ther, That this appropriation shall be available for pub-
lishing congressionally mandated reports under the Access 
to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, Pub. L. 117– 
263, div. G, title LXXII, subtitle D: 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 cataloging 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 li-
braries as authorized by law, $42,852,000: Provided, That 
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year 
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and 
other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobli-
gated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary 
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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 OF-
FICE 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 Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office 
Business Operations Revolving Fund, $9,525,000, to re-
main available until expended, for information technology 
development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov-
ernment 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 
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 
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$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 
Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘PUBLIC
INFORMATION
PROGRAMS
OF
THE
SUPER-
INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be used for con-
tracted security services at Government Publishing Of-
fice’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
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GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 
the United States in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses; 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 IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 
foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 
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, $415,370,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That, in addi-
tion, $35,424,000 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 none of the amounts made available under 
this heading may be used with respect to a project or ac-
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tivity that has not been requested by Congress or is other-
wise not required by law unless the Comptroller General 
provides prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate about 
such project or activity that includes an explanation as 
to why such project or activity should be carried out: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation and appropriations 
for administrative expenses of any other department or 
agency which is a member of the National Intergovern-
mental 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 respec-
tive 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. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
FUNDING AVAILABILITY RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS 
SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act for the Government Ac-
countability Office may be used with respect to a civil ac-
tion brought under section 1016 of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
687) unless Congress has adopted a concurrent resolution 
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authorizing the Comptroller General to bring such civil ac-
tion. 
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP FUND 
For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter-
national 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), $6,300,000. 
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 
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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 
2026 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 
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-
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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 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 
COUNCIL 
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 
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. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. 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. 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 
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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, 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 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. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 208. (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 necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities 
or other official government activities. 
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PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 209. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OR PROCURE-
MENT.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used by the 
head of an agency, office, or other entity to— 
(A) procure or obtain or extend or renew 
a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, 
system, or service that uses covered tele-
communications equipment or services as a sub-
stantial or essential component of any system, 
or as critical technology as part of any system; 
or 
(B) enter into a contract (or extend or 
renew a contract) with an entity that uses any 
equipment, system, or service that uses covered 
telecommunications equipment or services as a 
substantial or essential component of any sys-
tem, or as critical technology as part of any 
system. 
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed 
to— 
(A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, 
or other entity from procuring with an entity to 
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