[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5882 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 486
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5882
[Report No. 112-197]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2012
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
August 2, 2012
Reported by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely:
<DELETED>TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH</DELETED>
<DELETED>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,225,680,000, as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>House Leadership Offices</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$23,275,773, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,942,770, including
$25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority
Floor Leader, $2,277,595, including $10,000 for official expenses of
the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,432,812,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office
of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$1,971,050, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority
Whip, $1,524,951, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,572,788; Democratic Caucus,
$1,553,807. Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall
remain available from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Members' Representational Allowances</DELETED>
<DELETED>Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members,
and Official Mail</DELETED>
<DELETED> For Members' representational allowances, including
Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail,
$573,939,282.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Committee Employees</DELETED>
<DELETED>Standing Committees, Special and Select</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special
and select, authorized by House resolutions, $125,964,870: Provided,
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses
until December 31, 2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Committee on Appropriations</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Committee on
Appropriations, $26,665,785, including studies and examinations of
executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee,
to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to
agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall
remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31,
2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries, Officers and Employees</DELETED>
<DELETED> For compensation and expenses of officers and employees,
as authorized by law, $173,669,084, including: for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000,
of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $22,370,252; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management,
and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $12,585,000, of which $5,463,251 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $116,782,000, of which
$3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,692,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for
the Office of the Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000
for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $2,060,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other
authorized employees, $484,832; and for salaries and expenses of the
Historian, $170,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Allowances and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $302,165,206, including: supplies, materials,
administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $3,696,118; official mail
for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the
House, $201,000; Government contributions for health, retirement,
Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $272,548,016;
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $17,112,072, of which
$5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities
for new members and staff, $4,125,000; Wounded Warrior Program
$2,175,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional
Ethics, $1,548,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase,
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased
employees of the House, $760,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 2013. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2013 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in,
or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 95d(a)) is amended by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: ``, and for reimbursing
the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to
unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the
House.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 103. (a) Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(c)(2)) is amended by striking
``and `Allowances and Expenses''' and inserting the following:
```Allowances and Expenses', the heading for any joint committee under
the heading `Joint Items' (to the extent that amounts appropriated for
the joint committee are disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives), and `Office of the Attending
Physician'''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>oversight of office of inspector general</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 104. (a) Oversight.--The Office of the Inspector
General of the House of Representatives shall provide the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives with a copy of each
audit and investigative report the Office produces, and shall consult
regularly with such Committee with respect to the Office's
operations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>JOINT ITEMS</DELETED>
<DELETED> For Joint Committees, as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Joint Economic Committee</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Joint Committee on Taxation</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $10,004,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For other joint items, as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of the Attending Physician</DELETED>
<DELETED> For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses
of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his
assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior
Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore
provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,603,000 for reimbursement to
the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or
appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses
are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$3,467,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Congressional Accessibility Services</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>CAPITOL POLICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health,
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and
other applicable employee benefits, $297,133,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>general expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment
and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal
and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $63,004,000, of which
$2,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015 to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of
basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 2013 shall be paid by the Secretary of
Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland
Security.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED>authority to transfer amounts between salaries and general
expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1001. During fiscal year 2013 and any succeeding
fiscal year, the Capitol Police may transfer amounts appropriated for
the fiscal year between the category for salaries and the category for
general expenses, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>funds available for workers compensation payments</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1002. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired
United States Capitol Police appropriations shall be available to the
Capitol Police to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees'
Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1018 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907) is amended by striking
subsection (f).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,817,000, of which $527,500 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not more than $500
may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the
Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and
reception expenses.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1101. (a) The second sentence of section 415(a) of
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) is
amended to read as follows: ``There are appropriated for such account
such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards and
settlements.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $44,280,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED>acceptance of voluntary student services</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1201. (a) Section 3111(e) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking ``(e)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) In this section, the term `agency' includes the
Congressional Budget Office, except that in the case of the
Congressional Budget Office--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) any student who provides voluntary service
in accordance with this section shall be considered an employee
of the Congressional Budget Office for purposes of section 203
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (relating to the level
of confidentiality of budget data); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the authority granted to the Office of
Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised by
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL</DELETED>
<DELETED>General Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and
studies in connection with activities under the care of the Architect
of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and
administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the
Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings
and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $90,755,000, of which $999,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2017.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Building</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol, $28,591,000, of which $3,500,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Grounds</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of
grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,
and the Capitol Power Plant, $17,152,000, of which $7,300,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017.</DELETED>
<DELETED>House Office Buildings</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the House office buildings, $83,964,000, of which
$19,362,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, shall remain available until
expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Power Plant</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer
services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of
Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden,
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office
and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $108,616,000, of which $23,404,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not more than
$9,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2013.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Library Buildings and Grounds</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and
grounds, $30,660,000, of which $4,900,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United
States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer
Facility, and AOC security operations, $20,867,000, of which $2,840,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2017.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Botanic Garden</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $12,140,000 (reduced by $1,235,000):
Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, the
Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be
necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National
Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the
Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Visitor Center</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the operation of the
Capitol Visitor Center, $21,276,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED>funds available for workers compensation payments</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1301. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired
Architect of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the
Architect of the Capitol to make the deposit to the credit of the
Employees' Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5,
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>LIBRARY OF CONGRESS</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the
Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library
buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of
uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the
Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in
the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of
2009; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other
publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor
vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not
properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board,
$422,024,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2013, and
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902
(chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2013 and shall
remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of
an international legal information database and activities related
thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or
expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28,
1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field
Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$7,068,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital
collections and educational curricula program.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Copyright Office</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$52,136,000, of which not more than $28,029,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2013 under section 708(d) of title 17,
United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such
section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more
than $5,582,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year
2013 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of
such title: Provided further, That the total amount available for
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less
than $33,611,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an
``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the
Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided
further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for activities of the
International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations,
visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts
made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty
fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections
111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs
incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program,
with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the
Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).</DELETED>
<DELETED>Congressional Research Service</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United
States of America, $107,668,000 (reduced by $878,000): Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in
connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor
(except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the
Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3,
1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,775,000:
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be
available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically
handicapped residents at no cost to the individual.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED>reimbursable and revolving fund activities</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1401. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2013, the
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $178,958,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection
(a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from
sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts
for the legislative branch.</DELETED>
<DELETED>authority to transfer amounts between categories of
appropriations</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1402. (a) In General.--During fiscal year 2013 and
any succeeding fiscal year, the Librarian of Congress may transfer
amounts appropriated for the fiscal year between the categories of
appropriations provided under law for the Library of Congress for the
fiscal year, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total
amount of funds appropriated to the account under any category of
appropriations for the Library of Congress for a fiscal year may be
transferred from that account by all transfers made under subsection
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Congressional Printing and Binding</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and
the distribution of Congressional information in any format; expenses
necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the
Congressional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44,
United States Code); printing and binding of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,
$83,632,000 (reduced by $218,379) (increased by $218,379): Provided,
That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations
incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year
limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of
the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That notwithstanding
sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this
appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional
Record on only a monthly and session basis.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Superintendent of Documents</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress,
other Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $34,728,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial
sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for
similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the
Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes
of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Government Printing Office Revolving Fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving
Fund, $4,096,000, to remain available until expended, for information
technology development and facilities repair: Provided, That the
Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not
more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public
Printer in connection with official representation and reception
expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:
Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed
necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further,
That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund
and the funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of
Documents'' and ``Salaries and Expenses'' may not be used for
contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District
of Columbia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the
certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in
connection with official representation and reception expenses;
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one
passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in
accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits
comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and
under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United
States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $519,802,000:
Provided, That, in addition, $24,318,000 of payments received under
sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either
Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided
further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are
initially financed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED>funds available for workers compensation payments</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1501. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired
Government Accountability Office appropriations shall be available to
the Government Accountability Office to make the deposit to the credit
of the Employees' Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of
title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND</DELETED>
<DELETED> For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust
Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under
section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2
U.S.C. 1151), $1,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000).</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>
<DELETED>maintenance and care of private vehicles</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except
for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under
regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of
Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for
the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and
Administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>fiscal year limitation</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2013 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>rates of compensation and designation</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is different
from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for
the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and
committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.</DELETED>
<DELETED>consulting services</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing
law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>costs of lbfmc</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses
of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative
Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on
March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of
LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC
costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities
(in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine)
may not exceed $2,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>landscape maintenance</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 206. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve
the landscape features, excluding streets, in the irregular shaped
grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second
Street, SW, on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of
the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.</DELETED>
<DELETED>limitation on transfers</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 207. None of the funds made available in this Act
may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or
transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation
Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>guided tours of the capitol</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none
of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act
may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States
Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of
Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and
Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at
the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.</DELETED>
<DELETED>delivery of bills and resolutions</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 209. None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or
resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless
the Member requests a copy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>delivery of congressional record</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 210. None of the funds made available by this Act
may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the
Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress).</DELETED>
<DELETED>limitation on amount available to lease vehicles</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 211. None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational
Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district
offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in
any month.</DELETED>
<DELETED>authorizing commercial activity on union square</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 212. (a) Continuation of Types of Activity
Previously Authorized.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any limitations
on the use of the United States Capitol Grounds (including
section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code), the Chief of
the United States Capitol Police (hereafter referred to as the
``Chief'')--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) may issue a permit authorizing a
person to engage in commercial activity in Union Square
if the activity is similar to the types of commercial
activity permitted in Union Square prior to the
transfer of jurisdiction and control of Union Square to
the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law
112-74); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) under the terms and conditions of such
a permit, may require the person to whom the permit is
issued to pay a fee to cover any costs incurred by the
Architect of the Capitol as a result of the issuance of
the permit, if the fees are similar to the fees
collected by the Director of the National Park Service
for commercial activity permitted in Union Square prior
to such transfer of jurisdiction and control.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Regulations.--The Chief shall carry out this
section in accordance with such regulations as the Capitol
Police Board may promulgate pursuant to the Board's authority
under section 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C.
1969).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Capitol Trust Account.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Establishment.--There is established in the
Treasury of the United States an account for the Architect of
the Capitol to be known as the ``Capitol Trust Account'',
consisting of all fees collected by the Chief under subsection
(a)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Transfer.--Immediately upon receiving any fees
collected under subsection (a)(2), the Chief shall transfer the
fees to the Capitol Trust Account.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Use of funds.--Amounts in the Capitol Trust
Account shall be available without fiscal year limitation for
such maintenance, improvements, and projects with respect to
Union Square as the Architect of the Capitol considers
appropriate, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Union Square.--In this section, the term ``Union
Square'' means the area for which jurisdiction and control was
transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-
74).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2012 (Public Law 112-74).</DELETED>
<DELETED>spending reduction account</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 213. The amount by which the applicable allocation
of new budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, excluding Senate items, exceeds the amount of
proposed new budget authority is $0 (increased by $1,235,000)
(increased by $878,000) (increased by $1,000,000).</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 214. None of the funds made available by this Act
may be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed
copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of the
House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2013''.</DELETED>
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the
Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip
of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of
the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each
Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees,
$4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840.
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized
by law, including agency contributions, $178,204,590, which shall be
paid from this appropriation without regard to the following
limitations:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,370,248.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $708,466.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,221,576.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,295,424.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $14,864,000.
conference committees
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
such committee, $1,626,195 for each such committee; in all, $3,252,390.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $797,402.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,660,905 for each such committee; in all,
$3,321,810.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $407,886.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $24,695,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $73,000,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,730,388.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $44,540,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $7,022,300.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,455,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and
Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281,
96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,932,000, of which
$26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $487,822.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$6,350,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2017.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $128,910,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $20,260,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2015.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$394,202,000 of which $18,921,206 shall remain available until
September 30, 2015.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$281,436.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,225,680,000, as follows:
House Leadership Offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $23,275,773,
including: Office of the Speaker, $6,942,770, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$2,277,595, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,432,812, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,971,050,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,524,951, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $1,572,788; Democratic Caucus, $1,553,807:
Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain
available from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2014.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $573,939,282.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $125,964,870: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2014.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$26,665,785, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2014.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $173,669,084, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, of which
not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $22,370,252; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management,
and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $12,585,000, of which $5,463,251 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $116,782,000, of which
$3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,692,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for
the Office of the Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000
for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $2,060,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other
authorized employees, $484,832; and for salaries and expenses of the
Historian, $170,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $302,165,206, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,696,118; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $201,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $272,548,016; Business Continuity
and Disaster Recovery, $17,112,072, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $4,125,000; Wounded Warrior Program $2,175,000, to remain
available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000;
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$760,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 2013. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2013 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations
to carry out this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Sec. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 95d(a)) is amended by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: ``, and for reimbursing
the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to
unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the
House.''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 103. (a) Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(c)(2)) is amended by striking
``and `Allowances and Expenses''' and inserting the following:
```Allowances and Expenses', the heading for any joint committee under
the heading `Joint Items' (to the extent that amounts appropriated for
the joint committee are disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives), and `Office of the Attending
Physician'''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.
oversight of office of inspector general
Sec. 104. (a) Oversight.--The Office of the Inspector General of
the House of Representatives shall provide the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives with a copy of each
audit and investigative report the Office produces, and shall consult
regularly with such Committee with respect to the Office's operations.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$10,004,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives.
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including:
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending
Physician;
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer;
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician;
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and
(5) $2,603,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to
the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are
payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$3,400,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives.
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,367,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions
for health, retirement, social security, professional liability
insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $277,133,000, of
which not more than $32,622,000 shall be for overtime, to be disbursed
by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
General Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $56,004,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of
basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 2013 shall be paid by the Secretary of
Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland
Security.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
authority to transfer amounts between salaries and general expenses
Sec. 1101. During fiscal year 2013 and any succeeding fiscal year,
the Capitol Police may transfer amounts appropriated for the fiscal
year between the category for salaries and the category for general
expenses, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate.
funds available for workers compensation payments
Sec. 1102. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired United
States Capitol Police appropriations shall be available to the Capitol
Police to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation
Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1018 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907) is amended by striking
subsection (f).
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,817,000, of which $527,500 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not more than $500
may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the
Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and
reception expenses.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $44,637,000.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
General Administration
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in
connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle, $102,172,000, of which $3,249,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $91,170,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2017, and of which $61,247,000 shall remain
available until expended solely for expenses related to rehabilitation
of the U.S. Capitol Dome.
Capitol Grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $15,004,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017.
Senate Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
Capitol, $79,392,000, of which $19,654,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $83,964,000, of which $19,362,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017.
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, shall remain available until
expended.
Capitol Power Plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $90,833,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of
the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2013.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$30,964,000 of which $4,800,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2017.
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and
AOC security operations, $22,589,000, of which $3,500,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2017.
Botanic Garden
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $12,140,000, of which $1,082,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That of the
amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol
may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the
maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established
under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989
(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol
or a duly authorized designee.
Capitol Visitor Center
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor
Center, $21,588,000.
Administrative Provision
funds available for workers compensation payments
Sec. 1201. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired Architect
of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the Architect of
the Capitol to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees'
Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States
Code.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; activities
under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $422,298,000, of which not
more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2013, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2013 and shall remain available until
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That
the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived
from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $6,350,000:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than
$12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $6,959,000 shall remain available until
expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program.
Copyright Office
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $51,909,000, of
which not more than $28,029,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2013 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any
funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $5,582,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2013 under sections 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further,
That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the
amount by which collections are less than $33,611,000: Provided
further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is
available for the maintenance of an ``International Copyright
Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual
property laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than
$4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and
for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United
States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are
attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright
Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may
be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright
Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and
benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section
802(e).
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of
America, $107,324,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on
House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,674,000: Provided,
That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped
residents at no cost to the individual.
Administrative Provisions
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 1301 (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2013, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection (b) may not exceed $178,958,000.
(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
(c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2013, the Librarian of
Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act, under
the heading ``Library of Congress'', under the subheading ``Salaries
and Expenses'', to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the
Federal Research Program established under section 103 of the Library
of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers
may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the appropriate
revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any amounts
transferred to it before the period of availability of the Library
appropriation expires.
transfer authority
Sec. 1302 (a) In General.--Effective in fiscal year 2013 and each
succeeding fiscal year, amounts appropriated for the Library of
Congress may be transferred during the fiscal year between any of the
headings under the heading ``Library of Congress'' upon the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
(b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of
funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the heading
``Library of Congress'' in the fiscal year may be transferred from that
account by all transfers made under subsection (a).
nonappropriated funds initiatives
Sec. 1303. (a) Revolving Funds.--The Library of Congress Fiscal
Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182a et seq.; Public Law
106-481) is amended--
(1) in section 101 (2 U.S.C. 182a)--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
``duplication'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``duplication and delivery
services provided by'' and inserting ``the
following programs and activities of'';
(ii) by striking the period and inserting a
colon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(1) Services related to duplication and preservation of
audiovisual materials and associated collections.
``(2) Storage and delivery of audiovisual materials and
associated collections.''; and
(2) in section 102(a) (2 U.S.C. 182b(a))--
(A) in the section heading, by striking the heading
and inserting ``revolving fund for sales shop and other
services''; and
(B) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following:
``(5) Traveling exhibitions and exhibition materials.
``(6) Training.''.
gifts
Sec. 1304. The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the
Act entitled ``An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board,
and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is
amended--
(a) in the first sentence, by striking ``in the name of the United
States'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``in the
name of the United States and in the interest of the Library, its
collections, or its service, gifts or bequests of money for immediate
disbursement, personal property, non-personal services, or voluntary
and uncompensated personal services.'';
(b) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of money'' after
``bequests'';
(c) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``enter them'' and
inserting ``enter the gift, bequest or proceeds'';
(d) by inserting after the second sentence the following: ``In the
case of a gift of securities, the librarian shall sell the securities
and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale.'';
and
(e) by adding the following sentence at the end of the first
paragraph: ``The librarian shall make an annual public report regarding
gifts accepted under this section.''.
amendments to the act entitled ``an act to provide books for the adult
blind''
Sec. 1305. The Act entitled ``An Act to provide books for the
adult blind'', approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a, 135b), is
amended--
(1) in the first section--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ``other physically
handicapped residents'' and inserting ``other
persons with disabilities who are residents'';
(ii) by striking ``other physically
handicapped readers'' and inserting ``other
persons with disabilities''; and
(iii) by striking ``as a result of physical
limitations'' and inserting ``as a result of
disability''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``other
physically handicapped persons'' and inserting ``other
persons with disabilities'';
(2) in section 2--
(A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the
following:
``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lending of
such books, recordings, and reproducers under the direction of the
Librarian of Congress as described in the first section shall be for
the use of blind and other physically handicapped residents of the
United States, including the several States, Territories, and insular
possessions and the District of Columbia.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3. For the purpose of this Act--
``(1) the term `disability' means a disability as defined
under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12102); and
``(2) the term `competent authority' means--
``(A) a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy,
ophthalmologist, optometrist, registered nurse,
therapist, professional staff of a hospital, social or
case worker for a public welfare agency, psychologist,
educational diagnostician, rehabilitation teacher,
superintendent, reading specialist, or professional
librarian; or
``(B) a special educator or other person whose
competence under specific circumstances is acceptable
to the Librarian of Congress.''.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(including transfer of funds)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional
Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States
Code); printing and binding of Government publications authorized by
law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding,
and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be
distributed without charge to the recipient, $83,632,000: Provided,
That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations
incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year
limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of
the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate.
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other
Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $34,728,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations
are authorized for producing and disseminating congressional serial
sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2011 and 2012 to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for
similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the
Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes
of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund,
$7,840,000 for information technology development: Provided, That the
Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not
more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public
Printer in connection with official representation and reception
expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:
Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed
necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further,
That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund
and the funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of
Documents'' and ``Salaries and Expenses'' may not be used for
contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District
of Columbia.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office,
including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of
the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with
official representation and reception expenses; temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324
of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters
in foreign countries, $513,842,000: Provided, That in addition,
$24,318,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of
title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year
limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum
or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by
the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-
Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which
costs involved are initially financed.
Administrative Provision
funds available for workers compensation payments
Sec. 1401. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired
Government Accountability Office appropriations shall be available to
the Government Accountability Office to make the deposit to the credit
of the Employees' Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of
title 5, United States Code.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
appropriations for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter.
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
$10,000,000.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
TITLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
maintenance and care of private vehicles
Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
fiscal year limitation
Sec. 202. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is different
from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for
the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and
committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
consulting services
Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
awards and settlements
Sec. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and
settlements as authorized under such subsection.
costs of lbfmc
Sec. 206. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
landscape maintenance
Sec. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the
District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets, in the irregular shaped grassy
areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW, on the northeast, Second
Street, SW, on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of
the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
limitation on transfers
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 209. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of
Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
commercial activity on union square
Sec. 210. (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 5102, by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Union Square.--The Capitol Grounds shall include the property
transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of title
I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public
Law 112-74).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5110. Use of Union Square
``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `Union Square' means
the property transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section
1202 of title I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2012 (Public Law 112-74).
``(b) Commercial Permitting.--Notwithstanding sections 5102, 5103,
5104, 5105, 5106, and 5109, and in accordance with the regulations
promulgated under subsection (f), the Capitol Police may issue a permit
authorizing a person to engage in commercial activity in Union Square
in a manner that will not interfere with Congress.
``(c) Fees.--
``(1) In general.--In accordance with the regulations
promulgated under subsection (f)(2), the Capitol Police may
collect--
``(A) fees for the processing of an application to
use Union Square, including any administrative and
personnel costs incurred by the Capitol Police or the
Architect of the Capitol; and
``(B) fees for the use of Union Square, including
all costs incurred by the Capitol Police or the
Architect of the Capitol resulting from the use of
Union Square, including the costs to monitor the
permitted activity.
``(2) Establishment of fees by capitol police.--
``(A) In general.--The Capitol Police, after
consultation with the Architect of the Capitol, shall
establish the amount of the fees authorized under
paragraph (1).
``(B) Adjustment.--The Capitol Police shall
periodically review and, subject to approval by the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and
the Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives, adjust the amount of the fees
authorized under paragraph (1), as necessary.
``(d) Account, Deposits, Disbursements, and Transfers.--
``(1) Account.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States an account for the Capitol Police to be known as
the `Union Square Commercial Activities Account' (in this
section referred to as the `Union Square Account').
``(2) Deposits in the union square account.--There shall be
deposited in the Union Square Account all amounts received from
the fees collected under subsection (c).
``(3) Use of monies.--The amounts in the Union Square
Account shall be available without fiscal year limitation or
further appropriation for disbursement by the Capitol Police to
defray expenses associated with Union Square and to reimburse
the Architect of the Capitol under paragraph (4).
``(4) Reimbursement and transfer authority.--
``(A) Reimbursement of the architect of the
capitol.--The Capitol Police shall transfer from the
Union Square Account to the appropriations account
appropriated under the heading `Capitol Grounds' under
the heading `ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL' an amount equal
to the costs incurred by the Architect of the Capitol
relating to the use of Union Square.
``(B) Transfer to other accounts.--The Capitol
Police may transfer from the Union Square Account to
any applicable appropriations accounts of the Capitol
Police amounts necessary to reimburse the accounts for
costs incurred relating to the use of Union Square.
``(C) Availability.--Any amounts transferred under
this paragraph shall be available for the same purpose
as the appropriation account to which such sums are
transferred and shall remain available until expended.
``(e) Audit.--As determined appropriate by the Inspector General of
the Capitol Police or the Inspector General of the Architect of the
Capitol, or as directed by the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate, either such Inspector General shall audit the Union
Square Account.
``(f) Regulations.--Subject to approval by the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, the Capitol Police
Board shall promulgate regulations relating to the use of Union Square
for commercial activity, which shall--
``(1) describe the types of commercial activity authorized
(which shall be substantially similar to the types of
commercial activity permitted in Union Square on the day before
the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2012 (Public Law 112-74)); and
``(2) provide for the payment of fees and costs that are
substantially similar to those collected by the National Park
Service on the day before the date of enactment of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74)).''.
(b) Authority To Waive Certain Restrictions During Transition
Period.--
(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``Union
Square'' has the meaning given that term in section 5110 of
title 40, United States Code, as added by this section.
(2) Authority.--Any waiver granted by the Capitol Police
Board, in consultation with the Capitol Police, of the
application of any limitation on the use of lands under the
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol or the Capitol
Grounds (including section 5104 of title 40, United States
Code) with respect to a person engaging in commercial activity
in Union Square during the period described in paragraph (3)
shall be deemed an authorized waiver if the activity would have
been treated as permissible commercial activity under the
regulations promulgated by the Capitol Police Board under
section 5110(f) of title 40, United States Code, as added by
this section, if the regulations had been in effect at the time
the person engaged in the activity.
(3) Period described.--The period described in this
paragraph is the period beginning on the date of enactment of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74)
and ending on the date on which the regulations promulgated by
the Capitol Police Board under section 5110(f) of title 40,
United States Code, as added by this section, take effect.
(c) No Effect on Permits Issued Prior to Transfer.--Nothing in this
section, the amendments made by this section, or section 1202 of title
I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public
Law 112-74) shall be construed to affect any permit for engaging in
commercial activity in Union Square (as defined in section 5110 of
title 40, United States Code, as added by this section) which was
issued by the National Park Service before the date of enactment of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 9 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved
July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(e) For purposes of this Act, `United States Capitol Buildings
and Grounds' shall include the property transferred to the Architect of
the Capitol under section 1202 of title I of division G of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74).''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
51 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``5110. Use of Union Square.''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2013''.
Calendar No. 486
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5882
[Report No. 112-197]
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AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
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June 11, 2012
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
August 2, 2012
Reported with an amendment