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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 2022, 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 
made available to the agency for advertising or other communica-
tions regarding the programs and activities of the agency.
H. R. 2471—452 
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 2022’’ for ‘‘Fiscal Year 2014’’ 
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘September 30, 
2026’’ 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, and 
section 524 of division H of Public Law 116–260. 
(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 2022 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. 
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.
H. R. 2471—453 
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, $12,679,000,000 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, 2026: 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. 
SEC. 530. (a) An institution of higher education that received 
funds under paragraph (2) of section 18004(a) of the CARES Act 
(20 U.S.C. 3401 note; 134 Stat. 567), paragraph (2) of section 
314(a) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (division M of Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 
1932), or section 2003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 23) to the extent such funds are 
allocated (in accordance with such section) under paragraph (2) 
of section 314(a) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2021 (134 Stat. 1932) may use such 
funds for the acquisition of real property or construction directly 
related to preventing, preparing for, and responding to coronavirus, 
provided that such use meets all other applicable requirements 
and limitations specified in such Acts appropriating such funds. 
(b) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that were 
previously designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) 
and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2022’’.
H. R. 2471—454 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2022 
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. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $239,404,000, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,641,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $796,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, 
$343,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,906,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,774,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $16,900,000. 
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, $1,813,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,626,000.
H. R. 2471—455 
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, $900,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,852,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,704,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $562,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $28,091,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$98,563,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $2,038,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $71,560,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $7,353,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,299,000. 
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
H. R. 2471—457 
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). 
ADJUSTMENTS TO SENATORS’ PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT ALLOWANCE 
SEC. 102. Effective on and after October 1, 2021, each of the 
dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 
4575(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that 
table, as adjusted by law and in effect on September 30, 2021, 
increased by an additional $75,000 each. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY 
FUND 
SEC. 103. Section 5 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 6611) is amended— 
(1) by striking all that precedes ‘‘is authorized,’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. TRANSFER AUTHORITY AND SERGEANT AT ARMS BUSINESS 
CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SERGEANT AT ARMS BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER 
RECOVERY FUND.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
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‘‘(A) the term ‘Fund’ means the Sergeant at Arms 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund estab-
lished under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘Sergeant at Arms’ means the Sergeant 
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established under the 
heading ‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE’ an account 
to be known as the ‘Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity 
and Disaster Recovery Fund’. 
‘‘(3) USE
OF
AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available to the Sergeant at Arms for purposes of the business 
continuity and disaster recovery needs of the Senate. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (C), prior 
to the date of the withdrawal of amounts appropriated 
under the heading ‘CONTINGENT
EXPENSES
OF
THE 
SENATE—SERGEANT
AT
ARMS
AND
DOORKEEPER
OF
THE 
SENATE’ in accordance with the matter under the heading 
‘GENERAL PROVISION’ under chapter XI of the Third 
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107), any 
unobligated balances of expired discretionary appropria-
tions of such amounts may be transferred by the Sergeant 
at Arms to the Fund. 
‘‘(B) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts transferred 
under subparagraph (A) shall remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—If the Sergeant at Arms intends to 
transfer amounts under subparagraph (A), the Sergeant 
at Arms shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate written notice not later than 15 days before 
the date of the withdrawal of such amounts in accordance 
with the matter under the heading ‘GENERAL PROVI-
SION’ under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appro-
priation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 4107). 
‘‘(D) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
authority 
to 
transfer 
amounts under this paragraph shall apply with respect 
to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2022, or any fiscal 
year thereafter. 
‘‘(5) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are 
necessary for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is hereby 
appropriated for fiscal year 2022 for payment to Jennifer K. 
Carnahan, beneficiary of Jim Hagedorn, late a Representative from 
the State of Minnesota, $174,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,714,996,045, as follows:
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HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $34,949,640, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $10,036,950, including $35,000 
for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor 
Leader, $3,565,870, including $15,000 for official expenses of the 
Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $10,036,950, 
including $17,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office 
of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$2,962,080, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy 
Minority Whip, $2,684,990, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $2,831,400; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $2,831,400: Provided, That such amount for salaries 
and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2022 until 
January 2, 2023. 
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, $774,400,000. 
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 
compensation of interns who serve in the offices of Members of 
the House of Representatives, $15,435,000, to remain available 
through January 2, 2023: 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 $35,000 of the allowance available 
under this heading during legislative year 2022. 
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, $438,000, 
to remain available through January 2, 2023: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $240,500 shall be available 
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, 
to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, and $197,500 shall be available for the com-
pensation of interns who serve in 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 this 
Act for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing, 
special, and select committees (other than the Committee on Appro-
priations), $1,943,910, to remain available through January 2, 2023: 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, $971,955
H. R. 2471—460 
shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in 
offices of the majority, and $971,955 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 Adminis-
tration. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113(a)(2) of this 
Act for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the 
Committee on Appropriations, $345,584: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $172,792 shall be available 
for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority, 
and $172,792 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, $167,101,000: Provided, 
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and 
expenses until December 31, 2022, except that $3,100,000 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 
upgrading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$29,917,250, 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, 2022. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $288,480,800, 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, $36,500,000, 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, 
$27,695,000, 
of 
which 
$15,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including
H. R. 2471—461 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $193,187,800, of which $30,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Diversity 
and Inclusion, $3,000,000, 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, $5,019,000; 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, $2,134,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,600,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
$12,625,000, 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, $624,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $399,984,861, 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, $356,000,000, to remain available 
until March 31, 2023, except that $25,000,000 of such amount 
shall remain available until expended; salaries and expenses for 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $23,812,861, of which 
$6,000,000 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 under 
section 114 of this Act, $9,294,000, to remain available until 
expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,738,000; and miscella-
neous items including purchase, 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives 
Account established under section 115 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), $2,000,000, 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.
H. R. 2471—462 
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 2022. 
Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2022 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. 
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. 
ALLOWANCES FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE COMMITTEE 
OFFICES 
SEC. 113. (a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF ALLOWANCES.—There are 
established for the House of Representatives the following allow-
ances: 
(1) An allowance which shall be available for the compensa-
tion of interns who serve in offices of a standing, special, 
or select committee of the House (other than the Committee 
on Appropriations). 
(2) An allowance which shall be available for the compensa-
tion of interns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appro-
priations. 
(b) BENEFIT EXCLUSION.—Section 104(b) of the House of Rep-
resentatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2
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U.S.C. 5321(b)) shall apply with respect to an intern who is com-
pensated under an allowance under this section in the same manner 
as such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated 
under the Members’ Representational Allowance. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘intern’’, with respect 
to a committee of the House, has the meaning given such term 
with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives in section 
104(c)(2) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform 
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(c)(2)). 
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO
TRANSFER
OF 
AMOUNTS.—Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 5507(c)(2)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘ ‘Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices’,’’ the 
following: ‘‘ ‘Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appro-
priations Committee Offices’, ‘Allowance for Compensation of 
Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee Offices’,’’. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
GREEN AND GOLD CONGRESSIONAL AIDE PROGRAM 
SEC. 114. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
House of Representatives the Green and Gold Congressional Aide 
Program (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) 
for veterans and Gold Star Families, under the direction of the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, under 
which an eligible individual may serve a 2-year fellowship in the 
office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or House 
Officer. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—An individual may serve a fellowship under 
the Program at the Member’s office in the District of Columbia 
or the Member’s office in the congressional district the Member 
represents. Fellows assigned to House Officers may serve where 
assigned. 
(c) EXCLUSION
OF APPOINTEES
FOR PURPOSES
OF LIMIT
ON 
NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES
IN MEMBER OFFICES.—Any individual 
serving a fellowship under the Program in the office of a Member 
shall not be included in the determination of the number of 
employees employed by the Member under section 104(a) of the 
House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Correc-
tions Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(a)). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Program shall be carried out in accord-
ance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on House 
Administration. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal 
year such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Program. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
DAVID R. OBEY HEARING ROOM 
SEC. 115. Hereafter, the hearing room of the Subcommittee 
on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related
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Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives (room 2358–C of the Rayburn House Office Building) 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘David R. Obey Room’’. 
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, 
$12,385,000, 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 $3,500 per month to the Attending 
Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the Senior Medical 
Officer; 
(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, $4,063,000, 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, $1,606,000, 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, $468,861,000 of which overtime
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shall not exceed $71,289,224 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. 
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, 
$133,648,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or a duly authorized designee: Provided, 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 2022 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
NOTIFICATION OF OBLIGATION 
SEC. 120. (a) Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Chief of the United States Capitol Police shall provide written 
notice to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives before 
any obligation of funds under section 2802(a)(2) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905(a)(2)) that equals or exceeds 
$100,000. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the 
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, $7,500,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, 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. 
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, $60,953,000: Provided, That the Director shall use 
not less than $500,000 of the amount made available under this
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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, $139,116,500, of which $5,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $42,579,000, of which $12,899,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2026. 
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, $15,237,000, of which $2,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2026. 
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, $81,977,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026, and of which $2,000,000 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, $212,422,500, of which 
$12,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, and 
of which $128,000,000 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, 
$9,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the House Office
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Building Fund established under section 176(d) of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2017, as added by section 101(3) of the Further 
Continuing Appropriation Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254; 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, $114,598,000, of 
which $24,575,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: 
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 2022. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $64,544,000, of which $31,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026. 
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, 
$62,389,733, of which $637,639 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024, and be used to make bulk purchases of, store, 
and distribute in coordination with partnering agencies personal 
protective equipment wherever needed, subject to prior notification 
to the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and $30,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2026. 
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, $24,463,500, of which 
$10,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026: 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
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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, $25,569,000. 
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. 
AVAILABILITY OF COINS COLLECTED FROM FOUNTAINS FOR 
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS 
SEC. 131. Section 504 of Public Law 110–437 (as codified at 
2 U.S.C. 2273) is amended in subsection (c) by adding before the 
period at the end of the first sentence the following: ‘‘, and 
maintaining fountains under the jurisdiction of 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; 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 
not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
the Board, $550,620,874, and, in addition, amounts credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2022 under the Act of June 
28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150), shall remain 
available until expended: 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 fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $18,000 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception expenses, 
including for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That
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of the total amount appropriated, $9,661,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources program: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,419,000 
shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 
Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote the 
program and facilitate a greater number of donations to eligible 
entities across the United States: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $3,831,000 shall remain available until 
expended for the Veterans History Project to continue digitization 
efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater number of 
veterans to record their stories, and promote public access to the 
Project: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the Library’s 
Visitor Experience project, and may be obligated and expended 
only upon approval by the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and by the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $98,038,000, 
of which not more than $38,004,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2022 under sections 708(d) and 1316 
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 expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not 
more than $6,969,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
year 2022 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 
of such title: Provided further, That the total amount available 
for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections 
are less than $44,973,000: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, not less than $17,100,000 is for mod-
ernization initiatives, of which $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That not more than 
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the mainte-
nance 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 copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, 
any amounts made available under this heading which are attrib-
utable 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
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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, $129,106,000: 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 
and does not include material prepared in response to Congressional 
requests for confidential analysis or research. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED 
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), $61,227,000: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall 
be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and print 
disabled residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 140. (a) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2022, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $292,430,000. 
(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. 
GIFTS 
SEC. 141. (a) REVISING AUTHORITIES OF LIBRARIAN TO ACCEPT 
GIFTS.—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—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(3) gifts or bequests of 
money for immediate disbursement’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘; and (4) gifts or bequests of securities 
or other personal property.’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘of money’’ after 
‘‘bequests’’; 
(3) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘enter them’’ and 
inserting ‘‘enter the gift, bequest, or proceeds’’; and 
(4) by inserting after the second sentence the following 
new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a gift of securities, the Librarian 
shall sell the gift and provide the donor with such acknowledg-
ment as needed for the donor to substantiate the gift.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ORDERS UNDER TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER 
CONTRACTS 
SEC. 142. (a) CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS.—An order issued 
under a task order contract or a delivery order contract (as such 
terms are defined in section 4101 of title 41, United States Code) 
entered into by the Librarian of Congress may not increase the 
scope, period, or maximum value of the contract under which the 
order is issued. The scope, period, or maximum value of the contract 
may be increased only by modification of the contract. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM ADVERTISING REQUIREMENT.—Section 
6102 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(j) LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—Section 6101 of this title does 
not apply to a procurement made against an order placed under 
a task order contract or a delivery order contract (as such terms 
are defined in section 4101 of this title) entered into by the 
Librarian of Congress.’’. 
(c) PROTESTS.— 
(1) PROTEST
NOT
AUTHORIZED.—A protest to an order 
described in subsection (a) filed pursuant to the procedures 
in subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, 
is not authorized unless such protest— 
(A) is an objection on the basis that the order is in 
violation of subsection (a); or 
(B) concerns an order valued in excess of $10,000,000. 
(2) JURISDICTION OVER PROTESTS.—Notwithstanding section 
3556 of title 31, United States Code, the Comptroller General 
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of a protest authorized under 
paragraph (1)(B). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendment made 
by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2022 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
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GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized publishing of congressional information and the 
distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing 
of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed 
to Members of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Govern-
ment publications authorized by law to be distributed without 
charge to the recipient, $78,872,161: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition 
of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 
44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under 
the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under 
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds 
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act 
for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress 
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended 
to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month 
period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publica-
tion is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress 
reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 
44, United States Code: Provided further, That unobligated or unex-
pended balances of expired discretionary funds made available 
under this heading in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred 
to, and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUB-
LISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 
than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year 
for which such funds are available for the purposes for which 
appropriated, to be available for carrying out the purposes of this 
heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 
44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare 
indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session 
basis. 
PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF 
DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office 
of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cata-
loging and indexing of Government publications in any format, 
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other 
Government agencies, and designated depository and international 
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $34,020,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appro-
priations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres-
sional serial sets and other related publications for the preceding
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two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries: Pro-
vided further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of expired 
discretionary funds made available under this heading in this Act 
for this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth 
fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are 
available for the purposes for which appropriated, to be available 
for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS 
REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business 
Operations Revolving Fund, $11,345,000, to remain available until 
expended, for information technology development and facilities 
repair: Provided, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 
available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Pub-
lishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses: Pro-
vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall 
be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger 
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection 
with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of 
the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to 
carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund shall be 
available for temporary or intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the 
Business Operations Revolving Fund may provide information in 
any format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 
Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading ‘‘PUBLIC 
INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ 
may not be used for contracted security services at Government 
Publishing Office’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses; tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than
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the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire 
of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign coun-
tries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 
(6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
(6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller 
General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
countries, $719,230,113: Provided, That, in addition, $38,900,000 
of payments received under sections 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal 
year limitation: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department 
or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental 
Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 
costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary 
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That 
payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimburse-
ments to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
financed. 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP FUND 
For a payment to the Congressional Office for International 
Leadership Fund for financing activities of the Congressional Office 
for International Leadership under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), as amended by 
section 140 of this Act, $6,000,000: Provided, That funds made 
available to support Russian participants shall only be used for 
those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, 
and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the 
central government of Russia. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
CONVERSION OF OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TO 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP 
SEC. 150. (a) CONVERSION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Section 313 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151) is 
amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OPEN WORLD 
LEADERSHIP 
CENTER’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘CONGRES-
SIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (a) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the legislative 
branch of the Government an office to be known as the ‘Congres-
sional Office for International Leadership’ (the ‘Office’).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The 
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘The Office’’. 
(2) PURPOSE; 
GRANT
PROGRAM; 
APPLICATION.—Section 
313(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Office’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Center’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Office’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘the Center’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Office’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘the Center’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Office’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4)(B)(iv), by striking ‘‘the Center’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Office’’. 
(3) TRUST
FUND.—Section 313(c) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1151(c)) is amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the ‘Congres-
sional Office for International Leadership Fund’ (the ‘Fund’), 
which shall consist of amounts which may be appropriated, 
credited, or transferred to it under this section.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Center’’ each place it appears in 
paragraphs (2) and (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘the Office’’. 
(4) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Section 313(d) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Center’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the Office’’. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—Section 313(e) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1151(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Center’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Office’’. 
(b) PARTICIPATION OF EMERGING CIVIC LEADERS OF ELIGIBLE 
FOREIGN STATES.—Section 313(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151(b)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘political leaders’’ each place it appears 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ‘‘political and civic leaders’’. 
(c) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in any law, rule, or 
regulation— 
(1) to the Open World Leadership Center shall be deemed 
to refer to the Congressional Office for International Leader-
ship; and 
(2) to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund shall 
be deemed to refer to the Congressional Office for International 
Leadership Fund. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments 
made by this section shall take effect on or after the later 
of October 1, 2021, or the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SERVICE OF CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The indi-
vidual serving as the Executive Director of the Open World 
Leadership Center as of the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed 
by the Librarian of Congress to serve as the Executive Director 
of the Congressional Office for International Leadership. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 
C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
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TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except 
for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under 
regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Represent-
atives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for 
the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2022 unless 
expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifi-
cally established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 
et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designa-
tion of any office or position appropriated for is different from 
that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation 
and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 
respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the 
various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire 
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall 
be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 
issued under existing law. 
COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS COUNCIL 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative 
Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by 
charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except 
that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating 
legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made
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by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this 
Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United 
States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices 
of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by 
section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008 (2 U.S.C. 
2242(b)(8)). 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the 
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol 
which are led by employees and interns described in subsection 
(a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction 
for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours 
of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
LIMITATION ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used to acquire telecommuni-
cations equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or 
ZTE Corporation for a high or moderate impact information system, 
as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 
Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization 
of Federal Information and Information Systems’’ unless the agency, 
office, or other entity acquiring the equipment or system has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisi-
tion decisions for high or moderate impact information systems 
within the Federal Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
awardee against available and relevant threat information pro-
vided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appro-
priate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment 
of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the 
acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion 
in a high or moderate impact system, including any risk associ-
ated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assem-
bled by one or more entities identified by the United States 
Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited 
to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the 
People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Federa-
tion. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under this Act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact 
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) 
unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection 
(a) has—
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(1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain 
risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identi-
fied risks; 
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such tele-
communications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate 
impact system is in the vital national security interest of the 
United States; and 
(3) reported that determination to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment 
for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended 
for acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation 
strategies identified in paragraph (1), provided that such report 
may include a classified annex as necessary. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 209. (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 or other official government activities. 
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION 
SEC. 210. All agencies and offices funded by this Act that 
contract with a food service provider or providers shall confer and 
coordinate with such food service provider or providers, in consulta-
tion with disability advocacy groups, to eliminate or reduce plastic 
waste, including waste from plastic straws, explore the use of bio-
degradable items, and increase recycling and composting opportuni-
ties. 
CAPITOL COMPLEX HEALTH AND SAFETY 
SEC. 211. In addition to the amounts appropriated under this 
Act under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN’’, 
there is hereby appropriated to the Office of the Attending Physician 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for response to 
COVID–19, including testing, subject to the same terms and condi-
tions as the amounts appropriated under such heading. 
ANNUAL RATE OF PAY FOR PERSONNEL OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE 
BRANCH OFFICES 
SEC. 212. (a) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—Section 1 of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to fix the annual rates of pay for the Architect 
of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol’’ (2 U.S.C. 
1802) is amended by striking ‘‘the maximum rate’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘the annual rate of basic pay for level II 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) CHIEF OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—Subsection (c) of the first 
section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish by law the position
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of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes’’ (2 U.S.C. 
1902) is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000 less than’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SENATE STAFF COMPENSATION 
SEC. 213. (a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CHANGE IN MAXIMUM RATES.—Section 105 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$173,900’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘the annual rate of basic pay in effect for level II of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
Code’’. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Federal Pay Com-
parability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 4571) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), in the matter following para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘and adjust’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘and Senators.’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to 
section 105(f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 4575(f)).’’; 
(ii) by striking subsection (d); and 
(iii) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(B) OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 315(a) of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 4573(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘to the extent’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Senators.’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to section 105(f) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 
4575(f)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
PLAQUE TO HONOR MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO 
RESPONDED ON JANUARY 6 
SEC. 214. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States owes its deepest gratitude to those officers 
of the United States Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police 
Department of the District of Columbia, as well as officers from 
other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and protec-
tive entities, who valiantly protected the United States Capitol, 
Members of Congress, and staff on January 6, 2021. 
(b) PLAQUE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall obtain an 
honorific plaque listing the names of all of the officers of the 
United States Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department 
of the District of Columbia, and other Federal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies and protective entities who responded 
to the violence that occurred at the United States Capitol on
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January 6, 2021, and shall place the plaque at a permanent location 
on the western front of the United States Capitol. 
(c) COMPILATION AND CONFIRMATION OF LIST OF NAMES.— 
(1) LIST OF NAMES FOR PLAQUE.—The Chairs and Ranking 
Members of the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on the 
Legislative Branch of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate shall jointly compile 
and confirm a list of the officers of the United States Capitol 
Police, the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of 
Columbia, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies and protective entities whose names should be 
included on the plaque under this section. 
(2) INCLUSION OF NAMES OF SPECIFIC OFFICERS.—In com-
piling the list under paragraph (1), the Chairs and Ranking 
Members of the Committees and Subcommittees described in 
such paragraph shall include the names of the specific individ-
uals described in paragraph (2) of section 215(c) of H. R. 4346, 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, as passed by the House 
of Representatives on July 28, 2021. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2022’’. 
DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AF-
FAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2022 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by 
law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other 
personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the 
functions of the Commander in Chief, $1,051,772,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $190,619,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, 
as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines 
that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount made available under this heading, 
$182,080,000 shall be for the projects and activities, and in the 
amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construction, Army’’ 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, 
and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently 
authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for 
the purposes of this appropriation, $2,644,277,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2026: Provided, That, of this amount, 
not to exceed $453,652,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obliga-
tions are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination 
and the reasons therefor: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, $476,145,000 shall be for the 
projects and activities, and in the amounts, specified under the 
heading ‘‘Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), in addition to amounts 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facili-
ties, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized 
by law, $2,204,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That, of this amount, not to exceed $287,175,000 
shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of 
the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary 
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
therefor: Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
this heading, $291,060,000 shall be for the projects and activities, 
and in the amounts, specified under the heading ‘‘Military Construc-
tion, Air Force’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), 
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of 
temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and 
real property for activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), as currently author-
ized by law, $2,206,051,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2026: Provided, That such amounts of this appropriation as 
may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred 
to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
military construction or family housing as the Secretary may des-
ignate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, 
and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
which transferred: Provided further, That, of the amount, not to 
exceed $347,727,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
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FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies 
of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) 
for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, 
as authorized by law, $49,785,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
Fund, $6,081,000, to remain available until expended, for family 
housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 
10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring 
and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND 
For the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
Housing Improvement Fund, $494,000, to remain available until 
expended, for unaccompanied housing initiatives undertaken pursu-
ant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alter-
native means of acquiring and improving military unaccompanied 
housing and supporting facilities. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract 
for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be per-
formed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific 
approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the 
reasons therefor. 
SEC. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction 
shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction 
may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, 
Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads 
as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when 
projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national 
defense by the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States 
for which specific appropriations have not been made. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 
percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers 
or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where 
there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases 
negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney 
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or 
(4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be 
in the public interest. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall 
be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or
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(3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which 
funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropria-
tions for military construction. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for 
minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity 
from one base or installation to another, without prior notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project 
or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and 
manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for 
such steel procurement. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of 
Defense for military construction or family housing during the 
current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in 
any foreign nation. 
SEC. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notifica-
tion to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the 
Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished 
in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such 
contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States 
firms in joint venture with host nation firms. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for 
military construction in the United States territories and posses-
sions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering 
the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated 
by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: 
Provided, That this section shall not be applicable to contract 
awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of 
a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and 
responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: 
Provided further, That this section shall not apply to contract 
awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the 
lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese 
contractor. 
SEC. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate 
committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees 
on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military 
exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its 
occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary 
or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 
SEC. 114. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
for construction in prior years shall be available for construction 
authorized for each such military department by the authorizations 
enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 
SEC. 115. For military construction or family housing projects 
that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed 
for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the 
cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering 
and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds made available to a military department or defense agency
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for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a 
military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such 
a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth 
fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project 
were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) 
are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; 
and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, 
plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
pursuant to law. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 117. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days 
for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such 
additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of 
Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense 
Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated 
for construction in ‘‘Family Housing’’ accounts, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period 
of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the 
Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improve-
ment Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military 
unaccompanied housing in ‘‘Military Construction’’ accounts, to be 
merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for 
the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the 
Fund: Provided, That appropriations made available to the Funds 
shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan 
guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the 
provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving 
military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and sup-
porting facilities. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available 
to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from 
the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund estab-
lished by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropoli-
tan Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses 
associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred 
under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be 
merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the 
same time period as the fund to which transferred. 
SEC. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family 
housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and mainte-
nance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer 
quarters: Provided, That not more than $35,000 per unit may 
be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general 
or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant 
to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except 
that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation
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is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental 
remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time 
of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation 
and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag 
officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 
SEC. 120. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, 
United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until 
expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such 
section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such 
section. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 121. During the 5-year period after appropriations avail-
able in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construc-
tion and family housing operation and maintenance and construc-
tion have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such 
appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations 
or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for 
obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appro-
priations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be trans-
ferred into the appropriation ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 
Construction, Defense’’, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appro-
priation to which transferred. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 122. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
in an account funded under the headings in this title may be 
transferred among projects and activities within the account in 
accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military 
construction and family housing construction contained in Depart-
ment of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, 
Volume 3, Chapter 7, of March 2011, as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this title may 
be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction 
of projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 
SEC. 124. For an additional amount for the accounts and in 
the amounts specified, to remain available until September 30, 
2026: 
‘‘Military Construction, Army’’, $636,100,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Navy 
and 
Marine 
Corps’’, 
$1,281,980,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force’’, $237,450,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Defense-Wide’’, $93,000,000; 
‘‘Military 
Construction, 
Army 
National 
Guard’’, 
$71,000,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air National Guard’’, $86,620,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Army Reserve’’, $29,200,000; 
‘‘Military Construction, Air Force Reserve’’, $44,000,000; 
and 
‘‘Family Housing Construction, Army’’, $88,064,000: