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Calendar No. 116
114th Congress } ( Report
SENATE
1st Session } ( 114-64
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2016
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June 11, 2015.--Ordered to be printed
Mrs. Shelley Moore Capito, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2250]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 2250) making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for
other purposes, having considered the same reports favorably
thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as
amended do pass.
Amount of new budget (obligational) authority
Total of bill as reported to the Senate\1\.............. $4,309,174,000
Amount of 2015 appropriations........................... 4,300,000,000
Amount of 2016 budget estimate.......................... 4,528,844,000
Amount of House allowance\2\............................ 3,335,875,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
2015 appropriations................................. +9,174,000
2016 budget estimate................................ -219,670,000
House allowance\2\.................................. +973,299,000
\1\The Senate level includes $1,340,872,000 for House items, as approved
by the House in H.R. 2250 on May 19, 2015.
\2\The House allowance does not include funding for Senate items.
CONTENTS
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Page
General Statement and Summary.................................... 4
Title I:
Legislative Branch Appropriations:
Senate:
Expense Allowances................................... 6
Representation Allowances for the Majority and
Minority Leaders................................... 6
Salaries, Officers, and Employees.................... 7
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate...... 12
Office of Senate Legal Counsel....................... 13
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and
Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the
Senate............................................. 13
Contingent Expenses of the Senate.................... 13
House of Representatives................................. 23
Joint Items:
Joint Economic Committee............................. 23
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies 24
Joint Committee on Taxation.......................... 24
Office of the Attending Physician.................... 24
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services....... 25
Capitol Police:
Salaries............................................. 25
General Expenses..................................... 26
Office of Compliance: Salaries and Expenses.............. 28
Congressional Budget Office: Salaries and Expenses....... 28
Architect of the Capitol:
Capitol Construction and Operations.................. 30
Capitol Building..................................... 31
Capitol Grounds...................................... 32
Senate Office Buildings.............................. 32
House Office Buildings............................... 33
Capitol Power Plant.................................. 33
Library Buildings and Grounds........................ 34
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security....... 35
Botanic Garden....................................... 36
Capitol Visitor Center............................... 36
Library of Congress:
Salaries and Expenses................................ 38
Copyright Office..................................... 40
Congressional Research Service....................... 41
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped....... 41
Government Publishing Office:
Congressional Publishing............................. 42
Public Information Programs of the Office of
Superintendent of Documents........................ 43
Government Publishing Office Business Operations
Revolving Fund..................................... 43
Government Accountability Office: Salaries and Expenses.. 43
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund.................. 44
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
Develop-
ment................................................... 45
Title II: General Provisions..................................... 46
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 47
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 47
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 48
Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 51
Comparative Statement of Budget Authority........................ 52
GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY
The Legislative Branch appropriations bill provides funding
for the Congress and for the agencies that serve the Congress.
The agencies funded through this bill provide oversight of
executive branch agencies, including objective, nonpartisan,
and timely audits and analysis of Federal programs. The funding
in this bill also ensures that the public has permanent access
to printed and electronic information products of the Federal
Government.
All accounts in the bill have been examined in detail to
ensure that the funding provided is appropriate for the
agencies to carry out their responsibilities and to continue to
respond to Congress in a timely and accurate manner. Details on
the accounts, the funding levels provided, and the Committee's
justification for the funding levels are included in the
report.
Conforming to longstanding practice under which each body
of Congress determines its own housekeeping requirements and
the other concurs without intervention, funds for the House are
included in the bill at the level approved by the House on May
19, 2015 in H.R. 2250.
The Committee recommends new budget (obligational)
authority of $4,309,174,000 for the legislative branch for
fiscal year 2016. This total is $219,670,000 below the budget
request and $9,174,000 above the fiscal year 2015
appropriation.
The bill includes $870,158,501 for the operations of the
Senate, which is $60,264,315 below the fiscal year 2016
request. The bill includes $579,383,000 for the Architect of
the Capitol to maintain, improve, and construct buildings and
facilities for the Congress. The recommendation for the
Architect of the Capitol is $82,375,000 below the fiscal year
2016 request. The recommendation would allow for comprehensive
repairs and life-safety systems improvements to remain on
schedule in a manner that does not interfere with Presidential
Inaugurals. The bill also includes $366,465,499 for the Capitol
Police; $525,000,000 for the Government Accountability Office;
$593,163,000 for the Library of Congress; and $119,000,000 for
the Government Publishing Office.
Reprogramming Guidelines.--The Committee expects all
agencies to notify the Committee of any significant departures
from budget plans presented to the Committee in any agency's
budget justifications. In particular, agencies funded through
this bill are required to notify the Committee prior to each
reprogramming of funds in excess of the lesser of 10 percent or
$500,000 between programs, projects or activities, or in excess
of $500,000 between object classifications (except for shifts
within the pay categories, object class 11, 12, and 13 or as
further specified in each agency's respective section). This
includes cumulative reprogrammings that together total at least
$500,000 from or to a particular program, activity, or object
classification as well as reprogramming of FTEs or funds to
create new organizational entities within the Agency or to
restructure entities which already exist. The Committee desires
to be notified of reprogramming actions which involve less than
the above-mentioned amounts if such actions would have the
effect of changing an agency's funding requirements in future
years or if programs or projects specifically cited in the
Committee's reports are affected.
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Senate
Expense Allowances
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $174,840
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 174,840
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 174,840
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $174,840 for
the expense allowances of the Vice President, the President pro
tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders, the
majority and minority whips, the chairmen of the majority and
minority conference committees, and the chairmen of the
majority and minority policy committees. The recommendation is
identical to both the fiscal year 2016 request and the fiscal
year 2015 appropriation. The recommended allowances are as
follows:
For the expense allowance of the Vice President, the
Committee recommends an amount of $18,760.
For the expense allowance of the President pro tempore, the
Committee recommends an amount of $37,520.
For the expense allowance of the majority and minority
leaders, the Committee recommends $39,920 for each leader, for
a total of $79,840.
For the expense allowance of the majority and minority
whips, the Committee recommends $9,980 for each whip, for a
total of $19,960.
For the expense allowance for the chairmen of the majority
and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends
$4,690 for each chairman, for a total of $9,380.
For the expense allowance for the chairmen of the majority
and minority policy committees, the Committee recommends $4,690
for each chairman, for a total of $9,380.
Expenditures from all the foregoing allowances are made
upon certification from the individuals for whom the allowances
are authorized, and are reported semiannually in the report of
the Secretary of the Senate.
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $28,140
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 28,140
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 28,140
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,140 for
representation allowances for the majority and minority
leaders. The recommendation is identical to both the fiscal
year 2016 request and the fiscal year 2015 appropriation.
This allowance was established in the Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1985 (Public Law 99-88). The
funds were authorized to be used by the majority and minority
leaders solely for the discharge of their appropriate
responsibilities in connection with official visits to the
United States by members of foreign legislative bodies and
representatives of foreign governments and intergovernmental
agencies. The recommended amount is to be divided equally
between the two leaders.
Expenditures from this allowance are made upon
certification of the leaders and are reported in the semiannual
report of the Secretary of the Senate.
Salaries, Officers, and Employees
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $177,723,681
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 184,462,812
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 179,185,311
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $179,185,311
for the subaccounts funded under the overall account for the
salaries of officers and employees of the Senate. The
recommendation is $1,461,630 above the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $5,277,501 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
It should be noted that except for a handful of positions
in the Offices of the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms that
are required by statute, specific staffing levels are not
stipulated either by the budget request or by the Committee's
recommendation. Rather, lump-sum allowances are provided to
fund staffing levels each office finds necessary and
appropriate for the performance of its duties. Estimated
staffing levels for offices funded under this appropriation for
fiscal year 2016 are approximately 1,406 positions.
SALARIES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES
[Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 2015 and 2016]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2016 Committee
2015 recommendation
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Office of the Vice President............ 45 45
Office of the President Pro Tempore..... 11 11
Offices of the majority and minority 43 43
leaders................................
Offices of the majority and minority 30 30
whips..................................
Conference committees................... 48 48
Offices of the secretaries of the 12 12
conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority.............
Policy Committees....................... 55 55
Office of the Chaplain.................. 4 4
Office of the Secretary................. 248 248
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 892 892
Doorkeeper.............................
Offices of the secretaries for the 18 18
majority and minority..................
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Totals............................ 1,406 1,406
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Any change from the allocation of funds in the subaccounts
within this appropriation is subject to the approval of the
Committee.
The total amount appropriated is allocated to the various
offices of the Senate as displayed under the headings for the
offices that follow.
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $2,417,248
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 2,448,248
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 2,417,248
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,417,248 to
fund the salaries of the administrative and clerical staff of
the Office of the Vice President in connection with his duties
as the President of the Senate.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $723,466
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 733,466
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 723,466
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $723,466 for
the Office of the President pro tempore.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $5,255,576
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 5,321,576
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 5,255,576
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,255,576 for
the offices of the majority and minority leaders. The amount
recommended is to be equally divided, providing $2,627,788 for
each office.
The administrative and clerical staffs funded by this
appropriation were authorized under the provisions of Public
Law 91-145, effective November 1, 1969.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,359,424
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,403,424
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 3,359,424
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,359,424 for
the offices of the majority and minority whips. It is to be
equally divided, providing $1,679,712 for each office.
The authority for the administrative and clerical staff
funded by this appropriation was created by Public Law 84-242,
effective July 1, 1955.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $15,142,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 15,329,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 15,142,000
For the salaries of the staff of the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee recommends an appropriation of
$15,142,000. The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year
2015 appropriation.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,316,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,360,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 3,316,000
For the administrative and clerical staffs of the majority
and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends an
appropriation of $3,316,000. The appropriation provides
$1,658,000 in salaries for the staff of each conference
committee. The chairman of each conference committee may
transfer to or from amounts provided for salaries of each
conference to the account for conference committee expenses
within the ``Miscellaneous Items'' appropriation.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE
CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $817,402
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 831,402
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 817,402
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $817,402 for
the majority and minority conference secretaries.
These offices were created by section 6 of Senate
Resolution 17, agreed to January 10, 1977, and two positions in
each office were first funded in the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1977 (Public Law 95-26).
Section 102 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979
(Public Law 96-38), abolished the specific positions and
established a lump-sum allowance for the employment of staff,
effective October 1, 1979. The amount recommended is to be
divided equally between the majority secretary and the minority
secretary.
POLICY COMMITTEES
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,385,810
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,429,810
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 3,385,810
For the salaries of the administrative and clerical staffs
of the majority and minority policy committees, the Committee
recommends an appropriation of $3,385,810. The appropriation
provides $1,692,905 in salaries for the staff of each
committee.
The chairman of each policy committee may transfer to or
from amounts provided for salaries of each policy committee to
the account for policy committee expenses within the
``Miscellaneous Items'' appropriation.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $416,886
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 423,886
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 436,886
For the Office of the Chaplain, the Committee recommends an
appropriation of $436,886. The amount recommended provides the
salaries for the Chaplain of the Senate and support staff to
assist the Chaplain with his pastoral duties. The Fiscal Year
1988 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, Public Law 100-202,
established the rate of pay for the Chaplain at Executive Level
IV.
The Office of the Chaplain may transfer to or from amounts
provided for salaries to the account for expenses within the
``Miscellaneous Items'' appropriation.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $24,772,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 25,077,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 24,772,000
The Committee recommends $24,772,000 for salaries of the
Office of the Secretary. Fiscal year 2016 staffing levels are
estimated at 248 positions. The recommendation is $305,000
below the fiscal year 2016 request and equal to the fiscal year
2015 enacted level.
This appropriation provides funds for four statutory
positions (Secretary of the Senate, Assistant Secretary of the
Senate, Financial Clerk of the Senate, and Parliamentarian of
the Senate) and lump-sum allowances for the employment and
adjustment of salaries of personnel in the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate, as authorized by Public Law 97-51,
effective October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 6539).
The following departmental guidelines for fiscal year 2016
have been submitted by the Secretary to the Committee. The
departmental budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule
under executive offices include: the Executive Office of the
Secretary of the Senate, Page School, Senate Security,
Information Systems, and Web Technology. The departmental
budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule under
administrative services include: conservation and preservation,
curator, disbursing office, gift shop, historical office, human
resources, interparliamentary services, library, printing and
document services, public records, chief counsel for
employment, and the stationery room. The departmental budgets
grouped in the apportionment schedule under legislative and
legal services include: the bill clerk, daily digest, enrolling
clerk, journal clerk, legislative clerk, Official Reporters of
Debate, captioning services, executive clerk, LIS project
office, and Parliamentarian.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
[Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 2015 and 2016]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2016 Committee
2015 recommendation
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Executive offices....................... 32 32
Administrative services................. 167 167
Legislative and legal services.......... 49 49
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Totals............................ 248 248
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $69,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 71,533,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 69,000,000
This appropriation provides funds for the salaries of three
statutory positions (Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, Deputy
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and Administrative Assistant
to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper) and lump-sum allowances
for employment and adjustments of salaries of personnel in the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, as
authorized by Public Law 97-51, effective October 1, 1981 (2
U.S.C. 6597).
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $69,000,000
for fiscal year 2016, which is equal to the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $2,533,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request. The Committee recommendation supports a staffing level
of 892 FTEs.
The Sergeant at Arms structure reflects five major
divisions: Capitol Division, Operations Division, Technology
Development Services Division, IT Support Services Division,
and Staff Offices Division. The Capitol Division consists of
the Executive Office of the Sergeant at Arms, the Office of
Security and Emergency Preparedness, the U.S. Capitol Police
Liaison, the Senate Post Office, and the Recording Studio.
These offices provide the executive management and leadership
of the Sergeant at Arms for day-to-day operations; for security
of the Senate side of the Capitol complex; for liaison with the
United States Capitol Police; and mailing and recording studio
services. The Operations Division provides printing and
photographic services; furnishes and maintains the Senate side
of the Capitol Building; and offers office support services
such as desktop computer acquisition, State office liaison, and
customer support. The Technology Development Services Division
supports enterprise information technology systems,
applications development, Internet/intranet services,
information security, and network engineering. The IT Support
Services Division provides desktop computer support;
correspondence management system acquisition, maintenance and
support; telecommunications equipment and services; general
office equipment; and new technology assessment. The Staff
Offices Division includes Financial Management, Human
Resources, the Joint Office of Education and Training, and
Process Management and Innovation.
The offices and personnel covered by this appropriation are
shown in the following table.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE
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Committee
Positions 2016 request recommendation Difference
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Capitol Division................................ 216 $16,531,078 $15,882,000 -$649,078
Operations Division............................. 334 21,460,894 20,613,000 -847,894
Technology Development Services Division........ 139 16,348,271 15,792,000 -556,271
IT Support Services Division.................... 101 7,302,327 6,611,000 -691,327
Staff Offices Division.......................... 102 9,890,430 10,102,000 211,570
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Total..................................... 892 71,533,000 69,000,000 -2,533,000
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The Committee expects to be notified in writing in a timely
manner of any changes to the staffing levels or distribution of
staff.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,762,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,786,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 1,762,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,762,000 for
the offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority.
The appropriation is to be equally divided, providing $881,000
for each office.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $47,355,869
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 50,786,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 48,797,499
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $48,797,499
for agency contributions for employees paid under certain
appropriations, including ``Salaries, officers, and
employees,'' ``Joint Economic Committee,'' ``Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the Senate,'' and ``Office of Senate
Legal Counsel.''
Agency contributions include the Senate's contributions as
an employer to the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal
Employees' Retirement System, the Thrift Savings Plan, Federal
employee group life insurance, Federal employee health
insurance programs, and FICA. The Senate is required by law to
make these payments, and the total required is dependent upon
the number of Senate employees, their compensation levels, the
benefit programs in which they are enrolled, and the extent of
the benefits elected.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $5,408,500
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 5,642,500
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 5,408,500
For the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate,
the Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,408,500. This
amount provides for the salaries and expenses of the office.
The Committee recommendation provides the funding necessary for
agency contributions for employees paid under this
appropriation, under the heading, ``Agency Contributions''
under the appropriation, ``Salaries, officers, and employees.''
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,120,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,133,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 1,120,000
The Office of Senate Legal Counsel was established pursuant
to section 701 of Public Law 95-521. The Committee recommends
an appropriation of $1,120,000 for the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel. The amount provided pays for the salaries and expenses
of the office. The Committee recommendation provides the
funding necessary for agency contributions for employees paid
under this appropriation, under the heading, ``Agency
Contributions'' under the appropriation ``Salaries, officers,
and employees.''
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
of the Senate
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $28,440
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 28,440
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 28,440
Section 119 of Public Law 97-51 authorized an expense
allowance for the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Secretary for the Majority,
and the Secretary for the Minority. Since fiscal year 1983, the
amount has been provided through a direct appropriation. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,440 providing an
allowance of $7,110 for each office.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $133,265,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 135,747,076
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 133,265,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $133,265,000
for inquiries and investigations by Senate standing, special,
and select committees of which $26,650,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2018. The recommendation is equal to the
fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $2,482,076 below the fiscal
year 2016 request.
This appropriation funds the liquidation of obligations
incurred by committees under the authorization provided in
Committee funding resolutions.
U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $508,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 516,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 508,000
The Committee recommends $508,000 for the expenses of the
U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.
Established in 1985 by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act
(Public Law 99-93), the Caucus was created to monitor and
promote international compliance with narcotics control
treaties and monitor and encourage U.S. Government and private
programs seeking to expand international cooperation against
drug abuse. The Caucus is composed of seven Senators, four from
the majority party and three from the minority party, with a
chairman from the majority party and a co-chairman from the
minority party.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $6,250,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 8,750,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 8,750,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,750,000 for
expenses of the Office of the Secretary. The recommendation is
$2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and equal
to the fiscal year 2016 request. Of the total provided, the
Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,500,000 to remain
available until expended for the Financial Management
Information System Modernization and $4,350,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2020, for the Senate Information
Services program.
The table printed below sets forth the apportionment of
funds under this appropriation, followed by a brief description
of the line items. Any deviation of more than 10 percent
cumulatively from the stated levels for each item will require
the customary prior approval of the Committee.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE
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Committee
Item 2015 enacted recommendation
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Departmental operating budget:
Executive office................ $500,000 $500,000
Administrative services......... 5,601,600 8,101,600
Legislative services............ 148,400 148,400
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Total operating budget........ $6,250,000 $8,750,000
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Typical expenditures of the Secretary of the Senate
include:
Consultants.--Funding is provided for not to exceed two
individual consultants as authorized by section 110 of Public
Law 95-94, August 5, 1977, which amends section 101 of Public
Law 95-26, May 4, 1977. Consultants employed under this
authority shall not be paid in excess of the per diem
equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation
which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the
Senate.
Legal Reference Volumes.--Funding is provided to furnish
U.S. Senators with volumes of the U.S. Code Annotated or U.S.
Code service, pocket parts and supplements, as authorized by
Public Law 92-51, July 9, 1971.
The Disbursing Office is responsible for providing the U.S.
Code Annotated or the U.S. Code Service to Senators when they
assume office and upon receipt of a written request of a
Senator.
Contractual Legal and Administrative Services and
Miscellaneous Expenses.--Funding is provided for various
contractual, administrative, and miscellaneous expenses
incurred by the Office of the Secretary. In addition, the
Office of the Secretary has incurred various types of legal and
other expenses which have been authorized by the Senate.
Funding is provided for contractual and other expenses
necessary to update and publish the Senate's legislative
precedents and procedure documentation. Administrative services
and miscellaneous expenses are housekeeping expenses of the
Office of the Secretary.
Travel and Registration Fees.--Funding is provided for
travel expenses and registration fees incurred by the Secretary
of the Senate and the employees of the Office of the Secretary.
This line item excludes funding for travel expenses for the
Federal Election Campaign Act under the Office of Public
Records, which is provided separately under the authority of
Public Law 92-342.
The authority for the travel portion of this account was
provided for by section 101 of Public Law 94-59, July 25, 1975.
Orientation and Training.--Funding is provided for expenses
incurred by the Secretary of the Senate to conduct orientation
seminars or similar meetings for Senators, Senate officials, or
members of staffs of Senators or Senate officials, not to
exceed $30,000 under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 6514.
The Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate is also authorized under these provisions to conduct
seminars or similar meetings in the same manner and to the same
extent as the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
Postage.--This account also provides funding for postage
for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate for special
delivery, registered mail, and additional postage not covered
under the frank.
Education of Senate Pages.--Funding is provided for the
education of Senate pages. Senate Resolution 184, July 29,
1983, authorized the Secretary of the Senate to enter into a
contract, agreement, or other arrangement with the board of
education of the District of Columbia, or to provide such
educational services and items in such other manner as the
Secretary may deem appropriate. Public Law 98-125, October 13,
1983, amended Public Law 98-51, July 14, 1983, striking out the
heading and paragraph ``Education of Pages'' under the heading
``Joint Items'', and redesignated the funds provided in Public
Law 98-51.
Stationery.--Funding is provided for stationery supplies
for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate. The funds
provided have been allocated to the various departments of the
Office of the Secretary.
Senate Commission on Art.--Funding is provided for the
Senate Commission on Art, authorized by Public Law 100-696,
November 18, 1988, to acquire any work of art, historical
object, documents or material relating to historical matters,
or exhibits for placement or exhibition within the Senate wing
of the Capitol, any Senate office building, or in rooms,
spaces, or corridors thereof, and to publish a Senate
historical objects inventory and calendar of exhibits on
display within the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate office
buildings.
The Senate Commission on Art was formerly the Commission on
Arts and Antiquities, which was authorized by Senate Resolution
382, October 1, 1968, as amended by Senate Resolution 95, April
1, 1977, and Senate Resolution 400, March 23, 1988.
Representation Expenses.--Funding is provided, not to
exceed $50,000, to the Secretary of the Senate to coordinate
and carry out responsibilities in connection with foreign
parliamentary groups or other foreign officials visiting the
United States. Authorized by section 2 of Public Law 101-163,
November 21, 1989.
Office of Conservation and Preservation.--Funding is
provided for the Office of Conservation and Preservation to
develop and coordinate programs directly related to the
conservation and protection of Senate records and materials for
which the Secretary of the Senate has statutory authority.
Book Preservation.--Funding is provided for the Office of
Conservation and Preservation to use outside sources for the
preservation and protection of the Senate book collection,
including historically valuable documents under the care of the
Secretary of the Senate.
Office of Public Records.--Funding is provided for expenses
of the Office of Public Records. This office has evolved
through various pieces of legislation and various
responsibilities authorized by the Federal Election Campaign
Act, as amended, the Ethics in Government Act, as amended, and
the Lobbying Disclosure Act, as amended. Public Law 92-342,
July 10, 1972, authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to
procure technical support services, consultants, use of
detailed employees and travel expenses in carrying out her
duties under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The
Office of Public Records is mentioned for the first time in
Public Law 93-145, November 1, 1973, which authorizes the
Secretary of the Senate to appoint and fix the compensation of
a superintendent and other positions for the Office of Public
Records. In addition, under the authority of Public Law 95-521,
October 26, 1978 (Ethics in Government Act) reports filed under
section 101 shall be available for public inspection and a copy
of the report shall be provided to any person upon request. Any
person requesting a copy of a report may be required to pay a
reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction. Any moneys
received by the Secretary shall be deposited into the Office of
Public Records Revolving Fund under the authority of Public Law
101-163, November 21, 1989. The office also performs functions
such as registration of mass mailings.
Disbursing Office.--Funding is provided for expenses
incurred in the operation of the disbursing office. Typical
expenses for this office include online access charges for the
Department of the Treasury systems, notary bonds, seals and
supplies, necessary supplies in conjunction with the various
machinery maintained in the office, which are not available in
the stationery room, and necessary insurance policies required
for the protection of the disbursing officer of the Senate for
moneys assigned to his accountability.
Office of Captioning Services.--Funding is provided for the
closed captioning of the televised Senate floor proceedings for
the hearing impaired. Closed captioning was first authorized
under the authority of Public Law 101-163, November 21, 1989.
Senate Chief Counsel for Employment.--Funding is provided
for the Office of the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment. This
office is a nonpartisan office formed in May 1993 at the
direction of the joint leadership and is charged with providing
legal advice and representation of Senate offices in all areas
of employment law.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $128,300,499
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 133,974,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 130,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $130,000,000
for expenses of the Sergeant at Arms, to remain available until
September 30, 2020, which is $1,699,501 above the fiscal year
2015 appropriation and $3,974,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
The following table compares the fiscal year 2016 Committee
recommendation for the component categories within this account
to the fiscal year 2016 budget request.
EXPENSES--OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
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Committee
2016 request recommendation Difference
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Capitol Division................................................ $9,903,000 $9,238,000 -$665,000
Operations Division............................................. 24,749,000 23,675,000 -1,074,000
Technology Development Services Division........................ 44,650,000 44,010,000 -640,000
IT Support Services Division.................................... 49,082,000 48,182,000 -900,000
Staff Offices Division.......................................... 5,590,000 4,895,000 -695,000
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Total..................................................... $133,974,000 $130,000,000 -3,974,000
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Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively from the
level for each item in the spending plan will require the
customary approval of the Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $21,178,002
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 21,401,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 21,390,270
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,390,270
for miscellaneous items to remain available until September 30,
2018. Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively from
the stated levels for each item will require the customary
prior approval of the Committee.
The following table sets forth the apportionment of funds
under this appropriation:
FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET--MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE
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Fiscal year 2016 Committee
Item request recommendation Difference
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Resolution and reorganization reserve..................... $5,000,000 $5,000,000 ................
Unallocated............................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000 ................
Reserve for contingencies (miscellaneous items)........... 800,000 800,000 ................
Employees' compensation fund reimbursement (worker's 849,500 849,500 ................
compensation)............................................
Reception of foreign dignitaries (S. Res. 247, dated 30,000 30,000 ................
February 7, 1962, as amended by S. Res. 370, dated
October 10, P2000).......................................
Foreign travel--Members and employees (S. Res. 179, dated 125,000 125,000 ................
May 25, 1977)............................................
Federal employees compensation account (Public Law 96-499, 1,230,000 1,230,000 ................
dated December 5, 1980) (Unemployment Compensation)......
Conferences for the Majority and Minority (Public Laws: 97- 300,000 300,000 ................
51, dated January 3, 1983; 101-250, dated November 5,
1990; and 107-68, dated November 12, 2001)...............
Policy Committees for the Majority and Minority (Public 150,000 150,000 ................
Law 104-53, dated November 19, 1995).....................
Postage................................................... 6,000 6,000 ................
Stationery................................................ 16,500 16,500 ................
Communications............................................ 72,000 72,000 ................
Consultants--including agency contributions (2 U.S.C. 6501 4,750,000 4,750,000 ................
as amended)..............................................
National Security Working Group (S. Res. 480, November 21, 700,000 700,000 ................
2004) (expires December 31, 2012)........................
Committee on Appropriations (Public Law 105-275, dated 950,000 950,000 ................
October 21, 1998)........................................
Office of the Chaplain (Public Law 108-199, dated January 50,000 50,000 ................
23, 2004)................................................
Senate Child Care Center:
Agency Contribution costs authorized by Public Laws 350,000 340,000 -10,000
102-90, dated August 14, 1991 and 103-50, dated July
2, 1993..............................................
Training classes, conferences, and travel expenses as 22,000 21,270 -730
authorized by Public Law 104-197, dated September 16,
1996.................................................
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Total............................................. 21,401,000 21,390,270 -10,730
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\1\Postage Apportionment (Fiscal year 2016):
President of the Senate.............................. $2,700
Secretary for the Majority........................... 1,100
Secretary for the Minority........................... 1,100
Chaplain............................................. 1,100
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TOTAL.............................................. 6,000
\2\Stationery Apportionment (Fiscal year 2016):
President of the Senate.............................. $8,000
Conference of the Majority........................... 300
Conference of the Minority........................... 300
Chaplain............................................. 700
Senate Chamber....................................... 7,200
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TOTAL.............................................. 16,500
\3\Communications Apportionment (Fiscal year 2016):
Office of the Vice President......................... $1,000
Secretary for the Majority........................... 10,000
Secretary for the Minority........................... 10,000
Office of the Chaplain............................... 1,000
Majority Leader...................................... 15,000
Minority Leader...................................... 15,000
Majority Whip........................................ 10,000
Minority Whip........................................ 10,000
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TOTAL.............................................. 72,000
Veterans Hiring.--The Committee encourages Members of
Congress and their offices to look favorably on congressional
job applicants with previous United States military service.
Through their service, many veterans gain valuable leadership
skills, perseverance, and perspective that can enhance the
legislative process. The Committee encourages Members to
incorporate these veterans' unique skills by increasing the
number of veterans hired in their congressional offices. The
Committee also encourages Congress to evaluate the potential
for a congressional veterans fellowship program.
Resolution and Reorganization Reserve.--This line item is
used to cover the costs of Senate resolutions and public laws
that authorize expenditures from the contingent fund of the
Senate that do not have specific appropriations for such
purpose.
Reserve for Contingencies.--This line item includes payment
for gratuities for family members of deceased Senate employees;
damage to automobiles in the Senate parking lots; contractual,
legal, and administrative services; and miscellaneous expenses,
and is controlled by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Employees' Compensation Fund Reimbursements (Worker's
Compensation).--Reimbursements made to the U.S. Department of
Labor for total benefits and other payments made on behalf of
Senate employees from the employees' compensation fund. A
provision has been included under general provisions allowing
this payment to be made from expired balances, a practice that
is consistent with the other agencies of the legislative
branch.
Reception of Foreign Dignitaries.--The Committee on Foreign
Relations is authorized to expend not to exceed $30,000 each
fiscal year to receive foreign dignitaries under the authority
of Senate Resolution 247, agreed to February 7, 1962, as
amended.
Foreign Travel: Members and Employees.--Senate Resolution
179, agreed to May 25, 1977, authorized payment from the
contingent fund of the Senate, of the domestic portion of
transportation costs and travel expenses incurred by Members
and employees of the Senate when engaged in authorized foreign
travel.
Federal Employees' Compensation Account (Unemployment
Compensation).--This line item provides for expenses incurred
for the Senate to reimburse the Federal employees' compensation
account, pursuant to Public Law 96-499, approved December 5,
1980, for unemployment compensation payments made to Senate
employees.
Conferences for the Majority and Minority.--The amount
recommended provides for the expenses of the majority and
minority conference committees.
Policy Committees for the Majority and Minority.--The
amount recommended provides for the expenses of the majority
and minority policy committees.
Postage.--Provides for postage allowances for the President
of the Senate, Secretary of the Majority, Secretary of the
Minority, and Senate Chaplain.
Stationery.--Provides funds for stationery and office
supplies for the President of the Senate, conference committees
of the Senate, Office of the Chaplain, and the Senate Chamber.
Communications.--Provides funds for cellular telephone and
mobile data devices and services for the Office of the Vice
President, Secretary for the Majority, Secretary for the
Minority, Office of the Chaplain, Majority Leader, Minority
Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip.
Consultants: Including Agency Contributions.--Provides
authority for the appointment and payment of consultants to the
majority and minority leaders, President pro tempore, President
pro tempore emeritus and the legislative counsel. The following
summarizes the current authority and limitations:
Majority leader: Nine consultants at not to exceed the
daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the
consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation
not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
Minority leader: Nine consultants at not to exceed the
daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the
consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation
not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
Legislative counsel (subject to President Pro Tempore
approval): Two consultants at not to exceed the daily rate for
maximum standing committee rate. All of the consultants may be
appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to exceed the
maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
President Pro Tempore: Three consultants at not to exceed
the daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. The
consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation
not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
President Pro Tempore Emeritus: One consultant at not to
exceed the daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. The
consultant may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation
not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
Senate National Security Working Group.--Provides funding
for the Senate National Security Working Group, under the
authority of Senate Resolution 75, agreed to March 25, 1999.
The Senate National Security Working Group was formerly the
Senate Arms Control Observer Group.
Committee on Appropriations.--Pursuant to Public Law 105-
275 provides funding for administrative expenses for the
Committee on Appropriations.
Senate Employees' Child Care Center: Agency
Contributions.--Provides for the payment of agency contribution
costs as authorized by Public Law 102-90, approved August 14,
1991, and Public Law 103-50, approved July 2, 1993, for
employees of the Senate Employees Child Care Center. The Senate
Employees' Child Care Center is intended primarily for the
children of members and employees of the Senate.
Senate Employees' Child Care Center: Training Classes and
Conference Costs.--Provides for the reimbursement of any
individual employed by the Senate Employees' Child Care Center
for the cost of training classes and conferences in connection
with the provision of child care services and for travel,
transportation, and subsistence expenses incurred in connection
with the training classes and conferences, as authorized by
Public Law 104-197, approved September 16, 1996.
Student Loan Repayment Program.--$6,000,000 is provided for
this program for fiscal year 2016 for the repayment of student
loans, for eligible employees at the discretion of the
employing office, to enhance recruitment and retention of
Senate staff.
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $390,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 438,245,008
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 390,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year
2016 of $390,000,000 for the Senators' Official Personnel and
Office Expense Account [SOPOEA]. The recommendation is equal to
the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $48,245,008 below the
fiscal year 2016 request. Of the funding provided, $19,121,212
is available until September 30, 2018.
This account funds salaries and benefits of Senators'
staffs as well as the office expense allowance for Senators'
offices. The SOPOEA is comprised of three components. Two of
these are for salaries of personnel in Senators' offices.
The allowance for administrative and clerical assistance is
based on the population of States, beginning with States with a
population of fewer than 5 million people to States with a
population of 28 million or more. The table illustrates the
allowances per population category and the States which fall
into those categories. The estimate for fiscal year 2016 totals
$259,685,358.
The second component of the salaries allowance is for
legislative assistance to Senators, as authorized by Public Law
95-94. This allowance provides funding for three positions in
each Senator's office for a total of $477,874 per office, or
$47,787,400 for all 100 Senators.
The third component of the SOPOEA account is for official
office expenses and totals $18,921,212. Each Senator's office
is allocated an amount for office expenses, as displayed in the
following table. In addition, an amount of $200,000 is provided
to cover additional expenses that may be incurred in the event
of the death or resignation of a Senator, and to provide for
transitional expenses during election years subject to
regulations set by the Committee on Rules and Administration
with respect to official mail.
It should be noted that the amounts provided for the
various components of the SOPOEA are interchangeable. Amounts
provided for salaries may be used for expenses, and vice versa,
subject to regulations set by the Committee on Rules and
Administration with respect to official mail. It should also be
noted that the figures in the following table are preliminary,
and that official notification of member budgets is issued by
the Financial Clerk of the Senate after enactment of this bill.
The following table illustrates the several components of
the SOPOEA.
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FISCAL YEAR 2016
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Administrative
and clerical Legislative O.O.E.A. Total
State assistance assistance allowance 10/ allowance 10/
allowance 10/ allowance 10/ 1/2015 1/2015
1/2015 1/2015
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Alabama......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 171,750 3,058,918
Alaska.......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 237,320 3,124,488
Arizona......................................... 2,551,003 477,874 195,871 3,224,748
Arkansas........................................ 2,409,294 477,874 158,588 3,045,756
California...................................... 3,829,063 477,874 453,274 4,760,211
Colorado........................................ 2,480,144 477,874 180,596 3,138,614
Connecticut..................................... 2,409,294 477,874 151,314 3,038,482
Delaware........................................ 2,409,294 477,874 121,120 3,008,288
Florida......................................... 3,421,072 477,874 300,253 4,199,199
Georgia......................................... 2,834,426 477,874 205,809 3,518,109
Hawaii.......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 264,118 3,151,286
Idaho........................................... 2,409,294 477,874 156,100 3,043,268
Illinois........................................ 2,976,135 477,874 247,208 3,701,217
Indiana......................................... 2,551,003 477,874 181,330 3,210,207
Iowa............................................ 2,409,294 477,874 159,025 3,046,193
Kansas.......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 157,594 3,044,762
Kentucky........................................ 2,409,294 477,874 165,659 3,052,827
Louisiana....................................... 2,409,294 477,874 174,918 3,062,086
Maine........................................... 2,409,294 477,874 139,185 3,026,353
Maryland........................................ 2,480,144 477,874 163,035 3,121,053
Massachusetts................................... 2,551,003 477,874 184,925 3,213,802
Michigan........................................ 2,834,426 477,874 216,556 3,528,856
Minnesota....................................... 2,480,144 477,874 176,855 3,134,873
Mississippi..................................... 2,409,294 477,874 157,995 3,045,163
Missouri........................................ 2,551,003 477,874 184,091 3,212,968
Montana......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 152,759 3,039,927
Nebraska........................................ 2,409,294 477,874 151,061 3,038,229
Nevada.......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 167,063 3,054,231
New Hampshire................................... 2,409,294 477,874 134,932 3,022,100
New Jersey...................................... 2,692,713 477,874 192,065 3,362,652
New Mexico...................................... 2,409,294 477,874 157,543 3,044,711
New York........................................ 3,421,072 477,874 302,628 4,201,574
North Carolina.................................. 2,763,567 477,874 205,688 3,447,129
North Dakota.................................... 2,409,294 477,874 141,713 3,028,881
Ohio............................................ 2,905,283 477,874 234,612 3,617,769
Oklahoma........................................ 2,409,294 477,874 169,202 3,056,370
Oregon.......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 180,381 3,067,549
Pennsylvania.................................... 2,976,135 477,874 242,313 3,696,322
Rhode Island.................................... 2,409,294 477,874 130,813 3,017,981
South Carolina.................................. 2,409,294 477,874 165,643 3,052,811
South Dakota.................................... 2,409,294 477,874 142,767 3,029,935
Tennessee....................................... 2,551,003 477,874 184,144 3,213,021
Texas........................................... 3,738,396 477,874 356,292 4,572,562
Utah............................................ 2,409,294 477,874 162,768 3,049,936
Vermont......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 128,460 3,015,628
Virginia........................................ 2,692,713 477,874 185,373 3,355,960
Washington...................................... 2,621,855 477,874 206,015 3,305,744
West Virginia................................... 2,409,294 477,874 137,696 3,024,864
Wisconsin....................................... 2,480,144 477,874 179,783 3,137,801
Wyoming......................................... 2,409,294 477,874 144,403 3,031,571
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TOTAL..................................... 129,842,679 23,893,700 9,460,606 163,196,985
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x2 x2 x2 x2
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GRAND TOTAL............................... 259,685,358 47,787,400 18,921,212 326,393,970
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According to the most recent employment data compiled by
the Secretary of the Senate, as of April 30, 2015, there were
4,139 individuals employed in Senators' offices throughout the
United States and covered by this appropriation.
In addition to providing funds for compensation of
employees within Senators' offices, this appropriation also
provides for agency contributions for those employees; that is,
the Senate's share, as an employer, of the various employee
benefit programs for which Senate employees are eligible. These
payments are mandatory, and fluctuate according to the programs
in which employees are enrolled, the level of compensation, and
the degree of participation. Budget requests for this account
prepared by the Financial Clerk must be based on both
experience and evaluation of trends. The fiscal year 2016
funding level for this account anticipates $108,665,000 in
agency contribution costs.
The amount recommended by the Committee for the SOPOEA is
less than would be required to cover all obligations that could
be incurred under the authorized allowances for all Senators.
The Committee is able to recommend an appropriation of a lesser
amount than potentially necessary because Senators typically do
not obligate funds up to the absolute ceiling of their
respective allowances.
SENATE OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $300,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 300,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 300,000
For the official mail costs of the Senate, the Committee
recommends an appropriation of $300,000 which is equal to the
fiscal year 2016 request.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1. This provision requires that amounts remaining in
the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account be
used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.
Sec. 2. This provision makes a technical correction to 2
U.S.C. 6153 regarding funding for the Office of the Chaplain of
the Senate.
House of Representatives
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,180,736,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,180,736,000
House allowance......................................... 1,180,736,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,180,736,000
In keeping with the longstanding tradition of comity
between the Houses on matters pertaining solely to one House,
the Committee has included funds for the House of
Representatives, and five administrative provisions related to
the House of Representatives, as recommended by the House in
H.R. 2250, as passed by the House on May 19, 2015. As this item
pertains solely to the House, the Committee makes no
independent judgment on the House allowance.
JOINT ITEMS
Joint Economic Committee
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $4,203,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 4,254,000
House allowance......................................... 4,203,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,203,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,203,000 for
the Joint Economic Committee [JEC]. The recommendation is equal
to the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $51,000 below the
fiscal year 2016 request. The Joint Economic Committee was
created by the Employment Act of 1946. The primary tasks of the
JEC are to review economic conditions and to recommend
improvements in economic policy. The JEC performs research and
economic analysis, and monitors and analyzes current economic,
financial, and employment conditions.
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, 2017
Appropriations, 2015....................................................
Budget estimate, 2016...................................................
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $1,250,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,250,000 for
the 2017 Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
[JCCIC]. This is the same level of funding that was provided
for the JCCIC in fiscal year 2008 and $13,000 more than was
provided for the JCCIC in fiscal year 2012.
Joint Committee on Taxation
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $10,095,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 10,300,000
House allowance......................................... 10,095,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,095,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,095,000
for salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $205,000 below the fiscal year 2016 request.
The Joint Committee is established under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to:
--investigate the operation and effects of internal revenue
taxes and the administration of such taxes;
--investigate measures and methods for the simplification of
such taxes;
--make reports to the House Committee on Ways and Means and
the Senate Committee on Finance (or to the House and
the Senate) on the results of such investigations and
studies and to make recommendations; and
--review any proposed refund or credit of income or estate
and gift taxes or certain other taxes set forth in Code
section 6405 in excess of $2,000,000. In addition to
these functions that are specified in the Internal
Revenue Code, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
requires the Joint Committee to provide revenue
estimates for all tax legislation considered by either
the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Office of the Attending Physician
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,371,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 3,797,000
House allowance......................................... 3,784,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,371,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,371,000 for
the Office of the Attending Physician. The recommendation is
equal to the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $426,000 below
the fiscal year 2016 request. The Office was first established
by House Resolution 253, adopted December 5, 1928.
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $1,387,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 1,416,000
House allowance......................................... 1,387,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,387,000
The Committee recommends $1,387,000 for the Office of
Congressional Accessibility Services. This office is a
successor to the Special Services Office following enactment of
the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008.
The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services [OCAS]
provides and coordinates accessibility services for individuals
with disabilities, including Members of Congress, staff, and
visitors to the U.S. Capitol complex. These services include
sign language interpreting, adaptive tours, and wheelchair
loans. OCAS also provides information regarding accessibility
for individuals with disabilities, as well as related training
and staff development to Members of Congress and employees of
the Senate and House of Representatives.
CAPITOL POLICE
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $347,959,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 378,900,000
House allowance......................................... 369,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 366,465,499
The United States Capitol Police [USCP] is charged with the
protection of the United States Congress, its legislative
processes, Members, employees, visitors and facilities within
the U.S. Capitol complex from crime, disruption or terrorism,
so that the Congress may fulfill its constitutional
responsibilities in a safe and open environment.
The Committee recommends $366,465,499 for the USCP. The
recommendation is $18,506,499 above the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $12,434,501 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
Salaries
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $286,500,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 307,428,000
House allowance......................................... 300,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 300,000,000
The amount provided covers salaries, benefits, and overtime
costs. USCP personnel are also eligible for hazardous duty pay
and comparability pay similar to locality pay adjustments
granted other Federal law enforcement personnel in the
Washington, DC, area.
The Committee recommends $300,000,000 and 2,145 FTEs for
USCP salaries, which is $13,500,000 above the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $7,428,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request. The total staffing level is expected to be
approximately 1,775 sworn and 370 civilian staff under the
Committee recommendation.
USCP Office of Inspector General.--The Committee values the
work of the USCP Office of Inspector General to investigate and
report on waste, fraud, and abuse and to identify and make
recommendations to improve USCP operations. The Committee
includes funds to support not less than six FTEs within the
USCP Office of Inspector General. The Committee notes that
additional oversight of the USCP is conducted by the Government
Accountability Office to supplement the work of the USCP Office
of Inspector General, as needed.
Overtime.--The Committee recommends no more than
$30,928,000 for overtime in fiscal year 2016. This provides for
approximately 502,223 hours of additional duty.
The Committee notes that overtime pay is a standard
practice law enforcement entities utilize to respond to
unscheduled and unanticipated events. However, the Committee
finds that keeping overtime pay at a minimum should continue to
be a goal of the USCP. The Committee appreciates the efforts of
the USCP to better track and manage overtime pay in order to
keep overtime costs to a minimum. The Committee directs the
USCP to continue to keep the Committee apprised of these
efforts.
The Committee directs the USCP to provide for overtime in
accordance with the budget request, as provided for in the
following table.
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Funding Hours (est.)
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Scheduled, (including training)........ $27,599,000 448,523
Unscheduled............................ 1,240,000 20,000
LOC--non-reimbursable events........... 229,000 3,700
Conventions............................ 1,860,000 30,000
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Total............................ 30,928,000 502,223
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The recommendation does not include funds for USCP overtime
for requirements associated with the restoration of the U.S.
Capitol Dome, the Cannon House Renewal Project, or any other
major construction projects undertaken by the Architect of the
Capitol [AOC] as those funds are provided to the AOC as part of
the overall project costs for those major projects and are paid
to the USCP on a reimbursable basis. The Committee expects the
USCP to operate within the designated funding level for
requirements associated with each project. The Committee
directs the USCP to provide for any additional requirement
costs beyond that allocation.
General Expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $61,459,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 71,472,000
House allowance......................................... 69,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 66,465,499
Expenses include office supplies and equipment,
communications, motor vehicles, uniforms and equipment,
investigations, training, and miscellaneous items.
The Committee recommends $66,465,499 for general expenses,
which is $5,006,499 above the fiscal year 2015 appropriation
and $5,006,501 below the fiscal year 2016 request.
Training.--The Committee understands that over the course
of the last several years, as budgets have been tightened
across the Federal Government, the Capitol Police have
sacrificed some training initiatives in order to maintain the
current operational force and security of the Capitol campus.
The Committee appreciates that the Capitol Police have
prioritized restoring training funding within increases
provided for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The increase of
$5,006,499 for fiscal year 2016 is provided in the general
expenses account in order to ensure base funding for training
activities in fiscal year 2016.
The Committee supports the Department's efforts to provide
quality training and development of its workforce. As such, the
Committee encourages the Department to consider a rotation
policy for sworn personnel, so that all sworn officers have the
opportunity to gain additional experience through varied
assignments. The Committee intends to maintain an open dialogue
with the Department on this and any other management
initiatives that may be necessary for the continued improvement
of the officers' work environment.
The Committee directs the Department to review duties
currently performed by officers that can be done by civilians,
so that USCP's highly trained officers may perform primarily
sworn activities. Some areas for consideration are: the Command
Center, Communications, training, firearms instruction, and
Special Events. The Department shall report back to the
Committee with a written report on its review within 120 days
of enactment.
Cell phones.--The Committee remains concerned by the use of
cell phones and other electronic devices, as well as other
distractions, while officers are on post. The Department is
directed to continue to address this matter and report back to
the Committee on its efforts to alleviate such distractions.
Threat Vulnerabilities.--The Committee finds that it is
critical to ensure that the USCP is taking every possible step
to protect the Capitol now and also to prepare to implement
emerging technology and operational capabilities that will
decrease our potential vulnerability to threats in the future.
Within 60 days of enactment, USCP is directed to submit a
report to the Committee detailing: (1) USCP's engagement with
its operational partners, such as the Department of Defense,
United States Secret Service, and the United States Park
Police, on preparation for potential emerging threats,
including regularly scheduled meetings and joint exercises; and
(2) USCP's coordination with its partners and research on best
practices related to threat responses currently available or
soon becoming available.
Finally, the USCP is directed to keep the Committee
immediately and fully apprised of resource and operational
needs as emerging threats to the Capitol evolve and to robustly
engage with leaders in Federal and commercial research and
development on technology to counter potential emerging
threats.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1001. This provision allows for the deposit of
reimbursements for law enforcement assistance in connection
with an activity that was not sponsored by Congress.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $3,959,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 4,020,000
House allowance......................................... 3,959,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,959,000
The Office of Compliance [OOC] is an independent
nonpartisan agency established to administer and enforce the
Congressional Accountability Act [CAA]. The OOC administers the
dispute resolution system established to resolve disagreements
that arise under the CAA; carries out an education and training
program for the regulated community on the rights and
responsibilities of the CAA; and advises Congress on needed
changes and amendments to the CAA. The OOC General Counsel has
independent investigatory and enforcement authority for certain
violations of the CAA.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,959,000 for
the salaries and expenses of the OOC, which is equal to the
fiscal year 2015 enacted level and $61,000 below the fiscal
year 2016 request.
The Office of Compliance is directed to develop a pilot
project with the Library of Congress [LOC] to provide all LOC
employees an opportunity to avail themselves of the
administrative dispute resolution processes under the statutory
protections afforded legislative branch employees by the
Congressional Accountability Act [CAA], including counseling,
mediation, and administrative hearings with recommended
decisions. The Office of Compliance is directed to provide an
interim report to the Committee by December 1, 2015, concerning
those employees who have started in the pilot project by that
date. The report will include an analysis of the pilot project
and make recommendations on the costs, benefits and
implications of extending Congressional Accountability Act
coverage to the Library of Congress. Information revealed
during this period shall be included in the report to the
extent pertinent to the complaint process, the application of
CAA to the Library and employee/management relations generally,
but only in a manner that maintains employee confidentiality
where desired. The Library of Congress shall cooperate with the
Office of Compliance as needed to facilitate the production of
this report, and shall advise its employees of the availability
of these administrative services during this period. The
Library shall further advise employees that those participating
in counseling may do so confidentially, and may participate in
counseling, mediation, and the administrative hearing process
without fear of reprisal. The LOC will reimburse the Office of
Compliance for additional costs associated with this pilot
project that are not already appropriated for this purpose.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $45,700,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 47,270,000
House allowance......................................... 47,270,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,700,000
The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] is responsible for
providing to the Congress objective, nonpartisan, and timely
analyses to aid in economic and budgetary decisions on the wide
array of programs covered by the Federal budget, and the
information and estimates required for the congressional budget
process.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $45,700,000
for the CBO. The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year
2015 appropriation and $1,570,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
The Office of the Architect of the Capitol [AOC] is
responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance,
operation, development, and preservation of 16.5 million square
feet of buildings and more than 450 acres of land throughout
the Capitol complex. This includes the Capitol, the Capitol
Visitor Center, the House and Senate office buildings, the
Library of Congress buildings, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the
Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities. The AOC also
provides professional expertise with regard to the preservation
of architectural and artistic elements entrusted to its care,
and provides recommendations concerning design, construction,
and maintenance of the facilities and grounds.
The Committee has recommended a funding level of
$579,383,000 for all activities of the Architect of the
Capitol. The recommendation is $20,878,000 below the fiscal
year 2015 appropriation and $82,374,687 below the fiscal year
2016 request.
The following table compares the Committee recommendation
for the AOC accounts to the fiscal year 2016 request.
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Fiscal year 2016 Committee
Item request recommendation Difference
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Capitol Construction and Operations....................... $95,396,000 $91,589,000 -$3,807,000
Capitol Building.......................................... 58,052,000 45,546,000 -12,506,000
Capitol Grounds........................................... 15,273,000 11,973,000 -3,300,000
Senate Office Buildings................................... 84,748,000 84,221,000 -527,000
House Office Buildings\1\................................. 160,282,000 159,962,000 -320,000
Capitol Power Plant....................................... 120,803,000 101,601,000 -19,202,000
Library Buildings and Grounds............................. 65,800,687 29,132,000 -36,668,687
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security........... 28,247,000 22,535,000 -5,712,000
Botanic Garden............................................ 12,113,000 11,980,000 -133,000
Capitol Visitor Center.................................... 21,043,000 20,844,000 -199,000
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Total............................................... 661,757,687 579,383,000 -82,374,687
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\1\Level recommended by the House in H.R. 2250, as passed by the House on May 19, 2015. The Committee made no
alteration to this amount.
Outdoor Recycling.--The Committee commends the efforts of
the Architect of the Capitol and the United States Capitol
Police [USCP] for implementing outdoor recycling programs on
the Capitol grounds while maintaining security of the complex.
The Committee encourages the Architect of the Capitol and the
USCP to continue to collaborate and work together to expand
these efforts where appropriate in high-traffic areas across
the Capitol complex.
Financial Management.--The Committee commends the AOC for
earning an unmodified audit opinion, without any material
weaknesses, on its financial statements for fiscal year 2014.
An unmodified opinion is the highest rating that may be
received from an external auditor, and the AOC has earned this
rating for 10 consecutive years. The AOC also successfully
eliminated material weaknesses that were identified in the
AOC's financial controls in prior years. This positive
independent assessment of the agency's financial stewardship of
taxpayer resources demonstrates the agency's strong financial
foundation as it embarks on major restoration and renovation
projects.
Notification to Members of Congress.--The Committee is
aware of the enormous challenges facing the Architect of the
Capitol (AOC) as stewards of the buildings and grounds across
the Capitol complex that are many decades and even centuries
old. These symbols of American democracy are suffering from
deteriorating and falling stone, aging infrastructure, and
safety issues that must be addressed in order to protect the
Members of Congress and staff who work in these buildings and
the millions of visitors welcomed here every year. The
Committee recognizes that the tasks at hand are not simple and
commends the AOC for its excellent management of these
projects. As all Members of Congress are impacted by the daily
work performed by AOC and its contractors, the Committee
expects the AOC to proactively keep all Members of Congress
informed of current, on-going and planned future projects
across the Capitol campus. When appropriate, this update should
include a situational awareness outlook to projects on the
horizon.
Capitol Construction and Operations
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $91,455,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 95,396,000
House allowance......................................... 90,946,000
Committee recommendation................................ 91,589,000
The Capitol Construction and Operations appropriation
provides funding for salaries and related benefits of the
Architect, officers, administrative and support staff,
including engineering and architecture employees. This account
also provides for administrative items such as agency-wide
contractual services; surveys and studies; information
technology; and safety engineering operations. This
appropriation was previously titled ``General Administration''.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $91,589,000
for general administration. The recommendation is $134,000
above the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $3,807,000 below
the fiscal year 2016 request.
The following table displays the budget detail.
CAPITOL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $56,818,000 $56,094,000
Administrative.......................... 6,009,000 5,621,000
Architectural and Engineering........... 2,319,000 2,280,000
Construction Services................... 66,000 65,000
Curator Services........................ 220,000 215,000
Electronic Systems...................... 823,000 805,000
Facilities Maintenance.................. 1,044,000 1,023,000
Information Resource Management......... 22,681,000 20,234,000
Inspector General....................... 877,000 864,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 2,116,000 2,015,000
Safety Engineering Operations and 2,423,000 2,373,000
Maintenance............................
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 95,396,000 91,589,000
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Total, Capitol Construction and 95,396,000 91,589,000
Operations.......................
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Capitol Building
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $54,665,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 58,052,000
House allowance......................................... 46,737,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,546,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $45,546,000
for necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, which is $9,119,000 below the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $12,506,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request. Of the amount recommended, $21,237,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2020.
Miscellaneous Improvements Notifications.--The Committee
appreciates the AOC's efforts to document and notify the
Committee of ``Miscellaneous Improvements'' projects, which are
completed projects that costs less than $5,000 for labor and
materials. The Committee directs the AOC to provide quarterly
reports on Miscellaneous Improvements projects, including a
description and cost of each project and the status of total
funding set aside for this purpose.
The following table displays the budget detail.
CAPITOL BUILDING
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $20,745,000 $20,525,000
Facilities Maintenance.................. 3,289,000 3,120,000
Furniture Repair........................ 52,000 50,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 656,000 614,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 24,742,000 24,309,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
Exterior Stone & Metal Preservation, 14,287,000 14,287,000
South Extension, Phase IIB.............
Fiscal Year 2017 Presidential Inaugural 4,950,000 4,950,000
Stands & Support Facilities............
Senate Reception Room Restoration & 4,025,000 ..............
Conservation...........................
Domestic Water, Storm, Sanitary & Vent 3,339,000 ..............
Piping Replacement.....................
Brumidi Corridors Restoration & 2,610,000 ..............
Conservation Plan......................
Conservation of Fine and Architectural 599,000 ..............
Art....................................
Minor Construction...................... 3,500,000 2,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 33,310,000 21,237,000
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Total, Capitol Building........... 58,052,000 45,546,000
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Capitol Grounds
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $11,973,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 15,273,000
House allowance......................................... 11,880,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,973,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,973,000
for Capitol Grounds for the care and improvements of the
grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office
buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant. The recommendation is
equal to the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $3,300,000
below the fiscal year 2016 request. Of the amount recommended,
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.
The following table displays the budget detail:
CAPITOL GROUNDS
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $6,835,000 $6,767,000
Grounds Maintenance..................... 2,990,000 2,924,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 288,000 282,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 10,113,000 9,973,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
Summerhouse Restoration................. 2,298,000 ..............
Capitol Square Infrastructure Repair.... 862,000 ..............
Minor Construction...................... 2,000,000 2,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 5,160,000 2,000,000
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Total, Capitol Grounds............ 15,273,000 11,973,000
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Senate Office Buildings
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $94,313,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 84,748,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 84,221,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $84,221,000
for maintenance of the Senate office buildings. The
recommendation is $10,092,000 below the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $527,000 below the fiscal year 2016 request.
Of the amount recommended, $26,283,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2020.
The following table displays the budget detail:
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $42,667,000 $42,293,000
Facilities Maintenance.................. 5,900,000 5,770,000
Furniture Repair........................ 1,473,000 1,450,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 8,425,000 8,425,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 58,465,000 57,938,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
Exterior Envelope Repair & Restoration, 10,182,000 10,182,000
Phase III, West Facade, RSOB...........
Senate Underground Garage Renovations & 8,200,000 8,200,000
Landscape Restoration, Phase IB........
Kitchen Exhaust System Upgrade, Phase 1,732,000 1,732,000
III, DSOB & RSOB.......................
Exterior Envelope Rehabilitation, HSOB.. 1,169,000 1,169,000
Minor Construction...................... 5,000,000 5,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 26,283,000 26,283,000
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Total, Senate Office Buildings.... 84,748,000 84,221,000
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House Office Buildings
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $159,447,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 160,282,000
House allowance......................................... 159,962,000
Committee recommendation................................ 159,962,000
In keeping with the longstanding tradition of comity
between the Houses on matters pertaining solely to one House,
the Committee has included funds for House office buildings at
the level recommended by the House in H.R. 2250, as passed by
the House on May 19, 2015. As this item pertains solely to the
House, the Committee makes no independent judgment on the House
allowance.
Capitol Power Plant
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $90,652,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 120,803,000
House allowance......................................... 91,550,000
Committee recommendation................................ 101,601,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $101,601,000
for the operations of the Capitol Power Plant. This is
supplemented by $9,000,000 in reimbursements, for a total of
$110,601,000. The recommendation is $10,949,000 above the
fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $19,202,000 below the fiscal
year 2016 request. Of the amount provided, $19,635,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2020.
The Power Plant provides heat, light, power, and air-
conditioning for the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, and the Library of Congress buildings; heat, light,
and power for the Botanic Garden and the Senate and House
Garages; light for the Capitol Grounds' street, park, and
floodlighting system; steam heat for the Government Publishing
Office and Washington City Post Office, also known as Postal
Square; and steam heat and air-conditioning for the Union
Station complex, Folger Shakespeare Library, the Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, and the U.S. Supreme Court
Building on a reimbursable basis.
Within the operating budget, the recommended amount for the
purchase of electricity from the local private utility, payment
to the government of the District of Columbia for the provision
of water and sewer services, and the procurement of boiler
fuel, is displayed in the following table.
FISCAL YEAR 2016 ESTIMATED UTILITY COSTS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Cost
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Purchase of electrical energy........................... 32,461
Purchase of natural gas................................. 16,750
Purchase of steam....................................... 630
Purchase of chilled water............................... 1,417
Purchase of oil......................................... 2,591
Purchase of solid fuel.................................. 500
Water and Sewer payments................................ 6,869
Utilities for Postal Square............................. 721
Energy Saving Performance Contracts..................... 9,256
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Total............................................. 71,195
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The balance of this appropriation supports a workforce to
operate and maintain the Power Plant.
The following table displays the budget detail:
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll............................... $9,762,000 $9,648,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities... 242,000 237,000
Plant Operations & Maintenance........ 9,915,000 9,712,000
Safety Engineering Operations and 177,000 174,000
Maintenance..........................
Utilities............................. 62,195,000 62,195,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... 82,291,000 81,966,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
WRP Chiller System Replacement, RPR, 29,190,000 16,010,000
Phase IIIA, CPP......................
Roof Replacement, PPBP & PPGP......... 3,697,000 ...............
Cogeneration Management Program....... 1,625,000 1,625,000
Minor Construction.................... 4,000,000 2,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ 38,512,000 19,635,000
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Total, Capitol Power Plant...... 120,803,000 101,601,000
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Library Buildings and Grounds
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $42,180,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 65,800,687
House allowance......................................... 36,589,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,132,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $29,132,000
for the care and maintenance of the Library buildings and
grounds by the Architect of the Capitol, of which $3,994,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2020. The
recommendation is $13,048,000 below the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $36,668,687 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
The following table displays the budget detail:
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $16,740,687 $16,545,000
Facilities Maintenance.................. 8,431,000 8,263,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 340,000 330,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 25,511,687 25,138,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
North Exit Stair B, Phase II, TJB....... 15,308,000 ..............
East and West Pavilion Roof Replacement, 6,119,000 ..............
TJB....................................
Direct Digital Controls Upgrades, Phase 4,321,000 ..............
III, JMMB..............................
Elevator Modernization, JMMB MC1-MC4; 3,916,000 ..............
JAB 13-14..............................
Emergency Lighting System Upgrade, JAB.. 3,331,000 ..............
Collection Storage Modules 6&7, Ft. 1,994,000 1,994,000
Meade, LOC.............................
South Stair E, Phase I, Expansion 1,350,000 ..............
Shelving Renovations, TJB..............
Roof Repairs, TJB....................... 887,000 ..............
Fire Alarm and Audibility Upgrade, JMMB. 563,000 ..............
Minor Construction...................... 2,500,000 2,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 40,289,000 3,994,000
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Total, Library Buildings & Grounds 65,800,687 29,132,000
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Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $19,159,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 28,247,000
House allowance......................................... 22,058,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,535,000
The Committee recommends $22,535,000 for Capitol Police
Buildings, Grounds, and Security, which is $3,376,000 above the
fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $5,712,000 below the fiscal
year 2016 request. Of this amount, $4,376,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2020.
The following table displays the budget detail:
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $2,264,000 $2,243,000
Facilities Maintenance.................. 8,469,000 8,095,000
Furniture Repair........................ 77,000 75,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 8,036,000 7,746,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 18,846,000 18,159,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
Power Switchgear Replacement, USCP HQ... 3,525,000 ..............
Critical Electrical Infrastructure 3,376,000 3,376,000
Upgrade, ACF...........................
Minor Construction...................... 2,500,000 1,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 9,401,000 4,376,000
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Total, Capitol Police Buildings & 28,247,000 22,535,000
Grounds..........................
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Botanic Garden
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $15,573,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 12,113,000
House allowance......................................... 11,892,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,980,000
The Committee recommends $11,980,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Botanic Garden. The recommendation is
$3,593,000 below the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and
$133,000 below the fiscal year 2016 request. Of this amount,
$2,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.
The following table displays the budget detail:
BOTANIC GARDEN
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $6,399,000 $6,338,000
Exhibits................................ 409,000 400,000
Facilities Maintenance.................. 2,243,000 2,200,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 962,000 942,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 10,013,000 9,880,000
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Fiscal Year 2016 Project Budget
Minor Construction...................... 2,100,000 2,100,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 2,100,000 2,100,000
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Total, Botanic Garden............. 12,113,000 11,980,000
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Capitol Visitor Center
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $20,844,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 21,043,000
House allowance......................................... 20,557,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,844,000
The Committee recommends a total of $20,844,000 for the
operation of the Capitol Visitor Center. The recommendation is
equal to the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $199,000 below
the fiscal year 2016 request.
The following table displays the budget detail:
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget
Payroll................................. $17,209,000 $17,090,000
Information Resource Management......... 1,152,000 1,131,000
Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 398,000 391,000
Visitor Services........................ 2,284,000 2,232,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 21,043,000 20,844,000
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Total, Capitol Visitor Center..... 21,043,000 20,844,000
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Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1101. This provision prohibits payment of bonuses to
contractors behind schedule or over budget.
Sec. 1102. This provision prohibits the expenditure of
funds for scrims containing photographs of building facades for
projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol.
Sec. 1103. This provision authorizes acquisition, at no
cost, of certain acreage at Fort George Meade from the Maryland
State Highway Administration.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Library of Congress is the Nation's oldest cultural
institution and largest repository of human knowledge in the
world. It is the main research arm of the United States
Congress. Its mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling
its constitutional duties and to further the progress of
knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American
people. The Library's collections include more than 147 million
artifactual items (books, photographs, maps, sound recordings,
films, sheet music, legal materials) in 470 languages. Digital
technology is transforming the way the Library does its work,
and the institution plays an important leadership role in
superimposing digital library collections and services on those
that are analog based. The Library of Congress houses the
Congressional Research Service, U.S. Copyright Office, National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Law
Library of Congress, and numerous other programs and services.
The Committee recommends a total of $593,163,000 for the
Library of Congress, an increase of $2,242,000 above the fiscal
year 2015 appropriation and $31,339,000 below the fiscal year
2016 request.
In addition to the appropriation, the Library estimates
receipts of $42,127,000, funds from gifts and trusts totaling
$12,229,000, and reimbursable and revolving funds totaling
$186,015,000. Total funds available to support Library
operations, including the Architect of the Capitol account, are
expected to be approximately $622,295,000 in fiscal year 2016
under the Committee recommendation.
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2015:
Salaries and expenses............................... $419,357,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -6,350,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 413,007,000
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____________________________________________________
Budget estimate, 2016:
Salaries and expenses............................... $443,370,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -6,350,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 438,020,000
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____________________________________________________
House allowance:
Salaries and expenses............................... $419,357,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -6,350,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 413,007,000
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____________________________________________________
Committee recommendation:
Salaries and expenses............................... $421,607,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -6,350,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 415,257,000
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____________________________________________________
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $415,257,000
for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress and
approves authority to spend receipts of $6,350,000 in fiscal
year 2016, for a total of $421,607,000. The recommendation is
$2,250,000 above the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and
$22,763,000 below the fiscal year 2016 request. This amount
provides for 2,492 FTEs, which may be shifted among PPAs within
this appropriation. The amount recommended includes $750,000 to
begin the financial management system upgrade, $1,500,000 for
the national collection stewardship program, and $8,231,000 for
the digital collections and education curricula program.
Veterans History Project.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $2,041,000 for the Library of Congress'
Veterans History Project [VHP], which is consistent with the
fiscal year 2016 request. VHP oversees a nationwide effort to
build an archive of oral histories, from World War I through
current conflicts, by collecting, preserving, and making
available the personal stories of American war veterans and the
civilian workers who support them. The VHP collection includes
submissions from every State and is the largest oral history
project in the United States. In fiscal year 2014, through an
active national outreach effort to volunteer organizations,
institutions, and individuals across the country, VHP gained
new participants and acquired 5,535 new collections.
Teaching with Primary Sources.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $8,231,000 for the Library of Congress'
Teaching with Primary Sources program [TPS]. TPS is a teacher
training initiative that encourages educators to incorporate
the Library's online primary sources into school curricula.
Library staff harness the power of primary sources as teaching
tools by providing educators with methods and materials that
build student literacy skills, content knowledge, and critical
thinking abilities. TPS has successfully worked with educators
in 49 States, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa. The
Committee notes that the Library sponsors many educational
lectures and events and encourages the Library to incorporate
excerpts from these presentations into the curriculum materials
it develops.
Preservation.--The Committee notes that the Library
utilizes multiple preservation strategies to extend the life of
its vast collections for future generations to enjoy, including
building and operating climate-controlled storage facilities,
preparing new acquisitions for commercial binding and shelving,
deacidification, and digital reformatting. During 2014, the
Library treated more than 5.6 million books, serials, prints,
photographs, and other high value, high use, and at-risk items.
In 2015, the Library and the Architect of the Capitol will
begin construction of a fifth climate-controlled storage
facility at Fort Meade, Maryland. The Committee supports the
Library's preservation efforts and directs the Library to
continue funding for ongoing preservation activities at not
less than the current level for each ongoing preservation
strategy.
Information Technology Management.--The Committee is
concerned about Government Accountability Office [GAO] findings
related to the Library's information technology management
(GAO-15-315). In particular, GAO noted a lack of central
leadership and oversight at the Library, which has resulted in
duplicative, overlapping, and inefficient information
technology policies and investments. The Committee notes that
GAO provided a number of specific recommendations to strengthen
the management of information technology. The Committee finds
that it is critical that the Library efficiently acquire,
protect and make accessible its digital material, as well as
effectively manage its overall information technology
infrastructure. The Committee is encouraged by initial steps
the Library has taken to strengthen its leadership and
communicate constructively. The Committee directs the Library
to provide quarterly updates on progress to strengthen its
information technology management and processes, including key
milestones and schedule for addressing specific GAO
recommendations.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015:
Salaries and expenses............................... $54,303,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -33,582,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 20,721,000
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____________________________________________________
Budget estimate, 2016:
Salaries and expenses............................... $58,875,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -35,777,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 23,098,000
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House allowance:
Salaries and expenses............................... $57,008,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -35,777,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 21,231,000
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____________________________________________________
Committee recommendation:
Salaries and expenses............................... $56,490,000
Authority to spend receipts......................... -35,777,000
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____________________________________________________
Net, salaries and expenses........................ 20,713,000
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The United States Copyright Office plays an important role
in our Nation's intellectual property system. Copyright law is
the foundation for the creation and dissemination of American
artistic works, leading to substantial economic and cultural
benefits. The Copyright Office serves multiple central roles in
the copyright system, overseeing the registration of
copyrighted works, administering the copyright law, and
providing counsel to Congress on copyright policy.
The Committee recommends the direct appropriation of
$20,713,000 for the Copyright Office and approves authority to
spend receipts of $35,777,000 in fiscal year 2016, for a total
of $56,490,000. The recommendation is $8,000 below the fiscal
year 2015 appropriation and $2,385,000 below the fiscal year
2016 request.
Modernization.--The Committee recognizes the vital and
expanding role of the Copyright Office in our economy. In
particular, the Committee finds that digital technologies have
profoundly changed the copyright marketplace and that, as a
result of these changes, the Copyright Office's role is
different than when it was originally founded and housed within
the Library of Congress in 1870. The Committee finds that it is
necessary to ensure that effective, efficient, and secure
systems are in place at the Copyright Office to support the
needs of all copyright-related industries. The Committee notes
that, in addition to ongoing technological and process
improvements, modernization of the Copyright Office could
include proposed alternatives to its current structure and
location within the Library of Congress. The Committee
encourages an open dialogue to consider all options that allow
for a thriving and efficient Copyright Office in the modern
economy.
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $106,945,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 111,956,000
House allowance......................................... 106,945,000
Committee recommendation................................ 106,945,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,945,000
for the Congressional Research Service. The recommendation is
equal to the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $5,011,000
below the fiscal year 2016 request.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $50,248,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 51,428,000
House allowance......................................... 50,248,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,248,000
This appropriation supports a national reading program for
eligible residents of the United States and U.S. citizens
living overseas who are blind or physically handicapped. Books
and magazines in braille and various recorded formats are
produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped for distribution through a network of
State and locally supported libraries. At present, 57 regional
libraries in 49 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands house and circulate books and
magazines to eligible readers. Eighty-one subregional libraries
in 15 States, and Guam, assist at the local public library
level. Fifty-three of the regional libraries and four separate
cooperating agencies distribute sound reproducers. Two multi-
State centers, under contract to the National Library Service,
store and distribute books and other materials in their
geographical region. The program supports a readership of
approximately 900,000.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,248,000
for salaries and expenses for Books for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. The recommendation is equal to the
fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $1,180,000 below the fiscal
year 2016 request.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1201. The Committee has included a routine
administrative provision regarding reimbursable and revolving
funds carried in prior years.
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
The U.S. Government Publishing Office [GPO] is the Federal
Government's primary centralized resource for gathering,
cataloging, producing, providing, and preserving published
information in all its forms. By law and tradition, the GPO's
mission is to provide expert publishing and printing services
to all three branches of Government; to provide, in partnership
with Federal depository libraries, permanent public access to
the printed and electronic information products of all three
branches of the Federal Government; and to sell copies of
authentic printed and electronic documents and other government
information products to the public.
GPO's core mission dates to 1813 when Congress determined
that information regarding the work of the Federal Government
should be available to all Americans. Over 200 years later,
GPO's mission remains unchanged. However, the means for
producing and distributing that information has transformed
dramatically with the advent of the digital revolution.
Today, GPO provides free online public access to more than
one million searchable titles, including the Budget of the U.S.
Government, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Congressional
Record, and congressional bills, hearings, and reports. GPO
also provides access to Government information in digital
format through apps, eBooks, and related technologies. In April
of 2014, GPO surpassed the milestone of one billion electronic
retrievals from its Federal Digital System [FDsys], symbolizing
the evolution of how Americans access information in the
digital era.
Congressional Publishing
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $79,736,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 79,736,000
House allowance......................................... 79,736,000
Committee recommendation................................ 79,736,000
The appropriation for Congressional Publishing supports
transparency of the congressional process by funding digital
and print publication of congressional proceedings, including
the Congressional Record, bills, amendments, Committee reports,
and hearing transcripts. This appropriation also supports the
direct publication and printing needs of Congress.
The Committee recommends $79,736,000 for congressional
publishing. The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and the 2016 request.
The following table compares the component categories
within this account for fiscal year 2015 and the fiscal year
2016 request. The Committee has not recommended separate
amounts for each activity in order to give the GPO the
flexibility to meet changing requirements.
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING
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Fiscal year 2015 Fiscal year 2016 Committee
enacted requested recommendation
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Congressional Record Publications........................ $21,400,000 $23,399,000 $23,399,000
Miscellaneous publications............................... 4,287,000 4,134,000 4,134,000
Miscellaneous publishing and services.................... 16,006,000 16,362,000 16,362,000
Details to Congress...................................... 5,172,000 5,172,000 5,172,000
Document envelopes and document franks................... 1,050,000 1,127,000 1,127,000
Business and committee calendars......................... 2,563,000 3,625,000 3,625,000
Bills, resolutions, and amendments....................... 4,611,000 4,165,000 4,165,000
Committee reports........................................ 3,082,000 3,318,000 3,318,000
Documents................................................ 3,176,000 2,677,000 2,677,000
Hearings................................................. 19,925,000 20,689,000 20,689,000
Committee prints......................................... 1,397,000 1,082,000 1,082,000
Transfers................................................ (2,933,000) (6,014,000) (6,014,000)
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Total.............................................. 79,736,000 79,736,000 79,736,000
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Public Information Programs of the Office of Superintendent of
Documents
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $31,500,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 30,500,000
House allowance......................................... 30,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,500,000
This appropriation provides for salaries and expenses
associated with the distribution of electronic and printed
Government documents to depository and international exchange
libraries, the cataloging and indexing of Government
publications, and the distribution of electronic and printed
publications authorized by law at the request of Members of
Congress and other Government agencies.
The Committee recommends $30,500,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Public Information Programs of the Office of
the Superintendent of Documents. The recommendation is
$1,000,000 below the fiscal year 2015 appropriation and equal
to the fiscal year 2016 request.
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $8,757,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 9,764,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 8,764,000
The Committee recommends $8,764,000 for the Government
Publishing Office [GPO] Business Operations Revolving Fund. The
recommendation is $7,000 above the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $1,000,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
The Committee supports continued investment in the
Revolving Fund as the most efficient solution to both cutting
costs and ensuring efficient online access to government
documents. One reason the GPO is able to meet the increased
work demands and continually reduce costs is through its
constant focus on capital investments to modernize information
systems, production equipment, and major facility repairs. The
Committee supports the GPO's continued development of its
Federal Digital System and its other information technology
systems given that these efforts continue to reduce costs.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $522,000,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 553,058,000
House allowance......................................... 522,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 525,000,000
The U.S. Government Accountability Office [GAO] is an
independent nonpartisan agency that was established by the
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 to act as an auditor for
Congress and investigate how the Federal Government spends
taxpayer dollars.
The function of the GAO includes auditing agency operations
to determine whether Federal funds are being spent efficiently
and effectively; investigating allegations of illegal and
improper activities; reporting on how well Government programs
and policies are meeting their objectives; performing policy
analyses and outlining options for congressional consideration;
and issuing legal decisions and opinions, such as bid protest
rulings and reports on agency rules.
The Committee recommends funding of $525,000,000 for
salaries and expenses of the Government Accountability Office.
The recommendation is $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2015
appropriation and $28,058,000 below the fiscal year 2016
request.
Additionally, $25,450,000 is authorized in offsetting
collections derived from rent receipts and reimbursements for
conducting financial audits of Government corporations, for a
total of $550,450,000.
Technology Assessment.--The Committee commends the GAO for
implementing a new strategic plan for its technology assessment
program that expands the scale and scope of its assessment
analysis. To further enhance the GAO's technology assessment
capabilities in fiscal year 2016, the Committee encourages GAO
to focus hiring efforts on increasing technology assessment
staff capacity.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1301. This provision authorizes details of personnel
to the Government Accountability Office.
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $5,700,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 8,000,000
House allowance.........................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 5,700,000
The Committee recommends $5,700,000 as a payment to the
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund, which is equal to the
fiscal year 2015 appropriation and $2,300,000 below the fiscal
year 2016 request. The Center for Russian Leadership
Development was established on December 21, 2000 (Public Law
106-554) as a legislative branch entity. The Fiscal Year 2003
Consolidated Appropriation Resolution (Public Law 108-7)
carried legislation (section 1401) changing the name to the
Open World Leadership Center and expanding the mission of the
program to include Newly Independent States of the former
Soviet Union including the Baltic States. The mission of the
Center is to enable emerging leaders in Russia and Newly
Independent States at all levels of civic life to gain
significant, first-hand exposure to the American free market
economic system and the operation of American democratic
institutions through visits to comparable governments and
communities in the United States.
While the Committee recognizes the ongoing U.S. national
interest in maintaining constructive relations with the Russian
people, the Committee includes a provision that limits the Open
World Leadership Center to using appropriated funds only for
Russian participants engaging in free market development,
humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and not for
senior officials of the central Government of Russia.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2015.................................... $430,000
Budget estimate, 2016................................... 430,000
House allowance......................................... 430,000
Committee recommendation................................ 430,000
The John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
Development was created by Congress in 1988. The mandate of the
Center is to promote and strengthen public service. The
Committee recommends the budget request of $430,000 as
authorized by 2 U.S.C. 1105, for the Center's congressional
staff training and development programs.
TITLE II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Included are several routine general provisions carried
annually in the bill (sections 201-210), as follows:
Section 201 bans the use of appropriated funds for service
and maintenance of private vehicles, except under such
regulations as may be promulgated by the House Administration
Committee and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee,
respectively.
Section 202 limits the availability for obligation of
appropriations to the fiscal year for which it is expressly
provided in the bill accompanying this report.
Section 203 provides that any pay rate and title
designation for a staff position created in this act, and not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, is
to be made permanent law by this act. Further, any pay rate and
title change for a position provided for in the 1929 Act is to
be made permanent law by this act and any changes in the
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees, and in
the clerk hire of the House and Senate are to be made permanent
law by this act.
Section 204 bans the use of funds for contracts unless such
contracts are matters of public record and are available for
public inspection.
Section 205 authorizes legislative branch entities
participating in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers
Council [LBFMC] to finance the costs of the LBFMC.
Section 206 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to
maintain certain property.
Section 207 prohibits unauthorized transfers of funds to
other agencies.
Section 208 ensures continuation of the staff-led tours of
the Capitol.
Section 209 authorizes battery recharging stations at the
Library of Congress.
Section 210 is related to the cost of living adjustment for
Members of Congress.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on
general appropriations bills identify, with particularity, each
Committee amendment to the House bill ``which proposes an item
of appropriation which is not made to carry out the provisions
of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or
resolution previously passed by the Senate during that
session.''
The Committee has recommended no such funding.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 11, 2015,
the Committee ordered favorably reported a bill (H.R. 2250)
making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes,
provided, that the bill be subject to further amendment and
that the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, by a
recorded vote of 27-3, a quorum being present. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Cochran Mrs. Murray
Mr. McConnell Mr. Reed
Mr. Shelby Mr. Tester
Mr. Alexander
Ms. Collins
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Kirk
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Cassidy
Mr. Lankford
Mr. Daines
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Leahy
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Udall
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the Committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE I--GENERAL
Chapter 7--Government Accountability Office
Subchapter III--Personnel
Sec. 731. General
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(j) Funds appropriated to the Government Accountability
Office for salaries and expenses are available for meals and
other related reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
recruitment.
(k) Federal Government Details.--The activities of the
Government Accountability Office may, in the reasonable
discretion of the Comptroller General, be carried out by
sending or receiving details of personnel to other branches or
agencies of the Federal Government, on a reimbursable,
partially-reimbursable, or nonreimbursable basis.
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991, PUBLIC LAW 101-520
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
* * * * * * *
Section 1. (a)(1) * * *
(b)(1) * * *
(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or
her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for
expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the
Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to
the account from which salaries are payable for such
committees.
(c)(1) The Chaplain of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at the election of the Chaplain of the Senate, transfer
funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the
Office of the Chaplain of the Senate to the account, within the
contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable
for the Office of the Chaplain.
(2) The Chaplain of the Senate may, during any fiscal year,
at the election of the Chaplain of the Senate, transfer funds
from the appropriation account for expenses, within the
contingent fund of the Senate, for the Office of the Chaplain
to the account from which salaries are payable for the Office
of the Chaplain of the Senate.
[(c)] (d) Any funds transferred under this section shall
be--
(1) available for expenditure by such committee or
the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate, as the case
may be, in like manner and for the same purposes as are
other moneys which are available for expenditure by
such committee or the Office of the Chaplain of the
Senate, as the case may be,from the account to which
the funds were transferred; and
(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman or
the Chaplain of the Senate, as the case may be, shall
specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
[(d)] (e) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds
under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate of the transfer.
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SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001,
PUBLIC LAW 107-20
TITLE II--OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 8
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
Capitol Police
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
Sec. 2802. (a)(1) Any funds received by the Capitol Police
as reimbursement for law enforcement assistance from any
Federal, State, or local government agency (including any
agency of the [District of Columbia)] District of Columbia),
shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to
the appropriation for ``general expenses'' under the heading
``Capitol Police Board'', or ``security enhancements'' under
the heading ``Capitol Police Board''.
(2) Funds deposited under this subsection may be expended
by the Capitol Police Board for any authorized purpose,
including overtime pay expenditures relating to [law
enforcement assistance to any Federal, State, or local
government agency (including any agency of the District of
Columbia)] any law enforcement assistance for which
reimbursement described in paragraph (1) is made, and shall
remain available until expended.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount in Committee Amount in
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
allocation for 2016: Subcommittee on the Legislative
Branch:
Mandatory........................................... 135 135 134 \1\134
Discretionary....................................... 4,309 4,309 4,267 \1\4,265
Security........................................ ............ ............ NA NA
Nonsecurity..................................... 4,309 4,309 NA NA
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on ............ ............ ............ ............
Terrorism..........................................
Projections of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2016................................................ ............ ............ ............ \2\3,676
2017................................................ ............ ............ ............ 484
2017................................................ ............ ............ ............ 142
2018................................................ ............ ............ ............ 46
2019 and future years............................... ............ ............ ............ 28
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA ............ NA ............
2016...................................................
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2016
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+
or -)
Item 2015 Budget estimate House allowance Committee --------------------------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2015
appropriation House allowance Budget estimate
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TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
SENATE
Expense allowances:
Vice President............... 19 19 ............... 19 ............... ............... +19
President Pro Tempore of the 38 38 ............... 38 ............... ............... +38
Senate......................
Majority Leader of the Senate 40 40 ............... 40 ............... ............... +40
Minority Leader of the Senate 40 40 ............... 40 ............... ............... +40
Majority Whip of the Senate.. 10 10 ............... 10 ............... ............... +10
Minority Whip of the Senate.. 10 10 ............... 10 ............... ............... +10
Chairman of the Majority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5
Conference Committee........
Chairman of the Minority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5
Conference Committee........
Chairman of the Majority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5
Policy Committee............
Chairman of the Minority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5
Policy Committee............
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Subtotal, expense 177 177 ............... 177 ............... ............... +177
allowances................
Representation allowances for the 28 28 ............... 28 ............... ............... +28
Majority and Minority Leaders...
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Total, Expense allowances 205 205 ............... 205 ............... ............... +205
and representation........
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Salaries, Officers and Employees
Office of the Vice President..... 2,417 2,448 ............... 2,417 ............... -31 +2,417
Office of the President Pro 723 733 ............... 723 ............... -10 +723
Tempore.........................
Offices of the Majority and 5,256 5,322 ............... 5,256 ............... -66 +5,256
Minority Leaders................
Offices of the Majority and 3,359 3,403 ............... 3,359 ............... -44 +3,359
Minority Whips..................
Committee on Appropriations...... 15,142 15,329 ............... 15,142 ............... -187 +15,142
Conference committees............ 3,316 3,360 ............... 3,316 ............... -44 +3,316
Offices of the Secretaries of the 817 831 ............... 817 ............... -14 +817
Conference of the Majority and
the Conference of the Minority..
Policy committees................ 3,386 3,430 ............... 3,386 ............... -44 +3,386
Office of the Chaplain........... 417 424 ............... 437 +20 +13 +437
Office of the Secretary.......... 24,772 25,077 ............... 24,772 ............... -305 +24,772
Office of the Sergeant at Arms 69,000 71,533 ............... 69,000 ............... -2,533 +69,000
and Doorkeeper..................
Offices of the Secretaries for 1,762 1,786 ............... 1,762 ............... -24 +1,762
the Majority and Minority.......
Agency contributions and related 47,356 50,786 ............... 48,797 +1,441 -1,989 +48,797
expenses........................
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Total, Salaries, officers 177,723 184,462 ............... 179,184 +1,461 -5,278 +179,184
and employees.............
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Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate
Salaries and expenses............ 5,409 5,643 ............... 5,409 ............... -234 +5,409
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
Salaries and expenses............ 1,120 1,133 ............... 1,120 ............... -13 +1,120
Expense Allowances of the 28 28 ............... 28 ............... ............... +28
Secretary of the Senate,
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, and Secretaries
for the Majority and Minority of
the Senate: Expenses allowances.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
Inquiries and investigations..... 133,265 135,747 ............... 133,265 ............... -2,482 +133,265
Expenses of United States Senate 508 516 ............... 508 ............... -8 +508
Caucus on International
Narcotics Control...............
Secretary of the Senate.......... 6,250 8,750 ............... 8,750 +2,500 ............... +8,750
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 128,300 133,974 ............... 130,000 +1,700 -3,974 +130,000
of the Senate...................
Miscellaneous items.............. 21,178 21,401 ............... 21,390 +212 -11 +21,390
Senators' Official Personnel and 390,000 438,245 ............... 390,000 ............... -48,245 +390,000
Office Expense Account..........
Official Mail Costs
Expenses......................... 300 300 ............... 300 ............... ............... +300
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Total, Contingent expenses 679,801 738,933 ............... 684,213 +4,412 -54,720 +684,213
of the Senate.............
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Total, Senate.............. 864,286 930,404 ............... 870,159 +5,873 -60,245 +870,159
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payment to Widows and Heirs of ............... ............... 174 174 +174 +174 ...............
Deceased Members of Congress....
Salaries and Expenses
House Leadership Offices
Office of the Speaker............ 6,645 6,645 6,645 6,645 ............... ............... ...............
Office of the Majority Floor 2,180 2,180 2,180 2,180 ............... ............... ...............
Leader..........................
Office of the Minority Floor 7,114 7,114 7,114 7,114 ............... ............... ...............
Leader..........................
Office of the Majority Whip...... 1,887 1,887 1,887 1,887 ............... ............... ...............
Office of the Minority Whip...... 1,460 1,460 1,460 1,460 ............... ............... ...............
Republican Conference............ 1,505 1,505 1,505 1,505 ............... ............... ...............
Democratic Caucus................ 1,487 1,487 1,487 1,487 ............... ............... ...............
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Subtotal, House Leadership 22,278 22,278 22,278 22,278 ............... ............... ...............
Offices...................
Members' Representational
Allowances Including Members'
Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of
Members, and Official Mail
Expenses......................... 554,318 554,318 554,318 554,318 ............... ............... ...............
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and 123,903 123,903 123,903 123,903 ............... ............... ...............
Select..........................
Committee on Appropriations 23,271 23,271 23,271 23,271 ............... ............... ...............
(including studies and
investigations).................
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Subtotal, Committee 147,174 147,174 147,174 147,174 ............... ............... ...............
employees.................
Salaries, Officers and Employees
Office of the Clerk.............. 24,009 24,981 24,981 24,981 +972 ............... ...............
Office of the Sergeant at Arms... 11,927 14,827 14,827 14,827 +2,900 ............... ...............
Office of the Chief 113,100 117,165 115,010 115,010 +1,910 -2,155 ...............
Administrative Officer..........
Office of the Inspector General.. 4,742 4,742 4,742 4,742 ............... ............... ...............
Office of General Counsel........ 1,341 1,413 1,413 1,413 +72 ............... ...............
Office of the Parliamentarian.... 1,952 1,975 1,975 1,975 +23 ............... ...............
Office of the Law Revision 4,088 3,120 3,120 3,120 -968 ............... ...............
Counsel of the House............
Office of the Legislative Counsel 8,893 8,353 8,353 8,353 -540 ............... ...............
of the House....................
Office of Interparliamentary 814 814 814 814 ............... ............... ...............
Affairs.........................
Other authorized employees....... 479 479 479 479 ............... ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Salaries, 171,345 177,869 175,714 175,714 +4,369 -2,155 ...............
officers and employees....
Allowances and Expenses
Supplies, materials, 4,153 3,625 3,625 3,625 -528 ............... ...............
administrative costs and Federal
tort claims.....................
Official mail for committees, 190 190 190 190 ............... ............... ...............
leadership offices, and
administrative offices of the
House...........................
Government contributions......... 256,636 252,164 254,448 254,448 -2,188 +2,284 ...............
Business continuity and disaster 16,217 16,289 16,217 16,217 ............... -72 ...............
recovery........................
Transition activities............ 3,737 2,084 2,084 2,084 -1,653 ............... ...............
Wounded Warrior program.......... 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 ............... ............... ...............
Office of Congressional Ethics... 1,467 1,524 1,467 1,467 ............... -57 ...............
Miscellaneous items.............. 720 720 720 720 ............... ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Allowances and 285,620 279,096 281,251 281,251 -4,369 +2,155 ...............
expenses..................
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Total, House of 1,180,735 1,180,735 1,180,909 1,180,909 +174 +174 ...............
Representatives...........
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JOINT ITEMS
Joint Economic Committee......... 4,203 4,254 4,203 4,203 ............... -51 ...............
Joint Congressional Committee on ............... ............... ............... 1,250 +1,250 +1,250 +1,250
Inaugural Ceremonies............
Joint Committee on Taxation...... 10,095 10,300 10,095 10,095 ............... -205 ...............
Office of the Attending Physician
Medical supplies, equipment, 3,371 3,797 3,784 3,371 ............... -426 -413
expenses, and allowances........
Office of Congressional 1,387 1,416 1,387 1,387 ............... -29 ...............
Accessibility Services..........
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Total, Joint items......... 19,056 19,767 19,469 20,306 +1,250 +539 +837
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CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries......................... 286,500 307,428 300,000 300,000 +13,500 -7,428 ...............
General expenses................. 61,459 71,472 69,000 66,465 +5,006 -5,007 -2,535
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Total, Capitol Police...... 347,959 378,900 369,000 366,465 +18,506 -12,435 -2,535
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and expenses............ 3,959 4,020 3,959 3,959 ............... -61 ...............
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and expenses............ 45,700 47,270 47,270 45,700 ............... -1,570 -1,570
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Construction and 91,455 95,396 90,946 91,589 +134 -3,807 +643
Operations\1\...................
Capitol building................. 54,665 58,052 46,737 45,546 -9,119 -12,506 -1,191
Capitol grounds.................. 11,973 15,273 11,880 11,973 ............... -3,300 +93
Senate office buildings.......... 94,313 84,748 ............... 84,221 -10,092 -527 +84,221
House of Representatives
buildings:
House office buildings....... 89,447 90,282 149,962 149,962 +60,515 +59,680 ...............
House Historic Buildings 70,000 70,000 10,000 10,000 -60,000 -60,000 ...............
Revitalization Trust Fund...
Capitol Power Plant.............. 99,652 129,803 100,550 110,601 +10,949 -19,202 +10,051
Offsetting collections....... -9,000 -9,000 -9,000 -9,000 ............... ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Capitol Power 90,652 120,803 91,550 101,601 +10,949 -19,202 +10,051
Plant.....................
Library buildings and grounds.... 42,180 65,801 36,589 29,132 -13,048 -36,669 -7,457
Capitol police buildings, 19,159 28,247 22,058 22,535 +3,376 -5,712 +477
grounds, and security...........
Botanic Garden................... 15,573 12,113 11,892 11,980 -3,593 -133 +88
Capitol Visitor Center:
CVC operations............... 20,844 21,043 20,557 20,844 ............... -199 +287
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Total, Architect of the 600,261 661,758 492,171 579,383 -20,878 -82,375 +87,212
Capitol...................
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and expenses............ 419,357 444,370 419,357 421,607 +2,250 -22,763 +2,250
Authority to spend receipts.. -6,350 -6,350 -6,350 -6,350 ............... ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Salaries and 413,007 438,020 413,007 415,257 +2,250 -22,763 +2,250
expenses..................
Copyright Office, salaries and 54,303 58,875 57,008 56,490 +2,187 -2,385 -518
expenses........................
Authority to spend receipts.. -33,582 -35,777 -35,777 -35,777 -2,195 ............... ...............
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Subtotal, Copyright Office. 20,721 23,098 21,231 20,713 -8 -2,385 -518
Congressional Research Service, 106,945 111,956 106,945 106,945 ............... -5,011 ...............
Salaries and expenses...........
Books for the blind and 50,248 51,428 50,248 50,248 ............... -1,180 ...............
physically handicapped, Salaries
and expenses....................
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Total, Library of Congress. 590,921 624,502 591,431 593,163 +2,242 -31,339 +1,732
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GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Congressional publishing......... 79,736 79,736 79,736 79,736 ............... ............... ...............
Public Information Programs of 31,500 30,500 30,500 30,500 -1,000 ............... ...............
the Superintendent of Documents,
Salaries and expenses...........
Government Publishing Office 8,757 9,764 ............... 8,764 +7 -1,000 +8,764
Business Operations Revolving
Fund............................
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Total, Government 119,993 120,000 110,236 119,000 -993 -1,000 +8,764
Publishing Office.........
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and expenses............ 545,750 578,508 547,450 550,450 +4,700 -28,058 +3,000
Offsetting collections....... -23,750 -25,450 -25,450 -25,450 -1,700 ............... ...............
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Total, Government 522,000 553,058 522,000 525,000 +3,000 -28,058 +3,000
Accountability Office.....
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OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER
TRUST FUND
Payment to the Open World 5,700 8,000 ............... 5,700 ............... -2,300 +5,700
Leadership Center Trust Fund....
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Stennis Center for Public Service 430 430 430 430 ............... ............... ...............
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Scorekeeping adjustment (CBO -1,000 ............... -1,000 -1,000 ............... -1,000 ...............
estimate).......................
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Grand total................ 4,300,000 4,528,844 3,335,875 4,309,174 +9,174 -219,670 +973,299
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RECAPITULATION
Senate........................... 864,286 930,404 ............... 870,159 +5,873 -60,245 +870,159
House of Representatives......... 1,180,735 1,180,735 1,180,909 1,180,909 +174 +174 ...............
Joint Items...................... 19,056 19,767 19,469 20,306 +1,250 +539 +837
Capitol Police................... 347,959 378,900 369,000 366,465 +18,506 -12,435 -2,535
Office of Compliance............. 3,959 4,020 3,959 3,959 ............... -61 ...............
Congressional Budget Office...... 45,700 47,270 47,270 45,700 ............... -1,570 -1,570
Architect of the Capitol......... 600,261 661,758 492,171 579,383 -20,878 -82,375 +87,212
Library of Congress.............. 590,921 624,502 591,431 593,163 +2,242 -31,339 +1,732
Government Publishing Office..... 119,993 120,000 110,236 119,000 -993 -1,000 +8,764
Government Accountability Office. 522,000 553,058 522,000 525,000 +3,000 -28,058 +3,000
Open World Leadership Center..... 5,700 8,000 ............... 5,700 ............... -2,300 +5,700
Stennis Center for Public Service 430 430 430 430 ............... ............... ...............
General Provisions............... -1,000 ............... -1,000 -1,000 ............... -1,000 ...............
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Grand total................ 4,300,000 4,528,844 3,335,875 4,309,174 +9,174 -219,670 +973,299
Discretionary.......... (4,300,000) (4,528,844) (3,335,701) (4,309,000) (+9,000) (-219,844) (+973,299)
Mandatory.............. ............... ............... (174) (174) (+174) (+174) ...............
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