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                                                 Union Calendar No. 461
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5325

                          [Report No. 114-594]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2016

 Mr. Graves of Georgia, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 
 the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2017, 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, 2017, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,189,050,766, as follows:

                        House Leadership Offices

    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: 
Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain 
available from January 3, 2017 until January 2, 2018.

                  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, $562,632,498.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $127,053,373: Provided, That 
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2018, except that $3,150,200 of such amount shall remain 
available until expended for committee room upgrading.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    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: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2018.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $181,487,000, 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 
representation 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, $26,268,000; 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, 
$15,505,000, of which $5,618,902 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, $117,165,000, of which $2,120,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $4,963,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the General Counsel, $1,444,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, 
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for 
official representation and reception expenses, $1,999,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the 
House, $3,167,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,979,000; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,000; and for other 
authorized employees, $1,183,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $272,328,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs 
and Federal tort claims, $3,625,000; official mail for committees, 
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $245,334,000, to remain available 
until March 31, 2018; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, 
$16,217,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 
transition activities for new Members and staff $2,084,000, to remain 
available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain 
available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,658,000; 
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, 
$720,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

requiring amounts remaining in members' representational allowances to 
      be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt

    Sec. 101. (a) 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 2017. Any amount remaining after all 
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2017 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.

                   delivery of bills and resolutions

    Sec. 102.  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.

                    delivery of congressional record

    Sec. 103.  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).

            limitation on amount available to lease vehicles

    Sec. 104.  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.

           limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house

    Sec. 105.  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.

                  delivery of reports of disbursements

    Sec. 106.  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 (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress).

                       delivery of daily calendar

    Sec. 107.  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.

             delivery of congressional pictorial directory

    Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to deliver a printed copy of the Congressional Pictorial Directory to 
the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).

                       adjustments to compensation

    Sec. 109.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living 
adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2017.

        overseas travel to accompany members of house leadership

    Sec. 110. (a) Travel Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--A member of the Capitol Police may travel 
        outside of the United States for official duty if--
                    (A) that travel is with, or in preparation for, 
                travel of a Member of the House of Representatives who 
                holds a position in a House Leadership Office, 
                including travel of the Member as part of a 
                congressional delegation; and
                    (B) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
                Representatives gives prior approval to the travel of 
                the member of the Capitol Police.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``House Leadership office'' means an 
                office of the House of Representatives for which the 
                appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office 
                for the year involved is provided under the heading 
                ``House Leadership Offices'' in the act making 
                appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
                fiscal year involved;
                    (B) the term ``Member of the House of 
                Representatives'' includes a Delegate or Resident 
                Commissioner to the Congress; and
                    (C) the term ``United States'' means each of the 
                several States of the United States, the District of 
                Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the 
                United States.
    (b) Reimbursement From Sergeant at Arms.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available for salaries 
        and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
        of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
        Representatives shall reimburse the Capitol Police for the 
        overtime pay, travel, and related expenses of any member of the 
        Capitol Police who travels under the authority of this section.
            (2) Use of amounts received.--Any amounts received by the 
        Capitol Police for reimbursements under paragraph (1) shall be 
        credited to the accounts established for the general expenses 
        or salaries of the Capitol Police, and shall be available to 
        carry out the purposes of such accounts during the fiscal year 
        in which the amounts are received and the following fiscal 
        year.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                              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, 
$10,095,000, 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) $2,780,000 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, 
        $3,838,000, 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, $1,429,000, 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, $325,300,000 of which overtime 
shall not exceed $35,305,000 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.

                            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, $66,000,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center for fiscal year 2017 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                        Administrative Provision

authority to dispose of forfeited and abandoned property and to accept 
     surplus or obsolete property offered by other federal agencies

    Sec. 1001.  (a) Section 1003(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1906(a)) is amended by striking 
``surplus or obsolete property of the Capitol Police'' and inserting 
the following: ``surplus or obsolete property of the Capitol Police, 
and property which is in the possession of the Capitol Police because 
it has been disposed, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, or 
unclaimed,''.
    (b) Upon notifying the Committees of Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, the United States Capitol Police may accept 
surplus or obsolete property offered by another Federal department, 
agency, or office.
    (c) This section and the amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                          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), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018: 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, $46,500,000.

                        Administrative Provision

                establishment of senior level positions

    Sec. 1101.  (a) Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 
201(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
(2 U.S.C. 601(b)), the Director of the Congressional Budget Office may 
establish and fix the compensation of senior level positions in the 
Congressional Budget Office to meet critical scientific, technical, 
professional, or executive needs of the Office.
    (b) Limitation on Compensation.--The annual rate of pay for any 
position established under this section may not exceed the annual rate 
of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                  Capital Construction and Operations

    For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses 
for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and 
administrative support in connection with facilities and activities 
under the care of 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, $88,542,234, of which $5,268,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $33,005,499, of which $9,005,499 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021.

                            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, $12,826,000, of which $2,946,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021.

                         House Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $187,481,000, of which $61,404,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021, and of which $62,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for the restoration and 
renovation of the Cannon House Office Building.
    In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund, $17,000,000, to 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 Publishing 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, $104,480,000, of which $27,339,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021: 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 2017.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$47,080,000, of which $22,137,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021.

             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 Computing Facility, and 
Architect of the Capitol security operations, $26,697,000, of which 
$9,164,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2021.

                             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, $14,067,000; of which $4,054,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021:  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 of the Capitol or a duly authorized 
designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

    For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $20,557,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

    Sec. 1201.  None of the funds made available in this Act for the 
Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award 
payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the 
contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of 
the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope 
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project 
and/or program.

                                 scrims

    Sec. 1202.  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.

                          working capital fund

    Sec. 1203. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
Treasury of the United States a working capital fund (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Fund'') for the Architect of the Capitol.
    (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available to the Architect of the Capitol for such common agency 
services, activities, and equipment, such as construction, capital 
repairs, renovations, rehabilitation, maintenance of real property, and 
similar agency expenses, on a reimbursable basis within the Architect 
of the Capitol as the Architect determines to be appropriate, 
efficient, and economical.
    (c) Contents.--The capital of the Fund consists of--
            (1) amounts appropriated to the Fund;
            (2) the reasonable value of stocks of supplies, equipment, 
        and other assets and inventories on order that the Architect 
        transfers to the fund, less related liabilities and unpaid 
        obligations;
            (3) receipts from the sale or exchange of property held in 
        the Fund;
            (4) all miscellaneous receipts compensating the Architect 
        of the Capitol for loss or damage to any Government property 
        under the Architect's jurisdiction or care, including but not 
        limited to the United States Botanic Garden;
            (5) reimbursements pursuant to subsection (d); and
            (6) amounts transferred to the Fund pursuant to subsection 
        (e).
    (d) Reimbursement.--The Fund shall be reimbursed from available 
accounts of the Architect of the Capitol for supplies, materials, 
services, and related expenses, at rates which will approximate the 
full cost of operations, including--
            (1) accrual of employee leave and benefits;
            (2) depreciation of plant, property, and equipment; and
            (3) overhead.
    (e) Transfers From Other Accounts.--The Architect is authorized to 
transfer amounts from other available Architect of the Capitol accounts 
to the Fund in this and each succeeding fiscal year as the Architect 
determines to be appropriate, efficient, and economical, subject to the 
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, or both 
(as the case may be), in accordance with section 306 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 1862).
    (f) Continuing Availability of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund are 
available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

             authority for a house office buildings shuttle

    Sec. 1204. (a) The proviso in the item relating to ``Capitol 
Grounds'' in title VI of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1977 (90 Stat. 1453; 2 U.S.C. 2163) is amended by striking 
``appropriated under this heading'' and inserting ``appropriated for 
any available account of the Architect of the Capitol''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

      use of expired funds for unemployment compensation payments

    Sec. 1205. (a) Available balances of expired Architect of the 
Capitol appropriations shall be available to the Architect of the 
Capitol for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid 
with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees 
of the Architect of the Capitol, not withstanding any other provision 
of law, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to 
make such payments is incurred.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.

                       flag office revolving fund

    Sec. 1206.  (a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the 
``Flag Office Revolving Fund'' (in this section referred to as the 
``Fund'') for services provided by the Flag Office of the Architect of 
the Capitol (in this section referred to as the ``Flag Office'').
    (b) Deposit of Fees.--The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit 
any fees charged for services described in subsection (a) into the 
Fund.
    (c) Contents of Fund.--The Fund shall consist of the following 
amounts:
            (1) Amounts deposited by the Architect of the Capitol under 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Any other amounts received by the Architect of the 
        Capitol which are attributable to services provided by the Flag 
        Office.
            (3) Such other amounts as may be appropriated under law.
    (d) Use of Amounts in Fund.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
for disbursement by the Architect of the Capitol, without fiscal year 
limitation, for expenses in connection with the services provided by 
the Flag Office, including--
            (1) supplies, inventories, equipment, and other expenses; 
        and
            (2) the reimbursement of any applicable appropriations 
        account for amounts used from such appropriations account to 
        pay the salaries of employees of the Flag Office.

                          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; 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, $449,971,000, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2017, 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 2017 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, $8,444,000 shall remain available until 
expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program: 
 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 
shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 
Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $4,039,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2019 to complete the first of three phases of the shelving 
replacement in the Law Library's collection storage areas: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $24,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019 to migrate the Library's 
Primary Computing Facility (PCF) in the James Madison Building to an 
alternate PCF.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $68,827,000, of 
which not more than $31,269,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2017 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: 
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the 
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That not more than $5,929,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2017 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That 
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amount by which collections are less than $37,198,000: Provided 
further, That $4,531,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated 
balances: 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 $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: 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, $107,945,000: 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 all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000: 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. 1301. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2017, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
subsection (b) may not exceed $188,188,000.
    (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.

        library of congress national collection stewardship fund

    Sec. 1302.  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
Treasury of the United States, as an account for the Librarian of 
Congress, the ``Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship 
Fund'' (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Fund'').
    (b) Contents of Fund.--The Fund shall consist of the following 
amounts:
            (1) Such amounts as may be transferred by the Librarian 
        from available amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the 
        Library of Congress under the heading ``Salaries and 
        Expenses''.
            (2) Such amounts as may be appropriated to the Fund under 
        law.
    (c) Use of Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund may be used by the 
Librarian as follows:
            (1) The Librarian may use amounts directly for the purpose 
        of preparing collection materials of the Library of Congress 
        for long-term storage.
            (2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the Architect of 
        the Capitol for the purpose of designing, constructing, 
        altering, upgrading, and equipping collections preservation and 
        storage facilities for the Library of Congress, or for the 
        purpose of acquiring real property by lease for the 
        preservation and storage of Library of Congress collections in 
        accordance with section 1102 of the Legislative Branch 
        Appropriations Act, 2009 (2 U.S.C. 1823a).
    (d) Continuing Availability of Funds.--Any amounts in the Fund 
shall remain available until expended.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the end of each 
fiscal year, the Librarian shall submit a joint report on the Fund to 
the Joint Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate.
    (f) Initial 5-Year Plan.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Librarian shall submit to the Joint 
Committee on the Library and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate a report providing a plan for 
expenditures from the Fund for the first 5 fiscal years of the Fund's 
operation.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                       film preservation programs

    Sec. 1303.  (a) National Film Preservation Board.--
            (1) Reauthorization.--Section 112 of the National Film 
        Preservation Act of 1996 (2 U.S.C. 179v) is amended by striking 
        ``through fiscal year 2016'' and inserting ``through fiscal 
        year 2026''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
        National Film Preservation Act of 1996.
    (b) National Film Preservation Foundation.--Section 151711(a)(1)(C) 
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking ``through 
2016'' and inserting ``through 2026''.

                 sound recording preservation programs

    Sec. 1304.  (a) National Recording Preservation Board.--Section 133 
of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 1743) is 
amended by striking ``through fiscal year 2016'' and inserting 
``through fiscal year 2026''.
    (b) National Recording Preservation Foundation.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 152411(a) of 
        title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking ``through 
        fiscal year 2016'' and inserting ``through fiscal year 2026''.
            (2) Number of members of board of directors.--Section 
        152403(b)(2)(A) of such title is amended by striking ``nine 
        directors'' and inserting ``12 directors''.

                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

                        Congressional Publishing

                     (including transfer of funds)

    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 (section 902 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, $79,736,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the 
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations 
incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding 
fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 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 Publishing Office Business 
Operations 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.

     Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses of the public information programs 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, 
$29,500,000: Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from 
current year appropriations are authorized for producing and 
disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications 
for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 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 Publishing Office 
Business Operations 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 Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

    For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 
Revolving Fund, $7,832,000, to remain available until expended, for 
information technology development and facilities repair: Provided, 
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 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 Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: 
Provided further, 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: 
Provided further, That the Business Operations 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 Director of the Government 
Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions 
of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the Business 
Operations 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 Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide 
information in any format: Provided further, That the Business 
Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading 
``Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may 
not be used for contracted security services at Government Publishing 
Office's passport facility in the District of Columbia.

                    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, $533,100,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$23,350,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 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.

                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.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

    For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.

                                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 2017 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 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.

                          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.

                             costs of lbfmc

    Sec. 205.  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.

                        limitation on transfers

    Sec. 206.  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. 207. (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.

                       computer network activity

    Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network 
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
    (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or any other entity to carry out criminal or Congressional 
investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.

                       spending reduction account

    Sec. 209.  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.
    
     This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2017''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 461

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5325

                          [Report No. 114-594]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.

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                              May 25, 2016

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed