123STA T .8 1 7PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 —M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9miscel l an e ou si t ems inclu d in gp u r c h ase , e x change, maintenance, repair and operation o fH ouse motor v ehicles, interparliamentar y receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $742 , 0 00 .CHILD C ARE CE NT ER F or salaries and expenses of the House of R epresentatives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account esta b lished by section 31 2 ( d ) (1) of the L egislative B ranch A ppropria - tions Act, 1 9 92 (2 U . S .C. 20 6 2), sub j ect to the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro- priations of the House of Representatives. AD M INI S TRATI V E P R O VISIONS SE C . 101. (a) RE QU IRIN G AMOUNTS REMAINING IN M EM B ERS ’ RE P RESENTATIONAL ALLO W ANCES T O BE USED F OR D EFICIT REDUC- TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT. —N ot w ithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘ ‘H O US E OF REPRESENTAT IV ES—SALARIES AND E X PENSES— MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2009. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2009 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. SEC. 102. (a) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall deposit all amounts received as promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments into the House Services Revolving Fund under section 10 5 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005. (b) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 117m(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph
‘‘(6) The collection of promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments.’’. (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. SEC. 103. (a) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(d) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the heading ‘Allowances and Expenses’ may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and made avail- able under the heading ‘House Office Buildings’, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives.’’. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year. Ap p licab ili ty.2USC95 b no t e . Applicability. 2 USC 1 1 7m note.
