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Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 
for official representative 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, $24,009,473; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emer-
gency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
representation and reception expenses, $11,926,729 of which 
$4,344,000 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, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; 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, $1,952,249; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel 
of the House, $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initia-
tive; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the House, $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the completion of the House Moderniza-
tion Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Inter-
parliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, 
$478,986. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, materials, administrative 
costs and Federal tort claims, $4,152,789; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 
$190,486; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to 
remain available until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and 
Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; transition activities for new members 
and staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 
Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; 
Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items 
including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation 
of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratu-
ities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act 
for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES— 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only 
for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments 
are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be 
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if 
there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have
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been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—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. 
DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or 
resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) 
unless the Member requests a copy. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional 
Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representa-
tional 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. 
LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO HOUSE 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed 
copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of 
the House of Representatives. 
DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements 
for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 
106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Tech-
nical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member 
of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress). 
DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House 
of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives.
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JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 
Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and 
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
heretofore provided for such assistants; and 
(5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of 
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment 
assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall 
be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or 
appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other 
expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 
thereof, $3,371,000, 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 Accessi-
bility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, 
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime 
shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 
and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
and professional services, the employee assistance program, the 
awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 
$61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, 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, 2016: Provided, That not more than 
$500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director 
of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS 
SEC. 1001. Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
residences of covered employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered employees 
by the end of each fiscal year’’. 
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 recep-
tion expenses, $45,700,000. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies 
in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of 
the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and adminis-
trative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol
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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, 
$91,455,000. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
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, $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to 
be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect 
of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of which 
$24,824,898 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation 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 Con-
gress 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 Printing 
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, $90,652,000, of 
which $8,686,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: 
Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited
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or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall 
be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United 
States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer 
Facility, and AOC security operations, $19,159,000, of which 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation 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, $15,573,000, of which 
$5,693,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, 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 operation of 
the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legisla-
tive 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 Capitol 
Visitor Center, $20,844,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 1101. 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, deter-
mines 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. 
U.S. BOTANIC GARDEN ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH 
AND SERVICES 
SEC. 1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the 
direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, may 
enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such terms 
as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the
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United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, 
and mission. 
(b)(1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction 
of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, enter into 
a no-cost agreement, through a contract, cooperative agreement, 
or memorandum of understanding, with a qualified entity to con-
duct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit, program, class, 
or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the United 
States Botanic Garden. 
(2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may— 
(A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program 
or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover all or 
a portion of the entity’s costs of any supplies, honoraria, or 
associated expenses for the program or class; and 
(B) subject to such terms as the Architect considers appro-
priate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the quali-
fied entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant temporary 
concessions to another person, in connection with an edu-
cational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in para-
graph (1), including concessions for food and merchandise sales 
that are specifically related to the educational mission involved. 
(3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not 
apply to any activity carried out under this subsection. 
(4) In this subsection, the term ‘‘qualified entity’’ means— 
(A) the National Fund for the United States Botanic Gar-
den; and 
(B) any other organization described in section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol 
determines shares interests complementary to the educational 
mission of the United States Botanic Garden. 
(c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply 
to any agreement providing for the construction or improvement 
of real property. 
(d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SCRIMS 
SEC. 1103. 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. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For 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; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uni-
forms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; 
operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in 
the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act 
of 2009; 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
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Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund 
held by the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2015, 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 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international 
legal information 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 obligation or expenditure 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 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 expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas 
Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
digital collections and educational curricula program. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, 
of which not more than $27,971,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2015 under section 708(d) 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 expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
$5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 
under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 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 
$33,582,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of 
the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the 
Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of devel-
oping countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided 
further, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses for activities of the Inter-
national Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
and seminars: Provided further, 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).
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CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For 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 Constitution of the United 
States of America, $106,945,000: 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 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 salaries and 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 phys-
ically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1201. (a) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2015, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000. 
(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; expenses 
necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the 
Congressional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 
44, United States Code); 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, 
$79,736,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional 
Record for individual Representatives, 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