of the total amount appropriated, $1,547,000 shall remain 
available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 
Branch Financial Management System: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $150,000 shall re-
main available until expended for the Surplus Books Pro-
gram to promote the program and facilitate a greater 
number of donations to eligible entities across the United 
States: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $4,409,000 shall remain available until expended 
for the Veterans History Project to continue digitization 
efforts of already collected materials, reach a greater num-
ber of veterans to record their stories, and promote public 
access to the Project. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$105,642,000, of which not more than $38,025,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be derived from col-
lections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
2025 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United 
States Code: Provided, 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 expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
further, That not more than $7,870,000 shall be derived 
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from collections during fiscal year 2025 under sections 
111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the total amount available for obliga-
tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections 
are less than $45,895,000: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, not less than 
$10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which 
$9,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2026: 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 train-
ing nationals of developing countries in intellectual prop-
erty 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 rep-
resentation and reception expenses for activities of the 
International Copyright Institute and for copyright dele-
gations, 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 
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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-
tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$141,487,000: 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: 
Provided further, That this prohibition does not apply to 
publication of non-confidential Congressional Research 
Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non-con-
fidential CRS product includes any written product con-
taining research or analysis that is currently available for 
general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 
Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS 
Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business 
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and does not include material prepared in response to 
Congressional requests for confidential analysis or re-
search. 
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND 
PRINT DISABLED 
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), $65,205,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents 
at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 118. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$328,789,000. 
(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. 
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GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized publishing of congressional informa-
tion and the distribution of congressional information in 
any format; publishing of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 
and publishing, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $83,000,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized 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 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-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
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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 unobligated or unexpended balances of ex-
pired discretionary funds made available under this head-
ing in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, 
and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT 
PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING 
FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 
the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for 
the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for 
carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available for pub-
lishing congressionally mandated reports under the Access 
to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, Pub. L. 117– 
263, div. G, title LXXII, subtitle D: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 
44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used 
to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only 
a monthly and session basis. 
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PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE 
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the public information programs of 
the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to 
provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 
publications in any format, and their distribution to the 
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, 
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $41,664,000: Provided, That 
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year 
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and 
other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobli-
gated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary 
funds made available under this heading in this Act for 
this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, 
funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OF-
FICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 
than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal 
year for which such funds are available for the purposes 
for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out 
the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of 
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the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office 
Business Operations Revolving Fund, $11,425,000, to re-
main available until expended, for information technology 
development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov-
ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 
for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 
Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than 
$7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc-
tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses: Pro-
vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving 
Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 
more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 
That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 
the advisory councils to the Director of the Government 
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Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund 
shall be available for temporary or intermittent services 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but 
at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That activities financed through the Business Oper-
ations Revolving Fund may provide information in any 
format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 
Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading 
‘‘PUBLIC
INFORMATION
PROGRAMS
OF
THE
SUPER-
INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be used for con-
tracted security services at Government Publishing Of-
fice’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
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 
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equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 
foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay-
able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 
and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for-
eign countries, $896,700,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That, in addi-
tion, $33,424,000 of payments received under sections 
782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided 
further, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative 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, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 
participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder 
to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 
appropriation from which costs involved are initially fi-
nanced. 
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CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 
LEADERSHIP FUND 
For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter-
national Leadership Fund for financing activities of the 
Congressional Office for International Leadership under 
section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,600,000: Provided, That funds 
made available to support Russian participants shall only 
be used for those engaging in free market development, 
humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall 
not be used for officials of the central government of Rus-
sia. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub-
lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 
section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv-
ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 
$430,000. 
TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 
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may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the 
Committee on House Administration and for the Senate 
issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2025 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 
1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 
of compensation or designation of any office or position 
appropriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 
with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
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ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex-
penditures are a matter of public record and available for 
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 
under existing law. 
COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 
COUNCIL 
SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
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GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 
Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 
guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 
by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con-
gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 
and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by 
section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 
2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)). 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 
approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
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(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities 
or other official government activities. 
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 209. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OR PROCURE-
MENT.— 
(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act may be used by the 
head of an agency, office, or other entity to— 
(A) procure or obtain or extend or renew 
a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, 
system, or service that uses covered tele-
communications equipment or services as a sub-
stantial or essential component of any system, 
or as critical technology as part of any system; 
or 
(B) enter into a contract (or extend or 
renew a contract) with an entity that uses any 
equipment, system, or service that uses covered 
telecommunications equipment or services as a 
substantial or essential component of any sys-
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tem, or as critical technology as part of any 
system. 
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed 
to— 
(A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, 
or other entity from procuring with an entity to 
provide a service that connects to the facilities 
of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or 
interconnection arrangements; or 
(B) cover telecommunications equipment 
that cannot route or redirect user data traffic 
or permit visibility into any user data or pack-
ets that such equipment transmits or otherwise 
handles. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF LOAN AND GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) The head of an agency, office, or other enti-
ty may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
Act to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract 
to procure or obtain, or enter into a contract (or ex-
tend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain the 
equipment, services, or systems described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) In implementing the prohibition in para-
graph (1), heads of agencies, offices, and entities ad-
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ministering loan, grant, or subsidy programs shall 
prioritize available funding and technical support to 
assist affected businesses, institutions, and organiza-
tions as is reasonably necessary for those affected 
agencies, offices, and entities to transition from cov-
ered communications equipment and services, to pro-
cure replacement equipment and services, and to en-
sure that communications service to users and cus-
tomers is sustained. 
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to— 
(A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, 
or entity from procuring with an entity to pro-
vide a service that connects to the facilities of 
a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or 
interconnection arrangements; or 
(B) cover telecommunications equipment 
that cannot route or redirect user data traffic 
or permit visibility into any user data or pack-
ets that such equipment transmits or otherwise 
handles. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a)(1)(A) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2025 and each succeeding fiscal year, and the prohibitions 
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under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1) shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The head of an agency, 
office, or other entity may, on a one-time basis, waive the 
requirements under subsection (a) with respect to an 
agency, office, or entity that requests such a waiver. The 
waiver may be provided, for a period of not more than 
two years after the effective dates described in subsection 
(c), if the agency, office, or entity seeking the waiver— 
(1) provides a compelling justification for the 
additional time to implement the requirements under 
such subsection, as determined by the head of the 
agency, office, or entity; and 
(2) submits to the head of the agency, office, or 
entity, who shall not later than 30 days thereafter 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 
a full and complete laydown of the presences of cov-
ered telecommunications or video surveillance equip-
ment or services in the agency’s, office’s, or entity’s 
supply chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such 
covered telecommunications or video surveillance 
equipment or services from the agency’s, office’s, or 
entity’s systems. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
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(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered telecommunications 
equipment or services’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Telecommunications equipment pro-
duced by Huawei Technologies Company or 
ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate 
of such entities). 
(B) For the purpose of public safety, secu-
rity of government facilities, physical security 
surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other 
national security purposes, video surveillance 
and telecommunications equipment produced by 
Hytera 
Communications 
Corporation, 
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Com-
pany, or Dahua Technology Company (or any 
subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). 
(C) Telecommunications or video surveil-
lance services provided by such entities or using 
such equipment. 
(D) Telecommunications or video surveil-
lance equipment or services produced or pro-
vided by an entity that the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Director of the 
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National Intelligence or the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably be-
lieves to be an entity owned or controlled by, or 
otherwise connected to, the government of a 
foreign adversary country. 
(3) The term ‘‘foreign adversary country’’ 
means a country specified in section 4872(d) of title 
10, United States Code. 
ANNUAL RATE OF PAY FOR PERSONNEL OF CERTAIN 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OFFICES 
SEC. 210. (a) Any provision of law which prohibits 
an increase in the annual rate of pay which would other-
wise apply during a calendar year for an employee serving 
in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute 
at an Executive Schedule rate, or which prohibits the em-
ployee from receiving a rate increase during such calendar 
year, including section 747 of the Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 (division B 
of Public Law 118–47), shall not apply to the Director 
of the Government Publishing Office or the Librarian of 
Congress. 
(b) This section applies with respect to calendar year 
2025 and each succeeding calendar year. 
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LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY 
RELATIONSHIP 
SEC. 211. (a) Section 13144 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY 
RELATIONSHIP.—For purposes of this section, the rela-
tionship between a Member who is providing care directly 
to a patient in the form of medical services or dental serv-
ices and the patient to whom such care is provided shall 
not be considered a fiduciary relationship.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to compensation received in fiscal year 
2025 or any succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 212. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any office, program, or activity for 
the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training 
or implementation that promotes or perpetuates divisive 
concepts related to race or sex, such as the concepts that 
one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that 
an individual’s moral character or worth is determined by 
their race or sex. 
SEC. 213. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 
title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
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none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro-
priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par-
tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 
accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 
conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 
a union of one man and one woman. 
(b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 
subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 
taken by the Federal Government to— 
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 
of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 
in subsection (a) 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 
such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 
exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 
deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 
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