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AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO 
ALLOCATE FUNDS AMONG CERTAIN HOUSE LEAD-
ERSHIP OFFICES 
SEC. 103. (a) AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law that sets forth an allowance for official ex-
penses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available during a Congress for the salaries and ex-
penses of any office or authority described in para-
graph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such of-
fice or authority by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives from the aggregate amount appro-
priated or otherwise made available for all such of-
fices and authorities. 
(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The offices and authorities described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Speaker. 
(B) The Speaker’s Office for Legislative 
Floor Activities. 
(C) The Republican Steering Committee (if 
the Speaker is a member of the Republican 
party) or the Democratic Steering and Policy
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Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the 
Democratic party). 
(D) The Republican Policy Committee (if 
the Speaker is a member of the Republican 
party). 
(E) Training and program development— 
majority
(as
described
under
the
heading 
‘‘House leadership offices’’ in the most recent 
bill making appropriations for the legislative 
branch that was enacted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
(F) Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so 
described). 
(b) AUTHORITY OF MINORITY LEADER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law that sets forth an allowance for official ex-
penses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available during a Congress for the salaries and ex-
penses of any office or authority described in para-
graph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such of-
fice or authority by the Minority Leader of the 
House
of
Representatives
from
the
aggregate 
amount appropriated or otherwise made available for 
all such offices and authorities.
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(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The offices and authorities described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Minority Leader. 
(B) The Democratic Steering and Policy 
Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member 
of the Democratic party) or the Republican 
Steering Committee (if the Minority Leader is 
a member of the Republican party). 
(C) The Republican Policy Committee (if 
the Minority Leader is a member of the Repub-
lican party). 
(D) Training and program development— 
minority
(as
described
under
the
heading 
‘‘House leadership offices’’ in the most recent 
bill making appropriations for the legislative 
branch that was enacted prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act). 
(E) Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so 
described). 
(F) Nine minority employees (as so de-
scribed). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to any months occurring during the One Hundred
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Twelfth Congress that begin after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and to any succeeding Congress. 
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND THE DEMOCRATIC 
STEERING AND POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 103(b) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Subject to the allocation described in sub-
section (c), funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘direct;’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is 
not a member of the Republican Party, under such 
terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives may direct);’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘direct.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is 
a member of the Democratic Party, under such 
terms and conditions as the Speaker may direct).’’. 
(b) Section 103 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c).
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(c) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999. 
TRANSFER
OF HOUSE EMERGENCY PLANNING, PRE-
PAREDNESS, AND OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS TO SER-
GEANT AT ARMS 
SEC. 105. Effective February 1, 2010— 
(1) section 905 of the Emergency Supplemental 
Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 130i) is repealed; and 
(2) the functions and responsibilities of the Of-
fice of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Op-
erations under section 905 of such Act are trans-
ferred and assigned to the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $10,424,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows:
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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, $277,132,624 (increased by $1,000,000), to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee. 
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, $63,003,740, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
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provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol 
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 
for fiscal year 2012 shall be paid by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security from funds available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 
2012 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between 
the headings ‘‘Salaries’’and ‘‘General Expenses’’upon the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
WAIVER
BY CHIEF
OF CAPITOL POLICE
OF CLAIMS 
ARISING OUT OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS TO OFFI-
CERS AND EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 1002. (a) WAIVER OF CLAIM.—Subject to the 
approval of the Capitol Police Board, the Chief of the 
United States Capitol Police may waive in whole or in part 
a claim of the United States against a person arising out 
of an erroneous payment of any pay or allowances, other 
than travel and transportation expenses and allowances, 
to an officer, member, or employee of the United States 
Capitol Police, if the collection of the claim would be 
against equity and good conscience and not in the best 
interests of the United States.
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(b) INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION; REPORT.—The 
Chief shall investigate each application for the waiver of 
a claim under subsection (a) and shall submit a written 
report of the investigation to the Capitol Police Board, ex-
cept that if the aggregate amount of the claim involved 
exceeds $1,500, the Comptroller General may also inves-
tigate the application and submit a written report of the 
investigation to the Capitol Police Board. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF WAIVER UNDER CERTAIN CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—The Chief may not exercise the authority 
to waive a claim under subsection (a) if— 
(1) in the Chief’s opinion, there exists in con-
nection with the claim an indication of fraud, mis-
representation, fault, or lack of good faith on the 
part of the officer, member, or employee involved or 
of any other person having an interest in obtaining 
a waiver of the claim; or 
(2) the Chief receives the application for the 
waiver after the expiration of the 3-year period that 
begins on the date on which the erroneous payment 
of pay or allowances was discovered. 
(d) CREDIT FOR WAIVER.—In the audit and settle-
ment of accounts of any accountable officer or official, full 
credit shall be given for any amounts with respect to which
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collection by the United States is waived under subsection 
(a). 
(e) EFFECT OF WAIVER.—An erroneous payment, 
the collection of which is waived under subsection (a), is 
deemed a valid payment for all purposes. 
(f) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.—This sec-
tion does not affect any authority under any other law 
to litigate, settle, compromise, or waive any claim of the 
United States. 
(g) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Chief shall pro-
mulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to payments of pay and allowances made at any 
time after the Chief became the disbursing officer for the 
United States Capitol Police pursuant to section 1018(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 
U.S.C. 1907(a)). 
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), $3,817,000, 
of which $884,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2013: Provided, That not more than $500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director of
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the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$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, $43,787,000. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 
other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 
for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 
the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $104,790,000, of
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which $3,199,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $35,354,000, of which 
$10,263,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $9,852,000. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $89,154,000, 
of which $40,631,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, shall 
remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and
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the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 
$127,159,000, of which $33,377,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016: Provided, That not more 
than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed 
to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2012. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings
and
grounds,
$38,486,000,
of
which 
$12,726,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
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ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security 
operations, $21,500,000, of which $3,473,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2016. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee
on
the
Library,
$12,000,000
(reduced
by 
$632,780): Provided, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, the Architect may obligate and expend 
such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the National Garden established under 
section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by 
the Architect or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $21,276,000. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and
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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; activities under the Civil Rights History Project 
Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog 
records and other publications of the Library; hire or pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the 
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly 
chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the 
Board, $412,446,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced 
by $1,000,000), of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2012, 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 2012 
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-
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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, $4,800,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the digital collections 
and educational curricula program. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$50,974,000, of which not more than $28,029,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2012 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That not more than $3,000,000 shall be derived 
from prior year available unobligated balances: Provided 
further, 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 $5,484,000 shall be derived from collections 
during
fiscal
year
2012
under
sections
111(d)(2),
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119(b)(2), 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 and 
prior year available unobligated balances are less than 
$36,513,000: Provided further, That not more than 
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in 
the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in 
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, 
That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for activities 
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, 
United States Code, any amounts made available under 
this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 
payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 
sections 111, 119, and chapter 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).
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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-
tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$104,091,000: 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 salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 
135a), $50,674,000: 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.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1101. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2012, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$169,725,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations 
to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2012, 
the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of 
Congress’’, under the subheading ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program 
and the Federal Research Program established under sec-
tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Im-
provement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 
182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers 
may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the ap-
propriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Li-
brary for any amounts transferred to it before the period 
of availability of the Library appropriation expires.
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TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1102. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated 
for fiscal year 2012 for the Library of Congress may be 
transferred during fiscal year 2012 between any of the 
headings under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon 
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the 
total amount of funds appropriated to the account under 
any heading under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ for 
fiscal year 2012 may be transferred from that account by 
all transfers made under subsection (a). 
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION 
PAYMENTS 
SEC. 1103. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, available balances of expired Li-
brary of Congress appropriations shall be available for the 
purposes of making payments for employees of the Library 
of Congress under section 8147 of title 5, United States 
Code, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obli-
gation to make such payments is incurred. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2012 and each 
fiscal year thereafter.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress 
and the distribution of Congressional information in any 
format; printing and binding of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Con-
gress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Govern-
ment publications authorized by law to be distributed 
without charge to the recipient, $78,000,000 (reduced by 
$3,414,150.29): Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition 
of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized 
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion 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 pe-
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riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less 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 Print-
ing Office 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: 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 Con-
gressional Record on only a monthly and session basis. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to 
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange 
libraries as authorized by law, $35,000,000 (reduced by 
$1,531,990.51): Provided, That amounts of not more than 
$2,000,000 from current year appropriations are author-
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ized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial 
sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2010 
and 2011 to depository and other designated libraries: 
Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended bal-
ances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Govern-
ment Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the 
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
The Government Printing 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 pro-
grams and purposes set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving 
fund: Provided, That not more than $7,500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available 
for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger 
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in con-
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nection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to 
the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 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 V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities 
financed through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format. 
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-
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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, $511,296,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$18,304,000 of payments received under sections 782, 
3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, 
That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis-
trative 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, in-
cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the 
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appro-
priation from which costs involved are initially financed. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1201. (a) Section 210 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 60q) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘United 
States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Code,
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but excluding the Government Accountability Of-
fice’’. 
(b) Section 3521(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 105’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 105 (other than the Government Accountability Of-
fice)’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to voluntary separation incentive payments 
made during fiscal year 2012 or any 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), 
$1,000,000. 
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 
2012 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 House of Representatives and 
Senate, 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. 
AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS 
SEC. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as au-
thorized under such subsection. 
COSTS OF LBFMC 
SEC. 206. 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. 
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consulta-
tion with the District of Columbia, is authorized to main-
tain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, 
in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Wash-
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ington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW 
on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning 
of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 208. 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. 209. (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 
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
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United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 210. 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 $632,780) (increased 
by $4,946,140.80). 
SEC. 211. 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. 
SEC. 212. 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). 
SEC. 213. 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
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of a vehicle in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 
for the vehicle in any month. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2012’’. 
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, 
2012, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority 
Leader of the Senate, $37,520; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $37,520; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,380; Minority 
Whip of the Senate, $9,380; Chairmen of the Majority and 
Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chair-
man; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy 
Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $168,840. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; 
in all, $28,140.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
$175,238,190, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
without regard to the following limitations: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,361,248. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $705,466. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
$4,889,480. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 
$3,084,538. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$14,863,573. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference 
of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
Chairman of each such committee, $1,619,195 for each such 
committee; in all, $3,238,390.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF 
THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $797,402. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $1,653,905 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $3,307,810. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $389,320. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $24,194,115. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$73,000,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
Secretary for the Minority, $1,722,388. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $42,684,460. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $6,711,310.
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OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
Counsel, $1,448,457. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE 
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
$7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; 
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110; in all, 
$28,440. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 
by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of 
the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 
(Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th 
Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $131,305,860, of which 
$26,650,000 shall be available until September 30, 2014. 
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control, $487,822.
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SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate 
$5,816,344 of which $4,200,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $131,040,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $14,860,000, which shall re-
main available until September 30, 2014. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 
Account, $396,180,000of which $18,921,206 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
Senate, $281,436. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES 
SEC. 1. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the approval of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, if in any 
fiscal year amounts in any appropriations account under 
the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLA-
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TIVE BRANCH’’ are available for more than 1 fiscal year, 
the Secretary of the Senate may establish procedures for the 
payment of expenses with respect to that account from any 
amounts available for that fiscal year. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representa-
tives, $1,226,680,000 (reduced by $1,000,000), as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$23,275,773, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,942,770, 
including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office 
of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,277,595, including $10,000 
for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the 
Minority Floor Leader, $7,432,812, including $10,000 for 
official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Major-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$1,971,050, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Ma-
jority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,524,951, including $5,000 
for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Con-
ference, $1,572,788; Democratic Caucus, $1,553,807. In ad-
dition to the amounts made available above, for salaries
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and expenses under this heading, to be available during the 
period beginning September 30, 2012, and ending December 
31, 2013; $5,818,948, including: Office of the Speaker, 
$1,735,694, including $6,250 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $569,399, in-
cluding $2,500 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; 
Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,858,205, including 
$2,500 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office 
of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority 
Whip, $492,763, including $1,250 for official expenses of 
the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including 
the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $381,238, including 
$1,250 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Repub-
lican Conference, $393,197; Democratic Caucus, $388,452. 
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, 
$573,939,282. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, spe-
cial 
and 
select, 
authorized 
by 
House 
resolutions, 
$125,964,870: Provided, That such amount shall remain
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available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
2012. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appro-
priations, $26,665,785, including studies and examinations 
of executive agencies and temporary personal services 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 avail-
able for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2012. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For salaries and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $177,628,400, including: for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more 
than $23,000, of which not more than $20,000 is for the 
Family Room, for official representation and reception ex-
penses, $26,114,400, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries 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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $12,585,000 of 
which $4,445,000 shall remain available until expended; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administra-
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benefits, $264,848,219; Business Continuity and Disaster 
Recovery, $17,112,072, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended; transition activities for new mem-
bers and staff, $2,721,533 (reduced by $1,000,000); Wound-
ed Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until 
expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; and 
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte-
nance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, inter-
parliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of de-
ceased employees of the House, $760,000. 
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
EXPENSES— 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be 
available only for fiscal year 2012. Any amount remaining 
after all payments are made under such allowances for fis-
cal year 2012 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used 
for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit 
after all such payments have been made, for reducing the 
Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treas-
ury considers appropriate).
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Admin-
istration of the House of Representatives shall have author-
ity 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. 
REPUBLICAN POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘the chair of the Republican Conference’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Re-
publican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives)’’. 
(b) Section 109(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–13(b)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and which shall be obligated and expended 
as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a mem-
ber of the Republican party, the Minority Leader).’’. 
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal 
year.
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AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO AL-
LOCATE FUNDS AMONG CERTAIN HOUSE LEADER-
SHIP OFFICES 
SEC. 103. (a) AUTHORITY OF SPEAKER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law that sets forth an allowance for official ex-
penses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available during a Congress for the salaries and ex-
penses of any office or authority described in para-
graph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office 
or authority by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives from the aggregate amount appropriated 
or otherwise made available for all such offices and 
authorities. 
(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The offices and authorities described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Speaker. 
(B) The Speaker’s Office for Legislative 
Floor Activities. 
(C) The Republican Steering Committee (if 
the Speaker is a member of the Republican 
party) or the Democratic Steering and Policy
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Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the 
Democratic party). 
(D) The Republican Policy Committee (if 
the Speaker is a member of the Republican 
party). 
(E) Training and program development— 
majority (as described under the heading ‘‘House 
leadership offices’’ in the most recent bill making 
appropriations for the legislative branch that 
was enacted prior to the date of the enactment 
of this Act). 
(F) Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so 
described). 
(b) AUTHORITY OF MINORITY LEADER.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
DESCRIBED.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law (including any provision 
of law that sets forth an allowance for official ex-
penses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available during a Congress for the salaries and ex-
penses of any office or authority described in para-
graph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office 
or authority by the Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives from the aggregate amount appro-
priated or otherwise made available for all such of-
fices and authorities.
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(2) OFFICES AND AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.— 
The offices and authorities described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
(A) The Office of the Minority Leader. 
(B) The Democratic Steering and Policy 
Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member 
of the Democratic party) or the Republican 
Steering Committee (if the Minority Leader is a 
member of the Republican party). 
(C) The Republican Policy Committee (if 
the Minority Leader is a member of the Repub-
lican party). 
(D) Training and program development— 
minority (as described under the heading ‘‘House 
leadership offices’’ in the most recent bill making 
appropriations for the legislative branch that 
was enacted prior to the date of the enactment 
of this Act). 
(E) Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so 
described). 
(F) Nine minority employees (as so de-
scribed). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to any months occurring during the One Hundred
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Twelfth Congress that begin after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and to any succeeding Congress. 
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE AND THE DEMOCRATIC 
STEERING AND POLICY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 103(b) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Subject to the allocation described in sub-
section (c), funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘direct;’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is 
not a member of the Republican Party, under such 
terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives may direct);’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘direct.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘direct (or, if the Speaker is 
a member of the Democratic Party, under such terms 
and conditions as the Speaker may direct).’’. 
(b) Section 103 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 74a–8(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(c).
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(c) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999. 
TRANSFER OF HOUSE EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPARED-
NESS, AND OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS TO SERGEANT AT 
ARMS 
SEC. 105. Effective February 1, 2010— 
(1) section 905 of the Emergency Supplemental 
Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 130i) is repealed; and 
(2) the functions and responsibilities of the Of-
fice of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Oper-
ations under section 905 of such Act are transferred 
and assigned to the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
of Representatives. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $4,490,002, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate. 
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 
CEREMONIES OF 2013 
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting 
the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, January 20, 2013, in accordance
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with such program as may be adopted by the joint congres-
sional committee authorized to conduct the inaugural cere-
monies of 2013, $1,237,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate and to remain available until September 30, 
2013. Funds made available under this heading shall be 
available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, 
whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2012: Pro-
vided, That the compensation of any employee of the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who has 
been designated to perform service with respect to the inau-
gural ceremonies of 2013 shall continue to be paid by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration, but the account 
from which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed 
for the services of the staff member (including agency con-
tributions when appropriate) out of funds made available 
under this heading. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $10,761,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and his assistants, including:
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(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the At-
tending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Sen-
ior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three 
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the At-
tending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assist-
ants on the basis heretofore provided for such assist-
ants; and 
(5) $2,427,000 for reimbursement to the Depart-
ment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending 
Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to 
the applicable appropriation or appropriations from 
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses 
are payable and shall be available for all the purposes 
thereof, $3,403,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, $1,363,000, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate.
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TECHNICAL CORRECTION 
SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 
60c–5(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, except as 
provided under subsection (b)(3)’’ after ‘‘means an in-
dividual’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEE
OF
THE
SENATE.—The term 
‘employee of the Senate’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term under 
section 101 of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301); and 
‘‘(B) includes any employee of the Office of 
Congressional Accessibility Services whose pay is 
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The term ‘employing 
office’— 
‘‘(A) means the employing office, as defined 
under section 101 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an em-
ployee of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) includes the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services with respect to employees
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of that office whose pay is disbursed by the Sec-
retary of the Senate.’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN DUAL PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 102(b) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN DUAL 
PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding section 5379 of title 5, 
United States Code, an employee of the Office of Con-
gressional Accessibility Services may not participate 
in the student loan repayment program through an 
agreement under that section and participate in the 
student loan repayment program through a service 
agreement under this section at the same time.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act and apply to service agreements en-
tered into under section 102 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c–5) or section 5379 
of title 5, United States Code, on or after that date. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, social security,
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professional liability insurance, and other applicable em-
ployee benefits, $276,929,583, to be disbursed by the Chief 
of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the 
employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $54,473,325, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for 
the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center for fiscal year 2012 shall be paid by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2012 
for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the head-
ings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘General expenses’’ upon the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, 
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,870,499, of which 
$884,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2013: 
Provided, That not more than $500 may be expended on 
the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of 
Compliance in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$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, $44,409,000.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the 
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; 
for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of 
a passenger motor vehicle, $94,980,000, of which $3,700,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $29,056,000, of which 
$5,063,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016.
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CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $8,837,000. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $66,453,000, of which 
$13,128,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $89,154,000, 
of which $40,631,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. In addition, for a payment to the House 
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $30,000,000, 
shall remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and 
water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House 
office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the 
grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage,
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and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants 
in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing 
Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and 
chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court 
Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Mar-
shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and 
amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury 
to the credit of this appropriation, $113,139,000, of which 
$15,406,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That not more than $8,000,000 of the funds 
credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein 
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 
2012. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings and grounds, $27,762,000 of which $4,100,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, 
the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security oper-
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ations, $18,212,000, of which $2,473,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $9,582,000: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, the Architect 
of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may 
be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the 
National Garden established under section 307E of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), 
upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or 
a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Cap-
itol Visitor Center, $19,438,000. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care 
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
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dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; ac-
tivities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; 
preparation and distribution of catalog records and other 
publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one pas-
senger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Con-
gress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the in-
come of any trust fund held by the Board, $411,848,000, 
of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from 
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
2012, 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 col-
lections during fiscal year 2012 and shall remain available 
until expended for the development and maintenance of an 
international legal information database and activities re-
lated 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 obligation or expenditure in appropriations 
Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for 
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may
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be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $6,959,000 
shall remain available until expended for the digital collec-
tions and educational curricula program. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$53,533,000, of which not more than $30,573,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2012 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under such section, in 
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not 
more than $5,966,000 shall be derived from collections dur-
ing fiscal year 2012 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 
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 
$36,539,000: Provided further, That not more than 
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in
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the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the pur-
pose of training nationals of developing countries in intel-
lectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That 
not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification 
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses for activities of the 
International Copyright Institute and for copyright delega-
tions, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United 
States Code, any amounts made available under this head-
ing which are attributable to royalty fees and payments re-
ceived by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 
119, and chapter 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 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 Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $105,819,000: 
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay 
any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
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or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of 
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress 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 salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 
3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
$50,860,000, of which $31,347,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $605,150 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 2012, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$169,725,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations to
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the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2012, 
the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of 
Congress’’, under the subheading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the 
Federal Research Program established under section 103 of 
the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, 
That the total amount of such transfers may not exceed 
$1,900,000: Provided further, That the appropriate revolv-
ing fund account shall reimburse the Library for any 
amounts transferred to it before the period of availability 
of the Library appropriation expires. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1302 (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated 
for fiscal year 2012 for the Library of Congress may be 
transferred during fiscal year 2012 between any of the head-
ings under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the 
total amount of funds appropriated to the account under 
any heading under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ for
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
NONAPPROPRIATED FUNDS INITIATIVES 
SEC. 1305. (a) REVOLVING FUNDS.—The Library of 
Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 
U.S.C. 182a et seq.; Public Law 106–481) is amended— 
(1) in section 101 (2 U.S.C. 182a)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DU-
PLICATION’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘duplication and deliv-
ery services provided by’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
following programs and activities of’’; 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing a colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Duplication and delivery services. 
‘‘(2) Storage of audiovisual materials.’’; and 
(2) in section 102(a) (2 U.S.C. 182b(a)), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Traveling exhibitions. 
‘‘(6) Training.’’. 
(b) GIFTS.—Section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to 
create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for
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other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), 
is amended— 
(1) in the first undesignated paragraph— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘gifts or bequests of 
money for immediate disbursement’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, gifts or bequests of 
personal property, nonpersonal services, vol-
untary and uncompensated personal serv-
ices, or money for immediate disbursement’’ 
before the period; 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘of 
money’’ after ‘‘bequests’’; 
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘enter 
them’’ and inserting ‘‘enter the gift, bequest, or 
proceeds’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘In the case of a gift of se-
curities, the librarian shall sell the securities and 
provide the donor with a receipt from the pro-
ceeds of the sale.’’ after the second sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(b) REPORTING, DISCLOSURE, AND NOTIFICATION 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(A) ISSUANCE.—Each year the Librarian 
of Congress shall issue a public report that dis-
closes— 
‘‘(i) each gift or bequest accepted under 
subsection (a), including each gift or bequest 
of personal property, nonpersonal services, 
voluntary and uncompensated personal 
services, or money for immediate disburse-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) details of any financial trans-
action required under subsection (a) relat-
ing to each of those gifts or bequests. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION.—Each public report 
issued under subparagraph (A) shall be pub-
lished in the Annual Report of the Librarian of 
Congress and the annual Financial Statements 
of the Library of Congress, with specific pagina-
tion of each gift or bequest listed in the table of 
contents or index. 
‘‘(C) WEBSITE PUBLIC ACCESS.—The An-
nual Report of the Librarian of Congress and the 
annual Financial Statements of the Library of
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Congress, including the public report issued 
under subparagraph (A), shall be posted on the 
website of the Library of Congress for public ac-
cess. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 5 business 
days before acceptance or rejection of any gift or be-
quest under subsection (a), the Librarian of Congress 
shall notify the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of 
the Joint Committee on the Library of— 
‘‘(A) the determination of the Librarian of 
Congress to accept or reject that gift or bequest; 
and 
‘‘(B) if the gift or bequest is accepted, the 
details of all financial transactions relating to 
that gift or bequest.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012, and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress 
and the distribution of Congressional information in any 
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and
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session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by 
law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing 
and binding of Government publications authorized by law 
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, 
binding, and distribution of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re-
cipient, $81,314,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident 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 publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
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pended balances in this account or accounts for similar 
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to 
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying 
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing 
of Government publications and their distribution to the 
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, 
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $35,000,000: 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 fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to depository and other 
designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobli-
gated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be 
transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving 
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject
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to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $500,000 for information technology develop-
ment: Provided, That the Government Printing 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 car-
rying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Of-
fice revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than 
$7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public 
Printer in connection with official representation and re-
ception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expend-
itures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory 
councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to 
carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the 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