of the Capitol, without fiscal year limitation, for expenses 
in connection with the services provided by the Flag Of-
fice, including— 
(1) supplies, inventories, equipment, and other 
expenses; and 
(2) the reimbursement of any applicable appro-
priations account for amounts used from such ap-
propriations account to pay the salaries of employees 
of the Flag Office. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 
and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 
and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$449,971,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
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during fiscal year 2017, and shall remain available until 
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2017 
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $8,444,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the digital collections 
and educational curricula program: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 shall remain 
available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 
Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $4,039,000 shall 
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remain available until September 30, 2019 to complete the 
first of three phases of the shelving replacement in the 
Law Library’s collection storage areas: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $24,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2019 to migrate the 
Library’s Primary Computing Facility (PCF) in the 
James Madison Building to an alternate PCF. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$68,827,000, of which not more than $31,269,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2017 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
not more than $5,929,000 shall be derived from collections 
during fiscal year 2017 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 
further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 
less than $37,198,000: Provided further, That $4,531,000 
shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances: Pro-
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vided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘Inter-
national Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of 
the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nation-
als of developing countries in intellectual property laws 
and policies: Provided further, That not more than $6,500 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 
Congress, in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses for activities of the International Copy-
right Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and 
seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any pro-
vision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 
amounts made available under this heading which are at-
tributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 
Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chap-
ter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred 
in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges 
program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and 
benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under 
section 802(e). 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno-
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tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$107,945,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 
(except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 
by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 
obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 
135a), $50,248,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2017, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$188,188,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
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