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Calendar No. 516 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5325 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2016 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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, 2017, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,189,050,766, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$22,278,891, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; 
Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided, That such 
amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available 
from January 3, 2017 until January 2, 2018. 
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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, 
$562,632,498. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$127,053,373: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2018, except that $3,150,200 of such amount shall 
remain available until expended for committee room up-
grading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices 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 available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2018. 
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ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION 
SEC. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members 
of Congress) during fiscal year 2017. 
OVERSEAS TRAVEL TO ACCOMPANY MEMBERS OF HOUSE 
LEADERSHIP 
SEC. 110. (a) TRAVEL AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Capitol Po-
lice may travel outside of the United States for offi-
cial duty if— 
(A) that travel is with, or in preparation 
for, travel of a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives who holds a position in a House 
Leadership Office, including travel of the Mem-
ber as part of a congressional delegation; and 
(B) the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
Representatives gives prior approval to the trav-
el of the member of the Capitol Police. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘House Leadership office’’ 
means an office of the House of Representatives 
for which the appropriation for salaries and ex-
penses of the office for the year involved is pro-
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vided under the heading ‘‘House Leadership Of-
fices’’ in the act making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year involved; 
(B) the term ‘‘Member of the House of 
Representatives’’ includes a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress; and 
(C) the term ‘‘United States’’ means each 
of the several States of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, and the territories and 
possessions of the United States. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT FROM SERGEANT AT ARMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, 
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives shall reimburse the Capitol Police for the over-
time pay, travel, and related expenses of any mem-
ber of the Capitol Police who travels under the au-
thority of this section. 
(2) 
USE
OF
AMOUNTS
RECEIVED.—Any 
amounts received by the Capitol Police for reim-
bursements under paragraph (1) shall be credited to 
the accounts established for the general expenses or 
salaries of the Capitol Police, and shall be available 
to carry out the purposes of such accounts during 
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the fiscal year in which the amounts are received 
and the following fiscal year. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the 
Attending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the 
Senior Medical Officer; 
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(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 
three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 
the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as-
sistants; and 
(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the De-
partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 
and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend-
ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 
from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex-
penses are payable and shall be available for all the 
purposes thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres-
sional Accessibility Services, $1,429,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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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, $325,300,000 of which overtime shall not exceed 
$35,305,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 
Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
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, $66,000,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
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