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[H.R. 3162 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 136
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3162
[Report No. 115-199]
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 6, 2017
Mr. Yoder, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2018, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,194,050,766, as follows:
House Leadership Offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891,
including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258:
Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain
available from January 3, 2018 until January 2, 2019.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $562,632,498
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $127,053,373: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2018, except that $3,150,200 of such amount shall remain
available until expended for committee room upgrading.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$23,226,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2018.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $198,156,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and
the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000
is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of
the Chaplain, $27,945,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of
Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more
than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses,
$20,505,000 of which $6,696,000 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, $127,165,000, of which $2,108,000 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Inspector General, $4,968,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of General Counsel, $1,492,000; 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, $2,037,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $3,209,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $9,437,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,000; for other
authorized employees, $584,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $260,704,004, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,625,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $233,540,004, to remain available
until March 31, 2019; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery,
$16,186,000 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended;
transition activities for new members and staff, $2,273,000, to remain
available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain
available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,670,000;
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$720,000.
Administrative Provisions
requiring amounts remaining in members' representational allowances to
be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt
Sec. 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' shall be
available only for fiscal year 2018. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2018 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made,
for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations
to carry out this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
delivery of bills and resolutions
Sec. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to
the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member
requests a copy.
delivery of congressional record
Sec. 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to
the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
limitation on amount available to lease vehicles
Sec. 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to
make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the
leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an
aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.
limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house
Sec. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any
edition of the United States Code to all offices of the House of
Representatives.
delivery of reports of disbursements
Sec. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the
operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the
House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections
Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress).
delivery of daily calendar
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a
printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives
which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
delivery of congressional pictorial directory
Sec. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to deliver a printed copy of the Congressional Pictorial Directory to
the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
amending the house services revolving fund
Sec. 109. (a) Collection of Certain Service Fees.--Section 105(a)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 5545(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) The collection of a service fee from vendors of the
Master Web Services Agreement or the Technology Services
Contract for failure to abide by and maintain House of
Representatives security policies.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
adjustments to compensation
Sec. 110. Not withstanding any other provision of law, no
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living
adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2018.
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,
$10,455,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including:
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending
Physician;
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer;
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician;
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and
(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to
the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are
payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$3,838,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives.
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,444,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1001. (a) Establishment of Senior Level Positions.--
Notwithstanding any order issued by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 311(d) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 4532(1)), the
chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation may establish and fix the
compensation of senior level positions in the staff of the Joint
Committee to meet critical scientific, technical, professional, or
executive needs of the Joint Committee.
(b) Limitation on Compensation.--The annual rate of pay for any
position established under this section may not exceed the annual rate
of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule.
(c) Conforming Amendment.-- Subsection (e) of section 214 of the
Postal Revenue and Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 4302) is
repealed.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2018 and each succeeding fiscal year.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health,
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and
other applicable employee benefits, $347,700,000 of which overtime
shall not exceed $45,000,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the
Capitol Police or his designee.
General Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $74,800,000, 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 2018 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2019: 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, $48,500,000.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capital Construction and Operations
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses
for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and
administrative support in connection with facilities and activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic
Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect
of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including
not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve;
for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle, $93,000,000.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $45,300,000, of which $19,458,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2022.
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, $13,333,000, of which $3,195,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2022.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $169,294,000, of which $45,130,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2022, and of which $62,000,000
shall remain available until expended for the restoration and
renovation of the Cannon House Office Building.
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings
Revitalization Trust Fund, $10,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Capitol Power Plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $106,694,000, of which $28,057,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2022: 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 2018.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$76,097,000, of which $48,724,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2022.
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
Architect of the Capitol security operations, $33,249,000, of which
$12,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.
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, $13,400,000, of which $2,600,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2022: 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, $21,470,000.
Administrative Provisions
no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
Sec. 1101. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award
payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the
contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of
the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
and/or program.
scrims
Sec. 1102. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during
restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of the
Capitol.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation
and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the
Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to
the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $464,209,234, of which
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 2018, 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 2018 and shall remain available until
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the
Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $6,350,000:
Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, not more than
$12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That, of the
total amount appropriated, $8,653,000 shall remain available until
expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program:
Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000
shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative
Branch Financial Management System.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $72,011,000, of
which not more than $35,218,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2018 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 $6,087,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2018 under sections 111(d)(2),
119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the
amount by which collections are less than $41,305,000: 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 $2,260,000 shall be
derived from prior year unobligated balances: Provided further, That
not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright
Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of
title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this
heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by
the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of
such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of
the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs
of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff
under section 802(e).
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of
America, $111,474,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on
House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000: Provided,
That, of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped
residents at no cost to the individual.
Administrative Provision
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 1201. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2018, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection (b) may not exceed $190,642,000.
(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Congressional Publishing
(including transfer of funds)
For authorized publishing of congressional information and the
distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the
recipient, $79,528,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or
accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be
transferred to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That notwithstanding
sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this
appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional
Record on only a monthly and session basis.
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of
Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and
indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated
depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law,
$29,000,000: 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 2016 and 2017 to depository and other designated
libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended
balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office
Business Operations Revolving Fund for carrying out the purposes of
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund, $8,540,000, to remain available until expended, for
information technology development and facilities repair: Provided,
That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund:
Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the
certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in
connection with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor
vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel
expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government
Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions
of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the business
operations revolving fund shall be available for temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities
financed through the business operations revolving fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the business
operations revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading
``Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may
not be used for contracted security services at the Government
Publishing Office's passport facility in the District of Columbia.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office,
including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of
the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with
official representation and reception expenses; temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324
of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters
in foreign countries, $544,505,919: Provided, That, in addition,
$23,800,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal
year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum
or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by
the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-
Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which
costs involved are initially financed.
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
$5,600,000: Provided, That funds made available to support Russian
participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market
development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall
not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
TITLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
maintenance and care of private vehicles
Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
fiscal year limitation
Sec. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2018 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.
rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is different
from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the
various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees
of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators
and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto.
consulting services
Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
costs of lbfmc
Sec. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
limitation on transfers
Sec. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of
Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
spending reduction account
Sec. 208. $0.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2018''.
Union Calendar No. 136
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3162
[Report No. 115-199]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.
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July 6, 2017
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed