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sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
cal year 2017 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF FORFEITED AND ABANDONED 
PROPERTY AND TO ACCEPT SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE 
PROPERTY OFFERED BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 1001. (a) Section 1003(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1906(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘surplus or obsolete property of the 
Capitol Police’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘surplus or 
obsolete property of the Capitol Police, and property which 
is in the possession of the Capitol Police because it has 
been disposed, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, or un-
claimed,’’. 
(b) Upon notifying the Committees of Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate, the United 
States Capitol Police may accept surplus or obsolete prop-
erty offered by another Federal department, agency, or of-
fice. 
(c) This section and the amendment made by this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each 
succeeding fiscal year. 
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, 
of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That not more than $500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 
the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation 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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $46,500,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS 
SEC. 1101. (a) Notwithstanding the fourth sentence 
of section 201(b) of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(b)), the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office may establish 
and fix the compensation of senior level positions in the 
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Congressional Budget Office to meet critical scientific, 
technical, professional, or executive needs of the Office. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON COMPENSATION.—The annual 
rate of pay for any position established under this section 
may not exceed the annual rate of pay for level II of the 
Executive Schedule. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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, con-
struction, operation, and general and administrative sup-
port 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 juris-
diction of the Architect of the Capitol; including fur-
nishings 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 ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $88,542,234 (reduced 
by $100,000) (increased by $100,000) (reduced by 
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$500,000), of which $5,268,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $33,005,499 (increased by 
$250,000), of which $9,005,499 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
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, 
$12,826,000, of which $2,946,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $187,481,000 
(increased by $250,000), of which $61,404,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2021, and of which 
$62,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office 
Building. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $17,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, 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 ga-
rage, 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 Su-
preme 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, 
$104,480,000, of which $27,339,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That not more 
than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed 
to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2017. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
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buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$47,080,000, 
of 
which 
$22,137,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of 
the Capitol security operations, $26,697,000, of which 
$9,164,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
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 ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $14,067,000; of which $4,054,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
the Architect may obligate and expend such sums as may 
be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 
the National Garden established under section 307E of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 
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U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect 
of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $20,557,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 1201. 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 Cap-
itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 
such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern-
ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 
the overall scope of the project and/or program. 
SCRIMS 
SEC. 1202. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of 
building facades during restoration or construction 
projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
SEC. 1203. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby 
established in the Treasury of the United States a working 
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capital fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Fund’’) for the Architect of the Capitol. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for 
such common agency services, activities, and equipment, 
such as construction, capital repairs, renovations, rehabili-
tation, maintenance of real property, and similar agency 
expenses, on a reimbursable basis within the Architect of 
the Capitol as the Architect determines to be appropriate, 
efficient, and economical. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The capital of the Fund consists 
of— 
(1) amounts appropriated to the Fund; 
(2) the reasonable value of stocks of supplies, 
equipment, and other assets and inventories on 
order that the Architect transfers to the fund, less 
related liabilities and unpaid obligations; 
(3) receipts from the sale or exchange of prop-
erty held in the Fund; 
(4) all miscellaneous receipts compensating the 
Architect of the Capitol for loss or damage to any 
Government property under the Architect’s jurisdic-
tion or care, including but not limited to the United 
States Botanic Garden; 
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(5) reimbursements pursuant to subsection (d); 
and 
(6) amounts transferred to the Fund pursuant 
to subsection (e). 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Fund shall be reim-
bursed from available accounts of the Architect of the 
Capitol for supplies, materials, services, and related ex-
penses, at rates which will approximate the full cost of 
operations, including— 
(1) accrual of employee leave and benefits; 
(2) depreciation of plant, property, and equip-
ment; and 
(3) overhead. 
(e) TRANSFERS FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS.—The Ar-
chitect is authorized to transfer amounts from other avail-
able Architect of the Capitol accounts to the Fund in this 
and each succeeding fiscal year as the Architect deter-
mines to be appropriate, efficient, and economical, subject 
to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, or both (as the case may be), in accord-
ance with section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 1862). 
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(f) 
CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal 
year limitation. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
AUTHORITY FOR A HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS SHUTTLE 
SEC. 1204. (a) The proviso in the item relating to 
‘‘Capitol Grounds’’ in title VI of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1977 (90 Stat. 1453; 2 U.S.C. 2163) 
is amended by striking ‘‘appropriated under this heading’’ 
and inserting ‘‘appropriated for any available account of 
the Architect of the Capitol’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
USE OF EXPIRED FUNDS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1205. (a) Available balances of expired Archi-
tect of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the 
Architect of the Capitol for reimbursing the Secretary of 
Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment 
compensation payments for former employees of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, not withstanding any other provi-
sion of law, without regard to the fiscal year for which 
the obligation to make such payments is incurred. 
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(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
FLAG OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 1206. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a revolving 
fund to be known as the ‘‘Flag Office Revolving Fund’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for services 
provided by the Flag Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Flag Office’’). 
(b) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall deposit any fees charged for services described in 
subsection (a) into the Fund. 
(c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 
the following amounts: 
(1) Amounts deposited by the Architect of the 
Capitol under subsection (b). 
(2) Any other amounts received by the Archi-
tect of the Capitol which are attributable to services 
provided by the Flag Office. 
(3) Such other amounts as may be appropriated 
under law. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall be available for disbursement by the Architect 
of the Capitol, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses 
in connection with the services provided by the Flag Of-
fice, including— 
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(1) supplies, inventories, equipment, and other 
expenses; and 
(2) the reimbursement of any applicable appro-
priations account for amounts used from such ap-
propriations account to pay the salaries of employees 
of the Flag Office. 
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 custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, 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 Li-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$449,971,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2017, and shall remain available until 
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 
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shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2017 
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $8,444,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the digital collections 
and educational curricula program: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain 
available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 
Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $4,039,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019 to complete the 
first of three phases of the shelving replacement in the 
Law Library’s collection storage areas: Provided further, 
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That of the total amount appropriated, $24,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019 to migrate the 
Library’s Primary Computing Facility (PCF) in the 
James Madison Building to an alternate PCF. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$68,827,000, of which not more than $31,269,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2017 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
not more than $5,929,000 shall be derived from collections 
during fiscal year 2017 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 
further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 
less than $37,198,000: Provided further, That $4,531,000 
shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘Inter-
national Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of 
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the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nation-
als of developing countries in intellectual property laws 
and policies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 
Congress, in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses for activities of the International Copy-
right Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and 
seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any pro-
vision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 
amounts made available under this heading which are at-
tributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 
Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chap-
ter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred 
in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges 
program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and 
benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under 
section 802(e). 
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) and to revise and extend the Anno-
tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$107,945,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
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with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 
(except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 
by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 
obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
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), $50,248,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2017, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$188,188,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (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. 
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NATIONAL COLLECTION 
STEWARDSHIP FUND 
SEC. 1302. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby 
established in the Treasury of the United States, as an 
account for the Librarian of Congress, the ‘‘Library of 
Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund’’ (here-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 
the following amounts: 
(1) Such amounts as may be transferred by the 
Librarian from available amounts appropriated for 
any fiscal year for the Library of Congress under 
the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’. 
(2) Such amounts as may be appropriated to 
the Fund under law. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund may 
be used by the Librarian as follows: 
(1) The Librarian may use amounts directly for 
the purpose of preparing collection materials of the 
Library of Congress for long-term storage. 
(2) The Librarian may transfer amounts to the 
Architect of the Capitol for the purpose of designing, 
constructing, altering, upgrading, and equipping col-
lections preservation and storage facilities for the Li-
brary of Congress, or for the purpose of acquiring 
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