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Calendar No. 450 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 115–274 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2019 

JUNE 14, 2018.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. DAINES, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 

following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 3071] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3071) making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, reports favorably 

thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 

Amount of new budget (obligational) authority 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $3,366,760,000 

Amount of 2018 appropriations ............................... 3,311,306,000 

Amount of 2019 budget estimate ............................ 3,512,713,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2018 appropriations .......................................... ∂55,454,000 

2019 budget estimate ........................................ ¥145,953,000 
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C O N T E N T S 

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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 ............................... 14 

Office of Senate Legal Counsel ......................................................... 15 

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 ...................................... 15 

Contingent Expenses of the Senate .................................................. 15 

Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 27 

Joint Items: 

Joint Economic Committee ................................................................ 27 

Joint Committee on Taxation ............................................................ 27 

Office of the Attending Physician ..................................................... 28 

Office of Congressional Accessibility Services ................................. 28 

Capitol Police: 

Salaries ............................................................................................... 29 

General Expenses ............................................................................... 30 

Office of Compliance: Salaries and Expenses ......................................... 31 

Congressional Budget Office: Salaries and Expenses ............................ 32 

Architect of the Capitol: 

Capital Construction and Operations ............................................... 33 

Capitol Building ................................................................................. 34 

Capitol Grounds ................................................................................. 34 

Senate Office Buildings ..................................................................... 35 

Capitol Power Plant ........................................................................... 36 

Library Buildings and Grounds ........................................................ 37 

Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security ............................. 38 

Botanic Garden ................................................................................... 39 

Capitol Visitor Center ........................................................................ 39 

Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 39 

Library of Congress: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 40 

Copyright Office ................................................................................. 43 

Congressional Research Service ........................................................ 44 

Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped ........................... 45 

Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 45 

Government Publishing Office: 

Congressional Publishing .................................................................. 46 

Public Information Programs of the Office of Superintendent of 

Documents ....................................................................................... 47 

Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving 

Fund ................................................................................................ 47 

Government Accountability Office: Salaries and Expenses ................... 47 

Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund ........................................... 49 

John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development ........................................................................................................ 49 

Title II: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 50 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 51 
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Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 51 

Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 52 

Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 53 

Comparative Statement of Budget Authority ........................................................ 54 
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GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY 

The Legislative Branch appropriations bill provides funding for 

the Congress and for the agencies that serve the Congress. Multiple 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 not included in the bill as reported to the Senate. 

The Committee recommends new budget (obligational) authority 

of $3,366,760,000 for the legislative branch for fiscal year 2019. 

This amount excludes House items as per normal protocol. This 

total is $145,953,000 below the budget request and $55,454,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation. 

The bill includes $933,460,081 for the operations of the Senate, 

which is $56,635,680 below the fiscal year 2019 request. The bill 

includes $504,776,000 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 $73,550,000 

below the fiscal year 2019 request. The recommendation would 

allow for comprehensive repairs and life-safety systems improvements. The bill also includes $453,037,000 for the Capitol Police; 

$589,749,653 for the Government Accountability Office; 

$687,422,000 for the Library of Congress; and $117,000,000 for the 

Government Publishing Office. 

Agency Spending and Obligation Report.—The Committee seeks 

to ensure proper oversight of taxpayer dollars and agency spending 

practices, and to identify areas in which to find efficiencies as the 

Committee provides funding to invest in new technologies, modernize outdated IT systems, and realign programs for better performance. To achieve that goal, the Committee requests that each 

agency provide a report outlining its spending and obligations for 

each appropriation account. The report should include spending 

and obligations for each fiscal year quarter, as well as for the last 

two weeks of the fiscal year and should include an illustration of 

data for each quarter as a percentage of overall spending for the 

fiscal year. The report is due to the Committee within 90 days after 

the end of the fiscal year. 
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COLA for Legislative Branch Agencies.—The Committee recommendation does not provide for a Cost of Living Adjustment 

[COLA] for the agencies of the Legislative Branch. This is consistent with the Executive Branch, which has proposed a freeze for 

fiscal year 2019. 

Inspector General Budgets.—The Committee believes it is important to ensure independence between Legislative Branch Inspector 

Generals [IG] and their respective reporting agencies and expects 

to see a separate section in each agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget 

justification reflecting a detailed budget request for the agency’s IG 

Office. Additionally, the Committee directs each IG to keep the 

Committee fully apprised of its funding needs, and the Committee 

directs each agency not to interfere with or require approval for 

such communications. 

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 any reprogramming of funds in excess of the lesser of 10 percent or $750,000 between programs, 

projects or activities, or in excess of $750,000 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 $750,000 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 expects 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. 

Full-Time Equivalents.—The Committee directs that budget justifications sent to the Committee shall include a comparison of 

FTEs based on the number of FTEs supported by the funding provided in the current enacted appropriations legislation and the 

number of FTEs that would be supported by the funding requested 

for the following fiscal year. 
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TITLE I 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 

SENATE 

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $189,840 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 189,840 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 189,840 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $189,840 for the 

expense allowances of the Vice President, the President pro tempore and President pro tempore emeritus 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 2019 request 

and the fiscal year 2018 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 President Pro Tempore Emeritus, the Committee recommends an amount of $15,000. 

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, 2018 ............................................................................. $28,140 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 28,140 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 28,140 
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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 2019 request 

and the fiscal year 2018 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $194,867,812 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 213,718,812 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 205,376,812 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $205,376,812 for 

the subaccounts funded under the overall account for the salaries 

of officers and employees of the Senate. The recommendation is 

$10,509,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$8,342,000 below the fiscal year 2019 request. 

It should be noted that except for a handful of positions in the 

Offices of the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms [SAA] 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 2019 are approximately 1,348 positions. 

SALARIES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES 

Fiscal year 2018 

Fiscal year 2019 Committee recommendation 

Office of the Vice President ........................................................................................... $2,417,248 $2,417,248 

Office of the President Pro Tempore .............................................................................. 723,466 723,466 

Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus ............................................................... 309,000 309,000 

Offices of the majority and minority leaders ................................................................. 5,255,576 5,255,576 

Offices of the majority and minority whips ................................................................... 3,359,424 3,359,424 

Conference committees ................................................................................................... 3,316,000 3,316,000 

Offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of 

the minority ................................................................................................................ 817,402 817,402 

Policy Committees ........................................................................................................... 3,385,810 3,385,810 

Office of the Chaplain .................................................................................................... 436,886 461,886 

Office of the Secretary .................................................................................................... 25,132,000 25,783,000 

Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper ............................................................ 78,565,000 82,684,000 

Offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority ............................................... 1,810,000 1,810,000 

Totals ................................................................................................................. 125,527,812 130,322,812 

Any change from the allocation of funds in the subaccounts within this appropriation is subject to the approval of the Committee. 
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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, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,417,248 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,484,248 

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, 2018 ............................................................................. $723,466 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 744,466 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 723,466 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $723,466 for the 

Office of the President Pro Tempore. 

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

Appropriation, 2018 ............................................................................... $309,000 

Budget Estimate, 2019 .......................................................................... 319,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 309,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $309,000 for the 

Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus. 

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $5,255,576 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 5,399,576 

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, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,359,424 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,455,424 

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. 
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $15,142,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 15,496,000 

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. 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,316,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,408,000 

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, 2018 ............................................................................. $817,402 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 843,402 

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, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,385,810 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,481,810 

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. 
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OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $436,886 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 474,886 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 461,886 

For the Office of the Chaplain, the Committee recommends an 

appropriation of $461,886. 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $25,132,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 26,315,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 25,783,000 

The Committee recommends $25,783,000 for salaries of the Office of the Secretary. Fiscal year 2019 staffing levels are estimated 

at 248 positions. 

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 2019 have 

been submitted by the Secretary to the Committee. The departmental budgets 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 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 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. 

The Committee provides these funds to the Secretary of the Senate without apportionment in the interest of facilitating financial 

management duties and restructuring that occurs from time to 

time. The Committee expects to be notified in writing in a timely 

manner of any changes to the staffing levels, distribution of staff 

or related funding. 

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $78,565,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 85,321,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 82,684,000 
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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 $82,684,000 for 

fiscal year 2019, which supports a staffing level of 920; an increase 

of 10 from the current level, including the conversion of 9 contractor positions to Federal employees. The additional staff and 

funding will fully support the continued initiative to expand the 

Senate’s cybersecurity capabilities. The Committee expects to be 

briefed quarterly on the status of this initiative. 

The Sergeant at Arms is the chief law enforcement officer, the 

chief protocol officer and an executive officer of the Senate. To fulfill these responsibilities, the Sergeant at Arms operates through 

four principal units: 

—The Office of Protective Services and Continuity prepares the 

Senate to respond to a full spectrum of emergencies that may 

disrupt normal business operations. This preparation includes 

programs that support life safety, intelligence, security, and 

continuity of operations policies and programs throughout the 

U.S. Senate, including Senate home state offices, as well as 

strategic and analytic assistance to the Sergeant at Arms in 

his capacity as Chairman or Member of the Capitol Police 

Board and Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Senate. 

—Capitol Operations is responsible for many of the services provided within the Capitol building that support the day-to-day 

operation of the Senate. Services include Chamber operations 

maintained by the Doorkeepers; official business visitor processing provided by the Senate Appointment Desks; as well as 

credentialing and interfacing with the news media via the Senate Media Galleries. In addition, the Senate Recording Studio 

provides audio and video services. 

—The Operations Division provides an array of services to the 

Senate community to include, identification, transportation, 

parking, and photographic services; printing, publishing, 

graphic design, and framing services; and USPS mail screening, and mailing and package delivery services. Operations furnishes and maintains the Senate side of the Capitol Building 

and supports the maintenance of Senate state offices. 

—The Office of the Chief Information Officer [CIO] builds, operates, and supports the Senate’s information infrastructure. The 

CIO is responsible for information security, technology infusion, telecommunications, helpdesk, IT systems to support Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government, enterprise 

computing systems, data networks, web services and hosting, 

system development, and office equipment. 

Executive and other offices provide general management, human 

resource, financial and training support to the Senate. 

The offices and personnel covered by this appropriation are 

shown in the following table. 
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Office of Protective Services and Continuity ....................................... 59 FTE 

Capitol Operations ................................................................................. 119 

Operations .............................................................................................. 283 

Chief Information Officer ...................................................................... 338 

Executive and administrative offices ................................................... 121 

Total ................................................................................................. 920 

The Committee provides these funds to the Sergeant at Arms 

without apportionment in the interest of facilitating financial management duties and restructuring that occurs from time to time. 

The Committee expects to be notified in writing in a timely manner 

of any changes to the staffing levels, distribution of staff or related 

funding. 

New SAA Office of Member Outreach and Security Coordination.—The Committee finds that identifying and evaluating risks to 

Members is challenging given the large number of Members and 

their varying schedules for both on and off-campus events. This 

challenge is further heightened given evolving physical threats to 

Members, as highlighted by the 2017 shooting in Alexandria, Virginia. To continue addressing these challenges in the Senate, the 

SAA is directed to establish an Office of Member Outreach and Security Coordination using current resources and current staff dedicated to liaising with Senators’ offices. The mission and duties of 

the new office will be to conduct direct outreach to Senators’ offices 

and to groups comprised of multiple Senators in order to create 

better awareness, with willing Senators’ offices, of Senators’ activities off of the Capitol campus; to seek tools, such as technology, 

that may improve and accelerate such awareness; to educate and 

train staff, including schedulers, regional representatives, and 

Chief Clerks, to identify and alert the SAA and the United States 

Capitol Police [USCP] of events or activities that may warrant a 

threat assessment; and to facilitate threat assessments and security coordination with the USCP as well as Federal and local law 

enforcement, as appropriate. The SAA is directed to report to the 

Committee not less than 90 days after enactment on a detailed 

plan for the office, including identifying potential additional resources that may be needed to carryout such responsibilities. 

Office Cybersecurity.—The Committee directs SAA to utilize 

funds provided for fiscal year 2018 to: enable personal and committee offices to utilize third-party cybersecurity services to protect 

the privacy and integrity of office networks; provide annual 

cybersecurity audits for all Senate offices; provide enhanced 

cybersecurity training for each Senate office; institute protections 

against insider threats; and institute and operationalize enhanced 

privacy protections within the Senate network. 

Senators’ Personal Cybersecurity.—The Committee continues to 

be concerned that Senators are being targeted for hacking and 

cyberattacks, especially via their personal devices and accounts. 

The Committee appreciates the efforts of the bipartisan Senators’ 

Personal Cybersecurity Working Group established by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 to identify, develop, and recommend options to provide enhanced cybersecurity for Senators’ 

personal communications devices and accounts. The Committee encourages the working group to continue collaborating across offices 

in a bipartisan manner and consulting with the Senate community 
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and external experts to provide a comprehensive report on options 

to improve Senators’ personal cybersecurity by the required deadline of September 19, 2018. The Committee also reiterates that 

such report must include an analysis of an option or options that 

would provide for a direct provision of services by the Senate Sergeant At Arms upon voluntary election by an individual Senator 

and that privacy protections must be a component of each option. 

Senate Employees’ Child Care Center [SECCC].—The Committee 

directs the Senate Sergeant at Arms to convene a working group 

to review the current operations of the SECCC. Representatives 

from the Architect of the Capitol and the Sergeant at Arms shall 

form the working group. The Sergeant at Arms must receive input 

from related constituencies including SECCC Board Members and 

Executive Director. The working group shall conduct a study and 

provide its findings to the Committee on Appropriations and the 

Committee on Rules and Administration no later than 90 days 

after enactment of this act. The study shall: examine the current 

statutory impediments to and feasibility of incorporating the 

SECCC into either the office of the Sergeant at Arms or the office 

of the Secretary of the Senate; the current costs to operate the facility, including capital, operating, salaries, benefits and other expenses and how those might convey to one of the Senate entities 

named; investigate the creation and operation of a revolving fund 

by which tuition and other payments may be received; detail the 

best method of dissolving the 501(c)(3) that currently runs the 

SECCC; and recommend a personnel process to govern hires, transfers, promotions, and approvals for training. The working group 

should also provide an accounting of the SECCC’s requirements to 

maintain certification and licensing as a certified and/or accredited 

child care and child development facility in the District of Columbia. That accounting should also include any requirements for insurance or other liability protections for the staff or the facility. 

The study should disclose all costs associated with the operation of 

the center that are currently incurred by the SECCC, the Architect 

of the Capitol, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Secretary of 

the Senate. When developing its findings, the Committee strongly 

encourages the working group to consider the structure and capacity of child care facilities that serve employees of other Legislative 

Branch agencies, the House of Representatives, and Executive 

Branch agencies. 

Training to ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’.—Similar to CPR training, which is 

an important life-saving skill, basic bleeding control techniques are 

critical to saving lives. Developed by the American College of Surgeons after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training works to enhance survivability from mass shootings as well as other casualty events 

such as car accidents and home accidents. ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training 

empowers first responders, as well as non-professional individuals, 

with basic skills and techniques to immediately control external 

bleeding until medical help arrives. The American College of Surgeons provides both direct training and ‘‘train the trainer’’ courses 

with the educational component of Stop the Bleed offered free of 

charge and courses are run at cost. The Committee supports the 

expansion of ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training on the Capitol campus, as 
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well as in schools, workplaces, and other organizations, in order to 

improve survival rates of mass shootings and other events causing 

life-threating external bleeding. 

The Sergeant at Arms, in coordination with the Office of the Attending Physician, as appropriate, is directed to incorporate ‘‘Stop 

the Bleed’’ training into the Senate’s education and training programming for both DC and State offices. The SAA is directed to report to the Committee within 30 days of enactment on the details 

of such training, including planned frequency and trainer competencies. 

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,810,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,810,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,810,000 for 

the offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority. The appropriation is to be equally divided, providing $905,000 for each office. 

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $54,198,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 64,076,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 59,912,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $59,912,000 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 Federal Insurance Contributions Act. 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $6,115,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 6,278,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,115,000 

For the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,115,000. This amount 

provides for the salaries and expenses of the office. The increase 

provided allows the office to keep up with the increasing demand 

to help draft legislation of the quality and at the pace the Senate 

demands. 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.’’ 
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OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,147,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,176,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,147,000 

The Office of Senate Legal Counsel was established pursuant to 

section 701 of Public Law 95–521. The Committee recommends an 

appropriation of $1,147,000 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, SER- GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE- TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $28,440 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 28,440 

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 

$7,220 for each office. 

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $133,265,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 135,799,075 

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, 2021. The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year 

2018 appropriation and $2,534,075 below the fiscal year 2019 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $508,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 520,000 

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 ex-
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pand 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $11,136,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 10,036,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,036,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,036,000 for 

expenses of the Office of the Secretary. The recommendation is 

$1,100,000 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and equal to 

the fiscal year 2019 request. Of the total provided, the Committee 

recommends an appropriation of $3,600,000 to remain available 

until expended of which $3,000,000 is for the Financial Management Information System Modernization and $6,436,000 to remain 

available until September 30, 2023, of which $5,136,000 is for the 

Senate Information Services program. 

The Committee provides these funds to the Secretary of the Senate without apportionment in the interest of facilitating financial 

management duties and restructuring that occurs from time to 

time. The Committee expects to be notified in writing in a timely 

manner of any cumulative changes in excess of 10 percent to the 

funding levels between programs, projects or avtivities. 

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 Cam-
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paign 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 preserva-
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tion 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/her 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 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $130,076,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 126,595,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 126,595,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $126,595,000 for 

expenses of the Sergeant at Arms, to remain available until September 30, 2023, which is $3,481,000 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2019 request. 

The following table compares the fiscal year 2019 Committee recommendation for the component categories within this account to 

the fiscal year 2019 budget request. 
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EXPENSES—OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 

Fiscal year 2019 

request 

Committee 

recommendation Difference 

Office of Protective Service and Continuity .............................................. $4,890,000 $4,890,000 ........................

Capitol Operations ..................................................................................... 3,536,000 3,536,000 ........................

Operations .................................................................................................. 23,207,000 23,207,000 ........................

Chief Information Officer ........................................................................... 93,868,000 93,868,000 ........................

Executive and Other Offices ...................................................................... 1,094,000 1,094,000 ........................

Grand Total ................................................................................... 126,595,000 126,595,000 ........................

The Committee provides these funds to the Sergeant at Arms 

without apportionment in the interest of facilitating financial management duties and restructuring that occurs from time to time. 

The Committee expects to be notified in writing in a timely manner 

of any cumulative changes in excess of 10 percent to the funding 

levels between programs, projects or activities. 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $18,870,349 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 20,870,849 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,870,849 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,870,849 for 

miscellaneous items to remain available until September 30, 2021. 

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 2019 BUDGET—MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE 

Item Fiscal year 2019 

request 

Committee 

recommendation Difference 

Resolution and reorganization reserve .......................................... $3,000,000 $5,000,000 $2,000,000 

Unallocated .................................................................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000 ............................

Reserve for contingencies (miscellaneous items) ......................... 800,000 800,000 ............................

Employees’ compensation fund reimbursement (worker’s compensation) .................................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................

Reception of foreign dignitaries (S. Res. 247, dated February 7, 

1962, as amended by S. Res. 370, dated October 10, 

2000) ......................................................................................... 30,000 30,000 ............................

Foreign travel—Members and employees (S. Res. 179, dated 

May 25, 1977) ........................................................................... 125,000 125,000 ............................

Federal employees compensation account (Public Law 96–499, 

dated December 5, 1980) (Unemployment Compensation) ...... 1,230,000 1,200,000 (30,000) 

Conferences for the Majority and Minority (Public Laws: 97–51, 

dated January 3, 1983; 101–250, dated November 5, 1990; 

and 107–68, dated November 12, 2001) ................................. 300,000 300,000 ............................

Policy Committees for the Majority and Minority (Public Law 

104–53, dated November 19, 1995) ........................................ 150,000 150,000 ............................

Postage .......................................................................................... 6,000 1 6,000 ............................

Stationery ....................................................................................... 16,500 16,500 2 ............................

Communications ............................................................................ 72,000 72,000 3 ............................

Consultants—including agency contributions (2 U.S.C. 6501 as 

amended) ................................................................................... 5,000,000 5,000,000 ............................

National Security Working Group (S. Res. 480, November 21, 

2004) (expires December 31, 2012) ......................................... 700,000 700,000 ............................

Committee on Appropriations (Public Law 105–275, dated October 21, 1998) ............................................................................ 950,000 950,000 ............................
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FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET—MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE—Continued 

Item Fiscal year 2019 

request 

Committee recommendation Difference 

Office of the Chaplain (Public Law 108–199, dated January 23, 

2004) ......................................................................................... 50,000 50,000 ............................

Senate Child Care Center: 

Agency Contribution costs authorized by Public Laws 102– 

90, dated August 14, 1991 and 103–50, dated July 2, 

1993 ................................................................................. 420,000 450,500 30,500 

Training classes, conferences, and travel expenses as authorized by Public Law 104–197, dated September 16, 

1996 ................................................................................. 20,849 20,849 ............................

Total ............................................................................. 18,870,349 20,870,849 2,000,500 

1 Postage Apportionment (Fiscal year 2019): President of the Senate ................................................................................................................................. $2,700 

Secretary for the Majority .............................................................................................................................. 1,100 

Secretary for the Minority .............................................................................................................................. 1,100 

Chaplain .................................................................................................................................................... 1,100 

TOTAL .................................................................................................................................................... 6,000 2 Stationery Apportionment (Fiscal year 2019): President of the Senate ................................................................................................................................. $8,000 

Conference of the Majority ............................................................................................................................. 300 Conference of the Minority ............................................................................................................................. 300 Chaplain .................................................................................................................................................... 700 Senate Chamber .......................................................................................................................................... 7,200 

TOTAL .................................................................................................................................................... 16,500 3 Communications Apportionment (Fiscal year 2019): 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 

TOTAL .................................................................................................................................................... 72,000 

Veterans Hiring.—The Committee continues to encourage 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. Payments 

are authorized to be made from expired balances, a practice that 

is consistent with the other agencies of the legislative branch. 
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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. 
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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 2019 for the repayment of student 

loans, for eligible employees at the discretion of the employing office, to enhance recruitment and retention of Senate staff. 

Senate Staff Compensation Review.—Ensuring that Senate staff 

compensation is competitive and fair is critical to attracting and retaining highly-qualified staff. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to conduct a review, or contract with an independent external entity to conduct a review, of the salaries and benefits of staff 

employed by Senators’ offices and Senate Committees to evaluate 

the extent to which Senate staff receive similar pay for similar 

work, both internally and externally to the Senate. The review 

must, to the extent possible, compare staff compensation to the Executive Branch and the private sector. The review must also compare staff compensation within the Senate with respect to gender, 

race, and ethnicity. The review must consider job responsibilities, 

experience, and outside qualifications, including education, for such 

comparisons. Providing such compensation data is strictly voluntary for any Senator’s office or Senate Committee, and any such 

office may direct that its data be excluded from any data provided 

for the review. The review should note how many offices, in the aggregate, chose not to participate. The Secretary, or contracting entity, must also take all reasonable and necessary steps to ensure 

that the data gathered is securely protected and kept confidential. 

The Committee directs that such a review be started, or contracted 

out, within 12 months of enactment and that a report summarizing 

such review be submitted, within 18 months of enactment, to the 
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Committee on Appropriations and upon request to any Senator. 

Such report must provide summaries of such comparisons and exclude any information that could be used to identify any individual, 

any Senators’ office, any Committee, or any other entity of the Senate, similar to reports published in 2001 and 2006. 

Senate Internship Opportunities Bulletin.—The Committee believes that the Senate should do more to make Senate internships 

accessible to those who qualify for them. The Committee directs the 

Senate Placement Office to establish an Internship Opportunities 

Bulletin on its website as a central resource for Senators’ offices 

and Committees that wish to publicize internship opportunities in 

the Senate. The bulletin should be similar in format and operation 

to the current Senate Employment Bulletin. The bulletin should 

feature a clear statement that such opportunities are only those requested for public listing by Senators’ Offices and Committees and 

that other opportunities may be available. Such bulletin should be 

operational not later than 90 days after enactment or as soon as 

practicable following prompt notification to the Committee. 

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $424,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 474,555,605 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 429,000,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 

2019 of $429,000,000 for the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office 

Expense Account [SOPOEA]. The recommendation is an increase of 

$5,000,000 to the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $45,555,605 

below the fiscal year 2019 request. Of the funding provided, 

$20,128,950 is available until September 30, 2021. 

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 2019 totals $296,084,348. 

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 $508,377 per office, or $50,837,700 for all 100 Senators. 

The third component of the SOPOEA account is for official office 

expenses and totals $20,128,950. Each Senator’s office is allocated 

an amount for office expenses, as displayed in the following table. 

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 
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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. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 

ALLOWANCE FISCAL YEAR 2019 

State 

Administrative 

and clerical 

assistance 

allowance 

1/1/2019 

Legislative 

assistance 

allowance 

1/1/2019 

O.O.E.A. 

allowance 

1/1/2019 

Total allowance 

1/1/2019 

Alabama ........................................................................ $2,736,660 $508,377 $182,501 $3,427,538 

Alaska ........................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 252,440 3,497,477 

Arizona .......................................................................... 2,978,106 508,377 209,140 3,695,623 

Arkansas ....................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 168,597 3,413,634 

California ...................................................................... 4,349,344 508,377 481,342 5,339,063 

Colorado ........................................................................ 2,817,140 508,377 192,406 3,517,923 

Connecticut ................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 160,739 3,405,776 

Delaware ....................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 128,872 3,373,909 

Florida ........................................................................... 3,937,413 508,377 321,311 4,767,101 

Georgia .......................................................................... 3,219,560 508,377 218,853 3,946,790 

Hawaii ........................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 280,923 3,525,960 

Idaho ............................................................................. 2,736,660 508,377 166,234 3,411,271 

Illinois ........................................................................... 3,380,525 508,377 262,778 4,151,680 

Indiana .......................................................................... 2,897,625 508,377 192,987 3,598,989 

Iowa ............................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 169,544 3,414,581 

Kansas .......................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 167,529 3,412,566 

Kentucky ........................................................................ 2,736,660 508,377 176,037 3,421,074 

Louisiana ....................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 185,677 3,430,714 

Maine ............................................................................ 2,736,660 508,377 148,069 3,393,106 

Maryland ....................................................................... 2,897,625 508,377 173,253 3,579,255 

Massachusetts .............................................................. 2,897,625 508,377 196,383 3,602,385 

Michigan ....................................................................... 3,219,560 508,377 229,733 3,957,670 

Minnesota ..................................................................... 2,817,140 508,377 188,153 3,513,670 

Mississippi .................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 167,570 3,412,607 

Missouri ........................................................................ 2,897,625 508,377 195,796 3,601,798 

Montana ........................................................................ 2,736,660 508,377 162,534 3,407,571 

Nebraska ....................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 160,735 3,405,772 

Nevada .......................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 178,158 3,423,195 

New Hampshire ............................................................. 2,736,660 508,377 143,450 3,388,487 

New Jersey .................................................................... 3,139,072 508,377 203,883 3,851,332 

New Mexico ................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 167,544 3,412,581 

New York ....................................................................... 3,885,919 508,377 320,467 4,714,763 

North Carolina .............................................................. 3,219,560 508,377 219,092 3,947,029 

North Dakota ................................................................. 2,736,660 508,377 150,879 3,395,916 

Ohio ............................................................................... 3,300,044 508,377 249,098 4,057,519 

Oklahoma ...................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 179,850 3,424,887 

Oregon ........................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 192,043 3,437,080 

Pennsylvania ................................................................. 3,380,525 508,377 256,849 4,145,751 

Rhode Island ................................................................. 2,736,660 508,377 139,054 3,384,091 

South Carolina .............................................................. 2,817,140 508,377 176,454 3,501,971 

South Dakota ................................................................ 2,736,660 508,377 151,939 3,396,976 

Tennessee ..................................................................... 2,897,625 508,377 195,872 3,601,874 

Texas ............................................................................. 4,349,344 508,377 381,641 5,239,362 

Utah .............................................................................. 2,736,660 508,377 173,363 3,418,400 

Vermont ......................................................................... 2,736,660 508,377 136,650 3,381,687 

Virginia ......................................................................... 3,058,591 508,377 197,301 3,764,269 

Washington ................................................................... 2,978,106 508,377 219,644 3,706,127 

West Virginia ................................................................ 2,736,660 508,377 146,283 3,391,320 

Wisconsin ...................................................................... 2,817,140 508,377 191,198 3,516,715 

Wyoming ........................................................................ 2,736,660 508,377 153,627 3,398,664 

TOTAL ............................................................... 148,042,174 25,418,850 10,064,475 183,525,499 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 

ALLOWANCE FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

State 

Administrative 

and clerical 

assistance 

allowance 

1/1/2019 

Legislative 

assistance 

allowance 

1/1/2019 

O.O.E.A. 

allowance 

1/1/2019 

Total allowance 

1/1/2019 

x2 x2 x2 x2 

GRAND TOTAL ................................................................ 296,084,348 50,837,700 20,128,950 367,050,998 

According to the most recent employment data compiled by the 

Secretary of the Senate, as of May 31, 2018, there were 4,085 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 2019 funding level for this account anticipates 

$123,972,000 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 Intern Compensation.—The Committee believes that Senate internships should be available to the broadest possible pool of 

candidates who have the ability and interest to serve. Unfortunately, unpaid internships exclude those who cannot independently 

afford to work without pay, hindering students’ future career opportunities and making it more difficult for Senators to attract and 

hire the most qualified interns, regardless of socioeconomic status. 

One important step to expanding Senate opportunities is to provide 

interns financial compensation via a salary or stipend, which would 

provide an avenue for more students to have the opportunity to 

serve their country and gain experience toward a career in public 

service. 

In addition to funding allocated in the table above for Senators’ 

office allowances and for agency contribution costs, the bill includes 

$5,000,000 for the sole purpose of providing financial compensation 

to interns. Any intern compensation funding that remains unspent 

by any office will be returned to the Treasury in accordance with 

section 101 of the bill. Such funding is directed to be allocated 

among Senators’ offices in relative proportion to funds allocated for 

each office’s administrative and clerical assistance allowance for 

fiscal year 2019 shown in the table above, which reflect natural 

variables including State populations, with a small additional 
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amount for non-contiguous states. On average, each office will be 

allocated an estimated $50,000 for intern compensation. 

Estimated Senators’ Office Allocations for Intern Compensation 

State Intern 

Alabama ............................................................................................................................................................... $46,000 

Alaska ................................................................................................................................................................... 51,000 

Arizona .................................................................................................................................................................. 50,100 

Arkansas ............................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

California .............................................................................................................................................................. 73,200 

Colorado ............................................................................................................................................................... 47,400 

Connecticut .......................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Delaware ............................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Florida .................................................................................................................................................................. 66,200 

Georgia ................................................................................................................................................................. 54,200 

Hawaii .................................................................................................................................................................. 51,000 

Idaho .................................................................................................................................................................... 46,030 

Illinois ................................................................................................................................................................... 56,900 

Indiana ................................................................................................................................................................. 48,700 

Iowa ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Kansas .................................................................................................................................................................. 46,000 

Kentucky ............................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Louisiana .............................................................................................................................................................. 46,000 

Maine .................................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Maryland ............................................................................................................................................................... 48,700 

Massachusetts ..................................................................................................................................................... 48,700 

Michigan ............................................................................................................................................................... 54,200 

Minnesota ............................................................................................................................................................. 47,400 

Mississippi ........................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Missouri ................................................................................................................................................................ 48,700 

Montana ............................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Nebraska .............................................................................................................................................................. 46,000 

Nevada ................................................................................................................................................................. 46,000 

New Hampshire .................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

New Jersey ............................................................................................................................................................ 52,800 

New Mexico ........................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

New York .............................................................................................................................................................. 65,400 

North Carolina ...................................................................................................................................................... 54,200 

North Dakota ........................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 

Ohio ...................................................................................................................................................................... 55,500 

Oklahoma ............................................................................................................................................................. 46,000 

Oregon .................................................................................................................................................................. 46,000 

Pennsylvania ........................................................................................................................................................ 56,900 

Rhode Island ........................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 

South Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................... 47,400 

South Dakota ........................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 

Tennessee ............................................................................................................................................................. 48,700 

Texas .................................................................................................................................................................... 73,200 

Utah ...................................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Vermont ................................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 

Virginia ................................................................................................................................................................. 51,400 

Washington ........................................................................................................................................................... 50,100 

West Virginia ........................................................................................................................................................ 46,000 

Wisconsin ............................................................................................................................................................. 47,400 

Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................................... 46,000 

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $300,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 300,000 

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 2018 appropriation and the fiscal year 2019 request. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. 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. 102. This provision relates to the cost of living adjustments 

for Members of Congress. 

SEC. 103. This provision relates to electronic filings with the Federal Election Commission. 

JOINT ITEMS 

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,203,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 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 2018 appropriation and the fiscal year 2019 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 COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $11,169,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 11,169,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,169,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,169,000 for 

salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation. The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and the 

fiscal year 2019 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. 
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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,838,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,798,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,798,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,798,000 for 

the Office of the Attending Physician. The recommendation is 

$40,000 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and equal to the 

fiscal year 2019 request. The Office was first established by House 

Resolution 253, adopted December 5, 1928. 

OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,444,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,486,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,486,000 

The Committee recommends $1,486,000 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $426,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 456,358,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 453,037,000 

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 $453,037,000 for the USCP. The 

recommendation is $26,537,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and is $3,321,000 below the fiscal year 2019 request. The 

recommended funding fully supports the fourth year of a 5-year 

plan to expand the number of USCP officers by an estimated 20 

percent. Not less than 90 days after enactment, the USCP is directed to report to the Committee detailing the deployment plan for 

new officers requested for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 and how such 

plan reflects a risk-based analysis of threats to the campus and to 

Members of Congress. Such analysis should incorporate the findings of the updated security assessment required by the explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018. 

Risk-Based Protections for Members of Congress.—As highlighted 

by the 2017 shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, evolving threats to 
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Congress include the physical targeting of Members of Congress. In 

addition to securing the Capitol campus, the Committee finds that 

ensuring the continuity of government must include protecting the 

physical security of Members. The bill includes $1,000,000 to enhance Member security outside of the Capitol campus in the National Capital Region, as warranted by risk-based analyses. Such 

funds may be used to reimburse local law enforcement and/or support additional dignitary protection teams to be assigned on a flexible and dynamic basis. The Committee further expects the USCP 

to adopt Inspector General recommendations on improving the effectiveness of USCP units, including those other than the Uniformed Services Bureau, to better position the USCP to expand offcampus security for Members. The USCP is directed to report to 

the Committee within 90 days of enactment on plans for utilizing 

the increased funding for off-campus Member security in the National Capital Region, including cost estimates for expanding such 

efforts. The USCP is also directed to include in such report a recommendation to the Committee on specific features of such events 

that may warrant a threat assessment. Such recommendation 

should be made in a format that could better inform Members and 

staff of events that may need to be alerted to the USCP. 

SALARIES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $351,700,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 374,804,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 371,483,000 

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 $371,483,000 for USCP salaries, 

which is $19,783,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$3,321,000 below the fiscal year 2019 request. The Committee recommendation provides half year funding for a minimum of an additional 72 sworn and 20 civilian officers. 

USCP Office of Inspector General.—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 

$43,668,000 for overtime in fiscal year 2019. This provides for approximately 665,262 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. 
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The Committee directs the USCP to provide for overtime in accordance with the budget request, as provided for in the following 

table. 

Funding Hours 

estimated 

Scheduled, (including training) .............................................................................................. $40,550,000 617,762 

Unscheduled ............................................................................................................................ 2,626,000 40,000 

LOC—non-reimbursable events ............................................................................................. 492,000 7,500 

Total ........................................................................................................................... 43,668,000 665,262 

The recommendation does not include funds for USCP overtime 

for requirements associated with 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $74,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 81,554,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 81,554,000 

Expenses include office supplies and equipment, communications, 

motor vehicles, uniforms and equipment, investigations, training, 

and miscellaneous items. 

The Committee recommends $81,554,000 for general expenses, 

which is $6,754,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

identical to the fiscal year 2019 request. 

Physical Fitness Study.—Law enforcement is a physically challenging profession and a high level of physical fitness is essential 

to many police functions. The Committee appreciates the high level 

of skill and physical fitness that enables USCP sworn officers to be 

fully prepared to respond to any number of possible critical incidents that may occur on the Capitol complex. The Committee notes 

that sworn officers undergo rigorous physical fitness testing and requirements during the recruitment and onboarding process, but 

that there are no ongoing requirements. As such, the Committee 

directs USCP to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing 

a continuing physical fitness program for sworn officers. The study 

should review the physical fitness standards and requirements of 

other Federal law enforcement agencies and the extent to which 

USCP incorporates similar standards and requirements; evaluate 

the feasibility of implementing a mandatory ongoing physical fitness testing and requirement program, including estimated costs 

and timeline for implementation; identify and evaluate alternative 

voluntary physical fitness and physical wellness programs for 

sworn officers; and assess any challenges to all such physical fitness programs identified. The report is due to the Committee not 

later than 120 days after enactment. 

Training to ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’.—Similar to CPR training, which is 

an important life-saving skill, basic bleeding control techniques are 
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critical to saving lives. Developed by the American College of Surgeons after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training works to enhance survivability from mass shootings as well as other casualty events 

such as car accidents and home accidents. ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training 

empowers first responders, as well as non-professional individuals, 

with basic skills and techniques to immediately control external 

bleeding until medical help arrives. The American College of Surgeons provides both direct training and ‘‘train the trainer’’ courses 

with the educational component of Stop the Bleed offered free of 

charge and courses are run at cost. The Committee supports the 

expansion of ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ training on the Capitol campus, as 

well as in schools, workplaces, and other organizations, in order to 

improve survival rates of mass shootings and other events causing 

life-threating external bleeding. 

The Committee appreciates that the UCSP has begun providing 

bleeding control training to officers. The Committee directs the 

USCP to continue such efforts, utilizing the ‘‘Stop the Bleed’’ methodology, to ensure that all officers can respond to and administer 

basic bleeding control techniques to individuals with trauma. The 

Committee directs the USCP to provide a report to the Committee 

within 30 days of enactment detailing such training plans for new 

recruits and current officers. 

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,959,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,552,757 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,332,670 

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 $6,332,670 for 

the salaries and expenses of the OOC, which is $1,373,670 above 

the fiscal year 2018 enacted level and $1,779,913 above the fiscal 

year 2019 request. 

Compliance and Training Additional Resources.—The Committee 

commends the Senate’s action on reforming the Congressional Accountability Act [CAA] and the process by which harassment and 

discrimination are reported in the workplace. In support of the ongoing CAA reform efforts and the increasing role of the Office of 

Compliance [OOC] in compliance and training of Legislative 

Branch offices and agencies, which includes the addition of the Library of Congress to OOC’s jurisdiction earlier this year, the Committee provides a $1,373,670 funding increase over the fiscal year 

2018 enacted level. 
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $49,945,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 50,737,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,295,000 

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 $50,295,000 for 

the CBO. The recommendation is $350,000 above the fiscal year 

2018 appropriation and $442,000 below the fiscal year 2019 request. 

Promoting Transparency.—The Congressional Budget Office provides Congress with budgetary and economic analysis that is important to the legislative process and can have significant policy 

implications. The Committee supports CBO’s current and planned 

efforts of improving and promoting transparency of the agency’s 

modeling and cost estimate process. CBO should continue with efforts on transparency that respect the interests of Congress and 

maintain the agency’s professional independence. To that end, the 

Committee provides funding to support CBO’s request to hire an 

estimated 10 new employees (8 FTEs) for transparency and responsiveness efforts for fiscal year 2019. Further, the Committee directs 

CBO to provide the Committee with a report on planned future 

transparency efforts within 90 days of enactment, which should 

also include proposals on making supporting documents covering 

methods and assumptions used in analyses and cost estimates publicly available to a greater degree, and review the feasibility of 

placing interactive models online and releasing source code for 

computer programs used in analyses. 

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 

$509,776,264 for activities of the Architect of the Capitol, excluding 

the House Office Buildings account. The recommendation is 

$5,230,439 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$61,549,439 below the fiscal year 2019 request. 
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The following table compares the Committee recommendation for 

the AOC accounts to the fiscal year 2019 request, excluding the 

House Office Buildings account. 

Item Fiscal year 2019 

request 

Committee recommendation Difference 

Capital Construction and Operations .......................................... $103,962,000 $102,131,903 $(1,830,097 ) 

Capitol Building ........................................................................... 46,154,000 39,318,335 (6,835,665 ) 

Capitol Grounds ........................................................................... 17,978,000 16,160,439 (1,817,561 ) 

Senate Office Buildings ............................................................... 80,535,000 92,918,081 ∂12,383,081 

Capitol Power Plant ..................................................................... 118,980,000 102,827,258 (16,152,742 ) 

Library Buildings and Grounds .................................................... 113,427,000 64,125,666 (49,301,334 ) 

Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security ........................ 59,309,000 54,680,047 (4,628,953 ) 

Botanic Garden ............................................................................ 14,659,000 14,559,589 (99,411 ) 

Capitol Visitor Center .................................................................. 23,332,000 23,054,946 (267,054 ) 

Total ................................................................................ 578,326,000 509,776,264 (68,549,736 ) 

Outdoor Recycling.—The Committee commends the efforts of the 

Architect of the Capitol and the United States Capitol Police 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. The AOC is 

also encouraged to work with the USCP to find additional locations 

where garbage and recycling cans can be co-located and clearly 

marked on the Capitol grounds. 

Office of Inspector General.—The Committee feels strongly that 

the AOC IG must maintain a staffing level commensurate with the 

scale of AOC’s vast portfolio of operations, constructions, and contract oversight. Within funds provided, the Committee directs the 

AOC IG to employ not fewer than 14 full-time equivalent positions 

during fiscal year 2019. The Committee also directs the AOC to ensure that sufficient funding is available for contracts and other expenses identified by the AOC IG to fulfill its mission. Finally, the 

Committee reiterates that the independence of the AOC IG is of 

the utmost importance. 

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $93,478,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 103,962,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 102,131,903 

The Capital 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. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $102,131,903 for 

capital construction and operations. The recommendation is 

$8,653,903 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $1,829,895 

below the fiscal year 2019 request. 
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CAPITOL BUILDING

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $45,300,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 46,154,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 39,318,335 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,318,335 for 

necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the 

Capitol, which is $5,981,665 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $6,835,665 below the fiscal year 2019 request. Of the 

amount recommended, $12,981,000 shall remain available until 

September 30, 2023. 

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 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee 

recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $26,648,000 $26,337,335 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Senate Reception Room Restoration & Conservation, USC ................................................... 4,750,000 ........................

Kitchen and Exhaust Renovation, USC ................................................................................... 1,775,000 ........................

Fire Alarm System Upgrade, USC ........................................................................................... 2,525,000 2,525,000 

Security Improvements, House Chamber USC ........................................................................ 4,857,000 4,857,000 

Conservation of Fine and Architectural Art ............................................................................ 599,000 599,000 

Minor Construction .................................................................................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ........................................................................................... 19,506,000 12,981,999 

Total, Capitol Building .............................................................................................. 46,154,000 39,318,335 

CAPITOL GROUNDS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $13,333,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 17,978,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,160,439 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,160,439 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 $2,827,439 above 

the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $1,817,561 below the fiscal 

year 2019 request. Of the amount recommended, $5,019,000 shall 

remain available until September 30, 2023. 

The following table displays the budget detail: 
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CAPITOL GROUNDS 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $11,242,000 $11,141,439 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Capitol Square Infrastructure Repair, CG .............................................................................. 1,217,000 ........................

Light Pole Structural Repairs and Improvements, Phases III-VI, CG .................................... 2,519,000 2,519,000 

Minor Construction .................................................................................................................. 3,000,000 2,500,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ........................................................................................... 6,736,000 5,019,000 

Total, Capitol Grounds .............................................................................................. 17,978,000 16,160,439 

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $101,614,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 80,535,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 92,918,081 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,918,081 for 

maintenance of the Senate office buildings. The recommendation is 

$8,695,919 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$12,383,081 above the fiscal year 2019 request. Of the amount recommended, $31,162,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

2023. 

The following table displays the budget detail: 

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $62,400,000 $61,756,081 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Exterior Envelope Repair & Restoration, Phases IV & V, RSOB ............................................ ........................ 24,706,000 

HVAC AHU Improvements, HSOB ............................................................................................ 11,679,000 ........................

Fire Alarm System Upgrade, DSOB ......................................................................................... 606,000 606,000 

Emergency Generator Replacement, HSOB ............................................................................. 850,000 850,000 

Minor Construction .................................................................................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ........................................................................................... 18,135,000 31,162,000 

Total, Senate Office Buildings .................................................................................. 80,535,000 92,918,081 

Russell Senate Office Building.—The Committee appreciates that 

the AOC has continued to make significant progress on implementing solutions recommended by a Blue Ribbon Panel to address 

potential fire hazards in the Russell Senate Office Building. The 

Committee believes that continued oversight of the project is essential to ensure it is completed as soon as possible. 

Senate Child Care Facilities.—The Committee notes that the 

physical capacity of the Senate Employee Child Care Center 
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[SECCC] is extremely limited relative to the number of Senate employees. The SECCC currently cares for an estimated 68 infants 

and children while the Senate currently employs an estimated 

6,400 individuals. This limited capacity has resulted in long 

waitlists and, ultimately, most Senate employees with children are 

unable to place a child with the SECCC. Without a larger capacity, 

the SECCC will continue to serve only a small portion of the child 

care needs of the Senate community. The program operations of the 

SECCC are not under the purview of the AOC. However, the AOC 

is in a unique position to evaluate potential options for expanding 

the physical capacity of the SECCC—specifically, the AOC maintains the existing SECCC facilities and other Capitol facilities that 

may contribute to expanding SECCC capacity. The AOC would also 

be involved in acquiring or constructing any potential new Senate 

facilities. The Committee directs the AOC to identify and evaluate 

options for expanding the physical capacity of the SECCC. The 

AOC should include in its evaluation existing facilities within the 

purview of AOC, including those associated with the Library of 

Congress, and should prioritize timeliness for expanding SECCC 

capacity. The Committee directs the AOC to provide a report to the 

Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules and Administration detailing such options within 180 days of enactment. 

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $106,694,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 118,980,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 97,827,258 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $97,827,258 for 

the operations of the Capitol Power Plant. This is supplemented by 

$9,000,000 in reimbursements, for a total of $106,827,258. The recommendation is $8,866,742 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $21,152,742 below the fiscal year 2019 request. Of the 

amount provided, $15,286,617 shall remain available until September 30, 2023. 

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. 

The Committee supports continuation of the project, first begun 

in fiscal year 2012, to replace the cooling towers in the West Refrigeration Plant. The Committee notes that the project cost will 

total $232,600,000 and that $107,500,000 in appropriations has already been provided spanning eight fiscal years. The remaining 

$125,100,000 will be requested over the course of another severalyear period. Recognizing that funding for several phases of this 

project has already needed to be divided into additional, smaller 

phases, the Committee provides $5,139,617 of the $21,215,000 re-
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quested for fiscal year 2019. The Committee looks forward to continuing efforts on this project. 

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 2019 ESTIMATED UTILITY COSTS 

Cost 

Purchase of electrical energy .............................................................................................................................. $26,805,000 

Purchase of natural gas ...................................................................................................................................... 14,570,000 

Purchase of steam ............................................................................................................................................... 1,060,000 

Purchase of chilled water .................................................................................................................................... ........................

Purchase of oil ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,411,000 

Purchase of solid fuel .......................................................................................................................................... 500,000 

Water and Sewer payments ................................................................................................................................. 7,668,000 

Utilities for Postal Square ................................................................................................................................... 725,000 

Energy Saving Performance Contracts ................................................................................................................ 14,711,000 

Energy Reduction Services Contract .................................................................................................................... 650,000 

Total ........................................................................................................................................................ 68,100,000 

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 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee 

recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget .................................................................................. $82,688,000 $82,540,641 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Cooling Tower Renovation and Electrical Upgrades, RPR Phase IV, WRP ........................ 21,215,000 5,139,617 

Switchgear B and Pump Replacement, RPR, Phase VI, WRP ............................................ 724,000 724,000 

Condensor Water Pump and HVAC Replacement, RPR Phase VII, WRP ............................ 714,000 714,000 

Tunnel Waterproofing, Y Tunnel ......................................................................................... 4,709,000 4,709,000 

Pipe Expansion Joint Improvements, G Tunnel .................................................................. 4,930,000 ..........................

Minor Construction .............................................................................................................. 4,000,000 4,000,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ....................................................................................... 36,292,000 15,286,617 

Total, Capitol Power Plant .................................................................................... 127,980,000 106,827,258 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $74,873,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 113,427,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 64,125,666 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,125,666 for 

the care and maintenance of the Library buildings and grounds by 

the Architect of the Capitol, of which $36,254,000 shall remain 

available until September 30, 2023. The recommendation is 
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$10,747,334 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$49,301,334 below the fiscal year 2019 request. 

The following table displays the budget detail: 

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $28,122,000 $27,871,666 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Collection Storage Module 6, Ft. Meade ................................................................................ 46,226,000 ........................

North Exit Stair B, Phase II, TJB ............................................................................................ 18,090,000 18,090,000 

Emergency Lighting System Upgrade, TJB ............................................................................. 7,490,000 7,490,000 

Fire Alarm and Audibility Upgrade, JMMB ............................................................................. 1,622,000 1,622,000 

Exterior Masonry and Envelope Repairs, JAB ......................................................................... 1,676,000 1,676,000 

Exterior Masonry and Envelope Repairs, TJB ......................................................................... 2,149,000 2,149,000 

Book Conveyor System Removal and In-Fill, JMMB ............................................................... 4,762,000 4,762,000 

ESPC Management .................................................................................................................. 1,790,000 1,790,000 

Minor Construction .................................................................................................................. 2,500,000 2,500,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ........................................................................................... 85,305,000 36,254,000 

Total, Library Buildings & Grounds .......................................................................... 113,427,000 64,125,666 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $34,249,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 59,309,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 54,680,047 

The Committee recommends $54,680,047 for Capitol Police 

Buildings, Grounds, and Security, which is $20,431,047 above the 

fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $4,628,953 below the fiscal year 

2019 request. Of this amount, $28,777,000 shall remain available 

until September 30, 2023. 

The following table displays the budget detail: 

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee 

recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $25,937,000 $25,903,047 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Chiller Replacement and Chilled Water System Expansion, Phase I, ACF ............................ 15,477,000 15,477,000 

Perimeter Security Fence Modification, OSP ........................................................................... 4,595,000 ........................

Barrier Lifecycle and Perimeter Securoty Kiosk Replacement, Phase III, OSP ...................... 8,300,000 8,300,000 

Minor Construction .................................................................................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ........................................................................................... 33,372,000 28,777,000 

Total, Capitol Police Buildings & Grounds ............................................................... 59,308,000 54,680,047 
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BOTANIC GARDEN

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $13,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 14,659,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 14,559,589 

The Committee recommends $14,559,589 for salaries and expenses of the Botanic Garden. The recommendation is $759,589 

above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $99,411 below the fiscal year budget request 2019 request. Of this amount, $3,559,000 

shall remain available until September 30, 2023. 

The following table displays the budget detail: 

BOTANIC GARDEN 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $11,100,000 $11,000,589 

Fiscal Year 2019 Project Budget 

Security Upgrade ..................................................................................................................... 959,000 959,000 

Minor Construction .................................................................................................................. 2,600,000 2,600,000 

Subtotal, Project Budget ........................................................................................... 3,559,000 3,559,000 

Total, Botanic Garden ............................................................................................... 14,659,000 14,559,589 

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $21,470,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 23,322,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 23,054,946 

The Committee recommends a total of $23,054,946 for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center. The recommendation is 

$1,584,946 the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $267,054 below 

the fiscal year 2019 request. 

The following table displays the budget detail: 

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 

Item Amount 

requested 

Committee recommendation 

Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget 

Subtotal, Operating Budget ...................................................................................... $23,322,000 $23,054,946 

Total, Capitol Visitor Center ...................................................................................... 23,322,000 23,054,946 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 110. This provision prohibits payment of bonuses to contractors behind schedule or over budget. 

SEC. 111. This provision prohibits the expenditure of funds for 

scrims containing photographs of building facades for projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. 
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world and 

an unmatched source of information for Congress, the American 

people and beyond. The Library acquires, registers, preserves, protects and makes accessible the creative record of the United States. 

It is the main research arm of the United States Congress and its 

resources and services are used by millions of people every month. 

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 162 million 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 $687,422,000 for the Library of Congress, an increase of $17,532,000 above the fiscal year 

2018 appropriation and $14,767,000 above the fiscal year 2019 request. 

In addition to the appropriation, the Library estimates receipts 

of $55,818,000, funds from gifts and trusts totaling $14,549,000, 

and reimbursable and revolving funds totaling $194,608,000. Total 

funds available to support Library operations, including the Architect of the Capitol account, are expected to be approximately 

$1,016,522,666 in fiscal year 2019 under the Committee recommendation. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... $477,017,000 

Authority to spend receipts ........................................................... 6,350,000 

Net, salaries and expenses ......................................................... 470,667,000 

Budget estimate, 2019: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 475,196,000 

Authority to spend receipts ........................................................... 6,000,000 

Net, salaries and expenses ......................................................... 469,196,000 

Committee recommendation: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 474,429,000 

Authority to spend receipts ........................................................... 6,000,000 

Net, salaries and expenses ......................................................... 468,429,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $468,429,000 for 

salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress and approves authority to spend receipts of $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2019, for a 

total of $474,429,000. The recommendation is $2,238,000 below the 

fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $767,000 below the fiscal year 

2019 request. Included within this recommendation, as requested 
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by the Library for fiscal year 2019, is $17,700,000 for the third 

phase of relocating the Library’s primary computing facility; 

$4,019,000 for Special Collection Arrearage Reduction, and 

$1,756,000 for Law Library Strengthening Capacity in both 

Digitization, and Staff Expertise and Foreign Specialists. The Committee expects the Library to provide a detailed spend plan, including any increase in FTE levels for the IT modernization intended 

to be addressed with the funds provided in fiscal year 2019. 

Thomas Jefferson Building Visitor Experience.—The Committee 

and the Congress continue to support the public-private partnership to enhance visitors’ experiences at the Library of Congress by 

expanding, revitalizing, and better showcasing the Library’s available programs and historical artifacts. While the development of 

the Master Plan is underway, for fiscal year 2019 the Committee 

provides $25,580,000 within the Architect of the Capitol’s budget to 

address certain infrastructure needs and projects of the Thomas 

Jefferson Building, including two egress requirements. The Committee directs the Library to expeditiously provide a detailed budget justification for the project, as detailed in the Statement of Managers to accompany the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 

(Public Law 115–141). 

Veterans History Project.—The Committee recommends an appro- priation of $2,349,000 for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History 

Project [VHP]. 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. 

Through an active national outreach effort to volunteer organizations, institutions, and individuals across the country, VHP gained 

new participants and acquired 4,335 new collections in fiscal year 

2017. The Committee supports VHP’s ongoing digitization efforts, 

with the portion of materials digitized reaching 43,541 in fiscal 

year 2017. 

Surplus Books Program.—The Committee supports the Library’s 

Surplus Books Program, which acts as an ambassador of goodwill 

for the Library nationwide by providing excess books to local libraries and non-profits across the country. The program is utilized by 

participating institutions to expand literary collections and provide 

individuals access to a broad variety of reading materials. The 

Committee expects the Library to provide adequate funding for the 

program, at not less than the current level, in order to ensure continued nationwide access to the program. 

Teaching with Primary Sources.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $8,653,000 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 
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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. 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. 

National Film and Sound Recording Preservation Programs.— 

The Committee recognizes the important work of the National Film 

Preservation Program and the National Sound Recording Preservation Program, including the federally chartered National Film and 

National Recording Preservation Foundations. Consistent with the 

authorizing statute, the Foundations utilize both public and private 

matching funds to provide grants to a wide array of educational 

and non-profit organizations that help preserve historical and cultural artifacts that would otherwise disappear or be destroyed over 

time. Given that these programs were reauthorized under the Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–217), the Committee expects that the Library will provide support to these programs. 

World Digital Library.—The Committee appreciates the Library’s 

role in launching the website and daily operations of the World 

Digital Library since its establishment in 2009. This multi-national 

project has made valuable primary materials from all countries and 

cultures available to the public—all free of charge and in multilingual formats. This has expanded the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, promoting more intercultural understanding, as well as providing more accessible resources for educators, scholars, and the general public. Recognizing the value of 

the World Digital Library collections and content, the Library is directed to continue making these materials accessible through fiscal 

year 2019 as long-term, sustainable management of the project is 

transitioned from the Library to a partner organization, as 

planned. 
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... $72,011,000 

Authority to spend receipts ........................................................... 41,305,000 

Prior year unobligated balances .................................................... 2,260,000 

Net, salaries and expenses ......................................................... 28,446,000 

Budget estimate, 2019: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 86,438,000 

Authority to spend receipts ........................................................... 43,464,000 

Prior year unobligated balances .................................................... 4,328,000 

Net, salaries and expenses ......................................................... 38,646,000 

Committee recommendation: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 92,462,000 

Authority to spend receipts ........................................................... 45,490,000 

Prior year unobligated balances .................................................... 4,328,000 

Net, salaries and expenses ......................................................... 42,644,000 

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 

$42,644,000 for the Copyright Office; approves authority to spend 

receipts of $45,490,000 in fiscal year 2019; and approves authority 

to spend prior year unobligated balances of $4,328,000, for a total 

of $92,462,000. The recommendation for total funding available is 

$20,451,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$6,024,000 above the fiscal year 2019 request. 

Information Technology Modernization.—The recommendation includes $12,121,000 for Copyright Office IT modernization, fully 

funding the request. The Committee commends the collaboration of 

the Copyright Office with the Library’s Office of Chief Information 

Officer [OCIO] in the overall IT modernization effort for the Library, and looks forward to the forthcoming revised IT modernization plan for the Office. The Committee directs the Copyright Office 

and the Library’s OCIO to continue to work together to achieve efficiencies in shared services, while allowing for mission specific 

modernization to be the responsibility of the Copyright Office. 

The Committee directs the Copyright Office to provide a detailed 

spend plan for the IT enhancements intended to be addressed with 

the funds provided in fiscal year 2019. 
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $119,279,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 113,621,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 123,828,000 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $123,828,000 for 

the Congressional Research Service. The recommendation is 

$4,549,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and 

$10,207,000 above the fiscal year 2019 request. 

Update to Public Products Program.—The fiscal year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 115–141) included a provision directing the Library of Congress’s Congressional Research 

Service [CRS] to make available to the public all non-confidential 

CRS products on a website operated and maintained by the Library 

of Congress. As per the Statement of Managers to accompany Public Law 115–141, ‘‘Non-confidential CRS products include any written CRS products containing research or analysis that are 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. Non-confidential CRS reports do not include material prepared in response 

to Congressional requests for confidential analysis or research.’’ 

The Committee seeks to make clear its intent that CRS will continue to treat any material prepared in response to Congressional 

requests for confidential analysis or research, including the requests themselves, as confidential to that Member of Congress and/ 

or his or her Congressional staff, and CRS may not make public 

such requests, analysis or research. The Committee also directs 

CRS to conduct and participate in outreach to House and Senate 

Member Offices, Committees, and other Congressional users to ensure that the Congressional community is aware that such longstanding confidentiality assurances will continue unchanged. 

User Friendly Information Products.—The Committee previously 

directed CRS to survey how its reports and information products 

could be re-packaged into more user friendly formats for ‘‘ready on 

the go’’ scenarios (Five things you must know, 30 second videos, 

etc.). The Committee remains interested in how these user-friendly 

formats can be incorporated in the suite of products and services 

that CRS provides and requests that CRS report on what sort of 

these information delivery systems would be most feasible to provide to Congressional members and staff. 

Congressional Research Service Modernization.—The Committee 

recognizes the tremendous value that the Congressional Research 

Service [CRS] has added to Congress by providing objective, authoritative, nonpartisan, and confidential research and analysis on 

the breadth of policy issues considered during each legislative session since its inception in 1914. Included in the Committee’s recommendation is $4,000,000 to continue modernization of CRS’s 

mission-specific information systems to increase efficiency of the office while protecting confidentiality of congressional data. 

Strengthening Research Capacity.—The Committee appreciates 

CRS finding innovative ways to meet congressional demand in a resource constrained environment. To restore lost research capacity, 
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the Committee recommendation provides $2,743,000 to support an 

additional 20 full-time equivalents. 

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $51,498,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 51,192,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 52,521,000 

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, 55 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. Thirty-two subregional libraries in 10 States, and Guam, assist at the local public 

library level. In addition, 14 Advisory and Outreach Centers assist 

regional libraries in provision of services. Fifty-two 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 800,000. 

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $52,521,000 for 

salaries and expenses for Books for the Blind and Physically 

Handicapped. The recommendation is $1,023,000 above the fiscal 

year 2018 appropriation and $1,329,000 above the fiscal year 2019 

request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 150. 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 
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and distributing that information has transformed dramatically 

with the advent of the digital revolution. 

Today, GPO provides free online public access to more than 1.5 

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. Since 2009, GPO has experienced 

more than 1.5 billion digital retrievals from its Federal Digital System and in February 2018 GPO introduced the next generation of 

its digital information system, govinfo.gov, symbolizing the evolution of how Americans access Government information in the digital era. 

CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $79,528,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 79,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 79,000,000 

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 $79,000,000 for congressional publishing. The recommendation is $528,000 below the fiscal year 2018 

appropriation and equal to the 2019 request. 

The following table compares the component categories within 

this account for fiscal year 2018 and the fiscal year 2019 request. 

The Committee has not recommended separate amounts for each 

activity in order to give GPO the flexibility to meet changing requirements. 

CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 

Fiscal year 

2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 

2019 

requested 

Congressional Record Publications ............................................................................ $22,193,000 $21,753,000 

Miscellaneous publications ......................................................................................... 3,267,000 3,376,000 

Miscellaneous publishing and services ...................................................................... 18,311,000 18,839,000 

Details to Congress .................................................................................................... 4,452,000 4,452,000 

Document envelopes and document franks ............................................................... 569,000 571,000 

Business and committee calendars ........................................................................... 3,765,000 2,696,000 

Bills, resolutions, and amendments ........................................................................... 3,828,000 4,150,000 

Committee reports ...................................................................................................... 2,220,000 2,554,000 

Documents .................................................................................................................. 868,000 871,000 

Hearings ...................................................................................................................... 16,687,000 16,770,000 

Committee prints ........................................................................................................ 1,018,000 839,000 

Transfers ..................................................................................................................... 2,350,000 1,532,000 

Total ............................................................................................................... 79,528,000 79,000,000 
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PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE OFFICE OF

SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $29,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 32,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 32,000,000 

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 $32,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Public Information Programs of the Office of the Superintendent of Documents. The recommendation is $3,000,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and equal to the fiscal 

year 2019 request. 

The Committee supports GPO’s introduction of its next generation information system, govinfo.gov, as well as the agency’s other 

information technology systems, given that these efforts continue to 

reduce costs. 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS

REVOLVING FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $8,540,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 6,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,000,000 

The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for the Government Publishing Office [GPO] Business Operations Revolving Fund. The recommendation is $2,540,000 below the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and equal to the fiscal year 2019 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 

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. 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $578,916,653 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 616,101,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 589,749,653 

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 GAO includes auditing agency operations to determine whether Federal funds are being spent efficiently and effectively; investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities; 
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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 $589,749,653 for salaries 

and expenses of the Government Accountability Office. The recommendation is $10,833,000 above the fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $26,351,347 below the fiscal year 2019 request. The funding provided will support an additional 100 FTE to be hired in fiscal year 2019 to support greater oversight and accountability of 

government programs. Additionally, $35,900,000 is authorized in offsetting collections 

derived from rent receipts and reimbursements for conducting financial audits of Government corporations, for a total of 

$625,649,653. 

Technology Assessment.—There is general support in Congress to 

bolster capacity of and enhance access to quality, independent 

science and technological expertise. Since 2002, GAO has provided 

direct support to Congress in the area of technology assessment 

through objective, rigorous, and timely assessments of emerging 

science and technologies. The Center for Science, Technology, and 

Engineering [CSTE] within GAO has developed such a capacity, 

providing wide-ranging technical expertise across all of GAO’s 

areas of work. However, because the scope of technological complexities continues to grow significantly, the Committee seeks opportunities to expand technology assessment capacity within the 

Legislative Branch. 

The Committee encourages GAO to reorganize its technology and 

science function by creating a new more prominent office within 

GAO. GAO is directed to provide the Committee a detailed plan 

and timeline describing how this new office can expand and enhance GAO’s capabilities in scientific and technological assessments. This plan should be developed in consultation with internal 

stakeholders of the Legislative Branch such as congressional staff 

and Members of Congress in addition to external stakeholders, including nonprofit organizations and subject matter experts knowledgeable in the field of emerging and current technologies. Further, 

such a plan should include a description of the revised organizational structure within GAO, provide potential cost estimates as 

necessary, and analyze the following issues and: the appropriate 

scope of work and depth of analysis; the optimum size and staff 

skillset needed to fulfill its mission; the opportunity and utility of 

shared efficiencies within GAO; and the opportunities to increase 

GAO’s engagement and support with Congress. GAO is directed to 

submit this report to the Committee within 180 days of enactment. 

The Committee also directs GAO to contract with the National 

Academy of Public Administration to evaluate previous and current 

efforts related to technology assessment support to the Congress, 

including those of the former Office of Technology Assessment, the 

Congressional Research Service, and GAO. The evaluation should 

also identify and assess options for enhancing technology assessment support to the Congress, including new legislative authorities, resources, or functions for existing agencies or entities, estab-
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lishing previous agencies or entities, and/or the establishment of a 

new entity or entities. A report summarizing such evaluation is directed to be submitted to the Committee not later than 12 months 

after enactment. 

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $5,600,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 5,800,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,600,000 

The Committee recommends $5,600,000 as a payment to the 

Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund, which is equal to the 

fiscal year 2018 appropriation and $200,000 below the fiscal year 

2019 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, 2018 ............................................................................. $430,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 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. 
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TITLE II 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Included are several routine general provisions carried annually 

in the bill (sections 201–207), 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 prohibits unauthorized transfers of funds to other 

agencies. 

Section 207 ensures continuation of the staff-led tours of the 

Capitol. 

Section 208 prohibits funds made available in this act to be used 

to acquire certain telecommunications equipment unless the agency 

meets certain criteria. 

Section 209 prohibits the use of funds to establish or maintain 

a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

downloading, and exchanging of pornography, except for law enforcement investigation, prosecution, or adjudication activities, or 

other official government activities. 
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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 14, 2018, the 

Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 3071) 

making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, provided, that 

the bill be subject to amendment and that the bill be consistent 

with the subcommittee funding guidance, and provided that the 

Chairman of the Committee or his designee be authorized to offer 

the substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a recorded vote of 31–0, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Shelby 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Alexander 

Ms. Collins 

Ms. Murkowski 

Mr. Graham 

Mr. Blunt 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Hoeven 

Mr. Boozman 

Mrs. Capito 

Mr. Lankford 

Mr. Daines 

Mr. Kennedy 

Mr. Rubio 

Mrs. Hyde-Smith 

Mr. Leahy 

Mrs. Murray 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Tester 
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Mr. Udall 

Mrs. Shaheen 

Mr. Merkley 

Mr. Coons 

Mr. Schatz 

Ms. Baldwin 

Mr. Murphy 

Mr. Manchin 

Mr. Van Hollen 

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 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS 

SUBTITLE III—FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE 

CHAPTER 301—FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

SUBCHAPTER I—DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS

§ 30102. Organization of political committees 

ø(g) Filing with and receipt of designations, statements, and 

reports by Secretary of Senate; forwarding to Commission; filing requirements with Commission; public inspection and preservation of designations, etc. 

(1) Designations, statements, and reports required to be filed 

under this Act by a candidate for the office of Senator, by the principal campaign committee of such candidate, and by the Republican 

and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committees shall be filed 

with the Secretary of the Senate, who shall receive such designations, statements, and reports, as custodian for the Commission. 

(2) The Secretary of the Senate shall forward a copy of any designation, statement, or report filed with the Secretary under this 

subsection to the Commission as soon as possible (but no later than 

2 working days) after receiving such designation, statement, or report. 

(3) All designations, statements, and reports required to be filed 

under this Act, except designations, statements, and reports filed 
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in accordance with paragraph (1), shall be filed with the Commission. 

(4) The Secretary of the Senate shall make the designations, 

statements, and reports received under this subsection available for 

public inspection and copying in the same manner as the Commission under section 30111(a)(4) of this title, and shall preserve such 

designations, statements, and reports in the same manner as the 

Commission under section 30111(a)(5) of this title.¿ 

(g) FILING WITH THE COMMISSION.—All designations, statements, 

and reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with 

the Commission. 

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] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee 

allocation for 2019: Subcommittee on the Legislative 

Branch: 

Mandatory .................................................................... 145 145 145 1 145 

Discretionary ................................................................ 4,790 3,361 4,700 1 3,510 

Security ............................................................... ...................... ...................... NA NA 

Nonsecurity ......................................................... 4,790 3,361 NA NA 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2019 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 2 2,709 

2020 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 419 

2021 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 126 

2022 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 38 

2023 and future years ................................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... ......................

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2019 ................................................................................. NA ...................... NA .................. 2

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

SENATE 

Expense allowances: 

Vice President .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 19 19 .......................... ..........................President Pro Tempore of the Senate ......................................................................................................................... 38 38 38 .......................... ..........................Majority Leader of the Senate ..................................................................................................................................... 40 40 40 .......................... ..........................Minority Leader of the Senate ..................................................................................................................................... 40 40 40 .......................... ..........................Majority Whip of the Senate ....................................................................................................................................... 10 10 10 .......................... ..........................Minority Whip of the Senate ....................................................................................................................................... 10 10 10 .......................... ..........................President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the Senate .......................................................................................................... 15 15 15 .......................... ..........................Chairman of the Majority Conference Committee ...................................................................................................... 5 5 5 .......................... ..........................Chairman of the Minority Conference Committee ...................................................................................................... 5 5 5 .......................... ..........................Chairman of the Majority Policy Committee ............................................................................................................... 5 5 5 .......................... ..........................Chairman of the Minority Policy Committee ............................................................................................................... 5 5 5 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, expense allowances ................................................................................................................................. 192 192 192 .......................... ..........................

Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders ..................................................................................... 28 28 28 .......................... ..........................

Total, Expense allowances and representation ...................................................................................................... 220 220 220 .......................... ..........................

Salaries, Officers and Employees 

Office of the Vice President ................................................................................................................................................. 2,417 2,484 2,417 .......................... ¥67 Office of the President Pro Tempore .................................................................................................................................... 723 744 723 .......................... ¥21 Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus .................................................................................................................... 309 319 309 .......................... ¥10 Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders ...................................................................................................................... 5,256 5,400 5,256 .......................... ¥144 Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips ......................................................................................................................... 3,359 3,455 3,359 .......................... ¥96 Committee on Appropriations ............................................................................................................................................... 15,142 15,496 15,142 .......................... ¥354 Conference committees ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,316 3,408 3,316 .......................... ¥92 
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Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority ................................... 817 843 817 .......................... ¥26 Policy committees ................................................................................................................................................................. 3,386 3,482 3,386 .......................... ¥96 Office of the Chaplain ......................................................................................................................................................... 437 475 462 ∂25 ¥13 Office of the Secretary ......................................................................................................................................................... 25,132 26,315 25,783 ∂651 ¥532 Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper ................................................................................................................. 78,565 85,321 82,684 ∂4,119 ¥2,637 Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority ..................................................................................................... 1,810 1,900 1,810 .......................... ¥90 Agency contributions and related expenses ........................................................................................................................ 54,198 64,076 59,912 ∂5,714 ¥4,164 Outlays .................................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Salaries, officers and employees ................................................................................................................. 194,867 213,718 205,376 ∂10,509 ¥8,342 

Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 6,115 6,278 6,115 .......................... ¥163 

Office of Senate Legal Counsel 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,147 1,176 1,147 .......................... ¥29 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: Expense allowances ................................................................................. 28 28 28 .......................... ..........................

Contingent Expenses of the Senate 

Inquiries and investigations ................................................................................................................................................ 133,265 135,799 133,265 .......................... ¥2,534 Expenses of United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control .................................................................. 508 520 508 .......................... ¥12 Secretary of the Senate (five year) ...................................................................................................................................... 7,036 7,036 6,436 ¥600 ¥600 Secretary of the Senate (no year) ........................................................................................................................................ 600 .......................... 600 .......................... ∂600 Financial Management Information System Modernization ................................................................................................. 3,500 3,000 3,000 ¥500 ..........................Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate ................................................................................................................ 130,076 126,595 126,595 ¥3,481 ..........................Miscellaneous items ............................................................................................................................................................. 18,870 20,871 20,871 ∂2,001 ..........................Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account .................................................................................................. 424,000 474,556 429,000 ∂5,000 ¥45,556 

Official Mail Costs 

Expenses ............................................................................................................................................................................... 300 300 300 .......................... ..........................

Total, Contingent expenses of the Senate ............................................................................................................. 718,155 768,677 720,575 ∂2,420 ¥48,102 Total, Senate ........................................................................................................................................................... 920,532 990,097 933,461 ∂12,929 ¥56,636 

JOINT ITEMS 

Joint Economic Committee ................................................................................................................................................... 4,203 4,203 4,203 .......................... ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Joint Committee on Taxation ................................................................................................................................................ 11,169 11,169 11,169 .......................... ..........................

Office of the Attending Physician 

Medical supplies, equipment, expenses, and allowances ................................................................................................... 3,838 3,798 3,798 ¥40 ..........................

Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,444 1,486 1,486 ∂42 ..........................

Total, Joint items .................................................................................................................................................... 20,654 20,656 20,656 ∂2 ..........................

CAPITOL POLICE 

Salaries ................................................................................................................................................................................. 351,700 374,804 371,483 ∂19,783 ¥3,321 General expenses .................................................................................................................................................................. 74,800 81,554 81,554 ∂6,754 ..........................

Total, Capitol Police ................................................................................................................................................ 426,500 456,358 453,037 ∂26,537 ¥3,321 

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,959 4,553 6,333 ∂1,374 ∂1,780 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 49,945 50,737 50,295 ∂350 ¥442 

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL [AOC] 

Capital Construction and Operations .................................................................................................................................. 93,478 103,962 102,132 ∂8,654 ¥1,830 Capitol building .................................................................................................................................................................... 45,300 46,154 39,318 ¥5,982 ¥6,836 Capitol grounds .................................................................................................................................................................... 13,333 17,978 16,160 ∂2,827 ¥1,818 Senate office buildings ........................................................................................................................................................ 101,614 80,535 92,918 ¥8,696 ∂12,383 Capitol Power Plant .............................................................................................................................................................. 115,694 127,980 106,827 ¥8,867 ¥21,153 
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Offsetting collections .................................................................................................................................................. ¥9,000 ¥9,000 ¥9,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Capitol Power Plant ................................................................................................................................ 106,694 118,980 97,827 ¥8,867 ¥21,153 

Library buildings and grounds ............................................................................................................................................. 74,873 113,427 64,126 ¥10,747 ¥49,301 Capitol police buildings, grounds and security ................................................................................................................... 34,249 59,309 54,680 ∂20,431 ¥4,629 Botanic Garden ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13,800 14,659 14,560 ∂760 ¥99 Capitol Visitor Center ........................................................................................................................................................... 21,470 23,322 23,055 ∂1,585 ¥267 

Total, Architect of the Capitol ................................................................................................................................ 504,811 578,326 504,776 ¥35 ¥73,550 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 477,017 475,196 474,429 ¥2,588 ¥767 

Authority to spend receipts ......................................................................................................................................... ¥6,350 ¥6,000 ¥6,000 ∂350 ..........................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................ 470,667 469,196 468,429 ¥2,238 ¥767 

Copyright Office, Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................. 72,011 86,438 92,462 ∂20,451 ∂6,024 

Authority to spend receipts ......................................................................................................................................... ¥41,305 ¥43,464 ¥45,490 ¥4,185 ¥2,026 Prior year unobligated balances ................................................................................................................................. ¥2,260 ¥4,328 ¥4,328 ¥2,068 ..........................

Subtotal, Copyright Office ...................................................................................................................................... 28,446 38,646 42,644 ∂14,198 ∂3,998 

Congressional Research Service, Salaries and expenses .................................................................................................... 119,279 113,621 123,828 ∂4,549 ∂10,207 Books for the blind and physically handicapped, Salaries and expenses ......................................................................... 51,498 51,192 52,521 ∂1,023 ∂1,329 

Total, Library of Congress ...................................................................................................................................... 669,890 672,655 687,422 ∂17,532 ∂14,767 

GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

Congressional publishing ..................................................................................................................................................... 79,528 79,000 79,000 ¥528 ..........................Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents, Salaries and expenses ............................................. 29,000 32,000 32,000 ∂3,000 ..........................Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund ................................................................................. 8,540 6,000 6,000 ¥2,540 ..........................

Total, Government Publishing Office ...................................................................................................................... 117,068 117,000 117,000 ¥68 ..........................

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 602,717 640,301 625,650 ∂22,933 ¥14,651 

Offsetting collections .................................................................................................................................................. ¥23,800 ¥24,200 ¥35,900 ¥12,100 ¥11,700 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Total, Government Accountability Office ................................................................................................................ 578,917 616,101 589,750 ∂10,833 ¥26,351 

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 

Payment to the Open World Leadership Center (OWLC) Trust Fund ................................................................................... 5,600 5,800 5,600 .......................... ¥200 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 

Stennis Center for Public Service ........................................................................................................................................ 430 430 430 .......................... ..........................

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Scorekeeping adjustment (CBO estimate) 1 ......................................................................................................................... ¥2,000 .......................... ¥2,000 .......................... ¥2,000 

OTHER APPROPRIATIONS 

FURTHER ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS ACT, 2018 

Government Accountability Office, Salaries and expenses (FY2018 PL115–123, Title IX) (emergency) ............................ 14,000 .......................... .......................... ¥14,000 ..........................

Total, Other Appropriations ..................................................................................................................................... 14,000 .......................... .......................... ¥14,000 ..........................Grand total .............................................................................................................................................................. 3,311,306 3,512,713 3,366,760 ∂55,454 ¥145,953 

RECAPITULATION 

Senate ................................................................................................................................................................................... 920,532 990,097 933,461 ∂12,929 ¥56,636 Joint Items ............................................................................................................................................................................ 20,654 20,656 20,656 ∂2 ..........................Capitol Police ....................................................................................................................................................................... 426,500 456,358 453,037 ∂26,537 ¥3,321 Office of Compliance ............................................................................................................................................................ 4,959 4,553 6,333 ∂1,374 ∂1,780 Congressional Budget Office ................................................................................................................................................ 49,945 50,737 50,295 ∂350 ¥442 Architect of the Capitol ........................................................................................................................................................ 504,811 578,326 504,776 ¥35 ¥73,550 Library of Congress .............................................................................................................................................................. 669,890 672,655 687,422 ∂17,532 ∂14,767 Government Publishing Office .............................................................................................................................................. 117,068 117,000 117,000 ¥68 ..........................
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Government Accountability Office ........................................................................................................................................ 578,917 616,101 589,750 ∂10,833 ¥26,351 Open World Leadership Center ............................................................................................................................................. 5,600 5,800 5,600 .......................... ¥200 Stennis Center for Public Service ........................................................................................................................................ 430 430 430 .......................... ..........................Administrative Provisions 2 ................................................................................................................................................... ¥2,000 .......................... ¥2,000 .......................... ¥2,000 Other Approrpriations ........................................................................................................................................................... 14,000 .......................... .......................... ¥14,000 ..........................

Grand total .............................................................................................................................................................. 3,311,306 3,512,713 3,366,760 ∂55,454 ¥145,953 

1 Fiscal year 2018 is Div. D, Sec. 101(a)(9) of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–56) Operations Revolving Fund (reappropriation). 

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