[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2551 Engrossed in House (EH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2551

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    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, 2012, and for other purposes, namely:

                      TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,226,680,000 (reduced by $1,000,000), as follows:

                        house leadership offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $23,275,773, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $6,942,770, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,277,595, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,432,812, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,971,050, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,524,951, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Whip; Republican Conference, $1,572,788; Democratic Caucus, $1,553,807. 
In addition to the amounts made available above, for salaries and 
expenses under this heading, to be available during the period 
beginning September 30, 2012, and ending December 31, 2013; $5,818,948, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,735,694, including $6,250 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$569,399, including $2,500 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,858,205, including 
$2,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $492,763, 
including $1,250 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $381,238, 
including $1,250 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican 
Conference, $393,197; Democratic Caucus, $388,452.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

   Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and 
                             Official Mail

    For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk 
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $573,939,282.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $125,964,870: Provided, That 
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2012.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$26,665,785, including studies and examinations of executive agencies 
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in 
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services 
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2012.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For salaries and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized 
by law, $177,628,400, including: for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, of which not more 
than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation and 
reception expenses, $26,114,400, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; 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, 
$12,585,000 of which $4,445,000 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, $116,782,000, of which $3,937,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$179,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing 
the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official 
representation and reception expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
$3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other authorized 
employees, $347,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Historian, 
$170,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $293,386,942 (reduced by $1,000,000), including: supplies, 
materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $3,696,118; 
official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative 
offices of the House, $201,000; Government contributions for health, 
retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, 
$264,848,219; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $17,112,072, 
of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition 
activities for new members and staff, $2,721,533 (reduced by 
$1,000,000); Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available 
until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; 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, $760,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To 
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational 
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 2012. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal 
year 2012 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit 
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such 
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section.
    (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the 
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

                      Republican Policy Committee

    Sec. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 74a-13(a)) is amended by striking 
``the chair of the Republican Conference'' and inserting the following: 
``the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is 
not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House 
of Representatives)''.
    (b) Section 109(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a-13(b)) is amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, and 
which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, 
if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority 
Leader).''.
    (c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.

   Authority of Speaker and Minority Leader to Allocate Funds Among 
                    Certain House Leadership Offices

    Sec. 103. (a) Authority of Speaker.--
            (1) Authority described.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law (including any provision of law that sets 
        forth an allowance for official expenses), the amount 
        appropriated or otherwise made available during a Congress for 
        the salaries and expenses of any office or authority described 
        in paragraph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office 
        or authority by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
        from the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made 
        available for all such offices and authorities.
            (2) Offices and authorities described.--The offices and 
        authorities described in this paragraph are as follows:
                    (A) The Office of the Speaker.
                    (B) The Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor 
                Activities.
                    (C) The Republican Steering Committee (if the 
                Speaker is a member of the Republican party) or the 
                Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the 
                Speaker is a member of the Democratic party).
                    (D) The Republican Policy Committee (if the Speaker 
                is a member of the Republican party).
                    (E) Training and program development--majority (as 
                described under the heading ``House leadership 
                offices'' in the most recent bill making appropriations 
                for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to 
                the date of the enactment of this Act).
                    (F) Cloakroom personnel--majority (as so 
                described).
    (b) Authority of Minority Leader.--
            (1) Authority described.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law (including any provision of law that sets 
        forth an allowance for official expenses), the amount 
        appropriated or otherwise made available during a Congress for 
        the salaries and expenses of any office or authority described 
        in paragraph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office 
        or authority by the Minority Leader of the House of 
        Representatives from the aggregate amount appropriated or 
        otherwise made available for all such offices and authorities.
            (2) Offices and authorities described.--The offices and 
        authorities described in this paragraph are as follows:
                    (A) The Office of the Minority Leader.
                    (B) The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee 
                (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Democratic 
                party) or the Republican Steering Committee (if the 
                Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party).
                    (C) The Republican Policy Committee (if the 
                Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party).
                    (D) Training and program development--minority (as 
                described under the heading ``House leadership 
                offices'' in the most recent bill making appropriations 
                for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to 
                the date of the enactment of this Act).
                    (E) Cloakroom personnel--minority (as so 
                described).
                    (F) Nine minority employees (as so described).
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to any 
months occurring during the One Hundred Twelfth Congress that begin 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to any succeeding 
Congress.

 Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

    Sec. 104. (a) Section 103(b) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 74a-8(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), 
        funds'' and inserting ``Funds'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``direct;'' and inserting 
        the following: ``direct (or, if the Speaker is not a member of 
        the Republican Party, under such terms and conditions as the 
        Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may direct);''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``direct.'' and inserting 
        the following: ``direct (or, if the Speaker is a member of the 
        Democratic Party, under such terms and conditions as the 
        Speaker may direct).''.
    (b) Section 103 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a-8(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
    (c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1999.

  Transfer of House Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations 
                     Functions to Sergeant at Arms

    Sec. 105.  Effective February 1, 2010--
            (1) section 905 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 
        U.S.C. 130i) is repealed; and
            (2) the functions and responsibilities of the Office of 
        Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations under section 
        905 of such Act are transferred and assigned to the Sergeant at 
        Arms of the House of Representatives.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$10,424,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives.
    For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

    For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the 
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, 
including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 
Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) 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 (5) $2,427,000 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, $3,400,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, $1,363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

    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, $277,132,624 (increased by 
$1,000,000), to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his 
designee.

                            General Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and 
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical 
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and 
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards 
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation 
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the 
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses, $63,003,740, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center for fiscal year 2012 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 1001.  Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings ``Salaries''and 
``General Expenses''upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

 Waiver by Chief of Capitol Police of Claims Arising Out of Erroneous 
                   Payments to Officers and Employees

    Sec. 1002. (a) Waiver of Claim.--Subject to the approval of the 
Capitol Police Board, the Chief of the United States Capitol Police may 
waive in whole or in part a claim of the United States against a person 
arising out of an erroneous payment of any pay or allowances, other 
than travel and transportation expenses and allowances, to an officer, 
member, or employee of the United States Capitol Police, if the 
collection of the claim would be against equity and good conscience and 
not in the best interests of the United States.
    (b) Investigation of Application; Report.--The Chief shall 
investigate each application for the waiver of a claim under subsection 
(a) and shall submit a written report of the investigation to the 
Capitol Police Board, except that if the aggregate amount of the claim 
involved exceeds $1,500, the Comptroller General may also investigate 
the application and submit a written report of the investigation to the 
Capitol Police Board.
    (c) Prohibition of Waiver Under Certain Circumstances.--The Chief 
may not exercise the authority to waive a claim under subsection (a) 
if--
            (1) in the Chief's opinion, there exists in connection with 
        the claim an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or 
        lack of good faith on the part of the officer, member, or 
        employee involved or of any other person having an interest in 
        obtaining a waiver of the claim; or
            (2) the Chief receives the application for the waiver after 
        the expiration of the 3-year period that begins on the date on 
        which the erroneous payment of pay or allowances was 
        discovered.
    (d) Credit for Waiver.--In the audit and settlement of accounts of 
any accountable officer or official, full credit shall be given for any 
amounts with respect to which collection by the United States is waived 
under subsection (a).
    (e) Effect of Waiver.--An erroneous payment, the collection of 
which is waived under subsection (a), is deemed a valid payment for all 
purposes.
    (f) Construction With Other Laws.--This section does not affect any 
authority under any other law to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive 
any claim of the United States.
    (g) Rules and Regulations.--The Chief shall promulgate rules and 
regulations to carry out this section.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
payments of pay and allowances made at any time after the Chief became 
the disbursing officer for the United States Capitol Police pursuant to 
section 1018(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 
U.S.C. 1907(a)).

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,817,000, of which $884,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013: Provided, 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.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    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, $43,787,000.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

    For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in 
connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the 
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative 
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including 
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of 
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office 
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol 
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a 
passenger motor vehicle, $104,790,000, of which $3,199,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $35,354,000, of which $10,263,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016.

                            Capitol Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds 
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the 
Capitol Power Plant, $9,852,000.

                         House Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $89,154,000, of which $40,631,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2016.
    In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, shall remain available until 
expended.

                          Capitol Power Plant

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the 
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the 
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress 
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate 
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in 
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air 
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, 
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger 
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed 
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received 
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this 
appropriation, $127,159,000, of which $33,377,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 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 2012.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$38,486,000, of which $12,726,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016.

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States 
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and 
AOC security operations, $21,500,000, of which $3,473,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016.

                             Botanic Garden

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and 
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, $12,000,000 (reduced by $632,780): 
Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, the 
Architect may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the 
maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established 
under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 
(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly 
authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

    For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $21,276,000.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For all 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, $412,446,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2012, 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 
2012 and shall remain available until expended for the development and 
maintenance of an international legal information database and 
activities related thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may 
not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act 
of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total 
amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which 
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on 
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 
Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$4,800,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital 
collections and educational curricula program.

                            Copyright Office

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $50,974,000, of 
which not more than $28,029,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2012 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: 
Provided, That not more than $3,000,000 shall be derived from prior 
year available unobligated balances: Provided further, That the 
Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from 
collections under such section, in excess of the amount authorized for 
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That not more than $5,484,000 shall be derived from collections during 
fiscal year 2012 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 
1316 of such title: Provided further, That the total amount available 
for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections and 
prior year available unobligated balances are less than $36,513,000: 
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ``International 
Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of 
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries 
in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That not 
more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and 
for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United 
States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are 
attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright 
Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may 
be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright 
Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and 
benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 
802(e).

                     Congressional Research Service

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to 
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of 
America, $104,091,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be 
used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, 
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such 
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,674,000: Provided, 
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.

                       Administrative Provisions

               Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities

    Sec. 1101. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2012, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
subsection (b) may not exceed $169,725,000.
    (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources 
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the 
legislative branch.
    (c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2012, the Librarian of 
Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act, under 
the heading ``Library of Congress'', under the subheading ``Salaries 
and Expenses'', to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the 
Federal Research Program established under section 103 of the Library 
of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers 
may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the appropriate 
revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any amounts 
transferred to it before the period of availability of the Library 
appropriation expires.

                           Transfer Authority

    Sec. 1102. (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 
2012 for the Library of Congress may be transferred during fiscal year 
2012 between any of the headings under the heading ``Library of 
Congress'' upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.
    (b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of 
funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the heading 
``Library of Congress'' for fiscal year 2012 may be transferred from 
that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).

           Funds Available for Workers Compensation Payments

    Sec. 1103. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, available balances of expired Library of Congress appropriations 
shall be available for the purposes of making payments for employees of 
the Library of Congress under section 8147 of title 5, United States 
Code, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to 
make such payments is incurred.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the 
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and 
binding 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, $78,000,000 (reduced by $3,414,150.29): 
Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper 
copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for 
individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates 
authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for 
preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-
year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none 
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other 
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress 
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to 
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period 
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such 
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving 
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate: Provided further, 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.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary 
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other 
Government agencies, and designated depository and international 
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $35,000,000 (reduced by 
$1,531,990.51): Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from 
current year appropriations are authorized for producing and 
disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications 
for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to depository and other designated 
libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended 
balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office 
revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject 
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

    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 section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than 
$7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the 
hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided 
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to 
carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or 
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities 
financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any 
format.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, 
including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of 
the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses; temporary or 
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; 
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 
of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable 
under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by 
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters 
in foreign countries, $511,296,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$18,304,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or 
agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum 
or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by 
the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-
Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the 
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which 
costs involved are initially financed.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 1201. (a) Section 210 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 60q) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ``United States 
        Code'' and inserting ``United States Code, but excluding the 
        Government Accountability Office''.
    (b) Section 3521(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``section 105'' and inserting ``section 105 (other than the 
Government Accountability Office)''.
    (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
voluntary separation incentive payments made during fiscal year 2012 or 
any succeeding fiscal year.

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

    For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for 
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$1,000,000.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                maintenance and care of private vehicles

    Sec. 201.  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.

                         fiscal year limitation

    Sec. 202.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2012 unless 
expressly so provided in this Act.

                 rates of compensation and designation

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

                          consulting services

    Sec. 204.  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.

                         awards and settlements

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

                             costs of lbfmc

    Sec. 206.  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.

                         landscape maintenance

    Sec. 207.  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.

                        limitation on transfers

    Sec. 208.  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.

                      guided tours of the capitol

    Sec. 209. (a) 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.
    (b) 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.

                       spending reduction account

    Sec. 210.  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 $632,780) (increased by 
$4,946,140.80).
    Sec. 211.  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.
    Sec. 212.  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).
    Sec. 213.  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 in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the 
vehicle in any month.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2012''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2551

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                                 AN ACT

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.