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Union Calendar No. 461 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5325 
[Report No. 114–594] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2016 
Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,189,050,766, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$22,278,891, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
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Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; 
Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided, That such 
amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available 
from January 3, 2017 until January 2, 2018. 
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, 
$562,632,498. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$127,053,373: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2018, except that $3,150,200 of such amount shall 
remain available until expended for committee room up-
grading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
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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 De-
cember 31, 2018. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $181,487,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 
including not more than $25,000 for official representa-
tion 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, $26,268,000; 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 representation and re-
ception expenses, $15,505,000, of which $5,618,902 shall 
remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and re-
ception expenses, $117,165,000, of which $2,120,000 
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,963,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the General 
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Counsel, $1,444,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamen-
tarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not 
more than $1,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $1,999,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
$3,167,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,979,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
$814,000; 
and 
for 
other 
authorized 
employees, 
$1,183,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $272,328,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$3,625,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$245,334,000, to remain available until March 31, 2018; 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,000, 
of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 
transition 
activities 
for 
new 
Members 
and 
staff 
$2,084,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded 
Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until 
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expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,658,000; and 
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte-
nance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
deceased employees of the House, $720,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING
AMOUNTS
REMAINING
IN
MEMBERS’ REP-
RESENTATIONAL
ALLOWANCES
TO
BE
USED
FOR 
DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL 
DEBT 
SEC. 101. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2017. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2017 shall be deposited in the 
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
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DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the Congres-
sional Pictorial Directory to the office of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress). 
ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members 
of Congress) during fiscal year 2017. 
OVERSEAS TRAVEL TO ACCOMPANY MEMBERS OF HOUSE 
LEADERSHIP 
SEC. 110. (a) TRAVEL AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Capitol Po-
lice may travel outside of the United States for offi-
cial duty if— 
(A) that travel is with, or in preparation 
for, travel of a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives who holds a position in a House 
Leadership Office, including travel of the Mem-
ber as part of a congressional delegation; and 
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(B) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives gives prior approval to the trav-
el of the member of the Capitol Police. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘House Leadership office’’ 
means an office of the House of Representatives 
for which the appropriation for salaries and ex-
penses of the office for the year involved is pro-
vided under the heading ‘‘House Leadership Of-
fices’’ in the act making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year involved; 
(B) the term ‘‘Member of the House of 
Representatives’’ includes a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress; and 
(C) the term ‘‘United States’’ means each 
of the several States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, and the territories and 
possessions of the United States. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT FROM SERGEANT AT ARMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, 
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives shall reimburse the Capitol Police for the over-
time pay, travel, and related expenses of any mem-
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ber of the Capitol Police who travels under the au-
thority of this section. 
(2) 
USE
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—Any 
amounts received by the Capitol Police for reim-
bursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the accounts established for the general expenses or 
salaries of the Capitol Police, and shall be available 
to carry out the purposes of such accounts during 
the fiscal year in which the amounts are received 
and the following fiscal year. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the 
Attending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the 
Senior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 
three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 
the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as-
sistants; and 
(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 
and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 
from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex-
penses are payable and shall be available for all the 
purposes thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services, $1,429,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 
contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro-
fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 
benefits, $325,300,000 of which overtime shall not exceed 
$35,305,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 
Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing 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 pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 
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than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $66,000,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
cal year 2017 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF FORFEITED AND ABANDONED 
PROPERTY AND TO ACCEPT SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE 
PROPERTY OFFERED BY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 1001. (a) Section 1003(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1906(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘surplus or obsolete property of the 
Capitol Police’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘surplus or 
obsolete property of the Capitol Police, and property which 
is in the possession of the Capitol Police because it has 
been disposed, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, or un-
claimed,’’. 
(b) Upon notifying the Committees of Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate, the United 
States Capitol Police may accept surplus or obsolete prop-
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erty offered by another Federal department, agency, or of-
fice. 
(c) This section and the amendment made by this sec-
tion shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each 
succeeding fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, 
of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That not more than $500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 
the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation 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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $46,500,000. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS 
SEC. 1101. (a) Notwithstanding the fourth sentence 
of section 201(b) of the Congressional Budget and Im-
poundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(b)), the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office may establish 
and fix the compensation of senior level positions in the 
Congressional Budget Office to meet critical scientific, 
technical, professional, or executive needs of the Office. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON COMPENSATION.—The annual 
rate of pay for any position established under this section 
may not exceed the annual rate of pay for level II of the 
Executive Schedule. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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, con-
struction, operation, and general and administrative sup-
port 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 juris-
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diction of the Architect of the Capitol; including fur-
nishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $88,542,234, of which 
$5,268,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $33,005,499, of which 
$9,005,499 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
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, 
$12,826,000, of which $2,946,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and 
operation 
of 
the 
House 
office 
buildings, 
$187,481,000, of which $61,404,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021, and of which $62,000,000 
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shall remain available until expended for the restoration 
and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $17,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, 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 Su-
preme 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, 
$104,480,000, of which $27,339,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That not more 
than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed 
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to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2017. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$47,080,000, 
of 
which 
$22,137,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of 
the Capitol security operations, $26,697,000, of which 
$9,164,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $14,067,000; of which $4,054,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
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the Architect may obligate and expend such sums as may 
be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 
the National Garden established under section 307E of 
the Legislative 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, $20,557,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 1201. 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 Cap-
itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 
such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern-
ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 
the overall scope of the project and/or program. 
SCRIMS 
SEC. 1202. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of 
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building facades during restoration or construction 
projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
SEC. 1203. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby 
established in the Treasury of the United States a working 
capital fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Fund’’) for the Architect of the Capitol. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol for 
such common agency services, activities, and equipment, 
such as construction, capital repairs, renovations, rehabili-
tation, maintenance of real property, and similar agency 
expenses, on a reimbursable basis within the Architect of 
the Capitol as the Architect determines to be appropriate, 
efficient, and economical. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The capital of the Fund consists 
of— 
(1) amounts appropriated to the Fund; 
(2) the reasonable value of stocks of supplies, 
equipment, and other assets and inventories on 
order that the Architect transfers to the fund, less 
related liabilities and unpaid obligations; 
(3) receipts from the sale or exchange of prop-
erty held in the Fund; 
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(4) all miscellaneous receipts compensating the 
Architect of the Capitol for loss or damage to any 
Government property under the Architect’s jurisdic-
tion or care, including but not limited to the United 
States Botanic Garden; 
(5) reimbursements pursuant to subsection (d); 
and 
(6) amounts transferred to the Fund pursuant 
to subsection (e). 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Fund shall be reim-
bursed from available accounts of the Architect of the 
Capitol for supplies, materials, services, and related ex-
penses, at rates which will approximate the full cost of 
operations, including— 
(1) accrual of employee leave and benefits; 
(2) depreciation of plant, property, and equip-
ment; and 
(3) overhead. 
(e) TRANSFERS FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS.—The Ar-
chitect is authorized to transfer amounts from other avail-
able Architect of the Capitol accounts to the Fund in this 
and each succeeding fiscal year as the Architect deter-
mines to be appropriate, efficient, and economical, subject 
to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
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Representatives, or both (as the case may be), in accord-
ance with section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 1862). 
(f) 
CONTINUING
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.— 
Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal 
year limitation. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
AUTHORITY FOR A HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS SHUTTLE 
SEC. 1204. (a) The proviso in the item relating to 
‘‘Capitol Grounds’’ in title VI of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1977 (90 Stat. 1453; 2 U.S.C. 2163) 
is amended by striking ‘‘appropriated under this heading’’ 
and inserting ‘‘appropriated for any available account of 
the Architect of the Capitol’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
USE OF EXPIRED FUNDS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
COMPENSATION PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1205. (a) Available balances of expired Archi-
tect of the Capitol appropriations shall be available to the 
Architect of the Capitol for reimbursing the Secretary of 
Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment 
compensation payments for former employees of the Ar-
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chitect of the Capitol, not withstanding any other provi-
sion of law, without regard to the fiscal year for which 
the obligation to make such payments is incurred. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
FLAG OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
SEC. 1206. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a revolving 
fund to be known as the ‘‘Flag Office Revolving Fund’’ 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for services 
provided by the Flag Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Flag Office’’). 
(b) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall deposit any fees charged for services described in 
subsection (a) into the Fund. 
(c) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall consist of 
the following amounts: 
(1) Amounts deposited by the Architect of the 
Capitol under subsection (b). 
(2) Any other amounts received by the Archi-
tect of the Capitol which are attributable to services 
provided by the Flag Office. 
(3) Such other amounts as may be appropriated 
under law. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Amounts in the 
Fund shall be available for disbursement by the Architect 
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commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided 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 Publishing Office Business Operations 
Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than 
$7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc-
tor 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 fur-
ther, That activities financed through the Business Oper-
ations Revolving Fund may provide information in any 
format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 
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