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Calendar No. 180 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2480 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2011 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United 

States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Administrative Con5 ference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 

6 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 596 of title 5, United States Code, is amend3 ed to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘§ 596. Authorization of appropriations 

5 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

6 this subchapter not more than $2,900,000 for fiscal year 

7 2012, $2,900,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $2,900,000 

8 for fiscal year 2014. Of any amounts appropriated under 

9 this section, not more than $2,500 may be made available 

10 in each fiscal year for official representation and enter11 tainment expenses for foreign dignitaries.’’. 

12 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 Section 596 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘§ 596. Authorization of appropriations 

16 ‘‘(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

17 out this subchapter not more than $2,900,000 for fiscal year 

18 2012, $2,900,000 for fiscal year 2013, and $2,900,000 for 

19 fiscal year 2014. 

20 ‘‘(b) Of any amounts appropriated under this section, 

21 not more than $2,500 may be made available in each fiscal 

22 year for official representation and entertainment expenses 

23 for foreign dignitaries. 

24 ‘‘(c) Of any amounts appropriated under this section, 

25 not less than 35 percent shall be made available in each 


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1 fiscal year for projects described in reports of the Adminis2 trative Conference required under section 595(d).’’. 

3 SEC. 3. REPORTS AND AUDITS. 

4 Section 595 of title 5, United States Code, is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) by striking the last sentence; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) REPORTS; AUDITS; AND BUDGETS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

11 after the end of each fiscal year, the Chairman 

12 shall submit a report to the President and Con13 gress on the progress and activities of the Con14 ference. 

15 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted 

16 under this paragraph shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) summarize the operations of the 

18 Conference for the preceding fiscal year, in19 cluding financial details and employee lev20 els as applicable to each major division of 

21 the Conference; 

22 ‘‘(ii) detail the operating plan of the 

23 Conference, including specific expense and 

24 employee needs for the upcoming fiscal year; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) outline the activities of the Coun2 cil and the Assembly, including the results 

3 of its plenary sessions and meetings, and 

4 the names of the individuals who comprise 

5 the membership of each body; 

6 ‘‘(iv) describe all current projects the 

7 Conference is conducting and those proposed 

8 future projects the Conference plans to un9 dertake, including the approximate cost and 

10 employee resources allocated to each project; 

11 ‘‘(v) set forth details of any progress on 

12 such projects made in the previous fiscal 

13 year; 

14 ‘‘(vi) include the most recent audit 

15 conducted under paragraph (2); and 

16 ‘‘(vii) include any other information 

17 the Chairman considers necessary. 

18 ‘‘(2) AUDITS.—For each fiscal year, the Chair19 man shall provide for an independent audit of the fi20 nancial statements of the Conference. Each audit shall 

21 be conducted in accordance with generally acceptable 

22 accounting procedures and in compliance with section 

23 3515 of title 31. 

24 ‘‘(3) BUDGETS.—The Chairman shall prepare 

25 and submit each year to the President and Congress 


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1 a budget in a manner, and not later than the date, 

2 set forth in chapter 11 of title 31.’’. 


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Calendar No. 180 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2480 

AN ACT 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize 

and 2014, and for other purposes. of the United States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, appropriations for the Administrative Conference 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 

Reported with an amendment 


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