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[S. 2302 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 130
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2302

                          [Report No. 118-60]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2023

Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
     original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2024, 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, 2024, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the 
Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip 
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President 
Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in 
all, $195,000.
    For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $276,978,000, which shall be 
paid from this appropriation as follows:

                      office of the vice president

    For the Office of the Vice President, $2,944,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $843,000.

              office of the president pro tempore emeritus

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $364,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $6,272,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,934,000.

                      committee on appropriations

    For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $18,688,000.

                         conference committees

    For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each 
such committee, $1,914,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,828,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

    For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $952,000.

                           policy committees

    For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,955,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,910,000.

                         office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $606,000.

                        office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $30,288,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $116,194,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $2,644,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $86,003,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $8,460,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,365,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

    For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for 
the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the 
Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

    For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, 
or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and 
Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281, 
96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $176,600,000, of which 
$28,385,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025.

         u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control

    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $582,000.

                        secretary of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$17,494,000, of which $13,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028, and of which $4,500,000 shall remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $112,000 shall be available for the requirements 
associated with Public Law 117-326.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $194,942,000, of which $185,934,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2028:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for Senate hearing room audiovisual equipment; 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for a 
residential security system program; and $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for a joint audible warning system.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $26,517,000 which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$534,510,000, of which $49,169,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2026, and of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated solely 
for the purpose of providing financial compensation to Senate interns.

                          official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

requiring amounts remaining in senators' official personnel and office 
   expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the 
                              federal debt

    Sec. 101.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts 
appropriated under this Act under the heading ``SENATE--Contingent 
Expenses of the Senate--senators' official personnel and office expense 
account'' shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal year 
or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. Any 
unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after the end of 
the period of availability shall be returned to the Treasury in 
accordance with the undesignated paragraph under the center heading 
``GENERAL PROVISION'' under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental 
Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) 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).

                 senate national security working group

    Sec. 102. (a) In General.--Section 21 of Senate Resolution 64 
(113th Congress), agreed to March 5, 2013, is amended by striking 
subsection (d).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as though enacted on December 31, 2022.

                         number of consultants

    Sec. 103.  Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1977 (2 U.S.C. 6501(a)) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking 
``nine'' and inserting ``12''.

  availability of authority of executive agencies to use appropriated 
              amounts for child care to legislative branch

    Sec. 104.  Section 590(g) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Application to senate and other legislative branch 
        agencies.--This subsection shall apply with respect to the 
        Senate and agencies in the legislative branch that are not 
        entities of the Senate or of the House of Representatives (in 
        this paragraph referred to as `legislative branch agencies') in 
        the same manner as it applies to an Executive agency, except 
        that--
                    ``(A) the authority granted to the Office of 
                Personnel Management shall be exercised--
                            ``(i) with respect to a legislative branch 
                        agency, by the head of the legislative branch 
                        agency; or
                            ``(ii) with respect to the Senate, by the 
                        Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, in 
                        accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
                        Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
                        Senate; and
                    ``(B) amounts may be made available to implement 
                this subsection with respect to the Senate without 
                advance notice to the Committee on Appropriations of 
                the House of Representatives.''.

              security of office space rented by senators

    Sec. 105.  Section 3 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1975 (2 U.S.C. 6317) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (12) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (L), respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``The aggregate'' and inserting 
                ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the aggregate''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) The aggregate square feet of an office space for 
        purposes of paragraph (1) shall not include any portion of the 
        office space used for security or safety enhancements that 
        are--
                    ``(A) of a kind authorized by the Committee on 
                Rules and Administration of the Senate, which shall 
                include an information technology security closet and a 
                secure lobby or reception area; and
                    ``(B) approved by the Sergeant at Arms and 
                Doorkeeper of the Senate.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``The maximum'' and inserting ``(A) 
                Subject to subparagraph (B), the maximum''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) The portion of the cost of a rental described 
                in subparagraph (A) that is attributable to building 
                security and safety measures shall not be included in 
                determining the annual rate paid for the rental for 
                purposes of subparagraph (A) if--
                            ``(i) the costs are for building security 
                        and safety measures--
                                    ``(I) of a kind authorized by the 
                                Committee on Rules and Administration 
                                of the Senate, which shall include 
                                guard services, access control, and 
                                facility monitoring; and
                                    ``(II) approved by the Sergeant at 
                                Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) such costs are itemized separately 
                        in a manner approved by the Sergeant at Arms 
                        and Doorkeeper of the Senate.''.

                              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 Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2025

    For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inaugural 
ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States, 
January 20, 2025, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by 
the joint congressional committee authorized to conduct the inaugural 
ceremonies of 2025, $3,675,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2025:  Provided, 
That funds made available under this heading shall be available for 
payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, 
before, or after, October 1, 2024:  Provided further, That the 
compensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate who has been designated to perform service 
with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2025 shall continue to be 
paid by the Committee on Rules and Administration, but the account from 
which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed for the services of 
the staff member out of funds made available under this heading:  
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under the heading 
``SENATE--Contingent Expenses of the Senate--inquiries and 
investigations'', there are authorized to be paid sums as may be 
necessary, without fiscal year limitation, for agency contributions 
related to the compensation of employees of the joint congressional 
committee.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$14,125,000, 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 $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) $3,054,000 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, 
        $6,000,000, 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, $1,766,000, 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, $588,627,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee:  
Provided, That overtime shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate are notified:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $3,167,000 shall be for overtime to 
support mission requirements associated with the national political 
conventions and pre-inauguration preparedness; and $24,000,000 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, $203,846,000, 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 2024 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security:  
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $3,200,000 shall be to support mission requirements associated 
with the national political conventions and pre-inauguration 
preparedness:  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.

                OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office 
of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,300,000, of which $2,500,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2025, 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, $70,125,000:  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; for electrical substations of the Capitol, 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, $161,833,000, of which $8,600,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028:  Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading in this or any other Act, including prior Acts, may 
be used for a home-to-work vehicle for the Architect or a duly 
authorized designee:  Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $500,000 shall be for the resiliency 
efforts as described in the first sentence following ``Resiliency 
Efforts'', under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL--Capitol Power 
Plant'' in division I of the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in matter preceding division A of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328)) and $1,000,000 shall be for 
improvements to rooms for nursing mothers and related resources across 
the Capitol complex.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $108,174,000, of which $52,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2028, and of which $21,300,000 shall 
remain available until expended.

                            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, $16,600,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2028.

                        Senate Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 
Capitol, $147,501,000, of which $60,700,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028, and of which $1,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $5,135,000 shall be for contractual obligations of 
the Senate restaurants.

                          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, $149,650,000, of which $44,400,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2028:  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 2024.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$78,578,000, of which $41,400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2028.

             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, $86,757,000, of which 
$27,719,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028:  Provided, 
That of such amount, $1,300,000 shall be for construction contingencies 
related to Project 116-DS:  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.

                             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, $20,606,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028:  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, $28,000,000.

                        Administrative Provision

       no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

    Sec. 120.  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.

                          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, $596,101,000, and, in 
addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
2024 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, $12,739,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources program, 
of which $2,379,000 shall be for the Lewis-Houghton Civics and 
Democracy Initiative:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $1,509,000 shall remain available until expended for 
upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System:  
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 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, $4,205,000 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:  Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the COVID-19 
American History Project:  Provided further, That of such amount, 
$5,521,526 shall be available until expended for the development and 
implementation of a pilot data storage and migration method initiative.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $103,128,000, 
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 2024 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 $7,566,000 
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2024 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 
$45,591,000:  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, 2025:  
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, $136,080,000:  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), $66,130,000:  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. 130. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2024, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
subsection (b) may not exceed $324,110,000.
    (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 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, $36,476,000:  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, $12,090,000, 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, $813,968,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That, in addition, $71,902,000, 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), $6,000,000:  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 2024 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.

         limitation on telecommunications equipment procurement

    Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications 
equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation 
for a high or moderate impact information system, as defined for 
security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 
199, ``Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and 
Information Systems'' unless the agency, office, or other entity 
acquiring the equipment or system has--
            (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
        systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform 
        acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information 
        systems within the Federal Government;
            (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
        awardee against available and relevant threat information 
        provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other 
        appropriate agencies; and
            (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an 
        assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage 
        associated with the acquisition of such telecommunications 
        equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system, 
        including any risk associated with such system being produced, 
        manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified 
        by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, 
        including but not limited to, those that may be owned, 
        directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China, the 
        Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea, or the Russian Federation.
    (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact 
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless 
the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
            (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain 
        risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any 
        identified risks;
            (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such 
        telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or 
        moderate impact system is in the vital national security 
        interest of the United States; and
            (3) reported that determination to the Committees on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
        in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment 
        for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended for 
        acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation 
        strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such 
        report may include a classified annex as necessary.

              prohibition on certain operational expenses

    Sec. 209. (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.

                        plastic waste reduction

    Sec. 210.  All agencies and offices funded by this Act that 
contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and 
coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in 
consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce 
plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of 
biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting 
opportunities.

          limitation on cost of living adjustments for members

    Sec. 211.  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 2024.

        extension of pump act protections to congressional staff

    Sec. 212.  Section 203(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and section 12(c)'' and inserting 
        ``section 12(c), and section 18D''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, 218d'' after ``212(c)''.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2024''.
                                                       Calendar No. 130

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 2302

                          [Report No. 118-60]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

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                             July 13, 2023

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar