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Union Calendar No. 126 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2792 
[Report No. 113–173] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2013 
Mr. Alexander, 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, 2014, and for other 
purposes. 
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, 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,171,569,576, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$22,058,308, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$6,579,621, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,158,463, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,044,031, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,867,952, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,445,187, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,490,521; 
Democratic Caucus, $1,472,533: Provided, That such 
amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available 
from January 3, 2014 until January 2, 2015. 
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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, 
$543,918,813. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$119,376,151: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2014. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $25,271,004, 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 
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, 2014. 
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $173,721,185, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, in-
cluding not more than $25,000, 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, for official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $24,009,473; for sala-
ries 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 reception 
expenses, $11,926,729, of which $4,212,500 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not 
more than $3,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $116,002,451, of which $9,100,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, 
$1,340,987; 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, 
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$1,952,249; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,087,587; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the House, $9,366,845; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; and for 
other authorized employees, $478,986. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $287,224,115, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$3,502,789; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$260,995,068; Business Continuity and Disaster Recov-
ery, $16,217,008, of which $5,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended; transition activities for new Members 
and staff $1,631,487 to remain available until expended; 
Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, 
$1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including purchase, 
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House 
motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratu-
ities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, 
$720,247. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE 
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Ex-
penses—Members’ Representational Allowances’’ shall be 
available only for fiscal year 2014. Any amount remaining 
after all payments are made under such allowances for fis-
cal year 2014 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used 
for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget def-
icit 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. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 95d(a)) is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
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the following: ‘‘, and for reimbursing the Secretary of 
Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment 
compensation payments for former employees of the 
House.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 103. (a) Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and ‘Allowances and Expenses’ ’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘ ‘Allowances and Expenses’, 
the heading for any joint committee under the heading 
‘Joint Items’ (to the extent that amounts appropriated for 
the joint committee are disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives), and ‘Of-
fice of the Attending Physician’ ’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $3,983,158, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $9,480,731, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
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 Offi-
cer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 
assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and (5) $2,625,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physi-
cian, which shall be advanced and credited to the applica-
ble appropriation or appropriations from which such sala-
ries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall 
be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,222,160, to 
be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives. 
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OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services, $1,291,707, 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, $274,511,000. 
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 
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, $55,190,000, to be 
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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 2014 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AMOUNTS BETWEEN SALARIES 
AND GENERAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 1001. During fiscal year 2014 and any suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Capitol Police may transfer 
amounts appropriated for the fiscal year between the cat-
egory for salaries and the category for general expenses, 
upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION 
PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1002. (a) IN GENERAL.—Available balances of 
expired United States Capitol Police appropriations shall 
be available to the Capitol Police to make the deposit to 
the credit of the Employees’ Compensation Fund required 
by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1018 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 
1907) is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2014 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
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), $3,617,348, 
of which $780,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2015: 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. (a) The second sentence of section 415(a) 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1415(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There are appro-
priated for such account such sums as may be necessary 
to pay such awards and settlements.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding 
fiscal year. 
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS 
SEC. 1102. (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 
60 days after the last day of each semiannual period of 
a fiscal year, the Executive Director of the Office of Com-
pliance shall submit to the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, with respect to that period, a detailed, 
itemized report of the disbursements for the operations of 
the Office of Compliance. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) the identification of any employee or con-
tractor who receives a payment from the Office of 
Compliance; 
(2) the quantity and price of any item furnished 
to the Office of Compliance; 
(3) a description of any service rendered to the 
Office of Compliance, together with a statement of 
the time required for the service, and the name, 
title, and amount paid to each person who renders 
the service; 
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(4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, 
or received or expended by, the Office of Compliance 
and any unexpended balances of such amounts; and 
(5) such additional information as may be re-
quired by regulation of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate, or the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives or Senate. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall apply with 
respect to the semiannual periods of October 1 
through March 31 and April 1 through September 
30 of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 
2013. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR REPORTS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2013.—The Executive Director of the Office of 
Compliance shall submit the reports required for the 
two semiannual periods of fiscal year 2013 not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
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$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, $41,496,677. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY STUDENT SERVICES 
SEC. 1201. (a) Section 3111(e) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1)’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In this section, the term ‘agency’ includes the 
Congressional Budget Office, except that in the case of 
the Congressional Budget Office— 
‘‘(A) any student who provides voluntary service 
in accordance with this section shall be considered 
an employee of the Congressional Budget Office for 
purposes of section 203 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 (relating to the level of confidentiality 
of budget data); and 
‘‘(B) the authority granted to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management under this section shall be exer-
cised by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office.’’. 
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DELIVERY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
SEC. 209. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 
resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member 
requests a copy. 
DELIVERY OF CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 
SEC. 210. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version 
of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of 
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress). 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 211. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 
the House of Representatives to make any payments from 
any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 
of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre-
gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 
month. 
LIMITATION ON PRINTED COPIES OF U.S. CODE TO 
HOUSE 
SEC. 212. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more 
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