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10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall be governed 
by the provisions of section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 
76, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be 
applied by substituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2018’’ for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ 
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place it appears: Provided, 
That such pilots shall include communities that have experienced 
civil unrest. 
(b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 
funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Perform-
ance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to 
the authority provided by section 526 of division H of Public Law 
113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, section 
525 of division H of Public Law 114–113, and section 525 of division 
H of Public Law 115–31. 
(c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act and prior 
appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant agencies up to 
an additional 5 years to operate under such authorities. 
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. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 527. Of any available amounts appropriated under section 
2104(a)(21) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) that are 
unobligated as of September 25, 2018, $3,572,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded as of such date. 
SEC. 528. Amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contin-
gency Fund prior to the beginning of fiscal year 2018 under section 
2104(n)(2) of the Social Security Act and the income derived from 
investment of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that 
Act, shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal year. 
SEC. 529. Of the amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment 
Contingency Fund for fiscal year 2018 under section 2104(n)(2) 
of the Social Security Act and the income derived from investment 
of those funds pursuant to section 2104(n)(2)(C) of that Act, 
$1,967,678,000 shall not be available for obligation in this fiscal 
year. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 530. Of the funds made available for purposes of carrying 
out section 2105(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, $88,613,000 are 
hereby rescinded.
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(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 531. Any unobligated balances of available amounts appro-
priated under section 108 of Public Law 111–3, as amended, other 
than amounts subject to section 210(f) of the Social Security Act, 
are hereby rescinded. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2018 
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; President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of 
the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each 
Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy 
Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $189,840. 
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, $194,867,812, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation as follows: 
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. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
$309,000. 
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.
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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. 
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, $436,886. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $25,132,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$78,565,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,810,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $54,198,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $6,115,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,147,000.
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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 
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, 2020. 
U.S. 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, 
$10,536,000 of which $7,036,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022 and of which $4,100,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $130,076,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $18,870,349 which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2020. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$424,000,000 of which $20,128,950 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2020. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL 
AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated under this Act under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ 
under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ under 
the heading ‘‘SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT’’ shall be available for obligation only during the fiscal 
year or fiscal years for which such amounts are made available. 
Any unexpended balances under such allowances remaining after 
the end of the period of availability shall be returned to the 
Treasury in accordance with the undesignated paragraph under 
the center heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ under chapter XI 
of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107) 
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). 
SENATE PROCUREMENTS 
SEC. 102. Section 6102 of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) SENATE.—Section 6101 of this title does not apply to agree-
ments, contracts or purchases by any office of the Senate.’’. 
STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTING 
SENATORS AND VICE PRESIDENTS 
SEC. 103. (a) Section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 4579) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(1) DEPARTURE DATE.—The term ‘departure date’ means 
the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date on which the term of a departing Senator 
or Vice President ends; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the departing Senator or Vice 
President will retire or resign. 
‘‘(2) DEPARTING SENATOR OR VICE PRESIDENT.—The term 
‘departing Senator or Vice President’ means a Senator or Vice 
President who will not serve in the next term due to retirement, 
resignation, a decision to not seek reelection, or a failure to 
secure reelection.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘rate of basic pay for an employee for a position at ES- 
1’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘rate of basic pay 
payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘1-year’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following:
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$23,226,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be 
expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement 
to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount 
shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2018. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $204,356,000, including: for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the 
Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 
for official representation and reception expenses, of which not 
more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 
$2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $27,945,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emer-
gency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
representation and reception expenses, $20,505,000 of which 
$6,696,000 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, $132,865,000, of which $2,108,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Inspector General, $4,968,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of General Counsel, $1,492,000; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, 
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 
for official representation and reception expenses, $2,037,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel 
of the House, $3,209,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $9,937,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,000; 
for other authorized employees, $584,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $260,454,004, including: supplies, materials, administrative 
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,625,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 
$190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $233,040,004, to 
remain available until March 31, 2019; Business Continuity and 
Disaster Recovery, $16,186,000 of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; transition activities for new members 
and staff, $2,273,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 
Warrior Program $2,750,000, to remain available until expended; 
Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,670,000; and miscellaneous items 
including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation 
of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratu-
ities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,000.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL 
ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE 
THE FEDERAL DEBT 
SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
amounts appropriated under this Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESEN-
TATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2018. 
Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2018 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. 
DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or 
resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) 
unless the Member requests a copy. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional 
Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 113. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives to make any payments from any Members’ Representa-
tional Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile 
district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for 
the vehicle in any month. 
LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO HOUSE 
SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed 
copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of 
the House of Representatives. 
DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF DISBURSEMENTS 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements 
for the operations of the House of Representatives under section
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106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Tech-
nical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member 
of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to the Congress). 
DELIVERY OF DAILY CALENDAR 
SEC. 116. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House 
of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY 
SEC. 117. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to deliver a printed copy of the Congressional Pictorial 
Directory to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives 
(including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
AMENDING THE HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 118. (a) COLLECTION OF CERTAIN SERVICE FEES.—Section 
105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 
5545(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) The collection of a service fee from vendors of the 
Master Web Services Agreement or the Technology Services 
Contract for failure to abide by and maintain House of Rep-
resentatives security policies.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS 
SEC. 119. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon 
completion of the second fiscal year which begins after the end 
of the period during which amounts appropriated under any of 
the items under the heading ‘‘House of Representatives, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ are available for obligation or expenditure, any 
such amounts which remain unobligated and unexpended shall 
be transferred to the heading ‘‘House of Representatives, Salaries 
and Expenses, Allowances and Expenses’’ and shall be available 
until expended for purposes of House of Representatives Business 
Continuity and Disaster Recovery. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to amounts appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses, 
Members’ Representational Allowances’’. 
(c) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives prior to the obligation or expenditure of any 
amounts transferred under subsection (a). 
(d) This section shall apply with respect to amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2018 or any succeeding fiscal year.
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JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$11,169,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 
Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and 
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
heretofore provided for such assistants; and 
(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of 
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment 
assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall 
be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or 
appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other 
expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 
thereof, $3,838,000, 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, $1,444,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, 
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $351,700,000 of which overtime 
shall not exceed $45,000,000 unless the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment 
and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
and professional services, the employee assistance program, the 
awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 
$74,800,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2018 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019: 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 
be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $49,945,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
CONTRACTING PARITY 
SEC. 130. In fiscal year 2018 and thereafter, for all contracts 
for goods and services to which the Congressional Budget Office 
is a party, the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
clauses will apply: FAR 52.232–39 and FAR 52.233–4. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses 
for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and 
administrative support in connection with facilities and activities
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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 2018. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $74,873,000, of which $47,500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022. 
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 Computing 
Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, 
$34,249,000, of which $13,300,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022. 
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, $13,800,000, of which 
$3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Pro-
vided, That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums 
as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 
the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 
approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized 
designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 
Visitor Center, $21,470,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 140. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or 
award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs 
for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless 
the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, deter-
mines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, 
government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program. 
SCRIMS 
SEC. 141. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during
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restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
of the Library’s catalogs; custody and 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; 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, $477,017,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2018, 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 2018 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international 
legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any 
funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, 
in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount 
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which 
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas 
Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $8,653,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain 
available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch 
Financial Management System: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $10,000,000 is provided to enhance public 
exhibits and visitor services at the Library; of which $2,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020 for planning, 
including developing direct and indirect cost estimates in conjunc-
tion with the Architect of the Capitol; and of which $8,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, may be obligated and expended 
only upon written approval by the Chair and ranking minority 
member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
by the Chair and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee 
on the Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, following review of a project budget justification 
and cost estimate.
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $72,011,000, 
of which not more than $35,218,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2018 under section 708(d) of title 17, 
United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not 
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such 
section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
$6,087,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2018 
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 
$41,305,000: Provided further, That $2,260,000 shall be derived 
from prior year unobligated balances: 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 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, $119,279,000: 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: Provided further, That this prohibition does not 
apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Research 
Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non-confidential 
CRS product includes any written product containing research or 
analysis that is currently available for general congressional access 
on the CRS Congressional Intranet, or that would be made available 
on the CRS Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business
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and does not include material prepared in response to Congressional 
requests for confidential analysis or research. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $51,498,000: 
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. 150. (a) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2018, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $190,642,000. 
(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. 
REVOLVING FUNDS UPDATE 
SEC. 151. The Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improve-
ment Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182a et seq.; Public Law 106–481) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 102 (2 U.S.C. 182b)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking the heading 
and inserting ‘‘Revolving fund for sales shop and other 
services’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Training.’’; and 
(2) in section 103(f)(1) (2 U.S.C. 182c(f)(1)), by inserting 
‘‘tribal governments (as defined in 40 U.S.C. 502(c)(2)(B))’’ after 
‘‘Federal Government,’’. 
GIFTS 
SEC. 152. The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust 
Fund Board, and for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1925 
(2 U.S.C. 160), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of money for immediate disbursement’’; 
and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘, of the following: (1) nonpersonal services; (2) voluntary 
and uncompensated personal services not to exceed $10,000 
per person, per year in value; and (3) gifts or bequests 
of money for immediate disbursement.’’; and 
(2) by adding the following sentence at the end of the 
first paragraph: ‘‘The Librarian shall make an annual public 
report regarding gifts accepted under this section.’’.
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APPLICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995 TO 
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; ELECTION OF PROCEEDING 
SEC. 153. (a) APPLICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 
ACT OF 1995 TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.— 
(1) APPLICATION THROUGH DEFINITIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(II) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) the Library of Congress, except for section 220.’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (9)— 
(I) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the Library of Congress, except for section 220.’’. 
(B) PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 
210(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1331(a)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) the Library of Congress.’’. 
(C) LABOR-MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.—Section 220(a) 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1351(a)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (2), in the paragraph heading, 
by striking ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) 
APPLICATION.—’’ ; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘covered employee’ does not include an employee of the Library 
of Congress, and the term ‘employing office’ does not include 
the Library of Congress.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ACT.—The Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 204(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1314(a)(2)), by striking 
‘‘and the Library of Congress’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in section 205(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1315(a)(2)), by striking 
‘‘and the Library of Congress’’ each place it appears; 
(C) in section 206(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1316(a)(2))— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and the 
Library of Congress’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and the 
Library of Congress’’; 
(D) in section 215(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1341(a)(2))— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, the Library 
of Congress,’’; and
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the corresponding Federal agency, under the corresponding 
direct provision.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ELECTION AFTER PROCEEDINGS INITIALLY BROUGHT UNDER 
OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS OR LABOR LAW.—A library claimant who ini-
tially brings a claim, complaint, or charge under a direct provision 
for a proceeding before a Federal agency may, prior to requesting 
a hearing under the agency’s procedures, elect to— 
‘‘(1) bring any civil action relating to the claim, complaint, 
or charge, that is available to the Library claimant, 
‘‘(2) file a complaint with the Office in accordance with 
section 405, or 
‘‘(3) file a civil action in accordance with section 408 in 
the United States district court for the district in which the 
employee is employed or for the District of Columbia.’’. 
(c) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section— 
(1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section; 
and 
(2) shall apply to any charge, complaint, or claim, that 
is made on or after the date of enactment of this section, 
of a violation of— 
(A) section 201, 202, 203, 207, or 210 of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); 
or 
(B) a direct provision as defined in section 404(a) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1404) (as added by subsection (b)). 
EQUAL ACCESS TO CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORTS 
SEC. 154. (a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) CRS PRODUCT.—In this section, the term ‘‘CRS product’’ 
means any final written work product of CRS containing 
research or analysis in any format that is available for general 
congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet. 
(2) CRS REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘CRS 
Report’’ means any written CRS product, including an 
update to a previous written CRS product, consisting of— 
(i) a Congressional Research Service Report; or 
(ii) a Congressional Research Service Authoriza-
tion of Appropriations Product and Appropriations 
Product, which is available for general congressional 
access on the CRS Congressional Intranet. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘CRS Report’’ does not 
include— 
(i) any CRS product that is determined by the 
CRS Director to be a confidential product or service 
because it was prepared in response to a congressional 
request or requests for confidential analysis or research 
and is not available for general congressional access 
on the CRS Congressional Intranet; 
(ii) any Congressional Research Service Report or 
any Congressional Research Service Authorization of 
Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product 
reported or produced before the effective date of this
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Act which, as of such effective date, is not available 
for general congressional access on the CRS Congres-
sional Intranet; or 
(iii) a written CRS product that has been made 
available by CRS for publication on a public website 
maintained by the GPO Director (other than the 
Website) or the Library of Congress. 
(3) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(A) the term ‘‘CRS’’ means the Congressional Research 
Service; 
(B) the term ‘‘CRS Congressional Intranet’’ means the 
Website maintained by CRS at www.crs.gov, or a successor 
website, for the purpose of providing to Members and 
employees of Congress access to information from CRS; 
(C) the term ‘‘CRS Director’’ means the Director of 
CRS; 
(D) the term ‘‘Librarian of Congress’’ means the 
Librarian of Congress appointed pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 136– 
1; 
(E) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ includes a Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to Congress; and 
(F) the term ‘‘Website’’ means the website established 
and maintained under subsection (b). 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF CRS REPORTS THROUGH LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS WEBSITE.— 
(1) WEBSITE.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE.—The Librarian 
of Congress, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall 
establish and maintain a public website containing CRS 
Reports and an index of all CRS Reports contained on 
the website, in accordance with this subsection. 
(B) FORMAT.—On the Website, CRS Reports shall be 
searchable, 
sortable, 
and 
downloadable, 
including 
downloadable in bulk. 
(C) FREE ACCESS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Librarian of Congress may not charge 
a fee for access to the Website. 
(2) UPDATES; DISCLAIMER.—The Librarian of Congress, in 
consultation with the CRS Director, shall ensure that the 
Website— 
(A) is updated contemporaneously, automatically, and 
electronically to include each new or updated CRS Report 
released on or after the effective date of this section; 
(B) shows the status of each CRS Report as new, 
updated, or archived; and 
(C) displays the following statement in reference to 
the CRS Reports included on the Website: ‘‘These docu-
ments were prepared by the Congressional Research 
Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff 
to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It 
operates solely at the behest of and under the direction 
of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be 
relied upon for purposes other than public understanding 
of information that has been provided by CRS to Members 
of Congress in connection with CRS’s institutional role. 
CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Government, 
are not subject to copyright protection in the United States.
H. R. 1625—442 
Any CRS Report may be reproduced and distributed in 
its entirety without permission from CRS. However, as 
a CRS Report may include copyrighted images or material 
from a third party, you may need to obtain the permission 
of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise 
use copyrighted material.’’. 
(3) FURNISHING
OF
NECESSARY
INFORMATION
AND
TECH-
NOLOGY.—The CRS Director shall consult with and provide 
assistance to the Librarian of Congress to ensure— 
(A) that the Librarian of Congress is provided with 
all of the information necessary to carry out this section, 
including all of the information described in clauses (i) 
through (iv) of subsection (c)(1)(A), in such format and 
manner as the Librarian of Congress considers appropriate; 
and 
(B) that CRS makes available any information and 
assistance as may be necessary to facilitate the contempora-
neous, automatic, and electronic provision of CRS Reports 
to the Librarian of Congress as required under this section. 
(4) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—The Librarian of Congress may pub-
lish other information on the Website. 
(5) ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES.—The Librarian of Congress 
and the CRS Director may use additional techniques to make 
CRS Reports available to the public, if such techniques are 
consistent with this section and any other applicable laws. 
(6) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The CRS Director is encour-
aged to make additional CRS products that are not confidential 
products or services available to the Librarian of Congress 
for publication on the Website, and the Librarian of Congress 
is encouraged to publish such CRS products on the Website. 
(7) EXPANSION OF CONTENTS OF ANNUAL REPORT TO CON-
GRESS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON EFFORTS TO MAKE ADDI-
TIONAL
PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE
ON
WEBSITE.—Section 203(i) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(i)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and shall include in the report a description 
of the efforts made by the Director to make additional Congres-
sional Research Service products that are not confidential prod-
ucts or services available to the Librarian of Congress for 
publication on the website established and maintained under 
section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2018.’’. 
(c) WEBSITE CONTENTS.— 
(1) SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
REPORTS
POSTED
ON 
WEBSITE.— 
(A) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
LIBRARIAN
OF
CONGRESS.— 
With respect to each CRS Report included on the Website, 
the Librarian of Congress shall include— 
(i) the name and identification number of the CRS 
Report; 
(ii) an indication as to whether the CRS Report 
is new, updated, or archived; 
(iii) the date of release of the CRS Report; and 
(iv) any other information the Librarian of Con-
gress, in consultation with the CRS Director, considers 
appropriate.
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(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CRS DIRECTOR.—With respect 
to each CRS Report included on the Website, the CRS 
Director shall, prior to transmitting the Report to the 
Librarian of Congress— 
(i) at the discretion of the CRS Director, remove 
the name of and any contact information for any 
employee of CRS; and 
(ii) include in the CRS Report the following written 
statement: ‘‘This document was prepared by the 
Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as 
nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees 
and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the 
behest of and under the direction of Congress. Informa-
tion in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for 
purposes other than public understanding of informa-
tion that has been provided by CRS to Members of 
Congress in connection with CRS’s institutional role. 
CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Govern-
ment, are not subject to copyright protection in the 
United States. Any CRS Report may be reproduced 
and distributed in its entirety without permission from 
CRS. However, as this CRS Report may include copy-
righted images or material from a third party, you 
may need to obtain the permission of the copyright 
holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted 
material.’’. 
(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEX ON WEBSITE.—The 
Librarian of Congress shall ensure that the index of all CRS 
Reports published on the Website is— 
(A) comprehensive; 
(B) contemporaneously updated; 
(C) searchable; 
(D) sortable; 
(E) maintained in a human-readable format; 
(F) maintained in a structured data format; 
(G) downloadable; and 
(H) inclusive of each item of information described 
in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to each CRS Report. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT
TO DUTIES
OF CRS.—Section 
203(d) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
166(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (7); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) to comply with the requirements of, and provide 
information and technological assistance consistent with, sec-
tion 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018.’’. 
(e) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) NO EFFECT ON SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE.—Nothing 
in this section may be construed to diminish, qualify, condition, 
waive, or otherwise affect the applicability of clause 1 of section 
6 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Speech or Debate Clause’’) or any other privilege 
available to Congress or Members, offices, or employees of 
Congress with respect to any CRS Report made available online 
under this section.