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                                                 Union Calendar No. 458
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8772

                          [Report No. 118-555]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2024

    Mr. Valadao, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

    For payment to Beatrice Y. Payne, widow of Donald M. Payne, Jr., 
late a Representative from the State of New Jersey, $174,000.

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,932,655,000, as follows:

                        House Leadership Offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including 
$17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: 
 Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain 
available from January 3, 2025 until January 2, 2026.

                  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, $843,605,000.

        Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices

    For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 5322a) for the compensation 
of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of 
Representatives, $20,638,800, to remain available from January 3, 2025 
until January 2, 2026:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b) 
of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Representatives may 
use not more than $46,800 of the allowance available under this heading 
during legislative year 2025.

   Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices

    For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of 
interns who serve in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain 
available from January 3, 2025 until January 2, 2026:  Provided, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available 
for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices 
of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be available for the 
compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices of the 
minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority Floor 
Leader.

 Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and 
                        Select Committee Offices

    For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) for 
the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, special, 
and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), 
$2,600,000, to remain available from January 3, 2025 until January 2, 
2026:  Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve 
in offices of the majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available for the 
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be 
allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the 
ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Administration.

Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee 
                                Offices

    For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103) for 
the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on 
Appropriations, $463,000:  Provided, That of the amount provided under 
this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the compensation of 
interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $231,500 shall be 
available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the 
minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in 
consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on 
Appropriations.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $180,862,000:  Provided, That 
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2026, except that $6,075,000 of such amount shall remain 
available until expended for committee room upgrading.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$31,294,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies 
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in 
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services 
performed:  Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2026.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $325,961,000, 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, $44,984,000, of which $9,555,000 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, $34,141,000, of which 
$12,625,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including 
not more than $5,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $213,072,000, of which $26,477,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Inspector General, $5,772,000; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of General Counsel, $2,048,000; 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, $2,287,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the 
House, $5,048,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the House, $15,300,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Interparliamentary Affairs, $994,000; for other authorized employees, 
$1,065,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $480,085,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs 
and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, 
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, 
contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable 
employee benefits, $428,960,200, to remain available until March 31, 
2026, except that $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available 
until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and 
Disaster Recovery, $27,428,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; transition activities for new members and 
staff, $15,786,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold 
Congressional Aide Program, $3,356,000, to remain available until 
expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,810,000; 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, $1,000,000.

       House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account

    For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account 
established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That disbursement from this account is subject to 
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives:  Provided further, That funds provided in this account 
shall only be used for initiatives approved by the Committee on House 
Administration.

                       Administrative Provisions

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

    Sec. 110. (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 2025. Any amount remaining after all 
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2025 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) The Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry 
out this section.
    (c) 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.

            limitation on amount available to lease vehicles

    Sec. 111.  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.

         cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives

    Sec. 112.  The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance 
to the House of Representatives in the House's efforts to deter, 
prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents 
involving, the information systems of the House shall take all 
necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate 
branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance, 
including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or 
sharing of privileged House and Member information.

                      long term lease requirements

    Sec. 113. (a) Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13212(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C);
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``branch, except that 
        it does include the House of Representatives with respect to an 
        acquisition described in paragraph (2)(C).'' and inserting 
        ``branch.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C).
    (b) The amendments made by this section apply to fiscal year 2025 
and each succeeding fiscal year.

                use of child care center revolving fund

    Sec. 114. (a) In General.--Section 312(d)(3) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062 (d)(3)) is amended
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) In order to ensure that the Center can 
                receive and transmit critical and emergency 
                communications in connection with the provision of 
                child care services, the payment of telecom expenses 
                for the Center, to include voicemail boxes, land lines, 
                and official cellular devices of the Center issued to 
                Center employees.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$14,450,000, 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 their assistants, 
including:
            (1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending 
        Physician;
            (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical 
        Officer;
            (3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical 
        officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending 
        Physician;
            (4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900 
        per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
        heretofore provided for such assistants; and
            (5) $3,145,000 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, 
        $4,416,000, 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, $1,814,000, 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, $619,257,000, of which overtime 
shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the 
Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee:   Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated, $15,000,000 shall be available for tuition 
reimbursement, recruitment and retention bonuses and other retention 
focused salary related items.

                            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, Member protection-related activities and 
equipment, 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 Centers, 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, $213,158,000, of which $5,848,000 shall remain 
available until expended to fund the Congressional Continuity of 
Operations (C-COOP), to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or a duly authorized designee:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol 
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 
2025 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security:  Provided further, 
That none of the amounts made available under this heading may be used 
to purchase a drone manufactured in the People's Republic of China or 
by a business affiliated with the People's Republic of China except for 
national security purposes.

                        Administrative Provision

            authorizations regarding international training

    Sec. 115. (a) Section 4120 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) An employee of the Capitol Police may receive training under 
this section outside of the United States only with the prior approval 
of the Capitol Police Board. In this subsection, 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) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office 
of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,150,000, of which $500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which not more than 
$1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director 
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, $73,259,000:  Provided, That the Director shall use not less 
than $500,000 of the amount made available under this heading for (1) 
improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of 
improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members 
of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2) 
to increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data 
for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the 
public.

                        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, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings and 
office equipment; for official reception and representation expenses of 
not more than $5,000, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol 
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a 
passenger motor vehicle, $165,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2029.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $41,002,000, of which $6,599,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2029.

                            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, $33,922,000, of which $18,300,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2029.

                         House Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation 
of the House office buildings, $148,000,000, of which $64,050,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2029, and of which $5,000,000 
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, 
$5,500,000 to remain available until expended.

                          Capitol Power Plant

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical substations of the 
Capitol; 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, $127,414,000, of 
which $21,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029:  
Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2025.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$86,043,000, of which $45,500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2029.

             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, $97,016,000, of which 
$28,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2029:  Provided, 
That none of the amounts made available under this heading may be used 
to purchase a drone manufactured in the People's Republic of China or 
by a business affiliated with the People's Republic of China except for 
national security purposes.

                             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, $21,214,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2029:  Provided, That, of the 
amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol 
may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the 
maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established 
under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 
(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, $29,127,000.

                        Administrative Provision

       no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

    Sec. 116.  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.

administration of public outreach and services for capitol grounds and 
                               arboretum

    Sec. 117. (a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Architect of the 
Capitol, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, may enter into cooperative 
agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect determines 
advisable, in order to support the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum in 
carrying out its duties, authorities and mission.
    (b) Plant Material Exchanges.--The Architect of the Capitol may 
engage in plant material exchanges between the Capitol Grounds and 
Arboretum and other entities including Federal, State, or local 
government agencies, botanic gardens, arboretums, educational 
institutions, non-profit organizations, municipal parks, and gardens.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                          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; 
information technology services provided centrally; 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, $617,000,000, and, in 
addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
2025 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 
U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until expended:  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 of the total amount appropriated, not more than 
$18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 
Congress, in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, including for the Overseas Field Offices:  Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, no less than $10,698,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources 
program, of which:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $1,547,000 shall remain available until expended for 
upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System:  
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $150,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the Surplus Books Program to 
promote the program and facilitate a greater number of donations to 
eligible entities across the United States:  Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, $4,409,000 shall remain available until 
expended for the Veterans History Project to continue digitization 
efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater number of 
veterans to record their stories, and promote public access to the 
Project.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $105,642,000, 
of which not more than $38,025,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2025 under sections 708(d) and 1316 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 $7,870,000 
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2025 under 
sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title:  
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
$45,895,000:  Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, not less than $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of 
which $9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026:  
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, $141,487,000:  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:  Provided further, That this 
prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential 
Congressional Research Service (CRS) products:  Provided further, That 
a non-confidential CRS product includes any written product containing 
research or analysis that is currently available for general 
congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would 
be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal 
course of business and does not include material prepared in response 
to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.

       National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

                         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), $65,205,000:  Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to 
contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at 
no cost to the individual.

                        Administrative Provision

               reimbursable and revolving fund activities

    Sec. 118. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2025, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
subsection (b) may not exceed $328,789,000.
    (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.

                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

                        Congressional Publishing

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For authorized publishing of congressional information and the 
distribution of congressional information in any format; 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, $83,000,000:  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 unobligated or unexpended balances of expired 
discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for 
this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under 
the heading ``Government Publishing Office Business Operations 
Revolving Fund'' no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the 
purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the 
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:  
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for 
publishing congressionally mandated reports under the Access to 
Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, Pub. L. 117-263, div. G, title 
LXXII, subtitle D:  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 in any format, and their 
distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government 
agencies, and designated depository and international exchange 
libraries as authorized by law, $41,664,000:  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 the preceding two fiscal years to 
depository and other designated libraries:  Provided further, That 
unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made 
available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading ``Government 
Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund'' no later than 
the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which 
such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be 
available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.

    Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

    For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 
Revolving Fund, $11,425,000, 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, $896,700,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That, in addition, $33,424,000 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.

         CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND

    For a payment to the Congressional Office for International 
Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office 
for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,600,000:  Provided, 
That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be 
used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian 
activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials 
of the central government of Russia.

   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 2025 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 legislative branch financial managers council

    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, 
unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the 
Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)).
    (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.

              prohibition on certain operational expenses

    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 carrying out criminal investigations, 
prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government 
activities.

    prohibition on certain telecommunications equipment procurement

    Sec. 209. (a) Prohibition on Use or Procurement.--
            (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
        available under this Act may be used by the head of an agency, 
        office, or other entity to--
                    (A) procure or obtain or extend or renew a contract 
                to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service 
                that uses covered telecommunications equipment or 
                services as a substantial or essential component of any 
                system, or as critical technology as part of any 
                system; or
                    (B) enter into a contract (or extend or renew a 
                contract) with an entity that uses any equipment, 
                system, or service that uses covered telecommunications 
                equipment or services as a substantial or essential 
                component of any system, or as critical technology as 
                part of any system.
            (2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to--
                    (A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, or 
                other entity from procuring with an entity to provide a 
                service that connects to the facilities of a third-
                party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection 
                arrangements; or
                    (B) cover telecommunications equipment that cannot 
                route or redirect user data traffic or permit 
                visibility into any user data or packets that such 
                equipment transmits or otherwise handles.
    (b) Prohibition of Loan and Grant Funds.--
            (1) The head of an agency, office, or other entity may not 
        obligate or expend loan or grant funds appropriated or 
        otherwise made available under this Act to procure or obtain, 
        extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, or enter into 
        a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain 
        the equipment, services, or systems described in subsection 
        (a).
            (2) In implementing the prohibition in paragraph (1), heads 
        of agencies, offices, and entities administering loan, grant, 
        or subsidy programs shall prioritize available funding and 
        technical support to assist affected businesses, institutions, 
        and organizations as is reasonably necessary for those affected 
        agencies, offices, and entities to transition from covered 
        communications equipment and services, to procure replacement 
        equipment and services, and to ensure that communications 
        service to users and customers is sustained.
            (3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to--
                    (A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, or 
                entity from procuring with an entity to provide a 
                service that connects to the facilities of a third-
                party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection 
                arrangements; or
                    (B) cover telecommunications equipment that cannot 
                route or redirect user data traffic or permit 
                visibility into any user data or packets that such 
                equipment transmits or otherwise handles.
    (c) Effective Dates.--The prohibition under subsection (a)(1)(A) 
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal 
year, and the prohibitions under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year.
    (d) Waiver Authority.--The head of an agency, office, or other 
entity may, on a one-time basis, waive the requirements under 
subsection (a) with respect to an agency, office, or entity that 
requests such a waiver. The waiver may be provided, for a period of not 
more than two years after the effective dates described in subsection 
(c), if the agency, office, or entity seeking the waiver--
            (1) provides a compelling justification for the additional 
        time to implement the requirements under such subsection, as 
        determined by the head of the agency, office, or entity; and
            (2) submits to the head of the agency, office, or entity, 
        who shall not later than 30 days thereafter submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees, a full and complete 
        laydown of the presences of covered telecommunications or video 
        surveillance equipment or services in the agency's, office's, 
        or entity's supply chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such 
        covered telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or 
        services from the agency's, office's, or entity's systems.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and Senate.
            (2) The term ``covered telecommunications equipment or 
        services'' means any of the following:
                    (A) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei 
                Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any 
                subsidiary or affiliate of such entities).
                    (B) For the purpose of public safety, security of 
                government facilities, physical security surveillance 
                of critical infrastructure, and other national security 
                purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications 
                equipment produced by Hytera Communications 
                Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 
                Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary 
                or affiliate of such entities).
                    (C) Telecommunications or video surveillance 
                services provided by such entities or using such 
                equipment.
                    (D) Telecommunications or video surveillance 
                equipment or services produced or provided by an entity 
                that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
                Director of the National Intelligence or the Director 
                of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably 
                believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or 
                otherwise connected to, the government of a foreign 
                adversary country.
            (3) The term ``foreign adversary country'' means a country 
        specified in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code.

 annual rate of pay for personnel of certain legislative branch offices

    Sec. 210. (a) Any provision of law which prohibits an increase in 
the annual rate of pay which would otherwise apply during a calendar 
year for an employee serving in a position for which the rate of pay is 
fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, or which prohibits the 
employee from receiving a rate increase during such calendar year, 
including section 747 of the Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-47), shall not 
apply to the Director of the Government Publishing Office or the 
Librarian of Congress.
    (b) This section applies with respect to calendar year 2025 and 
each succeeding calendar year.

           limitation on treatment as fiduciary relationship

    Sec. 211. (a) Section 13144 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Limitation On Treatment As Fiduciary Relationship.--For 
purposes of this section, the relationship between a Member who is 
providing care directly to a patient in the form of medical services or 
dental services and the patient to whom such care is provided shall not 
be considered a fiduciary relationship.''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to compensation received in fiscal year 2025 or any succeeding fiscal 
year.
    Sec. 212.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
for any office, program, or activity for the purposes of diversity, 
equity, and inclusion training or implementation that promotes or 
perpetuates divisive concepts related to race or sex, such as the 
concepts that one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or 
that an individual's moral character or worth is determined by their 
race or sex.
    Sec. 213. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, 
United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act, or 
previous appropriations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the 
basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely 
held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should 
be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
    (b) Discriminatory Action Defined.--As used in subsection (a), a 
discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government 
to--
            (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause 
        any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, 
        delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section 
        501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person 
        referred to in subsection (a)
            (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any 
        charitable contribution made to or by such person;
            (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, 
        terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal 
        grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee, 
        loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, 
        employment, or other similar position or status from or to such 
        person;
            (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
        unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal 
        benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or 
        eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or 
        to such person; or
            (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
        unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Federal 
        property, facilities, educational institutions, speech fora 
        (including traditional, limited, and nonpublic fora), or 
        charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person.
    (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.--The Federal 
Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for 
purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, 
or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination 
against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person 
speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief 
or moral conviction described in subsection (a).
    Sec. 214.  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 2025.

                       spending reduction account

    Sec. 215.  $0.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2025''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 458

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 8772

                          [Report No. 118-555]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

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                             June 17, 2024

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