COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$101,476,000, of which not more than $37,025,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be derived from col-
lections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
2026 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 $7,824,000 shall be derived 
from collections during fiscal year 2026 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 $44,849,000: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, not less than 
$10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which 
$8,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027: 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-
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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, 
$141,093,000: 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 
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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), $68,001,000: 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. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 120. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2026, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 
the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$332,285,000. 
(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, $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: 
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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, 
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-
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