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a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organiza-
tion, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care 
facility, organization, or plan. 
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used for— 
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
purposes; or 
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury 
or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses 
in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo 
or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human 
subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or 
any other means from one or more human gametes or human 
diploid cells. 
SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of 
any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules 
of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive- 
congressional communications. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there 
is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the 
use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored 
clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advan-
tage. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 
1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for 
the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual 
(except in an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health 
care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving 
the standard. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with 
an entity if— 
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 
regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary 
of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and 
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required 
by that section for the most recent year for which such require-
ment was applicable to such entity. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to 
carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made 
available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) 
of such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection 
Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by 
paragraph (4) of such section.
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SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this Act to 
carry out part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 may be made available to any elementary 
or secondary school covered by paragraph (1) of section 2441(a) 
of such Act, as amended by the Children’s Internet Protection 
Act and the No Child Left Behind Act, unless the local educational 
agency with responsibility for such covered school has made the 
certifications required by paragraph (2) of such section. 
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded 
by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in fiscal year 2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes or renames offices; 
(6) reorganizes programs or activities; or 
(7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 
reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier. 
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 
United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) 
augments 
existing 
programs, 
projects 
(including 
construction projects), or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such 
reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier. 
SEC. 516. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a 
Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation 
or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate 
holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and 
necessary for the work of the committee involved.
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(b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or mis-
leading. 
SEC. 517. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each depart-
ment and related agency funded through this Act shall submit 
an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity 
level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2012 that are different 
than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table 
in the statement of the managers on the conference report accom-
panying this Act, or the fiscal year 2012 budget request. 
SEC. 518. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, 
and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and 
awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during 
each quarter of fiscal year 2012, but not to include grants awarded 
on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include 
the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, 
the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the 
award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted 
to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter 
for which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in 
an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess 
of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies 
in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, 
to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee 
has filed all Federal tax returns required during the 3 years pre-
ceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 
90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal 
tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless 
the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer 
in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue 
Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject 
of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, 
for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments 
under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim 
for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under 
a social security account number that is not the claimant’s number 
and the performance of such work under such number has formed 
the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 
208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Secu-
rity Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the 
Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit 
payments, under any agreement between the United States and 
Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social 
security system established by title II of the Social Security Act 
and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise 
be payable but for such agreement.
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(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 522. Of the funds made available for performance bonus 
payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act, 
$6,367,964,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 523. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any 
program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypo-
dermic injection of any illegal drug. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 524. Of the funds made available under section 1322 
of Public Law 111–148, $400,000,000 are rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 525. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2012 
under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148, $10,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 526. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar 
quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 
and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: 
Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, 
committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports 
shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source 
year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the 
extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were 
derived. 
SEC. 527. (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is hereby 
rescinded an amount equal to 0.189 percent of— 
(1) the budget authority provided for fiscal year 2012 for 
any discretionary account of this Act; and 
(2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropria-
tion for fiscal year 2012 for any discretionary account in prior 
Acts making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies. 
(b) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission made by sub-
section (a) shall be applied proportionately— 
(1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget 
authority described in such subsection; and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each program, 
project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities 
as delineated in this Act or the accompanying statement of 
managers). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to discretionary 
authority appropriated for the Federal Pell Grants program under 
the heading ‘‘Department of Education, Student Financial Assist-
ance’’. 
(d) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying
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the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to this 
section. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2012’’. 
DIVISION G—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2012 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, 
$9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Commit-
tees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority 
and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in 
all, $174,840. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $175,763,738, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following 
limitations: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,361,248. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $705,466. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,201,576. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,281,424. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $14,863,573.
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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 available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2012. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For salaries and expenses of officers and employees, as author-
ized by law, $177,628,400, including: for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, of 
which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official 
representation and reception expenses, $26,114,400, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the 
position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency 
Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $12,585,000 of which $4,445,000 
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, 
$116,782,000, of which $3,937,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
General Counsel, $1,415,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$179,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamen-
tarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the 
Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation 
and reception expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,258,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other authorized 
employees, $347,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Historian, 
$170,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $292,386,942, including: supplies, materials, administrative 
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,696,118; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 
$201,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $264,848,219; 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $17,112,072, of which 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activi-
ties for new members and staff, $1,721,533; Wounded Warrior Pro-
gram $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of 
Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; and miscellaneous items including 
purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House 
motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to 
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $760,000. 
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
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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 2012. Any amount remaining after all payments 
are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2012 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 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. 
REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the chair of the Republican Conference’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker 
is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader 
of the House of Representatives)’’. 
(b) Section 109(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(b)) is amended 
by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, 
and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the 
Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican 
party, the Minority Leader).’’. 
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ALLOCATE 
FUNDS AMONG CERTAIN HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
SEC. 103. (a) AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including any provision of law that sets forth 
an allowance for official expenses), the amount appropriated 
or otherwise made available during a Congress for the salaries 
and expenses of any office or authority described in paragraph 
(2) shall be the amount allocated for such office or authority 
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the aggre-
gate amount appropriated or otherwise made available for all 
such offices and authorities. 
(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.—The offices and 
authorities described in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Speaker. 
(B) The Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities. 
(C) The Republican Steering Committee (if the Speaker 
is a member of the Republican party) or the Democratic 
Steering and Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member 
of the Democratic party). 
(D) The Republican Policy Committee (if the Speaker 
is a member of the Republican party). 
(E) Training and program development—majority (as 
described under the heading ‘‘House leadership offices’’ in
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the most recent bill making appropriations for the legisla-
tive branch that was enacted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
(F) Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so described). 
(b) AUTHORITY OF MINORITY LEADER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including any provision of law that sets forth 
an allowance for official expenses), the amount appropriated 
or otherwise made available during a Congress for the salaries 
and expenses of any office or authority described in paragraph 
(2) shall be the amount allocated for such office or authority 
by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives from 
the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
for all such offices and authorities. 
(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.—The offices and 
authorities described in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Minority Leader. 
(B) The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee 
(if the Minority Leader is a member of the Democratic 
party) or the Republican Steering Committee (if the 
Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party). 
(C) The Republican Policy Committee (if the Minority 
Leader is a member of the Republican party). 
(D) Training and program development—minority (as 
described under the heading ‘‘House leadership offices’’ in 
the most recent bill making appropriations for the legisla-
tive branch that was enacted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
(E) Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so described). 
(F) Nine minority employees (as so described). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to any months occurring during the One Hundred Twelfth Congress 
that begin after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to 
any succeeding Congress. 
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND THE DEMOCRATIC STEERING AND 
POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 103(b) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Sub-
ject to the allocation described in subsection (c), funds’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Funds’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘direct;’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is not a member of 
the Republican Party, under such terms and conditions as 
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may 
direct);’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘direct.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is a member of the 
Democratic Party, under such terms and conditions as the 
Speaker may direct).’’. 
(b) Section 103 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
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(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1999. 
TRANSFER OF HOUSE EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND 
OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS TO SERGEANT AT ARMS 
SEC. 105. Effective February 1, 2010— 
(1) section 905 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 
(2 U.S.C. 130i) is repealed; and 
(2) the functions and responsibilities of the Office of Emer-
gency Planning, Preparedness and Operations under section 
905 of such Act are transferred and assigned to the Sergeant 
at Arms of the House of Representatives. 
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 CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF 
2013 
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inau-
gural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United 
States, January 20, 2013, in accordance with such program as 
may be adopted by the joint congressional committee authorized 
to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2013, $1,237,000 to be 
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available 
until September 30, 2013. Funds made available under this heading 
shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, 
whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2012: Provided, 
That the compensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate who has been designated to 
perform service with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2013 
shall continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration, but the account from which such staff member is paid 
may be reimbursed for the services of the staff member (including 
agency contributions when appropriate) out of funds made available 
under this heading. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$10,004,000, 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
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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) $2,427,000 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, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for 
all the purposes thereof, $3,400,000, 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, $1,363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except as provided 
under subsection (b)(3)’’ after ‘‘means an individual’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE OF THE SENATE.—The term ‘employee of 
the Senate’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term under section 
101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1301); and 
‘‘(B) includes any employee of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services whose pay is disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The term ‘employing office’— 
‘‘(A) means the employing office, as defined under sec-
tion 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1301), of an employee of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) includes the Office of Congressional Accessibility 
Services with respect to employees of that office whose 
pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN DUAL PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 102(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 
(2 U.S.C. 60c–5(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN DUAL PROGRAMS.— 
Notwithstanding section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, 
an employee of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 
may not participate in the student loan repayment program 
through an agreement under that section and participate in 
the student loan repayment program through a service agree-
ment under this section at the same time.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act and apply to service agreements entered into under section 
102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C.
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60c–5) or section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, on or after 
that date. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contribu-
tions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability 
insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $277,133,000, 
to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 
and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
and professional services, the employee assistance program, the 
awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 
$63,004,000, of which $2,400,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014, 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 2012 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ 
and ‘‘General expenses’’ upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
WAIVER BY CHIEF OF CAPITOL POLICE OF CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF 
ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 1102. (a) WAIVER OF CLAIM.—Subject to the joint approval 
of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
and the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief of the United States 
Capitol Police may waive in whole or in part a claim of the United 
States against a person arising out of an erroneous payment of 
any pay or allowances, other than travel and transportation 
expenses and allowances, to an officer, member, or employee of 
the United States Capitol Police, if the collection of the claim 
would be against equity and good conscience and not in the best 
interests of the United States. 
(b) INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION; REPORT.—The Chief shall 
investigate each application for the waiver of a claim under sub-
section (a) and shall submit a written report of the investigation,
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including a description of the facts and circumstances of the claim, 
to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
and the Secretary of the Senate, except that if the aggregate amount 
of the claim involved exceeds $1,500, the Comptroller General may 
also investigate the application and submit a written report of 
the investigation, including a description of the facts and cir-
cumstances of the claim, to the Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF WAIVER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.— 
The Chief may not exercise the authority to waive a claim under 
subsection (a) if— 
(1) in the Chief’s opinion, there exists in connection with 
the claim an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, fault, or 
lack of good faith on the part of the officer, member, or employee 
involved or of any other person having an interest in obtaining 
a waiver of the claim; or 
(2) the Chief receives the application for the waiver after 
the expiration of the 3-year period that begins on the date 
on which the erroneous payment of pay or allowances was 
discovered. 
(d) CREDIT
FOR WAIVER.—In the audit and settlement of 
accounts of any accountable officer or official, full credit shall be 
given for any amounts with respect to which collection by the 
United States is waived under subsection (a). 
(e) EFFECT OF WAIVER.—An erroneous payment, the collection 
of which is waived under subsection (a), is deemed a valid payment 
for all purposes. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.—This section does not 
affect any authority under any other law to litigate, settle, com-
promise, or waive any claim of the United States. 
(g) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—Subject to the approval of the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and 
the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief shall promulgate rules and 
regulations to carry out this section. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to payments of pay and allowances made at any time after the 
Chief became the disbursing officer for the United States Capitol 
Police pursuant to section 1018(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(a)). 
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), $3,817,000, of which $700,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013: 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. 
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
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be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $43,787,000. 
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 
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, 
$101,340,000, of which $3,749,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $36,154,000, of which $11,063,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
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, $9,852,000. 
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, $71,128,000, of which $13,128,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $94,154,000, of which 
$45,631,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, shall 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,
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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, $123,229,000, of 
which $37,617,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: 
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 2012. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $46,876,000, of which $21,116,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2016. 
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, $21,500,000, of which 
$3,473,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 
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, $12,000,000: 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 operation 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 Capitol 
Visitor Center, $21,276,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
USE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUNDS TO REIMBURSE CAPITOL 
POLICE FOR RELATED OVERTIME COSTS 
SEC. 1201. (a) PAYMENT OF OVERTIME COSTS.—The Architect 
of the Capitol shall transfer amounts made available for construc-
tion projects during a fiscal year to the applicable appropriations 
accounts of the United States Capitol Police in order to reimburse
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the Capitol Police for overtime costs incurred in connection with 
such projects. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
TRANSFER TO ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 1202. (a) TRANSFER.—To the extent that the Director 
of the National Park Service has jurisdiction and control over any 
portion of the area described in subsection (b) and any monument 
or other facility which is located within such area, such jurisdiction 
and control is hereby transferred to the Architect of the Capitol 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) AREA DESCRIBED.—The area described in this subsection 
is the property which is bounded on the north by Pennsylvania 
Avenue Northwest, on the east by First Street Northwest and 
First Street Southwest, on the south by Maryland Avenue South-
west, and on the west by Third Street Southwest and Third Street 
Northwest. 
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 
Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund 
held by the Board, $420,093,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2012, 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 2012 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, $6,959,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
digital collections and educational curricula program.
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $51,650,000, 
of which not more than $28,029,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2012 under section 708(d) of title 17, 
United States Code: Provided, That not more than $2,000,000 shall 
be derived from prior year available unobligated balances: Provided 
further, 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 appropria-
tions Acts: Provided further, That not more than $5,484,000 shall 
be derived from collections during fiscal year 2012 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 and prior year available 
unobligated balances are less than $35,513,000: Provided further, 
That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is avail-
able for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright 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: Provided further, That not more than $4,250 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses 
for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copy-
right 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). 
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 Constitution of the United 
States of America, $106,790,000: 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.
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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), $50,674,000: 
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 PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2012, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $169,725,000. 
(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. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2012, the Librarian 
of Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this 
Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’, under the subheading 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK 
Program and the Federal Research Program established under sec-
tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That 
the total amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: 
Provided further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1302. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for fiscal 
year 2012 for the Library of Congress may be transferred during 
fiscal year 2012 between any of the headings under the heading 
‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the total amount 
of funds appropriated to the account under any heading under 
the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ for fiscal year 2012 may be 
transferred from that account by all transfers made under sub-
section (a). 
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1303. (a) IN GENERAL.—Available balances of expired 
Library of Congress appropriations shall be available to the Library 
of Congress to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees’ 
Compensation Fund required by subsection 8147(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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PERMITTING USE OF PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR 
OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY 
SEC. 1304. (a) DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.—Within the limits 
of available appropriations, the Librarian of Congress may dispose 
of surplus or obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress 
by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appro-
priate method. 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—Any amounts received by the Librarian 
of Congress from the disposition of property under subsection (a) 
shall be credited to the funds available for the operations of the 
Library of Congress, and shall be available to acquire the same 
or similar property during the fiscal year in which the amounts 
are received and the following fiscal year. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the 
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary 
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United 
States Code); printing and binding of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
$90,700,000: 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 
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, may be expended to print a 
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period begin-
ning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes 
such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United 
States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended 
balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for pre-
ceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing 
Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, 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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OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Con-
gress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and 
international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $35,000,000: 
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 fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011 to depository and other designated libraries: 
Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office 
revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject 
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
Fund, $500,000 for information technology development: Provided, 
That the Government Printing 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 purposes set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office 
revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may 
be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or 
purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided 
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 
the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 
5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided 
further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may 
provide information in any format: Provided further, That the 
revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘Office 
of Superintendent of Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ may 
not be used for contracted security services at GPO’s passport 
facility in the District of Columbia.