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(2) CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to waive the requirement that any 
confidential communication by CRS to a Member, office, or 
committee of Congress shall remain under the custody and 
control of Congress and may be released only by Congress 
and its Houses, Members, offices, and committees, in accordance 
with the rules and privileges of each House and the require-
ments of this section. 
(3) DISSEMINATION OF CRS PRODUCTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability 
of a Member, office, or committee of Congress to disseminate 
CRS products on a website of the Member, office, or committee 
or to otherwise provide CRS products to the public, including 
as part of constituent service activities. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2)(C), 
this section and the amendments made by this section shall 
take effect 90 days after the date on which the Librarian 
of Congress submits the certification described in paragraph 
(2)(B). 
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
(A) CRS DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the CRS Director shall pro-
vide the Librarian of Congress with the information nec-
essary for the Librarian of Congress to begin the initial 
operation of the Website. 
(B) CERTIFICATION.—Upon provision of the information 
described in subparagraph (A), the Librarian of Congress 
shall submit to Congress a certification that the CRS 
Director has provided the information necessary for the 
Librarian of Congress to begin the initial operation of the 
Website. 
(C) TECHNICAL DELAYS.—In the event of technical dif-
ficulties encountered in planning or implementing the 
requirements of this section and the amendments made 
by this section, upon providing a detailed report submitted 
by the Librarian of Congress or the CRS Director to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 
detailing the nature of the technical difficulties and the 
timeline for resolving such technical difficulties, the effec-
tive date established by subsection (f)(1) shall be extended 
for up to 90 additional days. 
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, $79,528,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition 
of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
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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 any unobligated 
or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar 
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the 
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund 
for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and 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 and their distribu-
tion to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries 
as authorized by law, $29,000,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are author-
ized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and 
other related publications for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to deposi-
tory and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred 
to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving 
Fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to 
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS 
REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business 
Operations Revolving Fund, $8,540,000, 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
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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 Pub-
lishing 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 
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, $578,916,653: Provided, That of this amount $10,000,000 
is provided for information technology investments and building 
facility projects to remain available until September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided further, That, in addition, $23,800,000 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 administra-
tive expenses of any other department or agency which is a member 
of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Inter-
governmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appro-
priate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective
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Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum 
may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which 
costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available to transfer amounts to the Depart-
ment of the Army for the construction of an Army facility at 
Redstone Arsenal for the sole, unlimited use of GAO: Provided 
further, That hereafter, amounts appropriated for the salaries and 
expenses of the Government Accountability Office shall be available 
to transfer to the Department of the Army for the maintenance 
of such facility. 
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), $5,600,000: Provided, That funds made avail-
able 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. 
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. 
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 2018 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