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 $6,500 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). 
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 Anno-
tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$106,095,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
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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), $50,429,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1101. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2015, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$203,058,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations 
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to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
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; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly 
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $79,736,000: 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 
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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, 
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-
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cies, and designated depository and international exchange 
libraries as authorized by law, $31,500,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository 
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or ac-
counts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolv-
ing fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $11,348,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for information technology development and facili-
ties repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Of-
fice is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, 
and to make such contracts and commitments without re-
gard 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 
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Printing Office Revolving Fund: Provided further, That 
not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Public Printer in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses: Provided further, That 
the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or pur-
chase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Pro-
vided further, That expenditures 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 intermit-
tent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
such title: Provided further, That activities financed 
through the revolving fund may provide information in any 
format: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the 
funds provided under the headings ‘‘Office of Super-
intendent of Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
may not be used for contracted security services at the 
Government Printing Office’s passport facility in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
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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-
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, $519,622,000: Provided, That, in addition, 
$23,750,000 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 
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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 
CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE 
SEC. 1201. (a) CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 7 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—CENTER FOR AUDIT 
EXCELLENCE 
‘‘§ 791. Center for audit excellence 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Comptroller General 
shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the 
Government Accountability Office to be known as the 
‘Center for Audit Excellence’ (hereafter in this subchapter 
referred to as the ‘Center’). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall build in-
stitutional auditing capacity and promote good gov-
ernance by providing affordable, relevant, and high- 
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quality training, technical assistance, and products 
and services to qualified personnel and entities of 
governments (including the Federal government, 
State and local governments, tribal governments, 
and governments of foreign nations), international 
organizations, and other private organizations. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION
OF
QUALIFIED
PER-
SONNEL
AND
ENTITIES.—Personnel and entities 
shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiv-
ing training, technical assistance, and products or 
services from the Center under paragraph (1) in ac-
cordance with such criteria as the Comptroller Gen-
eral may establish and publish. 
‘‘(c) FEES.— 
‘‘(1) PERMITTING
CHARGING
OF
FEES.—The 
Comptroller General may establish, charge, and col-
lect fees (on a reimbursable or advance basis) for 
the training, technical assistance, and products and 
services provided by the Center under this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT INTO SEPARATE ACCOUNT.—The 
Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected 
under paragraph (1) into the Center for Audit Ex-
cellence Account established under section 792. 
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‘‘(d) GIFTS
OF PROPERTY
AND SERVICES.—The 
Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or 
non-conditional gifts of property (both real and personal) 
and services (including services of guest lecturers) to sup-
port the operation of the Center, except that the Comp-
troller General may not accept or use such a gift if the 
Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or 
use of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise 
the integrity of the Government Accountability Office. 
‘‘(e) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
REGARDING
PER-
SONNEL.—It is the sense of Congress that the Center 
should be staffed primarily by personnel of the Govern-
ment Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged 
in carrying out other duties of the Office under this chap-
ter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center will 
not have a negative impact on the ability of the Office 
to maintain a consistently high level of service to Con-
gress. 
‘‘§ 792. Account 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT.— 
There is established in the Treasury as a separate account 
for the Government Accountability Office the ‘Center for 
Audit Excellence Account’, which shall consist of the fees 
deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) 
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