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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $40,622,000.

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate,
$40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of
the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President
Pro Tempore emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen
of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $195,000.

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY
LEADERS

AND

MINORITY

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
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AND

OFFICE

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized
by law, including agency contributions, $154,973,000, which shall
be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $2,246,000.

OF THE

SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $5,390,000.
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OFFICE

SALARIES, OFFICERS

SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,309,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $6,000; in all, $24,000.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES

OF THE

SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $600,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $299,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and
Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281,
96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $138,644,000.
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For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,470,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,722,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $14,161,000.

EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $520,000.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
such committee, $1,514,000 for each such committee; in all,
$3,028,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE
MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $752,000.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $1,900,000.
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SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $150,576,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2012.
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POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,570,000 for each such committee; in all,
$3,140,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $366,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $22,121,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $18,737,000, of which up to $500,000 shall
be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron
postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town
meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That
any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed
50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall
be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator.
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For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $58,814,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,632,000.

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$396,664,000.
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SENATE—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 1. UNITED STATES SENATE COLLECTION. Section 316 of Public
Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence of
subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,235,042,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

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

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $610,616,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL

AND

SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select,
authorized by House resolutions, $129,662,000: Provided, That such
amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2008.
COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$27,113,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended
in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for
services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2008.
SALARIES, OFFICERS

AND

EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $174,382,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which
not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation and reception expenses, $22,881,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $7,024,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
$120,612,000, of which $6,260,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector Gen-

eral, $4,457,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency
Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $4,242,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General
Counsel, $1,202,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $166,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including
the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and
not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,828,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law
Revision Counsel of the House, $3,046,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $7,406,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs,
$752,000; for other authorized employees, $170,000; and for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $596,000.
ALLOWANCES

AND

EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $269,621,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,688,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $239,447,000; supplies, materials,
and other costs relating to the House portion of expenses for the
Capitol Visitor Center, $2,308,000, to remain available until expended;
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $23,065,000, of which
$5,408,000 shall remain available until expended; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $703,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child
Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established
by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992
(2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION
OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year
2008. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under
such allowances for fiscal year 2008 shall be deposited in the Treasury
and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit
after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal
debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations
to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the
House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).
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JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,398,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
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JOINT COMMITTEE

TAXATION

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

JOINT ITEMS—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

34
247

45
253

45
299

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

281
¥236

298
¥253

344
¥299

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE

OF THE

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

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

AND

249
253
299
¥2 ................... ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

247

253

299

72.40
73.10
73.20

3
236
¥254

¥15
253
¥249

¥11
299
¥298

74.40

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

¥15

¥11

¥10

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

209
45

243
6

287
11

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

254

249

298

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

247
254

253
249

299
298

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $4,448,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ
more than 60 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than
two additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and
not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months
each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
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STATEMENTS

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

APPROPRIATIONS

Identification code 02–0474–0–1–801

For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the
statements for the first session of the 110th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized,
together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations
bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons designated
by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
25.2
26.0
31.0
99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

236

2007 est.

2008 est.

163
52
4
2
20
5
7

182
55
9
2
33
6
12

253

299

Employment Summary

CAPITOL POLICE
AND

2006 actual

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
157
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
48
Travel and transportation of persons ............................ ...................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ...................
Other services ................................................................
18
Supplies and materials .................................................
3
Equipment ......................................................................
10

SALARIES

Identification code 02–0474–0–1–801

EXPENSES

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, Government contributions
for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance,
and other applicable employee benefits, motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services,
the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and
not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief
of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and
reception expenses, $299,070,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the
Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2008
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

1,955

2007 est.

2008 est.

2,085

2,178

SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 02–0461–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity .................................................. ...................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 31.0) ................ ...................

21.40
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
2
Total new obligations .................................................... ...................

2
¥1

1
¥1

24.40

72.40
73.10
73.20

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1 ...................

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................
Total new obligations .................................................... ...................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
¥1

¥1
¥1
1
1
¥1 ...................

74.40
Identification code 02–0474–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

¥1

¥1 ...................

86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

1 ...................

89.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................

2008 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

236

253

299

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

236

253

299

JOINT ITEMS—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 02–0461–0–1–801

90.00

2006 actual

Outlays ...........................................................................

2007 est.

2008 est.

1 ...................

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1001. SALARIES AND EXPENSES APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2008 and
each succeeding fiscal year, all references to accounts for the Capitol
Police under the subheading ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’ shall be construed
to refer to ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’.
SEC. 1002. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 908 of
the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1924, Public Law
107–117; 115 Stat. 2319), as amended, is further amended in subsection (c) by striking $40,000 and inserting $60,000.
SEC. 1003. ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Capitol Police is authorized to make
advanced payments for obligations when it has been determined that
making such payments is in the best interest of the government.

The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) established an independent Office of Compliance to apply the rights
and protections of the following labor and employment statutes to covered employees within the Legislative Branch: the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970, chapter 71 of title 5 of the U.S.
Code (relating to Federal service labor-management relations), the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and chapter 43 of title 38 of the
U.S. Code (relating to veterans’ employment and reemployment). This Act was amended in 1998 to apply the Veterans
Employment Opportunities Act.
The Office provides employees with an independent, neutral
dispute resolution process, as an alternative to the court system, through which they may pursue claims under the laws
applied by the CAA. The Office is headed by a five-member
Board of Directors, who are appointed jointly by the House
and Senate majority and minority leadership.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–1600–0–1–801

Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

11.1

2008 est.

2
1

2
2

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

Employment Summary

Federal Funds
AND

2007 est.

99.5

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES

2006 actual

Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: Full-time
permanent .................................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

EXPENSES

Identification code 09–1600–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1385), $4,106,000, of which $1,003,600 shall remain available
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the Executive Director of
the Office of Compliance may, within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency
transfer, donation, or discarding: Provided further, That not more
than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive
Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses.

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

1 ................... ...................

01.00

Direct Program by Activities—Subtotal (running)

1 ................... ...................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 42.0) ................

1 ................... ...................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

1 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

1 ................... ...................

1 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................

AWARDS

AND

SETTLEMENTS FUNDS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–1450–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–1600–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
23.95 Total new obligations ....................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

3
¥3

4
¥4

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.40

Change in obligated balances:
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

3
¥3

4
¥4

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

3
3

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ................... ................... ...................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

1 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2 ................... ...................

4
4

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA)
established ‘‘an account of the Office in the Treasury of the
United States for the payment of awards and settlements
. . . under this Act,’’ and further authorized to be appropriated ‘‘such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards
and settlements.’’ Section 415 stipulated that awards and settlements under the CAA should only be paid from that account, which was to be kept separate from the operating
expenses account of the Office of Compliance.
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts have appropriated funds for awards and settlements under the CAA
by means of the following language:
Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to
the account described in subsection (a) of section 415
of Public Law 104–1 to pay awards and settlements as
authorized under such subsection.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 100. Section 2107 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph
(10) ‘‘an employee of the Office of Compliance’’.
SEC. 101. (a) The Executive Director of the Office of Compliance
shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to reward exceptional performance by an employee or a group of employees.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 2007.
SEC. 102. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL. (a) IN GENERAL—
Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 4122. Training for employees of the Office of Compliance
‘‘(a) The Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, by
regulation, make applicable such provisions of this chapter as the
Executive Director determines necessary to provide for training of
employees of the Office of Compliance. The regulations shall provide
for training which, in the determination of the Executive Director,
is consistent with the training provided by agencies under the preceding sections of this chapter.
‘‘(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
provide the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance with
such advice and assistance as the Executive Director may request
in order to enable the Executive Director to carry out the purposes
of this section.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT—The table of sections for chapter 41 of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘4121. Training for employees of Office of Compliance’’.

40.00

Appropriation .............................................................

72.40
73.10
73.20

3
35
¥35

3
35
¥34

4
38
¥38

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

32
3

32
2

34
4

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

35
35

35
34

38
38

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of state, local, tribal, or private sector mandates.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 08–0100–0–1–801

2006 actual

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent ..................................................
11.3
Other than full-time permanent ...............................

2007 est.

2008 est.

24
1

25
1

23
8
1

25
8
1

26
8
1

31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Other services ................................................................
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts ...........................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

1
1
1 ...................

1
1

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ......................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

34
35
1 ...................

37
1

99.9

22
1

Total new obligations ................................................

11.9
12.1
25.2
25.3

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Employment Summary
Federal Funds
SALARIES

AND

Identification code 08–0100–0–1–801

EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $4,000 to be expended
on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
in connection with official representation and reception expenses,
$37,972,000.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

231

235

2008 est.

235

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Federal Funds
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 08–0100–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

35
¥35

38
¥38

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies
in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation
of a passenger motor vehicle, $87,714,000, of which $400,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2012.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—Continued

Employment Summary

Identification code 01–0100–0–1–801

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

334

2007 est.

2008 est.

362

382

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
f
Identification code 01–0100–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

CAPITOL BUILDING

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1 ................... ...................
74
76
88

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

75
76
88
¥74
¥76
¥88
¥1 ................... ...................

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $29,480,000, of which $12,790,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0105–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Adjustments in expired accounts (net) .........................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

20
20
23
74
76
88
¥76
¥73
¥88
2 ................... ...................
20

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

49
23

34
22

34
29

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

72
¥38

56
¥22

63
¥24

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

72.40
73.10
73.20

26
38
¥33

31
22
¥26

27
24
¥23

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

14
19

11
15

15
8

87.00

86.90
86.93

77
76
88
¥1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

10.00

24.40

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

23
33

22
26

29
23

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

58
18

72
1

84
4

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................
Against gross budget authority only:
88.96
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

¥2 ................... ...................

2 ................... ...................

74
74

76
73

88
88

Included in this presentation is ‘‘Alterations and improvements, buildings and grounds, to provide facilities for the
physically handicapped.’’
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0100–0–1–801

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent ..................................................
11.3
Other than full-time permanent ...............................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..................................
11.9
12.1
23.1
23.2
23.3
25.1
25.2
25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
32.0

2006 actual

31
1
1

2007 est.

31
1
1

2008 est.

33
1
1

Total personnel compensation ..............................
33
33
35
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
8
12
14
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
1 ................... ...................
Rental payments to others ............................................ ................... ...................
3
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
4
3
3
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
6
6
7
Other services ................................................................
3
2
4
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
2
1
2
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
12
12
14
Supplies and materials .................................................
1
1
2
Equipment ......................................................................
3
6
4
Land and structures ......................................................
1 ................... ...................

Identification code 01–0105–0–1–801

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.4
26.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Other services ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

2007 est.

8
2
2

2008 est.

8
1
1

12
10
10
3
3
3
2
2
5
¥1 ................... ...................
3
2
5
2 ...................
1
17
5 ...................
38

Employment Summary
Identification code 01–0105–0–1–801

99.9

2006 actual

88
Direct:

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
1001

Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

172

178

itol, $87,248,000, of which $30,615,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2012.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and
the Capitol Power Plant, $10,225,000, of which $325,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2012.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0108–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0123–0–1–801

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

2007 est.

2008 est.

00.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

30
66

26
66

17
87

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations .......................................................................
22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to other accounts
21.40
22.00
22.10

2008 est.

2006 actual

10
23.90
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to other accounts

6
1
1
7
7
10
¥3 ................... ...................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

10
¥9

8
¥7

11
¥10

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

7
9
¥12

4
7
¥6

5
10
¥9

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

95
¥69

92
¥75

104
¥75

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

6
6

5
1

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

7
12

7
6

10
9

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
73.45

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

51
17

33
20

44
17

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

7
2

87.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

87.00

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

43.00
58.00

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent ..................................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..................................

3
1

4
1

11.9
12.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1 ...................

5
1
2
1
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

1 ................... ...................
66

17
18
40
69
75
75
¥68
¥53
¥61
1 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

¥1 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................

88.96

89.00
90.00

Total, offsetting collections (cash) .......................
Against gross budget authority only:
Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to
expired accounts ...................................................
Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1 ................... ...................

65
66

66
53

87
61

This presentation includes the Senate restaurant fund and
Senate Wellness Center fund.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary

1001

88.90

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 01–0108–0–1–801

66
66
87
¥1 ................... ...................

74.40

Identification code 01–0108–0–1–801

1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Cap-

Identification code 01–0123–0–1–801

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
23.1
23.3

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

22
5
4

21
4
4

Total personnel compensation ..............................
31
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
8
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
6
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges ................................................................. ...................

31
8
6

29
9
6

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS—Continued
89.00
90.00

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 01–0123–0–1–801

2006 actual

25.1
25.4
26.0
31.0
32.0

Advisory and assistance services .............................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

99.9

2
11
5
2
3

Total new obligations ................................................

2007 est.

3
11
3
2
6

2008 est.

3
11
6
2
4

1001

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

526

2007 est.

562

2008 est.

562

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0127–0–1–801

2006 actual

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

39
57

31
59

36
51

3 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

98
¥67

90
¥54

87
¥51

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
73.45

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

60
59
51
¥1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................
57

18
4
3

20
4
3

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

31
9
2
8
3
14

25
8
2
7
2
10

27
8
2
7
2
5

Total new obligations ................................................

Identification code 01–0127–0–1–801

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

579

2007 est.

2008 est.

572

573

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage,
and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any
of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts
so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $111,226,000, of which $32,025,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That not more than
$8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal
year 2008.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0133–0–1–801

24
30
28
67
54
51
¥59
¥56
¥46
1 ................... ...................
¥3 ................... ...................
28

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................
09.01 Reimbursable program ..................................................

75
7

78
7

96
8

10.00

104

9
96

29
65

9
119

Total new obligations ................................................

35
24

39
17

34
12

87.00

2008 est.

21
7
3

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................
Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2007 est.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT
2007 est.

00.01

2006 actual

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

51
46

Employment Summary

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $50,621,000, of which $9,300,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2012.

21.40
22.00
22.10

59
56

This presentation includes the House of Representatives
Wellness Center fund.

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

Identification code 01–0127–0–1–801

57
58

99.9

68
75
75
1 ................... ...................

Employment Summary
Identification code 01–0123–0–1–801

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations .......................................................................
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred from other accounts
21.40
22.00
22.10

23.90
23.95
23.98
¥1 ................... ...................

1 ................... ...................

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:

1 ................... ...................
6 ................... ...................
112
94
128
¥82
¥85
¥104
¥1 ................... ...................
29

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
40.00
40.35
42.00

Appropriation .............................................................
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
Transferred from other accounts ..............................

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

58.00
58.10
58.90

86
58
111
¥1 ................... ...................
5 ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0155–0–1–801

111

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

30
67

19
36

19
43

8
Total new obligations ................................................

1 ................... ...................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) ..........................................

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

119

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.45
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Recoveries of prior year obligations ..............................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

74.40

37
28
51
82
85
104
¥89
¥62
¥115
¥1 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

56
62
33 ...................

112
3

87.00

115

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................
96
55
62
¥76
¥36
¥45
¥1 ................... ...................

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

69
36
43
¥1 ................... ...................
¥2 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

¥8

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.45

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Recoveries of prior year obligations ..............................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

16
14

20
11

24
27

87.00

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources
Against gross budget authority only:
88.95
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................

43.00

¥1 ................... ...................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

67
30

36
31

43
51

¥5

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

90
84

¥7

58
55

111
107

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0133–0–1–801

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
23.3

2006 actual

2007 est.

4
1
1

2008 est.

4
1
1

5
1
1

6
2

7
2

25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Land and structures ..................................................

42
3
9
7
6

44
3
9
7
7

58
5
9
7
8

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

75
7

78
7

96
8

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

104

2007 est.

2008 est.

LIBRARY BUILDINGS

AND

32
77
82
76
36
45
¥30
¥31
¥51
¥1 ................... ...................

Identification code 01–0155–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

8
3
2

9
3
2

10
3
2

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.4
26.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Land and structures ......................................................

13
3
10
7
1
42

14
3
9
7
1
2

15
3
9
7
1
10

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

Employment Summary
2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary
Identification code 01–0133–0–1–801

Identification code 01–0155–0–1–801

1001

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

168

2007 est.

187

2008 est.

188

GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$42,788,000, of which $20,125,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition,
$13,884,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation costs: Provided, That
the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which
are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an
obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER—Continued

Employment Summary

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0161–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

Identification code 01–0161–0–1–801

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

42
49

60
44

75
34

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

91
¥31

104
¥29

109
¥35

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

2007 est.

2008 est.

113

2008 est.

00.01
09.00

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

26
29
35
5 ................... ...................

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS,

AND

SECURITY

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and
AOC security operations, $18,816,000, of which $4,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0171–0–1–801

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
58.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
58.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................
58.90

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) ..........................................

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

25 ................... ...................
¥20 ................... ...................
5 ................... ...................
49

104
31
¥86

69
29
¥54

44
35
¥37

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

10
17

10
12

8
19

Total new obligations ................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations .......................................................................
22.22 Unobligated balance transferred from other accounts
21.40
22.00
22.10

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................
30
22
27
¥18
¥14
¥17
¥2 ................... ...................
10

20 ................... ...................

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

8
78

29
25

22
15

87.00

15
12
19
2 ................... ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.45

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Recoveries of prior year obligations ..............................

74.40

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
42.00
Transferred from other accounts ..............................

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

6
12

6
20

10
6

87.00

74.40

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

17
18

12
26

19
16

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

¥25 ................... ...................

26
25
13
18
14
17
¥18
¥26
¥16
¥1 ................... ...................

20 ................... ...................

44
61

44
54

34
37

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0161–0–1–801

11.1
11.3

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ............................................. ................... ...................
7
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
1
1 ...................

11.9
12.1
25.1
25.4
26.0
31.0
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................

99.0
99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

1
...................
2
...................
...................
...................
22

1
1
1
1
1
4
20

7
2
1
3
2
1
19

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0171–0–1–801

25
29
35
5 ................... ...................
1 ................... ...................

11.9
23.2
25.1
25.4
32.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Rental payments to others ............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Land and structures ......................................................

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent .................................................. ................... ...................
1
11.3
Other than full-time permanent ...............................
1
1 ...................
1
1
6
6
1
1
8
6
2 ...................
18

1
6
1
7
2
17

BOTANIC GARDEN
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Employment Summary
Identification code 01–0171–0–1–801

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

JUDICIARY OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

AND

OPERATIONS FUND

distribute outlays associated with acquisition of the building
over a period of thirty years. However, the arrangements
involve Federally guaranteed financing and other characteristics that make them substantively the same as direct Federal
construction, financed by direct Federal borrowing.
Estimates shown are consistent with the requirements of
the Budget Enforcement Act and are presented with the
agreement of the Budget and Appropriations Committees.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

(TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH REQUEST)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–4518–0–4–801

Identification code 01–4518–0–4–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

25.2
43.0

2006 actual

2007 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Other services ................................................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................

8
17

8
15

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 Operations and Maintenance .........................................
09.02 Interest ...........................................................................

8
17

8
15

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1
25

1
23

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

26
¥25

24
¥23

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

GIFTS

AND

DONATIONS

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–8189–0–7–801

01.00

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................

01.99
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
67.10
Authority to borrow ....................................................
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.47
Portion applied to repay debt ...............................

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.60 Gifts and donations ....................................................... ................... ...................
1
14 ................... ...................
04.00
28
¥17

25
¥2

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .............................................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

1
25
¥24

2
23
¥21

4
23
¥21

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................

07.99

Balance, end of year ..................................................... ................... ...................

72.40
73.10
73.20

70.00

Total: Balances and collections .................................... ................... ...................

69.90

BOTANIC GARDEN
Federal Funds

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources—Lease Payment ........................
¥27
¥17
¥17
88.00
Federal sources—Operations and Maintenance ...................
¥8
¥8
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................
¥1 ................... ...................
88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) .......................

¥28

¥25

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

¥3
¥4

¥2
¥4

BOTANIC GARDEN
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $9,707,000, of which $855,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, That of the
amount made available under this heading, the Architect may obligate
and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance,
care and operation of the National Garden established under section
307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C.
2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly authorized
designee.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

¥2
¥4

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
92.03 Total investments, start of year: non-Federal securities: Market value .....................................................
92.04 Total investments, end of year: non-Federal securities:
Market value ..............................................................

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................
Total new obligations ................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

8
¥7

8
¥8

10
¥10

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

72.40
73.10
73.20

1
7
¥7

1
8
¥5

4
10
¥9

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

The Judiciary Office Building Development Act, Public Law
100–480, among other purposes, authorized the Architect of
the Capitol to contract for the design and construction of
a building adjacent to Union Station in the District of Columbia to be leased to the Judicial Branch of the United States.
This schedule reflects the costs associated with the construction of the building. Costs of construction were financed by
an initial $125 million of Federal agency debt (sales price
less unamortized discount) issued in 1989.
Estimates prepared by the Legislative Branch assumed the
financial arrangements to be a lease-purchase, which would

BOTANIC GARDEN—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

BOTANIC GARDEN—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

86.90
86.93
87.00

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
7
5
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ................... ...................
Total outlays (gross) .................................................

6
3

and to solicit and accept certain gifts on behalf of the United
States Botanic Garden for the purpose of constructing the
National Garden, or for the general benefit of the Botanic
Garden and the renovation of the Botanic Garden conservatory, to deposit such gift funds in the Treasury of the United
States, and, subject to approval in appropriations Acts, to
obligate and expend such sums.
f

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

89.00
90.00

¥1 ................... ...................

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

7
6

8
5

10
9

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

11.1
12.1
25.1
25.4
26.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................

3
1
1
1
1

4
1
1
1
1

4
2
1
1
2

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

Employment Summary
Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

Trust Funds
GIFTS

AND

DONATIONS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8292–0–7–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

1 ................... ...................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 32.0) ................

1 ................... ...................

21.40
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
Total new obligations ....................................................

1 ................... ...................
¥1 ................... ...................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

72.40
73.10
73.20

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ...........................................................................
6
2 ...................

Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................

6
1
¥1
1 ................... ...................
¥6
¥2 ...................
¥1

¥1

2 ...................

92.01

1 ...................

1 ................... ...................

Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 216c, as amended, the Architect of
the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee
on the Library, is authorized to construct a National Garden

SEC. 201. SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY FOR THE ARCHITECT
TO SET PAY:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the
Capitol shall have the sole and exclusive authority to set the compensation and work schedules of all employees within his jurisdiction,
with the exception of those positions set forth in 2 U.S.C. 1849, in
accordance with the pay schedules established by the Office of Personnel Management, for similar work or classification, and the Secretary of Labor, for construction work performed at the direction of
the Architect or his designee. The provisions of this section shall
not apply to collective bargaining agreements, memoranda of understanding or other agreements already in effect at the enactment of
this legislation. However, upon the expiration of these agreements,
the provisions of this legislation shall apply in full force and effect.
SEC. 202. FEDERAL WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT AMENDMENTS
(a) Section 5753 of Title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding the following paragraph:
‘‘(h) With regard to the application of this section to employees
of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden,
the authorities and reporting responsibilities of the Office of Personnel
Management shall be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’.
(b) Section 5754 of Title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding the following paragraph:
‘‘(i) With regard to the application of this section to employees of
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden,
the authorities and reporting responsibilities of the Office of Personnel
Management shall be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’.
SEC. 203. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES
Notwithstanding section 6101 of title 5, United States Code, the
Architect of the Capitol may establish and conduct a pilot program
to test flexible work schedules within the Architect of the Capitol
and Botanic Garden. Such pilot program shall be in accordance with
chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code. This authority shall terminate effective September 30, 2008.
SEC. 204. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES
(a) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.—Section 5721(1) of
Title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following:
‘‘(G) the Architect of the Capitol;’’.
(b) Section 5721(1)(G) of Title 5, United States Code, is redesignated
section 5721(1)(H) of Title 5, United States Code.
(c) Section 5721(1)(H) of Title 5, United States Code, is redesignated
section 5721(1)(I) of Title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 205. EASEMENTS. Title 2, United States Code, is hereby
amended by adding the following new section:
‘‘1823. Easements for rights-of-way
‘‘(a) The Architect of the Capitol may grant, upon such terms as
he considers advisable, including monetary consideration, easements
for rights-of-way over, in, and upon Capitol Grounds and any other
public lands under his jurisdiction and control, to a State, Commonwealth, or possession, or political subdivision thereof, or to a citizen,
association, partnership, corporation, or other person of a State, Commonwealth, or possession, for—
(1) railroad tracks;
(2) gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
(3) substations for electric power transmission lines and pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
(4) canals;
(5) ditches;
(6) flumes;
(7) tunnels;
(8) roads and streets;
(9) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of electric
power;
(10) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of communications signals (including telephone and telegraph signals);
(11) structures and facilities for the transmission, reception,
and relay of such signals; and

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
(12) any other purpose that he considers advisable.
‘‘(b) No easement granted under this section may include more land
than is necessary for the easement.
‘‘(c) The Architect shall deposit in a special account in the Treasury
established for the Architect all proceeds received pursuant to the
granting of easements under this section. The proceeds deposited in
such special account shall be available to the Architect, in such
amounts provided in appropriations acts, for the following:
(1) maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, improvement, or
restoration (including environmental restoration) of property or facilities;
(2) construction or acquisition of new facilities; and
(3) facilities operation support.
‘‘(d) In lieu of, or in addition to, any monetary consideration, and
subject to subsection (f) below, the Architect may accept in-kind consideration with respect to any easement granted under this section for
the following:
(1) maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, improvement, or
restoration (including environmental restoration) of property or facilities;
(2) construction or acquisition of new facilities;
(3) provision of other property or facilities;
(4) facilities operation support; and
(5) provision of such other services as the Architect considers
appropriate.
‘‘(e) The Architect of the Capitol may terminate all or part of any
easement granted under this section for—
(1) failure to comply with the terms of the grant;
(2) nonuse for a two-year period; or
(3) abandonment.
‘‘(f) The Architect of the Capitol may grant an easement for rightsof-way under subsection (a) of this section upon submission of written
notice of intent to grant such easement, the amount or type of consideration to be received, and approval by—
(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
for easements granted on property under Senate jurisdiction;
(2) the House Office Building Commission for property under
House of Representatives jurisdiction; and
(3) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
and House Office Building Commission for easements granted on
any other property.’’.
SEC. 206. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DURING EMERGENCIES. Title
2, United States Code, is hereby amended by adding:
‘‘1824. Support and Maintenance During Emergencies
‘‘The Architect of the Capitol may incur obligations and make expenditures out of available appropriations for, and accept contributions of, meals, refreshments, lodging, and other incidental items,
services, and support for Architect of the Capitol and Botanic Garden
employees when, in the judgment of the Architect, such obligations,
expenditures, and contributions are necessary to respond to emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.’’.
SEC. 207. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS. Title 2, United States Code,
is hereby amended by adding:
‘‘1825. Design-Build Contract
‘‘The Architect of the Capitol may use the two-phase design-build
selection procedures authorized by section 253m of title 41, United
States Code, for the design and construction of a public building,
facility, or work when, in the determination of the Architect of the
Capitol, the procedures are appropriate for use in accordance with
the criteria in subsection 253m(b) of title 41, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 208. ADVANCE PAYMENT AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding section
3324 of title 31, United States Code, the Architect of the Capitol
may make payments in advance in fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year thereafter for human resources and equal employment opportunity subscription contract services under such terms
and conditions as the Architect of the Capitol deems appropriate.
SEC. 209. CASUALTY AND OTHER INSURANCE FOR EXHIBITS AND
WORKS OF ART. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may use such funds available in this fiscal
year and in subsequent fiscal years to obtain exhibits and works
of art for the Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, and the Botanic
Garden to also purchase and acquire casualty or other insurance
upon such terms and conditions he considers advisable to cover the
risk of loss or damage to such exhibits and works of art.
SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS. CVC MAINTENANCE. For
maintenance purposes, the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is considered
an extension of the Capitol Building, and the maintenance functions

for the CVC’s infra-structure is the responsibility of the Architect
of the Capitol. Starting in Fiscal Year 2008, and each fiscal year
thereafter, the CVC’s facilities maintenance budget and associated
payroll will be included with the Capitol Building’s Appropriation
budget, and integrated in such a way as to facilitate the reporting
of expenses associated with the maintenance of the CVC facility.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).
f

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Federal Funds
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library’s
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation
of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation
and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable
to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $467,452,000,
of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2008, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2008 and shall
remain available until expended for the development and maintenance
of an international legal information database and activities related
thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or
expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $17,128,000 shall remain available until
expended for the partial acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers,
and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the
purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for the
Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $4,010,000 shall remain available until expended for
the digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,442,000 shall remain available to the Library of Congress until September 30, 2010,
for support of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $600,000 shall remain
available until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of
Public Law 106–173, of which $10,000 may be used for official representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $9,415,000 shall remain available until expended for partial
support of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided
further, that $43,900,000 shall remain available until expended, and
shall be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol for construction
of the Library of Congress Ft. Meade Logistics Center.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
National Library .........................................................
00.02
Law Library ................................................................
00.03
Management support services ..................................
09.01 Reimbursable program—Interagency/ Intra-agency .....
09.02 Reimbursable program—National Library ....................

2006 actual

292
13
78
8
4

2007 est.

295
13
77
8
6

2008 est.

318
13
130
8
6

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

SALARIES

AND

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00
22.10

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

395

399

475

100
388

92
391

84
466

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

489
¥395
¥2

484
¥399
¥1

551
¥475
¥1

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
40.36
Unobligated balance permanently reduced ..............
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................
43.00
58.00

389
386
461
¥4 ................... ...................
¥7 ................... ...................
¥1
¥1
¥1

this program coordinates Federal library and information resources.
Law Library.—The Law Library of Congress is the world’s
largest legal and legislative library. Its primary mission is
to provide the United States Congress, Executive Branch
agencies, courts, the legal community, and other customers
with legal research and reference services in foreign, international, and comparative law and with reference assistance
in American law. The Law Library acquires, maintains and
preserves a comprehensive legal collection in both analog and
digital formats. Through the development and implementation
of the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), the Law
Library is creating the international standard for an electronic legal information system that provides a multi-lingual,
up-to-date, and comprehensive global legal information data
base for the use and support of the Congress and other government agencies and governmental jurisdictions.
Management Support Services.—This activity supports the
executive staff of the Office of the Librarian: budget and
finance; human resources; contracts; logistics; buildings management; and other centralized services. It also includes rental of space off Capitol Hill.

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

377

385

460

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

388

391

466

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40
73.45

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

143

167

210

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

301
80

297
77

355
76

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

381

374

431

24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3

¥8
¥6
¥6
¥4 ................... ...................

25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
41.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Transportation of things ...........................................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Rental payments to others ........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Other services ............................................................
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts .................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................

99.0
99.0
99.5
99.9

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

89.00
90.00

131
143
167
395
399
475
¥381
¥374
¥431
¥1 ................... ...................
¥1
¥1
¥1

¥12

¥6

1 ................... ...................

377
369

385
368

460
425

Personal services and necessary expenses to provide support
for the basic operations of the Library are financed from
this appropriation.
National Library.—The National Library has as its mission
the acquisition of materials; the cataloging, classification, and
preparation of materials for use; serving the public and maintaining and managing the Library’s universal collections,
which are the largest in the world; and, the preservation
of materials for use now and in the future. It also develops,
produces, markets, and distributes the catalog records, cataloging data in machine-readable form, book catalogs, technical
publications and selected bibliographies made available from
the automated databases. It contributes directly to the Nation’s educational and intellectual life through programs that
interpret the Library’s resources and promotes the use of
its unparalleled collections. The National Library provides
many basic technical services to the Library of Congress as
well as the world’s research and library communities. Finally,

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.2
23.3

2006 actual

181
5
4

2007 est.

194
3
3

2008 est.

211
4
4

190
200
219
47
52
54
3 ................... ...................
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
20
32

4
4
15
33

4
4
16
32

7
5
9
3
50
4

6
5
11
3
38
7

53
6
14
3
46
4

383
10
2

384
13
2

461
13
1

Total new obligations ................................................

395

399

475

Employment Summary
Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

2,440

2,875

2,848

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $51,562,000, of
which not more than $29,826,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2008 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any
funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That not more than $5,547,000 shall be derived

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
from collections during fiscal year 2008 under sections 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the
amount by which collections are less than $35,373,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is
available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’
in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose
of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property
laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code,
any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office
pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be
used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright
Royalty Judges program.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0102–0–1–376

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Registration, recordation, cataloging, acquisitions,
and public reference .................................................
Reimbursable obligations by program activity:
09.01
Registration, recordation, cataloging, acquisitions,
and public reference .............................................
09.02
Licensing ...................................................................
09.03
Determinations by Copyright Royalty Judges ............

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

25
4
1

31
4
1

30
4
2

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

8
52

7
58

7
52

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
58.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

22
36

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72.40
73.10
73.20

11
52
¥47

16
58
¥56

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
47
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ...................

(Dollars in thousands)
2006 actual

Receipts:
Offsetting Collections ................................................
Estimated value of materials deposited and transferred to the Library of Congress .........................

2007 est.

2008 est.

$29,390

$35,586

$35,373

$41,212

$43,000

$45,000

Total Receipts ...................................................

$70,602

$78,586

$80,373

Obligations .....................................................................

$51,676

$58,015

$51,562

Registration, recordation, acquisitions, copyright records,
and public information.—The Copyright Office is responsible
for: registering copyright claims and renewals, vessel hull
designs, and mask works; recording assignments and other
documents relating to a copyright, vessel hull design, or mask
work; acquiring U.S. copyrighted works for possible inclusion
in Library of Congress collections; creating and making available records of copyright ownership; and providing copyright
information to the public. These activities relate to an estimated 575,000 copyright registrations in 2008, an estimated
550,000 during 2007, and 520,906 during 2006.
Licensing Division.—The Licensing Division handles administrative provisions of copyright statutory licenses and obligations, including those involving secondary transmissions by
cable television systems and satellite carriers and the licensing of digital audio recording devices and distribution media.
The division collects specified royalty fees for distribution to
copyright owners.
Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels (CARP).—The Copyright Office has terminated all proceedings under the CARP
system and no longer needs funding in FY 2008 since these
proceedings will now be handled by the new Copyright Royalty Judges program.
Copyright Royalty Judges (CRJ).—The new system, staffed
by Copyright Royalty Judges and their staff, and operated
under the Librarian of Congress, will determine royalty distributions and adjust royalty rates.

70.00

The receipts and obligations for 2006, and estimates for 2007
and 2008 are as follows:

86.90
86.93
87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

60
65
59
¥52
¥58
¥52
¥1 ................... ...................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0102–0–1–376

2006 actual

2008 est.

11.1
12.1

18
4

13
2

18
52
¥48

99.0
99.0
99.5

22
22
29
36
1 ...................

15
35
2

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

47
9

41
7

Employment Summary
Identification code 03–0102–0–1–376

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
1001

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

¥29

¥36

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

23
18

22
20

16
12

89.00
90.00

2007 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ........
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................

The Office is conducted in part on a self-sustaining basis.
The amount requested is substantially counterbalanced by
fees received for services rendered and the value of books
and other library materials deposited in accordance with the
Copyright Act and transferred to the Library of Congress.

2007 est.

2008 est.

296

304

191

226

219

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and
to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States
of America, $108,702,000: Provided, That no part of such amount
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any
publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
1001

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE—Continued

Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

100

10.00

100

109

BOOKS

FOR THE

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

100
¥100

705

100
¥100

109
¥109

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced (P.L. 108–447)

101
100
109
¥1 ................... ...................

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

100

109

72.40
73.10
73.20

9
100
¥98

11
100
¥92

19
109
¥108

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

90
92
8 ...................

100
8

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

108

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

100
98

100
92

109
108

BLIND

AND

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $75,623,000, of which
$21,049,000 shall remain available until expended.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

109

Total new obligations ................................................

729

such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee
on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801

690

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0141–0–1–503

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct service to users ...................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

4
53

2
54

2
76

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

57
56
78
¥54
¥54
¥76
¥1 ................... ...................
2

54
54
76
¥1 ................... ...................

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

67
2
1

11.9
12.1
13.0
23.3
25.1
25.2
25.7
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Benefits for former personnel ........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Other services ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

70
71
77
16
17
19
1
1
1
1 ...................
1
1 ................... ...................
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
2

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

100

68
2
1

100

74
2
1

109

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.40

74.40

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) assists all Members and committees of Congress with its deliberations and
legislative decisions by providing objective, authoritative, nonpartisan, and confidential research and analysis. As a shared
resource, serving Congress exclusively, CRS experts work
along side the Congress at all stages of the legislative process
and provide integrated and interdisciplinary analysis and insights in all areas of legislative activity.

43.00

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

25
29

28
26

39
26

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

53
54

54
54

76
65

Direct:

35
34
34
54
54
76
¥54
¥54
¥65
¥1 ................... ...................

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS) is responsible for administering a national program to provide reading material for blind and physically handicapped residents of the United States, its outlying
areas, and for U.S. citizens residing abroad.
Direct service to users.—During the past five-year period,
2002–2006, the blind and physically handicapped readership
throughout the country ranged from approximately 693,000
to 794,000 and circulation ranged from approximately
23,100,000 units (volumes and containers) to almost
24,700,000.
Support services.—A variety of professional, technical, and
clerical functions are performed by the NLS. A total of 14,422
requests for information concerning library and related services available to the blind and to other physically handicapped
persons were received in 2006 and 303,831 interlibrary loan
items were circulated.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Employment Summary
Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Identification code 03–0141–0–1–503

Direct obligations:

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

9
2
2
1
1
3

1
1
2
33

1
1
2
53

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ......................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

53
1

Total new obligations ....................................................

¥197

¥555

¥337

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

1,120

905

885

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.20
Appropriation (special fund) .....................................

270

340

317

73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

197
¥197

555
¥555

337
¥337

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

197

555

337

89.00
90.00

8
2
1
1
1
3

25.7
26.0
31.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
7
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
2
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
1
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
1
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
1
Other services ................................................................
4
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts ........................................................... ...................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
1
Supplies and materials .................................................
4
Equipment ......................................................................
30

23.95

86.98

11.1
12.1
23.1
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

270
197

340
555

317
337

1,051

1,126

905

1,126

905

884

75
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

51
3
54

Employment Summary
Identification code 03–0141–0–1–503

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

128

FURNITURE

AND

FURNISHINGS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0146–0–1–503

116

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

21.40

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

The receipts from cable systems, satellite carriers, and digital audio devices are distributed to the copyright owners
through this appropriation after deduction of administrative
costs for the Copyright Office Licensing Division and the
Copyright Royalty Judges program. Distributions are made
in accordance with the schedule established in 17 U.S.C. subsection 111(d), 119(b), and 1007.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

01.00

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

44.0

5
191

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

196
555
337
1 ................... ...................

Total new obligations ................................................

25.3

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–5175–0–2–376

2006 actual

Direct obligations:
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts .................................................
Refunds .....................................................................

99.9

This activity provided for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, and office and
library equipment to support Library operations.
PAYMENTS

Identification code 03–5175–0–2–376

197

4
551

555

6
331

337

2007 est.

2008 est.

COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
01.99

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.40 Interest on investments in public debt securities,
Copyright Office .........................................................
43
54
40
02.60 Fees from jukebox and cable television, Copyright
Office .........................................................................
227
286
277
02.99

Total receipts and collections ...................................

270

340

270

340

317

¥270

¥340

¥317

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
09.00 Reimbursable program ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00
22.10

2
3

3
4

317

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 Payments to copyright owners .......................................

Identification code 03–4325–0–3–503

04.00

07.99

1 ................... ...................

Balance, end of year ..................................................... ................... ................... ...................
23.90
23.95

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–5175–0–2–376

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

00.01
00.03
00.04
00.05

Obligations by program activity:
Licensing costs ..............................................................
Payments to copyright owners .......................................
Copyright Royalty Judges ...............................................
Refund ............................................................................

4
191
1
1

4
549
1
1

4
331
1
1

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

197

555

337

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1,047
270

1,120
340

905
317

23.90

1,317

1,460

1,222

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

6
¥3

7
¥4

7
¥5

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
58.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

72.40
73.10
73.20
73.45
74.40

Total budgetary resources available for obligation

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Recoveries of prior year obligations ..............................

1 ...................
3
3
4
5
¥3
¥1
¥2
¥1 ................... ...................

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ...................

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 03–4325–0–3–503

86.90
86.93
87.00

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
3
1
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ................... ...................

1
1

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

¥3

¥4

207, the Library of Congress operates a revolving fund to
provide preservation and duplication services for the Library’s
audio-visual collections, including duplication services for motion pictures, videotapes, sound recordings, and radio and
television broadcasts. The duplication services also include
making access copies of these collections for public viewing
purposes. Preservation services are also provided to non-profit
archival institutions for the acquisition of historically and
culturally important audio-visual materials for the national
collections in the Library.

¥4

Employment Summary
Identification code 03–4339–0–3–503

2006 actual

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

Under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 182; Public Law 105–55,
the Library of Congress operates a revolving fund for the
acquisition of foreign research materials for participating institutions through the Library’s overseas offices.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–4325–0–3–503

2006 actual

GIFT SHOP, DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION, PHOTO DUPLICATION,
RELATED SERVICES
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–4346–0–3–503

2007 est.

2008 est.

AND

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ...................
Equipment ......................................................................
2

1
2

1
3

99.0
99.5

Reimbursable obligations ..........................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

2
1

3
1

4
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

2
7

2
8

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

9
¥7

10
¥8

10
¥9

24.40

23.3
31.0

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 National Library .............................................................

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

DUPLICATION SERVICES

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 National Library .............................................................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
58.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
58.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 25.3) ................

58.90

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1
1

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–4339–0–3–503

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

2
¥1

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
58.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

1
¥1

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................

89.00
90.00

¥1

Under the authority of Public Law 106–481, section 101,
2 U.S.C. 182a, as amended by Public Law 107–68, section

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

87.00

23.90
23.95

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.40
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total discretionary) ..........................................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

¥1 ................... ...................
7

1
7
¥8

1
8
¥7

2
9
¥8

1 ................... ...................
1

7
7
1 ...................

7
1

¥8

1 ................... ...................

Under the authority of Public Law 106–481, section 102,
2 U.S.C. 182b, as amended by Public Law 107–68, section
208, the Library of Congress operates a revolving fund for
the support of the Library’s retail marketing sales shop activities; for providing Dewey Decimal Classification editorial serv-

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Trust Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ices; for providing preservation microfilming services for the
Library’s collections and photocopy, microfilm, photographic
and digital services to other libraries, research institutions,
government agencies, and individuals in the United States
and abroad; and for operating special events and programs.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–4346–0–3–503

2006 actual

2007 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent ..................................................
3
11.5
Other personnel compensation .................................. ...................
11.9
12.1
25.2
25.3

¥4

¥8

Under the authority of Public Law 106–481, section 103,
2 U.S.C. 182c, the Library of Congress operates a revolving
fund for providing support to federal libraries through cost
effective training, procurement of books, serials, and computer-based information retrieval services, and for providing
customized research services to federal agencies.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

3
1

3
1
1

4
1
1

1
1

26.0

1
1

99.0
99.5

Reimbursable obligations ..........................................
7
8
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ................... ...................

8
1

Total new obligations ................................................

Outlays ...........................................................................

2008 est.

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Other services ................................................................
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts ...........................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................

99.9

90.00

Identification code 03–4543–0–4–503

2006 actual

2007 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
4
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
1
Advisory and assistance services .................................. ...................
Other services ................................................................
35
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts ...........................................................
1
31.0 Equipment ......................................................................
26
11.1
12.1
25.1
25.2
25.3

99.0
99.5

2008 est.

5
1
1
35
1
50

Reimbursable obligations ..........................................
67
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ...................

6
2
1
45
2
50

93
106
1 ...................

9
99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

106

Employment Summary
Employment Summary
Identification code 03–4346–0–3–503

2001

2006 actual

Reimbursable:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.
Identification code 03–4543–0–4–503

2006 actual

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

f
f

FEDLINK PROGRAM

AND

FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

Trust Funds
GIFT

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–4543–0–4–503

2006 actual

2007 est.

AND

TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)

2008 est.

09.01

Obligations by program activity:
National Library .............................................................

106

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

106

Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

01.00

8
68

9
94

9
106

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

76
¥67

103
¥94

115
¥106

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
58.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

106

2
2
1
6

Total receipts and collections ...................................

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 Gift and trust fund accounts ........................................

¥20

¥14

02.99

07.99
Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

24
67
¥64

27
94
¥86

35
106
¥98

Balance, end of year .....................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

42
22

60
26

67
31

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

¥67
¥94
¥106
¥1 ................... ...................

88.90

¥68

¥94

¥106

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 National Library .............................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

39
20

46
14

23.90
23.95

2008 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.00 Interest, Library of Congress permanent loan account
02.20 Income from donated securities, Library of Congress
02.21 Deposits, service fees, Library of Congress ..................
02.60 Contributions, Library of Congress gift fund ................
02.61 Contributions, Library of Congress permanent loan
account ......................................................................

04.00
68

2007 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................

01.99
Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

2006 actual

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

59
¥13

60
¥14

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

GIFT

AND

TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS—Continued
Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

72.40
73.10
73.20

4
13
¥11

6
14
¥11

9
14
¥12

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................

1
11
10 ...................

11
1

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

31.0
33.0
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Other services ................................................................
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts ...........................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Investments and loans ..................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ......................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

12
1

13
14
1 ...................

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

11.1
21.0
25.1
25.2
25.3

1
1
4
2

1
1
5
2

2
1
5
2

1
1
1
1

Employment Summary
89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

20
11

14
11

14
12

Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

1001
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
92.01 Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.03 Total investments, start of year: non-Federal securities: Market value .....................................................
92.04 Total investments, end of year: non-Federal securities:
Market value ..............................................................

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

This schedule covers: (1) funds received as gifts for immediate expenditure, funds received as trust funds for expenditure, and receipts from the sale of recordings, publications,
and other materials financed from capital originally received
as gifts; (2) income from investments held by or for the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; and (3) interest paid
by the Treasury on the principal funds deposited therewith
as described under ‘‘Library of Congress Trust Fund, Principal
Accounts’’.
The Library has six program areas related to Gift and
Trust funds:
National Library.—This includes traditional library activities of acquisitions, bibliographic access, research and reference, interpretive programs, and preservation.
Law Library.—The Law Library of Congress provides legal
research and reference services, covering more than 200 foreign jurisdictions, to the Congress, the Judiciary, federal
agencies, and the public—approximately 100,000 users and
2,000,000 queries annually.
Copyright Office.—The Copyright Office administers the
U.S. copyright laws; provides expert advice to the Congress,
the executive branch, and the courts; and promotes international protection for copyrighted works.
Congressional Research Service.—The Congressional Research Service serves all Members and committees of the
Congress. CRS experts provide Congress with authoritative,
confidential, non-partisan, and objective expertise across the
full range of legislative policy issues.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped.—The National Library Service for the Blind
and Physically Handicapped manages a free national reading
program for blind and physically handicapped people—circulating at no cost to users approximately 25,000,000 items
a year.
Revolving Gift Funds.—Under the authority of 2 U.S.C.
160, the Library of Congress operates five gift revolving activities that provide traveling exhibits, publishing services,
and special music programs to libraries, other institutions,
and the general public.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1301. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
in connection with official representation and reception expenses for
the incentive awards program.
SEC. 1302. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES. (a)
IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008, the obligational authority of the
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may
not exceed $122,529,000.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for
the legislative branch.
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2008, the Librarian
of Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act,
under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’’, under the subheading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’, to the revolving fund for the
FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established
under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided,
That the total amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000:
Provided further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before the
period of availability of the Library appropriation expires.
SEC. 1303. COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND
AUDIT.—Section 207 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1998 (Public Law 105–55, 2 U.S.C. 182) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) AUDIT. The revolving fund shall be subject to audit by the
Comptroller General at the Comptroller General’s discretion.’’.
SEC. 1304. COMPETITIVE STATUS.—(a) COMPETITIVE STATUS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of the Library
of Congress who has satisfactorily completed a probationary period
in the Library of Congress under a non-temporary appointment acquires a competitive status for appointment to any position in the
competitive service for which the employee possesses the required
qualifications. A Library of Congress employee who acquires a competitive status under this provision shall not be required to complete
a probationary period upon appointment to a position in the competitive service.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. This section shall become effective upon the
date of enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect for each
fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1305. SELECTION PRIORITY FOR DISPLACED LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EMPLOYEES.—(a) SPECIAL SELECTION PRIORITY. A displaced
employee of the Library of Congress shall be eligible for special selection priority for a position in the competitive service under the interagency career transition assistance program administered by the Office
of Personnel Management, and under any similar interagency program for displaced Federal employees that the Office may subsequently

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
administer. A ‘‘displaced Library employee’’ is a current or former
employee of the Library of Congress who: (i) is or was serving on
an appointment without time limit; (ii) at grade levels GS–15 or
below; and (iii) is in receipt of a notice of reduction in force or
a notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or
directed reassignment out of the local commuting area or was separated or removed under such a notice.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE. This section shall apply to displaced Library
employees who have been separated up to 90 days prior to the enactment of this Act, and shall remain effective for the current fiscal
year and each succeeding fiscal year during which the Office of Personnel Management administers such a program.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).
f

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Federal Funds
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING

AND

BINDING

73.10
73.20

Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

87
¥90

110
¥106

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

70
20

89
17

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

106

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

87
90

110
106

This appropriation covers authorized printing and binding
for the Congress and the Architect of the Capitol, and for
printing and binding of Government publications authorized
by law to be distributed to Members of Congress. Also, this
appropriation includes funding for printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to
be distributed without charge to the recipients.
f

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional
Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States
Code); printing and binding of Government publications authorized
by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $109,541,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies
of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code,
none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act
or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code,
may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after
the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report,
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress
reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title
44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or
unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes
for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate.

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

110

10.00

110

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
23.95 Total new obligations ....................................................
23.98 Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
40.35
Appropriation permanently reduced ..........................
43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

Change in obligated balances:
72.40 Obligated balance, start of year ...................................

SUPERINTENDENT

DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $45,613,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial
sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2006 and 2007
to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That
any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred
to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out
the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

87
87
110
¥87
¥87
¥110
¥1 ................... ...................

88
87
110
¥1 ................... ...................
87

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Depository library distribution .......................................
00.02 Cataloging and indexing ...............................................
00.03 International exchange ..................................................

27
5
1

24
8
1

33
11
2

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

33
¥33

46
¥46

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

72.40
73.10
73.20

8
33
¥28

13
33
¥28

18
46
¥44

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

25
3

32
12

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Total new obligations (object class 24.0) ................

OFFICE

22.00
23.95

Identification code 04–0203–0–1–801

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

33
28

46
44

110

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

OFFICE

SUPERINTENDENT

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
DOCUMENTS—Continued

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)—Continued

The Office of the Superintendent of Documents operates
under a separate appropriation that provides funds for: (1)
the mailing for Members of Congress and other Government
agencies of certain Government publications, as authorized
by law; (2) the distribution of Government publications to
designated depository libraries, including tangible Government information products, online access, and locator services
provided via the Internet from GPO Access; (3) the compilation of catalogs and indexes of Government publications; and
(4) the distribution of Government publications in the International Exchange Program. These four functions are related
to the publication activity of other agencies and to the demands of the public, Members of Congress, and depository
libraries. Consequently, the Office of the Superintendent of
Documents can exercise limited control over the volume of
work which it may be called upon to perform. Following is
a description of these four functions.
Distribution for other Government agencies and Members
of Congress.—The Office of Superintendent of Documents
maintains mailing lists and mails, at the request of Government agencies and Members of Congress, certain publications
specified by public law.
Depository library distribution.—As required, Government
publications are supplied to libraries which are designated
as depositories for Government publications. This program
includes tangible information products, online access, and locator services provided via the Internet from GPO Access.
Cataloging and indexing.—The Office of Superintendent of
Documents is charged with preparing catalogs and indexes
of all publications issued by the Federal Government. The
principal publication is the ‘‘Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.’’
International exchange.—The Office of Superintendent of
Documents distributes Government publications to foreign
governments which agree, as indicated by the Library of Congress, to send to the United States similar publications of
their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

11.1
12.1
22.0
24.0
25.2
31.0
99.9

2006 actual

2007 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
7
7
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
2
2
Transportation of things ................................................
1
2
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
14
11
Other services ................................................................
9
11
Equipment ...................................................................... ................... ...................
Total new obligations ................................................

2008 est.

8
3
2
14
17
2
46

Employment Summary
Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

101

2007 est.

114

2008 est.

in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire
or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the
advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary
to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary
or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolving
fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together
may not be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more
than 2,621 workyears (or such other number of workyears as the
Public Printer may request, subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): Provided further, That activities financed through the revolving fund
may provide information in any format.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund,
$26,825,000 for workforce retraining and restructuring, information
technology development, infrastructure, and facilities repair: Provided,
That the Government Printing Office may make such expenditures,
within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States
Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes
set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government
Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than
$5,000 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer

2007 est.

2008 est.

699
31
8

824
25
10

896
25
21

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

738

859

942

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

45
720

27
877

45
970

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

765
¥738

904
¥859

1,015
¥942

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

2 ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
Mandatory:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
69.00
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
69.10
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) .............................

711

870

941

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total mandatory) .............................................

718

877

943

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

720

877

970

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ...................................
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) ............................................

120
738
¥692

159
859
¥850

161
942
¥953

¥7

¥2

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

159

161

148

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority ..................... ................... ...................
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
532
650
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................
160
200

27
699
227

69.90

124

2006 actual

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 Printing and binding .....................................................
09.02 Publication and Information Sales ................................
09.11 Capital investment ........................................................

86.90
86.97
86.98
87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

692

850

953

¥686
¥25

¥845
¥25

¥916
¥25

88.90

¥711

¥870

¥941

¥7

¥2

88.95

Total, offsetting collections (cash) .......................
Against gross budget authority only:
Change in uncollected customer payments from
Federal sources (unexpired) ..................................

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

2 ...................
¥19
¥20

27
12

The Government Printing Office executes orders for printing, binding, and blankbook work, CD–ROMs and electronic
formats, placed by Congress and the various agencies of the
Federal Government, and furnishes on order blank paper,
inks, and similar supplies. The Government Printing Office
also sells publications to the public through its sales of publications program, and distributes publications to the public
for other Government agencies.
Such work is financed through the Government Printing
Office revolving fund (44 U.S.C. 309). The fund is reimbursed
by the customer agencies and receipts from sales of publications to the general public.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Reimbursable obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent ..................................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..................................

156
1

155
1

167
1

11.9
12.1
21.0
22.0
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Transportation of things ................................................
Rental payments to others ............................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

157
43
1
22
3
12
439
15
38
8

156
43
2
10
3
15
452
51
117
10

168
46
2
13
2
16
463
43
168
21

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

738

859

942

Employment Summary

reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are
initially financed.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

Obligations by program activity:
GOAL 1-Timely, quality service to Congress & federal
gov. to address current & emerging challenges
to the well-being & financial security of the American people. ...............................................................
00.02 GOAL 2-Timely, quality service to Congress & federal
government to respond to changing security threats
& the challenges of global interdependence. ...........
00.03 GOAL 3-Help transform the federal government’s role
& how it does business to meet 21st century
challenges. ................................................................
00.04 GOAL 4-Maximize the value of GAO by being a model
federal agency & a world-class professional services organization. ......................................................
09.01 Reimbursable program ..................................................

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

00.01

178

180

194

146

148

160

126

127

137

27
11

23
7

33
7

09.99

Total reimbursable program ......................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

488

485

531

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

2
488

1
485

1
531

23.90
23.95
23.98

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................
Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

490
486
532
¥488
¥485
¥531
¥1 ................... ...................
1

482
478
524
¥5 ................... ...................

2006 actual

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2,148

2007 est.

2008 est.

2,236

43.00
58.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

477
11

70.00

Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

488

485

531

72.40
73.10
73.20

55
488
¥488

55
485
¥468

72
531
¥526

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
488
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ...................

436
32

478
48

2,312

478

524

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Federal Funds
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification
of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with
official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section
3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those
payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental
of living quarters in foreign countries, $523,753,000: Provided, That
not more than $5,413,000 of payments received under section 782
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal
year 2008: Provided further, That not more than $2,097,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available for use in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of
any other department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental
Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of
either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, including
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as

86.90
86.93
87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

488

468

526

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

¥11

¥7

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

477
477

478
461

524
519

89.00
90.00

The Government Accountability Office’s mission is to improve government operations by providing timely and reliable
information and advice to Congress, determining the legality
of public expenditures, and providing guidance on financial
management matters.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

11.1

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................

2006 actual

288

2007 est.

287

2008 est.

304

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

SALARIES

AND

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

EXPENSES—Continued
89.00
90.00

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
21.0
23.1
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0
32.0

2006 actual

Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

2007 est.

2008 est.

13
3

12
2

13
3

Total personnel compensation ..............................
304
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
75
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
13
Rental payments to GSA ........................................... ...................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
9
Printing and reproduction .........................................
1
Advisory and assistance services .............................
5
Other services ............................................................
12
Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts .................................................
1
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
6
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
38
Supplies and materials .............................................
2
Equipment .................................................................
9
Land and structures ..................................................
2

301
77
13
1

320
84
15
1

8
1
4
11

8
1
5
21

1
7
39
2
10
3

1
5
45
2
11
5

99.0
99.0

Direct obligations ..................................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

477
11

478
7

524
7

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

488

485

531

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

48
40

2006 actual

Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

3,194

2008 est.

3,112

3,217

UNITED STATES TAX COURT
Federal Funds
SALARIES

AND

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

Identification code 23–0100–0–1–752

26,122
29,250
—
27,500
27,872

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

10.00

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.1
25.2
26.0
31.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

19
4
1
10
7
1
1

23
4
1
10
6
1
2

21
4
1
10
6
1
2

Total new obligations ................................................

24.40

2008 est.

24,722
27,600
—
26,200
26,122

99.9

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2007 est.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

Total new obligations ................................................

23,349
26,059
263
24,949
24,722

This presentation includes the Tax Court independent counsel and pro se services fund. This fund is established pursuant
to 26 U.S.C. 7475. The fund is used by the Tax Court to
employ independent counsel to pursue disciplinary matters
involving practitioners admitted to practice before the Court
and to provide services to pro se taxpayers.

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $45,326,000: Provided, That
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate
of the judge.

Identification code 23–0100–0–1–752

45
45

The United States Tax Court is a Court of record established under Article I of the Constitution of the United States.
The Court is composed of a Chief Judge and eighteen judges.
Judges of the Tax Court are appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for 15
year terms. Decisions by the Court are reviewable by the
United States Courts of Appeals and, if certiorari is granted,
by the Supreme Court.
In their judicial duties, the judges are assisted by Senior
Judges, who participate in the adjudication of regular cases,
and by Special Trial Judges, who hear small tax cases and
certain regular cases assigned to them by the Chief Judge.
The Court conducts trial sessions throughout the United
States, including Hawaii and Alaska.
The matters over which the Court has jurisdiction are set
forth in various sections of Title 26 of the U.S. Code.
For 2008, the Court proposes a trial program of 222 weeks.
Trials are held in 77 cities throughout the United States.
Statistics on the actual and estimated number of cases before the court are presented in the following tabulation:
Pending, beginning year .............................................................
Docketed during year ..................................................................
Adjustments during year .............................................................
Disposed of during year ..............................................................
Pending, end of year ...................................................................

Employment Summary

47
47

48
47
45
¥43
¥47
¥45
¥5 ................... ...................

Employment Summary
Identification code 23–0100–0–1–752

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

335

2008 est.

335

Trust Funds

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year ................... ................... ...................

TAX COURT JUDGES SURVIVORS ANNUITY FUND
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
48

45
Identification code 23–8115–0–7–602

86.90
86.93
87.00

01.00

04.00

¥1

8
45
¥45

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
40
Outlays from discretionary balances ............................. ...................

42
5

40
5

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 Tax Court judges survivors annuity fund ......................

07.99

2008 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.00 Tax Court judges survivors annuity, interest and profits on investments ....................................................

8
47
¥47

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

2007 est.

Balance, start of year ....................................................

5
43
¥40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

2006 actual

01.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
23.98

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 23–8115–0–7–602

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 12.1) ................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1
1

¥1 ................... ...................

Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn .................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
58.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
Mandatory:
60.00
Appropriation .............................................................

1
1

2 ...................

70.00

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

2
¥1

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................

Change in obligated balances:
Total new obligations ....................................................
1
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ...................

1
¥1

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority ......................... ...................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72.40
73.10
73.20

3
10
¥10

3
10
¥12

1
11
¥11

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

73.10
73.20

87.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
1
90.00 Outlays ........................................................................... ...................
Memorandum (non-add) entries:
Total investments, start of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................
92.02 Total investments, end of year: Federal securities:
Par value ...................................................................

86.90
86.97

1
1

92.01

This fund, established pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7448, is used
to pay survivorship benefits to eligible surviving spouses and
dependent children of deceased judges of the U.S. Tax Court.
Participating judges pay 3.5 percent of their salaries or retired pay into the fund to cover creditable service for which
payment is required. Additional funds, as are needed, are
provided through the annual appropriation to the U.S. Tax
Court.
On September 30, 2006, 22 judges of the court were participating in the fund, and 1 eligible dependent and 7 eligible
widows were receiving survivorship annuity payments.
f

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
10
Outlays from new mandatory authority ......................... ...................

10
11
2 ...................

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

¥10

¥11

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
1
Outlays ........................................................................... ...................

2 ...................
2 ...................

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, established
under section 1805 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395
b–6) as added by section 4022 of the Balanced Budget Act
of 1997 (P.L. 105–33), is an independent legislative agency
charged with advising the Congress on payment and other
policy issues affecting the Medicare program, as well as on
the implications of changes in health care delivery in the
United States and in the market for health care services
on the Medicare program.
The Commission’s 17 members represent diverse points of
view including providers, payers, consumers, employers, and
individuals with expertise in biomedical, health services, and
health economics research. It maintains a full time staff of
40 in Washington, D.C.
The Commission is required by law to report to the Congress on March 1 and June 15 of each year, and to comment
on congressionally mandated reports of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 48–1550–0–1–571

Federal Funds

99.0
99.5

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Reimbursable obligations ..........................................
10
10
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ................... ...................

10
1

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act, $10,748,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from
the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 48–1550–0–1–571

2006 actual

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

Employment Summary
Identification code 48–1550–0–1–571

2006 actual

Reimbursable:
2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

f
2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
09.01 Reimbursable program ..................................................

09.09

Reimbursable program—subtotal line .....................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

11
¥10

12
¥10

11
¥11

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission, $4,000,000, including not more than
$5,000 for the purpose of official representation, to remain available
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That for purposes of costs relating
to printing and binding, the Commission shall be deemed, effective
on the date of its establishment, to be a committee of Congress: Pro-

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
COMMISSION—Continued
SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

vided further, That compensation for the executive director of the
Commission may not exceed the rate payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That section 1238(c)(1) of the Floyd D. Spence National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, as amended, is further
amended by striking ‘‘June’’ and inserting ‘‘December’’: Provided further, That travel by members of the Commission and its staff shall
be arranged and conducted under the rules and procedures applying
to travel by members of the Senate and its staff.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

The Commission is comprised of 12 Commissioners, 3 Commissioners appointed by each leader in the House and Senate,
supported by a professional staff numbering approximately
15. The chairmanship of the USCC rotates between a Republican and a Democratic Commissioner upon issuance of each
annual report to Congress.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 48–2973–0–1–808

11.1

2006 actual

2008 est.

99.5

2
1

3
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 48–2973–0–1–808

2007 est.

Employment Summary
2007 est.

2008 est.

Identification code 48–2973–0–1–808

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

3
¥3

4
¥4

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

13
12

2007 est.

2008 est.

13
12

17
12

COMMISSION

INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

72.40
73.10
73.20

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ...................
Total new obligations ....................................................
3
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
¥2

1
3
¥3

1
4
¥4

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

86.90

For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292),
$3,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008.

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

Identification code 48–2975–0–1–801

3
2

3
3

4
4

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.—
Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) in 2000 in the National Defense
Authorization Act (Public Law 106–398 as amended by Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
(Public Law 108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 (November 10, 2005). The statute gives the Commission the mandate to monitor, investigate, and assess the ‘‘national security
implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship
between the United States and the People’s Republic of
China.’’ Its members are appointed by Congressional leaders,
and its statutory mandate is to report to Congress on Chinese
proliferation practices; the qualitative and quantitative nature
of economic transfers of U.S. production activities to China;
the effect of China’s development on world energy supplies;
the access to and use of U.S. capital markets by China; China’s regional economic and security impacts; U.S.-China bilateral programs and agreements; China’s compliance with its
accession agreement to the World Trade Organization; and
the implications of China’s restrictions on freedom of expression. The Commission reports annually on these issues to
the Congress, making recommendations for policy action and
legislation when appropriate. In order to obtain new information and perspectives on these issues, the USCC conducts
hearings throughout the year and maintains a website containing the records of these proceedings as well as original
commissioned research on economic and security matters related to the Commission’s statutory mandate.

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

1
3

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

4
¥3

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

Change in obligated balances:
Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

3
¥3

73.10
73.20
74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ................... ................... ...................

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

3
3

The United States Commission on International Religious
Freedom is an independent, bipartisan U.S. government agency that was created by the International Religious Freedom
Act of 1998 to monitor the status of freedom of thought,
conscience, and religion or belief abroad, as defined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and related international instruments, and to give independent policy rec-

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and
the Congress.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 48–2975–0–1–801

11.1

2006 actual

2007 est.

99.5

2
1

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

Employment Summary

1001

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS
COMMISSION

SECURITY

AND

COMMISSIONS

COOPERATION

EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304, $2,037,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2009.
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION
OF CHINA

ON THE

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission
on the People’s Republic of China, as authorized, $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for the purpose of official representation,
to remain available until expended.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–9911–0–1–999

2006 actual

92.01

2008 est.

Identification code 48–2975–0–1–801

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

8
7

8
6

8
5

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

15
¥7

14
¥6

13
¥5

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

6
1

5
1

4
1

43.00

Appropriation (total discretionary) ........................

72.40
73.10
73.20

2
7
¥7

2
6
¥6

2
5
¥5

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

5
2

5
1

4
1

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

7
7

6
6

5
5

This presentation includes a number of accounts including
Competitiveness Policy Council; Commission on Immigration
Reform; National Commission on Cost of Higher Education;
National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue
Service and the following:
Antitrust Modernization Commission.—The Antitrust Modernization Commission was created by Congress in Public
Law No. 107–273, §§ 11051–60, 116 Stat. 1856, as an independent legislative commission. The Commission is charged
with examining: (1) whether the need exists to modernize
the antitrust laws; (2) to solicit views of all parties concerned
with the operation of the antitrust laws; (3) to evaluate the
advisability of proposals and current arrangements; and (4)
to prepare and submit to Congress and the President a report
containing ‘‘a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with recommendations for
legislative or administrative action the Commission considers
to be appropriate.’’ The report will be submitted in April
2007, as required by law. The Commission conducted public
hearings and other information gathering, including solicitation of comments from the public, during 2005 and deliberated
and drafted its report during 2006. The Commission will finalize, print, and deliver its report to Congress and the President
in 2007, after which the Commission, by law, will terminate.
Accordingly, the Commission has not submitted a budget request for FY 2008. The Commission consists of 12 members,
4 of whom were appointed by the President, 4 of whom were
appointed by the leadership of the Senate, and 4 of whom
were appointed by the leadership of the House of Representatives. The Commission is supported by a professional staff
of about 10 people and by the intermittent use of advisors
and consultants. The Chair of the Commission is designated
by the President.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.—The
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe is authorized and directed to monitor the acts of the signatories which
reflect compliance with or violation of the articles of the Final
Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
with particular regard to the provisions relating to Cooperation in Humanitarian Fields. The law establishing the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe also mandated
it to monitor and encourage U.S. Government and private
activities designed to expand East-West trade and the exchange of people and ideas. The Commission will receive an
annual report from the Secretary of State discussing the overall United States policy objectives that are advanced through
meetings of decision-making bodies of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the OSCE implementation review process, and other activities of the OSCE.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China.—Congress created the Congressional-Executive
Commission on the People’s Republic of China (CECC) in
2000 by passing Title III of P.L. 106–286, the China Relations
Act of 2000. The statute gives the Commission the mandate
to monitor the Chinese government’s compliance with international human rights standards and to track the development of the rule of law in China. The Commission reports
annually on these issues to the President and the Congressional leadership, making recommendations for policy action
and legislation when appropriate. The CECC was also
charged with creating and maintaining a registry of victims
of human rights abuses in China, including prisoners of conscience. The CECC conducts hearings and staff-led issues
roundtables throughout the year and maintains a website
containing the records of these proceedings, as well as other

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA—Continued
SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

information about human rights and rule of law issues in
China. The CECC seeks to be a resource on these issues
for Capitol Hill, the NGO community, the academic world,
and the general public.
The Commission comprises nine Senators, nine Members
of the House of Representatives, and five Executive Branch
officials, supported by a professional staff numbering about
15 people. The chairmanship of the CECC rotates from the
Senate to the House in even-numbered Congresses.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.—The Commission was created in Public Law 106–79, the Defense Appropriations Act, to consider and formulate plans for a permanent memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–9911–0–1–999

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
11.1
Full-time permanent ..................................................
11.5
Other personnel compensation ..................................

4
4
4
1 ................... ...................

11.9
21.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................

5
1

4
1

99.0
99.5

Direct obligations ......................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

6
1

5
5
1 ...................

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

4
1

Employment Summary
Identification code 09–9911–0–1–999

2006 actual

Direct:
1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

The Open World Leadership Center, under the direction
of its Board of Trustees, supports the identification of young,
emerging political leaders from foreign countries selected by
the Board of Trustees and oversees the development of an
intensive program in the United States to introduce up to
3,000 participants each year. The Center’s mission entails
enhancing the understanding and capabilities for cooperation
between the United States and participating countries by developing a network of leaders who have gained significant,
firsthand exposure to America’s democratic, accountable government and its free-market system. The Center also administers a program to enable cultural leaders from the Russian
Federation to gain exposure to the operations of American
cultural institutions.
The Center is authorized to solicit and accept federal and
private funds, in addition to receipt of this appropriation,
and to invest appropriated funds in par value securities at
the U.S. Treasury. The Center is governed by an elevenmember board of trustees, composed of the Librarian of Congress, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and representatives of the private sector. The Center
is authorized to obtain a wide range of administrative support, including space, from the Library of Congress.
FY 2008 funding supports personal services and the other
necessary expenses to support the operation of the Center.
f

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT

AND

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
f
Identification code 09–8275–0–7–801

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

01.00

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund
for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under
section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2
U.S.C. 1151), $14,400,000.
Note.—A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been enacted at the time
the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is operating under a continuing resolution
(P.L. 109–289, Division B, as amended).

Identification code 09–0145–0–1–154

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 94.0) ................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Total new obligations ....................................................

14
¥14

2008 est.

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.00 Payments, John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Training and Development ........................................
1
1
02.01 Interest received by trust fund, J. C. Stennis Center
1
2

02.99

01.99

1
2

Total receipts and collections ...................................

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training
and Development trust fund .....................................

¥2

Balance, end of year ..................................................... ...................

22.00
23.95

2007 est.

04.00

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2006 actual

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ...................

07.99

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8275–0–7–801

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

00.01
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................

10.00
14

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program activity ..................................................
Total new obligations (object class 99.5) ................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

11
2

12
2

13
2

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

13
¥1

14
¥1

15
¥1

Change in obligated balances:
73.10 Total new obligations ....................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

14
¥14

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

14
14

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................

89.00
90.00

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued
Trust Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

72.40
73.10
73.20
74.40

86.97
86.98
87.00

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ................... ...................
Total new obligations ....................................................
1
1
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
¥1
¥3

¥2
1
¥3

¥2

¥4

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ...................

74.40

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority .........................
1
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................ ...................
Total outlays (gross) .................................................

73.10
73.20

2
1

Total new obligations ....................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

20 ................... ...................
¥20
¥1
¥1

Obligated balance, end of year ................................ ...................

¥1

¥2

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new mandatory authority ......................... ...................
1
1
Outlays from mandatory balances ................................
20 ................... ...................

2
1

2
3

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

87.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1
20

1
1

The principal for this fund was established by the transfer
of $7,500,000 from the appropriation ‘‘Payment to the John
C. Stennis Center’’. The principal for the Stennis Center Fund
is a non-expendable corpus invested in Market-Based Special
Treasury Securities with the U.S. Treasury. The Center’s operations are funded by the interest on these Treasury investments as well as by other funds and contributions provided
by outside sources.
Employment Summary
Identification code 09–8275–0–7–801

1001

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND
Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8148–0–7–154

01.00

Trust Funds

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.00 Payment from the general fund, open world leadership
center trust fund .......................................................
1
14
02.60 Gifts and donations, Open World Leadership Center
trust fund ..................................................................
14
1

01.00

2006 actual

14
1

Total receipts and collections ...................................

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 Open World Leadership Center trust fund ....................

¥15

¥14

Balance, end of year ..................................................... ...................

04.00

Special and Trust Fund Receipts (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8300–0–7–801

2008 est.

01.99

07.99

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION

2007 est.

02.99
5

2006 actual

Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

2007 est.

2008 est.

Identification code 09–8148–0–7–154

Balance, start of year ....................................................

Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.00 Interest on investments, U.S. Capitol Preservation
Commission ...............................................................

04.00

¥1

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriations:
05.00 U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission ..........................
07.99

Balance, end of year .....................................................

10.00

Total new obligations ................................................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

3
16

3
15

4
15

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

19
¥16

18
¥14

19
¥15

24.40

01.99

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct program activity ..................................................

20 ................... ...................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Discretionary:
40.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................
58.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

10.00

Total new obligations (object class 94.0) ................

20 ................... ...................

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

21.40
22.00

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

29
1

72.40
73.10
73.20

11
16
¥15

12
14
¥15

11
15
¥15

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
Total new obligations ....................................................

74.40

Obligated balance, end of year ................................

24.40

Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new discretionary authority .....................
Outlays from discretionary balances .............................

12
3

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Identification code 09–8300–0–7–801

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Mandatory:
60.26
Appropriation (trust fund) .........................................

72.40

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

10
1

11
1

30
11
12
¥20 ................... ...................
10

Change in obligated balances:
Obligated balance, start of year ................................... ................... ...................

¥1

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities
for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House
Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal
year 2008 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION. Whenever
in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the
Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for
or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position
appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such
Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall
be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members,
officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives,
and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of
public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued under existing law.
SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection (a)
of section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as authorized under
such subsection.
SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for administrative
expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the
Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established
by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except
that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating
legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as
the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. The Architect of the Capitol,
in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington
Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square
582 on the south, and the beginning of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast.
SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to
a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or
any other appropriation Act.

SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES. No part
of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND—Continued
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 09–8148–0–7–154

88.40

89.00
90.00

2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

¥1

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

15
14

14
14

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8148–0–7–154

2006 actual

11.1
25.1
41.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ........
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ........................

99.0
99.0
99.5

99.9

Total new obligations ................................................

2007 est.

1
8
5

2008 est.

1
8
4

1
8
5

14
13
14
1
1
1
1 ................... ...................
16

Employment Summary
Identification code 09–8148–0–7–154

1001

2006 actual

Direct:
Civilian full-time equivalent employment .....................

2007 est.

2008 est.

GENERAL FUND RECEIPT ACCOUNT
(in millions of dollars)
2006 actual

2007 est.

2008 est.

Offsetting receipts from the public:
01–322000 All other general fund proprietary receipts
including budget clearing accounts ..................................

General Fund Offsetting receipts from the public .....................

Full text of Budget of the United States Government - Appendix : Fiscal Year 2008 : Legislative Branch

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