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period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publica-
tion is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless 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 Printing 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 Congressional 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 Documents 
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Con-
gress, other Government agencies, 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 disseminating 
Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013 to depository and other designated libraries: 
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 Printing 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. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
Fund, $8,064,000, to remain available until expended, for informa-
tion technology development and facilities repair: Provided, That 
the Government Printing 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 Printing Office Revolving 
Fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be 
expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That the 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 Public Printer shall be deemed nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title
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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 Superintendent of Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ may 
not be used for contracted security services at GPO’s passport 
facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses; tem-
porary 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 coun-
tries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable 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 
General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
countries, $505,383,000: Provided, That in addition, $32,368,000 
of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 
31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limita-
tion: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations 
for administrative 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 deter-
mined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses 
of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments here-
under to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 
appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
USE OF ELECTRONIC FILING FOR PROCUREMENT PROTEST SYSTEM 
SEC. 1501. Section 3555(c) of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ELECTRONIC
FILING
AND
DOCUMENT
DISSEMINATION 
SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
OPERATION
OF
SYSTEM.—The 
Comptroller General shall establish and operate an electronic 
filing and document dissemination system under which, in 
accordance with procedures prescribed by the Comptroller Gen-
eral— 
‘‘(A) a person filing a protest under this subchapter 
may file the protest through electronic means; and
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‘‘(B) all documents and information required with 
respect to the protest may be disseminated and made avail-
able to the parties to the protest through electronic means. 
‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF FEES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General may 
require each person who files a protest under this sub-
chapter to pay a fee to support the establishment and 
operation of the electronic system under this subsection, 
without regard to whether or not the person uses the 
system with respect to the protest. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—The Comptroller General shall estab-
lish (and from time to time shall update) a schedule setting 
forth the amount of the fee to be paid under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS COLLECTED.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
ACCOUNT.—The Comptroller 
General shall maintain a separate account among the 
accounts of the Government Accountability Office for the 
electronic system under this subsection, and shall deposit 
all amounts received as fees under paragraph (2) into the 
account. 
‘‘(B) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the account main-
tained under this paragraph shall be available to the Comp-
troller General, without fiscal year limitation, solely to 
establish and operate the electronic system under this sub-
section.’’. 
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), $6,000,000. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 
C. Stennis Center for Public Service 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 may be provided under 
regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Represent-
atives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for 
the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2014 unless 
expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifi-
cally established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 
et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designa-
tion of any office or position appropriated for is different from 
that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation 
and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 
respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the 
various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, 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 procurement contract, under 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to 
those contracts where such expenditures 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 expenses 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 appro-
priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except 
that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating 
legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 
SEC. 206. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with 
the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve 
the landscape features, excluding streets, in the irregular shaped 
grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, 
Second Street, SW, on the west, Square 582 on the south, and 
the beginning of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act.