CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $46,737,000, of which 
$22,737,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
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, 
$11,880,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and 
operation 
of 
the 
House 
office 
buildings, 
$149,962,000, of which $23,886,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020, and of which $62,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for the restoration 
and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy)
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 
$91,549,898, of which $14,408,898 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2020: 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 2016. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$36,589,000, 
of 
which 
$11,646,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020.
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security 
operations, $22,058,000, of which $4,525,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2020. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $11,892,000; of which $2,100,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020: 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 sec-
tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $20,557,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 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 Cap-
itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 
such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern-
ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 
the overall scope of the project and/or program. 
SCRIMS 
SEC. 1102. 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. 
ACQUISITION OF PARCEL AT FORT MEADE 
SEC. 1103. (a) ACQUISITION.—The Architect of the 
Capitol is authorized to acquire from the Maryland State 
Highway Administration, at no cost to the United States, 
a parcel of real property (including improvements thereon) 
consisting of approximately 7.34 acres located within the 
portion of Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County, 
Maryland, that was transferred to the Architect of the
Capitol by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to section 
122 of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1994 
(2 U.S.C. 141 note). 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms and condi-
tions applicable under subsections (b) and (d) of section 
122 of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1994 
(2 U.S.C. 141 note) to the property acquired by the Archi-
tect of the Capitol pursuant to such section shall apply 
to the real property acquired by the Architect pursuant 
to the authority of this section. 
OVERSIGHT PLAN FOR FUNDS PROVIDED FOR LARGE 
SCALE PROJECTS 
SEC. 1104. (a) The Architect of the Capitol may not 
obligate more than 25 percent of the amount made avail-
able to the Architect under this Act for any project for 
which $5,000,000 or more is appropriated under this Act 
until— 
(1) the Architect submits to the Comptroller 
General and the Committee on Appropriations of 
House of Representatives a plan for the use of the 
funds provided for the project which includes a de-
scription of any changes to the project’s schedule 
(including benchmarks for the timing of the comple-
tion of various stages of the project) or the project’s 
costs (including estimates of the total costs of the
project or the total life cycle costs of the project), as 
well as a description of the accounting and other 
safeguards the Architect will implement to ensure 
that the project will be carried out in a timely and 
cost-effective manner; and 
(2) the Comptroller General and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
approves such plan. 
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 custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 
and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 
and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2016, 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 2016 
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 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, 
$57,008,000, of which not more than $30,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2016 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
not more than $5,777,000 shall be derived from collections 
during fiscal year 2016 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 
further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 
less than $35,777,000: 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 developing countries in 
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, 
That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for activities 
of the International 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). 
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 Anno-
tated 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, not more than $650,000 shall be available 
to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically 
handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1201. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2016, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$186,015,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations 
to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
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; expenses necessary for preparing the semi-
monthly and session index to the Congressional Record, 
as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United 
States Code); publishing of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 
and publishing, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $79,736,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized 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 appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion 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 pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less 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 preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Pub-
lishing Office business operations revolving fund for car-
rying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate: Provided further, That not-
withstanding 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. 
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 and their distribution to the public, Members 
of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 
depository and international exchange libraries as author-
ized by law, $30,500,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations 
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres-
sional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal 
years 2014 and 2015 to depository and other designated 
libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar 
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to 
the Government Publishing Office business operations re-
volving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
The Government Publishing Office is hereby author-
ized 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 pro-
grams and purposes set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office business 
operations revolving fund: Provided, That not more than 
$7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc-
tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses: Pro-
vided further, That the business operations revolving fund 
shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That ex-
penditures in connection with travel expenses of the advi-
sory councils to the Director of the Government Pub-
lishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the 
provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That the business operations revolving fund shall be
available for temporary or intermittent services under sec-
tion 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 fur-
ther, That activities financed through the business oper-
ations revolving fund may provide information in any for-
mat: Provided further, That the business operations revolv-
ing fund and the funds provided under the heading ‘‘Pub-
lic Information Programs of the Superintendent of Docu-
ments’’ may not be used for contracted security services 
at GPO’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
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 representa-
tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 
foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay-
able 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 prescribed by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for-
eign countries, $522,000,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$25,450,000 of payments received under sections 782, 
791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative expenses of any other department or agency 
which is a member of the National Intergovernmental 
Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit 
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate 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 initially fi-
nanced. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DETAILS 
SEC. 1301. (a) PERMITTING DETAILS FROM OTHER 
FEDERAL OFFICES.—Section 731 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DETAILS.—The activi-
ties of the Government Accountability Office may, in the 
reasonable discretion of the Comptroller General, be car-
ried out by receiving details of personnel from other offices 
of the Federal Government on a reimbursable, partially- 
reimbursable, or nonreimbursable basis.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 
FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 
Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$5,700,000 (reduced by $5,700,000), except that any 
funds made available under this heading to support Rus-
sian participants shall only be used for those engaging in 
free market development, humanitarian 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 Pub-
lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 
section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv-
ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 
$430,000. 
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 
Committee 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 
2016 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
appropriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives 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 procure-
ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex-
penditures are a matter of public record and available for 
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 
under existing law. 
COSTS OF LBFMC 
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. 
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 206. For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation 
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain 
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in 
Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 
Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 
guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 
by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con-
gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 
and Senate 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the
approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and 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. 
BATTERY RECHARGING STATIONS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED 
VEHICLES IN PARKING AREAS UNDER THE JURISDIC-
TION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AT NO NET 
COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 209. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered employee’’ means— 
(1) an employee of the Library of Congress; or 
(2) any other individual who is authorized to 
park in any parking area under the jurisdiction of 
the Library of Congress on the Library of Congress 
buildings and grounds. 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol 
under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POWER PLANT’’ under 
the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ in 
any fiscal year are available to construct, operate, 
and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery re-
charging stations in parking areas under the juris-
diction of the Library of Congress on Library of 
Congress buildings and grounds for use by privately 
owned vehicles used by covered employees. 
(2) VENDORS
AUTHORIZED.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol may use 
one or more vendors on a commission basis. 
(3) APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol may construct or direct the con-
struction of battery recharging stations described 
under paragraph (1) after— 
(A) submission of written notice detailing 
the numbers and locations of the battery re-
charging stations to the Joint Committee on the 
Library; and 
(B) approval by that Committee. 
(c) FEES AND CHARGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Architect of the Capitol shall charge fees or 
charges for electricity provided to covered employees 
sufficient to cover the costs to the Architect of the 
Capitol to carry out this section, including costs to 
any vendors or other costs associated with maintain-
ing the battery recharging stations.
(2) APPROVAL OF FEES OR CHARGES.—The Ar-
chitect of the Capitol may establish and adjust fees 
or charges under paragraph (1) after— 
(A) submission of written notice detailing 
the amount of the fee or charge to be estab-
lished or adjusted to the Joint Committee on 
the Library; and 
(B) approval by that Committee. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES, CHARGES, 
AND COMMISSIONS.—Any fees, charges, or commissions 
collected by the Architect of the Capitol under this section 
shall be— 
(1) deposited in the Treasury to the credit of 
the appropriations account described under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) available for obligation without further ap-
propriation during the fiscal year collected. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Architect of the Cap-
itol shall submit a report on the financial adminis-
tration and cost recovery of activities under this sec-
tion with respect to that fiscal year to the Joint 
Committee on the Library and the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate. 
(2) AVOIDING SUBSIDY.— 
(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act 
and every 3 years thereafter, the Architect of 
the Capitol shall submit a report to the Joint 
Committee on the Library determining whether 
covered employees using battery charging sta-
tions as authorized by this section are receiving 
a subsidy from the taxpayers. 
(B) 
MODIFICATION
OF
RATES
AND 
FEES.—If a determination is made under sub-
paragraph (A) that a subsidy is being received, 
the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a plan 
to the Joint Committee on the Library on how 
to update the program to ensure no subsidy is 
being received. If the Joint Committee does not 
act on the plan within 60 days, the Architect of 
the Capitol shall take appropriate steps to in-
crease rates or fees to ensure reimbursement 
for the cost of the program consistent with an 
appropriate schedule for amortization, to be 
charged to those using the charging stations.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members 
of Congress) during fiscal year 2016. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 211. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, ex-
cluding Senate items, exceeds the amount of proposed new 
budget authority is $0 (increased by $5,700,000). 
SEC. 212. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the Congres-
sional Pictorial Directory to the office of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2250 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 
and for other purposes.