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 his assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the 
Attending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the 
Senior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 
three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 
the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as-
sistants; and 
(5) $2,800,000 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, $3,868,260, to be disbursed by the 
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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, $1,509,000, 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 
benefits, $378,062,000, of which overtime shall not exceed 
$47,048,000 unless the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the 
Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
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, 
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relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 
than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 
Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $85,279,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
cal year 2020 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 118. Section 908(c) of the Emergency Supple-
mental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926(c)), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$40,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000’’. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 
RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 
of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 
$6,333,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021, and of which not more than 
$1,000 may be expended on the certification of the Execu-
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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, $52,666,000. 
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Tech-
nology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–484; 2 
U.S.C. 471 et. seq.), $6,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and 
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House office buildings, and other facilities under the juris-
diction of the Architect of the Capitol; including fur-
nishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $124,704,000: Pro-
vided, That $10,000,000 of the funding provided shall be 
available until September 30, 2024 for transfer (in accord-
ance with section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1997; 2 U.S.C. 1862) in whole or in part 
to the other appropriations accounts of the Architect of 
the Capitol for high priority construction and renovation 
projects as well as project management and information 
technology needs: Provided further, That the Architect of 
the Capitol may not make such a transfer unless the Ar-
chitect submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a spending 
plan for the funds which are to be transferred and the 
Committees approve the plan. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $45,912,000, of which 
$18,599,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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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, 
$19,336,000, of which $7,600,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2024. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and 
operation 
of 
the 
House 
office 
buildings, 
$153,273,000, of which $30,300,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024, and of which $62,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for the restoration 
and renovation of the Cannon House Office Building: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $8,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
House Office Building Fund established under section 
176(d) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017, as 
added by section 101(3) of the Further Continuing Appro-
priation Act, 2017 (Public Law 114–254; 2 U.S.C. 2001 
note). 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
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and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 
Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced 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, 
$102,557,000, of which $18,900,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2024: Provided, That not more 
than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed 
to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 2020. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$86,833,000, 
of 
which 
$57,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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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, $52,840,000, of which 
$26,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2024. 
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, $15,822,000, of which $4,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024: 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). 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $23,391,000. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 
OVER BUDGET 
SEC. 119. (a) 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 be-
hind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the 
Capitol, 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. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2020 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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 
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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, 
$507,303,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2020, and shall remain available until 
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the Library 
of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived 
from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess 
of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total 
amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amount by which collections are less than $6,000,000: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for the 
Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $9,110,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the digital collections and educational 
curricula program: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $1,350,000 shall remain available 
until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Fi-
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nancial 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 further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$3,587,000 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 
appropriated, $5,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for the development of the Library’s Visitor Expe-
rience project, and may be obligated and expended only 
upon written approval by the Chair and ranking minority 
member of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and by the Chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, following re-
view of a project budget justification and cost estimate. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$91,856,000, of which not more than $43,221,000, to re-
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main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2020 
under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United States 
Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obli-
gate or expend any funds derived from collections under 
such section in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $6,482,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2020 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 $49,703,000: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated under this heading, not less 
than $17,100,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2021: 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-
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 
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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, 
$119,889,000: 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 
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: 
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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), $56,945,000: 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. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2020, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $231,975,000. 
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(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are re-
imbursable 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 Commissioner 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 
this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 
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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 pur-
poses 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 Rep-
resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That not-
withstanding 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 in any format, and their distribution to the 
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, 
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $31,296,000: Provided, That 
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year 
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to depository and 
other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobli-
gated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary 
funds made available under this heading 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 
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