Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, 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, 2023, and for other purposes, namely: I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,868,785,000, as follows: House Leadership Offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: 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, $810,000,000. 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 Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee Offices For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 Provided Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee Offices For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 Provided Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $188,971,000: Provided Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $31,294,000, 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, $323,557,000, 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, $40,827,000, of which $9,000,000 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, $38,793,000, of which $22,232,000 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, $211,572,000, of which $25,977,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, $3,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,138,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,912,000; 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, $2,184,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,746,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $13,457,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized employees, $744,000. Allowances and Expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $444,115,200, 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, $387,368,200, to remain available until March 31, 2024, except that $35,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $22,841,000, of which $6,776,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $19,225,000, to remain available until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, $9,674,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,762,000; 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, $1,500,000. House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account (including transfer of funds) For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 2 U.S.C. 5513 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. House intern resource office 113. (a) Establishment; Coordinator (1) Establishment; Coordinator There is established in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives the House Intern Resource Office (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). (2) Appointment The Office shall be headed by the House Intern Resource Coordinator (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’), who shall be employed by the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration. (b) Duties In consultation with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and such other offices as the Coordinator considers appropriate, the Office shall— (1) provide support services, such as accommodations, training, and professional development, to interns of offices of the House of Representatives; (2) serve as a center for resources and best practices for the recruitment, hiring, training, and use of interns by offices of the House of Representatives; and (3) gather demographic and other data about interns of offices of the House of Representatives. (c) Addressing Inequities in Access to Internships In carrying out its duties, the Office shall consider inequities in access to internships in offices of the House of Representatives, and shall consider the viability of establishing an intern stipend program for interns from under represented backgrounds, including those who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges or Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other Minority Serving Institutions described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) (d) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (e) Effective Date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year. Educational Assistance and Professional Development for House Employees 114. (a) Expansion of Student Loan Repayment Program to Cover Educational Assistance and Professional Development Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 ( 2 U.S.C. 4536(a) (a) Program to Cover Student Loan Repayment, Educational Assistance, and Professional Development for House Employees (1) Establishment The Chief Administrative Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House of Representatives may agree— (A) to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of the office; (B) to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for expenses paid by the employee for the employee’s educational and professional development; and (C) to make direct payments on behalf of an employee of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office for credentialing, professional accreditation, professional licensure, and professional certification expenses paid by the employee. (2) Exclusion of Members For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of Representatives. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made during fiscal year 2023 or any succeeding fiscal year. JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: Joint Economic Committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Joint Committee on Taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $12,876,000, 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 $3,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,880,000 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, $4,181,000, 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, $1,702,000, 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, $522,280,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $64,912,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee. 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 Centers, 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, $185,818,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided Administrative Provisions 120. Volunteer chaplain services (a) Establishment In order to retain qualified personnel, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall have authority to accept unpaid multi-denominational chaplain services whereby volunteers from multiple faiths may advise, administer, and perform professional work involved in a program of spiritual welfare and religious guidance for Capitol Police employees. (b) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year. 121. FLSA overtime compensation included as basic pay of members of Capitol Police (a) In general Section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following: (J) with respect to a member of the Capitol Police, overtime pay received on or after the date of enactment of this subparagraph for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. 2 U.S.C. 1302(a)(1) 19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1) ; and (4) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (J) (as added by paragraph (3)), by striking subparagraphs (B) through (I) of this paragraph subparagraphs (B) through (J) of this paragraph, (b) Implementation (1) In general Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (o) (1) No part of overtime pay (as described in section 8331(3)(J)) paid to a member of the Capitol Police shall be treated as basic pay for purposes of any computation of an annuity under this section, unless, before the date of the separation on which entitlement to annuity is based, the separating individual has completed at least 15 years of service (whether performed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this subsection). (2) If the condition under paragraph (1) is met, then any amounts received by the individual in the form of such overtime pay shall (for the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)) be treated as basic pay, but only to the extent that such amounts are attributable to service performed on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and only to the extent of the percentage allowable, which shall be determined as follows: If the total amount of service performed, on or after the date of enactment of this subsection is: Then, the percentage allowable is: Less than 4 years 50 At least 4 but less than 8 years 75 At least 8 years 100 . (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 100 percent of all amounts received as overtime pay (as described in section 8331(3)(J)) shall, to the extent attributable to service performed on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, be treated as basic pay for purposes of computing— (A) an annuity under section 8452; and (B) a survivor annuity under subchapter IV, if based on the service of an individual who dies before separating from service. . (2) Information Not less than once every year following the date of enactment of this section, the United States Capitol Police shall provide information to the Office of Personnel Management for the purposes of carrying out this section and the amendments made by this section, including information used to determine the normal-cost percentage (as that term is defined in section 8401 of title 5, United States Code). (c) Technical amendment The second instance of subsection (s) (relating to physician comparability allowance) of section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is redesignated as subsection (t). OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1385 Provided 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, $64,637,000. 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, $155,843,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. Capitol Building For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $61,764,000, of which $29,999,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. Capitol Grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $16,465,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. House Office Buildings (including transfer of funds) For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $143,279,000, of which $41,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $31,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: Provided 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, $167,111,000, of which $83,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided Library Buildings and Grounds For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $144,220,000, of which $108,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 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, $532,196,000, of which $27,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and of which $447,744,000 shall remain available until expended, and be used for the Capitol Complex Security Program. 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, $23,560,000, of which $8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided 2 U.S.C. 2146 Capitol Visitor Center For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $27,692,000. Administrative Provision No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget 130. 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, $585,376,000, and, in addition, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2023 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 Copyright Office Salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $100,674,000, of which not more than $39,702,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2023 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 140. (a) In general For fiscal year 2023, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $308,554,000. (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, $82,992,000: 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, $35,257,000: 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, $12,655,000, 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 In addition, for oversight, including audits and investigations, in support of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117–58 Provided Congressional office for international leadership fund For a payment to the Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 1151 Public Law 117–103 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 2023 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 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS COUNCIL 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 or ZTE Corporation for a high 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 or 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 telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as 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 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 telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact 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 telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact 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. CAPITOL COMPLEX HEALTH AND SAFETY 211. In addition to the amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading office of the attending physician Limitation on Cost of Living Adjustments for Members 212. 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 Authority to Hire Individuals Covered By the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program 213. 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 officers or employees 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 Removal of Offensive United States 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, 2023 June 24, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023 This bill provides FY2023 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 FY2023 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; Congressional Office for International Leadership 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.