I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4735 
To establish a working capital fund for the Architect of the Capitol, to 
permit the Architect of the Capitol to use certain funds to operate 
a shuttle service for Members and employees of Congress to travel 
to and from the House Office Buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2016 
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a working capital fund for the Architect of 
the Capitol, to permit the Architect of the Capitol to 
use certain funds to operate a shuttle service for Mem-
bers and employees of Congress to travel to and from 
the House Office Buildings, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol 
Administrative Operations Improvement Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. WORKING CAPITAL FUND FOR ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in 
the Treasury of the United States a working capital fund 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for 
the Architect of the Capitol. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for 
such common agency services, activities, equipment, and 
other common costs as the Architect determines to be ap-
propriate, efficient, and economical. The Fund shall also 
be available for construction, capital repairs, renovations, 
rehabilitation, maintenance of real property, and similar 
agency expenses, on a reimbursable basis within the Archi-
tect of the Capitol. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The capital of the Fund consists 
of— 
(1) amounts appropriated to the Fund; 
(2) the reasonable value of stocks of supplies, 
equipment, and other assets and inventories on 
order that the Architect transfers to the fund, less 
related liabilities and unpaid obligations; 
(3) receipts from the sale or exchange of prop-
erty held in the Fund; 
(4) all miscellaneous receipts compensating the 
Architect of the Capitol for loss or damage to any 
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Government property under the Architect’s jurisdic-
tion or care, including but not limited to the United 
States Botanic Garden; 
(5) reimbursements pursuant to subsection (d); 
and 
(6) amounts transferred to the Fund pursuant 
to subsection (e). 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Fund shall be reim-
bursed from available accounts of the Architect of the 
Capitol for supplies, materials, services, and related ex-
penses, at rates which will approximate the full cost of 
operations, including— 
(1) accrual of employee leave and benefits; 
(2) depreciation of plant, property, and equip-
ment; and 
(3) overhead. 
(e) TRANSFERS FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Architect is au-
thorized to transfer amounts from other available Archi-
tect of the Capitol accounts to the Fund as the Architect 
determines to be appropriate, efficient, and economical. 
(f) 
CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal 
year limitation. 
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SEC. 3. HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS SHUTTLE SERVICE. 
The Architect of the Capitol may use funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under the heading 
‘‘Architect of the Capitol, House Office Buildings’’ in any 
Act making appropriations for the legislative branch for 
a fiscal year for the purchase or rental, maintenance, and 
operation of passenger motor vehicles to provide shuttle 
service for Members and employees of Congress to and 
from the House Office Buildings. 
SEC. 4. USE OF EXPIRED FUNDS FOR MAKING UNEMPLOY-
MENT COMPENSATION PAYMENTS. 
Available balances of expired Architect of the Capitol 
appropriations shall be available to the Architect of the 
Capitol for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any 
amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation 
payments for former employees of the Architect of the 
Capitol, without regard to the fiscal year for which the 
obligation to make such payments is incurred. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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