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 
and does not include material prepared in response to 
Congressional requests for confidential analysis or re-
search. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 
135a), $52,783,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 150. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2019, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
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the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$194,608,000. 
(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. 
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, $79,000,000: 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 fiscal year 2019: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation 
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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 serv-
ices provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, 
United States Code, may be expended to print a docu-
ment, report, or publication after the 27-month period be-
ginning on the date that such document, report, or publi-
cation is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Con-
gress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with sec-
tion 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, 
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this ac-
count or accounts for similar purposes for fiscal year 2019 
and each succeeding fiscal year may be transferred to the 
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Re-
volving Fund for carrying out the purposes of this head-
ing, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 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 and their distribution to the public, Members 
of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 
depository and international exchange libraries as author-
ized by law, $32,000,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations 
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres-
sional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal 
years 2017 and 2018 to depository and other designated 
libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar 
purposes for fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal 
year may be transferred to the Government Publishing Of-
fice Business Operations 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. 
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GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 
OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Publishing Office 
Business Operations Revolving Fund, $6,000,000, 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 
Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
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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 Superintendent of 
Documents’’ may not be used for contracted security serv-
ices at Government Publishing Office’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 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
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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, $578,916,653: Provided, That, in addition, 
$23,800,000 of payments received under sections 782, 
791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided fur-
ther, 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: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available to transfer amounts to the Department of the 
Army for the construction of an Army facility at Redstone 
Arsenal for the sole, unlimited use of GAO: Provided fur-
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ther, That hereafter, amounts appropriated for the salaries 
and expenses of the Government Accountability Office 
shall be available to transfer to the Department of the 
Army for the maintenance of such facility. 
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), 
$5,600,000: Provided, That funds made available to sup-
port Russian participants shall only be used for those en-
gaging in free market development, humanitarian activi-
ties, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for offi-
cials of the central government of Russia. 
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. 
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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 
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 
2019 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-
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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-
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 LBFMC 
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-
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