Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,479,819,000, as follows: House Leadership Offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $28,884,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $8,295,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,947,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $8,295,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $2,448,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $2,219,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,340,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,340,000: Provided Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $640,000,000. Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 ( 2 U.S.C. 5322a Provided Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 ( 2 U.S.C. 5106 Provided Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $138,100,000: Provided Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $24,725,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $254,781,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representation and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $31,975,000, of which $4,00,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $23,260,000, of which $11,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $171,200,000, of which $26,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, $1,500,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman, $1,000,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,019,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,815,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $2,088,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,469,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $11,937,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized employees, $584,000. Allowances and Expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $379,939,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other applicable employee benefits, $340,000,000, to remain available until March 31, 2022; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $18,508,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $13,000,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program and the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program, $3,975,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,711,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $1,000,000. House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account (including transfer of funds) For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account established in section 115, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided Provided further Administrative Provisions Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—members’ representational allowances (b) The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) As used in this section, the term Member of the House of Representatives Limitation on amount available to lease vehicles 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. Cybersecurity assistance for house of representatives 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides assistance to the House of Representatives in the House's efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information. Rescissions of funds 113. (a) Of the unobligated balances available from prior appropriations Acts from the revolving fund established under House Resolution 64, Ninety Eighth Congress, agreed to February 8, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 110 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 ( 2 U.S.C. 4917 (b) Of the unobligated balances available from prior appropriations Acts from the revolving fund established in the item relating to Stationery House of Representatives, Contingent Expenses of the House 2 U.S.C. 5534 (c) Of the unobligated balances available from prior appropriations Acts from the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund under section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 2 U.S.C. 5538 Student loan cap adjustment 114. (a) Increase in lifetime limit Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 ( 2 U.S.C. 4536 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Lifetime limit on aggregate payments made on behalf of any individual The aggregate amount of payments made on behalf of any individual under the program under this section by all employing offices of the House of Representatives may not exceed $80,000. . (b) Effective date; transition (1) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. (2) Permitting additional payments on behalf of individuals whose payments reached prior limit In promulgating regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a), the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall include regulations to permit payments to be made under the program under section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 ( 2 U.S.C. 4536 (A) is an employee of an employing office of the House during fiscal year 2021 or any succeeding fiscal year; (B) prior to fiscal year 2021, had payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program under such section; and (C) prior to fiscal year 2021, became ineligible to have payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program because the aggregate amount of the payments made on the individual’s behalf under the program reached the limit on such aggregate amount which (under regulations promulgated by the Committee) was in effect prior to fiscal year 2021. House of representatives modernization initiatives account 115. (a) Establishment There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the House of Representatives to be known as the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account Account (b) Use of funds Funds in the Account shall be used by the House of Representatives to carry out initiatives to modernize the operations of the House, including initiatives to promote administrative efficiencies and expand the use of innovative technologies in offices of the House. (c) Continuing availability of funds Funds in the Account are available without fiscal year limitation. (d) Authorizing transfers of funds among other House accounts Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 ( 2 U.S.C. 5507(c)(2) , and Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account (e) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: Joint Economic Committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Joint Committee on Taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $11,905,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows: Office of the Attending Physician For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,796,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,869,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,536,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. CAPITOL POLICE Salaries For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $395,720,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $50,246,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. General Expenses For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $68,621,000, of which $3,600,000 shall remain available until expended, to fund the Joint Audible Warning System, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided Administrative Provision Student loan cap adjustment 116. Section 908(c) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 ( 2 U.S.C. 1926(c) $60,000 $80,000 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $7,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022, and of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director in connection with official representation and reception expenses. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $57,292,000: Provided ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Capital Construction and Operations For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and administrative support in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $139,239,000. Capitol Building For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $36,129,000, of which $6,099,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025. Capitol Grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $20,560,000, of which $7,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025. House Office Buildings (including transfer of funds) For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $153,273,000, of which $14,540,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which $62,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: Provided Public Law 114–254 2 U.S.C. 2001 Capitol Power Plant For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $116,461,000, of which $32,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided Library Buildings and Grounds For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $83,446,000, of which $51,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025. Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, $45,993,000, of which $15,700,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended. Botanic Garden For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $20,895,000, of which $8,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided 2 U.S.C. 2146 Capitol Visitor Center For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $24,272,000. Administrative Provisions No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget 117. None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; information technology services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $523,654,000, and, in addition, not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2021, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Copyright Office Salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $91,409,000, of which not more than $38,004,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2021 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States Code: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further International Copyright Institute Provided further Provided further chapter 8 Congressional Research Service Salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 166 Provided Provided further Provided further National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a Provided Administrative Provision Reimbursable and revolving fund activities 118. (a) In General For fiscal year 2021, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $252,552,000. (b) Activities The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE Congressional Publishing (including transfer of funds) For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $78,000,000: Provided Provided further Provided further chapter 7 Provided further Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund Provided further Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications in any format, and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $32,300,000: Provided Provided further Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $6,700,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents 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) Provided Provided further Provided further 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 Provided 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 II GENERAL PROVISIONS MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 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 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2021 unless expressly so provided in this Act. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided CONSULTING SERVICES 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law. COSTS OF LBFMC 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 ( 2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8) (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. Limitation on Telecommunications Equipment Procurement 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation or a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government; (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federation. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks; (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such system is in the vital national security interest of the United States; and (3) reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in a manner that identifies the system intended for acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report may include a classified annex as necessary. Prohibition on Certain Operational Expenses 209. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities or other official government activities. Plastic Waste Reduction 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act that contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consultation with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of biodegradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportunities. Annual rate of pay for heads of certain legislative branch offices 211. (a) Annual rate of pay for heads of certain offices (1) Director of the Congressional Budget Office Section 201(a)(5)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 601(a)(5)(A) that is equal to that is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. (2) Executive Director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights Subparagraph (B) of section 302(a)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1382(a)(2) (B) Limitation The annual rate of pay for the Executive Director may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. . (3) Architect of the Capitol Section 1 of the Act entitled An Act to fix the annual rates of pay for the Architect of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol 2 U.S.C. 1802 1. Compensation The compensation of the Architect of the Capitol shall be at an annual rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. . (4) Chief of the Capitol Police Subsection (c) of the first section of the Act entitled An Act to establish by law the position of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes 2 U.S.C. 1902 (c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be equal to the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. . Authority To Hire Individuals Covered By The Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals Program 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an entity may use amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act to pay the compensation of an officer or employee without regard to the officer’s or employee’s immigration status if the officer or employee has been issued an employment authorization document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, established pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children Limitation on cost of living adjustments for Members 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 Removal of offensive U.S. Capitol statuary 214. (a) removal and storage Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol— (1) shall remove all Confederate statues and Confederate busts from any area of the United States Capitol which is accessible to the public; and (2) shall remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney; the statue of Charles Brantley Aycock; the statue of John Caldwell Calhoun; and the statue of James Paul Clarke from any area of the United States Capitol, which is accessible to the public. (b) storage of statues In the case of any statue removed under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall keep such statue in storage until the Architect and the State which provided the statue arrange for the return of the statue to the State. (c) definitions (1) Confederate statue.—In this section, the term Confederate statue 2 U.S.C. 2131 2 U.S.C. 2132 (A) any individual who served voluntarily at any time as a member of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America or of the military forces of a State while the State was in rebellion against the United States; or (B) any individual who served as an official in the government of the Confederate States of America or of a State while the State was in rebellion against the United States. (2) Confederate bust.—In this section, the term Confederate bust This Act may be cited as the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 July 14, 2020 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and Joint Items such as the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Capitol Police; the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the Senate are not included in the House bill.) The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill.