[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4346 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4346
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AN ACT
Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2022, 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, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,714,996,045, as follows:
House Leadership Offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $34,949,640,
including: Office of the Speaker, $10,036,950, including $35,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$3,565,870, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,036,950, including
$17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $2,962,080,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$2,684,990, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $2,831,400; Democratic Caucus, $2,831,400:
Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain
available from January 3, 2022 until January 2, 2023.
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, $774,400,000.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices
For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 5322a) for the compensation
of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of
Representatives, $15,435,000, to remain available through January 2,
2023: Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b) of such Act, an
office of a Member of the House of Representatives may use not more
than $35,000 of the allowance available under this heading during
legislative year 2022.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices
For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of
interns who serve in House leadership offices, $438,000, to remain
available through January 2, 2023: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $240,500 shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, to be
allocated among such offices by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and $197,500 shall be available for the compensation
of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among
such offices by the Minority Floor Leader.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and
Select Committee Offices
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of this Act
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing,
special, and select committees (other than the Committee on
Appropriations), $1,943,910, to remain available through January 2,
2023: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$971,955 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve
in offices of the majority, and $971,955 shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be
allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the
ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Administration.
Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee
Offices
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of this Act
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee
on Appropriations, $345,584, to remain available through January 2,
2023: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$172,792 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve
in offices of the majority, and $172,792 shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be
allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the
ranking minority member, of the Committee on Appropriations.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $167,101,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2022, except that $3,100,000 of such amount shall remain
available until expended for committee room upgrading.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$29,917,250, 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, 2022.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $288,480,800 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by
$1,000,000), 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,
$36,500,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms,
including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of
Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $27,695,000 (increased by
$100,000) (reduced by $100,000), of which $15,000,000 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, $193,187,800 (increased
by $100,000) (reduced by $100,000), of which $30,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
Diversity and Inclusion, $3,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $5,019,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of General Counsel, $1,912,000; 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, $2,134,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $3,600,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $12,625,000, of which $2,000,000
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized
employees, $624,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $399,984,861, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security,
contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable
employee benefits, $356,000,000, to remain available until March 31,
2023, except that $25,000,000 of such amount shall remain available
until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and
Disaster Recovery, $23,812,861, of which $6,000,000 shall remain
available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $5,895,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior
Program and the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program,
$9,294,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional
Ethics, $1,738,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase,
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased
employees of the House, $1,500,000.
House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account
(including transfer of funds)
For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account
established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), $2,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That disbursement from this account is subject to
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided in this account
shall only be used for initiatives recommended by the Select Committee
on Modernization or approved by the Committee on House Administration.
Administrative Provisions
requiring amounts remaining in members' representational allowances to
be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt
Sec. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
Salaries and Expenses--members' representational allowances'' shall be
available only for fiscal year 2022. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2022 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made,
for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) The Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
(c) As used in this section, the term ``Member of the House of
Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress.
limitation on amount available to lease vehicles
Sec. 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to
make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the
leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an
aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.
cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives
Sec. 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance
to the House of Representatives in the House's efforts to deter,
prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents
involving, the information systems of the House shall take all
necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate
branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance,
including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or
sharing of privileged House and Member information.
allowances for compensation of interns in house committee offices
Sec. 113. (a) Establishment of Allowances.--There are established
for the House of Representatives the following allowances:
(1) An allowance which shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in offices of a standing,
special, or select committee of the House (other than the
Committee on Appropriations).
(2) An allowance which shall be available for the
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Committee
on Appropriations.
(b) Benefit Exclusion.--Section 104(b) of the House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2
U.S.C. 5321(b)) shall apply with respect to an intern who is
compensated under an allowance under this section in the same manner as
such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated under
the Members' Representational Allowance.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``intern'', with
respect to a committee of the House, has the meaning given such term
with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives in section
104(c)(2) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(c)(2)).
(d) Conforming Amendment Relating to Transfer of Amounts.--Section
101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C.
5507(c)(2)) is amended by inserting after ```Allowance for Compensation
of Interns in Member Offices','' the following: ```Allowance for
Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee Offices',
`Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and
Select Committee Offices',''.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2022 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,
$12,059,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including:
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending
Physician;
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer;
(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician;
(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and
(5) $2,880,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to
the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are
payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$4,063,000, 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, $1,580,000 (increased by $250,000), to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health,
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and
other applicable employee benefits, $480,454,000 of which overtime
shall not exceed $52,970,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the
Capitol Police or a duly authorized 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, $123,514,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized
designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2022 shall be paid by the
Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department
of Homeland Security.
Administrative Provision
flsa overtime compensation included as basic pay of members of capitol
police
Sec. 114. (a) In General.--Section 8331(3) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
``(J) with respect to a member of the Capitol
Police, overtime pay received on or after the date of
enactment of this subparagraph for overtime under the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.) by operation of section 102(a)(1) of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1302(a)(1)), for up to an amount equal to 50 percent of
any annual statutory maximum in overtime pay for
customs officers set pursuant to section 5(c)(1) of the
Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1));''; and
(4) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (J)
(as added by paragraph (3)), by striking ``subparagraphs (B)
through (I) of this paragraph'' and inserting ``subparagraphs
(B) through (J) of this paragraph,''.
(b) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Section 8415 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o)(1) No part of overtime pay (as described in section
8331(3)(J)) paid to a member of the Capitol Police shall be treated as
basic pay for purposes of any computation of an annuity under this
section, unless, before the date of the separation on which entitlement
to annuity is based, the separating individual has completed at least
15 years of service (whether performed before, on, or after the date of
the enactment of this subsection).
``(2) If the condition under paragraph (1) is met, then any amounts
received by the individual in the form of such overtime pay shall (for
the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)) be treated as basic pay, but
only to the extent that such amounts are attributable to service
performed on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and
only to the extent of the percentage allowable, which shall be
determined as follows:
``If the total amount of service Then, the percentage allowable is:
performed, on or after the
date of enactment of this
subsection:
Less than 4 years.................................. 50
At least 4 but less than 8 years................... 75
At least 8 years................................... 100.
``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 100
percent of all amounts received as overtime pay (as described in
section 8331(3)(J)) shall, to the extent attributable to service
performed on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, be
treated as basic pay for purposes of computing--
``(A) an annuity under section 8452; and
``(B) a survivor annuity under subchapter IV, if based on
the service of an individual who dies before separating from
service.''.
(2) Information.--Not less than once every year following
the date of enactment of this section, the United States
Capitol Police shall provide information to the Office of
Personnel Management for the purposes of carrying out this
section and the amendments made by this section, including
information used to determine the normal-cost percentage (as
that term is defined in section 8401 of title 5, United States
Code).
(c) Technical Amendment.--The second instance of subsection (s)
(relating to physician comparability allowance) of section 8339 of
title 5, United States Code, is redesignated as subsection (t).
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office
of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,000,000, of which $2,500,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and of which not more
than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive
Director in connection with official representation and reception
expenses.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $60,953,000: Provided, That the Director shall use not less
than $500,000 of the amount made available under this heading for (1)
improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of
improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members
of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2)
to increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, and data
for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the
public.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capital Construction and Operations
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses
for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and
administrative support in connection with facilities and activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic
Garden; 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, $154,915,000 (reduced by $3,504,000) (reduced by
$250,000) (reduced by $250,000), of which $8,527,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2026.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $43,397,000, of which $12,899,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2026.
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, $15,437,000 (increased by $3,504,000), of which
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.
House Office Buildings
(including transfer of funds)
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $193,407,000 (increased by $100,000)
(reduced by $100,000), of which $27,900,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2026, and of which $93,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the
Cannon House Office Building: Provided, That of the amount made
available under this heading, $9,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the House Office Building Fund established under section 176(d) of
the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017, as added by section 101(3) of
the Further Continuing Appropriation Act, 2017 (Public Law 114-254; 2
U.S.C. 2001 note).
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, $119,601,000, of which $29,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That not more than
$10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2022.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$103,578,000, of which $70,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2026.
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and
Architect of the Capitol security operations, $62,031,000, of which
$32,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.
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, $28,824,000, of which $14,100,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2026: 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, $26,094,000.
Administrative Provision
no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
Sec. 115. None of the funds made available in this Act for the
Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award
payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the
contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of
the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
and/or program.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings;
information technology services provided centrally; special clothing;
cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion
pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of
the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $548,317,000 (increased by
$250,000), and, in addition, amounts credited to this appropriation
during fiscal year 2022 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301;
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any
funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, not more than $18,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, including for the Overseas Field
Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$9,661,000 shall remain available until expended for the Teaching with
Primary Sources program: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $1,419,000 shall remain available until expended for
upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall
remain available until expended for the Surplus Books Program to
promote the program and facilitate a greater number of donations to
eligible entities across the United States: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, $3,831,000 shall remain available until
expended for the Veterans History Project to continue digitization
efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater number of
veterans to record their stories, and promote public access to the
Project: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the Library's
Visitor Experience project, and may be obligated and expended only upon
approval by the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and by the
Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate: Provided further, That of the total
amount made available under this heading, $1,500,000 (in addition to
funds previously appropriated for de-acidification) shall remain
available until September 30, 2024, for the continued phase-out and
retirement of the de-acidification preservation program.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $98,038,000, of
which not more than $38,004,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2022 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United
States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or
expend any funds derived from collections under such section in excess
of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than $6,969,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2022 under
sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$44,974,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this
heading, not less than $17,100,000 is for modernization initiatives, of
which $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount
appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ``International
Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries
in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That not
more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian
of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception
expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and
for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United
States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are
attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright
Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may
be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright
Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and
benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section
802(e).
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of
America, $131,770,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on
House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That this
prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential
Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That
a non-confidential CRS product includes any written product containing
research or analysis that is currently available for general
congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would
be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal
course of business and does not include material prepared in response
to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.
National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
salaries and expenses
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $61,227,000: Provided,
That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to
contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at
no cost to the individual.
Administrative Provisions
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 116. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2022, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection (b) may not exceed $292,430,000.
(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.
gifts
Sec. 117. (a) Revising Authorities of Librarian to Accept Gifts.--
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--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``and'' before ``(3) gifts or
bequests of money for immediate disbursement''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
the following: ``; and (4) gifts or bequests of
securities or other personal property.'';
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of money'' after
``bequests'';
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ``enter them'' and
inserting ``enter the gift, bequest, or proceeds''; and
(4) by inserting after the second sentence the following
new sentence: ``In the case of a gift of securities, the
Librarian shall sell the gift and provide the donor with such
acknowledgment as needed for the donor to substantiate the
gift.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year.
library of congress orders under task and delivery order contracts
Sec. 118. (a) Contract Modifications.--An order issued under a
task order contract or a delivery order contract (as such terms are
defined in section 4101 of title 41, United States Code) entered into
by the Librarian of Congress may not increase the scope, period, or
maximum value of the contract under which the order is issued. The
scope, period, or maximum value of the contract may be increased only
by modification of the contract.
(b) Exceptions From Advertising Requirement.--Section 6102 of title
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Librarian of Congress.--Section 6101 of this title does not
apply to a procurement made against an order placed under a task order
contract or a delivery order contract (as such terms are defined in
section 4101 of this title) entered into by the Librarian of
Congress.''.
(c) Protests.--
(1) Protest not authorized.--A protest to an order
described in subsection (a) filed pursuant to the procedures in
subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, is
not authorized unless such protest--
(A) is an objection on the basis that the order is
in violation of subsection (a); or
(B) concerns an order valued in excess of
$10,000,000.
(2) Jurisdiction over protests.--Notwithstanding section
3556 of title 31, United States Code, the Comptroller General
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of a protest authorized under
paragraph (1)(B).
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each
succeeding fiscal year.
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, $80,184,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired
discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for
this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under
the heading ``Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund'' no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the
purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of
title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare
indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session
basis.
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of
Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and
indexing of Government publications in any format, and their
distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government
agencies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $34,020,000: Provided, That amounts of
not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets
and other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That
unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made
available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading ``Government
Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund'' no later than
the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which
such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be
available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund, $11,345,000, to remain available until expended, for
information technology development and facilities repair: Provided,
That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund:
Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the
certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in
connection with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor
vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with
travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the
Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the
Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities
financed through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the Business
Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading
``Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may
not be used for contracted security services at Government Publishing
Office's passport facility in the District of Columbia.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office,
including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of
the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with
official representation and reception expenses; temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324
of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters
in foreign countries, $729,262,000 (reduced by $6,000,000) (increased
by $6,000,000) (reduced by $4,200,000) (increased by $4,200,000):
Provided, That, in addition, $38,900,000 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),
$6,000,000: Provided, That funds made available to support Russian
participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market
development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall
not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.
Administrative Provision
conversion of open world leadership center to congressional office for
international leadership
Sec. 119. (a) Conversion.--
(1) Establishment of office.--Section 313 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151) is
amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Open World
Leadership Center'' and inserting ``Congressional
Office for International Leadership'';
(B) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (a) to
read as follows:
``(1) In general.--There is established in the legislative
branch of the Government an office to be known as the
`Congressional Office for International Leadership' (the
`Office').''; and
(C) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking
``The Center'' and inserting ``The Office''.
(2) Purpose; grant program; application.--Section 313(b) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Center''
and inserting ``the Office'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Center''
each place it appears and inserting ``the Office'';
(C) in paragraph (3)(C)(iii), by striking ``the
Center'' and inserting ``the Office'';
(D) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the Center''
each place it appears and inserting ``the Office''; and
(E) in paragraph (4)(B)(iv), by striking ``the
Center'' and inserting ``the Office''.
(3) Trust fund.--Section 313(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
1151(c)) is amended--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund to be known as the
`Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund' (the
`Fund'), which shall consist of amounts which may be
appropriated, credited, or transferred to it under this
section.''; and
(B) by striking ``the Center'' each place it
appears in paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) and inserting
``the Office''.
(4) Executive director.--Section 313(d) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended by striking ``the Center'' each
place it appears and inserting ``the Office''.
(5) Administrative provisions.--Section 313(e) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 1151(e)) is amended by striking ``the Center'' each
place it appears and inserting ``the Office''.
(b) Participation of Emerging Civic Leaders of Eligible Foreign
States.--Section 313(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is amended by
striking ``political leaders'' each place it appears in paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting ``political and civic leaders''.
(c) References in Law.--Any reference in any law, rule, or
regulation--
(1) to the Open World Leadership Center shall be deemed to
refer to the Congressional Office for International Leadership;
and
(2) to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund shall be
deemed to refer to the Congressional Office for International
Leadership Fund.
(d) Effective Date; Transition.--
(1) Effective date.--This section and the amendments made
by this section shall take effect on or after the later of
October 1, 2021, or the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Service of current executive director.--The individual
serving as the Executive Director of the Open World Leadership
Center as of the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act shall be deemed to have been appointed by the Librarian of
Congress to serve as the Executive Director of the
Congressional Office for International Leadership.
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 2022 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.
rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is different
from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for
the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and
committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
consulting services
Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
costs of legislative branch financial managers council
Sec. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
limitation on transfers
Sec. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol
which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of
Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate,
unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the
Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)).
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
limitation on telecommunications equipment procurement
Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications
equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation
for a high or moderate impact information system, as defined for
security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication
199, ``Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and
Information Systems'' unless the agency, office, or other entity
acquiring the equipment or system has--
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information
systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform
acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information
systems within the Federal Government;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive
awardee against available and relevant threat information
provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other
appropriate agencies; and
(3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an
assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage
associated with the acquisition of such telecommunications
equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system,
including any risk associated with such system being produced,
manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified
by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat,
including but not limited to, those that may be owned,
directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China, the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, or the Russian Federation.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless
the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain
risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any
identified risks;
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such
telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or
moderate impact system is in the vital national security
interest of the United States; and
(3) reported that determination to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment
for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended for
acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation
strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such
report may include a classified annex as necessary.
prohibition on certain operational expenses
Sec. 209. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government
activities.
plastic waste reduction
Sec. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act that contract
with a food service provider or providers shall confer and coordinate
with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with
disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste,
including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable
items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities.
limitation on cost of living adjustments for members
Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment
shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for
Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2022.
authority to hire individuals covered by the deferred action for
childhood arrivals program
Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an entity may
use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act to
pay the compensation of an officer or employee without regard to the
officer's or employee's immigration status if the officer or employee
has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals Program of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, established pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of
Homeland Security entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children'',
dated June 15, 2012.
annual rate of pay for personnel of certain legislative branch offices
Sec. 213. (a) Office of the Architect of the Capitol.--
(1) Architect of the capitol.--Section 1 of the Act
entitled ``An Act to fix the annual rates of pay for the
Architect of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the
Capitol'' (2 U.S.C. 1802) is amended to read as follows:
``SECTION 1. COMPENSATION.
``The compensation of the Architect of the Capitol shall be at an
annual rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the
Executive Schedule.''.
(2) Deputy architect of the capitol.--Section 1203(b) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C.
1805(b)), as redesignated by section 701(b) of Public Law 116-
260 (134 Stat. 2154), is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Compensation.--The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall be
paid at an annual rate of pay equal to the highest total rate of pay
for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved.''.
(3) Chief executive officer for visitor services .--Section
202(d) the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C.
2212(d)) is amended by striking ``the annual rate of pay of the
Deputy Architect of the Capitol'' and inserting ``an annual
rate of pay equal to the highest total rate of pay for the
Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved''.
(b) Chief of the Capitol Police.--Subsection (c) of the first
section of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish by law the position
of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes'' (2 U.S.C.
1902) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police
shall be equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the
Executive Schedule.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after
the later of October 1, 2021, or the date of enactment of this Act.
removal of offensive united states capitol statuary
Sec. 214. (a) Removal and Storage.--Not later than 45 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol--
(1) shall remove all Confederate statues and Confederate
busts from any area of the United States Capitol which is
accessible to the public; and
(2) shall remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney; the statue
of Charles Brantley Aycock; the statue of John Caldwell
Calhoun; and the statue of James Paul Clarke from any area of
the United States Capitol, which is accessible to the public.
(b) Storage of Statues.--In the case of any statue removed under
subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall keep such statue in
storage until the Architect and the State which provided the statue
arrange for the return of the statue to the State.
(c) Definitions.--
(1) Confederate statue.--In this section, the term
``Confederate statue'' means a statue which was provided by a
State for display in the United States Capitol under section
1814 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131), including a
replacement statue provided by a State under section 311 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132),
which depicts--
(A) any individual who served voluntarily at any
time as a member of the armed forces of the Confederate
States of America or of the military forces of a State
while the State was in rebellion against the United
States; or
(B) any individual who served as an official in the
government of the Confederate States of America or of a
State while the State was in rebellion against the
United States.
(2) Confederate bust.--In this section, the term
``Confederate bust'' means a bust which depicts an individual
described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
Sec. 215. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that the United States owes its deepest gratitude to those United
States Capitol Police and Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police
Department officers who valiantly protected the United States Capitol,
Members of Congress, and staff on January 6, 2021.
(b) Plaque.--The Architect of the Capitol shall obtain an honorific
plaque listing the names of all of the United States Capitol Police and
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department officers who served at
the United States Capitol in response to the attack on January 6, 2021,
and shall place the plaque at a permanent location on the western front
of the United States Capitol.
(c) Compilation of List of Names.--
(1) Compilation.--The Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate shall jointly compile a list of
the United States Capitol Police and Washington, DC,
Metropolitan Police Department officers whose names should be
included on the plaque under this section.
(2) Specific individuals included.--The list compiled under
paragraph (1) shall include each of the following individuals:
(A) Metropolitan police department commanders.--
Commander Robert Glover; Commander Ramey Kyle.
(B) Metropolitan police department first
district.--Lieutenant George Donigian; Sergeant
Nicholas Imbrenda; Sergeant Kyle Kimball; Sergeant
Jayson Cropper; Sergeant Gavin Nelson; Sergeant Bernard
Grimsley; Officer Michael Fanone; Officer James
Albright; Officer Katherine Lieto; Officer Steven Cobb;
Officer Vincent Biscoe; Officer Bikram Rajbanshi;
Officer Tyler Haines; Officer Isreal Deschaine; Officer
Antonio Gould; Officer Laschon Harvell; Officer
Terrance Watford; Officer Reinard Naves; Officer Owais
Akhtar; Officer Gregory Crittendon; Officer Sarah
Beaver; Officer Jerin Rutherford; Officer Mustafa Ak;
Officer Arthur Davis; Officer Isaiah Ross; Officer
Anothony Boone; Officer Brian Green; Officer Bobby
Tabron; Officer Brian Sullivan; Officer Kevin Hines.
(C) Metropolitan police department fourth
district.--Lieutenant William Hackerman; Sergeant Brian
Peake; Sergeant Joseph Austin; Sergeant Jin Park;
Sergeant Jason Mastony; Officer Brandon Bryan; Officer
Bronson Spooner; Officer Jesse Leasure; Officer Carlton
Wilhoit; Officer Rodgers Shipmon; Officer David Pitt;
Officer Christopher Boyle; Officer Jonathon Chen;
Officer Daniel Hodges; Officer Alphonso Gbatu; Officer
Abdulkadir Abdi.
(D) Metropolitan police department fifth
district.--Lieutenant Ryan Small; Officer Aleksander
De'Plour; Officer Tyrone Toran; Officer Omar Forrester;
Officer Davon Todd; Officer Jonathan Merrill.
(E) Metropolitan police department sixth
district.--Lieutenant Justin Roth; Sergeant Isaac Huff;
Sergeant Fabian Ferrera; Sergeant Derek Washington;
Sergeant Calvin Johnson; Officer Steven Sajumon;
Officer Daniel Houng; Officer Brayden Dyer; Officer
Pria Smith; Officer Jerrita Millington; Officer
Jonathan Gonzales; Officer Epshane Porter; Officer
Kathryn Preibe; Officer Bryan Lligui; Officer Frantz
Fulcher; Officer Jason Medina; Officer Andre Williams;
Officer Juan Gonzalez; Officer Louis Manzan; Officer
Divonnie Powell; Officer Jason Sterling; Officer Marc
D'Avignon; Officer Michael Beel; Officer Robert Murphy;
Officer Ian French; Officer Lila Morris; Officer David
Eley; Officer Kevin Peralta; Officer Aaron Smith;
Officer Angelica Krumnow.
(F) Metropolitan police department seventh
district.--Lieutenant Valerie Patete; Sergeant Myo
Kyaw; Sergeant Hokly Sarin; Sergeant Matthew Romeo;
Sergeant Stephen Sharp; Officer Andi Zogo; Officer
Joenika Laney; Officer Evan Douglas; Officer Henry
Foulds; Officer Erika Magnuson; Officer Rudolph Tyson.
(G) Metropolitan police department mpa.--Sergeant
Paul Riley; Sergeant William Bogner.
(H) Metropolitan police department special liaison
branch.--Officer Anthony Walsh.
(I) Metropolitan police department special
operations division.--Lieutenant Ronald Wilkins;
Lieutenant Jason Bagshaw; Sergeant Terry Thorne;
Detective Jeffrey Bruce; Detective Phuson Nguyen;
Detective Willis Mitchell; Detective Damion Johnson;
Detective Victor DePeralta; Officer Tina Ramadhan;
Officer Christina Laury; Officer Christopher
Cartwright; Officer Steven Chih; Officer Eric Watson;
Officer Michael Dowling; Officer Christopher Wickham;
Officer Shawn Caldwell.
(J) Metropolitan police department youth
division.--Sergeant Johnnie Barnes; Detective Janine
Leftwich; SPO Jannique Spriggs.
(K) United states capitol police.--Officer Michael
Garner; Officer David Callaghan; Officer Christopher
Wilkerson; Officer Zhen Yuan; Officer Jonathan Collins;
Officer Ryan Campbell; Officer Dynasty Lancaster;
Officer Kenrick Ellis; Officer John Caldarella; Officer
Bruno Felberg-Borges; Officer Joshua Dopson; Officer
Justin Nixon; Officer Kimberly Norton; Officer Kiara
Waller; Officer Perry Howe; Officer Edwards Gaskins;
Officer Devan Gowdy; Officer Mark Ode; Officer Sarah
Sherman; Officer Christopher Hines; Officer Edyta Zak;
Officer Brett M. Sorrell; Officer Shauni R. Kerkhoff;
Sergeant A. Aquilino Gonell; Sergeant Marilyn C.
Guzman; Sergeant Kevin Alde; Lieutenant Rani Brooks;
Lieutenant Shawn A. Walton; Lieutenant Dennis J. Kelly;
Sergeant Nicholas G. Simons; Sergeant Joseph A. Breen;
Sergeant Christopher T. Sprifke; Sergeant Adam Descamp.
(3) Confirmation of names.--The Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall work
with the United States Capitol Police and the Washington, DC,
Metropolitan Police Department to confirm the accuracy of the
list compiled under paragraph (1).
plaque to honor law enforcement agencies responding to attack on
capitol
Sec. 216. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that the United States owes its deepest gratitude to those United
States Capitol Police and Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police
Department officers, as well as officers from multiple Federal, State,
and local law enforcement agencies, who valiantly protected the United
States Capitol, Members of Congress, and staff on January 6, 2021.
(b) Plaque.--The Architect of the Capitol shall obtain an honorific
plaque that commends the examples of bravery and service-above-self
demonstrated by officers of the United States Capitol Police, the
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and the
multiple Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and
protective entities on the list compiled under subsection (c) that
joined alongside of them during the January 6, 2021 attack on the
United States Capitol, and shall place the plaque at a permanent
location on the western front of the United States Capitol.
(c) List of Agencies.--
(1) Compilation.--The Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate shall jointly compile a list of
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and
protective entities whose names should be included on the
plaque under subsection (b).
(2) Specific federal agencies and entities included.--The
list compiled under paragraph (1) shall include each of the
following Federal law enforcement agencies and protective
entities:
(A) The United States Capitol Police.
(B) The National Guard Bureau, Department of
Defense.
(C) The Department of Homeland Security.
(D) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives.
(E) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(F) The Pentagon Force Protection Agency,
Department of Defense.
(G) The United States Secret Service.
(H) The United States Park Police.
(I) The United States Marshals Service.
(J) The Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) Specific state and local law agencies included.--The
list compiled under paragraph (1) shall include each of the
following State and local law enforcement agencies:
(A) Metropolitan Police Department of the District
of Columbia.
(B) Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
(C) Metro Transit Police Department, Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
(D) Virginia State Police.
(E) Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department.
(F) Prince William County, Virginia, Police
Department.
(G) Arlington County, Virginia, Police Department.
(H) Maryland Department of State Police.
(I) Prince George's County, Maryland, Police
Department.
(J) Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of
Police.
(K) New Jersey State Police.
(4) Confirmation.--The Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate shall work with the agencies and
entities described in paragraphs (2) and (3) to confirm the
accuracy of the list compiled under this section.
(d) Presentation of Matching Plaques to Agencies and Entities.--For
each of the law enforcement agencies and protective entities whose name
is included on the plaque under subsection (b), the Architect of the
Capitol shall obtain and present a plaque which matches the plaque
under subsection (b).
Sec. 217. (a) In General.--The appropriate security official of the
House of Representatives and the Senate shall submit a report (in the
appropriate format) to the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate not later than 60 days after enactment of
this Act on the procedures in place for evacuating the Membership,
staff, workforce, and visitors of the Capitol, the House Office
Buildings and the Senate Office buildings.
(b) Requirements of Report.--The report referenced in subsection
(a) shall include an assessment of previous evacuations, plans for
evacuations involving civil disturbances, emergency management and
emergency preparedness training and existing emergency action response
plans and policies.
(c) Classification of Report.--The report accompanying this section
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may be accompanied by a
classified annex.
Sec. 218. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used by the United States Capitol Police
to enforce the prohibition on the use of scooters on the United States
Capitol Grounds.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2022''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2021.
Attest:
Clerk.
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4346
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AN ACT
Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.