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31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay-
able 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 Gen-
eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for-
eign countries, $522,000,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$25,450,000 of payments received under sections 782, 
791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative 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 reimbursements to any 
appropriation from which costs involved are initially fi-
nanced. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DETAILS 
SEC. 1301. (a) PERMITTING DETAILS FROM OTHER 
FEDERAL OFFICES.—Section 731 of title 31, United 
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DETAILS.—The activi-
ties of the Government Accountability Office may, in the 
reasonable discretion of the Comptroller General, be car-
ried out by receiving details of personnel from other offices 
of the Federal Government on a reimbursable, partially- 
reimbursable, or nonreimbursable basis.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2016 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 
FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 
Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$5,700,000 (reduced by $5,700,000), except that any 
funds made available under this heading to support Rus-
sian 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. 
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JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub-
lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 
section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv-
ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 
$430,000. 
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 fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives 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 
2016 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 
1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 
of compensation or designation of any office or position 
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appropriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, 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 procure-
ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex-
penditures 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 LBFMC 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses 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 appropriate share of LBFMC 
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
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LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 206. For fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation 
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain 
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in 
Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 208. (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 Con-
gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 
and Senate 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 
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approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
BATTERY RECHARGING STATIONS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED 
VEHICLES IN PARKING AREAS UNDER THE JURISDIC-
TION OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AT NO NET 
COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
SEC. 209. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered employee’’ means— 
(1) an employee of the Library of Congress; or 
(2) any other individual who is authorized to 
park in any parking area under the jurisdiction of 
the Library of Congress on the Library of Congress 
buildings and grounds. 
(b) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol 
under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POWER PLANT’’ under 
the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ in 
any fiscal year are available to construct, operate, 
and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery re-
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charging stations in parking areas under the juris-
diction of the Library of Congress on Library of 
Congress buildings and grounds for use by privately 
owned vehicles used by covered employees. 
(2) VENDORS
AUTHORIZED.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Architect of the Capitol may use 
one or more vendors on a commission basis. 
(3) APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol may construct or direct the con-
struction of battery recharging stations described 
under paragraph (1) after— 
(A) submission of written notice detailing 
the numbers and locations of the battery re-
charging stations to the Joint Committee on the 
Library; and 
(B) approval by that Committee. 
(c) FEES AND CHARGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Architect of the Capitol shall charge fees or 
charges for electricity provided to covered employees 
sufficient to cover the costs to the Architect of the 
Capitol to carry out this section, including costs to 
any vendors or other costs associated with maintain-
ing the battery recharging stations. 
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(2) APPROVAL OF FEES OR CHARGES.—The Ar-
chitect of the Capitol may establish and adjust fees 
or charges under paragraph (1) after— 
(A) submission of written notice detailing 
the amount of the fee or charge to be estab-
lished or adjusted to the Joint Committee on 
the Library; and 
(B) approval by that Committee. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES, CHARGES, 
AND COMMISSIONS.—Any fees, charges, or commissions 
collected by the Architect of the Capitol under this section 
shall be— 
(1) deposited in the Treasury to the credit of 
the appropriations account described under sub-
section (b); and 
(2) available for obligation without further ap-
propriation during the fiscal year collected. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Architect of the Cap-
itol shall submit a report on the financial adminis-
tration and cost recovery of activities under this sec-
tion with respect to that fiscal year to the Joint 
Committee on the Library and the Committees on 
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Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate. 
(2) AVOIDING SUBSIDY.— 
(A) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act 
and every 3 years thereafter, the Architect of 
the Capitol shall submit a report to the Joint 
Committee on the Library determining whether 
covered employees using battery charging sta-
tions as authorized by this section are receiving 
a subsidy from the taxpayers. 
(B) 
MODIFICATION
OF
RATES
AND 
FEES.—If a determination is made under sub-
paragraph (A) that a subsidy is being received, 
the Architect of the Capitol shall submit a plan 
to the Joint Committee on the Library on how 
to update the program to ensure no subsidy is 
being received. If the Joint Committee does not 
act on the plan within 60 days, the Architect of 
the Capitol shall take appropriate steps to in-
crease rates or fees to ensure reimbursement 
for the cost of the program consistent with an 
appropriate schedule for amortization, to be 
charged to those using the charging stations. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 210. 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 2016. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 211. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, ex-
cluding Senate items, exceeds the amount of proposed new 
budget authority is $0 (increased by $5,700,000). 
SEC. 212. 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). 
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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