with the Office of
Compliance.
The Committee has also provided $9,500,000 to convert an
additional boiler at the power plant so that the Capitol
Complex's heating needs can be provided entirely through the
use of natural gas. This will allow the power plant to
dramatically reduce its carbon and criteria pollutant
emissions.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$93,523,000 and a project budget of $31,560,000, including the
following capital projects:

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Committee
Item Amount requested recommendation
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Tunnel Program.................... $45,770,000 $16,850,000
Replacement Switchgear............ 740,000 740,000
Natural Gas Conversion............ 10,000,000 9,500,000
Mechanical System Survey.......... 250,000 250,000
Structural Fireproofing Study..... 220,000 220,000
Minor Construction................ 4,000,000 4,000,000
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Library Buildings and Grounds

2009 appropriation...................................... $39,094,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 69,144,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,937,000

The Committee recommends $41,937,000 for the care and
maintenance of the Library buildings and grounds by the
Architect of the Capitol. This amount is $2,843,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is $27,207,000 below the
budget request. It includes $8,880,000 to address life safety
issues in the Library buildings.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$26,187,000 and a project budget of $15,750,000, including the
following capital projects:

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Committee
Item Amount requested recommendation
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Sprinkler System (Design)......... $500,000 $500,000
Egress Improvements II............ 1,780,000 1,780,000
Book Conveyor (Design)............ 1,170,000 1,170,000
Monumental Exterior Doors......... 1,600,000 1,600,000
Fire Door Improvements............ 730,000 730,000
ADA Bathroom Renovations.......... 3,100,000 3,100,000
Rain Leader Replacement, JAB...... 4,870,000 4,870,000
Minor Construction................ 2,000,000 2,000,000
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Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security

2009 appropriation...................................... $18,996,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 30,777,000
Committee recommendation................................ 26,364,000

The Committee recommends $26,364,000 for Capitol Police
buildings, grounds, and security. This amount is an increase of
$7,368,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is
$4,413,000 below the budget request. It includes $7,750,000 for
projects, including $1,500,000 in minor construction funds to
install emergency call boxes and camera equipment in
congressional building stairwells to facilitate safe and timely
evacuations. An additional $2,000,000 has been included in the
Capitol Police General Expense appropriation for this purpose.
The recommendation supports an operating budget of
$18,614,000 and a project budget of $7,750,000, including the
following capital projects:

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Committee
Item Amount requested recommendation
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Security Upgrades, Power Plant and $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Coal Yards.......................
Hazardous Device Unit Facility 3,000,000 3,000,000
Purchase.........................
Replacement Switchgear............ 250,000 250,000
Minor Construction................ 3,000,000 2,500,000
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Botanic Garden

2009 appropriation...................................... $10,906,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 11,920,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,263,000

The Committee recommends $11,263,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Botanic Garden. This amount is $357,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is $657,000 below the
budget request. It includes $900,000 to continue the renovation
of the Botanic Garden's administration building. The
recommendation supports an operating budget of $10,363,000.
Education and Outreach Efforts.--The Committee encourages
the Botanic Garden to continue expanding its partnerships and
education and outreach efforts, particularly in regards to
community gardens to local food needs and medicinal plant
demonstrations that highlight naturally occurring plants that
have proven useful for innovative medical treatments. The
Garden's resources are first rate and it should continue to be
a teaching and demonstration center in these important areas.

Capitol Visitor Center

2009 appropriation...................................... $40,227,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 24,568,000
Committee recommendation................................ 23,166,000

The Committee recommends $23,166,000 for the operation of
the Capitol Visitor Center. This amount is $17,061,000 below
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is $1,402,000 below the
budget request. When the $31,124,000 provided in fiscal year
2009 for the Center's construction is excluded and the
$9,940,000 provided in fiscal year 2009 to the Capitol Guide
Service is included, the Committee recommendation represents an
increase of $4,123,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operations.
This increase reflects the cost of full-year operations at the
Center as well as provides for improvements to the existing
online reservation system ($480,000), training programs
($220,000), and wayfinding signage at the Center ($250,000).
The Capitol Visitor Center was established to improve
security for all persons working in or visiting the U.S.
Capitol and to enhance the educational experience of visitors.
Staff-Led Tours.--Staff-led tours are an important service
that Members provide to their constituents. The Committee
expects the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center to place a
high priority on facilitating these tours and to devote
additional staff resources to better meeting Member office
needs. The Committee further expects the Office of the Capitol
Visitor Center to promptly resolve any issues that may develop
with staff-led tours and communicate clearly and on a regular
basis with Member offices on how it can help facilitate staff-
led tours when difficulties arise.
Moreover, the Committee directs the Architect of the
Capitol to not restrict where staff-led tours may go in the
United States Capitol except as deemed necessary by the Capitol
Police Board to maintain public safety and the orderly conduct
of the business of Congress. The Committee has serious concerns
about reports of Capitol Visitor Center staff directing staff-
led tours not to proceed to particular areas of the Capitol.
That is a responsibility of the Capitol Police, not the Capitol
Visitor Center staff. Within appropriate limits established by
the Capitol Police Board or approved by the committees of
jurisdiction, staff-led tours should be allowed free access to
the Capitol and should not be tied to the tour route used by
the Capitol Visitor Center guides.

Administrative Provisions

Section 1201 establishes the Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund. Section 1202 is in regards to
appointment authority for the Architect of the Capitol. Section
1203 provides for support and maintenance to Architect of the
Capitol employees during emergencies. Section 1204 provides the
Architect of the Capitol permanent authority to use flexible
and compressed work schedules. Section 1205 gives the Architect
of the Capitol authority to accept voluntary services from
students.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The Committee recommends a total of $647,397,000 for the
operations of the Library of Congress. This is $40,301,000
above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and $11,012,000 below
the budget request. In addition to the appropriation, the
Library estimates offsetting collections of $40,962,000. Total
funds available to support Library operations, including the
Architect of the Capitol account, are expected to be over
$725,000,000 under the Committee recommendation.
Established by Congress in 1800, the Library of Congress is
among the largest libraries in the world, with a collection of
more than 130 million print, audio, and video items in 460
languages. Among its major programs are acquisitions,
preservation, administration of U.S. copyright laws by the
Copyright Office, research and analysis of policy issues by the
Congressional Research Service, and administration of a
national program to provide reading material to the blind and
physically handicapped. The Library also maintains a number of
collections and provides a range of services to libraries in
the United States and abroad.

Salaries and Expenses

2009 appropriation...................................... $412,680,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 452,227,000
Committee recommendation................................ 443,861,000
(Plus: Authority to spend receipts)..................... (6,350,000)
Total available..................................... $450,211,000

The Committee recommends $443,861,000, plus authority to
spend $6,350,000 in receipts, for salaries and expenses. This
amount is $31,181,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and is $8,366,000 below the budget request. The funding
provided will support 2,492 FTE's. Within this recommendation
the Committee has provided $3,554,000 for initial operations
costs of the new storage modules at Ft. Meade; $7,511,000 for
the National Digital Information and Infrastructure
Preservation Program (NDIIPP), $750,000 for the last year of
the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, $1,956,000 for
State Department overseas security charges, $2,700,000 for the
Global Law Information Network (GLIN), and $2,213,000 for the
Veterans Oral History program. This amount also provides
$22,000,000 for the Library to fund high priority initiatives,
including $15,000,000, as requested, for technology
infrastructure improvements.
Civil Rights Oral History Act.--The Committee is aware that
the Civil Rights Oral History Act has just been signed by the
President. This Act calls for the Library of Congress to work
in partnership with the Smithsonian's National Museum of
African American History and Culture to develop an oral history
of the Civil Rights movement in the United States. The
Committee directs the Library to work with the Smithsonian
Institution to develop a plan for implementing this newly
authorized program for consideration by the Congress in the FY
2011 budget cycle.
Veterans oral history program.--The Committee has fully
funded the request for the Veterans Oral History program at the
Library of Congress and directs that the Library include a
Hispanic veteran component for this important program.
Law Library gifts and fund raising.--The Committee is fully
supportive of the efforts of the Law Library to expand support
from private sources. While recognizing that the Law Library is
a public resource, the Librarian is directed to work with the
Law Library and potential benefactors to create the most
mutually beneficial system for generating funding from private
sources to support this critical function.
American Folklife Center Traditional Music Preservation
Program.--The Committee is encouraged by the Library of
Congress's efforts to digitize, preserve and make available to
the public its collections of American folk, traditional and
ethnic music. The Committee expects the Library to continue
this effort in 2010 at not less than the level provided in
fiscal year 2009.
Franklin Collection.--The Committee continues to support
the goal of bringing the Library's extensive 3,000 text
collection of American books that were translated into Arabic,
Persian, Pashtu, and Indonesian online in a digital format. To
further the availability and use of this invaluable collection
the Committee directs the Library of Congress to continue its
ongoing program to obtain copyright permission and bring this
collection online in a digital format.
Teaching with Primary Sources.--The Committee remains
supportive of the Teaching with Primary Sources program which
has been very successful in creating curriculum materials and
lesson plans using the resources in the library's many
collections and expects this program to continue in fiscal year
2010.

2009 appropriation...................................... $18,277,000
2010 budget request..................................... 20,864,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,864,000
(Plus: Authority to spend receipts)..................... (34,612,000)
Total available..................................... $55,476,000

The Committee recommends $20,864,000, plus authority to
spend $34,612,000 in receipts, for the Copyright Office. This
amount is $2,587,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level
and is the same as the budget request.
The Committee remains concerned about the continuing
backlog of copyright applications pending approval by the
Copyright Office but appreciates that the Office has put in
place a variety of initiatives to address this problem as an
urgent priority. The Committee requests that the Office submit
a report to the Committee not later than December 31, 2009
indicating progress in this area.

Congressional Research Service

2009 appropriation...................................... $107,323,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 115,136,000
Committee recommendation................................ 112,490,000

The Committee recommends $112,490,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Congressional Research Service. This amount is
$5,167,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is
$2,646,000 below the budget request. CRS works for Members and
committees of Congress to support their legislative, oversight,
and representational functions by providing nonpartisan and
confidential research and policy analysis.
CRS Services Evaluation.--The Congressional Research
Service (CRS) is an invaluable and highly productive asset for
the U.S. Congress and for the public. Its staff provides high
quality research to Members and Committees and functions in
many cases essentially as extensions of the Congressional
legislative staff of the House and the Senate. Notwithstanding
this record of accomplishment, the Committee is concerned that
the CRS, partially because of the increased use of electronic
communications and the adoption of new staff structures, may
have become less connected to the Committees and Member Offices
it serves. The Committee requests that the Director take steps
to evaluate the validity of these concerns including the
conduct of a formal evaluation of how well its current staffing
models and procedures meet user needs. The Committee also
directs that the Congressional Research Service consider
creation of a new mechanism such as a Member Advisory Committee
which would allow routine discussions between CRS leadership
and users.
Telework and Flexwork schedules for CRS employees.--The
Committee believes that modern workplaces should have in place
staff management policies and systems which help the
organization and its employees manage the complex balance
between work and family. Telework systems can be a valuable
tool in this effort and the Committee understands that the
Library of Congress has in place a formal telework system. This
LOC system is very flexible and recognizes that management and
work needs must be met while also helping employees. The
Committee understands, however, that CRS has resisted adoption
of such a system despite its high level of flexibility. The
Committee believes this view is antiquated and directs that CRS
adopt and implement as soon as practicable a telework system
modeled on the Library's existing system. The Committee expects
this new telework policy to be in effect not later than January
1, 2010.

Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

2009 appropriation...................................... $68,816,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 70,182,000
Committee recommendation................................ 70,182,000

The Committee recommends $70,182,000 for salaries and
expenses of the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. This amount is $1,366,000 above the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is the same as the budget
request. The National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped administers the free program that loans
recorded and braille books and magazines, music scores in
braille and large print, and specially designed playback
equipment to residents of the United States who are unable to
read or use standard print materials because of visual or
physical impairment.

Administrative Provisions

The Committee has updated for fiscal year 2010 three
recurring administrative provisions related to Library of
Congress incentive award programs, reimbursable and revolving
funds and transfer authorities (sec. 1301, 1302 and 1303). In
addition the bill includes two new administrative provisions
for the Library. Section 1304 provides a technical
clarification regarding the classification of senior positions
above the GS 15 level throughout the Library. Section 1305
provides carryover leave authority for all Library positions at
the senior level, eliminating a technical inconsistency.
Section 1306 renames the American Folklife Center as the Archie
Green American Folklife Center.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Congressional Printing and Binding

2009 appropriation...................................... $96,828,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 93,296,000
Committee recommendation................................ 93,296,000

The Committee recommends $93,296,000 for printing and
binding of congressional documents at the Government Printing
Office for use by Congress. This amount is $3,532,000 below the
fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is the same as the budget
request. The amount is provided as a lump-sum to cover various
categories of printing. It fully supports the cost of Congress'
estimated printing and binding needs during the second session
of the 111th Congress.

Office of Superintendent of Documents

2009 appropriation...................................... $38,744,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 40,911,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,911,000

The Committee recommends $40,911,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Superintendent of Documents. This amount is
$2,167,000 above the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is the
same as the budget request. The increase covers the cost of
annual pay adjustments as well as supports enhancements to the
Federal Depository Library Program.
The Office of Superintendent of Documents account funds the
mailing of government documents for Members of Congress and
federal agencies, as statutorily authorized; the compilation of
catalogs and indexes of government publications; and the
cataloging, indexing, and distribution of government
publications to the Federal Depository and International
Exchange libraries, and to other individuals and entities, as
authorized by law.

Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

2009 appropriation...................................... $4,995,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 32,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,000,000

The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the Government
Printing Office Revolving Fund. This amount is $7,005,000 above
the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is $20,100,000 below the
budget request. It includes $7,000,000 for the continued
development of the Federal Digital System, $1,500,000 to
replace GPO's outdated composition system, $2,500,000 to expand
its Oracle-based Business Information System, and $1,000,000 to
continue the replacement of outdated elevators.
The bill includes the usual language authorizing the
operation of the revolving fund, authority to hire or purchase
automobiles, and advisory councils, and consultants.
Equal Employment Opportunity Complaints.--The Committee
notes the significant number of Equal Employment Opportunity
complaints that continue to be filed at the Government Printing
Office. It expects the Office to take aggressive steps to
ensure that discriminatory behaviors are not tolerated in the
workplace so that the number of complaints begins to decline.
To that end, the Committee directs the Public Printer to submit
quarterly reports on the progress being made in reducing the
number of Equal Employment Opportunity complaints at the
Government Printing Office. These reports should include a
comparison of the number of complaints outstanding at the time
of the report compared to the previous quarter and the same
time period the prior year, and explain the reasons for
progress made or the lack thereof. These reports should also
include a description of the steps the Public Printer is taking
or plans to take to reduce the number of complaints.

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

Salaries and Expenses

2009 appropriation...................................... $531,000,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 567,497,000
Committee recommendation................................ 558,849,000
Offsetting collections.................................. (15,222,000)
Total available..................................... $574,071,000

The Committee recommends $558,849,000 in direct
appropriations for the Government Accountability Office, plus
$15,222,000 in offsetting collections derived from
reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government
corporations and rental of space in the GAO building. This
amount is an increase of $27,849,000 above the fiscal year 2009
enacted level, and is $8,648,000 less than the budget request.
This amount provides for 3,250 FTEs including the additional
FTEs requested in the budget. GAO works for Congress by
responding to requests for studies of federal government
programs and expenditures. GAO may also initiate its own work.
The Committee is very appreciative of the support provided
by the GAO to Congress generally and to the Appropriations
Committees in particular. Its work in oversight of government
operations throughout the executive agencies has contributed to
significant savings and led to programmatic reforms which save
taxpayers billions of dollars annually and improve government
services for the public. The work of the GAO in overseeing
expenditures under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(ARRA) and the Troubles Assets Relief Program (TARP) is
especially critical.
Technology Assessment Studies.--The Committee continues to
provide funding at the fiscal year 2009 level for GAO to
conduct technology assessment studies.

Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund

2009 appropriation...................................... $13,900,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 14,456,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,000,000

The Committee recommends $9,000,000 for payment to the Open
World Leadership Center Trust Fund. This amount is $4,900,000
below the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is $5,456,000
below the budget request. This program supports cultural
exchanges for citizens of Russia and former Soviet republics to
visit the United States.
The Legislative Branch Subcommittee has been clear that it
expects the Open World program to become financially
independent of funding in this bill as soon as possible. Apart
from any measure of the effectiveness of the program, the
Committee does not believe this is essentially a legislative
branch function. Open World submitted an initial report to the
Committee on its fundraising efforts on May 30, 2009. The Open
World Board and Chairman are encouraged to further accelerate
its fundraising effort. The $4,900,000 reduction included in
this bill is only the first step towards weaning the program
from funding in the Legislative Branch appropriations bill.

John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development

2009 appropriation...................................... $430,000
2010 budget estimate.................................... 430,000
Committee recommendation................................ 430,000

The Committee has provided $430,000 for the John C. Stennis
Center for Public Service Training and Development. This amount
is the same as the fiscal year 2009 enacted level and is the
same as the budget request. The center was created by Congress
in 1988 to encourage public service by congressional staff
through training and development programs.

TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

The customary language regarding emergency assistance for
vehicles, fiscal year limitation, positions and allowances,
consulting services, awards and settlements, the Legislative
Branch Financial Managers Council, the maintenance and
landscaping on Washington Avenue SW., a limitation on transfers
of funds, and modified language regarding maintaining staff-led
tours is included in this bill (Sec. 201-209). The bill does
not continue language included in the fiscal year 2009 bill
related to the firearms policy for the Architect of the Capitol
and the Library's Offices of Inspector General. The Committee
believes that this issue should be addressed through the
authorization process.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII requires each committee on
public bill or joint resolution to contain a statement citing
the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to
enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution.
The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to
report this legislation on clause 7 of section 9 of article 1
of the Constitution of the United States which states: ``No
money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of
Appropriations made by Law . . .''
Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to
this specific power granted by the Constitution.

COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority and outlays provided in the
bill, excluding Senate related items, with the appropriate
allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget Act.

COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION
[In millions of dollars]
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Sec. 302(b) This bill--
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Budget Budget
authority Outlays authority Outlays
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Discretionary................................... $4,700 $4,805 $3,675 \1\$3,810
Mandatory....................................... 130 130 130 130
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Total..................................... $4,830 $4,935 $3,805 $3,940
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\1\Includes outlays from House and Senate prior-year budget authority.

Note.--Bill amounts excludes discretionary Senate-related items.

FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS

Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the following table contains five-year
projections prepared by the Congressional Budget Office of
outlays associated with the budget authority provided in the
accompanying bill:

[In millions of dollars]

Budget Authority........................................ $3,675
Outlays:
2010................................................ 3,127
2011................................................ 340
2012................................................ 95
2013................................................ 34
2014................................................ 57

ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Pursuant to section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the amount of financial assistance to State
and local governments is as follows:
The accompanying bill contains no funding for State and
local assistance programs.

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table lists the
transfers of funds included in the accompanying bill.
Indefinite transfer authority is authorized in Library of
Congress, Congressional printing and binding, the
Superintendent of Documents, and the Capitol Police programs.

RESCISSIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table lists the
rescissions in the accompanying bill:
The accompanying bill contains no rescissions.

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII the following is a
statement of general performance goals and objectives for which
this measure authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not
authorized by law for the period concerned:
The accompanying bill contains no appropriations not
authorized by law.

TERMINATIONS, REDUCTIONS AND OTHER SAVINGS

In order to invest in the critical priorities identified in
this bill, the Committee has proposed herein a number of
program reductions and other savings from the fiscal year 2009
level. In addition, over $280 million in other program
reductions and savings from the budget request are recommended.
These adjustments, no matter their size, are important to
setting the right priorities within the spending allocation and
for creating a government that is as efficient as it is
effective.

EARMARKS

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of rule XXI.
The Committee has taken unprecedented action to increase
transparency and reduce funding for Member earmarks. In this
bill since 2006, the total funding earmarked has been reduced
by 100 percent, as no funding is provided for earmarks in 2010.

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law:
1. The bill provides that certain appropriation items
remain available for more than one year where programs or
projects are continuing in nature under the provisions of
authorizing legislation but for which that legislation does not
specifically authorize such extended availability. Most of
these items have been carried in previous appropriation bills.
This authority tends to result in savings by removing the
incentive to commit funds at the end of the fiscal year.
2. The bill includes a number of provisions which place
limitations on or change or extend existing limitations,
appropriations, or authorizations, and which under some
circumstances might be construed as changing the application of
existing law.
3. There is language that allows reimbursement for service
to be used by the servicing entity.
4. The bill continues the practice of providing official
reception and representation allowances for officers and
offices of the legislative branch.
5. The bill authorizes expenses for employee awards, such
as certificates or plaques and related ceremonial
presentations, by certain agencies.
6. The bill authorizes salaries and expenses of the House
Child Care Center.
7. The bill requires unspent funds remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances to be used for deficit or debt
reduction.
8. There is language that adjusts allowances for certain
leadership offices.
9. There is language that authorizes allowances for
employees of the Office of the Attending Physician.
10. There is language under ``Capitol Police, General
Expenses'' authorizing payments for travel by Capitol Police
personnel for training or other purposes, expenses associated
with the relocation of liaison or instructor personnel from the
Capitol Police force to and from the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and for the costs of basic training of police
personnel.
11. There is language under ``Capitol Police, General
Expenses'' that directs the cost of Capitol Police basic
training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center be paid
by the Department of Homeland Security.
12. The bill authorizes the transfer of funds within
``Capitol Police, Salaries'' and ``Capitol Police, General
Expenses'', subject to approval.
13. There is language under the Office of Compliance that
provides for the disposal of surplus or obsolete property.
14. The bill permanently extends and expands the
Congressional Budget Office's Executive Exchange Program.
15. There is language under the Architect of the Capitol
that authorizes a passenger motor vehicle.
16. There is language under ``Capitol Power Plant'',
Architect of the Capitol, allowing reimbursements for chilled
water and steam provided to the Government Printing Office, the
Washington City Post Office, the Supreme Court, the Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Buildings, Union Station Complex and
the Folger Shakespeare Library to be credited to this
appropriation and made available for obligation.
17. There is language under the Architect of the Capitol,
Botanic Garden that authorizes expenditures for the National
Garden.
18. There is language under the Architect of the Capitol
providing for support and maintenance to employees during
emergencies and insurance coverage for works of art.
19. There is language under the Architect of the Capitol
that authorizes the use of flexible and compressed work
schedules.
20. There is language under the Architect of the Capitol
that authorizes the acceptance of voluntary student services.
21. There is authority to expend funds collected under the
authority of 2 U.S.C. 150 and for international legal
information, the balance to remain available until expended.
22. There is language authorizing the expenditure of funds
for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
23. There is language authorizing expenditure of receipts,
with the exception of salaries and benefits, for the Copyright
Royalty Judges.
24. There is language under ``Congressional Research
Service'' which prohibits the publication of material unless
approved by the appropriate committees.
25. There is language under ``Books for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped'' that authorizes funds to provide
newspapers to the blind and physically handicapped.
26. There is language authorizing the temporary transfer of
funds under the heading ``Library of Congress, Salaries and
Expenses''.
27. There is language authorizing the transfer of funds
between the account under the heading ``Library of Congress'',
subject to approval.
28. There is language under the heading ``Library of
Congress'' that authorizes the Librarian of Congress to
classify positions above GS-15 pursuant to established
standards.
29. There is language under the heading ``Library of
Congress'' that authorizes leave carryover for certain Library
of Congress executive positions.
30. There is language under ``Congressional printing and
binding'' restricting the use of funds appropriated to the
Government Printing Office for the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives and
Senators, Resident Commissioners, or Delegates, and language
providing that appropriations recommended shall be available
for the payment of obligations incurred under appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years, primarily due
to the unpredictability of the volume of work generated by the
Congress, limiting the printing of certain documents to a time
certain, authorizing the transfer of unobligated balances and
prohibiting the expenditure of funds for contract guard
services at certain facilities.
31. Authorization of appropriations for Congressional
printing and binding is included.
32. There is language under ``Salaries and Expenses'',
Office of Superintendent of Documents, which authorizes the use
of current appropriations to pay for printing certain
publications in prior years for the depository library program.
There is language authorizing the transfer of unexpended
balances.
33. There is language authorizing the operation of the
Government Printing Office revolving fund, and which authorizes
travel expenses for advisory councils.
34. There is language relating to the Government
Accountability Office authorizing the direct procurement of
expert and consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109, at certain
rates; authorizing the hire of one passenger motor vehicle, as
required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the General Accounting
Office to make advance payments in foreign countries in
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and to provide certain
benefits, including rental of living quarters in foreign
countries; appropriations are authorized for administrative
expenses of any other member department or agency to finance an
appropriate share of the costs of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental
Audit Forum.
35. In Section 201, there is language prohibiting the use
of funds in the Act 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 issued by the Committee on House Administration and
for the Senate by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
36. Section 203 provides that whenever any office or
position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay
Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of
compensation or designation of any position appropriated for
herein is different from that specifically established for such
position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the
designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or
provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto: Provided that the provisions herein for the various
items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees
of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and
Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
37. Section 204 requires that certain information regarding
consulting services shall be a matter of public record.
38. Section 205 authorizes the payment of awards and
settlements.
39. Section 206 authorizes legislative branch entities to
share the costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers
Council.
40. Section 207 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to
maintain certain property.
41. Section 208 limits the transfer of funds in this Act.
42. Section 209 prohibits funds in this Act being used to
eliminate or restrict staff led guided tours.
43. There is language renaming the American Folklife Center
as the Archie Green American Folklife Center.

RECORDED VOTES IN FULL COMMITTEE

Pursuant to the reporting requirements of clause 3(b) of
Rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the Committee
reports that there were no recorded votes when this bill was
considered by the Committee on Appropriations on June 12, 2009.

COMPLIANCE WITH CLAUSE 3(e) OF RULE XIII (RAMSEYER RULE)

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 1201 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008

Sec. 1201. Executive Exchange Program for the Congressional
Budget Office. (a) * * *
(b) Limitations and Conditions.--The Director of the
Congressional Budget Office shall--
(1) limit the number of officers and employees who
are assigned to private sector organizations at any one
time to not more than [3] 5;
(2) limit the number of employees from private sector
organizations who are assigned to the Office at any one
time to not more than [3] 5;

* * * * * * *

[(d) Termination of Assignments.--No assignment under this
section shall commence after the end of the 2-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this section.]
[(e)] (d) Effective Date.--[Subject to subsection (d), this
section] This section shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each
fiscal year thereafter.
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TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE

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PART III--EMPLOYEES

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SUBPART B--EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION

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CHAPTER 31--AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT

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SUBCHAPTER I--EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITIES

* * * * * * *

Sec. 3111. Acceptance of volunteer service

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(e) In this section, the term ``agency'' includes the
Architect of the Capitol, except that in the case of the
Architect of the Capitol, the authority granted to the Office
of Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised
by the Architect of the Capitol.

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SUBPART D--PAY AND ALLOWANCES

CHAPTER 51--CLASSIFICATION

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Sec. 5108. Classification of positions above GS-15

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions in the
Library of Congress above GS-15 pursuant to standards
established by the Office in subsection (a)(2).

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SUBPART E--ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE

CHAPTER 61--HOURS OF WORK

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SUBCHAPTER II--FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES

* * * * * * *

Sec. 6121. Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter--
(1) ``agency'' means any Executive agency, any
military department, the Architect of the Capitol, the
Government Printing Office, and the Library of
Congress;

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Sec. 6133. Regulations; technical assistance; program review

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(c)(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the Capitol
(including employees of the Botanic Garden), the authority
granted to the Office of Personnel Management under this
subchapter shall be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.

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CHAPTER 63--LEAVE

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SUBCHAPTER I--ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE

Sec. 6304. Annual leave; accumulation

(a) * * *

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(f)(1) This subsection applies with respect to annual leave
accrued by an individual while serving in--
(A) * * *

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(F) a position to which section 5376 applies; [or]
(G) a position designated under section 1607(a) of
title 10 as an Intelligence Senior Level position[.];
or
(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.

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SECTION 4 OF THE AMERICAN FOLKLIFE PRESERVATION ACT

ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER

Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby established in the Library of
Congress [an American Folklife Center] the Archie Green
American Folklife Center.

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

I commend the Chair, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, for her
professional and courteous manner throughout the process of
producing the Fiscal Year 2010 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill. We have worked closely and very much in
the spirit of bipartisanship to meet the funding needs of the
Legislative Branch agencies. In addition, the Chair operated
under an open process and was responsive to the concerns and
input of the Republican Members of the Committee.
The Committee addressed many competing priorities and
individual agency challenges. A well rounded bill has been put
forward to adequately address the needs of the Legislative
Branch. The Committee has reduced the fiscal year 2010
requested increase of 15% down to 6.8%, a reduction of $282
million. However, it is important to distinguish that nearly
one quarter of this increase, or $60 million, is for the
establishment of the Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust
Fund. This taken into account, the agencies will be operating
on an average of a 5.2% increase over last year. This funding
allows the Committee to continue to focus on critical life/
safety issues surrounding the Capitol Complex, and to maintain
adequate funding of current staff and operations.
Among the highlights of the bill is $1.375 million for
expenses of the House of Representatives. This provides an
appropriate level of funding for the Members Representational
Allowance, the ability to address the much needed new voting
system, additional benefits for House employees, and a new
House ID badge system. For the United States Capitol Police,
$325 million is included. This amount supports the current
sworn strength at 1799 positions and fully funds the
implementation costs of the merger with the Library of Congress
Police. The Architect of the Capitol, excluding Senate items,
is funded at $541 million and supports the top 20 construction
projects. All life safety projects, significant investments in
energy savings efforts, and almost $70 million worth of
deferred maintenance projects have been funded. And, we have
started a very needed new initiative, the Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, to begin to address the Capitol
Complex's deteriorating infrastructure. For the Library of
Congress, $647 million is included and includes $15 million for
the beginning of needed new technology investments. The
Government Printing Office's effort to continue the development
of the Federal Digital System is included at $7 million. And,
in order to meet Congressional demands, additional workforce is
provided for the Congressional Budget Office and the Government
Accountability Office.
In conclusion, a well rounded bill has been put forward to
adequately address the needs of the Legislative Branch. Again,
I would like to express my appreciation to the Chair and her
cooperative approach, and look forward to working together as
the process continues.

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H. Rept. 111-160 - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2010111th Congress (2009-2010)

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