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in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act) or the fiscal year 2023 budget request. 
SEC. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, 
and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000, individually or 
in total for a particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, 
in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive 
basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2023, but not to include 
grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report 
shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount 
of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for 
issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall 
be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end 
of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, 
for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments 
under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim 
for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under 
a social security account number that is not the claimant’s number 
and the performance of such work under such number has formed 
the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 
208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Secu-
rity Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the 
Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit 
payments, under any agreement between the United States and 
Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social 
security system established by title II of the Social Security Act 
and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise 
be payable but for such agreement. 
SEC. 520. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 521. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, 
Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated 
May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropria-
tions bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: 
(1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered 
independent agencies; and 
(2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences 
shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency 
totals. 
SEC. 522. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly 
state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or edu-
cational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the 
communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated 
at United States taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal 
agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts
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made available to the agency for advertising or other communica-
tions regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 
SEC. 523. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary 
funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 
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 2023’’ for ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’ 
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2027’’ 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, section 525 of division 
H of Public Law 115–31, section 525 of division H of Public Law 
115–141, section 524 of division A of Public Law 116–94, section 
524 of division H of Public Law 116–260, and section 523 of division 
H of Public Law 117–103. 
(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. 524. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar 
quarter, beginning with the first month of fiscal year 2023 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 report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, 
That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, com-
mitted, and obligated but unexpended, the monthly reports shall 
separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year 
of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent 
feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 
SEC. 525. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehen-
sive list of any new or competitive grant award notifications, 
including supplements, issued at the discretion of such Departments 
not less than 3 full business days before any entity selected to 
receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its 
offices (other than emergency response grants at any time of the 
year or for grant awards made during the last 10 business days 
of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the program year). 
SEC. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to purchase sterile 
needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug: 
Provided, That such limitation does not apply to the use of funds 
for elements of a program other than making such purchases if 
the relevant State or local health department, in consultation with 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines that 
the State or local jurisdiction, as applicable, is experiencing, or 
is at risk for, a significant increase in hepatitis infections or an 
HIV outbreak due to injection drug use, and such program is 
operating in accordance with State and local law.
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SEC. 527. Each department and related agency funded through 
this Act shall provide answers to questions submitted for the record 
by members of the Committee within 45 business days after receipt. 
SEC. 528. Of amounts deposited in the Child Enrollment Contin-
gency Fund 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, $14,628,000,000 shall not be 
available for obligation in this fiscal year. 
SEC. 529. (a) This section applies to: (1) the Administration 
for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human 
Services; and (2) the Chief Evaluation Office and the statistical- 
related cooperative and interagency agreements and contracting 
activities of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department 
of Labor. 
(b) Amounts made available under this Act which are either 
appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable basis, or trans-
ferred to the functions and organizations identified in subsection 
(a) for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes shall be available 
for obligation through September 30, 2027: Provided, That when 
an office referenced in subsection (a) receives research and evalua-
tion funding from multiple appropriations, such offices may use 
a single Treasury account for such activities, with funding advanced 
on a reimbursable basis. 
(c) Amounts referenced in subsection (b) that are unexpended 
at the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative agree-
ment may be deobligated and shall immediately become available 
and may be reobligated in that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal 
year for the research, evaluation, or statistical purposes for which 
such amounts are available. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2023’’. 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, 
$10,000; President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of 
the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each 
Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy 
Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $195,000. 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $258,677,000, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,907,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $832,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
$359,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $6,196,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,876,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $17,900,000. 
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, $1,891,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,782,000. 
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, $940,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,931,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,862,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $598,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $29,282,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$108,929,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $2,126,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $77,088,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $8,150,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,350,000. 
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, $7,500; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000. 
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, 
$145,615,000, of which $14,561,500 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025. 
U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $552,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$17,515,000, of which $13,254,193 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, and of which $4,260,807 shall remain available 
until expended.
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SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $171,844,000, of which $160,144,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for Senate 
hearing room audiovisual equipment, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That of the amount provided under 
this heading, $2,500,000 shall be for a residential security system 
program, to remain available until expended. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS FELLOWSHIPS FUND 
For expenses authorized by the Sergeant at Arms Fellowships 
Fund established in section 102 of this Act, $6,277,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $27,814,000 which shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$512,000,000, of which $20,128,950 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2025, and of which $7,000,000 shall be allocated 
solely for the purpose of providing financial compensation to Senate 
interns. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000. 
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).
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MCCAIN-MANSFIELD AND SFC SEAN COOLEY AND SPC CHRISTOPHER 
HORTON CONGRESSIONAL GOLD STAR FAMILY FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMS 
SEC. 102. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of the Senate’’ means 
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate; 
(2) the term ‘‘Fellowships Programs’’ means the SFC Sean 
Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star 
Family Fellowship Program (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program’’) established 
under Senate Resolution 442 (117th Congress), agreed to 
November 4, 2021, and the McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Pro-
gram established under Senate Resolution 443 (117th Con-
gress), agreed to November 4, 2021, or any successor program 
to such programs; 
(3) the term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Sergeant at Arms Fellow-
ships Fund established under subsection (b); and 
(4) the term ‘‘Sergeant at Arms’’ means the Sergeant at 
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established under the heading 
‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’’ an account to be known 
as the ‘‘SERGEANT AT ARMS FELLOWSHIPS FUND’’. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
to the Sergeant at Arms for the costs of compensation of fellows 
under the Fellowships Programs and the administration of 
the Fellowships Programs, except as provided in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—Agency contributions for the 
Fellowships Programs shall be paid from the appropriations 
account for ‘‘Salaries, Officers and Employees’’ of the Senate. 
(d) OVERSIGHT.—The Sergeant at Arms shall provide to the 
appropriate committees of the Senate— 
(1) a plan regarding the administration of the Fund by 
the Sergeant at Arms prior to obligation of any funds, to be 
updated and resubmitted following any changes to the plan; 
and 
(2) annual reports regarding the costs of the Fellowships 
Programs paid from the Fund. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Fund for fiscal year 2023, and each 
fiscal year thereafter, such sums as are necessary for the compensa-
tion of fellows under the Fellowships Programs during the fiscal 
year and for the administration of the Fellowships Programs. 
(f) EXCLUSION
FOR PURPOSES
OF STAFFING LIMITS
ON
THE 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS.—The payment of compensation 
to any individual serving in a fellowship under the Fellowships 
Programs by the Sergeant at Arms shall not be included for pur-
poses of any limitation on staffing levels of the Office of the Sergeant 
at Arms. 
SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP OFFICES FUNDING AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 103. (a) Section 104 of division I of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 6154 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Office of the Assistant Leader’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘office of the designated officer’’;
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(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘means the 117th 
Congress; and’’ and inserting ‘‘means the 118th Congress;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and ending on 
January 3, 2023.’’ and inserting ‘‘and ending on January 
7, 2025; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘designated officer of the applicable conference’ 
means the member of the leadership of the applicable con-
ference to whom the duties and authorities of the Secretary 
of the applicable conference are assigned under subsection (b).’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘January 3, 2021, assign to the Assistant Leader 
of the applicable conference’’ and inserting ‘‘January 3, 2023, 
at the direction of the Chair of the applicable conference, assign 
to a member of the leadership of the applicable conference’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘Assistant Leader’’ and 
inserting ‘‘designated officer’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
on January 3, 2023. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,847,571,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $36,560,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $10,499,000, including $35,000 
for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor 
Leader, $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the 
Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,499,000, 
including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office 
of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$3,099,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy 
Minority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,962,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, That such amount for salaries 
and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2023 until 
January 2, 2024. 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, 
AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ 
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $810,000,000. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN MEMBER OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 120 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 U.S.C. 5322a) for the
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compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of 
the House of Representatives, $20,638,800, to remain available 
through January 2, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
120(b) of such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Representa-
tives may use not more than $46,800 of the allowance available 
under this heading during legislative year 2023. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE LEADERSHIP 
OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 U.S.C. 5106) for the com-
pensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices, $586,000, 
to remain available through January 2, 2024: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available 
for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership 
offices of the majority, to be allocated among such offices by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be 
available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leader-
ship offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices 
by the Minority Floor Leader. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE STANDING, 
SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(1) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) 
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, 
special, and select committees (other than the Committee on Appro-
priations), $2,600,000, to remain available through January 2, 2024: 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of interns who 
serve in offices of the majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available 
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, 
to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation 
with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on House 
Administration. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103) 
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the 
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and 
$231,500 shall be available for the compensation of interns who 
serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated among such offices 
by the Chair, in consultation with the ranking minority member, 
of the Committee on Appropriations. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $180,587,000: Provided,
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That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and 
expenses until December 31, 2024, except that $5,800,000 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 
upgrading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$31,294,000, 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, 2024. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $324,057,000, 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, $40,827,000, of which 
$9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the 
position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency 
Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official rep-
resentation 
and 
reception 
expenses, 
$38,793,000, 
of 
which 
$22,232,000 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, $211,572,000, of which $25,977,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Diversity 
and Inclusion, $3,500,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Whistleblower Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,138,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,912,000; 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, $2,184,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,746,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
$13,457,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamen-
tary Affairs, $934,000; for other authorized employees, $744,000: 
Provided, That of the amount made available until expended under 
this heading to the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $4,700,000 
shall be for activities associated with securing the permanent resi-
dences of Members of the House of Representatives in the congres-
sional districts the Members represent and securing the temporary 
residences of Members in the District of Columbia, and may not 
be transferred or merged under sections 101(b) or 101(c)(2) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 5507(b) and 
(c)(2)): Provided further, That as used in the preceding proviso,
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the term ‘‘Members of the House of Representatives’’ shall include 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $430,785,200, including: supplies, materials, administrative 
costs and Federal tort claims, $1,555,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 
$190,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and other 
applicable employee benefits, $387,368,200, to remain available 
until March 31, 2024, except that $37,000,000 of such amount 
shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $22,841,000, of which 
$6,776,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activi-
ties for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain available 
until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program, 
$9,674,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congres-
sional Ethics, $1,762,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
deceased employees of the House, $1,500,000. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION INITIATIVES ACCOUNT 
For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives 
Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That disbursement from this 
account is subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided in this account shall only be used for initiatives recommended 
by the Select Committee on Modernization or approved by the 
Committee on House Administration. 
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 2023. 
Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2023 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) The Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to 
carry out this section. 
(c) 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.
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LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 111. 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. 
CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that provides assist-
ance to the House of Representatives in the House’s efforts to 
deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate cybersecurity risks to, and 
incidents involving, the information systems of the House shall 
take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of 
the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing 
the assistance, including applying minimization procedures to limit 
the spread or sharing of privileged House and Member information. 
HOUSE INTERN RESOURCE OFFICE 
SEC. 113. (a) ESTABLISHMENT; COORDINATOR.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; COORDINATOR.—There is established 
in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives the House Intern Resource Office (herein-
after referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be headed by the House 
Intern Resource Coordinator (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘‘Coordinator’’), who shall be employed by the Chief Administra-
tive Officer in consultation with the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on House Administration. 
(b) DUTIES.—In consultation with the Office of Diversity and 
Inclusion and such other offices as the Coordinator considers appro-
priate, the Office shall— 
(1) provide support services, such as accommodations, 
training, and professional development, to interns of offices 
of the House of Representatives; 
(2) serve as a center for resources and best practices for 
the recruitment, hiring, training, and use of interns by offices 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) gather demographic and other data about interns of 
offices of the House of Representatives. 
(c) ADDRESSING INEQUITIES
IN ACCESS
TO INTERNSHIPS.—In 
carrying out its duties, the Office shall consider inequities in access 
to internships in offices of the House of Representatives, and shall 
consider the viability of establishing an intern stipend program 
for interns from underrepresented backgrounds, including those 
who attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 
Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
(HSIs), and other Minority Serving Institutions described in section 
371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal 
year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 
HOUSE EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 114. (a) EXPANSION OF STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM
TO COVER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
AND PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM
TO COVER STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT, EDU-
CATIONAL
ASSISTANCE, 
AND
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
FOR 
HOUSE EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Administrative Officer 
shall establish a program under which an employing office 
of the House of Representatives may agree— 
‘‘(A) to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the 
employee) any student loan previously taken out by an 
employee of the office; 
‘‘(B) to make direct payments on behalf of an employee 
of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office 
for expenses paid by the employee for the employee’s edu-
cational and professional development; and 
‘‘(C) to make direct payments on behalf of an employee 
of the office or to reimburse an employee of the office 
for credentialing, professional accreditation, professional 
licensure, and professional certification expenses paid by 
the employee. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS.—For purposes of this section, 
a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be consid-
ered to be an employee of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to payments made during fiscal year 2023 
or any succeeding fiscal year. 
HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 115. (a) INCLUSION OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM OPERATION 
OF DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICE.—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 paragraphs: 
‘‘(8) The operation of the House Dry Cleaning and Laundry 
Service. 
‘‘(9) Other activities related to the operation of services 
offered by the House of Representatives, as approved by the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS SUBJECT TO NOTIFICATION PROVIDED TO 
COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 105(b) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 5545(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘which is approved by’’ 
and inserting ‘‘upon notification provided by the Chief Administra-
tive Officer to’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
CLARIFICATION OF USE OF CHILD CARE CENTER REVOLVING FUND TO 
STAFF TRAINING CLASSES AND CONFERENCES 
SEC. 116. (a) USE OF FUND.—Section 312(d)(3)(B) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062(d)(3)(B)) is
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amended by striking ‘‘The reimbursement of individuals employed 
by the center for the cost of training classes and conferences’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The cost of training classes and conferences for 
individuals employed by the center’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO USE APPRO-
PRIATED AMOUNTS FOR CHILD CARE TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES 
SEC. 117. (a) AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORITY.—Section 590(g) of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) APPLICATION
TO
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES.—This 
subsection shall apply with respect to the House of Representa-
tives in the same manner as it applies to an Executive agency, 
except that— 
‘‘(A) the authority granted to the Office of Personnel 
Management shall be exercised with respect to the House 
of Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives in accordance with regulations promulgated 
by the Committee on House Administration; and 
‘‘(B) amounts may be made available to implement 
this subsection with respect to the House of Representa-
tives without advance notice to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$12,948,000, 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 their 
assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the Attending 
Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical 
Officer;
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(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to three medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assistants and 
$900 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
heretofore provided for such assistants; and 
(5) $2,880,000 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, $4,181,000, 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, $1,702,000, 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, $541,730,000 of which overtime 
shall not exceed $64,912,000 unless the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $16,000,000 shall 
be available for retention bonuses: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $3,450,000 is for agreed upon protection 
activities for Members of Congress and shall be available until 
September 30, 2024, with notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations prior to the obligation of funds. 
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 Centers, 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, 
$192,846,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or a duly authorized designee, of which $6,028,000 shall be for 
agreed upon protection activities for Members of Congress and 
shall be available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That amounts 
made available for the Enhanced Member Protection Program may 
be obligated and expended only upon approval of the Committees
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on Appropriations: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol 
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fiscal 
year 2023 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN SERVICES 
SEC. 120. (a) The Chief of the Capitol Police shall have authority 
to accept unpaid religious chaplain services, whereby volunteers 
from multiple faiths, authorized by their respective religious 
endorsing agency or organization, may advise, administer, and per-
form spiritual care and religious guidance for Capitol Police 
employees. 
(b) Chaplains shall not be required to perform any rite, ritual, 
or ceremony, and employees shall not be required to receive such 
rite, ritual, or ceremony, if doing so would compromise the con-
science, moral principles, or religious beliefs of such chaplain or 
employees or the chaplain’s endorsing agency or organization. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except 
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code), hereafter, the United 
States Capitol Police shall perform a threat assessment for former 
Speakers of the House of Representatives, and if warranted, any 
such former Speaker shall receive a United States Capitol Police 
protective detail for a period of not more than one year beginning 
on the date they leave such office, except that such former Speaker 
shall have the option to decline such protective detail at any time: 
Provided, That at the conclusion of the one year period, the United 
States Capitol Police shall perform a threat assessment to determine 
whether extension of the protective detail is warranted: Provided 
further, That, the protective detail may be extended beyond the 
initial one year period, with the concurrence of the relevant former 
Speaker, if the United States Capitol Police determines that 
information or conditions, including but not limited to violent 
threats, warrant such protection: Provided further, That the United 
States Capitol Police is authorized to enter into Memoranda of 
Understanding with relevant state and local law enforcement agen-
cies, as needed, to carry out this section. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the 
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $8,000,000, of which 
$2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, and 
of which not more than $1,000 may be expended on the certification 
of the Executive Director in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses.
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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, $63,237,000: Provided, That the Director shall use 
not less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this 
heading for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and models 
for the purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budg-
etary effects to Members of Congress, employees of Members of 
Congress, and the public, and (2) to increase the availability of 
models, economic assumptions, and data for Members of Congress, 
employees of Members of Congress, and the public. 
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 
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic 
Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House 
office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; 
including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may 
approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation 
of a passenger motor vehicle, $145,843,000: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading 
in this Act or any other Act, including previous Acts, may be 
used for a home-to-work vehicle for the Architect or a duly author-
ized designee. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $80,589,000, of which $6,099,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027, and of which $42,785,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
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, $16,365,000, of which $2,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to 
be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect 
of the Capitol, $184,596,000, of which $66,000,000 shall remain
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available until September 30, 2027, and of which $36,100,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $126,279,000, of which 
$14,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027, and 
of which $40,600,000 shall remain available until expended for 
the restoration and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: 
Provided, That of the amount made available under this heading, 
$4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the House Office 
Building Fund established under section 176(d) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (2 U.S.C. 2001 note). 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including 
the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Con-
gress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, 
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing 
Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled 
water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 
Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which 
shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect 
of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into 
the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $166,951,000, of 
which $68,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: 
Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 of the funds credited 
or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall 
be available for obligation during fiscal year 2023. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $144,220,000, of which $108,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027. 
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, 
$402,907,000, of which $346,255,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That of such amount, $80,000,000 
shall be for design and construction of enhanced screening vesti-
bules at the north and south Capitol Building entrances: Provided 
further, That of such amount, $238,455,000 shall be for the Capitol 
Complex Security Program: Provided further, That amounts made
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available for the Capitol Complex Security Program may be obli-
gated and expended only upon approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations. 
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, $23,560,000, of which 
$8,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2027: 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, $27,692,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 130. 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. 
REAUTHORIZATION OF FALLEN HEROES FLAG ACT OF 2016 
SEC. 131. Section 5 of the Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 
(2 U.S.C. 1881c) is amended by striking ‘‘through 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2028’’. 
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; information technology services provided centrally; spe-
cial clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preserva-
tion 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 publica-
tions of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor 
vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board