[House Report 117-389]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress    }                                     {      Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                     {     117-389

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              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2023

                                _______
                                

 June 24, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

            Mr. Ryan, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 8237]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT 


                                                            Page Number 

                                                            Bill Report 
                                                            
Highlights of the Bill.....................................   ....    2 
                                                                      
Title I--Legislative Branch Appropriations.................     2     8 

        House of Representatives...........................     2     8 
        Joint Items:
                Joint Economic Committee...................    14    19  
                
                Committee on Taxation......................    14    20 
                
                Office of the Attending Physician..........    15    20 
                
                Office of Congressional Accessibility 
                    Services...............................    16    21 
                    
        Capitol Police.....................................    16    21 
        
        Office of Congressional Workplace Rights...........    20    25 
        
        Congressional Budget Office........................    21    26 
        
        Architect of the Capitol (except Senate Office 
            Buildings).....................................    22    26 
            
        Library of Congress................................    26    35 
        
        Government Publishing Office.......................    31    40 
        
        Government Accountability Office...................    36    41 
        
        Congressional Office for International Leadership 
            Fund...........................................    37    44 
            
        John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training 
            and Development................................    38    44 
             
Title II--General Provisions...............................    38    44 

Bill-wide Reporting Requirements...........................    ....  45  

Minority Views.............................................    ....  89 

                         HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL

    The Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2023 for the 
activities under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on 
Legislative Branch totals $5,702,740,000, which is $954,609,574 
(20.1 percent) more than the comparable amount for fiscal year 
2022 in new non-emergency discretionary budget authority, 
excluding funds for the Senate and Senate office buildings.
    These appropriations support the operations of the House of 
Representatives, the care and preservation of the historic 
buildings in which Congress works, and agencies that provide 
research and analysis to assist the legislative process. They 
also support other institutions such as the Library of 
Congress, one of the leading repositories of knowledge and 
culture in the world, as well as the Government Publishing 
Office.
    In keeping with longstanding practice under which each 
chamber of Congress determines its housekeeping requirements 
and the other concurs without intervention, the bill does not 
include funds for the Senate or Senate office buildings. 
Similarly, the Senate will consider a Legislative Branch 
appropriations bill that addresses Senate but not House 
funding.
    The bill provides funding increases to support the staffing 
and other resources needed to help Congress do its job well, 
maintain and build analytical capacity to support lawmaking and 
oversight, and address high priority needs in areas such as 
information technology (IT) and security.

                    Legislative Branch Wide Matters


          RESULTS, OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY

    The Committee on Appropriations of the House (hereinafter 
``the Committee'') recognizes that effective programs, 
projects, and activities must set transparent goals and measure 
progress toward those goals in tangible ways. Data-driven 
results should be the yardstick for measuring success.
    The recommendation continues to prioritize the proper 
management of taxpayer dollars, including strong internal 
controls, reduced inefficiency, ineffectiveness, and waste, 
fraud, or abuse, and a focus on results, and customer service 
for all agencies under the jurisdiction of this Act. The 
Committee continues its focus on reducing unnecessary 
expenditures and expects the agencies funded by this Act to 
identify cost savings and efficiencies where possible.

               Performance Measures and Customer Service

    The Committee believes that development of organizational 
priority goals and outcomes, such as performance outcome 
measures, output measures, and efficiency measures, is 
important for all agencies funded under this bill. The 
Committee also notes the importance of implementing proper 
customer service standards for agencies that provide direct 
services to the public. Development of these service standards 
should include identifying and surveying target customers and 
measuring internal performance against those standards. All 
agencies across the Legislative Branch are directed to submit a 
report to the Appropriations Committee on these efforts within 
60 days of enactment of this Act.
    In addition, the Committee understands that, as the largest 
advertiser in the United States, the Federal government should 
work to ensure fair access to its advertising contracts for 
small, disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by 
minorities and women. The Committee directs each agency under 
the jurisdiction of this Act to include the following 
information in its fiscal year 2024 budget justification: 
expenditures for fiscal year 2022 and expected expenditures for 
fiscal year 2023, respectively, for (1) all contracts for 
advertising services; and (2) contracts for the advertising 
services of (a) socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)); and (b) women- and 
minority-owned businesses disaggregated by race and gender.

        Contracting Opportunities for Minority-Owned Businesses

    The Committee urges all agencies across the Legislative 
Branch to explore opportunities to provide minority-owned 
businesses increased access to vendor contracts.

 Reprogramming, Notification, Consultation, and Reporting Requirements

    The Committee expects all agencies to notify the Committee 
of any significant departures from budget plans presented to 
the Committee in any agency's budget justifications. The 
Committee recommendation grants limited reprogramming 
authorities to ensure that funds are devoted to the highest 
priorities, particularly due to changes in circumstances. In 
particular, agencies funded through this bill are required to 
notify the Committee prior to any reprogramming of funds in 
excess of the lesser of 10 percent or $750,000 between 
programs, projects or activities, or in excess of $750,000 
between object classifications (except for shifts within the 
pay categories, object class 11, 12, and 13 or as further 
specified in each agency's respective section). This includes 
cumulative reprogrammings that together total at least $750,000 
from or to a particular program, activity, or object 
classification as well as reprogramming full time equivalents 
(FTE) or funds to create new organizational entities within the 
agency or to restructure entities that already exist.
    In addition, the Committee must be notified of 
reprogramming actions that involve less than the above-
mentioned amounts if such actions would have the effect of 
changing an agency's funding requirements in future years or if 
programs or projects specifically cited in the Committee' 
reports are affected.
    Prior to initial obligation or reallocation of funds, all 
Congressional reprogramming notifications shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, contain detailed information about the 
sources of the funds and why such funds are no longer intended 
to be used as previously justified.
    The Committee emphasizes that all reports are required to 
be completed in the timeframe noted in each respective 
directive. Moreover, the Committee expects that the conditions 
associated with funding appropriated by this Act shall be 
accomplished in the manner as directed in the report, 
consistent with Congressional intent.

                   Staffing Data in Budget Documents

    The Committee continues to direct the Legislative Branch 
agencies to include in their budget justifications data on FTE 
levels that would be supported by the associated request or 
enacted funding levels. The Committee also continues to direct 
the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council to coordinate 
on a plan for aligning FTE levels with the Legislative Branch 
agencies for consistency in reporting.

                          Zero Base Budgeting

    While the Committee continues to direct all agencies of the 
Legislative Branch to develop budget requests from a zero-base, 
the Committee is concerned that the zero-based budget documents 
lack sufficient detail for making funding decisions. The 
Committee believes that there is room for improvement and 
directs House agencies to work with the Committee to ensure 
budget documents contain the necessary information for 
meaningful savings.

                        Federal Law Enforcement

    The explanatory statement that accompanied the Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 
directed the Attorney General to ensure implementation of 
evidence-based training programs on de-escalation, the use-of 
force, and the protection of civil rights, that are broadly 
applicable and scalable to all Federal law enforcement 
agencies. Several agencies funded by this Act employ Federal 
law enforcement officers and are Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Centers partner organizations. These agencies are 
again directed to consult with the Attorney General regarding 
the implementation of these programs for their law enforcement 
officers. The Committee further directs such agencies to submit 
a report to the Committee on their efforts relating to such 
implementation not later than 90 days after consultation with 
the Attorney General. In addition, the Committee continues to 
direct such agencies to the extent that they are not already 
participating, to consult with the Attorney General and the 
Director of the FBI regarding participation in the National 
Use-of-Force Data Collection. The Committee further directs 
such agencies to submit a report to the Committee not later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act on their efforts to 
so participate.

                            Childcare Access

    Providing access to quality, affordable childcare is 
critical for retaining staff and advancing women in the 
workplace, who are still disproportionately primary caregivers. 
The Committee strongly supports further investments to further 
reduce the waitlist, expand admissions, and ensure quality care 
at Capitol Complex childcare centers. With the goal of gaining 
a more comprehensive understanding of the current state of 
childcare supports offered to employees across the Legislative 
Branch, the Committee directs the Chief Administrative Officer 
(CAO), the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability 
Office (GAO), and the Librarian of Congress to consult with the 
Committee and issue a report to the Committee within 120 days 
of the posting of this report evaluating the current state of 
childcare for their employees.

 Congressional Requirements for Legislative Branch Cyber and Physical 
                             Data Security

    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-
103, directed all legislative agencies to protect their 
Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and ensure secure 
data storage to maintain continuity of government operations in 
case of cyberattack. Consistent with the Act, the Committee 
directs all agencies to submit quarterly status reports on 
their progress to 1) physically migrate data out of 
noncompliant data facilities to compliant data facilities, and 
2) accomplish complementary, additional migration to cloud 
services. Detailed reports shall be transmitted to the 
Committee by October 1, 2022, and build on the agency action 
plans for a resilient data infrastructure that were required of 
all legislative branch agencies by the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2022.

                         Workforce Development

    Congressional support staff are critical in fulfilling many 
roles to ensure the institution runs smoothly, and many of the 
staff are from underserved communities. Given the high stress 
environment of Capitol Hill, career growth and personal 
wellbeing are critical to a healthy workforce. Within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs the support 
agencies of the Legislative Branch to provide a report on 
workforce development programs that assist employees with 
professional development.

             Science and Technology Assistance for Congress

    The Committee notes the interest among some Members during 
the past several years in reinstituting the Office of 
Technology Assessment (OTA), which ceased to exist after 1995. 
In fiscal year 2019 the Committee instructed the National 
Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to conduct a study to 
determine the best way to increase Congressional access to 
needed in-depth analysis of fast-breaking technology 
developments. The NAPA report, released in November 2019, 
recommended strengthening the capacity of the GAO and 
Congressional Research Service (CRS) in technology assessment 
rather than restarting OTA. The Committee is pleased with both 
CRS and the GAO's efforts to increase the depth and breadth of 
their capacity to provide research and policy analysis on 
current and emerging legislative issues related to science and 
technology (S&T) and Federal uses and oversight of S&T.
    As was stated in House Report 117-80, CRS is encouraged to 
continue to hire additional staff for their specialized teams 
working on science and technology issues expanding its capacity 
and expertise to allow CRS to meet the growing need of Congress 
for timely, complex, and multidisciplinary analysis of policy 
issues related to these rapidly changing technologies, the 
effects of the Federal government in oversight of such 
technologies, and the effects of the Federal government S&T 
policies across all sectors. CRS is also encouraged to increase 
outreach efforts to make Members and congressional staff more 
aware of the resources it provides related to S&T issues 
Congress is examining.
    Additionally, in 2019 the GAO established a Science, 
Technology Assessment, and Analytics (STAA) team to better 
address the evolving and time-sensitive needs of Congress. The 
Committee encourages the GAO to continue to strengthen its STAA 
S&T team and the Innovation Lab to increase the depth, breadth, 
and diversity of knowledge available to meet congressional 
needs.
    As a result, the bill provides the full request for CRS and 
GAO to strengthen S&T programs. The Committee will continue to 
review the work of CRS and the GAO to see if other steps are 
needed in the future.

                     Employment of DACA Recipients

    The bill recommended by the Committee includes legislative 
language permitting all the Legislative Branch agencies it 
funds to employ ``Dreamers'', residents of the United States 
brought to this country as children without proper immigration 
status who hold employment authorization under the Deferred 
Action for Childhood Arrivals (``DACA'') program.

                  Audit of Inspectors General Coverage

    The Committee recognizes the tremendous value provided by 
Inspectors General across the Legislative Branch. However, 
further improvements in coordination and coverage offer the 
potential for enhanced protection from fraud, waste, and abuse. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the GAO, within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, to produce a report examining the 
oversight coverage gaps of Legislative Branch Inspectors 
General. The report shall identify offices and organizations 
that are not covered by the existing Inspectors General, 
overlapping jurisdiction, coordination challenges, and 
recommendations around structures and best practices that can 
enhance oversight within the Legislative Branch. In doing so, 
the GAO is encouraged to consult with the Council of the 
Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and other 
internal and external stakeholders with expertise around 
Inspectors General.

                       Offensive Capitol Statuary

    The bill includes language directing the Architect of the 
Capitol (AOC) to remove the statues or busts in the United 
States Capitol that represent figures who participated in the 
Confederate Army or government, as well as the statues of white 
supremacists Charles Aycock, John C. Calhoun, and James Paul 
Clarke and the bust of Roger B. Taney. The Architect of the 
Capitol is instructed to work with the States who contributed 
Confederate statues to return them to the donor State. The 
placement of statues in the Capitol commemorating men who tried 
to overthrow the government of the United States or who were 
white supremacists has been controversial for years and 
offensive to many of the visitors who come to the Capitol each 
year. The Committee believes their removal is long overdue.

                   House of Representatives Overview

    As in previous years, three accounts together make up 
three-quarters of the House of Representatives budget: Members' 
Representational Allowances (MRA), Committee salaries and 
expenses, and ``Government Contributions'' (which covers 
payroll taxes and benefit costs for all House employees).
    MRA: The Committee has taken steps to make up for an 
effective cut of 21 percent over the last decade. In accordance 
with the House Inspector General recommendation, the 
recommendation provides a 4.6 percent increase to the clerk 
hire portion of the MRA formula calculation.
    House Interns: The Committee supports House interns and 
recommends an increase to $46,800 per Member office, providing 
the opportunity for interns to be offered a livable wage of $15 
per hour, which is important, especially in a high-cost area 
like Washington, D.C. The bill continues to support these 
rewarding programs, and the Committee recommends $20,638,800 
for the Member Office Intern Program, $586,000 for the 
Leadership Office Intern Program, and $3,063,000 for the 
Committee Intern Program. This is a total increase of 
$6,125,306 over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level across all 
intern programs.
    House Intern Resource Office: The recommendation provides 
$350,000 for the creation of a House Intern Resource Office 
within the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The House Intern 
Resource Office shall promulgate best practices for intern 
hiring; provide guidance, training, support, assistance to 
interns regarding their work environment; connect with 
personal, committee and leadership offices regarding the use of 
funding rules and regulations for internships; reach out to 
historically underrepresented communities to provide greater 
internship opportunities; and gather demographic and other data 
about interns (including stipends and wage rates) employed by 
the House of Representatives in personal, committee, and 
leadership offices and to make publicly available statistical 
summaries and trends concerning that data.
    Housing of U.S. House of Representatives Interns: Finding 
short-term housing as an intern can be challenging. The 
Committee directs the CAO House Intern Resource Office to 
submit a report on the feasibility and potential impacts of a 
needs-based subsidized intern housing program, such as the 
subsidized housing provided for the Senate Page program, to 
ensure the broadest pool of applicants for House internships. 
This report should include any recommendations for legislative 
proposals. Furthermore, the Committee directs the House Intern 
Resource Office to explore the possibility of providing a list 
of intern housing resources and report its findings to the 
Committee no later than 180 days after enactment.
    Member Cost of Living Adjustment: The bill continues to 
include language (section 212) that blocks the cost-of-living 
adjustment for Members of Congress for fiscal year 2023.

               TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS


                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................    $1,714,996,045
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................     1,829,474,384
Committee recommendation..............................     1,868,785,000
    Change from enacted level.........................      +153,788,955
    Change from request...............................       +39,310,616
 

    The Committee recommends $1,868,785,000, an increase of 
$153,788,955 over the enacted level for salaries and expenses 
of the House of Representatives. The Committee is aware of 
concerns about the impact of inflation, the need to modernize 
congressional operations, and to provide the appropriate levels 
of security for Members and staff in order for the House to 
effectively do its job of developing legislation to meet 
national needs, providing oversight of government operations, 
and assisting constituents in their dealings with government. 
The bill's funding levels continue to support these issues.
    Congressional Data Task Force: The Committee continues to 
support the work of the Bulk Data Task Force and encourages it 
to continue regular meetings. The Committee recognizes that the 
Task Force's mission has expanded beyond increased 
dissemination of congressional information via bulk data 
download and encourages the Task Force to change its name to 
the Congressional Data Task Force to better reflect its current 
and future work.

                        House Leadership Offices


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $34,949,640
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        34,949,640
Committee recommendation..............................        36,560,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +1,610,360
    Change from request...............................        +1,610,360
 

    The Committee recommends $36,560,000 for salaries and 
expenses of staff in House Leadership offices.
    The allocation by office follows:

 
 
 
Office of the Speaker.................................       $10,499,000
Office of the Majority Floor Leader...................        $3,730,000
Office of the Majority Whip...........................        $3,099,000
Democratic Caucus.....................................        $2,962,000
Office of the Minority Floor Leader...................       $10,499,000
Office of the Minority Whip...........................        $2,809,000
Republican Conference.................................        $2,962,000
 

                  Members' Representational Allowances


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $774,400,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       813,120,000
Committee recommendation..............................       810,000,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +35,600,000
    Change from request...............................        -3,120,000
 

    The Committee recommends $810,000,000 for the MRA in fiscal 
year 2023, $35,600,000 more than in the prior year. The 
recommendation increases the Clerk-Hire portion (only) of the 
MRA formula by 4.6 percent to $1,040,426 from $994,671.

        Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $15,435,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        15,435,000
Committee recommendation..............................        20,638,800
    Change from enacted level.........................        +5,203,800
    Change from request...............................        +5,203,800
 

    The Committee recommends $20,638,800 for the compensation 
of interns who serve in the offices of House Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner, an increase of 
$5,203,800 more than the enacted level. This recommendation 
increases the intern allowance cap to $46,800 per Member 
office. This increase will provide offices the ability to 
compensate their interns at a livable wage of $15 per hour.

   Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................          $438,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................           438,000
Committee recommendation..............................           586,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +148,000
    Change from request...............................          +148,000
 

    The Committee recommends $586,000 for the compensation of 
interns who serve in the offices of House Leadership. This 
recommendation includes $322,300 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, 
and $263,700 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


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $1,943,910
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................         1,943,910
Committee recommendation..............................         2,600,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +656,090
    Change from request...............................          +656,090
 

    The Committee recommends $2,600,000 for the compensation of 
interns who serve in the offices of House Standing, Special and 
Select Committees. This recommendation includes $1,300,000 for 
the compensation of interns who serve in Committee offices of 
the majority, and $1,300,000 for the compensation of interns 
who serve in Committee 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


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................          $345,584
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................           345,584
Committee recommendation..............................           463,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +117,416
    Change from request...............................          +117,416
 

    The Committee recommends $463,000 for the compensation of 
interns who serve in the offices of the House Appropriations 
Committee. This recommendation includes $231,500 for the 
compensation of interns who serve in Committee offices of the 
majority, and $231,500 for the compensation of interns who 
serve in Committee offices of the minority, to be allocated by 
the Chair, in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, of 
the Committee on Appropriations.

                          Committee Employees


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $197,018,250
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       211,920,250
Committee recommendation..............................       220,265,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +23,246,750
    Change from request...............................        +8,344,750
 

    The Committee recommends $220,265,000 in total for 
Committee Employees, a $23,246,750 increase above the enacted 
level.
    The Committee recommends $183,171,000 for standing and 
select Committees. The total also includes $31,294,000 for the 
Committee on Appropriations and $5,800,000 for hearing room 
renovations. This account includes funding for salaries and 
expenses of Committees, including equipment, 
telecommunications, printing, contract services, and supplies. 
Funding is available until December 31, 2024.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $288,480,800
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       322,707,000
Committee recommendation..............................       323,557,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +35,076,200
    Change from request...............................          +850,000
 

    The Committee recommends $323,557,000, which is $35,076,200 
more than the enacted level for the salaries and expenses of 
House officers and employees of the various activities funded 
through this consolidated item.
    House Officers and Support Agencies: The Committee 
recommended bill provides for the salaries and expenses of 
House officers and employees, including the offices of the 
Clerk of the House, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative 
Officer, Parliamentarian, Legislative Counsel, the Office of 
Diversity and Inclusion, and the Whistleblower Ombuds, among 
others.
    Following is a summary of the funding allocation provided 
to each component of the account:

 
 
 
Office of the Clerk...................................       $40,827,000
 

    The Committee recommends $40,827,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, an increase of $4,327,000 
over the fiscal year 2022 enacted total and $500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2023 request.
    Comparative Print Project: Currently in phase 4 of a multi-
year project, the Comparative Print Suite is available to 190 
individuals from 19 committees, including Select and Special 
committees, the House offices of Legislative Counsel and Law 
Revision Counsel, as well as other stakeholders in the 
Legislative Branch to include the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service, and the 
Congressional Budget Office. This recommendation provides the 
full request for fiscal year 2023.
    Electronic House Functions: The Committee commends the 
Clerk of the House for taking action to make Office of the 
Clerk functions electronic. For example, the official 
reporters' extensions of remarks and general leave statements 
are electronic. For legislative operations, Members can now 
introduce legislation electronically, add cosponsors, as well 
as provide constitutional authority statements. The Committee 
applauds the Clerk's forward thinking on these matters and 
encourages the Clerk to continue to develop more electronic 
systems for House processes. The Committee encourages the 
Clerk, in consultation with other offices as may be necessary, 
to explore ways to further modernize the co-sponsorship process 
and allow offices to submit co-sponsorship information as 
structured data.
    Lobbyist Disclosure Unique Identifier: The Committee is 
aware of ongoing efforts by the Office of the Clerk to generate 
a Congress-wide unique identifier for lobbyists and disclose 
that identifier to the public as structured data as part of the 
lobbying disclosure downloads. The Committee agrees with the 
Clerk's recommendation that a complete overhaul of the aging 
system is required, and the recommendation includes $1,400,000 
for the project.
    Member Office Closures: The Committee directs the Clerk to 
report on current processes for the closure of a Member's 
personal office in the event of a Member's death or departure 
midterm; what considerations are made for the care, employment, 
and direction of Member office staff in the event of such 
departure; and what future concerns should be considered by the 
full House with respect to office operations of departed 
Members.
    Resources for Hiring Returning Citizens: The Committee 
recognizes that in the United States, a criminal record is 
often a major barrier to finding employment. This hardship can 
lead to collateral consequences that can make reentry into 
civilian life extremely difficult for those who have been 
incarcerated. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Office of 
House Employment Counsel (OHEC) to review current model 
policies in light of new legislation and report back to the 
Committee on policy language to assist House offices in the 
hiring and retention of justice-impacted individuals.

 
 
 
Office of the Sergeant at Arms........................       $38,793,000
 

    The Committee recommends $38,793,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA). This 
represents an increase of $11,098,000 over the fiscal year 2022 
enacted total and is equal to the fiscal year 2023 request.
    Gunshot Detection Systems: The Committee encourages the 
SAA, the United States Capitol Police and the Architect of the 
Capitol to continue researching the viability of installing an 
automated gunshot detection system throughout the United States 
Capitol Complex as a part of the larger Campus wide security 
enhancement project. The Committee looks forward to the 
recommendations upon completion of the review in December 2022.
    Improved Ballistic Protection: Existing ballistic shield 
protection is heavy, cumbersome and not conveniently portable. 
The Committee is aware of recent improvements in ballistic 
shield protection. To help ensure the safety and protection of 
Members and staff, the Committee directs the SAA to test and 
evaluate new shield technology to determine advantages over 
existing design, verify protective capabilities and report to 
the Committee within 90 days of the enactment of this Act.
    Interoperability and Personal Protection for Members of 
Congress: The Committee commends the SAA for engaging with the 
Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol and other appropriate 
entities on the efforts to pilot a program that will seek to 
understand the feasibility of acquiring and deploying a rapid 
alert system to expand the security umbrella and personal 
protection communications for Members of Congress. The 
Committee supports the continued deployment of such technology, 
expansion of personal protection devices for Members while off 
the Capitol Grounds, and in their Congressional District, 
commensurate with the December 2018 report detailing the 
Department's plans to enhance off-campus Member security in the 
National Capital Region. Furthermore, the Committee directs the 
SAA to provide an implementation plan for using this technology 
not later than 60 days after the filing of this report.

 
 
 
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer............      $211,572,000
 

    The Committee recommends $211,572,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 
(CAO). This represents an increase of $18,384,200 over the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted total and is $350,000 over the 
request.
    Food Alternatives: The Committee recognizes the importance 
of providing nontraditional food alternatives to accommodate 
Members of Congress, staff members, and Capitol visitors with 
dietary restrictions. Within 120 days after the enactment of 
this Act, the CAO is directed to update the Committee on 
additional alternative proteins choices that will be offered to 
consumers in all House dining facilities.
    Capitol Switchboard: The Committee is concerned about the 
limitations of the House telephone system and Capitol Police's 
inability to trace threatening calls that come into Member 
offices through the Capitol switchboard. The Committee directs 
the Chief Administrative Officer, in conjunction with House 
Sergeant at Arms, to conduct a study on the Capitol switchboard 
and telephone system in the U.S. House of Representatives and 
provide a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act. The 
report should identify the current House telephone system's 
technical limitations and security risks, and make detailed 
recommendations for improving or replacing the current system, 
including timelines and cost estimates associated with 
replacing or upgrading the current system.
    Extension of Staff Benefits: The Committee commends the CAO 
Task Force on a Diverse and Talented House Workforce for 
providing the House Staff Benefits and Retention Study. The 
Committee directs the Task Force to fully research and develop 
the following employee benefit programs for House staff: (1) 
Reimbursing staff for the costs of adoption or fertility 
treatment not covered by insurance; (2) Providing child-care 
subsidies for staffers who do not use the House daycare; (3) 
Offering staff access to a tax-advantaged college-savings 
benefit; (4) Enabling staff of offices that are closing down 
operations to stay on the House payroll for 60 additional days 
past the date of office closure, a benefit the Senate already 
extends to its workforce. The Committee directs that within 120 
days after the official posting of this report, the task force 
shall present ``ready to implement'' employee benefit program 
options as outlined above and associated costs to House 
Leadership, the House Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on House Administration. Implementation of these 
programs is subject to the approval of the Committee on 
Appropriations and regulations set forth by the Committee on 
House Administration.
    Childcare: The Committee recognizes that childcare costs 
are a major hardship for families across the nation and helping 
to cover those costs can be a major incentive to recruiting and 
retaining employees, including those of the House of 
Representatives. The Committee thanks the CAO's Task Force on a 
Diverse and Talented House Workforce for its study on potential 
staff benefits and efforts to retain staff including childcare 
stipends, subsidies, or other benefits related to childcare. 
The Committee looks forward to continuing discussions with the 
Task Force and its stakeholders to identify the best options to 
pursue for House staff regarding childcare access. The CAO 
shall provide a report to the Appropriations Committee and the 
Committee on House Administration within 120 days of the 
posting of this report that examines the feasibility of 
providing a childcare stipend to House staff with children. The 
report should examine and make recommendations on (1) how many 
staff might qualify to receive such a benefit, (2) an 
appropriate age range for a child to be eligible, (3) the 
appropriate level of benefit to provide, (4) costs of 
administration, and (5) how best to structure the benefit. As 
part of this report, the CAO should conduct a survey of current 
House employees on their challenges accessing affordable 
childcare, both within the House of Representatives Child Care 
Center and in external childcare settings. This survey shall 
include efforts to determine the percentage of household income 
spent on childcare among house employees, whether childcare 
costs are or would be a barrier to remaining as an employee 
with the House, and what efforts to defray those costs might be 
effective as a retention tool.
    Congressional Staff Academy: The Committee encourages the 
House CAO to offer courses through the Congressional Staff 
Academy and the new Congressional Member Leadership Development 
Program that will promote civility, collaboration and 
leadership skills. Suggested topics for training include but 
are not limited to (1) best practices for facilitating forums 
that bring constituents with opposing views together to promote 
dialogue and understanding, (2) fostering bipartisan 
collaboration as a chair and/or ranking member, (3) 
perspectives on social media distortions (4) leadership 
development including legislative effectiveness, and (5) 
conflict resolution.
    In addition, the Committee recognizes the critical role 
that senior-level staff play in recruiting, hiring, retaining a 
diverse workforce and ensuring that congressional offices are 
safe and professional work environments in which diverse talent 
can succeed. However, current training requirements for senior-
level staff may not fully equip them with the skills, 
knowledge, and resources necessary to fulfill this 
responsibility. Therefore, the Committee directs the CAO to 
conduct an assessment of unmet training needs for senior-level 
congressional staff and to report to the Committee on the 
results of this assessment no later than 120 days after the 
official posting of this report.
    Office of Employee Assistance (OEA): The Committee remains 
concerned with the rising prevalence of substance use disorders 
and the difficulties they present for those in recovery when 
reentering the workforce. Therefore, the Committee encourages 
the OEA to develop programming and to prioritize access to 
services for House employees in recovery from substance use 
disorders.
    Food Services: The Committee is troubled by reports of 
understaffing and possible mistreatment of cafeteria employees. 
Within 90 days of the enactment of this legislation, the 
Committee requests a report on the performance of the vendor 
with respect to the underlying terms of the contract, the 
staffing level and treatment of food service staff, and ways in 
which any identified deficiencies will be resolved.
    Emergency Care: The House Wellness Center has an agreement 
with a work life services provider to support House staff with 
technical assistance for financial planning, legal aid, and 
child and elder care. This service is an important mechanism to 
help promote staff retention for employees facing everyday life 
challenges. The Committee supports the ongoing offering of 
backup care, which provides staff with temporary, alternative 
coverage for a dependent when primary coverage falters.
    Mental Health Resources: The Committee expresses concern 
with the availability of mental health resources for all staff 
including custodial staffs and other contractors who work in 
the Capitol Complex. The Committee directs the CAO and the AOC 
to ensure mental health services are available to support the 
diverse needs of all staff and conduct an awareness campaign 
advertising these services for all those who work in the 
Capitol Complex within 30 days of the enactment of this Act.
    Translation Services: Of the funds provided, the 
recommendation includes $500,000 for expenses pertaining to the 
translation of official, communication material on behalf of 
constituents with Limited English Proficiency.
    Office of Translation Services: The Committee recognizes 
that language barriers prevent Member offices from adequately 
communicating vital information with constituents with limited 
English proficiency. As such, the Committee directs the CAO, in 
coordination with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, to 
submit a report within 60 days of enactment of this Act on the 
resources necessary to establish an Office of Translation 
Services to assist Members of Congress with translating 
official materials into additional languages. The report should 
include the top 20 languages based on the most recent Census, 
staff required, and expected turnaround time to fulfill 
requests.
    Supporting Caregivers in the Workplace: The Committee 
recognizes the importance of supporting Members and staff who 
balance family caregiving duties alongside their official work 
duties. The Committee directs OEA to develop programming that 
supports the needs of Members and staff who are caregivers and 
to conduct an awareness campaign on the emotional and technical 
assistance available for the purpose of supporting the needs of 
caregivers within the House community.
    House Wellness Center: As directed in House Report 117-80, 
the Committee urges continued support for the comprehensive 
wellness program created to support and empower House staff 
with resources to navigate the fast pace of working on Capitol 
Hill while maintaining a healthy life. The Committee encourages 
the House Wellness Program, in coordination with the Office of 
Employee Assistance, to gather statistics on the short-term and 
long-term effects on House staff that regularly utilize the 
program offerings.
    In addition, the House Wellness Center and the Office of 
Employee Assistance are directed to provide the Committee with 
advance notice on all external contracts no later than 30 days 
in advance of a contract taking effect.
    Staff Technology Point of Contact: The Committee 
understands the needs of Members and staff for sufficient 
support when it comes to technological questions and needs. The 
Committee commends CAO for their efforts to provide Members and 
staff with resources through the customer advocate program and 
encourages the CAO to communicate and advertise the various 
options available for Members and staff in regard to technical 
support.
    House Information Websites: The Committee directs House 
Information Resources, in coordination with the Library of 
Congress and relevant stakeholders, to submit a report, no 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on the 
feasibility and cost of (1) centralizing House information 
websites on one platform; (2) improving user accessibility for 
people with disability and non-English speakers; (3) developing 
educational resources for the public on how to find 
congressional information; and (4) improving the current user 
interface.
    Cloud Technologies: The CAO is encouraged to continue to 
investigate and pilot various cloud service options that will 
provide House offices with greater accessibility to their 
files, enhanced collaboration tools, and more storage. The 
Committee supports standardizing cloud services to strengthen 
the House's security posture and provide Member offices 
additional support and cost savings.
    Digital Workspace Technologies: The Committee recognizes 
that the use of digital workspace technologies in Member 
offices can increase user productivity, enhance cybersecurity, 
and allow workforce flexibility for both Congressional staff 
and Members of Congress. The Committee continues to encourage 
the exploration of multi-factor authentication solutions to 
strengthen the cybersecurity posture of all legislative 
offices, including strategies and programs that reduce the 
total life cycle costs of traditional legacy workspace 
infrastructure.
    Office of Employee Advocacy: Workplace harassment and 
discrimination are an abuse of power and perpetrators must be 
held accountable to promote a safe and dignified work 
environment. While there is more work to be done, Congress took 
positive action by overhauling its reporting and dispute 
resolution process, requiring regular and anonymous climate 
surveys and anti-harassment training, and mandating annual 
reporting to Congress. Another positive step was establishing 
the Office of Employee Advocacy. To continue support of this 
office, the Committee recommends $1,541,000 for the Office to 
cover full-time employees, staff travel to district offices to 
litigate cases if necessary, and contractor support for court 
reporters to transcribe hearings and depositions.

 
 
 
Office of Diversity and Inclusion.....................        $3,000,000
 

    The Committee strongly supports the Office of Diversity and 
Inclusion (ODI). The recommendation provides $3,000,000 which 
is equal to the fiscal year 2022 level.
    Compensation and Diversity Study: The Committee appreciates 
the effort to implement the first ever Congressional Staff 
Salary report as requested in House Report 115-696. Given 
existing realities of gender and racial pay gaps in America, 
the Committee is concerned the data collected and findings 
asserted in the salaries report, where the report details an 
approximate 50 percent participation rate, insufficiently 
captures the necessary bench-mark data to reach the primary 
goal of the survey. The Committee directs ODI, in conjunction 
with the CAO, to explore options to re-implement the House 
Compensation and Diversity survey on a routine basis, and in a 
manner that provides a robust accounting of the population, 
exceeding prior year's sample sizes. These considerations could 
include execution by in-house efforts, biannual application, or 
other means to improve accuracy and increase survey 
participation. The Committee requests a briefing from ODI to 
update the Committee on the progress no later than 120 days 
after enactment of this Act.
    The Committee recognizes the need for reliable data on 
Congressional staff diversity, including demographic 
information about staff recruitment, hiring, retention, and 
termination. The Committee encourages the Office of Diversity 
and Inclusion to brief the Committee on any gaps in available 
data that may hinder their development of a plan to improve 
recruitment, hiring, and retention of diverse staff 120 days 
after enactment of this Act.
    Supervisory Training Development: The Committee directs ODI 
to coordinate with the Congressional Staff Academy to develop 
an ongoing curriculum for anti-racism and racial bias training 
for managers and supervisors, which can be held quarterly. ODI 
and the Congressional Staff Academy are directed to brief the 
Committee on a bi-monthly basis on their efforts towards 
creating such a curriculum, until such curriculum is developed.
    Streamlining Transparency on Diversity in the House of 
Representatives: The Committee continues to recognize and to 
support the steps taken by the ODI to increase diversity on 
Capitol Hill through surveys and comprehensive reports. The 
Committee continues to support the streamlining of these 
efforts by adding disaggregated demographic data collection to 
the official onboarding process in the House of 
Representatives. Congress looks forward to seeing the 
implementation of this additional implementation of additional 
questions to employee onboarding forms requested in House 
Report 117-80.

 
 
 
Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds....................        $1,250,000
 

    Congress plays a critical role in both learning from, and 
protecting, whistleblowers. Additionally, its constitutionally 
mandated oversight work very often relies on vital disclosures 
from Federal workers and employees in the private sector. The 
House of Representatives took an important step in helping 
whistleblowers by creating the House Office of the 
Whistleblower Ombuds in the 116th Congress. The Committee 
continues to support the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds and 
recommends the requested amount of $1,250,000 in this bill.

 
 
 
Office of the Inspector General.......................        $5,138,000
Office of General Counsel.............................        $1,912,000
Office of the Parliamentarian.........................        $2,184,000
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House.......        $3,746,000
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House........       $13,457,000
 

    The Committee commends the Office of Legislative Counsel on 
its strategic plan for increasing the capacity of the Office of 
Legislative Counsel. The recommendation provides $13,547,000 an 
increase of $832,000 over the fiscal year 2022 level to support 
staff retention, technology improvements, and the general plan 
for increasing the size, scope, and capacity of the entire 
office.

 
 
 
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs..................          $934,000
Other authorized employees............................          $744,000
 

                        Allowances and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $399,984,861
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       426,615,000
Committee recommendation..............................       444,115,200
    Change from enacted level.........................       +44,130,339
    Change from request...............................       +17,500,200
 

    The Committee recommends a total of $444,115,200 for 
allowances and expenses.
    The following table summarizes the funding allocation 
provided to each major component of the account:

 
 
 
Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal         $1,555,000
 tort claims..........................................
Official mail (Committees, administrative, and                  $190,000
 leadership offices)..................................
Government Contributions..............................      $387,368,200
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery.............       $22,841,000
Transition Activities.................................       $19,225,000
Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program (formerly           $9,674,000
 the Wounded Warrior Program).........................
Office of Congressional Ethics........................        $1,762,000
Miscellaneous items...................................        $1,500,000
 

    Government Contributions Actuarial Calculations: In 
response to the Committee's concern that the Government 
Contributions projections are becoming more complex due to 
increased contributions, the House awarded a contract to an 
actuarial contractor to assist with forecasting of the 
Government Contributions account. As a result, personnel 
benefits are now calculated based on historical data in a model 
provided by the actuarial contractor. The requested increase in 
Government Contributions will support an approximate 3.6 
percent increase in personnel compensation (excluding Intern 
Allowances) and an average increase of 6.8 percent across all 
three categories of the Federal Employees Retirement System 
(FERS). The largest increase is attributed to the FERS-Further 
Revised Annuity Employees (FRAE) projection. The House Transit 
Benefit projection is now based on the average of the two most 
recent years of benefit expenditures. This method was chosen 
because the historical benefit expenditure was consistent year 
over year leading up to fiscal year 2020. However, the Public 
Health Emergency and consequential telework have impacted usage 
of this benefit category; and year over year spending dropped 
in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 by 47 percent and 49 percent 
respectively.
    Reproductive Healthcare: The Committee recognizes the 
importance of comprehensive health insurance for House 
employees, including the coverage of comprehensive reproductive 
medical care. The Committee encourages Congress to make 
available health plans that cover reproductive medical care 
that include infertility treatments and assisted reproduction 
procedures. It is the Committee's goal to provide equal 
treatment for all House employees who wish to make use of 
assisted reproduction, without regard to gender, sexual 
orientation, ability status, and marital status.
    Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program (formerly the 
Wounded Warrior Program): The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2022 renamed the Wounded Warrior program as the Green and Gold 
Congressional Aide Program. The program continues to be one of 
the House's most popular initiatives. The purpose of the 
program is to facilitate long-term employment with the House. 
The Committee recommendation provides $9,674,000 an increase of 
$380,000 above fiscal year 2022.

       House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $2,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        $2,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................       $10,000,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +8,000,000
    Change from request...............................        +8,000,000
 

    The Committee recommends a total of $10,000,000 for the 
House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account 
which is $8,000,000 over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. 
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress 
(hereafter ``the Select Committee'') has proposed 
recommendations to improve the way Congress works. The 
Modernization Initiatives Account was created to help implement 
these recommendations. The Committee believes that investing in 
these recommendations will improve the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the Legislative Branch so that it can better 
serve the American people. The Committee reminds the CAO that 
disbursement from this account is subject to approval of the 
Committee.
    The following projects should be funded from this account:
    Collaborative Legislative Drafting: The ability to 
streamline the workflow and better collaborate on proposed 
legislative text between member, committee, and leadership 
offices is of great importance to members and staff. Within 120 
days after the posting of this report, the Clerk, the House 
Office of Legislative Counsel (HOLC) and the CAO are directed 
to provide a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on House Administration on ways to leverage existing 
enterprise-wide applications, as well as other tools and 
solutions to better facilitate legislative drafting between 
member, committee and leadership offices and the HOLC.
    Congressional Staff Directory: The Committee is concerned 
with the unavailability or insufficiency of currently-provided 
congressional staff contact information. The absence of a 
congressional staff directory that covers the House, Senate, 
support offices, and support agencies makes it difficult for 
congressional staff to identify relevant staff and connect with 
them. The Committee endorses the creation of a shared staff 
directory for Congress and congressional support agencies to 
enhance the exchange of information and improve collaboration. 
Within 180 days of enactment, of this Act the Office of the 
Clerk and the CAO, in consultation with other relevant support 
offices and agencies, are requested to provide to the Committee 
a plan to create a centralized congressional staff directory 
including associated costs. The directory should contain the 
name, title, office, office phone number, email address, and 
issue set for each employee. That information should be 
filterable by data element, e.g., office, title, party, and 
issue set. It should be continuously updated. The directory 
should be available inside the congressional firewall and 
provide a public-facing version with appropriate omissions for 
certain fields.
    Technology to Identify Areas of Common Interest: From the 
funds available within this account, the CAO is encouraged to 
develop and deploy new technology tools, to the extent 
possible, to better enable Members and staff to identify policy 
areas of common interest on which to collaborate.
    Tools for Feedback: From the funds available within this 
account, the CAO is encouraged to develop and provide tools, to 
the extent possible, for committee leadership to receive Member 
feedback on committee operations.
    Bulk Purchasing: The Committee believes that fragmented and 
duplicative contracts cause inefficiencies and unnecessary 
costs for Member, Committee, and Leadership offices. The 
Committee supports the use of government wide contracts and 
General Services Administration (GSA) when practicable.
    Document Standardization: The Committee remains supportive 
of the Select Committee's recommendations to adopt standardized 
formats for legislative documents and expedite the comparison 
project.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Section 110 continues to provide for unspent amounts 
remaining in the Members' Representational Allowances account 
to be used for deficit or debt reduction.
    Section 111 continues to place a limitation on the amount 
available to lease vehicles.
    Section 112 continues to allow cybersecurity assistance for 
the House of Representatives.
    Section 113 establishes the House Intern Resource Office.
    Section 114 expands the House Student Loan Repayment 
program to include educational assistance and professional 
development.

                              JOINT ITEMS


                        Joint Economic Committee


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $4,283,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................         4,283,000
Committee recommendation..............................         4,283,000
    Change from enacted level.........................                 0
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $4,283,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Joint Economic Committee.
    The Joint Economic Committee was created by the Employment 
Act of 1946. The primary tasks of the Committee are to review 
economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic 
policy. The Committee performs research and economic analysis 
and monitors and analyzes current economic, financial, and 
employment conditions.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $12,385,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        12,876,000
Committee recommendation..............................        12,876,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +491,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $12,876,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT).
    The JCT operates under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and its predecessors dating to the Revenue Act of 1926. It has 
responsibility to (1) investigate the operation and effects of 
internal revenue taxes and the administration of such taxes; 
(2) investigate measures and methods for the simplification of 
such taxes; (3) make reports to the House Committee on Ways and 
Means and the Senate Committee on Finance (or to the House of 
Representatives and the Senate) on the results of such 
investigations and studies and to make recommendations; and (4) 
review any proposed refund or credit of income or estate and 
gift taxes or certain other taxes set forth in Code section 
6405 in excess of $2,000,000 ($5,000,000 in the case of a C 
corporation). In addition to these functions that are specified 
in the Internal Revenue Code, the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 requires the JCT to provide revenue estimates for all tax 
legislation considered by either the House or the Senate.

                   Office of the Attending Physician


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $4,063,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................         4,181,000
Committee recommendation..............................         4,181,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +118,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $4,181,000 for the Office of the 
Attending Physician (OAP).
    Life-Saving Training: The Committee notes that the OAP 
currently offers optional life-saving training for House staff 
on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the Automated 
External Defibrillator (AED). The Committee further notes that 
overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise, and the Capitol 
community is not immune to the epidemic. According to the CDC, 
more than 80,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2021. 
The Committee further recognizes that opioid overdose reversal 
medications have been highly effective at preventing overdose 
deaths. The Committee recommends the OAP offer optional 
naloxone training for House staff on the usage and 
administration of opioid overdose reversal medications.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $1,606,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................         1,702,000
Committee recommendation..............................         1,702,000
    Change from enacted level.........................           +96,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $1,702,000 for the operation of 
the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services (OCAS).
    The OCAS provides and coordinates a variety of 
accessibility services for individuals with disabilities 
including Members of Congress, staff, and visitors in the 
United States Capitol Complex.
    Improve Access to Information for Visitors and Staff with 
Disabilities: The Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services in conjunction with the AOC should provide for 
visitors and staff with disabilities access to information on 
the standard security screening techniques they will encounter 
upon entering the Capitol complex.
    Website Accessibility Efforts: Persons with disabilities 
should have full digital access to government digital 
properties, especially those made available by Member offices, 
including websites, applications, and electronic document 
retrieval programs. Currently, not all digital properties 
associated with the House of Representatives are accessible to 
the disability community. OCAS, in conjunction with the 
appropriate offices, is directed to provide the Committee with 
a report on how digital access barriers may be removed within 
60 days after the official posting of this report.

                             CAPITOL POLICE


                                Salaries


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $468,861,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       522,280,000
Committee recommendation..............................       522,280,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +53,419,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $522,280,000 for the personnel 
salaries, benefits, student loan repayment, and overtime 
requirements, to include the cost of overtime necessary for 
providing training. The recommendation will provide funding for 
2,126 sworn and 567 civilians in fiscal year 2023. Since 
January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Police (USCP) has 
lost 218 officers to attrition.
    Enhanced Weapon Detection: The USCP, working with the AOC 
and the Sergeant at Arms, is strongly encouraged to explore 
enhanced weapons detection screening technologies to streamline 
the screening process for entry into the Capitol Complex. The 
Committee is aware of new technology that is able to easily 
identify concealed threats. Within 180 days of enactment of 
this Act, the USCP shall report back to the Committee on the 
potential use of such technology around the Capitol Complex.
    Local Law Enforcement Reimbursement: The Committee directs 
the USCP to explore reimbursing local law enforcement 
departments for the costs associated with Member protection 
while in their districts and issue a report to the Committee 
within 180 days of enactment of this Act examining 
reimbursement costs compared to providing personal security 
details for Members and options for enhancing security for 
Members and staff working in their districts.
    Motorized Devices: The Committee recognizes that new and 
expanding micro mobility options in the District of Columbia 
can offer alternatives to car travel. Dockless commercial 
scooters, or escooters, and other motorized devices for rent 
have grown as a commuting option for Congressional staffers, 
tourists, and other visitors to the District and Capitol 
Grounds. However, pursuant to the Traffic Regulations for the 
United States Capitol Grounds, commercial dockless scooters are 
prohibited on Capitol Grounds. The Committee notes that an 
agreement was reached to modify the 2021 Terms and Conditions 
established by the District of Columbia Department of 
Transportation (DDOT) for commercial dockless scooter vendors 
and these Terms and Conditions now require commercial dockless 
scooter vendors to install geofencing on their vehicles to 
ensure that commercial dockless scooters do not enter onto 
Capitol Grounds consistent with Traffic Regulations for the 
United States Capitol Grounds prohibitions. The Committee 
expects the USCP to continue to expand its outreach efforts to 
dockless scooter and bicycle companies and the District, and to 
work to better educate users, including congressional staff, 
District residents, and visitors on the appropriate operation 
of commercial dockless escooters and bicycles on Capitol 
Grounds.
    Officer Post Notifications: The Committee reaffirms a 
previous requirement that directs the USCP to notify the 
Committee when new posts are created. This includes any 
temporary posts that will be in place 30 days or longer after 
establishment (excluding construction projects that require 
security) and permanent posts that are being proposed before 
establishment. The notification should include a justification 
of need by the respective Assistant Chief(s) of Police, the 
annualized cost of maintaining the new post and how the cost 
will be offset by the Chief Administrative Officer, and the 
overall recommendation approval of the new post by the Chief of 
Police.
    Reducing Plastic Waste: The Committee appreciates the 
report provided by USCP detailing the Department's plan to 
reduce single-use plastic water bottles as requested in House 
Report 117-80. The Committee continues to encourage USCP to 
reduce the usage of single-use plastic bottles, where possible 
and promote environmentally sound practices Department-wide.
    Risk-Based Protections for Members of Congress: In light of 
this year's 107 percent increase in threats against Congress, 
the Committee continues to find that ensuring the continuity of 
government must include protecting the physical security of 
Members of Congress. The recommendation provides $2,000,000 for 
the Department to enhance Member security outside of the 
Capitol campus in the National Capital Region (NCR), as 
warranted by risk-based analyses. As laid out in the December 
2018 report detailing the Department's plans to enhance off-
campus Member security in the NCR, the Committee expects the 
USCP to continue working closely with the House and Senate 
Sergeants at Arms and local law enforcement partners in the NCR 
and educating Member offices on the USCP strategy for Members' 
protection within the NCR while outside the Capitol Grounds. 
The Committee instructs USCP to coordinate with the House and 
Senate Sergeants at Arms to direct patrols to buildings or 
locations where the Members tend to congregate in order to 
fulfill its mission under 2 U.S.C. 1966.
    Use of Grounds: The Committee understands the need to 
maintain safety and order on the Capitol grounds and commends 
the USCP for their efforts. Given the family-style neighborhood 
that the Capitol shares with the surrounding community, the 
Committee continues to direct the USCP to forebear enforcement 
of 2 U.S.C. 1963 and the Traffic Regulations for the United 
States Capitol Grounds when encountering snow sledders on the 
grounds.
    Wellness Programs for Law Enforcement: The Committee 
appreciates the efforts undertaken by the USCP to develop and 
implement a holistic wellness and resiliency program for its 
workforce, to include its partnership with the House Wellness 
Center. The Committee recognizes the importance that 
mindfulness plays in having a first responder workforce that is 
holistically balanced and resilient.

                            General Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $133,648,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       185,818,000
Committee recommendation..............................       185,818,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +52,170,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $185,818,000 for general expenses 
to support the responsibilities for law enforcement, Capitol 
complex physical and technological security, dignitary 
protection, intelligence analysis, event management, hazardous 
material/devices, IT, and other specialized responses, as well 
as logistical and administrative support.
    Arrest Summary Data: The Committee commends the USCP for 
their progress toward compliance with a directive to post 
arrest summary information in a user-friendly format that is 
searchable, sortable, downloadable, and is available on a 
cumulative basis. The Committee reminds the Department of the 
importance of this directive and directs the Department to 
provide a briefing on their ongoing efforts to publish this 
information within 30 days of the official posting of this 
report. Furthermore, the Department is directed to submit a 
report of arrests made both on the Capitol complex and the 
surrounding Capitol Hill community on a quarterly basis to the 
Committee.
    Body Worn Camera Pilot Program: The Committee commends the 
Department's ongoing efforts for greater transparency while 
balancing the protection of life and safety on the Capitol 
Complex. The Committee believes that the Department's request 
for funding to implement a pilot body worn camera program is an 
important step in this effort. The Committee understands that 
the Department's pilot program will be limited to patrol and 
exterior sworn activities where services are being provided 
directly to the public. In order to ensure that the Congress 
can undertake its constitutional responsibilities regarding 
speech or debate, the Committee understands that this pilot 
will not be implemented for interior locations on the Capitol 
Complex, during protection detail activities, or other 
activities involving direct interactions with Members of 
Congress. Further, the Committee understands the importance of 
protecting critical law enforcement-sensitive Member protection 
information that may be adversely impacted by the release of 
camera footage captured by a body worn camera. The Committee 
expects the Department to continue to carefully balance the 
restriction of access to this information with the transparency 
expected by the public, while ensuring that the Congress can 
carry out its constitutional responsibilities in a safe and 
open environment. The Department shall provide the Committee 
with an interim report on the pilot program within 180 days 
following full implementation of the body worn camera pilot 
program. This report shall include the status of the 
implementation process, challenges and recommended solutions 
experienced during the pilot implementation, and lessons 
learned to date that may inform additional applications for the 
body worn camera program.
    Combatting Bias: The Committee commends the Department for 
their detailed response on current efforts to combat bias 
within the USCP workforce. The Committee continues to restate 
the importance of combatting bias and remains interested in 
ongoing programming, hiring, and education to prevent bias 
within the Department.
    Diversity Training: The Committee commends the USCP for 
including diversity training as a part of the current Capitol 
Police training sessions and encourages the Capitol Police to 
continue strengthening its curriculum to ensure service is 
provided to all visitors in a culturally competent manner. The 
Committee supports continued vigorous action to improve 
training for the USCP sworn officers on racial profiling, 
implicit bias, procedural justice, the use of force, and the 
duty for officers to intervene when witnessing the use of 
excessive force against civilians.
    Idling on Capitol Grounds: The Committee directs USCP to 
enforce the prohibition in the Capitol Traffic Regulations 
(CTR) for the Capitol Grounds against engines idling for more 
than three minutes, with the exception of security-related 
vehicles. The Capitol Police Board is directed to review and 
consider amending CTR Section 8.22.30 to include ``private 
passenger vehicles'' with the noted exception.
    Two-Way Sharing of Critical Information: The Committee 
believes the USCP must be better positioned to identify threats 
to the Capitol Complex, the Congress, individual Members of 
Congress and their families, and the legislative process, at 
the earliest point in the threat process, and the furthest 
possible point away from the intended target. This requires 
relying heavily on developing a robust threat identification 
and assessment process that is fully connected to local, state, 
and Federal law enforcement agencies. It also involves direct 
access to the national intelligence community with full 
transparency and two-way sharing of critical information with 
which to inform mission-related decisions. The Committee 
directs the Department not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act, to undertake an evaluation and provide an 
implementation plan.
    USCP Office of Inspector General: The Committee appreciates 
the diligent work that the Office of Inspector General has done 
in recommending reforms and security improvements in the 
aftermath of the January 6th attack. The recommendation 
includes $474,000 to support the statutory responsibilities for 
auditing Department programs and operations to ensure efficacy 
and investigation of complaints for potential fraud, waste or 
abuse.
    USCP Office of the Inspector General Reports: The Committee 
is aware that the public does not have access to reports issued 
by the Capitol Police Office of Inspector General. While the 
Committee understands that these reports can be sensitive to 
law enforcement actions and Congressional security, the 
Committee is interested in what reports can be shared with the 
general public. The Committee believes that the Inspector 
General should try to make appropriate reports public if they 
do not compromise law enforcement activities, national 
security, or Congressional security and processes without 
redaction. The Committee instructs the Inspector General to 
institute procedures to make reports publicly available 
whenever practicable and to begin publishing reports on its 
website.
    USCP Public Information Office: The Committee appreciates 
the detailed report as requested in House Report 117-80 
regarding a community notification system that may be utilized 
by visitors and community members. The Committee remains 
concerned that the public is not often alerted to significant 
events such as security incidents impacting the Capitol 
Complex. The Committee encourages the Department to continue 
exploring ways to keep the Capitol Hill community and visitors 
informed.
    Virtual Reality Training: The Committee understands the 
critical importance of immersive, real-life, scenario-based 
police training in ensuring the safety of both police officers 
and the communities they serve. The Committee is aware that 
USCP is in the process of exploring their capabilities for 
Virtual Reality training to equip Capitol Police Officers to 
safety and appropriately respond to a full range of situations 
they may encounter in the line of duty, including de-escalation 
techniques. The Committee directs USCP to provide a report no 
later than 90 days after the official posting of this report on 
their current efforts to implement Virtual Reality technologies 
into the training capabilities of the Department.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Section 120 establishes a multi-denominational chaplain 
program for the United States Capitol Police.
    Section 121 includes a new adjustment to FLSA Overtime 
Compensation for members of the Capitol Police.

                OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $7,500,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................         7,500,000
Committee recommendation..............................         8,000,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +500,000
    Change from request...............................          +500,000
 

    The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 
$500,000 above the request. Increased funding will provide the 
Office resources needed to continue important reform 
initiatives, provide resources for 34 FTEs and continue to 
implement the Congressional Accountability Reform Act changes 
fully implemented in June, 2019. Of the total, $2,500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $60,953,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        64,637,000
Committee recommendation..............................        64,637,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +3,684,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $64,637,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), $3,684,000 
more than in fiscal year 2022. CBO is responsible for producing 
independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to 
support the Congressional budget process. This funding level 
will allow CBO to modestly increase its efforts to improve 
modeling and analytical capability in critical areas and to 
make its work as transparent and accessible as possible. Each 
year, the agency produces dozens of reports, including its 
outlook on the budget and economy, and hundreds of cost 
estimates for proposed legislation.
    Customer Service and Data Gathering: The Committee directs 
CBO to take steps to ensure that their products, services, and 
outreach are designed to adapt and meet the customer needs of 
an evolving Congress. In addition, CBO should report to 
committees of jurisdiction on any challenges in accessing 
Federal data and to identify whether Congress can take any 
actions to ensure continuous and real-time access.
    Enhanced Legislative Analysis: The CBO bears the mission of 
providing objective, insightful, clearly presented, and timely 
budgetary and economic information to the Congress. In addition 
to cost estimates, the CBO also provides analytic reports, 
working papers, and testimony. Those reports contain valuable 
analysis on complex policy and inform the work that members of 
Congress and their staff conduct. The Committees support CBO's 
efforts to increase its capacity to analyze how Federal 
policies or economic conditions or developments may affect 
various income and demographic groups (including groups based 
on race and ethnicity) differently. CBO should provide an 
update to the Committees on those efforts.
    Responsiveness: The Committee continues to expect CBO to 
ensure a high level of responsiveness to Committees, Leadership 
and Members, to the greatest extent practicable under the 
priorities for CBO set by law, especially when working on 
current pending legislation. As an agency that prides itself as 
being nonpartisan, CBO should be providing the same information 
to all stakeholders at the appropriate time when addressing 
legislation that has been made public. However, the Committee 
emphasizes the importance of CBO fulfilling its statutory 
duties and functions as prioritized under the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, in particular section 202.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL


                  (EXCLUDING SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS)

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $691,919,233
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................     1,518,736,000
Committee recommendation..............................     1,268,130,000
    Change from enacted level.........................      +576,210,767
    Change from request...............................      -250,606,000
 

    The Committee recommends $1,268,130,000 for the activities 
of the AOC. The recommendation is $576,210,767 more than in 
fiscal year 2022. These totals do not include appropriations 
for Senate Office Buildings requested at $150,681,000 which are 
traditionally left for consideration of the Senate. The 
Architect is responsible for the maintenance, operation, 
development, and preservation of the United States Capitol 
Complex. This includes mechanical and structural maintenance of 
the Capitol, Congressional office buildings, the Library of 
Congress buildings, the United States Botanic Garden, the 
Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities, as well as the 
upkeep and improvement of the grounds surrounding the Capitol 
Complex.
    The following table summarizes the allocation of funds by 
appropriation account:

 
 
 
Capital Construction and Operations...................      $155,843,000
Capitol Building......................................       $61,764,000
Capitol Grounds.......................................       $16,465,000
House Office Buildings................................      $143,279,000
Capitol Power Plant...................................      $167,111,000
Library Buildings and Grounds.........................      $144,220,000
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security........      $532,196,000
Botanic Garden........................................       $23,560,000
Capitol Visitor Center................................       $27,692,000
 

    The Committee recommendation fully funds the operating 
expenses, less the Senate office building request throughout 
these accounts.

                  Capital Construction and Operations


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $139,116,500
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       155,843,000
Committee recommendation..............................       155,843,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +16,726,500
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $155,843,000 for campus-wide 
architectural and engineering design; project, property, and 
construction management; financial management; procurement; 
personnel services; equipment; communications; and other 
central support activities of the AOC.
    Budget Justifications: The Committee thanks the Architect 
for including in the Congressional budget justifications the 
description of the activities of the AOC Construction Division 
as requested. The Committee requests that this information 
identifying the number and size of projects, and the number of 
staff funded through Construction Division activities, and the 
funding provided to the Division from AOC jurisdiction accounts 
continue to be included in the budget justification material. 
The Committee continues to request that the justifications 
include, in each jurisdiction's section, the appropriations 
bill language requested, along with any changes to be 
identified with brackets and italicization.
    Capitol Complex Energy Efficiency Audit and Report: The 
Committee appreciates the AOC's interest in exploring 
opportunities to make significant progress towards lowering 
energy costs, increasing the use of renewable energy sources, 
and reducing carbon emission in the Capitol Complex and 
commends the Architect's review of potential costs and savings 
associated with these activities. As the report provided in 
fiscal year 2022 details significant investments, the Committee 
remains interested in the Architect's work to leverage new 
energy technologies and maximize the integration of clean 
renewable and alternative energy sources through the 
Legislative Branch facilities. The Committee is prepared to 
support AOC's recommendations to further such initiatives.
    Inspector General: Within the total, the Committee provides 
no less than $6,110,000 for the AOC Inspector General office. 
The recommendation includes the request of $495,000 for three 
additional FTEs.
    Medical Surveillance: The recommendation includes $411,000 
to continue the program, administered by the OAP, for medical 
exams and tests designed to detect and monitor employee health 
effects resulting from hazardous chemical or physical exposures 
in the workplace.
    Preparing for the United States Semiquincentennial: In 
2026, the United States will be celebrating it's 
Semiquincentennial; marking 250 years since the nation was 
founded in 1776. Over the course of that time, our nation has 
grown from the original 13 colonies to the patchwork of 50 
states and over 330 million individuals it is today. As we 
approach this historic milestone, it is an opportunity to 
commemorate our past, honor our present, and look toward the 
future. In preparation for this historic event, the Committee 
directs the AOC to submit a report 120 days after the enactment 
of this legislation on how they plan to commemorate the 
Semiquincentennial on the Capitol Complex. The report should 
include suggested plans for events and installations that can 
be made available to the public who visit. Along with that, the 
report should include a section on the possibility of a 
Congressional Time Capsule being buried somewhere on the 
Capitol Complex that will remain sealed until July 4th, 2276. 
This report shall be delivered to the Committee on 
Appropriation as well as the Committee on House Administration. 
This report should also be made available on the Architect of 
the Capitol's website.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses...................................       $150,843,000
Projects:
    Planning and Programming.........................          5,000,000
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                            Capitol Building


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $42,579,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       101,964,000
Committee recommendation..............................        61,764,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +19,185,000
    Change from request...............................       -40,200,000
 

    The Committee recommends $61,764,000 for the operation, 
maintenance, and care of the U.S. Capitol and Capitol Visitor 
Center (CVC). Of the total, $29,999,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses...................................        $31,765,000
Projects:
    Minor Construction...............................          5,500,000
    Conservation of Fine and Architectural Art.......            599,000
    House Kitchen and Exhaust Modernization..........         23,900,000
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    Depictions of Native Americans: The Committee included 
language in House Report 116-447 regarding depictions of Native 
Americans in the Capitol Complex and is pleased that the 
Architect is working with interested Members and is making 
progress on implementing those recommendations. The Committee 
encourages the Architect to continue these efforts.
    Hygiene Products: The Committee directs the AOC to make 
bulk purchases of, store, and distribute, in coordination with 
partnering agencies, menstrual hygiene products at no cost to 
all those who use restroom facilities throughout the Capitol 
Complex Buildings and Grounds.
    Wireless Connectivity: The Committee recognizes the 
necessity for wireless connectivity throughout the Capitol 
Complex. The Committee urges the Architect to assess the 
feasibility of upgrading the wireless local area network to 
ensure highest level of connectivity in all areas of the 
Capitol Complex.
    Recognition of Women in Congress: The Committee recognizes 
the increasing numbers of female Members of Congress and, in 
honor of women's historic progress over recent years, the 
Committee continues to support and commends the work of the 
House Curator, the AOC, and the Capitol Historical Society to 
increase images of women in public spaces in Congress. The 
Committee appreciates the House Curator's work in providing the 
Committee a report identifying public spaces in the Capitol 
Complex, as well as, a list of 10 notable female historic 
figures not already displayed as a Capitol statue, who have 
made remarkable contributions to society, and 10 female members 
of Congress--former and/or current--who have set trailblazing 
records whether in the body at large or their committees of 
jurisdiction. To further increase female representation, the 
Committee directs the AOC, House Curator and the Capitol 
Historical Society use these reports as a blueprint to create a 
report detailing where and which the incorporation of more 
females' images in congressional public spaces may be 
implemented expeditiously to reflect the positive contributions 
these female Members and public leaders have made.

                            Capitol Grounds


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $15,237,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        16,465,000
Committee Recommendation..............................        16,465,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +1,228,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $16,465,000 for the care of the 
grounds surrounding the Capitol. Of the total, $2,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating Expenses...................................        $14,465,000
Project:
    Minor Construction...............................          2,000,000
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    Accessibility: The committee directs the Architect to 
prioritize removal of accessibility barriers on the Capitol 
Complex. In addition, the AOC should designate a drop off and 
pick up zone near an accessible entrance for members of the 
public with mobility impairments and develop a well-understood 
process for accessing and utilizing the new location. Lastly, 
the AOC should prioritize the installation of additional 
automatic or power-assisted doors and replace door hardware 
that cannot be grasped easily with one hand or that requires 
tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate.
    Bike Lanes: The Committee commends the Architect for 
efforts to develop a safe and accessible street system to 
better connect all road users to the United States Capitol, 
Union Station and the National Mall by making cost-effective 
improvements to Louisiana Avenue, Constitution Avenue and 3rd 
Street Northwest. The AOC should coordinate with the District 
of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT), after the 
necessary approvals have been received, to pursue completion of 
this project in a timely manner. The AOC is also reminded to 
ensure close coordination among AOC jurisdictions to minimize 
impact on other campus projects and priorities.
    Working and Service Dog Necessities: Whether they are 
serving alongside the United States Capitol Police or 
supporting Congressional staff and visitors, working/service 
dogs have been an underrecognized yet important part of the 
fabric of the Capitol Complex. The Committee directs the AOC to 
provide a report, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, on 
what facilities currently exist around the Capitol Complex for 
K-9s and service dogs and provide recommendations to address 
any shortcomings that need to be addressed to ensure these 
animals of service have proper accommodations.
    Maintaining Public Access: In making security decisions 
about public access to the Capitol Grounds, the Committee 
reminds the Capitol Police Board that the Capitol Grounds are 
intended to be open to the public and are located in a 
residential neighborhood in the District of Columbia, and used 
by D.C. residents and visitors for recreation, leisure and 
transportation.
    Road Conditions around the Capitol: The Committee 
encourages the AOC to work with DDOT to evaluate and improve 
road conditions in and immediately around the Capitol Complex.
    Single-Use Plastics: The Committee is committed to reducing 
the use of single-use plastic products on the Capitol Grounds. 
Section 210 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and 
House Report 117-80 directed all agencies and offices funded by 
the Legislative Branch division that contract with a food 
service provider or providers to 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. The Committee directs the AOC to provide a 
report on the status of implementing the section 210 plastic 
waste reduction directive not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act.

                         House Office Buildings


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $212,422,500
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       144,029,000
Committee recommendation..............................       143,279,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       -69,143,500
    Change from request...............................          -750,000
 

    The Committee recommends $143,279,000 for the operation, 
maintenance, and care of the Rayburn, Cannon, Longworth, Ford, 
and O'Neill House Office Buildings, and the House underground 
garages. In addition, $4,000,000 will be derived from the House 
Office Building Fund for operations and maintenance of the 
O'Neill House Office Building. Of the total provided, 
$41,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
The bill includes $31,000,000 for the continuation of the 
Cannon House Office Building renovation project, which shall 
remain available until expended. The bill does not include 
additional funding for the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses...................................        $71,179,000
Projects:
    Minor Construction...............................          9,500,000
    CAO Project Support..............................         12,100,000
    West Plaza Courtyard Waterproofing Restoration,           17,000,000
     RHOB............................................
    Emergency Generator and Backup Power Replacement           2,500,000
     Design, OHOB....................................
    Cannon Building Restoration......................         31,000,000
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    Cannon Building Costs: The Committee recognizes the urgent 
need to complete the Cannon Building renewal, which will 
replace outdated building systems, conserve historic aspects of 
the building, and optimize the functionality of Member suites, 
among other improvements. The Committee remains concerned that 
the cost of the Cannon renovation continues to increase from an 
initial project estimate of $752,700,000 to the current project 
estimate of $934,866,000.
    The Committee continues to receive periodic reports from 
the Architect, the AOC IG, and the GAO on the Cannon project 
schedule, actual costs incurred and expected future costs, and 
design and construction modifications. A recent report from the 
AOC indicated that cost and schedule impacts may continue due 
to supply chain issues, workforce availability, site access, 
and enhanced protection measures related to the COVID-19 virus. 
Therefore, the Committee expects to receive fast turnaround 
notice in the periodic reports that are provided if any further 
cost increases are anticipated and how the AOC expects to 
absorb them. The AOC is reminded of the administrative 
provision in the bill prohibiting funding for incentive or 
award payments to contractors for projects that are behind 
schedule or over budget.
    Collaboration Spaces: There are currently no spaces 
designed specifically to facilitate staff working outside of 
their offices and/or to collaborate with other staff. Members 
and staff desire private bipartisan spaces to work together. 
Flexible, shared workspaces open to all staff could help break 
down norms that staff can only work near and collaborate with 
people from the same party. The Committee directs the AOC to 
identify spaces within the House office buildings that could be 
used in this manner and provide a report of its recommendations 
no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.
    Single-Stall Public Washroom Facilities: The Committee 
remains concerned by the lack of availability of single-stall 
restrooms throughout the House office buildings and notes that 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 directed the AOC to 
ensure future construction and remodeling projects incorporate 
an appropriate number of public single-stall washrooms in each 
House office building. The Committee directs AOC to provide an 
update regarding the construction of single-stall public 
washrooms in fiscal year 2022 and any future plans to 
incorporate single-stall bathrooms in future construction and 
remodeling projects for House office buildings.
    Interfaith Space: The Committee directs the AOC, in 
coordination with the Committee on House Administration and the 
House Office Building Commission, to identify a dedicated space 
that can be used as a Congressional interfaith space for the 
prayer and meditation of House staff of all faiths, and report 
back to the Committee 60 days after the posting of this report. 
Within the funding provided, the recommendation provides 
$150,000 for the AOC to plan, design, construct, and furnish a 
space within the House Office Buildings for this purpose.
    Pest Management: The Committee recognizes the importance of 
proactive pest management and mitigation to ensuring a safe, 
healthy, and productive workplace. The Committee directs the 
AOC to review existing challenges and brief the Committee, 
including providing a written copy of the latest integrated 
pest management plan. The Committee further directs that AOC 
provide recommendations to improve pest management and 
coordination between various jurisdictions no later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.

                          Capitol Power Plant


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $114,598,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       170,211,000
Committee recommendation..............................       167,111,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +52,513,000
    Change from request...............................        -3,100,000
 

    The Committee recommends $167,111,000 in direct 
appropriations for the operations of the Capitol Power Plant, 
which is the centralized provider of utility services for the 
Capitol campus. Of the total, $83,200,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027. In addition, $10,000,000 in 
offsetting collections is available from reimbursements for 
steam and chilled water.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses...................................        $93,911,000
Projects:
    Minor Construction...............................          5,000,000
    Electrical Switchgear B and Pump Replacement,             30,400,000
     RPR, WRP........................................
    Utility Tunnel Concrete Repairs at Russell                 2,200,000
     Carriage Entrance, R Tunnel.....................
    Utility Tunnel Concrete Repairs at 2nd and E               1,800,000
     Capitol, R Tunnel...............................
    Roofing System Replacement, Boiler and Generator          16,500,000
     Plant...........................................
    Utility Tunnel Pipe Expansion Joint Replacement,          12,700,000
     Y Tunnel........................................
    Utility Tunnels Concrete Repairs, Tunnels B&R....          7,700,000
    Utility Pipe Expansion Joint Replacement, G                6,900,000
     Tunnel..........................................
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                     Library Buildings and Grounds


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $64,544,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       183,520,000
Committee recommendation..............................       144,220,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +79,676,000
    Change from request...............................       -39,300,000
 

    The Committee recommends $144,220,000 for the care and 
maintenance of the Thomas Jefferson Building; James Madison 
Memorial Building; John Adams Building; Packard Campus; Ft. 
Meade Collection Storage Facility; National Library Services 
Facility; and the St. Cecilia Special Services Facilities 
Center. Of the total, $108,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses...................................        $36,220,000
Projects:
    Minor Construction...............................          4,000,000
    Collection Storage Module 7, Fort Meade..........         51,000,000
    Sprinkler System Replacement for Collections, JAB         37,500,000
    Fire Alarm and Audibility System Upgrade, Phase           15,500,000
     II, JMMB........................................
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            Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security


 
 
 
 Appropriation, fiscal year 2022......................       $62,389,733
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       699,452,000
Committee recommendation..............................       532,196,000
    Change from enacted level.........................      +469,806,267
    Change from request...............................      -167,256,000
 

    The Committee recommends $532,196,000 for the maintenance, 
care and operation of buildings, grounds and security 
enhancements of the USCP and AOC security operations. Of the 
total, $27,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027, and of which $447,744,000 shall remain available until 
expended. This funding will continue to support the 
maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and 
security enhancements of the USCP and AOC security and 
resilience/continuity programs.
    Within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, the AOC is 
directed to provide a detailed spend plan to the Committee for 
both the Physical Security Assessment Design and Construction 
Program and the Enhanced Screening Vestibules Design and 
Construction Program. The spend plans, which may be done in a 
classified setting, should include details for the execution of 
the funds provided before any funds provided in this Act are 
obligated.

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                                                           Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses...................................        $56,652,000
Projects:
    Minor Construction...............................         10,000,000
    Barrier Lifecycle and Security Kiosk Repair,               9,100,000
     Phase VII.......................................
    USCP K-9 Expansion Support.......................          2,500,000
    Computer Room Air Conditioning Unit Replacements,          6,200,000
     Phase I, OSF....................................
Physical Security Assessment Design & Construction           367,744,000
 Program.............................................
Enhanced Screening Vestibules Design & Construction           80,000,000
 Program.............................................
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                             Botanic Garden


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $24,463,500
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        23,560,000
Committee recommendation..............................        23,560,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          -903,500
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $23,560,000 for the improvement, 
operation, care, and maintenance of the United States Botanic 
Garden (USBG) Conservatory; the National Garden; the 
Administration Building; the Bartholdi Park and Fountain; 
heritage and other plant collections; and the USBG Production 
Facility at D.C. Village. Of the total, $8,200,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027.

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                                                            Committee
                         Item                            recommendation
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Operating Expenses....................................       $15,360,000
Projects:
    Minor Construction................................         5,000,000
    Production Facility Renewal and Master Plan Design         3,200,000
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    Collaboration with the United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA): The Committee continues to recognize the 
value of the USBG supporting the evolution of urban 
agriculture. The Committee recommendation includes additional 
funding for urban agriculture initiatives and urges program 
expansion. The Committee encourages USBG to continue to 
collaborate with USDA to support the USBG's efforts to host and 
serve as an educational and training location for local and 
national audiences, and to explore reviving the Victory Gardens 
concept for community agriculture programming.

                         Capitol Visitor Center


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $25,569,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        27,692,000
Committee recommendation..............................        27,692,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +2,123,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $27,692,000 for the operations of 
the CVC. The CVC was established to provide a secure public 
environment to welcome and manage the large number of visitors 
and to protect the Capitol, its occupants, and guests in an 
atmosphere of open access.
    Access to Information for those with Disabilities: The 
Committee directs the AOC to make available, for visitors and 
staff with disabilities, information on the standard security 
screening techniques they will encounter upon entering the 
Capitol Complex.
    Diversity at the Capitol Visitors Center: The Committee 
recognizes that since its opening, the Capitol Visitors Center 
has welcomed millions of visitors from around the world who 
through their visit learn about our Capitol's history. The 
Committee also continues to recognize the significant 
contributions to the prosperity of the United States made by 
Black, Latino, Native Americans, and Asian American and Pacific 
Islander communities throughout American history and since its 
founding. As such, the Committee continues to recognize the 
underrepresentation of these communities in the telling of our 
nation's history and continues to direct the Capitol Visitor's 
Center to work with the Architect of the Capitol, the Library 
of Congress, and with other relevant stakeholders including 
Members of Congress and scholars on a plan to increase 
representation of these racial and ethnic minorities at the 
Capitol Visitor's Center, including in all facets of the 
Capitol Visitor's Center online and in-person exhibitions, 
audio-visual presentations, and historical artifacts on display 
including statues.

                        Administrative Provision

    Section 130 prohibits payment of bonuses to contractors 
behind schedule or over budget during fiscal year 2023.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $794,018,874
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       832,140,000
Committee recommendation..............................       831,395,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +37,376,126
    Change from request...............................          -745,000
 

    The Committee recommends $831,395,000 for the activities of 
the Library of Congress (LOC). The recommendation is 
$37,376,126 more than in fiscal year 2022. Established by 
Congress in 1800, the Library is the largest library in the 
world, with a collection of more than 170,000,000 print, audio, 
and video items in 470 languages. Among its major programs are 
acquisitions, preservation, administration of United States 
copyright laws by the Copyright Office, research and analysis 
of policy issues for the Congress by the Congressional Research 
Service, and administration of a national program to provide 
reading material to the blind and print disabled. The Library 
maintains a significant number of collections and provides a 
range of services to libraries in the United States and abroad.
    The following table summarizes the allocation of funds by 
appropriation account:

 
 
 
Salaries and Expenses.................................      $585,376,000
Copyright Office......................................        53,762,000
Congressional Research Service........................       133,600,000
National Library Service for the Blind and Print              58,657,000
 Disabled.............................................
 

                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $550,620,874
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       586,589,000
Committee recommendation..............................       585,376,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +34,755,126
    Change from request...............................        -1,213,000
 

    The Committee recommends $585,376,000. Within the total, 
the Committee provides no less than $4,500,000 for the LOC 
Inspector General office to support no less than 14 FTE. The 
recommendation makes the following amounts available until 
expended: $9,945,000 for the Teaching with Primary Sources 
Program, $1,459,000 for the Legislative Branch Financial 
Management System, $250,000 for the Surplus Books Program, and 
$3,976,000 for the Veterans History Project.
    Archival Preservation of Central and Eastern European 
Collections: The Committee recognizes the cultural 
contributions of the American diasporic groups from nations and 
communities of the former Soviet Union and its Republics and 
appreciates the value in preserving their traditions. The 
Committee recognizes the important work the Library of Congress 
is doing to archive stories, documents, and other materials 
from cultural diasporas across Europe and requests the Library 
further strengthen its partnerships with museums, non-profits, 
and ethnic heritage centers across the country to collect 
additional stories, documents and materials from families and 
institutions dedicated to Eastern and Central European 
collections, and encourages the Library to disseminate them for 
public use. As requested in House Report 117-80, the Committee 
requests a report from the Library of Congress on the 
activities and outreach conducted on these initiatives.
    Cloud Program: The recommendation includes $1,475,000 for 
the establishment of an enterprise Cloud Program Management 
Office within the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
(OCIO) at the Library of Congress. This program will allow the 
Library to mature governance and best practices and ensure the 
most efficient use of the cloud.
    Diversity at the Library of Congress: The Committee 
continues to recognize the Library of Congress's role as the 
largest library in the world and its important work in 
preserving culture from around the world through books, 
recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts. The 
Committee also continues to recognize the significant 
contributions to the prosperity of the United States made by 
Black, Latino, Native American, Asian American, and Pacific 
Islander communities, and the historic underrepresentation of 
these communities in our nation's mainstream culture. The 
Committee continues to encourage the Library of Congress to 
continue prioritizing diversity in its work especially through 
the National Film Registry, including the annual addition of 
film titles as well as the membership of the National Film 
Preservation Board, and National Book Festival.
    Department of Defense (DOD) Collaboration: The Committee 
recognizes and applauds the Library of Congress Veterans 
History Project's commitment to understanding, preserving, and 
publicizing the experiences of our veterans. The Committee 
directs the Library of Congress to work in conjunction with the 
Department of Defense Historian to develop an oral history 
collection on the impact of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' and 
predecessor policies on servicemembers and veterans. 
Specifically, we recognize the importance of developing a 
Memorandum of Understanding to organize and enhance the 
contributions of each agency to this critical effort.
    COVID-19 American History Project: The COVID-19 American 
History Project Act is an educational and commemorative program 
that will collect, preserve, and make available to the public 
an archive of submitted oral stories of those who were impacted 
by the COVID-19 pandemic, survivors of loved ones who lost 
their lives to the disease, and frontline healthcare workers 
who tirelessly worked to eradicate this virus. Oral histories 
kept at the Library of Congress's American Folklife Center will 
provide original sources of information to strengthen the 
understanding of American history for our future generations. 
The Committee recommends $1,500,000 for the implementation of 
this program and directs the Library of Congress to provide an 
update on the status of the project 180 days after enactment of 
this Act.
    Law Library: The Committee continues to commend the Law 
Library for providing support to the time-sensitive and complex 
needs of the Congress, the Supreme Court, Executive Branch 
agencies, courts, practicing attorneys, State bars, State and 
local governments, American businesses, scholars, journalists, 
and those with legal research needs. The Committee urges the 
Law Library to continue its digitization strategy as part of 
the Library's overall digitization strategy to increase online 
access to major parts of its collection, such as the United 
States Serial Sets and Supreme Court Records and Briefs. The 
Committee further encourages the Library to assess the 
feasibility of audiobooks and text-to-speech options for 
accessibility purposes for visually impaired individuals, those 
with cognitive disabilities/disorders or learning difficulties 
as it continues to develop its digitization strategy.
    Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative: The 
recommendation includes $3,000,000 for the implementation of 
the Lewis-Houghton Civics and Democracy Initiative. The 
Committee directs the Library to provide a briefing on plans to 
implement no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
    Module 7 at the Ft. Meade: The recommendation provides 
$51,000,000 for the Module 7 project included in the AOC budget 
for Library Buildings and Grounds. This funding will allow for 
the long-term preservation of Library of Congress collections 
by constructing a climate-controlled, secure storage facility 
at the Library's Ft. Meade, Maryland storage site. The 
Committee acknowledges that the Module 7 storage facility is 
imperative to the Library's continued ability to preserve 
physical collections and with them, American history.
    National Film and Sound Preservation: The Committee 
recognizes the important work of the National Film Preservation 
Program and the National Sound Recording Preservation Program, 
including the Federally chartered National Film and National 
Recording Preservation Foundations. Consistent with the 
authorizing statute, the Foundations utilize both public and 
private matching funds to provide grants to a wide array of 
educational and non-profit organizations that help preserve 
historical and cultural artifacts that would otherwise 
disappear or be destroyed over time. The Committee expects the 
Library to continue to provide support to these programs.
    Outreach to Minority-Serving Institutions: As directed in 
House Report 117-80, the Committee encourages the Library of 
Congress to increase and expand cooperative partnership, 
fellowship opportunities, and curriculum program associations 
with community colleges, HBCUs, HSIs, Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-serving institutions, American Indian 
Tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native 
and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and other minority-
serving institutions.
    Preservation of America's Civil Rights Legacy Abroad: The 
Library of Congress shall make their expertise available as 
appropriate for projects aimed at preserving America's civil 
rights history abroad.
    Preservation of the Collection: As stated in the Joint 
Explanatory Statement to accompany Division I, P.L. 117-103, 
the Committee will evaluate the need for the continuation of 
the deacidification preservation program, as a means to 
preserve the Library's literary and historical treasures, once 
existing funds are exhausted or expire. The Library shall 
report to the Committee the status of existing funds for this 
program at the end of fiscal year 2022 and the number of 
articles yet to be treated. Further, the Committee recommends 
$1,000,000 to be reserved should any articles remain that need 
treatment.
    Veterans History Project: The Committee recommends 
$3,976,000 for the Veterans History Project, recognizing its 
importance as a way to collect, preserve and make accessible 
the personal accounts of American war veterans for the benefit 
of future generations. Funding is provided to continue 
digitization efforts of already-collected materials, reach 
greater numbers of veterans to record their stories and promote 
public access to the Project.

                            Copyright Office


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $53,065,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        53,762,000
Committee recommendation..............................        53,762,000
    Change from enacted level.........................          +697,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $53,762,000 in direct 
appropriations to the Copyright Office. An additional 
$43,912,000 is made available from receipts for salaries and 
expenses and $3,000,000 is available from prior year 
unobligated balances for a total of $100,674,000.
    Copyright Modernization: Few government bodies are more 
important to the growth of creativity and commercial artistic 
activity in the Nation than the Copyright Office. The Committee 
continues to support the Copyright Office's efforts to 
modernize its IT infrastructure to effectively serve users and 
copyright owners in the 21st century. The Committee encourages 
the Library to remain sensitive to the specialized requirements 
of the Copyright Office as the Office implements its IT 
modernization plan in conjunction with the overall Library IT 
modernization effort.
    Copyright Expertise: The Committee continues to support the 
Office's use of funds to offer expertise on copyright matters 
to the Executive Branch, including participation in 
international discussions. Consistent with historical practice, 
the Committee expects the Library to continue to defer to the 
copyright expertise of the Register of Copyrights and to ensure 
direct consultation between the Copyright Office and Congress.

                     Congressional Research Service


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $129,106,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       133,132,000
Committee recommendation..............................       133,600,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +4,494,000
    Change from request...............................          +468,000
 

    The Committee recommends $133,600,000 for salaries and 
expenses for the Congressional Research (CRS). CRS works for 
the Members and Committees to support their legislative, 
oversight, and representational functions by providing 
nonpartisan and confidential research and policy analysis. CRS 
provides an important service for Members and staff, publishing 
hundreds of reports annually free of charge and providing 
briefings on pertinent policy issues considered by Congress. 
The expert nonpartisan analysts at CRS keep Congress informed, 
contributing to intelligent and responsible policymaking.
    Availability of Bill Summaries on Congress.gov: The 
Committee directs that no later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act, the Congressional Research Service shall provide a 
report to the Committee on resources necessary to ensure bills 
receiving a floor vote have a nonpartisan summary available.
    Improving Features on Congress.gov: The Committee directs 
that no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Library of Congress, in coordination with the Committee on 
Appropriations and Committee on Modernization, shall provide a 
report on resources necessary to add additional features to 
Congress.gov to improve its functionality for Congressional 
staff and the public, including providing a clearer accounting 
of Member contributions in legislation, such as indicating when 
a co-sponsor is from the committee of jurisdiction.
    Continuing Education for Congressional Staff: In House 
Report 117-80, the Committee recommended $1,000,000 for the 
creation of a Legal Institute with introductory and advanced 
programs, geared towards senior Congressional staff who have 
not attended law school, which would educate participants on 
legal fundamentals that inform Congress's lawmaking and 
oversight functions. The Committee supports the progress made 
by CRS in the planning and curriculum for the Congressional 
Legal Education Forum and provides $1,000,000 to begin the 
program in February 2023. In addition, CRS is directed to 
provide a report to the Committee on the marketing efforts, 
implemented curriculum, schedule, and total enrollment of the 
program after the first session is complete.
    Customer Service and Data Gathering: The Committee directs 
CRS to take steps to continue ensuring that their products, 
services, and outreach are designed to adapt and meet the 
customer needs of an evolving Congress. In addition, CRS should 
report to committees of jurisdiction on any challenges in 
accessing Federal data and to identify whether Congress can 
take any actions to ensure continuous and real-time access.

       National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $61,227,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        58,657,000
Committee recommendation..............................        58,657,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        -2,570,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $58,657,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the National Library Service for the Blind and 
Print Disabled (NLS). The Committee supports the acquisition of 
new headquarters for NLS and directs the LOC to report on the 
status no later than 60 days after enactment.
    The NLS is a free braille and talking book library service 
for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, 
or a disability that prevents them from reading or holding the 
printed page. Through a national network of regional and sub-
regional libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in 
braille and audio formats, which are delivered by postage-free 
mail or are instantly downloadable.
    BARD Modernization: The Committee continues to support the 
modernization of Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) 
Infrastructure and provides the request for the program, which 
distributes audio and electronic braille materials. The program 
has transitioned these services to a cloud-based environment.
    Braille eReader and Talking Book Machine Initiative: The 
Committee continues to support the Braille eReader and Talking 
Book Machine initiatives. The recommendation provides 
$2,375,000 for the Braille eReader and Talking Book Machine 
initiative. This funding will continue the acquisition of 2,000 
new e-Reader devices for distribution through the NLS Machine 
Lending Agencies, which also distribute talking book machines.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Section 140 limits to $308,554,000 the amount that may be 
obligated during fiscal year 2023 from various reimbursements 
and revolving funds available to the Library of Congress.

                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

    The Government Publishing Office (GPO) publishes and 
disseminates Federal government publications to Congress, 
Federal agencies, Federal depository libraries, and the 
American public.

                        Congressional Publishing


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $78,872,161
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        82,992,000
Committee recommendation..............................        82,992,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +4,119,839
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $82,992,000 for Congressional 
Publishing, the same as the request and $4,119,839 above the 
enacted level. This account funds the costs of publishing 
Congressional information products in both digital and print 
formats.

     Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents


                         Salaries and Expenses


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $34,020,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        35,257,000
Committee recommendation..............................        35,257,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +1,237,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $35,257,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Public Information Programs of the 
Superintendent of Documents.
    This appropriation primarily supports the cataloguing and 
indexing of Federal Government publications (the results of 
which are now available online) and for operating the Federal 
Depository Library system and providing Federal documents to 
the network of 1,133 depository libraries nationwide.
    Access to Documents: GPO, in coordination with the 
Committee, is directed to ensure the govinfo website contains 
information that allows the public to better understand the 
Legislative Branch agencies.

    Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................       $11,345,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................        12,655,000
Committee recommendation..............................        12,655,000
    Change from enacted level.........................        +1,310,000
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $12,655,000 for the Government 
Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, which 
finances GPO's publishing operations.
    This business-like fund is used to pay GPO's costs in 
performing or procuring from private-sector sources 
Congressional and agency publishing, information product 
procurement, and publications dissemination activities. The 
fund is reimbursed from payments from customer agencies, sales 
to the public, appropriations to the fund, and transfers from 
GPO's two annual appropriations.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................      $719,230,113
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................       810,319,000
Committee recommendation..............................       790,319,000
    Change from enacted level.........................       +71,088,887
    Change from request...............................       -20,000,000
 

    Established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) works for Congress by 
responding to requests for studies of Federal government 
programs and expenditures and may also initiate its own work. 
The Committee recommends $790,319,000 in direct appropriations 
for GAO. In addition, $55,865,000 is available in offsetting 
collections derived from reimbursements for conducting 
financial audits of government corporations and the rental of 
space in the GAO building. This will provide GAO with a staff 
capacity of 3,500 FTEs. Within the total, the Committee 
provides no less than $2,576,000 for the GAO Inspector General 
office to support no less than 11 FTEs.
    Appropriations and Budget Law: The Committee notes and 
commends the improvements made by the GAO Appropriations Law 
Group (the Group) in response to concerns identified by the 
Committee in House Report 116-447, including through the 
agency's efforts to increase resources dedicated to supporting 
Congress's power of the purse and oversight role. The Group 
plays an important support role in protecting Congress' 
constitutional power of the purse and the rule of law, and the 
Committee encourages the Group to continue to build on these 
improvements. As timely decisions by GAO facilitate informed 
Congressional action, the Committee also encourages the Group 
to find ways to ensure that its formal legal decisions are 
published in a timely manner and to prioritize the publication 
of decisions from outstanding requests.
    Customer Service and Data Gathering: The Committee directs 
GAO to take steps to continue ensuring that their products, 
services, and outreach are designed to adapt and meet the 
customer needs of an evolving Congress. In addition, GAO should 
report to committees of jurisdiction on any challenges in 
accessing Federal data and to identify whether Congress can 
take any actions to ensure continuous and real-time access.
    Community Project Funding: The Committee directs the GAO to 
again undertake an audit of Community Project Funding contained 
in fiscal year 2023 appropriations legislation. The audit shall 
include the same characteristics GAO adhered to in its fiscal 
year 2022 CPF directive after consulting with the Committees on 
Appropriations. In conducting its audit, GAO shall provide 
periodic briefings and reports based on available data to the 
Committees.
    Compliance with GAO-IG Act: The Committee directs the GAO 
to review and report on every agency's compliance with the 
reporting requirements of the GAO-IG Act. The report should 
indicate which agencies are in full compliance, which are 
missing some of the required reporting, and which are failing 
to report any of the required information. Further, the report 
should attempt to determine if there are any barriers or 
complications that prevent full compliance with the reporting 
requirements and what steps Congress might take to ensure 
future compliance from all agencies. The Committee further 
directs all agencies to take whatever steps necessary to ensure 
they issue all required GAO-IG Act information with their next 
set of budget justification materials. The Committee also 
strongly encourages agencies to use the GAO-IG reporting 
process as an opportunity to re-review open recommendations and 
consider possible steps to fully or even partial implement the 
proposed actions.
    Duplicative Government Programs: Each year, GAO identifies 
and reports on Federal agency programs with fragmented, 
overlapping, or duplicative goals or activities and ways to 
reduce costs or enhance revenue. The Committee continues to 
direct GAO to issue these reports to help review duplicative 
programs.
    Hiring Practices at CRS: The Committee requests that GAO 
assess CRS's hiring, promotion, and awards practices, including 
implementation of the Merit Selection Plan and use of special 
hiring programs. GAO should assess CRS's hiring practices, with 
a focus on whether the programs are effective at recruiting a 
diverse workforce. CRS is encouraged to provide all necessary 
information to the GAO. The final report shall be provided to 
the CRS Director, the Librarian of Congress, the Appropriations 
Committees, the Senate Rules Committee, and the Committee on 
House Administration.
    Improper Payments: The Committee appreciates GAO's work to 
curb improper payments. Since the Comptroller General has 
warned that improper payments are a pervasive problem across 
the Federal government, the Committee requests that GAO provide 
quarterly reports to the Committee on its ongoing oversight of 
improper payments and recommendations for legislative or 
technical opportunities to improve payment integrity. The 
Comptroller General shall annually report to Congress on 
government improper payments. The Committee requests that GAO 
provide these reports in each fiscal year through fiscal year 
2025.
    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: The Committee is 
including in GAO's appropriation an additional $5,000,000 of 
no-year funds for GAO to carry out work in support of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Committee 
acknowledges that the Act tasks GAO with over 30 studies. GAO 
also will receive Congressional requests for additional work as 
the relevant departments and agencies carry out the Act's 
provisions. GAO's work will assist Congress in providing 
necessary oversight of the significant investment the Act 
provides in our nation's infrastructure, including our roads, 
bridges, transit, rail, ports, airports, and broadband.
    Power of the Purse Efforts: The Committee notes and 
commends GAO's efforts to support the Committee's work to 
strengthen and reassert Congress's power of the purse over 
appropriations. In GAO's Proposals to Reinforce Congress's 
Constitutional Power of the Purse, GAO recommended requiring 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to publicly post all 
apportionments of executive branch appropriations as a way to 
improve Congressional oversight and facilitate GAO providing 
more timely advice and legal decisions to Congress. Consistent 
with GAO's recommendation, Congress enacted that proposal in 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. The Committee 
appreciates GAO's recommendations and technical assistance on 
good government provisions to strengthen Congress's power of 
the purse.
    Priority Areas for GAO: In its budget request, GAO 
identified four areas in which it will continue to increase its 
capabilities: evolving science and technology issues; 
cybersecurity threats; national security challenges; and rising 
health care costs. The Committee supports work in these 
priority areas.
    Priority Recommendations: The Committee directs GAO to add 
to its annual priority letters information on the time the 
priority recommendations have been open and additional 
congressional oversight actions if any, that can help agencies 
implement such priority recommendations and address any 
underlying issues relating to such implementation.
    Science and Technology Assistance: The Committee is pleased 
with GAO's institutional development of its technology and 
science function through the Science, Technology Assessment, 
and Analytics (STAA) team and its rapid expansion since its 
creation in 2019. The Committee is pleased with STAA's unbiased 
fact-based scientific and technological expertise. The 
Committee encourages GAO to continue to develop new components 
of STAA studies by including policy recommendation options, 
when appropriate to the subject. STAA is also encouraged to 
seek external feedback on science and technology matters that 
should be explored in its work.
    Unimplemented Recommendations: Within 12 months, the 
Comptroller General shall provide a report to the Committee and 
oversight committees of jurisdiction, estimating the cost 
savings that could be achieved if agencies acted on GAO's 
recommendations organized by agency.

           CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................        $6,000,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................         6,000,000
Committee recommendation..............................         6,000,000
    Change from enacted level.........................                 0
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Congressional Office For International 
Leadership.
    Ukraine: The Committee is deeply troubled by the Russian 
invasion of Ukraine and supports COIL's efforts to reinstate 
programming in Ukraine as soon as possible. The Committee 
further urges COIL's engagement with Ukrainians outside of 
Ukraine to maintain democratic advancement throughout wartime.
    Poland: The Committee remains concerned at the kind of 
political polarization that led to the murder of Gdansk mayor 
Pawel Adamowicz. The Committee is pleased with COIL's efforts 
to explore increased exchange with Poland as a former Communist 
country in Central and Eastern Europe.
    Hungary: The Committee remains concerned about 
opportunities for increased Russian influence in the region, 
including challenges with corruption and weakening civil 
society in Hungary. The Committee continues to support COIL's 
efforts to explore increased exchange with Hungary as a former 
Communist country in Central and Eastern Europe.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT


 
 
 
Appropriation, fiscal year 2022.......................          $430,000
Budget request, fiscal year 2023......................           430,000
Committee recommendation..............................           430,000
    Change from enacted level.........................                 0
    Change from request...............................                 0
 

    The Committee recommends $430,000 for salaries and expenses 
for the Stennis Center. The Center provides Congressional staff 
training and development opportunities to promote and 
strengthen public service leadership in America.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The Committee continues several provisions from prior 
years, including language regarding maintenance and care of 
private vehicles, fiscal year limitation, rates of compensation 
and designation, consulting services, the Legislative Branch 
Financial Managers Council, a limitation on transfers, guided 
tours of the Capitol, limitations on telecommunications 
equipment procurement, prohibition on certain operational 
expenses, and plastic waste reduction.
    Provides funding for the Attending Physician in response to 
COVID-19.
    Includes a limitation for the cost-of-living adjustment for 
Members of Congress for fiscal year 2023.
    Includes new language permitting funding in this Act to be 
used to employ individuals with an employment authorization 
document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
(DACA) Program.
    Includes new language requiring the Architect of the 
Capitol to remove statues and a bust in the U.S. Capitol 
representing Confederate Army or Government officials, as well 
as the statuary for four white supremacists, including Roger B. 
Taney.

              HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REQUIREMENTS

    The following items are included in accordance with various 
requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:

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         Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure 
authorizes funding:
    The Committee considers program performance, including a 
program's success in developing and attaining outcome-related 
goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations.

                              Rescissions

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the bill contains no recissions.

                           Transfer of Funds

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following lists the transfers of 
funds included in the accompanying bill:
    Within the House Modernization Initiatives Account 
authorization, section allowing transfers among House accounts.
    A proviso in the appropriation for ``Architect of the 
Capitol, House Office Buildings'' directs transfer of 
$4,000,000 into that account from the House Office Buildings 
Fund.
    Within the Government Publishing Office, provisos in the 
appropriations for ``Congressional Publishing'' and ``Public 
Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents, 
Salaries and Expenses'' authorize transfer of unobligated or 
unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated 
under those headings for fiscal year 2023 to the ``Government 
Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund'' account.

   Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no 
Congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 
benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI.

          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change 
is proposed is shown in roman):

              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003



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          DIVISION H--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2003

                                TITLE I

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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    Sec. 105. [(a) Establishment.--The Chief Administrative 
Officer shall establish a program under which an employing 
office of the House of Representatives may agree to repay (by 
direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan 
previously taken out by an employee of the office. For purposes 
of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) 
shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of 
Representatives.]
    (a) Program To Cover Student Loan Repayment, Educational 
Assistance, and Professional Development for House Employees.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Chief Administrative 
        Officer shall establish a program under which an 
        employing office of the House of Representatives may 
        agree--
                    (A) to repay (by direct payment on behalf 
                of the employee) any student loan previously 
                taken out by an employee of the office;
                    (B) to make direct payments on behalf of an 
                employee of the office or to reimburse an 
                employee of the office for expenses paid by the 
                employee for the employee's educational and 
                professional development; and
                    (C) to make direct payments on behalf of an 
                employee of the office or to reimburse an 
                employee of the office for credentialing, 
                professional accreditation, professional 
                licensure, and professional certification 
                expenses paid by the employee.
            (2) Exclusion of members.--For purposes of this 
        section, a Member of the House of Representatives 
        (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of 
        the House of Representatives.
    (b) Lifetime Limit on Aggregate Payments Made on Behalf of 
Any Individual.--The aggregate amount of payments made on 
behalf of any individual under the program under this section 
by all employing offices of the House of Representatives may 
not exceed $80,000.
    (c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration 
shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
out the program under this section.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the program under this section during fiscal year 2003 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.

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                      TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE



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PART III--EMPLOYEES

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SUBPART G--INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES

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CHAPTER 83--RETIREMENT

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                SUBCHAPTER III--CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT

Sec. 8331. Definitions

    For the purpose of this subchapter--
            (1) ``employee'' means--
                    (A) an employee as defined by section 2105 
                of this title;
                    (B) the Architect of the Capitol, an 
                employee of the Architect of the Capitol, and 
                an employee of the Botanic Garden;
                    (C) a Congressional employee as defined by 
                section 2107 of this title (other than the 
                Architect of the Capitol, an employee of the 
                Architect of the Capitol, and an employee of 
                the Botanic Garden), after he gives notice in 
                writing to the official by whom he is paid of 
                his desire to become subject to this 
                subchapter;
                    (D) a temporary Congressional employee 
                appointed at an annual rate of pay, after he 
                gives notice in writing to the official by whom 
                he is paid of his desire to become subject to 
                this subchapter;
                    (E) a United States Commissioner whose 
                total pay for services performed as 
                Commissioner is not less than $3,000 in each of 
                the last 3 consecutive calendar years ending 
                after December 31, 1954;
                    (F) an individual employed by a county 
                committee established under section 590h(b) of 
                title 16;
                    (G) an individual first employed by the 
                government of the District of Columbia before 
                October 1, 1987;
                    (H) an individual employed by Gallaudet 
                College;
                    (I) an individual appointed to a position 
                on the office staff of a former President under 
                section 1(b) of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 
                Stat. 838);
                    (J) an alien (i) who was previously 
                employed by the Government, (ii) who is 
                employed full time by a foreign government for 
                the purpose of protecting or furthering the 
                interests of the United States during an 
                interruption of diplomatic or consular 
                relations, and (iii) for whose services 
                reimbursement is made to the foreign government 
                by the United States;
                    (K) an individual appointed to a position 
                on the office staff of a former President, or a 
                former Vice President under section 5 of the 
                Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended 
                (78 Stat. 153), who immediately before the date 
                of such appointment was an employee as defined 
                under any other subparagraph of this paragraph; 
                and
                    (L) an employee described in section 
                2105(c) who has made an election under section 
                8347(q)(1) to remain covered under this 
                subchapter;
        but does not include--
                    
                    (i) a justice or judge of the United States 
                as defined by section 451 of title 28;
                    
                    (ii) an employee subject to another 
                retirement system for Government employees 
                (besides any employee excluded by clause (x), 
                but including any employee who has made an 
                election under section 8347(q)(2) to remain 
                covered by a retirement system established for 
                employees described in section 2105(c));
                    
                    (iii) an employee or group of employees in 
                or under an Executive agency excluded by the 
                Office of Personnel Management under section 
                8347(g) of this title;
                    
                    (iv) an individual or group of individuals 
                employed by the government of the District of 
                Columbia excluded by the Office under section 
                8347(h) of this title;
                    
                    (v) an employee of the Administrative 
                Office of the United States Courts, the Federal 
                Judicial Center, or a court named by section 
                610 of title 28, excluded by the Director of 
                the Administrative Office under section 8347(o) 
                of this title;
                    
                    (vi) a construction employee or other 
                temporary, part-time, or intermittent employee 
                of the Tennessee Valley Authority;
                    
                    (vii) an employee under the Office of the 
                Architect of the Capitol excluded by the 
                Architect of the Capitol under section 8347(i) 
                of this title;
                    
                    (viii) an employee under the Library of 
                Congress excluded by the Librarian of Congress 
                under section 8347(j) of this title;
                    
                    (ix) a student-employee as defined by 
                section 5351 of this title;
                    
                    (x) an employee subject to the Federal 
                Employees' Retirement System;
                    
                    (xi) an employee under the Botanic Garden 
                excluded by the Director or Acting Director of 
                the Botanic Garden under section 8347(l) of 
                this title; or
                    
                    (xii) a member of the Foreign Service (as 
                described in section 103(6) of the Foreign 
                Service Act of 1980), appointed after December 
                31, 1987.
        Notwithstanding this paragraph, the employment of a 
        teacher in the recess period between two school years 
        in a position other than a teaching position in which 
        he served immediately before the recess period does not 
        qualify the individual as an employee for the purpose 
        of this subchapter. For the purpose of the preceding 
        sentence, ``teacher'' and ``teaching position'' have 
        the meanings given them by section 901 of title 20;
            (2) ``Member'' means a Member of Congress as 
        defined by section 2106 of this title, after he gives 
        notice in writing to the official by whom he is paid of 
        his desire to become subject to this subchapter, but 
        does not include any such Member of Congress who is 
        subject to the Federal Employees' Retirement System or 
        who makes an election under section 8401(20) of this 
        title not to be subject to such System;
            (3) ``basic pay'' includes--
                    (A) the amount a Member received from April 
                1, 1954, to February 28, 1955, as expense 
                allowance under section 601(b) of the 
                Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 
                Stat. 850), as amended; and that amount from 
                January 3, 1953, to March 31, 1954, if deposit 
                is made therefor as provided by section 8334 of 
                this title;
                    (B) additional pay provided by--
                            (i) subsection (a) of section 60e-7 
                        of title 2 and the provisions of law 
                        referred to by that subsection; and
                            (ii) sections 60e-8, 60e-9, 60e-10, 
                        60e-11, 60e-12, 60e-13, and 60e-14 of 
                        title 2;
                    (C) premium pay under section 5545(c)(1) of 
                this title;
                    (D) with respect to a law enforcement 
                officer, premium pay under section 5545(c)(2) 
                of this title;
                    (E) availability pay--
                            (i) received by a criminal 
                        investigator under section 5545a of 
                        this title; or
                            (ii) received after September 11, 
                        2001, by a Federal air marshal or 
                        criminal investigator (as defined in 
                        section 5545a(a)(2)) of the 
                        Transportation Security Administration, 
                        subject to all restrictions and earning 
                        limitations imposed on criminal 
                        investigators receiving such pay under 
                        section 5545a, including the premium 
                        pay limitations under section 5547;
                    (F) pay as provided in section 5545b(b)(2) 
                and (c)(2);
                    (G) with respect to a customs officer 
                (referred to in subsection (e)(1) of section 5 
                of the Act of February 13, 1911), compensation 
                for overtime inspectional services provided for 
                under subsection (a) of such section 5, but not 
                to exceed 50 percent of any statutory maximum 
                in overtime pay for customs officers which is 
                in effect for the year involved;
                    (H) any amount received under section 5948 
                (relating to physicians comparability 
                allowances); [and]
                    (I) with respect to a border patrol agent, 
                the amount of supplemental pay received through 
                application of the level 1 border patrol rate 
                of pay or the level 2 border patrol rate of pay 
                for scheduled overtime within the regular tour 
                of duty of the border patrol agent as provided 
                in section 5550; and
                    (J) with respect to a member of the Capitol 
                Police, overtime pay received on or after the 
                date of enactment of this subparagraph for 
                overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
                1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) by operation of 
                section 102(a)(1) of the Congressional 
                Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
                1302(a)(1)), for up to an amount equal to 50 
                percent of any annual statutory maximum in 
                overtime pay for customs officers set pursuant 
                to section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 
                1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1));
        but does not include bonuses, allowances, overtime pay, 
        military pay, pay given in addition to the base pay of 
        the position as fixed by law or regulation except as 
        provided by [subparagraphs (B) through (I) of this 
        paragraph] subparagraphs (B) through (J) of this 
        paragraph, retroactive pay under section 5344 of this 
        title in the case of a retired or deceased employee, 
        uniform allowances under section 5901 of this title, or 
        lump-sum leave payments under subchapter VI of chapter 
        55 of this title. For an employee paid on a fee basis, 
        the maximum amount of basic pay which may be used is 
        $10,000;
            (4) ``average pay'' means the largest annual rate 
        resulting from averaging an employee's or Member's 
        rates of basic pay in effect over any 3 consecutive 
        years of creditable service or, in the case of an 
        annuity under subsection (d) or (e)(1) of section 8341 
        of this title based on service of less than 3 years, 
        over the total service, with each rate weighted by the 
        time it was in effect;
            (5) ``Fund'' means the Civil Service Retirement and 
        Disability Fund;
            (7) ``Government'' means the Government of the 
        United States, the government of the District of 
        Columbia, Gallaudet University, and, in the case of an 
        employee described in paragraph (1)(L), a 
        nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department 
        of Defense or the Coast Guard described in section 
        2105(c);
            (8) ``lump-sum credit'' means the unrefunded amount 
        consisting of--
                    (A) retirement deductions made from the 
                basic pay of an employee or Member;
                    (B) amounts deposited by an employee or 
                Member covering earlier service, including any 
                amounts deposited under section 8334(j) of this 
                title; and
                    (C) interest on the deductions and deposits 
                at 4 percent a year to December 31, 1947, and 3 
                percent a year thereafter compounded annually 
                to December 31, 1956, or, in the case of an 
                employee or Member separated or transferred to 
                a position in which he does not continue 
                subject to this subchapter before he has 
                completed 5 years of civilian service, to the 
                date of the separation or transfer;
        but does not include interest--
                    
                    (i) if the service covered thereby 
                aggregates 1 year or less; or
                    
                    (ii) for the fractional part of a month in 
                the total service;
            (9) ``annuitant'' means a former employee or Member 
        who, on the basis of his service, meets all 
        requirements of this subchapter for title to annuity 
        and files claim therefor;
            (10) ``survivor'' means an individual entitled to 
        annuity under this subchapter based on the service of a 
        deceased employee, Member, or annuitant;
            (11) ``survivor annuitant'' means a survivor who 
        files claim for annuity;
            (12) ``service'' means employment creditable under 
        section 8332 of this title;
            (13) ``military service'' means honorable active 
        service--
                    (A) in the armed forces;
                    (B) in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the 
                Public Health Service after June 30, 1960; or
                    (C) as a commissioned officer of the 
                Environmental Science Services Administration 
                after June 30, 1961;
        and includes service as a cadet at the United States 
        Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, 
        or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a 
        midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, but does 
        not include service in the National Guard except when 
        ordered to active duty in the service of the United 
        States or full-time National Guard duty (as such term 
        is defined in section 101(d) of title 10) if such 
        service interrupts creditable civilian service under 
        this subchapter and is followed by reemployment in 
        accordance with chapter 43 of title 38 that occurs on 
        or after August 1, 1990;
            (14) ``Member service'' means service as a Member 
        and includes the period from the date of the beginning 
        of the term for which elected or appointed to the date 
        on which he takes office as a Member;
            (15) ``price index'' means the Consumer Price Index 
        (all items--United States city average) published 
        monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
            (16) ``base month'' means the month for which the 
        price index showed a percent rise forming the basis for 
        a cost-of-living annuity increase;
            (17) ``normal-cost percentage'' means the entry-age 
        normal cost computed by the Office of Personnel 
        Management in accordance with generally accepted 
        actuarial practice and standards (using dynamic 
        assumptions) and expressed as a level percentage of 
        aggregate basic pay;
            (18) ``Fund balance'' means the current net assets 
        of the Fund available for payment of benefits, as 
        determined by the Office in accordance with appropriate 
        accounting standards, but does not include any amount 
        attributable to--
                    (A) the Federal Employees' Retirement 
                System; or
                    (B) contributions made under the Federal 
                Employees' Retirement Contribution Temporary 
                Adjustment Act of 1983 by or on behalf of any 
                individual who became subject to the Federal 
                Employees' Retirement System;
            (19) ``unfunded liability'' means the estimated 
        excess of the present value of all benefits payable 
        from the Fund to employees and Members, and former 
        employees and Members, subject to this subchapter, and 
        to their survivors, over the sum of--
                    (A) the present value of deductions to be 
                withheld from the future basic pay of employees 
                and Members currently subject to this 
                subchapter and of future agency contributions 
                to be made in their behalf; plus
                    (B) the present value of Government 
                payments to the Fund under section 8348(f) of 
                this title; plus
                    (C) the Fund balance as of the date the 
                unfunded liability is determined;
            (20) ``law enforcement officer'' means an employee, 
        the duties of whose position are primarily the 
        investigation, apprehension, or detention of 
        individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against 
        the criminal laws of the United States, including an 
        employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to 
        a supervisory or administrative position. For the 
        purpose of this paragraph, ``detention'' includes the 
        duties of--
                    (A) employees of the Bureau of Prisons and 
                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated;
                    (B) employees of the Public Health Service 
                assigned to the field service of the Bureau of 
                Prisons or of the Federal Prison Industries, 
                Incorporated;
                    (C) employees in the field service at Army 
                or Navy disciplinary barracks or at confinement 
                and rehabilitation facilities operated by any 
                of the armed forces; and
                    (D) employees of the Department of 
                Corrections of the District of Columbia, its 
                industries and utilities;
        whose duties in connection with individuals in 
        detention suspected or convicted of offenses against 
        the criminal laws of the United States or of the 
        District of Columbia or offenses against the punitive 
        articles of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice 
        (chapter 47 of title 10) require frequent (as 
        determined by the appropriate administrative authority 
        with the concurrence of the Office) direct contact with 
        these individuals in their detention, direction, 
        supervision, inspection, training, employment, care, 
        transportation, or rehabilitation;
            (21) ``firefighter'' means an employee, the duties 
        of whose position are primarily to perform work 
        directly connected with the control and extinguishment 
        of fires or the maintenance and use of firefighting 
        apparatus and equipment, including an employee engaged 
        in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or 
        administrative position;
            (22) ``bankruptcy judge'' means an individual--
                    (A) who is appointed under section 34 of 
                the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 62) or under 
                section 404(d) of the Act of November 6, 1978 
                (Public Law 95-598; 92 Stat. 2549), and--
                            (i) who is serving as a United 
                        States bankruptcy judge on March 31, 
                        1984; or
                            (ii) whose service as a United 
                        States bankruptcy judge at any time in 
                        the period beginning on October 1, 
                        1979, and ending on July 10, 1984, is 
                        terminated by reason of death or 
                        disability; or
                    (B) who is appointed as a bankruptcy judge 
                under section 152 of title 28;
            (23) ``former spouse'' means a former spouse of an 
        individual--
                    (A) if such individual performed at least 
                18 months of civilian service covered under 
                this subchapter as an employee or Member, and
                    (B) if the former spouse was married to 
                such individual for at least 9 months;
            (24) ``Indian court'' means an Indian court as 
        defined by section 201(3) of the Act entitled ``An Act 
        to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence or 
        intimidation, and for other purposes'', approved April 
        11, 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1301(3); 82 Stat. 77);
            (25) ``magistrate judge'' or ``United States 
        magistrate judge'' means an individual appointed under 
        section 631 of title 28;
            (26) ``Court of Federal Claims judge'' means a 
        judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims who 
        is appointed under chapter 7 of title 28 or who has 
        served under section 167 of the Federal Courts 
        Improvement Act of 1982;
            (27) ``Nuclear materials courier''--
                    (A) means an employee of the Department of 
                Energy, the duties of whose position are 
                primarily to transport, and provide armed 
                escort and protection during transit of, 
                nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon components, 
                strategic quantities of special nuclear 
                materials or other materials related to 
                national security; and
                    (B) includes an employee who is transferred 
                directly to a supervisory or administrative 
                position within the same Department of Energy 
                organization, after performing duties referred 
                to in subparagraph (A) for at least 3 years;
            (28) ``Government physician'' has the meaning given 
        that term under section 5948;
            (29) ``dynamic assumptions'' means economic 
        assumptions that are used in determining actuarial 
        costs and liabilities of a retirement system and in 
        anticipating the effects of long-term future--
                    (A) investment yields;
                    (B) increases in rates of basic pay; and
                    (C) rates of price inflation;
            (30) the term ``air traffic controller'' or 
        ``controller'' means--
                    (A) a controller within the meaning of 
                section 2109(1); and
                    (B) a civilian employee of the Department 
                of Transportation or the Department of Defense 
                who is the immediate supervisor of a person 
                described in section 2109(1)(B);
            (31) ``customs and border protection officer'' 
        means an employee in the Department of Homeland 
        Security (A) who holds a position within the GS-1895 
        job series (determined applying the criteria in effect 
        as of September 1, 2007) or any successor position, and 
        (B) whose duties include activities relating to the 
        arrival and departure of persons, conveyances, and 
        merchandise at ports of entry, including any such 
        employee who is transferred directly to a supervisory 
        or administrative position in the Department of 
        Homeland Security after performing such duties (as 
        described in subparagraph (B)) in 1 or more positions 
        (as described in subparagraph (A)) for at least 3 
        years;
            (32) ``Director'' means the Director of the Office 
        of Personnel Management; and
            (33) ``representative payee'' means a person 
        (including an organization) designated under section 
        8345(e)(1) to receive payments on behalf of a minor or 
        an individual mentally incompetent or under other legal 
        disability.

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Sec. 8339. Computation of annuity

    (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the 
annuity of an employee retiring under this subchapter is--
            (1) 11/2 percent of his average pay multiplied by 
        so much of his total service as does not exceed 5 
        years; plus
            (2) 13/4 percent of his average pay multiplied by 
        so much of his total service as exceeds 5 years but 
        does not exceed 10 years; plus
            (3) 2 percent of his average pay multiplied by so 
        much of his total service as exceeds 10 years.
However, when it results in a larger annuity, 1 percent of his 
average pay plus $25 is substituted for the percentage 
specified by paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection, or 
any combination thereof.
    (b) The annuity of a Congressional employee, or former 
Congressional employee, retiring under this subchapter is 
computed under subsection (a) of this section, except, if he 
has had--
            (1) at least 5 years' service as a Congressional 
        employee or Member or any combination thereof; and
            (2) deductions withheld from his pay or has made 
        deposit covering his last 5 years of civilian service;
his annuity is computed with respect to his service as a 
Congressional employee, his military service not exceeding 5 
years, and any Member service, by multiplying 21/2 percent of 
his average pay by the years of that service.
    (c) The annuity of a Member, or former Member with title to 
Member annuity, retiring under this subchapter is computed 
under subsection (a) of this section, except, if he has had at 
least 5 years' service as a Member or Congressional employee or 
any combination thereof, his annuity is computed with respect 
to--
            (1) his service as a Member and so much of his 
        military service as is creditable for the purpose of 
        this paragraph; and
            (2) his Congressional employee service;
by multiplying 21/2 percent of his average pay by the years of 
that service.
    (d)(1) The annuity of an employee retiring under section 
8335(b) or 8336(c) of this title is--
            (A) 21/2 percent of his average pay multiplied by 
        so much of his total service as does not exceed 20 
        years; plus
            (B) 2 percent of his average pay multiplied by so 
        much of his total service as exceeds 20 years.
    (2) The annuity of an employee retiring under this 
subchapter who was employed by the Panama Canal Company or 
Canal Zone Government on September 30, 1979, is computed with 
respect to the period of continuous Panama Canal service from 
that date, disregarding any break in service of not more than 3 
days, by adding--
            (A) 21/2 percent of the employee's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of that service as does not 
        exceed 20 years; plus
            (B) 2 percent of the employee's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of that service as exceeds 20 
        years.
    (3) The annuity of an employee retiring under this 
subchapter who is employed by the Panama Canal Commission at 
any time during the period beginning October 1, 1990, and 
ending December 31, 1999, is computed, with respect to any 
period of service with the Panama Canal Commission, by adding--
            (A) 21/2 percent of the employee's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of that service as does not 
        exceed 20 years; plus
            (B) 2 percent of the employee's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of that service as exceeds 20 
        years.
    (4)(A) In the case of an employee who has service as a law 
enforcement officer or firefighter to which paragraph (2) of 
this subsection applies, the annuity of that employee is 
increased by $8 for each full month of that service which is 
performed in the Republic of Panama.
    (B) In the case of an employee retiring under this 
subchapter who--
            (i) was employed as a law enforcement officer or 
        firefighter by the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone 
        Government at any time during the period beginning 
        March 31, 1979, and ending September 30, 1979; and
            (ii) does not meet the age and service requirements 
        of section 8336(c) of this title;
the annuity of that employee is increased by $12 for each full 
month of that service which occurred before October 1, 1979.
    (C) An annuity increase under this paragraph does not apply 
with respect to service performed after completion of 20 years 
of service (or any combination of service) as a law enforcement 
officer or firefighter.
    (5) For the purpose of this subsection--
            (A) ``Panama Canal service'' means--
                    (i) service as an employee of the Panama 
                Canal Commission; or
                    (ii) service at a permanent duty station in 
                the Canal Zone or Republic of Panama as an 
                employee of an Executive agency conducting 
                operations in the Canal Zone or Republic of 
                Panama; and
            (B) ``Executive agency'' includes the Smithsonian 
        Institution.
    (6) The annuity of an employee retiring under section 
8336(j) of this title is computed under subsection (a) of this 
section, except that with respect to service on or after 
December 21, 1972, the employee's annuity is--
            (A) 21/2 percent of the employee's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of the employee's service on or 
        after that date as does not exceed 20 years; plus
            (B) 2 percent of the employee's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of the employee's service on or 
        after that date as exceeds 20 years.
    (7) The annuity of an employee who is a judge of the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or a former judge 
of such court, retiring under this subchapter is computed under 
subsection (a) of this section, except, with respect to his 
service as a judge of such court, his service as a Member, his 
congressional employee service, and his military service (not 
exceeding 5 years) creditable under section 8332 of this title, 
his annuity is computed by multiplying 21/2 percent of his 
average pay by the years of that service.
    (e) The annuity of an employee retiring under section 
8336(e) of this title is computed under subsection (a) of this 
section. That annuity may not be less than 50 percent of the 
average pay of the employee unless such employee has received, 
pursuant to section 8342 of this title, payment of the lump-sum 
credit attributable to deductions under section 8334(a) of this 
title during any period of employment as an air traffic 
controller and such employee has not deposited in the Fund the 
amount received, with interest, pursuant to section 8334(d)(1) 
of this title.
    (f) The annuity computed under subsections (a) through (e), 
(n), (q), (r), and (s) may not exceed 80 percent of--
            (1) the average pay of the employee; or
            (2) the greatest of--
                    (A) the final basic pay of the Member;
                    (B) the average pay of the Member; or
                    (C) the final basic pay of the appointive 
                position of a former Member who elects to have 
                his annuity computed or recomputed under 
                section 8344(d)(1) of this title.
    (g) The annuity of an employee or Member retiring under 
section 8337 of this title is at least the smaller of--
            (1) 40 percent of his average pay; or
            (2) the sum obtained under subsections (a) through 
        (c), (n), (q), (r), or (s) after increasing his service 
        of the type last performed by the period elapsing 
        between the date of separation and the date he becomes 
        60 years of age.
However, if an employee or Member retiring under section 8337 
of this title is receiving retired pay or retainer pay for 
military service (except that specified in section 8332(c)(1) 
or (2) of this title) or pension or compensation from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in lieu of such retired or 
retainer pay, the annuity of that employee or Member shall be 
computed under subsection (a), (b), (c), (n), (q), (r), or (s), 
as appropriate, excluding credit for military service from that 
computation. If the amount of the annuity so computed, plus the 
retired or retainer pay which is received, or which would be 
received but for the pension or compensation from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in lieu of such retired or 
retainer pay, is less than the smaller of the annuity otherwise 
payable under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, an 
amount equal to the difference shall be added to the annuity 
payable under subsection (a), (b), (c), (n), (q), (r), or (s), 
as appropriate.
    (h) The annuity computed under subsections (a), (b), 
(d)(5), and (f) of this section for an employee retiring under 
section 8336(d), (h), (j), or (o) of this title is reduced by 
1/6 of 1 percent for each full month the employee is under 55 
years of age at the date of separation. The annuity computed 
under subsections (c) and (f) of this section for a Member 
retiring under the second or third sentence of section 8336(g) 
of this title or the third sentence of section 8338(b) of this 
title is reduced by 1/12 of 1 percent for 
each full month not in excess of 60 months, and 1/6 of 1 
percent for each full month in excess of 60 months, the Member 
is under 60 years of age at the date of separation. The annuity 
computed under subsections (a), (d)(6), and (f) of this section 
for a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces retiring under the second sentence of section 8336(k) of 
this title or the third sentence of section 8338(c) of this 
title is reduced by 1/12 of 1 percent for 
each full month not in excess of 60 months, and 1/6 of 1 
percent for each full month in excess of 60 months, the judge 
is under 60 years of age at the date of separation.
    (i) For the purposes of subsections (a)-(h), (n), (q), (r), 
or (s), the total service of any employee or Member shall not 
include any period of civilian service after July 31, 1920, for 
which retirement deductions or deposits have not been made 
under section 8334(a) of this title unless--
            (1) the employee or Member makes a deposit for such 
        period as provided in section 8334(c) or (d)(1) of this 
        title; or
            (2) no deposit is required for such service, as 
        provided under section 8334(g) of this title or under 
        any statute.
    (j)(1) The annuity computed under subsections (a)-(i), (n), 
(q), (r), and (s) (or a portion of the annuity, if jointly 
designated for this purpose by the employee or Member and the 
spouse of the employee or Member under procedures prescribed by 
the Office of Personnel Management) for an employee or Member 
who is married at the time of retiring under this subchapter is 
reduced as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection in 
order to provide a survivor annuity for the spouse under 
section 8341(b) of this title, unless the employee or Member 
and the spouse jointly waive the spouse's right to a survivor 
annuity in a written election filed with the Office at the time 
that the employee or Member retires. Each such election shall 
be made in accordance with such requirements as the Office 
shall, by regulation, prescribe, and shall be irrevocable. The 
Office shall provide, by regulation, that an employee or Member 
may waive the survivor annuity without the spouse's consent if 
the employee or Member establishes to the satisfaction of the 
Office--
            (A) that the spouse's whereabouts cannot be 
        determined, or
            (B) that, due to exceptional circumstances, 
        requiring the employee or Member to seek the spouse's 
        consent would otherwise be inappropriate.
    (2) If an employee or Member has a former spouse who is 
entitled to a survivor annuity as provided in section 8341(h) 
of this title, the annuity of the employee or Member computed 
under subsections (a)-(i), (n), (q), (r), and (s) (or any 
designated portion of the annuity, in the event that the former 
spouse is entitled to less than 55 percent of the employee or 
Member's annuity) is reduced as provided in paragraph (4) of 
this subsection.
    (3) An employee or Member who has a former spouse may 
elect, under procedures prescribed by the Office, to have the 
annuity computed under subsections (a)-(i), (n), (q), (r), and 
(s) or a portion thereof reduced as provided in paragraph (4) 
of this subsection in order to provide a survivor annuity for 
such former spouse under section 8341(h) of this title, unless 
all rights to survivor benefits for such former spouse under 
this subchapter based on marriage to such employee or Member 
were waived under paragraph (1) of this subsection. An election 
under this paragraph shall be made at the time of retirement 
or, if later, within 2 years after the date on which the 
marriage of the former spouse to the employee or Member is 
dissolved, subject to a deposit in the Fund by the retired 
employee or Member of an amount determined by the Office, as 
nearly as may be administratively feasible, to reflect the 
amount by which the annuity of such employee or Member would 
have been reduced if the election had been continuously in 
effect since the date the annuity commenced, plus interest. For 
the purposes of the preceding sentence, the annual rate of 
interest for each year during which the annuity would have been 
reduced if the election had been in effect since the date the 
annuity commenced shall be 6 percent. The Office shall, by 
regulation, provide for payment of the deposit required under 
this paragraph by a reduction in the annuity of the employee or 
Member. The reduction shall, to the extent practicable, be 
designed so that the present value of the future reduction is 
actuarially equivalent to the deposit required under this 
paragraph, except that the total reductions in the annuity of 
an employee or Member to pay deposits required by the 
provisions of this paragraph, paragraph (5), or subsection 
(k)(2) shall not exceed 25 percent of the annuity computed 
under subsections (a) through (i), (n), (q), and (r), including 
adjustments under section 8340. The reduction, which shall be 
effective on the same date as the election under this 
paragraph, shall be permanent and unaffected by any future 
termination of the entitlement of the former spouse. Such 
reduction shall be independent of and in addition to the 
reduction required under the first sentence of this paragraph. 
An election under this paragraph--
            (A) shall not be effective to the extent that it--
                    (i) conflicts with--
                            (I) any court order or decree 
                        referred to in subsection (h)(1) of 
                        section 8341 of this title, which was 
                        issued before the date of such 
                        election; or
                            (II) any agreement referred to in 
                        such subsection which was entered into 
                        before such date; or
                    (ii) would cause the total of survivor 
                annuities payable under subsections (b), (d), 
                (f), and (h) of section 8341 of this title 
                based on the service of the employee or Member 
                to exceed 55 percent of the annuity to which 
                the employee or Member is entitled under 
                subsections (a)-(i), (n), (q), (r), and (s); 
                and
            (B) shall not be effective, in the case of an 
        employee or Member who is then married, unless it is 
        made with the spouse's written consent.
The Office shall provide by regulation that subparagraph (B) of 
this paragraph may be waived for either of the reasons set 
forth in the last sentence of paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
In the case of a retired employee or Member whose annuity is 
being reduced in order to provide a survivor annuity for a 
former spouse, an election to provide or increase a survivor 
annuity for any other former spouse (and to continue an 
appropriate reduction) may be made within the same period that, 
and subject to the same conditions under which, an election 
could be made under paragraph (5)(B) of this subsection for a 
current spouse (subject to the provisions of this paragraph 
relating to consent of a current spouse, if the retired 
employee or Member is then married). The opportunity to make an 
election under the preceding sentence is in addition to any 
opportunity otherwise afforded under this paragraph.
    (4) In order to provide a survivor annuity or combination 
of survivor annuities under subsections (b), (d), (f), and (h) 
of section 8341 of this title, the annuity of an employee or 
Member (or any designated portion or portions thereof) is 
reduced by 21/2 percent of the first $3,600 thereof plus 10 
percent of so much thereof as exceeds $3,600.
    (5)(A) Any reduction in an annuity for the purpose of 
providing a survivor annuity for the current spouse of a 
retired employee or Member shall be terminated for each full 
month--
            (i) after the death of the spouse, or
            (ii) after the dissolution of the spouse's marriage 
        to the employee or Member, except that an appropriate 
        reduction shall be made thereafter if the spouse is 
        entitled, as a former spouse, to a survivor annuity 
        under section 8341(h) of this title.
    (B) Any reduction in an annuity for the purpose of 
providing a survivor annuity for a former spouse of a retired 
employee or Member shall be terminated for each full month 
after the former spouse remarries before reaching age 55 or 
dies. This reduction shall be replaced by an appropriate 
reduction or reductions under paragraph (4) of this subsection 
if the retired employee or Member has (i) another former spouse 
who is entitled to a survivor annuity under section 8341(h) of 
this title, (ii) a current spouse to whom the employee or 
Member was married at the time of retirement and with respect 
to whom a survivor annuity was not jointly waived under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, or (iii) a current spouse 
whom the employee or Member married after retirement and with 
respect to whom an election has been made under subparagraph 
(C) of this paragraph or subsection (k)(2) of this section.
    (C)(i) Upon remarriage, a retired employee or Member who 
was married at the time of retirement (including an employee or 
Member whose annuity was not reduced to provide a survivor 
annuity for the employee or Member's spouse or former spouse as 
of the time of retirement) may irrevocably elect during such 
marriage, in a signed writing received by the Office within 2 
years after such remarriage or, if later, within 2 years after 
the death or remarriage of any former spouse of such employee 
or Member who was entitled to a survivor annuity under section 
8341(h) of this title (or of the last such surviving former 
spouse, if there was more than one), a reduction in the 
employee or Member's annuity under paragraph (4) of this 
subsection for the purpose of providing an annuity for such 
employee or Member's spouse in the event such spouse survives 
the employee or Member.
    (ii) Such election and reduction shall be effective the 
first day of the second month after the election is received by 
the Office, but not less than 9 months after the date of the 
remarriage, and the retired employee or Member shall deposit in 
the Fund an amount determined by the Office of Personnel 
Management, as nearly as may be administratively feasible, to 
reflect the amount by which the annuity of such retired 
employee or Member would have been reduced if the election had 
been in effect since the date of retirement or, if later, the 
date the previous reduction in such retired employee or 
Member's annuity was terminated under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
of this paragraph, plus interest. For the purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the annual rate of interest for each year 
during which an annuity would have been reduced if the election 
had been in effect on and after the applicable date referred to 
in such sentence shall be 6 percent.
    (iii) The Office shall, by regulation, provide for payment 
of the deposit required under clause (ii) by a reduction in the 
annuity of the employee or Member. The reduction shall, to the 
extent practicable, be designed so that the present value of 
the future reduction is actuarially equivalent to the deposit 
required under clause (ii), except that total reductions in the 
annuity of an employee or Member to pay deposits required by 
the provisions of this paragraph or paragraph (3) shall not 
exceed 25 percent of the annuity computed under subsections (a) 
through (i), (n), (q), and (r), including adjustments under 
section 8340. The reduction required by this clause, which 
shall be effective on the same date as the election under 
clause (i), shall be permanent and unaffected by any future 
termination of the marriage. Such reduction shall be 
independent of and in addition to the reduction required under 
clause (i).
    (iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subparagraph, an election under this subparagraph may not be 
made for the purpose of providing an annuity in the case of a 
spouse by remarriage if such spouse was married to the employee 
or Member at the time of such employee or Member's retirement, 
and all rights to survivor benefits for such spouse under this 
subchapter based on marriage to such employee or Member were 
then waived under paragraph (1) of this subsection or a similar 
prior provision of law.
    (v) An election to provide a survivor annuity to a person 
under this subparagraph--
            (I) shall prospectively void any election made by 
        the employee or Member under subsection (k)(1) of this 
        section with respect to such person; or
            (II) shall, if an election was made by the employee 
        or Member under such subsection (k)(1) with respect to 
        a different person, prospectively void such election if 
        appropriate written application is made by such 
        employee or Member at the time of making the election 
        under this subparagraph.
    (vi) The deposit provisions of clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
this subparagraph shall not apply if--
            (I) the employee or Member makes an election under 
        this subparagraph after having made an election under 
        subsection (k)(1) of this section; and
            (II) the election under such subsection (k)(1) 
        becomes void under clause (v) of this subparagraph.
    (k)(1) At the time of retiring under section 8336 or 8338 
of this title, an employee or Member who is found to be in good 
health by the Office may elect a reduced annuity instead of an 
annuity computed under subsections (a)-(i), (n), (q), (r), and 
(s) and name in writing an individual having an insurable 
interest in the employee or Member to receive an annuity under 
section 8341(c) of this title after the death of the retired 
employee or Member. The annuity of the employee or Member 
making the election is reduced by 10 percent, and by 5 percent 
for each full 5 years the individual named is younger than the 
retiring employee or Member. However, the total reduction may 
not exceed 40 percent. An annuity which is reduced under this 
paragraph or any similar prior provision of law shall, 
effective the first day of the month following the death of the 
individual named under this paragraph, be recomputed and paid 
as if the annuity had not been so reduced. In the case of a 
married employee or Member, an election under this paragraph on 
behalf of the spouse may be made only if any right of such 
spouse to a survivor annuity based on the service of such 
employee or Member is waived in accordance with subsection 
(j)(1) of this section.
    (2)(A) An employee or Member, who is unmarried at the time 
of retiring under a provision of law which permits election of 
a reduced annuity with a survivor annuity payable to such 
employee or Member's spouse and who later marries, may 
irrevocably elect, in a signed writing received in the Office 
within 2 years after such employee or Member marries or, if 
later, within 2 years after the death or remarriage of any 
former spouse of such employee or Member who was entitled to a 
survivor annuity under section 8341(h) of this title (or of the 
last such surviving former spouse, if there was more than one), 
a reduction in the retired employee or Member's current annuity 
as provided in subsection (j) of this section.
    (B)(i) The election and reduction shall take effect on the 
first day of the first month beginning after the expiration of 
the 9-month period beginning on the date of marriage. Any such 
election to provide a survivor annuity for a person--
            (I) shall prospectively void any election made by 
        the employee or Member under paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection with respect to such person; or
            (II) shall, if an election was made by the employee 
        or Member under such paragraph with respect to a 
        different person, prospectively void such election if 
        appropriate written application is made by such 
        employee or Member at the time of making the election 
        under this paragraph.
    (ii) The retired employee or Member shall deposit in the 
Fund an amount determined by the Office of Personnel 
Management, as nearly as may be administratively feasible, to 
reflect the amount by which the retired employee or Member's 
annuity would have been reduced under subsection (j)(4) of this 
section since the commencing date of the annuity, if the 
employee or Member had been married at the time of retirement 
and had elected to provide a survivor annuity at that time, 
plus interest. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
annual rate of interest for each year during which the annuity 
would have been reduced if the election had been in effect 
since the date of the annuity commenced shall be 6 percent.
    (C) The Office shall, by regulation, provide for payment of 
the deposit required under subparagraph (B)(ii) by a reduction 
in the annuity of the employee or Member. The reduction shall, 
to the extent practicable, be designed so that the present 
value of the future reduction is actuarially equivalent to the 
deposit required under subparagraph (B)(ii), except that total 
reductions in the annuity of an employee or Member to pay 
deposits required by this subsection or subsection (j)(3) shall 
not exceed 25 percent of the annuity computed under subsections 
(a) through (i), (n), (q), and (r), including adjustments under 
section 8340. The reduction required by this subparagraph, 
which shall be effective on the same date as the election under 
subparagraph (A), shall be permanent and unaffected by any 
future termination of the marriage. Such reduction shall be 
independent of and in addition to the reduction required under 
subparagraph (A).
    (D) Subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (C) of this paragraph shall 
not apply if--
            (i) the employee or Member makes an election under 
        this paragraph after having made an election under 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
            (ii) the election under such paragraph (1) becomes 
        void under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph.
    (l) The annuity computed under subsections (a)-(k), (n), 
(q), (r), and (s) for an employee who is a citizen of the 
United States is increased by $36 for each year of service in 
the employ of--
            (1) the Alaska Engineering Commission, or The 
        Alaska Railroad, in Alaska between March 12, 1914, and 
        July 1, 1923; or
            (2) the Isthmian Canal Commission, or the Panama 
        Railroad Company, on the Isthmus of Panama between May 
        4, 1904, and April 1, 1914.
    (m) In computing any annuity under subsections (a) through 
(e), (n), (q), (r), and (s), the total service of an employee 
who retires on an immediate annuity or dies leaving a survivor 
or survivors entitled to annuity includes, without regard to 
the limitations imposed by subsection (f) of this section, the 
days of unused sick leave to his credit under a formal leave 
system, except that these days will not be counted in 
determining average pay or annuity eligibility under this 
subchapter. For the purpose of this subsection, in the case of 
any such employee who is excepted from subchapter I of chapter 
63 of this title under section 6301(2)(x)-(xiii) of this title, 
the days of unused sick leave to his credit include any unused 
sick leave standing to his credit when he was excepted from 
such subchapter.
    (n) The annuity of an employee who is a Court of Federal 
Claims judge, bankruptcy judge, or United States magistrate 
judge is computed, with respect to service as a Court of 
Federal Claims judge, as a commissioner of the Court of Claims, 
as a referee in bankruptcy, as a bankruptcy judge, as a United 
States magistrate judge, and as a United States commissioner, 
and with respect to the military service of any such individual 
(not exceeding 5 years) creditable under section 8332 of this 
title, by multiplying 21/2 percent of the individual's average 
pay by the years of that service.
    (o)(1)(A) An employee or Member--
            (i) who, at the time of retirement, is married, and
            (ii) who notifies the Office at such time (in 
        accordance with subsection (j)) that a survivor annuity 
        under section 8341(b) of this title is not desired,
may, during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the 
retirement of such employee or Member, elect to have a 
reduction under subsection (j) made in the annuity of the 
employee or Member (or in such portion thereof as the employee 
or Member may designate) in order to provide a survivor annuity 
for the spouse of such employee or Member.
    (B) An employee or Member--
            (i) who, at the time of retirement, is married, and
            (ii) who at such time designates (in accordance 
        with subsection (j)) that a limited portion of the 
        annuity of such employee or Member is to be used as the 
        base for a survivor annuity under section 8341(b) of 
        this title,
may, during the 18-month period beginning on the date of the 
retirement of such employee or Member, elect to have a greater 
portion of the annuity of such employee or Member so used.
    (2)(A) An election under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not be considered 
effective unless the amount specified in subparagraph (B) of 
this paragraph is deposited into the Fund before the expiration 
of the applicable 18-month period under paragraph (1).
    (B) The amount to be deposited with respect to an election 
under this subsection is an amount equal to the sum of--
            (i) the additional cost to the System which is 
        associated with providing a survivor annuity under 
        subsection (b)(2) of this section and results from such 
        election taking into account (I) the difference (for 
        the period between the date on which the annuity of the 
        participant or former participant commences and the 
        date of the election) between the amount paid to such 
        participant or former participant under this subchapter 
        and the amount which would have been paid if such 
        election had been made at the time the participant or 
        former participant applied for the annuity, and (II) 
        the costs associated with providing for the later 
        election; and
            (ii) interest on the additional cost determined 
        under clause (i) of this subparagraph computed using 
        the interest rate specified or determined under section 
        8334(e) of this title for the calendar year in which 
        the amount to be deposited is determined.
    (3) An election by an employee or Member under this 
subsection voids prospectively any election previously made in 
the case of such employee or Member under subsection (j).
    (4) An annuity which is reduced in connection with an 
election under this subsection shall be reduced by the same 
percentage reductions as were in effect at the time of the 
retirement of the employee or Member whose annuity is so 
reduced.
    (5) Rights and obligations resulting from the election of a 
reduced annuity under this subsection shall be the same as the 
rights and obligations which would have resulted had the 
employee or Member involved elected such annuity at the time of 
retiring.
    (6) The Office shall, on an annual basis, inform each 
employee or Member who is eligible to make an election under 
this subsection of the right to make such election and the 
procedures and deadlines applicable to such election.
    (p)(1) In computing an annuity under this subchapter for an 
employee whose service includes service that was performed on a 
part-time basis--
            (A) the average pay of the employee, to the extent 
        that it includes pay for service performed in any 
        position on a part-time basis, shall be determined by 
        using the annual rate of basic pay that would be 
        payable for full-time service in the position; and
            (B) the benefit so computed shall then be 
        multiplied by a fraction equal to the ratio which the 
        employee's actual service, as determined by prorating 
        an employee's total service to reflect the service that 
        was performed on a part-time basis, bears to the total 
        service that would be creditable for the employee if 
        all of the service had been performed on a full-time 
        basis.
    (2) For the purpose of this subsection, employment on a 
part-time basis shall not be considered to include employment 
on a temporary or intermittent basis.
    (3) In the administration of paragraph (1)--
            (A) subparagraph (A) of such paragraph shall apply 
        with respect to service performed before, on, or after 
        April 7, 1986; and
            (B) subparagraph (B) of such paragraph--
                    (i) shall apply with respect to that 
                portion of any annuity which is attributable to 
                service performed on or after April 7, 1986; 
                and
                    (ii) shall not apply with respect to that 
                portion of any annuity which is attributable to 
                service performed before April 7, 1986.
    (q) The annuity of a member of the Capitol Police, or 
former member of the Capitol Police, retiring under this 
subchapter is computed in accordance with subsection (b), 
except that, in the case of a member who retires under section 
8335(c) or 8336(m), and who meets the requirements of 
subsection (b)(2), the annuity of such member is--
            (1) 21/2 percent of the member's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of such member's total service as 
        does not exceed 20 years; plus
            (2) 2 percent of the member's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of such member's total service as 
        exceeds 20 years.
    (r) The annuity of a member of the Supreme Court Police, or 
former member of the Supreme Court Police, retiring under this 
subchapter is computed in accordance with subsection (d).
    (s)     The annuity of a Member who has served in a 
position in the executive branch for which the rate of basic 
pay was reduced for the duration of the service of the Member 
in that position to remove the impediment to the appointment of 
the Member imposed by article I, section 6, clause 2 of the 
Constitution, shall, subject to a deposit in the Fund as 
provided under section 8334(m), be computed as though the rate 
of basic pay which would otherwise have been in effect during 
that period of service had been in effect.
    [(s)] (t)(1)     For purposes of this subsection, the term 
``physicians comparability allowance'' refers to an amount 
described in section 8331(3)(H).
    (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no 
part of a physicians comparability allowance shall be treated 
as basic pay for purposes of any computation under this section 
unless, before the date of the separation on which entitlement 
to annuity is based, the separating individual has completed at 
least 15 years of service as a Government physician (whether 
performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection).
    (3) If the condition under paragraph (2) is met, then, any 
amounts received by the individual in the form of a physicians 
comparability allowance shall (for the purposes referred to in 
paragraph (2)) be treated as basic pay, but only to the extent 
that such amounts are attributable to service performed on or 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and only to 
the extent of the percentage allowable, which shall be 
determined as follows: [Omitted table]
    (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 
100 percent of all amounts received as a physicians 
comparability allowance shall, to the extent attributable to 
service performed on or after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, be treated as basic pay (without regard to any of 
the preceding provisions of this subsection) for purposes of 
computing--
            (A) an annuity under subsection (g); and
            (B) a survivor annuity under section 8341, if based 
        on the service of an individual who dies before 
        separating from service.
    (u) The annuity of an employee retiring under this 
subchapter with service credited under section 8332(b)(17) 
shall be reduced by the amount necessary to ensure that the 
present value of the annuity payable to the employee is 
actuarially equivalent to the present value of the annuity that 
would be payable to the employee under this subchapter if it 
were computed--
            (1) on the basis of service that does not include 
        service credited under section 8332(b)(17); and
            (2) assuming the employee separated from service on 
        the actual date of the separation of the employee.
The amount of the reduction shall be computed under regulations 
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management for the 
administration of this subsection.

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CHAPTER 84--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM

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SUBCHAPTER II--BASIC ANNUITY

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Sec. 8415. Computation of basic annuity

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
annuity of an employee retiring under this subchapter is 1 
percent of that individual's average pay multiplied by such 
individual's total service.
    (b) The annuity of a Member, or former Member with title to 
a Member annuity, retiring under this subchapter is computed 
under subsection (a), except that if the individual has had at 
least 5 years of service as a Member or Congressional employee, 
or any combination thereof, so much of the annuity as is 
computed with respect to either such type of service (or a 
combination thereof), not exceeding a total of 20 years, shall 
be computed by multiplying 17/10 percent 
of the individual's average pay by the years of such service.
    (c) The annuity of a Congressional employee, or former 
Congressional employee, retiring under this subchapter is 
computed under subsection (a), except that if the individual 
has had at least 5 years of service as a Congressional employee 
or Member, or any combination thereof, so much of the annuity 
as is computed with respect to either such type of service (or 
a combination thereof), not exceeding a total of 20 years, 
shall be computed by multiplying 17/10 
percent of the individual's average pay by the years of such 
service.
    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annuity 
of an individual described in subsection (b) or (c) who is a 
revised annuity employee or a further revised annuity employee 
shall be computed in the same manner as in the case of an 
individual described in subsection (a).
    (e) The annuity of an employee retiring under subsection 
(d) or (e) of section 8412 or under subsection (a), (b), or (c) 
of section 8425 is--
            (1) 17/10 percent of that 
        individual's average pay multiplied by so much of such 
        individual's total service as does not exceed 20 years; 
        plus
            (2) 1 percent of that individual's average pay 
        multiplied by so much of such individual's total 
        service as exceeds 20 years.
    (f) The annuity of an air traffic controller or former air 
traffic controller retiring under section 8412(a) is computed 
under subsection (a), except that if the individual has at 
least 5 years of service in any combination as--
            (1) an air traffic controller as defined by section 
        2109(1)(A)(i);
            (2) a first level supervisor of an air traffic 
        controller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i); or
            (3) a second level supervisor of an air traffic 
        controller as defined by section 2109(1)(A)(i);
so much of the annuity as is computed with respect to such type 
of service shall be computed by multiplying 1 7/10 percent of 
the individual's average pay by the years of such service.
    (g)(1) In computing an annuity under this subchapter for an 
employee whose service includes service performed on a part-
time basis--
            (A) the average pay of the employee, to the extent 
        that it includes pay for service performed in any 
        position on a part-time basis, shall be determined by 
        using the annual rate of basic pay that would be 
        payable for full-time service in the position; and
            (B) the benefit so computed shall then be 
        multiplied by a fraction equal to the ratio which the 
        employee's actual service, as determined by prorating 
        the employee's total service to reflect the service 
        that was performed on a part-time basis, bears to the 
        total service that would be creditable for the employee 
        if all of the service had been performed on a full-time 
        basis.
    (2) For the purpose of this subsection, employment on a 
part-time basis shall not be considered to include employment 
on a temporary or intermittent basis.
    (h)(1) The annuity of an employee or Member retiring under 
section 8412(g) or 8413(b) is computed in accordance with 
applicable provisions of this section, except that the annuity 
shall be reduced by five-twelfths of 1 percent for each full 
month by which the commencement date of the annuity precedes 
the sixty-second anniversary of the birth of the employee or 
Member.
    (2)(A) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of an 
employee or Member retiring under section 8412(g) or 8413(b) if 
the employee or Member would satisfy the age and service 
requirements for title to an annuity under section 8412(a), 
(b), (d)(2), (e)(2), or (f)(2), determined as if the employee 
or Member had, as of the date of separation, attained the age 
specified in subparagraph (B).
    (B) A determination under subparagraph (A) shall be based 
on how old the employee or Member will be as of the date on 
which the annuity under section 8412(g) or 8413(b) is to 
commence.
    (i)(1) In applying subsection (a) with respect to an 
employee under paragraph (2), the percentage applied under such 
subsection shall be 1.1 percent, rather than 1 percent.
    (2) This subsection applies in the case of an employee 
who--
            (A) retires entitled to an annuity under section 
        8412; and
            (B) at the time of the separation on which 
        entitlement to the annuity is based, is at least 62 
        years of age and has completed at least 20 years of 
        service;
but does not apply in the case of a Congressional employee, 
military technician (dual status), law enforcement officer, 
member of the Supreme Court Police, firefighter, nuclear 
materials courier, air traffic controller, or customs and 
border protection officer
    (j) The annuity of a Member who has served in a position in 
the executive branch for which the rate of basic pay was 
reduced for the duration of the service of the Member in that 
position to remove the impediment to the appointment of the 
Member imposed by article I, section 6, clause 2 of the 
Constitution, shall, subject to a deposit in the Fund as 
provided under section 8422(g), be computed as though the rate 
of basic pay which would otherwise have been in effect during 
that period of service had been in effect.
    (k)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
``physicians comparability allowance'' refers to an amount 
described in section 8331(3)(H).
    (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no 
part of a physicians comparability allowance shall be treated 
as basic pay for purposes of any computation under this section 
unless, before the date of the separation on which entitlement 
to annuity is based, the separating individual has completed at 
least 15 years of service as a Government physician (whether 
performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection).
    (3) If the condition under paragraph (2) is met, then, any 
amounts received by the individual in the form of a physicians 
comparability allowance shall (for the purposes referred to in 
paragraph (2)) be treated as basic pay, but only to the extent 
that such amounts are attributable to service performed on or 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and only to 
the extent of the percentage allowable, which shall be 
determined as follows:
    (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 
100 percent of all amounts received as a physicians 
comparability allowance shall, to the extent attributable to 
service performed on or after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, be treated as basic pay (without regard to any of 
the preceding provisions of this subsection) for purposes of 
computing--
            (A) an annuity under section 8452; and
            (B) a survivor annuity under subchapter IV, if 
        based on the service of an individual who dies before 
        separating from service.
    (l) The annuity of an employee retiring under this chapter 
with service credited under section 8411(b)(6) shall be reduced 
by the amount necessary to ensure that the present value of the 
annuity payable to the employee under this subchapter is 
actuarially equivalent to the present value of the annuity that 
would be payable to the employee under this subchapter if it 
were computed--
            (1) on the basis of service that does not include 
        service credited under section 8411(b)(6); and
            (2) assuming the employee separated from service on 
        the actual date of the separation of the employee.
The amount of the reduction shall be computed under regulations 
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management for the 
administration of this subsection.
    (m)(1) In computing an annuity under this subchapter, the 
total service of an employee who retires from the position of a 
registered nurse with the Veterans Health Administration on an 
immediate annuity, or dies while employed in that position 
leaving any survivor entitled to an annuity, includes the days 
of unused sick leave to the credit of that employee under a 
formal leave system, except that such days shall not be counted 
in determining average pay or annuity eligibility under this 
subchapter.
    (2)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (1), in computing an 
annuity under this subchapter, the total service of an employee 
who retires on an immediate annuity or who dies leaving a 
survivor or survivors entitled to annuity includes the 
applicable percentage of the days of unused sick leave to his 
credit under a formal leave system and for which days the 
employee has not received payment, except that these days will 
not be counted in determining average pay or annuity 
eligibility under this subchapter. For purposes of this 
subsection, in the case of any such employee who is excepted 
from subchapter I of chapter 63 under section 6301(2)(x) 
through (xiii), the days of unused sick leave to his credit 
include any unused sick leave standing to his credit when he 
was excepted from such subchapter.
    (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ``applicable 
percentage'' means--
            (i) 50 percent in the case of an annuity, 
        entitlement to which is based on a death or other 
        separation occurring during the period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this paragraph and ending on 
        December 31, 2013; and
            (ii) 100 percent in the case of an annuity, 
        entitlement to which is based on a death or other 
        separation occurring after December 31, 2013.
    (n) In the case of any annuity computation under this 
section that includes, in the aggregate, at least 2 months of 
credit under section 8411(d) for any period while receiving 
benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81, the percentage 
otherwise applicable under this section for that period so 
credited shall be increased by 1 percentage point.
    (o)(1) No part of overtime pay (as described in section 
8331(3)(J)) paid to a member of the Capitol Police shall be 
treated as basic pay for purposes of any computation of an 
annuity under this section, unless, before the date of the 
separation on which entitlement to annuity is based, the 
separating individual has completed at least 15 years of 
service (whether performed before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection).
    (2) If the condition under paragraph (1) is met, then any 
amounts received by the individual in the form of such overtime 
pay shall (for the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)) be 
treated as basic pay, but only to the extent that such amounts 
are attributable to service performed on or after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, and only to the extent of the 
percentage allowable, which shall be determined as follows:


 
 
                                                               Then, the
  If the total amount of service performed, on or after the   percentage
          date of enactment of this subsection is:             allowable
                                                                  is:
 
Less than 4 years...........................................          50
At least 4 but less than 8 years............................          75
At least 8 years............................................         100

    (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 
100 percent of all amounts received as overtime pay (as 
described in section 8331(3)(J)) shall, to the extent 
attributable to service performed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, be treated as basic pay for 
purposes of computing--
            (A) an annuity under section 8452; and
            (B) a survivor annuity under subchapter IV, if 
        based on the service of an individual who dies before 
        separating from service.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


               Changes in the Application of Existing Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law:
    1. The bill provides that certain appropriation items 
remain available for more than one year, where programs or 
projects are continuing in nature under the provisions of 
authorizing legislation but for which that legislation does not 
specifically authorize such extended availability.
    2. The bill includes several provisions which place 
limitations on or change or extend existing limitations, 
appropriations, or authorizations, and which under some 
circumstances might be construed as changing the application of 
existing law.
    3. The bill continues the practice of providing official 
reception and representation allowances for officers and 
offices of the Legislative Branch.
    4. The bill authorizes disbursal of funds for various 
agencies.
    5. The bill authorizes transfer authority between accounts 
for certain agencies in the bill.
    6. The bill includes language allowing the use of funds for 
studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary 
personnel services. Funds can also be available for 
reimbursement to agencies for services performed.
    7. The bill includes language providing funds for the 
Family Room, the Superintendent of Garages, Office of Emergency 
Management, and preparing the Digest of Rules.
    8. The bill includes language providing funds for House 
motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities.
    9. The bill requires unspent funds remaining in Members' 
Representational Allowances to be used for deficit or debt 
reduction.
    10. The bill includes language requiring that any Federal 
agencies that are assisting the House with cybersecurity risks 
ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of 
government.
    11. The bill authorizes the establishment of a House Intern 
Resource Office within the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives.
    12. The bill authorizes the expansion of the Student Loan 
Repayment Program to encompass educational assistance and 
professional development expenses.
    13. The bill authorizes allowances for employees of the 
Office of the Attending Physician and provides reimbursement to 
the Department of the Navy.
    14. The bill authorizes expenses of the Capitol Police for 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, uniforms, 
weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, 
forensic services, stenographic services, personal and 
professional services, the employee assistance program, the 
awards program, postage, communication services, travel 
advances, and relocation expenses.
    15. The bill provides that the cost of Capitol Police basic 
training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers be 
paid by the Department of Homeland Security.
    16. The bill authorizes the Chief of Capitol Police to 
accept unpaid multi-denominational chaplain services for 
Capitol Police employees.
    17. The bill provides adjustment to FLSA Overtime 
Compensation for members of the Capitol Police.
    18. The bill allows the Architect of the Capitol to 
purchase or exchange, maintain, and operate one passenger motor 
vehicle.
    19. The bill includes authorization allowing reimbursements 
for chilled water and steam provided to the Government 
Publishing Office, the Washington City Post Office, the Supreme 
Court, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Union 
Station Complex, and the Folger Shakespeare Library to be 
credited to the AOC Capitol Power Plant appropriation and made 
available for obligation.
    20. The bill allows the Architect of the Capitol to expend 
funds to maintain, care for, and operate the National Garden.
    21. The bill prohibits paying bonuses for contractors who 
are behind schedule or over budget.
    22. The bill establishes that the amount available for 
obligation by the Library of Congress is reduced by offsetting 
collections.
    23. The bill provides specific funding for the American 
Folklife Center, the Teaching with Primary Sources program, the 
Legislative Branch Financial Management System, the Surplus 
Books Program, the Veterans History Project, and the Visitors 
Experience project.
    24. The bill allows the Library of Congress to hire or 
purchase one passenger motor vehicle.
    25. The bill allows funds from offsetting collections to be 
used for the Library's Copyright Office.
    26. The bill includes language authorizing the expenditure 
of receipts, with the exception of salaries and benefits, for 
the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program.
    27. The bill contains language which provides that no funds 
in the Congressional Research Service can be used to publish or 
prepare material to be issued by the Library of Congress unless 
approved by the appropriate Committee, with an exception.
    28. The bill provides funds to provide newspapers to the 
blind and print disabled.
    29. The bill contains language under the Library of 
Congress placing a limitation on obligations for Reimbursable 
and Revolving Fund activities.
    30. The bill contains language restricting the use of funds 
appropriated to the Government Publishing Office for the 
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives and Senators, Resident Commissioners or 
Delegates, and language providing that appropriations 
recommended shall be available for the payment of obligations 
incurred under appropriations for similar purposes for 
preceding fiscal years, limiting the printing of certain 
documents to a time certain, and authorizing the transfer of 
unobligated balances.
    31. The bill includes language authorizing the Public 
Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents to pay 
for printing certain publications in prior years for the 
depository library program. There is language authorizing the 
transfer of unexpended balances.
    32. There is language authorizing the operation of the 
Government Publishing Office Revolving Fund, and which 
authorizes travel expenses for advisory councils, the purchase 
of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles and that the 
revolving fund may be used to provide information in any 
format.
    33. The bill includes language relating to the Government 
Accountability Office, authorizing the direct procurement of 
expert and consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109 at certain 
rates; authorizing the hire of one passenger motor vehicle, as 
required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the Government 
Accountability Office to make advance payments in foreign 
countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and providing 
certain benefits, including rental of living quarters in 
foreign countries. Appropriations are authorized for 
administrative expenses of any other member department or 
agency to finance an appropriate share of the costs of the 
National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum.
    34. The bill includes language prohibiting the use of funds 
in the Act 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 
issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the 
Senate by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    35. The bill provides no part of the funds appropriated in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal 
year 2023 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
    36. The bill provides that whenever any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
is appropriated for herein, or whenever the rate of 
compensation or designation of any position appropriated for 
herein is different from that specifically established for such 
position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
designation of the position, either appropriated for or 
provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect 
thereto. The bill also provides that the provisions herein for 
the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, 
and the Committees, and clerk hire for Senators and Members 
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
    37. The bill requires that certain information regarding 
consulting services shall be a matter of public record.
    38. The bill authorizes Legislative Branch entities to 
share the costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers 
Council.
    39. The bill limits the transfer of funds in this Act.
    40. The bill prohibits funds in this Act being used to 
eliminate or restrict staff-led guided tours.
    41. The bill prohibits funds from being used to acquire 
telecommunications equipment from a particular class of 
vendors.
    42. The bill prohibits funds from being used to maintain or 
establish a computer network unless the network blocks 
pornography.
    43. The bill includes language requiring agencies funded in 
the Act to eliminate or reduce plastic waste.
    44. The bill includes language blocking the cost of living 
adjustment for Members of Congress.
    45. The bill includes language permitting funds in the Act 
to be used to employ individuals with an employment 
authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood 
Arrivals (DACA) Program.
    46. The bill includes language requiring the Architect of 
the Capitol to remove statues and busts in the U.S. Capitol 
representing Confederate Army or Government officials, as well 
as the statuary for four white supremacists, including Roger B. 
Taney.

                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not 
authorized by law for the period:
    1. An appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Office of the 
Attending Physician for response to COVID-19. This amount was 
first appropriated in the Legislative Branch Act, 2021.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2023 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL 
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT 
       TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974

                   COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(I)(A) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares 
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with 
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget 
Act.

                        [IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             302(b) Allocation                           This Bill
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Budget  Authority        Outlays        Budget  Authority        Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the
 bill with Committee allocations
 to its subcommittees:
 Subcommittee on Legislative
 Branch
    Discretionary
        All Except Senate.......               5,703                n.a.               5,703            \1\5,281
        Senate items............               1,297                n.a.                   0                   0
            Total...............               7,000               6,500               5,703            \1\5,281
    Mandatory...................                 137                 136                 137              \1\136
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

                      FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

    Pursuant to clause 3(e)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
following table contains five-year projections associated with 
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as 
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.

                        [IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2023............................................            \1\4,315
    2024............................................                 683
    2025............................................                 240
    2026............................................                 268
    2027 and future years...........................                  99
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

          FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following 
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the 
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local 
governments.

                        [IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS]

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Budget  Authority          Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
sFinancial assistance to                         0           \1\0
        State and local
   governments for 2023
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

                          Program Duplication

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following states that: No 
provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of 
the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another 
Federal program, a program that was included in any report from 
the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to 
section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program related to a 
program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance.

                           Committee Hearings

    For the purpose of clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII the 
following hearings were used to develop or consider the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023:

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              Date                 Title of Hearing        Witnesses
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January 11, 2022................  Security of the     Major General
                                   Capitol Campus      William J. Walker
                                   since the Attack    (Ret.), Sergeant
                                   of January 6,       at Arms of the
                                   2021.               U.S. House of
                                                       Representatives;
                                                       Mr. J. Thomas
                                                       Manger, Chief of
                                                       the U.S. Capitol
                                                       Police; Mr. J.
                                                       Brett Blanton,
                                                       Architect of the
                                                       Capitol.
March 30, 2022..................  Fiscal Year 2023    Mr. J. Thomas
                                   Budget Request      Manger, Chief of
                                   for the United      the U.S. Capitol
                                   States Capitol      Police.
                                   Police.
April 5, 2022...................  Fiscal Year 2023    The Honorable Gene
                                   Budget Request      Dodaro,
                                   for the             Comptroller
                                   Government          General of the
                                   Accountability      Government
                                   Office.             Accountability
                                                       Office; Ms. Orice
                                                       Williams Brown,
                                                       Chief Operating
                                                       Officer,
                                                       Government
                                                       Accountability
                                                       Office.
April 5, 2022...................  Fiscal Year 2023    Dr. Phillip
                                   Budget Request      Swagel, Director
                                   for the             of the
                                   Congressional       Congressional
                                   Budget Office.      Budget Office.
April 5, 2022...................  Fiscal Year 2023    Ms. Teresa M.
                                   Budget Request      James, Acting
                                   for the Office of   Executive
                                   Congressional       Director, Office
                                   Workplace Rights.   of Congressional
                                                       Workplace Rights;
                                                       Mr. John. D.
                                                       Uelmen, General
                                                       Counsel, Office
                                                       of Congressional
                                                       Workplace Rights.
April 6, 2022...................  Fiscal Year 2023    The Honorable
                                   Budget Request      Cheryl L.
                                   for the House of    Johnson, Clerk of
                                   Representatives.    the House; The
                                                       Honorable William
                                                       J. Walker,
                                                       Sergeant at Arms;
                                                       The Honorable
                                                       Catherine
                                                       Szpindor, Chief
                                                       Administrative
                                                       Officer; Mr. Wade
                                                       Ballou Jr.,
                                                       Legislative
                                                       Counsel; Mr.
                                                       Douglas Letter,
                                                       General Counsel;
                                                       Mr. Joseph C.
                                                       Picolla, Acting
                                                       Inspector
                                                       General; Mr.
                                                       Ralph V. Seep,
                                                       Law Revision
                                                       Counsel; and Ms.
                                                       Enumale Agada,
                                                       Acting Director,
                                                       Office of
                                                       Diversity &
                                                       Inclusion.
April 27, 2022..................  Fiscal Year 2023    Dr. Carla Hayden,
                                   Budget Request      Librarian of
                                   for the Library     Congress
                                   of Congress.        Accompanied by:
                                                       Mr. J. Mark
                                                       Sweeney,
                                                       Principal Deputy
                                                       Librarian of
                                                       Congress; Ms.
                                                       Shira Perlmutter,
                                                       Register of
                                                       Copyrights/
                                                       Director of the
                                                       U.S. Copyright
                                                       Office; Dr. Mary
                                                       Mazanec,
                                                       Director,
                                                       Congressional
                                                       Research Service;
                                                       Ms. Judith
                                                       Conklin, Chief
                                                       Information
                                                       Officer; Mr.
                                                       Jason Broughton,
                                                       Director,
                                                       National Library
                                                       Service for the
                                                       Blind and Print
                                                       Disabled.
April 27, 2022..................  Fiscal Year 2023    Mr. Hugh N.
                                   Budget Request      Halpern,
                                   for the             Director,
                                   Government          Government
                                   Publishing Office.  Publishing
                                                       Office.
April 27, 2022..................  Fiscal Year 2023    Mr. J. Brett
                                   Budget Request      Blanton,
                                   for the Architect   Architect of the
                                   of the Capitol.     Capitol.
May 18, 2022....................  Legislative Branch  The Honorable
                                   Member Day.         Steve Cohen; The
                                                       Honorable Derek
                                                       Kilmer; The
                                                       Honorable Andy
                                                       Levin; The
                                                       Honorable Seth
                                                       Moulton; The
                                                       Honorable Mike
                                                       Quigley; The
                                                       Honorable William
                                                       R. Timmons.
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                             MINORITY VIEWS

    We appreciate the efforts of the Majority to produce the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023. 
The bill invests in the modernization of electronic systems in 
the House of Representatives, which will help Members serve 
constituents more effectively. It supports streamlining the 
legislative drafting process to facilitate collaboration and 
allow the American public greater visibility into the 
operations of the House.
    This legislation allows the U.S. Capitol Police to evolve 
and keep pace with the complex challenges it faces in 
fulfilling its critical mission. This bill provides additional 
resources for the Capitol Police as they continue to protect 
Members of Congress, our staff, and visitors to the Capitol 
campus.
    The bill provides the Architect of the Capitol the 
resources necessary to ensure the Capitol campus is safe, open, 
and welcoming to all who work, live, and visit here, by 
addressing critical infrastructure issues and executing 
recommended security upgrades.
    It is unfortunate that this bill is based on a funding 
framework that the majority party developed without Republican 
support. The total spending for the Legislative Branch 
increases by more than twenty percent. In a year of record 
inflation, we should work to enact more responsible spending 
levels that do not continue to add to the national debt while 
still allowing Congress and Legislative Branch agencies to 
execute their missions. In addition to concerns about spending, 
we are also disappointed that the Majority party included 
controversial policy riders that must be modified before this 
bill can become law.
    We would like to thank Chairman Ryan and Chair DeLauro for 
their cooperation throughout the development of the bill and 
for incorporating many requests submitted by Committee 
Republicans. We remain optimistic that we will be able to work 
together to address these issues as we proceed through the 
legislative process.

                                   Kay Granger,
                                           Ranking Member, House 
                                               Committee on 
                                               Appropriations.
                                   Jaime Herrera Beutler,
                                           Ranking Member, Subcommittee 
                                               on Legislative Branch, 
                                               House Committee on 
                                               Appropriations.

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