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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appro-
priations, $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, That such amount shall remain avail-
able for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2026. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employ-
ees, as authorized by law, $460,603,000, including: for sala-
ries 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 recep-
tion 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, $48,992,000, of which $10,791,000 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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $140,606,000, of 
which $118,013,000 shall remain available until expended; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Adminis-
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trative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official 
representation and reception expenses, $233,248,000, of 
which $39,772,000 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, $6,227,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of General Counsel, $2,079,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, in-
cluding the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Di-
gest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $2,404,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of 
the House, $4,998,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $18,740,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary 
Affairs, 
$994,000; 
for 
other 
authorized 
employees, 
$1,065,000: Provided, That of the amount made available 
until expended to the Office of the Sergeant at Arms under 
this heading, $100,000,000 shall be for activities associated 
with providing security for Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, including Delegates and the Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress, their immediate families, and other 
security purposes.
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ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $491,523,200, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, 
contractor support for actuarial projections, and other ap-
plicable employee benefits, $444,155,200, to remain avail-
able until March 31, 2027, except that $37,000,000 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended; salaries and 
expenses for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, 
$28,951,000, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended; transition activities for new members and 
staff, $9,740,000, to remain available until expended; Green 
and Gold Congressional Aide Program, $4,122,000, to re-
main available until expended; Office of Congressional Con-
duct, $1,810,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of 
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and 
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, 
$1,000,000.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION 
INITIATIVES ACCOUNT 
For the House of Representatives Modernization Ini-
tiatives Account established under section 115 of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), 
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That disbursement from this account is subject to approval 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives: Provided further, That funds provided in this 
account shall only be used for initiatives approved by the 
Committee on House Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESEN-
TATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT RE-
DUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOWANCES’’ 
shall be available only for fiscal year 2026. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allow-
ances for fiscal year 2026 shall be deposited in the Treasury 
and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal 
budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for
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reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary 
of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(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’’ means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 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 
SEC. 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 cybersecu-
rity risks to, and incidents involving, the information sys-
tems 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, includ-
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ing applying minimization procedures to limit the spread 
or sharing of privileged House and Member information. 
LONG TERM LEASE REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 113. (a) Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(C); 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘branch, ex-
cept that it does include the House of Representatives 
with respect to an acquisition described in paragraph 
(2)(C).’’ and inserting ‘‘branch.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 
(C). 
(b) The amendments made by this section apply to fis-
cal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
USE OF CHILD CARE CENTER REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 114. (a) Section 312(d)(3) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062(d)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) The payment of telecommunications 
expenses for the Center, to include voicemail
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boxes, land lines, and cell phones for Center em-
ployees, in connection with the provision of child 
care services and as needed for critical and emer-
gent communications.’’. 
(b) Section 312(d)(3)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
2062(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and assistant di-
rectors’’ after ‘‘director’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 115. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for a 
Member, committee, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives may be obligated, awarded, or expended to 
procure or purchase covered information technology equip-
ment in cases where the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, 
or any subsidiary or parent entity of the manufacturer, 
bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an entity or parent 
company of an entity listed on any of the following: 
(1) The Chinese Military Company List of the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) The Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial 
Complex Companies List of the Department of the 
Treasury.
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(3) The Denied Persons List, Entity List, or 
Military End User List of the Department of Com-
merce, if the entity is— 
(A) an agency or instrumentality of the 
People’s Republic of China; 
(B) an entity headquartered in the People’s 
Republic of China; or 
(C) directly or indirectly owned or con-
trolled by an agency, instrumentality, or entity 
described in subparagraph (A) or (B). 
(4) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act 
Entity List of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply 
to a case in which a Member, committee, officer, or em-
ployee of the House of Representatives has entered into a 
contract with another entity for the procurement or pur-
chase of, or the expenditure of funds on, covered information 
technology equipment. 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘covered information tech-
nology equipment’’— 
(1) means a computer, printer, or interoperable 
videoconferencing equipment for direct use by a Mem-
ber, committee, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives in an office environment; and
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(2) does not include services that use such equip-
ment, including cloud services. 
LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP 
SEC. 116. (a) Section 13144 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY RELA-
TIONSHIP.—For purposes of this section, the relationship 
between a Member who is a Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress and who is pro-
viding care directly to a patient in the form of medical 
services or dental services and the patient to whom such 
care is provided shall not be considered a fiduciary rela-
tionship.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to compensation received in fiscal year 2026 
or any succeeding fiscal year. 
MEMBER SECURITY 
SEC. 117. (a) The Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives may use funds made available for pro-
viding security for the residences of Members of the House 
to make essential security improvements if the improve-
ments are included in a category established and updated 
as necessary by the Sergeant at Arms and approved and 
regulated by the Committee on House Administration.
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(b) This section shall apply with respect to funds made 
available for fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $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, $14,000,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and their assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the At-
tending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Sen-
ior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the At-
tending Physician;
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(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 assist-
ants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and 
(5) $3,388,000 for reimbursement to the Depart-
ment 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, $4,856,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative 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, $1,819,000, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government con-
tributions for health, retirement, social security, profes-
sional liability insurance, tuition reimbursement, recruit-
ment and retention bonuses, and other applicable employee
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benefits, $653,422,000, of which overtime shall not exceed 
$80,067,000 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, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
Member protection-related activities and equipment, steno-
graphic services, personal and professional services, the em-
ployee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Centers, and not more than $7,500 to be 
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $198,928,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the 
Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost 
of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal year 2026 shall be 
paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security: Pro-
vided further, That none of the amounts made available
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under this heading may be used to purchase a drone manu-
factured in the People’s Republic of China or by a business 
affiliated with the People’s Republic of China except for na-
tional security purposes. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
AUTHORIZATIONS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRAINING 
SEC. 118. (a) Section 4120 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) An employee of the Capitol Police may receive 
training under this section outside of the United States only 
with the prior approval of the Capitol Police Board. In this 
subsection, the term ‘United States’ means each of the sev-
eral States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the territories and possessions of the United States.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
MUTUAL AID TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 119. Of the amounts made available under the 
heading ‘‘Capitol Police’’ in this Act, up to $10,000,000 
may be transferred to ‘‘Capitol Police—United States Cap-
itol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements’’ on September 30, 
2026, and, once transferred, shall remain available until
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September 30, 2030, to be used for reimbursements for mu-
tual aid and related training, including mutual aid and 
training provided under the agreements described in section 
7302 of Public Law 108–458: Provided, That obligation of 
the funds transferred pursuant to this section shall be sub-
ject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration 
and the Committee on House Administration of the amount 
and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 
RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 
of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,350,000, 
of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the cer-
tification of the Executive Director in connection with offi-
cial 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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $74,750,000, of
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which not less than $7,100,000 shall be for cyber-security 
related expenses: Provided, That the Director shall use not 
less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this 
heading for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and 
models for the purpose of improving the transparency of 
estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, em-
ployees of Members of Congress, and the public, and (2) to 
increase the availability of models, economic assumptions, 
and data for Members of Congress, employees of Members 
of Congress, and the public: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading for cyber-secu-
rity related expenses, $2,750,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027. 
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, op-
eration, and general and administrative support in connec-
tion with facilities and activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, including the Botanic Garden, Senate 
and House office buildings, and other facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; for furnishings 
and office equipment; for official reception and representa-
tion expenses of not more than $5,000, to be expended as
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the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or 
exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor 
vehicle, $159,450,000. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $74,460,000, of which 
$40,099,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030. 
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, $19,385,000, 
of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2030. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $122,635,000, of which 
$16,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 
and operation of the House office buildings, $111,887,000,
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of which $24,390,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030, and of which $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for a payment to the House His-
toric Buildings Revitalization Fund. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all electrical 
substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power (includ-
ing 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 build-
ings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Wash-
ington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for 
air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Ju-
diciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, ex-
penses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon re-
quest of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received 
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this 
appropriation, $141,007,000, of which $22,600,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2030: Provided, That 
not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be
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reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall 
be available for obligation during fiscal year 2026. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings and grounds, $56,563,000, of which $18,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030. 
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 located, 
the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Cap-
itol security operations, $75,069,000, of which $12,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 
That none of the amounts made available under this head-
ing may be used to purchase a drone manufactured in the 
People’s Republic of China or by a business affiliated with 
the People’s Republic of China except for national security 
purposes. 
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-
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mittee on the Library, $21,559,000, of which $5,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 
That, of the amount made available under this heading, the 
Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums 
as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the National Garden established under section 
307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 
(2 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 Cap-
itol Visitor Center, $29,901,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 120. 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 de-
viations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven 
scope changes, or are not significant within the overall 
scope of the project and/or program.
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ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SERVICES 
FOR CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ARBORETUM 
SEC. 121. For this fiscal year and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, may enter into cooperative 
agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect 
determines advisable, in order to support the Capitol 
Grounds and Arboretum in carrying out its duties, authori-
ties and mission, and may engage in plant material ex-
changes between the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum and 
other entities including Federal, State, or local government 
agencies, botanic gardens, arboretums, educational institu-
tions, non-profit organizations, municipal parks, and gar-
dens. 
EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY FOR LIQUIDATION OF VALID 
OBLIGATIONS 
SEC. 122. Funds previously made available in title III 
of the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 117–31) under the heading ‘‘Legisla-
tive Branch—Architect of the Capitol—Capitol Police 
Buildings, Grounds and Security’’ that were available for 
obligation through fiscal year 2023 for the purposes and 
in the amounts specified in the first proviso under such 
heading are to remain available through fiscal year 2032
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for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal 
years 2021, 2022, and 2023: Provided, That amounts 
repurposed pursuant to this section that were previously 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to 
legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement 
in the House of Representatives. 
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; information technology 
services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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
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trust fund held by the Board, $592,411,000, and, in addi-
tion, amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal 
year 2026 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), shall remain available until 
expended: 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 obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not 
more than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification 
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses, including for the 
Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, no less than $17,500,000 shall re-
main available until expended for the Teaching with Pri-
mary Sources program, the Lewis-Houghton Civics and De-
mocracy Initiative, the Veterans History Project, the Sur-
plus Books Program, upgrades of the Legislative Branch Fi-
nancial Management System, and data storage and migra-
tion efforts. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$102,386,000, of which not more than $37,025,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
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tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2026 
under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate 
or expend any funds derived from collections under such 
section in excess of the amount authorized for obligation 
or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 
That not more than $7,824,000 shall be derived from collec-
tions during fiscal year 2026 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, 
That the total amount available for obligation shall be re-
duced by the amount by which collections are less than 
$44,849,000: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $10,300,000 is for mod-
ernization initiatives, of which $9,300,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, That 
not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is 
available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copy-
right Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the Library of 
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing 
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses for 
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for 
copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided fur-
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ther, That, notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of 
title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available 
under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees 
and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant 
to sections 111, 119, and chapter 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 Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $136,080,000: 
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay 
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, 
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of 
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress 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: Provided further, That this 
prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confiden-
tial Congressional Research Service (CRS) products: Pro-
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vided further, That a non-confidential CRS product in-
cludes any written product containing research or analysis 
that is currently available for general congressional access 
on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made 
available on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal 
course of business and does not include material prepared 
in response to Congressional requests for confidential anal-
ysis or research. 
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), 
$66,130,000: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide 
newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost 
to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 123. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2026, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$342,285,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities
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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 informa-
tion and the distribution of congressional information in 
any format; publishing of Government publications author-
ized 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, $80,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized 
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the 
payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under 
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds 
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other 
Act for printing and binding and related services provided 
to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code,
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may be expended to print a document, report, or publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended 
balances of expired discretionary funds made available 
under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be 
transferred to, and merged with, funds under the heading 
‘‘GOVERNMENT
PUBLISHING
OFFICE
BUSINESS
OPER-
ATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth 
fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds 
are available for the purposes for which appropriated, to 
be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for pub-
lishing congressionally mandated reports under the Access 
to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (subtitle D of title 
LXXII of division G of Public Law 117–263): Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of 
title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be 
used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only 
a monthly and session basis.
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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, Mem-
bers of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 
depository and international exchange libraries as author-
ized by law, $42,852,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are 
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional 
serial sets and other related publications for the preceding 
two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: 
Provided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances 
of expired discretionary funds made available under this 
heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERN-
MENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS RE-
VOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year 
after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available 
for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for 
carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
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proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office 
Business Operations Revolving Fund, $9,148,000, to re-
main available until expended, for information technology 
development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov-
ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Re-
volving Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 
may be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
Government Publishing Office in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses: Provided further, 
That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 pas-
senger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures 
in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils 
to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall
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be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the Business 
Operations Revolving Fund shall be available for tem-
porary 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 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of such title: Provided further, That activities financed 
through the Business Operations Revolving Fund may pro-
vide information in any format: Provided further, That the 
Business Operations Revolving Fund and the funds pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS 
OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be 
used for contracted security services at Government Pub-
lishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Colum-
bia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended 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
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of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one pas-
senger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries 
in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 
901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations pre-
scribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $811,894,000, 
of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That, in addition, $35,424,000 of payments re-
ceived under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year 
limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other de-
partment or agency which is a member of the National 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovern-
mental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the 
respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments 
hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements 
to any appropriation from which costs involved are ini-
tially financed: Provided further, That amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available to cover costs
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incurred by the Tiny Findings Child Development Center, 
in such amount and for such purposes as determined by 
the Comptroller General, subject to prior notification pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP FUND 
For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter-
national 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), $6,000,000: Provided, That funds 
made available to support Russian participants shall only 
be used for those engaging in free market development, hu-
manitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not 
be used for officials of the central government of Russia. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
Service Development Trust Fund established under section 
116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Train-
ing and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
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TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2026 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 
1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 
of compensation or designation of any office or position ap-
propriated 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, That the provisions in this Act for the various 
items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk
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hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 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 in-
spection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing 
law. 
COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses 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 legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
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strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Cap-
itol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided 
tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employ-
ees 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 ap-
proval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the 
Capitol.
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mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 130. For an additional amount for the accounts 
and in the amounts specified for unspecified minor con-
struction for demolition, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $10,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, $25,000,000; and 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $10,000,000: 
Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned, or their designee, shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an 
expenditure plan for funds provided under this section. 
SEC. 131. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 132. Notwithstanding limitations in this and 
prior Acts on the obligation or expenditure of military con-
struction appropriations for planning and design and con-
struction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery, unob-
ligated funds available to the Department of the Army for 
military construction projects may be obligated for access