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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Institute of Allergy 
and Infectious Diseases’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
Ebola domestically and internationally, including expenses related 
to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act, 
$238,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and Social Services 
Emergency Fund’’ to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola 
domestically or internationally, and to develop necessary medical 
countermeasures and vaccines including the development and pur-
chase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical sup-
plies, and administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019: Provided, That products purchased 
with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stock-
pile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used 
for the renovation and alteration of privately owned facilities to 
improve preparedness and response capability at the State and 
local level: Provided further, That sections 319C–1(h)(3) and 319C– 
2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under 
this heading: Provided further, That reimbursement of domestic 
transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or 
reimbursed by the individual’s health coverage) for an individual 
treated in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date 
of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources 
of the Secretary in implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) 
of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 243(c)(1)), and funds made available 
by this title shall be available for that purpose, at the discretion 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph 
and to the fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and 
responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this 
title— 
(1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, 
equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the United States, 
as necessary to conduct such programs, in consultation with
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the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the United 
States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct 
assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit 
private institutions or agencies in participating foreign coun-
tries; 
(2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with 
section 3109 of title 5, but without regard to the limitations 
in such section on the period of service and on pay) the personal 
services of experts or consultants who have scientific or other 
professional qualifications, except that in no case shall the 
compensation provided to any such expert or consultant exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of compensation for 
Executive Level II employees; and 
(3) to use available resources to provide Federal assistance 
as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the limitation 
on temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the Social Security 
Act. 
SEC. 602. The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
within 15 days of the use of the provisions in section 601. 
SEC. 603. A grant awarded by the Department of Health and 
Human Services with funds made available by this title may be 
made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with 
existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding control 
of the spread of the Ebola virus. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 604. Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred 
to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response, or the National Institutes of Health 
for the purposes specified in this title following consultation with 
the Office of Management and Budget: Provided, That the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: 
Provided further, That, upon a determination that all or part of 
the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, 
such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available by this title 
may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 206 of 
this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2015’’.
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DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2015 
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, $177,723,681, 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, $2,417,248. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman 
of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,316,000.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY 
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,385,810. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$69,000,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,762,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,120,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the
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Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 
Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $508,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $128,300,499, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SENATE STATIONERY PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes 
(2 U.S.C. 6569, 6570, 6571) are repealed. 
(b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side 
heading ‘‘For contingent expenses, namely’’: under the subheading 
‘‘Senate’’, under the heading ‘‘Legislative’’ of the Act of March 3, 
1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392; 2 U.S.C. 6572), is amended by 
striking ‘‘sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and 
sixty-nine,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 69’’. 
SEC. 2. Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
110th Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the 110th Congress, and the 114th 
Congress’’.