113 HR 4487 RS: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-05-05
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely:<enum>I</enum><header>LEGISLATIVE BRANCH</header><appropriations-major id="HA5C83A447CA0475E91CDADBCA477531B"><header>House of Representatives</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H364E618555EB43B5AE11EB340A1FCFCF"><header>Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows:</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H495926B28038454DA085DDB16E33D45A"><header>House Leadership Offices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker,
$6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office
of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official
expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader,
$7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority
Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority
Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until
January 2, 2016.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HA4AC4C285A424747AB1FDDB7AA57DE4E"><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Members’ Representational Allowances</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H421D4DD069034AA495DCD4E01AFEC453"><header>Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and
official mail, $554,317,732.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H958DAC0A09554CAABF9A9901752FCC6A"><header>Committee Employees</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HE1021232F2D14FDD8137E243F762BCAA"><header>Standing Committees, Special and Select</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House
resolutions, $123,903,173: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016,
except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until
expended for committee room upgrading.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H42D27462AEBE464DABC8A684D6839D8D"><header>Committee on Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HA666082EEDD64BFF85F56C49CCDDBD0C"><header>Salaries, Officers and Employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864,
including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more
than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which
not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is
for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of
Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and
including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; 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, $1,952,249; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,
$8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for
the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other
authorized employees, $478,986.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H21D89133987D402AA506E8C92288AD47"><header>Allowances and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including:
supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and
administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions
for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business
Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall
remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior
Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of
Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; 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, $720,247.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H4893F450CA6649038DD252D907DB8551"><header>Administrative Provisions</header></appropriations-intermediate><section id="HD6182433D9A44A049721EC2C5F98FADC"><enum>101.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H508C652D6CCB4A058A59E4C4A97D4324"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit
Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances</header-in-text></quote> shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made
under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 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).</text></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H7BC2BAD551214504A1D506BCC2086580" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</text></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="HF997ADB1A6434D1EB31069275CBEF444" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>As used in this section, the term <quote>Member of the House of Representatives</quote> means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-small id="H842A2E28AAB6458FBC58FB870E0B527D"><header>delivery of bills and resolutions</header></appropriations-small><section id="H46E8E37F9A1B43BABCF75C1D58C99905"><enum>102.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint
resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress) unless the Member requests a copy.</text><appropriations-small id="H63F007202E484BA5928DBE82234BC1A9"><header>delivery of congressional record</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="HA999844DB4EA4A99865B95CCF129414A"><enum>103.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version
of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress).</text><appropriations-small id="H55DFBEEB10274264A4B26BFE00F0831E"><header>limitation on amount available to lease vehicles</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="H6F501B81CD4043F391BD1C1AEA982CE8"><enum>104.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members'
Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile
district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the
vehicle in any month.</text><appropriations-small id="HDE5E933843F549419337E274876A9A00"><header>limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="HFB030B6D34EE43D5A0A53859EDF6D5FB"><enum>105.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more
than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all
offices of the House of Representatives.</text><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idAE9D1164537341EDB5F28AD056E2B9DE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">JOINT ITEMS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Joint Committees, as follows:</text></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id78B5AA15AFEE404CAE6E556A52A650A7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint Economic Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id1A0D2EB26E15451BA398B9C90D3F32AE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint Committee on Taxation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,004,000, to be disbursed by the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For other joint items, as follows:</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id55266F720E404F19BC6453644DE56255"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Attending Physician</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the
Attending Physician and his assistants, including:</text><paragraph id="HECF85676F5A9440B8EF3B956ACFCB2A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5D883A28994054948DABEB28BB39A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB526EAD999694C36831BF060E3291B9F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the
Attending Physician;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7368B276675F414FADD90948BB4850FE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants
on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H75440CFAA50A4980B02FF8F89854134D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall
be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and
shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives.</text></paragraph></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id09C123F847F245C3949579829A416F80"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Congressional Accessibility Services</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H8678B88814B44CFF858267687C8F6B83"><header>Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idB64ECC11C20842F6A2E106EC98D439E4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CAPITOL POLICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-small id="HCC942FDBA0B94F85B31BBB3A65FC6049"><header>salaries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and
Government contributions for health, retirement, social security,
professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits,
$286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the
Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H05CC316253BF4035A2C363595254D9DB"><header>general expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other
equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons,
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee
assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services,
travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in
connection with official representation and reception expenses,
$61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his
designee: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 2015
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available
to the Department of Homeland Security.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id44CE1BEAEAEA4CE7801227FA77AD5A8B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id9E630D6A69E84180A96D383C97394762"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1385">2 U.S.C. 1385</external-xref>), $3,959,000
(increased by $500,000), of which $450,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the
Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and
reception expenses.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id8CA31C591EB24B20AB5C84005DA1835F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id62FCAA9C724649A28E70F3C0FE8DD579"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not
more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation
and reception expenses, $45,700,000.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id4921C792FFE34BE89F6FB154F6C1A60A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idB6CBD297232149B2B30ACDC8FEBB9537"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $91,555,000
(reduced by $500,000).</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id521364690A734CD7B96A689CC9D85CE1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Building</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $53,126,000, of
which $28,817,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id99EA504893344C669BD9FAB52FA58CD4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Grounds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate
and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,993,000, of
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HB4D6DF7E5F474D3FBA0A34C06DF2A532"><header>House Office Buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings,
$71,622,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2019.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000,
to remain available until expended.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA050C40952274133A450B4327700B1B1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Power Plant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $93,152,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2019: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as
herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idE792AAE399E444138077A5333951FEF4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Library Buildings and Grounds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the
Library buildings and grounds, $41,733,000, of which $16,542,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id5DCDFDFA9E1942E58515DA698FF76EB8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$19,486,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD5AD163CF0514FB195E00CC93F44CEA2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Botanic Garden</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $15,022,946 (reduced
by $3,166,946), of which $5,122,946 shall remain available until September
30, 2019: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2146">2 U.S.C. 2146</external-xref>), upon vouchers
approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HF9C90D993D1340BEAAB9C93768E55D7C"><header> Capitol Visitor Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,875,000.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA35DD22FE848431684C3FD668D8BB41D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Provision</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H8AF60847A2E4489196364518473F6F36"><header>scrims</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="HC543340E7C664376ADC1A7B7E1454C23"><enum>1001.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of
building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by
the Architect of the Capitol.</text><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id24EEAF90578646BB8A406F97869B9D66"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">LIBRARY OF CONGRESS</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idF3448F0CDCCE4A7D98133A0C3A45A6EC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009;
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, $424,057,000, of which not
more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2015, 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 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the
development and maintenance of an international legal information database
and activities related thereto: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $6,350,000: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the
digital collections and educational curricula program.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id6652CEF441514028ADE0498C8D1CC3B0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copyright Office</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2669AA65FBB84F00AB860D8C98DFCCD4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of which not more than
$27,971,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/17/708">section 708(d)</external-xref> of title 17, United States Code: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 under
sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $33,582,000: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an <quote>International Copyright Institute</quote> in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of
developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That not more than $6,500 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding any provision of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/17/8">chapter 8</external-xref> of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made
available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and
payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119,
and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the
administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception
of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and
staff under section 802(e).</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id9778A37A04F34999B4C8ED5244FB37FF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional Research Service</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id6C3BB74128B44B7891FB9181D15C2742"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/166">2 U.S.C. 166</external-xref>) and to revise and extend the Annotated
Constitution of the United States of America, $106,095,000: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any
publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id88F603EF900447ED876DCCC09D1CD392"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id5A31D1A70BB44A78BD80D2EACAB90896"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2
U.S.C. 135a), $50,429,000: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide
newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the
individual.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id28EFF1608357467BA4F1ADFDAB7B37A8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Provision</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H18405820E3134AAAA7F0B7F3441D6061"><header>reimbursable and revolving fund activities</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="HAAC02CDC2D2F43A0B2B9EAFE9C703C0D"><enum>1101.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF8F23BBA750B442AA8A3D313FEF29538"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2015, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000.</text></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H08F7DC9919894AF48C6859675E21887B" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>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.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id4D6F15C66EFF4C26A5B12921B4A6DCFD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id54CC056D3B324DEBA04E5CE655536394"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional Printing and Binding</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id68383670931B459AA84B3183728EFF75"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the distribution of Congressional
information in any format; expenses necessary for preparing the
semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized
by law (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/902">section 902</external-xref> 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, $79,736,000: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/906">section 906</external-xref> of title 44,
United States Code: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">section 718</external-xref> 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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/7">chapter 7</external-xref> 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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">section 718</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this
appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record
on only a monthly and session basis.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idDAD1CB3E4E69419CBD8B51DB823702D2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Superintendent of Documents</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0848AD2A9C444D648D9EAB7883915718"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">salaries and expenses</header></appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id12A02FB70EF14F0990598ACA8AE14BF7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(including transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$31,500,000: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 2013 and 2014 to depository and other
designated libraries: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idBB347A8A339F4476BC08484A74F2DF0B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government Printing Office Revolving Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund, $11,348,000, to remain available
until expended, for information technology development and facilities
repair: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
provided by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">section 9104</external-xref> 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in
connection with official representation and reception expenses: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger
motor vehicles: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any format: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings <quote>Office of Superintendent of Documents</quote> and <quote>Salaries and Expenses</quote> may not be used for contracted security services at the Government Printing Office's passport
facility in the District of Columbia.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id027826AF9B2E41C1AE464F09A7BABA99"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id7B0BAF923F8040E9B74E8B4E9B06E1D6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109(b)</external-xref> 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, $519,622,000: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That, in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title
31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from
which costs involved are initially financed.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6015E2F80DE747C6A92C26EA5378A04A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Provision</header></appropriations-intermediate><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1E2CB13838D4718A6027250A30AD373" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Center for Audit Excellence</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0F0EA457F5A0409EB56542D7747E52F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Center for Audit Excellence</header><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="HF8340CC8060E4C5588B9462F297277BD" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subchapter:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H249F75BEB0A64A18A5081ADFE00A4F24" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC"><subchapter id="HC7386CC202B5454BA15EB7FDD0C468B7"><enum>VII</enum><header>Center for Audit Excellence</header><section id="H5B867BDDFCCF481D92D1B9EEB83047C9"><enum>791.</enum><header>Center for audit excellence</header><subsection id="H9E110A4972A943C89828EF0C72B2CF8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government
Accountability Office to be known as the <quote>Center for Audit Excellence</quote> (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the <quote>Center</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H2957FC9D7E3544FA9F47FA59323F8F14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose and Activities</header><paragraph id="H0DAB94C359E54FCD9D46AD792B55B929"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing
affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and
products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments
(including the Federal government, State and local governments, tribal
governments, and governments of foreign nations), international
organizations, and other private organizations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEC4685EE468D492B80119DE9E59ACDA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of qualified personnel and entities</header><text>Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical
assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1)
in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish
and publish.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1830F2838B8F462E896ACA7CEA274CCE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header><paragraph id="H1647746FBFDF4EB3BCCCEA10DA26C40E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Permitting charging of fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance
basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services
provided by the Center under this subchapter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HDDD3EA2C60804E9C9528B33A91786FD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit into separate account</header><text>The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for
Audit Excellence Account established under section 792.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H245CE8E5B2CE4CCB8EB024BA0DF843EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Gifts of Property and Services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both
real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to
support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General
may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines
that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to
compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office.</text></subsection><subsection id="H927215D89CC443959B0CE87E56C7D0E3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sense of Congress Regarding Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the
Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying
out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that
the operation of the Center will not have a negative impact on the ability
of the Office to maintain a consistently high level of service to
Congress.</text></subsection></section><section id="H472FE7658C2946CA943249ABDF8586BA"><enum>792.</enum><header>Account</header><subsection id="HE2F47380DEA845FE801B508938D788A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Separate Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office
the <quote>Center for Audit Excellence Account</quote>, which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and
such other amounts as may be appropriated under law.</text></subsection><subsection id="H5A1FDC0741F74049BEE5AAE29F06B437"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of Account</header><text>Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General,
in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year
limitation, to carry out this subchapter.</text></subsection></section><section id="H3B7F7DF024244ED0AAF14A72FB60797B"><enum>793.</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.</text></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H1D9D5C72EE8A4F25A16C55E92A76764F" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBED139B2C00141B2A8F7F62B01351481" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="USC"><toc changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><toc-entry level="subchapter">Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">791. Center for Audit Excellence.</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">792. Account.</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">793. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H9D9E086CB02046578D5C7EE7BCFD2DD7" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval of Business Plan</header><text>The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter
VII of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection
(a)) until—</text><paragraph id="H5EF8B3097F774774B24FF7282FCB8668"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H35C66EDEE4FA4922A09397E22C9D4EFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each such Committee approves the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><appropriations-major id="H14037CC68171483C8CC5BCFB54EACF72"><header>OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1151">2 U.S.C. 1151</external-xref>), $3,420,000.</text></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H71C5598CDD8E45F587F9521707391D5F"><header>JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1105">2 U.S.C. 1105</external-xref>), $430,000.</text></appropriations-intermediate><enum>II</enum><header>GENERAL PROVISIONS</header><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA52A6101B8014C88B88816915B1F3C3E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><text>No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided
under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of
Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for
the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEDE926D05CE649D38D7EEFBC9CB62703" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><text>No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal
year 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9428BE0E4F85430991E5062DF5673FAE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><text>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: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCED47B021D3343D286123928DAD76007" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><text>The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109</external-xref> 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.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5E473FF2FEC4408E8804510E56EFBD8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><text>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.</text></section><section id="H211F348342B544A6A03E7A6ADC813E52"><enum>206.</enum><text>The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to
maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, 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.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56B9980596D54FC8A59BC95133011BD9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><text>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.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F500D1642994CA9A1AF6AD50F063A96" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idED52F4C476704A9C93C92BA3E6B44295"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the
Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of
the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of
offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of
Representatives and Senate.</text></subsection><subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1726772E5EB440DBB8FA548812A2539" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol
with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in
subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to
restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided
tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the
Capitol.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8822E3C422034F4B9697B5EDAF3A22E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/31">2 U.S.C. 31</external-xref>) (relating to cost of
living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C6609EB45B34308A776B9278F047F2D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>210.</enum><header>Spending Reduction Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount by which the applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 302(b) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, excluding Senate items, exceeds the
amount of proposed new budget authority is $0 (increased by $3,166,946).</text></section><section id="H89168C0EB5B2469D9057FDCF8F1801DB"><enum>211.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of
disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under
section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/5535">2 U.S.C. 5535</external-xref>) to the office of a Member of the
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to
the Congress).</text></section><section id="H6417704B345F4FC794DC8EEC88740310"><enum>212.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the
House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of
Representatives.</text><appropriations-small id="H13B3CD00B3FF4208B5738D69BD9FE9B1"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></appropriations-small></section>That the following sums are appropriated,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for
other
purposes, namely:<enum>I</enum><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idA690F3D6437A41C5803401501CFA1C3C" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id809B4458FED64624A9E0E87D3B745687" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SENATE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idC2981409BCF6409DA3CE37611437F8D5" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expense allowances</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expense allowances of the Vice
President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the
Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate,
$39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate,
$9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate,
$9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman;
and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees,
$4,690 for each Chairman; in all,
$174,840<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idADCD72DFE0A24C229D207476048B1B04" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representation Allowances for the Majority
and Minority Leaders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate,
$14,070 for each such Leader; in all,
$28,140<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id31EC6B3371164F5A8C3F886075A8EB4C" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries, officers and
employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For compensation of
officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency
contributions, $177,350,812<italic>,</italic>
which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following
limitations:</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idA13A6009D40441289531911207A1ED2B" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Vice President</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Office of the Vice President,
$2,417,248<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id045EA688B84743E88D37FF2E3C7A579B" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the President Pro
Tempore</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Office of the
President Pro Tempore,
$723,466<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id7532DDEC66EC461284FAA084B67179FA" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offices of the Majority and Minority
Leaders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Offices of the
Majority and Minority Leaders,
$5,255,576<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id16E061D2D49845B19327C02D5192E5B5" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offices of the Majority and Minority
Whips</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Offices of the
Majority and Minority Whips,
$3,359,424<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id0CB857B27FAD45BC887DF9BB430EA932" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee on Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries of the Committee on
Appropriations,
$14,942,000<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id53583BDD75664627AE52521DE2BFF7C1" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conference Committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $1,658,000 for
each such committee; in all,
$3,316,000<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idF067C76E1C18476D92EDC83D58BCA74B" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offices of the Secretaries of the
Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Offices of the Secretaries of the
Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority,
$817,402<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id58829B325B874E95977253FAB18B33CA" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy Committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries of the Majority Policy
Committee and the Minority Policy Committee,
$1,692,905 for each such committee; in all,
$3,385,810<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idA9BCC60A2F49469786A3E05897F0FAEE" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Chaplain</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Office of the Chaplain,
$416,886<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id0948B3D5A8D847AF92A986FB336F1F9E" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Office of the Secretary,
$24,684,000<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id8B52917787FC44C18A553D856F0E20D8" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Office of the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$69,000,000<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idB538A7CEE3664B3E9A7A4E67EF4DD751" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority
and Minority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Offices of
the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority,
$1,762,000<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idFFD9F509ECB14B459E4CDE34B796629A" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency Contributions and Related
Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For agency
contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related
expenses, $47,271,000<italic>.
</italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idB9A5124A56F44900A8F65C320052AD60" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
Senate</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id896B27DE3161439685856FA9C56105D6" reported-display-style="italic"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Legislative Counsel of the Senate,
$5,408,500<italic>.</italic></text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idBECF974FCBA84FA8AFDE22C195ADADCC" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Senate Legal
Counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and
expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,120,000.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idD490C6DE93914B7688CE2D538E60FDEC" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expense allowances of the Secretary of
the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary
for the Minority of the Senate,
$7,110<italic></italic>; in all,
$28,440.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id95EBAD3D7B8641B5BB6BC517FA028981" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contingent Expenses of the Senate
</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idFDA395502BA545FF8609B89EC0075E12" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inquiries and Investigations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/304">Public Law 96–304</external-xref>), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th
Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$133,265,000, of which
$26,650,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id5FFE1EA5E72D4E788CD76A9852D8B1D4" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus
on International Narcotics Control</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of the United States Senate
Caucus on International Narcotics Control,
$508,000.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id43D9E9F5AEFA4ACAB9AD12D47E6FC976" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary of the Senate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate, $6,250,000 of which
$4,350,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idDB2497B26451496B902110B2041A9515" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$130,300,000<italic>,</italic> which shall
remain available until September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id9F717B9A8D104C07A292D5C4F9867C5E" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous Items</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For miscellaneous items,
$21,178,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id19A75993533642C18AC1E207608100E4" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senators' Official Personnel and Office
Expense Account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Senators'
Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$390,000,000<italic></italic> of which
$19,109,214 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.<italic></italic></text></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id8A0144D738BE4C1A9F6F48671B2E7EE3" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Official Mail Costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses necessary for official mail
costs of the Senate,
$300,000.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idF72542C6CB5C44F091157E10634FBC5C" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
Provisions</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id80EB4E58CED94C13B9AE5D28390A8794" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senate Stationery Procurement</header></appropriations-small><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76067AFD21AB4B5D912B5F6DC288E135" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE50093F76BB740618C9FEDF9F0F880A2"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6569">2 U.S.C. 6569</external-xref>, 6570, 6571) are repealed.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id64aa89db1f7f42b48832699bcbd8132f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading <quote>For contingent expenses, namely</quote>: under the subheading <quote>Senate</quote>, under the heading <quote>Legislative</quote> of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6572">2 U.S.C. 6572</external-xref>), is amended by striking <quote>sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine,</quote> and inserting <quote>section 69</quote>.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="idBBF8DA82953C43D0BF6942C584714BF8" reported-display-style="italic"><header>Eliminate Paper Filing of Senate Campaign Reports</header></appropriations-small><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idefd725514e12454dad0915081ad06238" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>2.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/432">2 U.S.C. 432(g)</external-xref>) is amended to read as
follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87FB94420E674BFBB12050A54CF188BA" style="appropriations"><subsection commented="no" id="idDCE20464B8754DA6ACC781C488DF0C61"><enum><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">(g)</added-phrase></enum><header>Filing with the commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with
the Commission.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block><appropriations-major id="idF6FB1E750D444643AC26F370CBADD12F"><header>House of Representatives</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="idE3502E128F8D4EBD853BC1286E055C65"><header>Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows:</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id55BBA7AAD2B44F2693DC5EEE01CD944E"><header>House Leadership Offices</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker,
$6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office
of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official
expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader,
$7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority
Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority
Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until
January 2, 2016.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="idF71342F21D20491B92E6CC12694C6DA4"><header display-inline="no-display-inline">Members’ Representational Allowances</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="idDC904949B63143B8A03737BCF60755C5"><header>Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and
official mail, $554,317,732.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id3B83011DB5F7464A9944F35317995092"><header>Committee Employees</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id2C76CD6E62BE48968413568108E54D3E"><header>Standing Committees, Special and Select</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House
resolutions, $123,903,173: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016,
except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until
expended for committee room upgrading.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id02DEDCAD6D8F40B5A7B7986A026AC58F"><header>Committee on Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, 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: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="idB850DBA31CB14F06AA3231E291F05758"><header>Salaries, Officers and Employees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864,
including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more
than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which
not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is
for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of
Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and
including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; 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, $1,952,249; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,
$8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for
the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other
authorized employees, $478,986.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id3322C72B1BB94E60A6812373ADE35373"><header>Allowances and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including:
supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and
administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions
for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business
Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall
remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior
Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of
Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; 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, $720,247.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="id19694A3124A4497589CAA6F558A5CF78"><header>Administrative Provisions</header>
</appropriations-intermediate></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idBCF9BA5F062A40DB89F0E8A5EC31C5F3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>101.</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF0AEC67118B74370B318A421976B3AB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit
Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for <quote><header-in-text level="subsection">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances</header-in-text></quote> shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made
under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 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).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id99934B5864E048B8A8D1E71D7BAABD6F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id963FF8DA5E8C4A13998B8A67F4FD9B22" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>As used in this section, the term <quote>Member of the House of Representatives</quote> means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-small changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id230032CBC8B247599BFBAF8140AE3F49" reported-display-style="italic"><header>delivery of bills and resolutions</header>
</appropriations-small><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idAB8B4BD675474A6484B6BFAF9EB13110" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>102.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint
resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress) unless the Member requests a copy.</text><appropriations-small id="idC989F35812A94F718F56F6947195C2EC"><header>delivery of congressional record</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id7BE280A9BB684439BE24AF94C4D924E3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>103.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version
of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress).</text><appropriations-small id="id4FD63865B3F14D6987B2D13A1B09231A"><header>limitation on amount available to lease vehicles</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idFE1423A9A7B14E2AA3D526203A01C62A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>104.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members'
Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile
district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the
vehicle in any month.</text><appropriations-small id="id50F11179FB164734B1F1C744CD721D81"><header>limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id795252F32F3A4F0A9C3EAD8EC90F0CF7" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more
than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all
offices of the House of Representatives.</text><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id997E06BEC75B42D782F5D1C49EA9F9EC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">JOINT ITEMS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Joint Committees, as
follows:</text></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA3A1BC595C9045C5A826E7915092B63F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint Economic Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Joint
Economic Committee, $4,246,000, to be disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id8B1BEFD12522462CB4B1D946F50D910D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint Committee on Taxation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Joint
Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id1A9E845D19114243925B45DD618BAE6F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Attending
Physician</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For medical
supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for
the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6599EFE676B4BCDBCB1766077B96450"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an allowance of
$2,175 per month to the Attending
Physician;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A6D852CF069479E83B43A6028F5B651"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an allowance of
$1,300 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id559BB8076F9F473EA88BFAE04DDC6F38"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an allowance of
$725 per month each to three medical officers
while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84FADBCF170E4E1091AA798EC794E01A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an allowance of
$725 per month to 2 assistants and
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants
on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2056BE85D4B14179A125242FF72C1D8C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,486,000
for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for
staff
and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be
advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall
be
available for all the purposes thereof,
$3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.</text></paragraph></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id9EDAEB1B93BB4B70B141DBDCA191055A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Congressional Accessibility
Services </header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF5CA7B73BF2343299D63DB110E1B2FDD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">salaries and expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Office of
Congressional Accessibility Services,
$1,400,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idDC1C2A2D53B548209CEADF5951CC96F7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CAPITOL
POLICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id7377CFF13E4F46909CA45AA2502D4ED8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries of employees of the Capitol
Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government
contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability
insurance, and other applicable employee benefits,
$284,588,499, of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his<italic></italic>
designee.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id8784679C9EF945B9836E8BA0BC5C424E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Capitol
Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security
equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program,
postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and
liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more
than $5,000 to be expended on the certification
of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation
and reception expenses, $59,459,499, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 2015 shall be paid
by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of
Homeland Security.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id620C9A1D539445889B1055CE26D736F1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OFFICE OF
COMPLIANCE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA9447D41FD2D4F16BDA9AF0D5E7535C9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses of the Office of
Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1385">2 U.S.C. 1385</external-xref>), $3,959,000, of
which $450,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not more than
$500 may be expended on the certification of the
Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official
representation and reception expenses.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id28ED919238284C0DB57851E29F8A6451"><header>Administrative provision</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id4409347F55054794A14F75488BD6FA22"><header>EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS</header></appropriations-small></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id3E1FEF7826954C46AD9911CCFF6FA0E2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>1001.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1381">2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employees’’ and inserting
‘‘covered employees by the end of each fiscal year’’.</text><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idE0D7C4C35F6E4B5A97EB1EB03C4F1A97"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
OFFICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idB50E99C5B7C04D9796D6140292C0521F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses necessary for
operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than
$6,000 to be expended on the certification of
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses,
$46,057,000.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id74D6B493CAD6463294447D05BB95BA86"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ARCHITECT OF THE
CAPITOL</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id67530D27C5364DD581B1AC627215682F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $93,348,000, of which
$1,617,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD25BE4D7B6A74F08BFF4D5BF114E83B7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Building</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol,
$53,313,000, of which
$7,617,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000
shall remain available until expended solely for expenses related to
rehabilitation of the U.S. Capitol Dome.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC08AAC518B8343A8BC01E9A3256143E4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Grounds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for care and
improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office
buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant,
$11,973,000, of which
$2,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idE111650C5994448FBAE8C6687433A8AC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senate Office Buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the
maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect
of the Capitol, $100,272,000, of which
$41,447,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCAD5EA7E3F0C48A2B4C9E04BD6CCAEC3"><header>House Office Buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings,
$71,622,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idE724FC8AF443461DB1D719D9E0951631"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000,
to remain available until expended.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id34620C5F0AE44DE88ADC3A24C7E6EF7D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Power Plant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $94,768,000, of which
$10,386,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not more than
$9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for
obligation during fiscal year 2015.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id3DCD5468434B4D37AB3E35B67CDEFE1E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Library Buildings and Grounds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the
mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
buildings and grounds, $47,628,000, of which
$22,490,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD1692EC14A0B402F9E1C86B6297AF7C3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and
Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$20,659,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC09C30B675774994804F624DBC13E3DD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Botanic
Garden</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$15,573,000, of which
$5,693,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2019:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the amount made
available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2146">2 U.S.C. 2146</external-xref>), upon vouchers approved by the
Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized
designee.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id8462C6D01F30468687C057BEE7AA5EBC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capitol Visitor Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses for the operation
of the Capitol Visitor Center,
$20,844,000.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id852C4B9FB2E2419580E531BF9696BB1E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
Provision</header></appropriations-intermediate></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idc87ad1af6ec54a0194375ae88f271c2a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>1101.</enum><header>U.S. Botanic Garden administration of educational outreach and services </header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA2735C354081472B91C76993B75F1DE6"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the
Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities
under such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to
support the United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties,
authorities, and mission.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idA092CE57DB9A462799D20CB9591EAD96" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7DB6E1953B7E4392811F1770A8DCD3E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on
the Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract,
cooperative
agreement, or memorandum
of understanding, with a qualified
entity to conduct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit,
program, class, or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the
United States Botanic Garden.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id6C6A7D03C1AD4D678D261E0EE9E08336" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any agreement
under paragraph (1) may—</text><subparagraph id="id967E1CC989344FD0ABA5F75D5FDD066A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program or class described in paragraph (1) in
order to cover all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies,
honoraria, or associated expenses for the
program or class;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82A7DC10F85F4EC3A96E1DAD682F482E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to such terms as the Architect considers appropriate and necessary, grant temporary
concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to
grant temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an
educational exhibit, program, class, or
outreach described in paragraph (1), including concessions for
food and merchandise sales that are specifically related to the
educational mission involved.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4FBFD62C5A04E61BBE866C757489FD5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/5104">Section 5104(c)</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under
this subsection.</text></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id19979CB9BD6343B2A7F268CEBBB75796" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In this subsection, the term <term>qualified entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idD62C4A7363AB42C19DC043B835BFBB39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id017D5C3E08434607AAEBC47E5C6E3A99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the
Capitol determines shares interests complementary to the educational
mission of the United States Botanic Garden.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id2234502B50344382BD228E850F1F8897" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any agreement providing for the
construction or improvement of real property.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id41AE52F1619E4671A1BA04D34D4C58CC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><text>This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id22A5E11EABDF41A8AF62891EE1E3CCA6" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id655FA80E95A34E80A6CFBAD0A3AAE1AE" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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; activities under the Civil Rights
History Project Act of 2009; 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,
$416,172,999, of which not more than
$6,000,000 shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain
available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32
Stat. 480; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/150">2 U.S.C. 150</external-xref>) and not more than
$350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the
development and maintenance of an international legal information database and
activities related thereto:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the total amount available for obligation
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$6,350,000:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the total
amount appropriated, $7,271,000 shall remain
available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula
program.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idE8EBEF95DC964A52BFE2D8C384D53684" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copyright
Office</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id9F76200191BC48C5A6B980E1933E2931" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For all necessary expenses of the Copyright
Office, $53,140,499, of which not more than
$27,971,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal
year 2015 under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/17/708">section 708(d)</external-xref> of title 17, United States Code:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That not more than
$5,611,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and
1316 of such title:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the total amount available for obligation
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$33,582,000:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That not more than
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available
for the maintenance of an <quote>International Copyright Institute</quote> in
the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training
nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and
policies:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That not more than $6,500 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That notwithstanding any provision of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/17/8">chapter 8</external-xref> of title 17, United States
Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to
royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections
111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in
the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception
of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and
staff under section 802(e).</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id15E9FEC1894041A0B4DE4B71C35060BB" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional Research
Service</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idF0233C0BB77D41E7B0C48F7D5F191DC4" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $107,796,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That no part of such
amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any
publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idE22F1A678FAB4EC8BD1FDCCBC3017266" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Books for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id7EC1D948E4654329B33CEA40A23A0FD2" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For salaries and expenses to carry out the
Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/135a">2 U.S.C. 135a</external-xref>),
$50,247,500:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at
no cost to the individual.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idD61152B86D844305A0E869B8CC9BDE7A" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
Provisions</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idC94527121E3D49AF81D20D3A4A3D121B" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursable and Revolving Fund
Activities</header></appropriations-small><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52012EB1B0144878A813542A92EE2818" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE75E8EF7B1D449239B0D5D2386034773"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2015, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection
(b) may not exceed $203,057,000.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59BDC77A881243749A2751F7A022C5CE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idA7777AC41599429A810BE562FD7D2736" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TRANSFER
AUTHORITY</header></appropriations-small><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40691172C6064ACA94CE8D15F357BC61" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1202.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5BD829BD79184E6A862490665C1A7DD0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2015, amounts appropriated for the Library of Congress
may be
transferred during the fiscal year between any of the headings under the
heading <quote>Library of Congress</quote> upon the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44A15489583A445AAA64BDAF43FC8A33" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 10 percent of the total
amount of funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the
heading
<quote>Library of Congress</quote> in the fiscal year may be transferred from
that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idFD459C59BEB64D07B0B76CF1181AD7DE" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING
OFFICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idAF5C66016DA9447A84A2ADC562E69030" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional Publishing</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id48EFA0EDF6F14AEFB356DF5E6355EC25" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional
information in any format;
expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as
authorized by law (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/902">section 902</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code); publishing of
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to
Members of Congress; and publishing and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the
recipient, $82,545,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/906">section 906</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That this
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under
the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That notwithstanding
the 2-year limitation under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">section 718</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, none
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this
account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be
transferred to the Government Publishing 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: <proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 904 of title 44, United States Code, this
appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record
on only a monthly and session basis.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idFEBF3A7E779E49C9999B66A431F0AE85" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of
Documents</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idEA9B16DEC03D47949A4D07BC0F5A3FDB" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and
Expenses</header></appropriations-small><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idC206141A67CC4F468974A812F4E06651" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent
of Documents, including 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, $31,500,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 2013 and 2014 to depository and
other designated libraries:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this
account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be
transferred to the Government Publishing 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.</text></appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id4C3B1FC46BB54C7DBE1158AA186B82F9" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving
Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payment to the
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund,
$8,064,273, to remain available until expended, for information technology
development and facilities repair:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Government
Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided
by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">section 9104</external-xref> 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 Publishing Office revolving fund:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That not more than
$7,500 may be expended on the certification of
the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official
representation and reception
expenses:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more
than 12 passenger motor vehicles:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That expenditures in connection with travel
expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing
Office shall be deemed
necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That activities
financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any
format:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That
the revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading <quote>Public Information Programs of the
Superintendent of Documents</quote> may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in
the District of Columbia.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idFC0F5A318EB94584ACB5F66B564B6ADA" reported-display-style="italic"><header>Administrative
Provision</header></appropriations-intermediate><section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id19452EA881D749D9AA12A7A5760D0268" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Redesignation of Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id07F7646FA9874111A0F34FB29FF07D27"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="ida2457f02b2c240359dbda773ea39bbc1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate,
directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of
enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the
Government Publishing Office.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idE938758E63F74EE282F23E09C3802383" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Title 44, United States Code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 44, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id133608460ED6495393B8BB122C0B3831"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Public Printer</quote> each place that term appears and inserting <quote>Director of the Government Publishing Office</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id6CF2057D7A494BCC87216D003686A01F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115,
1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Public Printer</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Director of the Government Publishing Office</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id6538BF59E53F4736BDC35B1598545C2D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other references</header><text>Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation,
certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on
the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer shall be
considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing
Office.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id7225E5F254DF4DB48B0D28DB9AD7C09A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Title 44, United States Code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 44, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id4351445AAE1E4ACFBA858C737A09E0C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Deputy Public Printer</quote> each place that term appears and inserting <quote>Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE6B9F138F0BF4863ABD63C7BC5C8ED23"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Deputy Public Printer</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1C18A54302945C9957601B22309246E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Other references</header><text>Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation,
certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on
the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public Printer shall be
considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government
Publishing Office.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id462C759C4119427EBDE731BA8DDF3056" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/301">Section 301</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idEF864C03947A46508436FB640E9017E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7888BC30861840EB8412F7B2420433A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence, by striking <quote>His</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idEF73F933AE3840E6A4CF1FE2C3399D77" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/302">Section 302</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idACE00C045EBF4A19B494F0EF5CEC2EED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id753D6A86FD124883B39272CFE7272CCF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52072AD491624A2E9690B485E07CFDC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>He</quote> and inserting <quote>The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA2F6DDDCDE344A0A453EA769D506498"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk,</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6BDD62560CB4E1DB6A2C4CF96BFD6B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, and perform</quote> and inserting <quote>and perform</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD65E27B396E7436DBDB9753CC11DEECE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of him</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AF38FD3D3DD48269616C0CFB28F8C9F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/3">Chapter 3</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03A64E953269431BA46F5FF85887EF51"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence of section 304, by striking <quote>or his</quote> and inserting <quote>or the Director's</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CFF3C4AEB734AF5A177492A462C0A60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 305(a)—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FC4CFA0536E4AC784D29034D08B0F21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>he considers</quote> and inserting <quote>the Director considers</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F2EA35CD81B460B8B1761D522945E0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>He may not</quote> and inserting <quote>The Director of the Government Publishing Office may not</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7687A5D5E47741D6A49017A5EBBED7BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 306, by striking <quote>his direction</quote> and inserting <quote>the direction of the Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B6B8040F8EA4654931F626793901013"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 308—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30A78DE0800346248CF1F0FC80DF9399"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5C3D7B9BA9F14F30AE7F4610476007A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his accounts</quote> and inserting <quote>the accounts of the disbursing officer</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61E772D63B6A43159883E6B7288BD8FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his name</quote> and inserting <quote>the name of the disbursing officer</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC5FF38CE03847818F3FECDCC16A345D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC867EAB08F1C4B4EB5A1F460B3E9499A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his estate</quote> and inserting <quote>the estate of the disbursing officer</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC7B704DDC674F44A0F3F7355F5809EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to him</quote> and inserting <quote>to the deputy disbursing officer</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D07253D5A384E049118BEF5E95239F9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his service</quote> and inserting <quote>the service of the deputy disbursing officer</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEDE084A18424982A8A97DE13D9024E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F41DC8D6CEE4003B4BDA5B592FF7CE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>by him</quote> and inserting <quote>by such officer or employee</quote>;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F877B992B80419CB0E6D62C05A33993"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>his discretion</quote> and inserting <quote>the discretion of the Comptroller General</quote>; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB660D299206411DA85B2B7281E0149D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>whenever he</quote> each place that terms appears and inserting <quote>whenever the Comptroller General</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0401788A7C3417B9B74EBABE5A7F93A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section 309—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC50A420552C8482F91F438345FA8D822"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking <quote>by him</quote> and inserting <quote>by the Director</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9C75F9536B24AF38A89557091319513"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>his or her discretion</quote> and inserting <quote>the discretion of the Comptroller General</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0621E00956654076B6642898CAFA2346"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section 310, by striking <quote>his written request</quote> and inserting <quote>the written request of the Director</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9716606CC3984A3C934F4ABC2A833F1E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section 311(b), by striking <quote>he justifies</quote> and inserting <quote>the Director justifies</quote>;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id421C3B92EF5847E5AECD9E1AD8584CCB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section 312, by striking <quote>his service</quote> and inserting <quote>the service of such officer</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32EEEE3CE43544E8A10853CA5ADB2F14"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in section 317, by striking <quote>his delegate</quote> and inserting <quote>a delegate of the Director</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id952C060B29E040009AFD23749E6C7198" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id133D431E8E994778BF7724186786290B" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">section 3109(b)</external-xref> 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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3324">section 3324</external-xref> 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
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4081">22 U.S.C. 4081(5)</external-xref>, (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the
Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign
countries, $525,512,999:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That in addition,
$23,750,000 of payments received under sections
782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without
fiscal year limitation:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That payments hereunder to the Forum may be
credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are
initially financed.</text></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id3DDB5BA89C7242AA9D2E03753409BCF9" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative
Provision</header></appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id8EAC1AC1843F4896BA3BFEAC68670442" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">center for audit excellence</header></appropriations-small><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC78C77B8E5674BE4AA0745E9258A6EC5" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCBBAD522BE604E5296CF73ACA65FCEF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Center for audit excellence</header><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id158F42329FA54B8DAE458BBF871DAFB9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subchapter:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10cc5090282f47da86c3fe3c2b82c594" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"><subchapter id="id2234a31e277d408284c92bc80a55f528"><enum>VII</enum><header>Center for audit excellence</header><section id="idf17113fdaad24b24a2f64ebbb9828fee"><enum>791.</enum><header>Center for audit excellence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text><subsection id="id897ce44b6e79427db69b423981873409"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government
Accountability Office to be known as the <quote>Center for Audit Excellence</quote> (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the <quote>Center</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="idf507f980a1ed475faa6954f9fac7bb51"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose and activities</header><paragraph id="id0f9aed4e2f904cac9934d88bbf9660fc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing
affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and
products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments
(including the Federal Government, State and local governments, tribal
governments, and governments of foreign nations), international
organizations, and other private organizations.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf9a0ee15f369425bb55a2d49e85c15d4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determination of qualified personnel and entities</header><text>Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical
assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1)
in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish
and publish.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id526645ae67bd46a5b1f03b621f394bed"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header><paragraph id="idfccd723090e5460ba2f9f982937de2bc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Permitting charging of fees</header><text>The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance
basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services
provided by the Center under this subchapter.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida500a7ed5c624c5f912e8ce1c6627f90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit into separate account</header><text>The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for
Audit Excellence Account established under section 792.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4eb37ebb9ecb4d02a785401c5cde14d8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Gifts of property and services</header><text>The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both
real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to
support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General
may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines
that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to
compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcd68acca843b42898e6280117941031b"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sense of congress regarding personnel</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the
Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying
out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that
the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight
and audit work of the Office.</text></subsection></section><section id="id38e30092def9456c8889b40282c86680"><enum>792.</enum><header>Account</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text><subsection id="id3d687bace16749c49e0b076c2850d34a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of separate account</header><text>There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office
the <quote>Center for Audit Excellence Account</quote>, which shall consist of the fees
deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and such other
amounts as may be appropriated under law.</text></subsection><subsection id="idca2352dbf92f4b67bebd393b43204a35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of account</header><text>Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General,
in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year
limitation, to carry out this subchapter.</text></subsection></section><section id="idc4c288e102c5432089fe77b1bedbeec2"><enum>793.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
subchapter.</text></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idbc1dc4e7c6284157824e63dc6c4354ea" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text><quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idbc1dc4e7c6284157824e63dc6c4454ea" reported-display-style="italic"><toc changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"><toc-entry bold="off" level="subchapter">Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence</toc-entry><toc-entry level="section">791. Center for Audit Excellence.</toc-entry><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">792. Account.</toc-entry><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">793. Authorization of appropriations.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="id0d421a4b549f4ac589785b0bf87e3f15" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval of business plan</header><text>The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter
VII of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">chapter 7</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection
(a)) until—</text><paragraph id="idd353db7c7b844c94aca5998a30e2e2f0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8dba66e2190b47ffaf7ba8f16377c7c1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>each such Committee approves the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idC9B02987FEA641A19A2D35BD35D1F995" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Open World Leadership Center Trust
Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1151">2 U.S.C. 1151</external-xref>),
$5,700,000: <proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging
in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement,
and shall not be used for senior officials of the central government of
Russia.</text></appropriations-major><appropriations-major changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="idE9138269691A4943885CF9E0BAB9A698" reported-display-style="italic"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Training and Development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1105">2 U.S.C. 1105</external-xref>),
$430,000.</text></appropriations-major><enum>II</enum><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idB5CE6D72C05840ABA472A9DA430D9F6C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GENERAL
PROVISIONS</header></appropriations-major><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id901061EB1C5B493098F4146F47FC57E5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE
VEHICLES</header></appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF074A895DDE4C5F8267BB1B1F422DF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except
for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating
to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the
Committee
on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on
Rules and
Administration.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idA6E1F0EA120E493B8B73BE5C022DD570"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FISCAL YEAR
LIMITATION</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93B12ACB00EC42069D39265741F2B4C0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal
year
unless expressly so provided herein.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2FC8C1DF9F2F4DADBF971DE6FA59BC1D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RATES OF COMPENSATION AND
DESIGNATION</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B6DA63939AB45349DAA2EA641466E4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idCB5D8896949D418B8AC055E1B0284373"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CONSULTING
SERVICES</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD782E87923F047D5B7BE5675FEF8E120" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id7820D92225A84017AC3340BD5DF30E70"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> COSTS OF
LBFMC</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD3DDA6B05E44337888CDFDFFC6CB502" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id98501E0DB7B9403297B2D88DB63B801F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD2891EA5FFCF4589AD97B2A306918890" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning
of I–395.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id8068A54BA51648DBBAB73105025B8B4A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">LIMITATION ON
TRANSFERS</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id886618CD6FBA45D492DECED5F6A578BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id6399DCA52B5E4202A2685BE6F3823DB7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GUIDED TOURS OF THE
CAPITOL</header></appropriations-small></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id422AAA47CDB6453BB484896CAD970644" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE8B68134593F4A7095671B23152B3D2F"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act
may be
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
which
are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and
other
offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.</text></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04A10D4851834099ADADE6EF68B167B2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the direction of the Capitol Police
Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the
approval of
the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are
led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended
temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related
reasons
to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are
led
by the Architect of the Capitol.</text></subsection></section><appropriations-small id="idC5BAC5722B114B4CA4C454117DDF24DE"><header>ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION</header></appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id196C67779EE14F469E49E0BF79752A1A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/31">2 U.S.C. 31</external-xref>) (relating to cost
of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015.</text><appropriations-small id="idD2B1BC2E88EB4B9E8E4D71EEF99AEF3B"><header>NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="id1b7eda7d634741ab9394da43c2764bc6"><enum>210.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to make bonus awards to contractors for
work on projects for which the contractor is behind schedule or over
budget, unless the head of the agency determines that any such deviations
are due to unforeseeable events or are not significant within the context
of the project.</text><appropriations-small id="idD301A986FCA244A59B576E8A4C39AB2C"><header>NO FUNDS FOR OFFICIAL PORTRAITS</header></appropriations-small></section><section id="idee76ca745b6344cc9530e2fbf9c9ea64"><enum>211.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of
an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President,
the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a
Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency
(as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/133">section 133</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code), or the head
of an office of the legislative branch.</text><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE475DB776D24ED9B1C7B61DD57A29C7"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection></section>May 5, 2014Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on AppropriationsJune 19, 2014Reported with an amendment