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(B) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘his or her discretion’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the discretion of the Comptroller General’’; 

(6) in section 310, by striking ‘‘his written request’’ and 

inserting ‘‘the written request of the Director’’; 

(7) in section 311(b), by striking ‘‘he justifies’’ and inserting 

‘‘the Director justifies’’; 

(8) in section 312, by striking ‘‘his service’’ and inserting 

‘‘the service of such officer’’; and 

(9) in section 317, by striking ‘‘his delegate’’ and inserting 

‘‘a delegate of the Director’’. 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 

certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in 

connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 

United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 

the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV 

of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire 

of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 

Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 

(6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 

(6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller 

General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 

countries, $522,000,000: Provided, That, in addition, $23,750,000 

of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 

31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations 

for administrative expenses of any other department or agency 

which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum 

or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available 

to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses 

of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 

appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE

SEC. 1401. (a) CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE.— 

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 7 of title 31, United States 

Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

subchapter: 

‘‘Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence 

‘‘SEC. 791. CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Comptroller General shall establish, 

maintain, and operate a center within the Government Accountability Office to be known as the ‘Center for Audit Excellence’ 

(hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘Center’). 

31 USC 791. 

31 USC 

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‘‘(b) PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall build institutional 

auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing 

affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel and 

entities of governments (including the Federal Government, 

State and local governments, tribal governments, and governments of foreign nations), international organizations, and other 

private organizations. 

‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND ENTITIES.—Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for 

purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish and publish. 

‘‘(c) FEES.— 

‘‘(1) PERMITTING CHARGING OF FEES.—The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable 

or advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and 

products and services provided by the Center under this subchapter. 

‘‘(2) DEPOSIT INTO SEPARATE ACCOUNT.—The Comptroller 

General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) 

into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established under 

section 792. 

‘‘(d) GIFTS OF PROPERTY AND SERVICES.—The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of 

property (both real and personal) and services (including services 

of guest lecturers) to support the operation of the Center, except 

that the Comptroller General may not accept or use such a gift 

if the Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or use 

of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity 

of the Government Accountability Office. 

‘‘(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PERSONNEL.—It is the 

sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily 

by personnel of the Government Accountability Office who are not 

otherwise engaged in carrying out other duties of the Office under 

this chapter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center 

will not detract from or impact the oversight and audit work of 

the Office. 

‘‘SEC. 792. ACCOUNT. 

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT.—There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government 

Accountability Office the ‘Center for Audit Excellence Account’, 

which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General 

under section 791(c) and such other amounts as may be appropriated under law. 

‘‘(b) USE OF ACCOUNT.—Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General, in 

amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year 

limitation, to carry out this subchapter. 

‘‘SEC. 793. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

be necessary to carry out this subchapter.’’. 

31 USC 793. 

31 USC 792. 


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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 

chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 

at the end the following: 

‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE

‘‘791. Center for Audit Excellence. 

‘‘792. Account. 

‘‘793. Authorization of appropriations.’’ 

(b) APPROVAL OF BUSINESS PLAN.—The Comptroller General 

may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under 

subchapter VII of chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code (as 

added by subsection (a)) until— 

(1) the Comptroller General submits a business plan for 

the Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

of Representatives and Senate; and 

(2) each such Committee approves the plan. 

OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 

Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center 

under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 

2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $5,700,000: Provided, That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those 

engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and 

civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central 

government of Russia. 

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 

AND DEVELOPMENT 

For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 

Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 

C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 

Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 

TITLE II 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES

SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except 

for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under 

regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for 

the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION

SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 

remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 unless 

expressly so provided in this Act. 

RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION

SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 

31 USC 791 note. 

31 USC 

prec. 701. 


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