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Union Calendar No. 92 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4364 
[Report No. 118–120] 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2023 
Mr. AMODEI, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes. 
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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, 2024, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,850,998,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$36,560,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of 
the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the 
Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, 
$10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of 
the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, includ-
ing the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, includ-
ing $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Of-
fice of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Mi-
nority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official ex-
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penses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, 
$2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, 
That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain 
available from January 3, 2024 until January 2, 2025. 
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, 
$810,000,000. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN 
MEMBER OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 120 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 
U.S.C. 5322a) for the compensation of interns who serve 
in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, 
$20,638,800, to remain available through January 2, 
2025: Provided, That notwithstanding section 120(b) of 
such Act, an office of a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives may use not more than $46,800 of the allow-
ance available under this heading during legislative year 
2024. 
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ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For the allowance established under section 113 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 
U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of interns who serve 
in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain available 
through January 2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $322,300 shall be available 
for the compensation of interns who serve in House leader-
ship offices of the majority, to be allocated among such 
offices by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
and $263,700 shall be available for the compensation of 
interns who serve in House leadership offices of the minor-
ity, to be allocated among such offices by the Minority 
Floor Leader. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
STANDING, SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For 
the 
allowance 
established 
under 
section 
113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in-
terns who serve in offices of standing, special, and select 
committees (other than the Committee on Appropria-
tions), $2,600,000, to remain available through January 
2, 2025: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $1,300,000 shall be available for the compensa-
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tion of interns who serve in offices of the majority, and 
$1,300,000 shall be available for the compensation of in-
terns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allocated 
among such offices by the Chair, in consultation with the 
ranking minority member, of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration. 
ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES 
For 
the 
allowance 
established 
under 
section 
113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in-
terns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropria-
tions, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the 
compensation of interns who serve in offices of the major-
ity, and $231,500 shall be available for the compensation 
of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allo-
cated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation 
with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on 
Appropriations. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$180,587,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
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available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2024, except that $5,800,000 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, $31,294,000, 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, 2024. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $324,879,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 
including not more than $25,000 for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, of which not more than 
$20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 
$2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $41,455,000, of 
which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at 
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ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $433,390,200, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $392,368,200, to re-
main available until March 31, 2025, except that 
$37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until 
expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity 
and Disaster Recovery, $27,264,000, of which $6,000,000 
shall remain available until expended; transition activities 
for new members and staff, $5,895,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide 
Program, $3,356,000, to remain available until expended; 
Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,762,000; and miscella-
neous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, 
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, inter-
parliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of de-
ceased employees of the House, $1,000,000. 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION 
INITIATIVES ACCOUNT 
For the House of Representatives Modernization Ini-
tiatives Account established under section 115 of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That disbursement from this account is subject to 
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided 
in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved 
by the Committee on House Administration. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REQUIRING
AMOUNTS
REMAINING
IN
MEMBERS’ REP-
RESENTATIONAL
ALLOWANCES
TO
BE
USED
FOR 
DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL 
DEBT 
SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2024. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2024 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 
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made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) The Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the 
House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 
SEC. 111. 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 
of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre-
gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 
month. 
CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that pro-
vides assistance to the House of Representatives in the 
House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate 
cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the infor-
mation systems of the House shall take all necessary steps 
to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate 
branches of the government at all stages of providing the 
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assistance, including applying minimization procedures to 
limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Mem-
ber information. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $13,059,000, 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 their assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the 
Attending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the 
Senior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $900 per month each to 
three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 
the Attending Physician; 
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(4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as-
sistants; and 
(5) $3,054,000 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, $4,270,000, 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, $1,766,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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 
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benefits, $588,070,000 of which overtime shall not exceed 
$74,976,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 
Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized designee: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$15,000,000 shall be available for retention bonuses. 
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 Centers, and not more 
than $7,500 to be expended on the certification of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $192,846,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly au-
thorized designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the 
Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers for fiscal year 2024 shall be paid by the Secretary 
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of Homeland Security from funds available to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 
RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 
of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 
$8,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2025, and of which not more than 
$1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Execu-
tive Director 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, $64,637,000: 
Provided, That the Director shall use not less than 
$500,000 of the amount made available under this head-
ing for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and 
models for the purpose of improving the transparency of 
estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, 
employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and 
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(2) to increase the availability of models, economic as-
sumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees 
of Members of Congress, and the public. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 
other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 
for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, con-
struction, operation, and general and administrative sup-
port in connection with facilities and activities under the 
care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic 
Garden; Senate and House office buildings, and other fa-
cilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Cap-
itol; including furnishings and office equipment; including 
not more than $5,000 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the 
Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, mainte-
nance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, 
$149,073,000, of which $3,200,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $74,304,000, of which 
$42,599,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028. 
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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, 
$16,365,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and 
operation 
of 
the 
House 
office 
buildings, 
$168,439,000, of which $53,140,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028, and of which $41,800,000 
shall remain available until expended for the restoration 
and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all elec-
trical substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power 
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House of-
fice buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the 
grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, 
and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants 
in any of such buildings; heating the Government Pub-
lishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heat-
ing and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme 
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Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood 
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger 
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad-
vanced 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, 
$131,751,000, of which $43,400,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That not more 
than $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reim-
bursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 
available for obligation during fiscal year 2024. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$117,120,000, 
of 
which 
$80,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028. 
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 lo-
cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of 
the Capitol security operations, $81,172,000, of which 
$21,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028. 
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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, $21,187,000, of which $5,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2028: 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 sec-
tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $27,692,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 113. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 
incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 
contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind 
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schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Cap-
itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 
such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern-
ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 
the overall scope of the project and/or program. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; information technology 
services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, 
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 Li-
brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and 
other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 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, 
$582,605,481, and, in addition, amounts credited to this 
appropriation during fiscal year 2024 under the Act of 
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 
150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
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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-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not more 
than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, including for the Over-
seas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $12,739,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the Teaching with Primary Sources 
program: Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated, $1,509,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Financial 
Management System: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the Surplus Books Program to promote 
the program and facilitate a greater number of donations 
to eligible entities across the United States: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $4,205,000 
shall remain available until expended for the Veterans 
History Project to continue digitization efforts of already 
collected materials, reach a greater number of veterans to 
record their stories, and promote public access to the 
Project: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
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priated, $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended 
for the COVID–19 American History Project. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$101,011,000, 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 
2024 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 $7,566,000 shall be derived 
from collections during fiscal year 2024 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 $45,591,000: 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, 
2025: 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 
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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 
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, 
$135,797,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
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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 
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), $69,924,519: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
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