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H:\XML\LEGIS24.XML [FULL COMMITTEE PRINT] Union Calendar No.

ll 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. ll [Report No.

118–ll] Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ll --, 2023 Mr. AMODEI, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent- atives, $1,850,998,000, as follows: HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 15 $36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, includ- ing the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, includ- ing $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Of- fice of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Mi- nority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official ex- l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) VerDate
May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) penses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2024 until January 2, 2025.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 10 $810,000,000.

11 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN MEMBER OFFICES For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C.
5322a) for the compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, $20,638,800, to remain available through January 2, 2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b) of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Rep- resentatives may use not more than $46,800 of the allow- ance available under this heading during legislative year 22 2024. l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C.
5106) for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain available through January 2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leader- ship offices of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices of the minor- ity, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority 15 Floor Leader.
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE STANDING, SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in- terns who serve in offices of standing, special, and select committees (other than the Committee on Appropria- tions), $2,600,000, to remain available through January 2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensa- l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) tion of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of in- terns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Ad- ministration.
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in- terns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropria- tions, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the major- ity, and $231,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allo- cated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on 20 Appropriations.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $180,587,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2024, except that $5,800,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room up- grading.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap- propriations, $31,294,000, including studies and examina- tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv- ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until De- 14 cember 31, 2024.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES For compensation and expenses of officers and em- ployees, as authorized by law, $324,879,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ- ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representa- tion and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $41,455,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and re- ception expenses, $38,793,000, of which $22,232,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and ex- penses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $213,072,000, of which $26,477,000 shall remain available until expended; for sal- aries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of- fice
 of the Inspector General, $5,512,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,987,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official rep- resentation and reception expenses, $2,240,000; for sala- ries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Coun- sel of the House, $3,900,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $14,671,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other author- 24 ized employees, $1,065,000.
l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $433,390,200, including: supplies, mate- rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership of- fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable employee benefits, $392,368,200, to re- main available until March 31, 2025, except that $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $27,264,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain avail- able until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, $3,356,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,762,000; and miscella- neous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, inter- parliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of de- ceased employees of the House, $1,000,000.
l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES ACCOUNT For the House of Representatives Modernization Ini- tiatives Account established under section 115 of the Leg- islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C.
5513), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- vided, That disbursement from this account is subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved by the Committee on House Administration.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REP- RESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT SEC.

110.
110.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOW- ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2024.
Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2024 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES SEC.

111.
111.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre- gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 16 month.

17 CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEC.

112.
The head of any Federal entity that pro- vides assistance to the House of Representatives in the House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the infor- mation systems of the House shall take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Mem- ber information.
JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $13,059,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad- ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
For other joint items, as follows: OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex- penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and their assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) (4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assist- ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 as- sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as- sistants; and (5) $3,054,000 for reimbursement to the De- partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend- ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex- penses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $4,270,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- resentatives.
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres- sional Accessibility Services, $1,766,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
CAPITOL POLICE SALARIES For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in- cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro- fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) benefits, $588,070,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $15,000,000 shall be available for retention bonuses.
GENERAL EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ- ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro- gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed- eral Law Enforcement Training Centers, and not more than $7,500 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep- resentation and reception expenses, $192,846,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly au- thorized designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 2024 shall be paid by the Secretary l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) of Homeland Security from funds available to the Depart- ment of Homeland Security.
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Execu- tive Director in connection with official representation and 12 reception expenses.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi- cial representation and reception expenses, $64,637,000: Provided, That the Director shall use not less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this head- ing for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and models for the purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) (2) to increase the availability of models, economic as- sumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees of Members of Congress, and the public.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, con- struction, operation, and general and administrative sup- port in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; Senate and House office buildings, and other fa- cilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Cap- itol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and represen- tation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, mainte- nance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $149,073,000, of which $3,200,000 shall remain available 20 until September 30, 2028.
21 22 23 24 CAPITOL BUILDING For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $85,304,000, of which $53,599,000 shall remain available until September 30, 25 2028. l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) CAPITOL GROUNDS For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $16,365,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $168,439,000, of which $53,140,000 shall remain avail- able until September 30, 2028, and of which $41,800,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all elec- trical substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House of- fice buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Pub- lishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heat- ing and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad- vanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $131,751,000, of which $43,400,000 shall remain avail- able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reim- bursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for
 obligation during fiscal year 2024.
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 15 buildings and grounds, $117,120,000, of which 16 $80,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 17 2028.
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance- ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo- cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, $81,172,000, of which $21,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 25 2028. l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) BOTANIC GARDEN For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex- change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com- mittee on the Library, $21,187,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided, That, of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under sec- tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C.
2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar- chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $27,692,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET SEC.

113.
None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Cap- itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern- ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo- dial care of the Library buildings; information technology services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Li- brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $582,605,481, and, in addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat.
480; 2 U.S.C.
150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga- tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur- ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep- resentation and reception expenses, including for the Over- seas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $12,739,000 shall remain available until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources program: Provided further, That of the total amount ap- propriated, $1,509,000 shall remain available until ex- pended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available until expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the program and facilitate a greater number of donations to eligible entities across the United States: Provided fur- ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $4,205,000 shall remain available until expended for the Veterans
 History Project to continue digitization efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater number of veterans to record their stories, and promote public access to the Project: Provided further, That of the total amount appro- l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) priated, $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended for the COVID–19 American History Project.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $101,011,000, of which not more than $38,025,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from col- lections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than $7,566,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2024 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Pro- vided further, That the total amount available for obliga- tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $45,591,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which $9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) Office of the
Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of train- ing nationals of developing countries in intellectual prop- erty laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep- resentation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright dele- gations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
166) and to revise and extend the Anno- tated Constitution of the United States of America, $135,797,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That this prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non-con- fidential CRS product includes any written product con- taining research or analysis that is currently available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business and does not include material prepared in response to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or re- 17 search.
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED SALARIES AND EXPENSES For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat.

1487; 2 U.S.C.
135a), $69,924,519: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost to the individual.
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For authorized publishing of congressional informa- tion and the distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of Government publications au- thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publica- tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $82,992,000: Provided, That this appro- priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per- manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au- thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro- priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita- tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) a document, report, or
 publication after the 27-month pe- riod beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un- less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of ex- pired discretionary funds made available under this head- ing in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- ther, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis.
l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications in any format, and their preservation and dis- tribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Gov- ernment agencies, and designated depository and inter- national exchange libraries as authorized by law, $35,257,000: Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are author- ized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended bal- ances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be trans- ferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPER- ATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appro- priated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of 11
out the purposes of l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,605,000, to re- main available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov- ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc- tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Pro- vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) the advisory councils to the Director of the
25 the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur- ther, That activities financed through the Business Oper- ations Revolving Fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPER- INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be used for con- tracted security services at Government Publishing Of- fice’s passport facility in the District of Columbia.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Government Account- ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex- pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representa- tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay- able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for- eign countries, $806,004,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, in addi- tion, $73,976,000 of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad- ministrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) appropriation from which costs involved are initially fi- nanced.
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter- national Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C.

1151), $6,000,000.
1151), $6,000,000.

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub- lic Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv- ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C.

1105), 16 $430,000.
1105), 16 $430,000.

l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) TITLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES SEC.

201.
201.

No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa- cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION SEC.

202.


No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2024 unless expressly so provided in this Act.

RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION SEC.

203.

Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.

32 et seq.)
is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically estab- lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des- ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re- spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi- cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep- l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
CONSULTING SERVICES SEC.

204.

The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procure- ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex- penditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 12 under existing law.
COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS COUNCIL SEC.

205.
205.

Amounts available for administrative ex- penses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla- tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS SEC.

206.
206.

None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- strumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL SEC.

207.
207.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con- gress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C.

2242(b)(8)).
2242(b)(8)).

17 (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and in- terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo- rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re- lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 25 the Capitol.
l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT SEC.

208.
(a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- erwise made available under this Act may be used to ac- quire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation for a high or moderate impact information system, as defined for secu- rity categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Cat- egorization of Federal Information and Information Sys- tems’’ unless the agency, office, or other entity acquiring the equipment or system has— (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor- mation systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information systems within the Federal Gov- ernment; (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre- sumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espio- l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) nage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system, including any risk
 associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as pos- ing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the as- sessing entity described in subsection (a) has— (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks; (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acqui- sition of such telecommunications equipment for in- clusion in a high or moderate impact system is in the vital national security interest of the United States; and l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) (3) reported that determination to the Commit- tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa- tives and the Senate in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended for acqui- sition and a detailed description of the mitigation strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report may include a classified annex as nec- essary.
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES SEC.

209.

(a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government activities.

PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION SEC.

210.
All agencies and offices funded by this Act that contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including l:\v7\051523\7051523.002.xml May 15, 2023 (9:21 a.m.) waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportuni- ties.
LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP SEC.

211.

(a) Section 13144 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY RE- LATIONSHIP.—For purposes of this section, the relation- ship between a Member who is providing care directly to a patient in the form of medical services or dental services and the patient to whom such care is provided shall not be considered a fiduciary relationship.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to compensation received in fiscal year 2024 or any succeeding fiscal year.

SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT SEC.

212.

$0.

This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch 21 Appropriations Act, 2024’’.
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