Title: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Highlights:
This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and Joint Items such as: the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), and the Office of the Attending Physician.
It also provides appropriations for:
Pursuant to a longstanding practice under which each chamber of Congress determines its own requirements, the Senate bill does not include funds for the House.
The bill increases overall legislative branch funding above the FY2017 level and includes an increase for the Senate.
For other legislative branch agencies and programs, the bill increases funding above FY2017 levels for the Capitol Police, the AOC, the CBO, the LOC, and the GAO. The bill funds the GPO at the FY2017 levels.
The bill also includes provisions that would prohibit a cost of living adjustment for Members of Congress and require Congressional Research Service reports to be made available to the public.
Full Summary:
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018
TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Provides appropriations to the Senate for:
(Sec. 101) Requires that amounts remaining in the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt.
(Sec. 102) Exempts agreements, contracts, or purchases by any office of the Senate from the advertising requirement for federal government purchases and sales. (Under the requirement, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the federal government may only be made or entered into after advertising for proposals for a sufficient time.)
(Sec. 103) Prohibits cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress during FY2018.
(Sec. 104) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 to permit the student loan repayment program to be continued for certain employees of departing Senators and Vice Presidents under a service agreement that includes a required period of employment that is less than the one-year period required under current law.
(Sec. 105) Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require Senate political committees to file certain campaign finance designations, statements, and reports directly with the Federal Election Commission instead of with the Secretary of the Senate.
Provides appropriations for Joint Items, including:
Provides appropriations for:
Provides appropriations to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for:
(Sec. 110) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the AOC from being used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work that is behind schedule or over budget, unless the deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are insignificant within the overall scope of the project or program.
(Sec. 111) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for scrims (coverings for buildings that are being renovated) containing photographs of building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by the AOC.
Provides appropriations to the Library of Congress (LOC) for:
(Sec. 120) Limits the FY2018 obligational authority of the LOC for reimbursable and revolving fund activities funded from sources other than appropriations.
(Sec. 121) Amends the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 to include training programs and activities in the LOC's revolving fund authority, which permits the LOC to collect fees for the services.
Specifies that the LOC's FEDLINK program includes entities of tribal governments. (Under the program, the LOC provides various services to federal libraries, federal information centers, other entities of the federal government and the District of Columbia.)
(Sec. 122) Permits the LOC to accept gifts of: (1) nonpersonal services, and (2) voluntary and uncompensated personal services not to exceed $10,000 per person, per year in value. Requires the LOC to provide an annual public report regarding gifts accepted under this section.
(Sec. 123) Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to apply specified provisions of the Act to the LOC.
(Sec. 124) Requires CRS reports to be made available to the public through the Government Publishing Office website.
Provides appropriations to the Government Publishing Office for:
Provides appropriations to:
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Sec. 201) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning.
(Sec. 202) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond FY2018 unless expressly provided in this bill.
(Sec. 203) Provides that: (1) rates of compensation or designations of offices or positions included in this bill that are either not established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 or are contrary to that Act are considered permanent law; and (2) provisions in this bill for official congressional expenses and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives are permanent law.
(Sec. 204) Limits contracts for certain consulting services to those where expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection.
(Sec. 205) Permits legislative branch entities participating in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council to use funds provided for administrative expenses to pay a share of the cost of the council if the total cost shared among all participating entities does not exceed $2000.
(Sec. 206) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. government unless the transfer is pursuant to authority provided by an appropriations Act.
(Sec. 207) Prohibits the AOC from using funds provided by this bill to eliminate or restrict guided Capitol tours led by congressional employees and interns, subject to an exception permitting tours to be suspended for security or related reasons.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1648 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 184
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1648

                          [Report No. 115-137]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2017

   Mr. Lankford, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
    following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 
                                calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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, 2018, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the 
Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip 
of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; President 
Pro Tempore Emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in 
all, $189,840.
    For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $194,709,812, which shall be 
paid from this appropriation as follows:

                      office of the vice president

    For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248.

                  office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466.

              office of the president pro tempore emeritus

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, $309,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424.

                      committee on appropriations

    For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000.

                         conference committees

    For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each 
such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

    For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402.

                           policy committees

    For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,385,810.

                         office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $436,886.

                        office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $25,132,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $78,565,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,810,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $54,364,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $6,115,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,147,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

    For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for 
the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the 
Senate, $7,110; in all, $28,440.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

    For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, 
or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and 
Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281, 
96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, of which 
$26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.

         u.s. senate caucus on international narcotics control

    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $508,000.

                        secretary of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$10,536,000 of which $7,036,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022 and of which $3,500,000 shall remain available until expended.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $130,076,000, which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2022.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $18,870,349 which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2020.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$404,000,000 of which $19,122,504 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2020.

                          official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

requiring amounts remaining in senators' official personnel and office 
   expense account to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the 
                              federal debt

    Sec. 101.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts 
appropriated under this Act under the heading ``SENATE'' under the 
heading ``Contingent Expenses of the Senate'' under the heading 
``senators' official personnel and office expense account'' shall be 
available for obligation only during the fiscal year or fiscal years 
for which such amounts are made available. Any unexpended balances 
under such allowances remaining after the end of the period of 
availability shall be returned to the Treasury in accordance with the 
undesignated paragraph under the center heading ``GENERAL PROVISION'' 
under chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 
U.S.C. 4107) and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal 
budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the 
Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers 
appropriate).

                          senate procurements

    Sec. 102.  Section 6102 of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Senate.--Section 6101 of this title does not apply to 
agreements, contracts or purchases by any office of the Senate.''.

                      adjustments to compensation

    Sec. 103.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living 
adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2018.

  student loan repayment for employees of departing senators and vice 
                               presidents

    Sec. 104.  Section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 4579) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Departure date.--The term `departure date' means the 
        earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date on which the term of a departing 
                Senator or Vice President ends; or
                    ``(B) the date on which the departing Senator or 
                Vice President will retire or resign.
            ``(2) Departing senator or vice president.--The term 
        `departing Senator or Vice President' means a Senator or Vice 
        President who will not serve in the next term due to 
        retirement, resignation, a decision to not seek reelection, or 
        a failure to secure reelection.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``rate of basic pay for an employee for a 
                position at ES-1'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV 
                of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 
                5, United States Code.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking ``1-year'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the term''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Departing senators and vice presidents.--
                After the date that is 1 year before the departure date 
                of a departing Senator or Vice President, the departing 
                Senator or Vice President may enter into a service 
                agreement under this section with an eligible employee 
                of the office of the Senator or Vice President 
                (including an eligible employee who has completed a 
                required period of employment under a previous service 
                agreement) that includes a required period of 
                employment that--
                            ``(i) is less than 1 year; and
                            ``(ii) shall end on the last day of the 
                        last full pay period ending on or before the 
                        departure date of the departing Senator or Vice 
                        President.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) the employee separates from service with the 
                office of a departing Senator or Vice President.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(including a 
                required period of employment described in subsection 
                (c)(1)(B))'' after ``required period of employment''.

              filing by senate candidates with commission

    Sec. 105.  Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(g)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Filing With the Commission.--All designations, statements, 
and reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with the 
Commission.''.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives.
    For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

    For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses 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 assistants and $580 
        per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
        heretofore provided for such assistants; and
            (5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 
        Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to 
        the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced 
        and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 
        from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are 
        payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, 
        $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
        of the House of Representatives.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
Accessibility Services, $1,429,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

    For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, 
retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $347,700,000 of which overtime 
shall not exceed $45,000,000 unless the Committee 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, including 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 
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation 
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal 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 representation and reception expenses, $74,800,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee:  
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of 
basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center for fiscal year 2018 shall be paid by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland 
Security.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That not more than $500 
may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the 
Office of Compliance 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 official representation and reception 
expenses, $48,100,000.

                        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, construction, operation, and general and 
administrative support 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 House office 
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect 
of the Capitol; including furnishings 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 approve; 
for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle, $91,589,000.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $46,125,000, of which $22,125,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022.

                            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, $11,880,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022.

                        Senate Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 
Capitol, $110,346,000, of which $49,884,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2022.

                          Capitol Power Plant

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the 
purchase of electrical energy) 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 
garage, 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 Supreme 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, $102,628,724, of which $25,487,724 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022:  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 2018.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$27,443,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022.

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States 
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and 
Architect of the Capitol security operations, $30,833,000, of which 
$13,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

                             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 exchange, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, $12,613,000, of which $2,600,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2022:  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 section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 
(2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol 
or a duly authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

    For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $20,557,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

    Sec. 110.  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 schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of 
the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope 
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project 
and/or program.

                                 scrims

    Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
for scrims containing photographs of building facades during 
restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of the 
Capitol.

                          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 custodial care of the Library buildings; 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 Library; 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, $457,017,000, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2018, and shall remain available 
until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 
480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2018 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal 
information database and activities related thereto:  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 $6,350,000: 
 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than 
$12,000 may be expended, on the certification 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, $8,444,000 shall remain available until 
expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program: 
 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,300,000 
shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the Legislative 
Branch Financial Management System.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $68,825,000, of 
which not more than $35,218,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2018 under section 708(d) 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 $6,087,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2018 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(3), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title:  Provided further, 
That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amount by which collections are less than $41,305,000:  Provided 
further, That $2,260,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated 
balances:  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 training nationals of developing countries 
in intellectual property 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 representation and reception 
expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and 
for copyright delegations, 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 Annotated Constitution of the United States of 
America, $112,698,234:  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; this prohibition does not 
apply to publication of non-confidential Congressional Research Service 
(CRS) reports. A non-confidential CRS report includes any report 
containing 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. It does not include reports prepared in direct 
response to a Congressional office request for custom analysis or 
research.

             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), $50,248,000:  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. 120. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2018, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
subsection (b) may not exceed $190,642,000.
    (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (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.

                         revolving funds update

    Sec. 121.  The Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement 
Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182a et seq.; Public Law 106-481) is amended--
     (a) in section 102 (2 U.S.C. 182b)--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking the heading and 
        inserting ``Revolving fund for sales shop and other services''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``(5) Training.''; and
    (b) in section 103(f)(1) (2 U.S.C. 182c(f)(1)), by inserting 
``tribal governments (as defined in 40 U.S.C. 502(c)(2)(B))'' after 
``Federal Government,''.

                                 gifts

    Sec. 122.  The first undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Act 
entitled ``An Act to create a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and 
for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is 
amended--
     (a) in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``of money for immediate disbursement''; 
        and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, of 
        the following: (1) nonpersonal services; (2) voluntary and 
        uncompensated personal services not to exceed $10,000 per 
        person, per year in value; and (3) gifts or bequests of money 
        for immediate disbursement.''; and
    (b) by adding the following sentence at the end of the first 
paragraph: ``The Librarian shall make an annual public report regarding 
gifts accepted under this section.''.

application of congressional accountability act of 1995 to the library 
                  of congress; election of proceeding

    Sec. 123. (a) Application of Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 to the Library of Congress.--
            (1) Application through definitions.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 101 of the Congressional 
                Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (H), by 
                                striking ``or'' at the end;
                                    (II) in subparagraph (I), by 
                                striking the period and inserting ``; 
                                or''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(J) the Library of Congress, except for section 
                220.''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (9)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (C), by 
                                striking ``or'' at the end;
                                    (II) in subparagraph (D), by 
                                striking the period and inserting ``; 
                                or''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(E) the Library of Congress, except for section 
                220.''.
                    (B) Public services and accommodations.--Section 
                210(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
                (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (10), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) the Library of Congress.''.
                    (C) Labor-management regulations.--Section 220(a) 
                of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
                U.S.C. 1351(a)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), in the paragraph 
                        heading, by striking ``(2) Definition.--'' and 
                        inserting ``(2) Application.--'' ; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `covered employee' does not include an employee of the Library 
        of Congress, and the term `employing office' does not include 
        the Library of Congress.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments to act.--The Congressional 
        Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 204(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1314(a)(2)), by 
                striking ``and the Library of Congress'' each place it 
                appears;
                    (B) in section 205(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1315(a)(2)), by 
                striking ``and the Library of Congress'' each place it 
                appears;
                    (C) in section 206(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1316(a)(2))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and 
                        the Library of Congress''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and 
                        the Library of Congress'';
                    (D) in section 215(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1341(a)(2))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, 
                        the Library of Congress,''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and 
                        the Library of Congress''; and
                    (E) in section 415(a) (2 U.S.C. 1415(a))--
                            (i) by striking the comma after ``General 
                        Accounting Office'' and inserting ``or''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, or the Library of 
                        Congress''.
    (b) Election of Proceeding.--
            (1) Procedure.--Section 401(3) of the Congressional 
        Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1401(3)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``either'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``, or''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) in the case of an Library claimant (as 
                defined in section 404(a)), a proceeding described in 
                section 404(b)(3) that relates to the violation at 
                issue.''.
            (2) Election.--Section 404 of the Congressional 
        Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1404) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Not'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(b) Election After Proceedings Initially Brought Under This 
Act.--Not''; and
                    (B) by inserting after the section heading the 
                following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Direct act.--The term `direct Act' means an Act 
        (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, 
        that is specified in section 201, 202, 203, or 210.
            ``(2) Direct provision.--The term `direct provision' means 
        a provision (including a definitional provision) of a direct 
        Act that applies the rights or protections of a direct Act 
        (including rights and protections relating to nonretaliation or 
        noncoercion) to a library claimant.
            ``(3) Library claimant.--The term `Library claimant' 
        means--
                    ``(A) with respect to a direct provision (other 
                than a provision described in subparagraph (B)), an 
                employee of the Library of Congress who is covered by 
                that direct provision, and
                    ``(B) with respect to a direct provision that 
                applies the rights or protections of title II or III of 
                the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12131 et seq., 12181 et seq.), an individual who is 
                eligible to provide services for or receive services 
                from the Library of Congress and who is covered by that 
                provision.'';
                    (C) in subsection (b), as added by subparagraph (A) 
                of this paragraph--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``may either'' and inserting ``who 
                        initially requested counseling and mediation 
                        under this title may elect to'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' 
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``, or''; and
            ``(3) in the case of a Library claimant, bring the claim, 
        complaint, or charge that is brought for a proceeding before 
        the corresponding Federal agency, under the corresponding 
        direct provision.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Election After Proceedings Initially Brought Under Other 
Civil Rights or Labor Law.--A library claimant who initially brings a 
claim, complaint, or charge under a direct provision for a proceeding 
before a Federal agency may, prior to requesting a hearing under the 
agency's procedures, elect to--
            ``(1) bring any civil action relating to the claim, 
        complaint, or charge, that is available to the Library 
        claimant,
            ``(2) file a complaint with the Office in accordance with 
        section 405, or
            ``(3) file a civil action in accordance with section 408 in 
        the United States district court for the district in which the 
        employee is employed or for the District of Columbia.''.
    (c) Prospective Applicability.--This section and the amendments 
made by this section--
            (1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
        section; and
            (2) shall apply to any charge, complaint, or claim, that is 
        made on or after the date of enactment of this section, of a 
        violation of--
                    (A) section 201, 202, 203, 207, or 210 of the 
                Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 
                et seq.); or
                    (B) a direct provision as defined in section 404(a) 
                of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
                U.S.C. 1404) (as added by subsection (b)).

         equal access to congressional research service reports

    Sec. 124. (a) Definitions.--
            (1) CRS product.--In this section, the term ``CRS product'' 
        means any final work product of CRS in any format.
            (2) CRS report.--
                    (A) In general.--In this section, the term ``CRS 
                Report'' means any written CRS product, including an 
                update to a previous written CRS product, consisting 
                of--
                            (i) a Congressional Research Service 
                        Report;
                            (ii) a Congressional Research Service 
                        Authorization of Appropriations Product and 
                        Appropriations Product; or
                            (iii) subject to subparagraph (B)(iii), any 
                        other written CRS product containing CRS 
                        research or CRS analysis which is available for 
                        general congressional access on the CRS 
                        Congressional Intranet.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``CRS Report'' does not 
                include--
                            (i) any CRS product that is determined by 
                        the CRS Director to be a custom product or 
                        service because it was prepared in direct 
                        response to a request for custom analysis or 
                        research and is not available for general 
                        congressional access on the CRS Congressional 
                        Intranet;
                            (ii) any Congressional Research Service 
                        Report or any Congressional Research Service 
                        Authorization of Appropriations Product and 
                        Appropriations Product reported or produced 
                        before the effective date of this Act which, as 
                        of such effective date, is not available for 
                        general congressional access on the CRS 
                        Congressional Intranet; or
                            (iii) a written CRS product that has been 
                        made available by CRS for publication on a 
                        public website maintained by the GPO Director 
                        (other than the Website) or the Library of 
                        Congress.
            (3) Other definitions.--In this section--
                    (A) the term ``CRS'' means the Congressional 
                Research Service;
                    (B) the term ``CRS Congressional Intranet'' means 
                any of the websites maintained by CRS for the purpose 
                of providing to Members and employees of Congress 
                access to information from CRS;
                    (C) the term ``CRS Director'' means the Director of 
                CRS;
                    (D) the term ``GPO Director'' means the Director of 
                the Government Publishing Office;
                    (E) the term ``Member of Congress'' includes a 
                Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress; and
                    (F) the term ``Website'' means the website 
                established and maintained under subsection (b).
    (b) Availability of CRS Reports Through GPO Website.--
            (1) Website.--
                    (A) Establishment and maintenance.--The GPO 
                Director, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall 
                establish and maintain a public website containing CRS 
                Reports and an index of all CRS Reports contained on 
                the website, in accordance with this subsection.
                    (B) Format.--On the Website, CRS Reports shall be 
                searchable, sortable, and downloadable, including 
                downloadable in bulk.
                    (C) Free access.--Notwithstanding section 4102 of 
                title 44, United States Code, the GPO Director may not 
                charge a fee for access to the Website.
            (2) Updates; disclaimer.--The GPO Director, in consultation 
        with the CRS Director, shall ensure that the Website--
                    (A) is updated contemporaneously, automatically, 
                and electronically to include each new or updated CRS 
                Report released on or after the effective date of this 
                section;
                    (B) shows the status of each CRS Report as new, 
                updated, or withdrawn; and
                    (C) displays the following statement in reference 
                to the CRS Reports included on the Website: ``These 
                documents were prepared by the Congressional Research 
                Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff 
                to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It 
                operates solely at the behest of and under the 
                direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report 
                should not be relied upon for purposes other than 
                public understanding of information that has been 
                provided by CRS to Members of Congress in connection 
                with CRS's institutional role. CRS Reports, as a work 
                of the United States Government, are not subject to 
                copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS 
                Report may be reproduced and distributed in its 
                entirety without permission from CRS. However, as a CRS 
                Report may include copyrighted images or material from 
                a third party, you may need to obtain the permission of 
                the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise 
                use copyrighted material.''.
            (3) Furnishing of necessary information and technology.--
        The CRS Director shall consult with and provide assistance to 
        the GPO Director to ensure--
                    (A) that the GPO Director is provided with all of 
                the information necessary to carry out this section, 
                including all of the information described in clauses 
                (i) through (v) of subsection (c)(1)(A), in such format 
                and manner as the GPO Director considers appropriate; 
                and
                    (B) that CRS makes available and implements such 
                technology as may be necessary to facilitate the 
                contemporaneous, automatic, and electronic provision of 
                CRS Reports to the GPO Director as required under this 
                section.
            (4) Nonexclusivity.--The GPO Director may publish other 
        information on the Website.
            (5) Additional techniques.--The GPO Director and the CRS 
        Director may use additional techniques to make CRS Reports 
        available to the public, if such techniques are consistent with 
        this section and any other applicable laws.
            (6) Additional information.--The CRS Director is encouraged 
        to make additional CRS products that are not custom products or 
        services available to the GPO Director for publication on the 
        Website, and the GPO Director is encouraged to publish such CRS 
        products on the Website.
            (7) Expansion of contents of annual report to congress to 
        include information on efforts to make additional products 
        available on website.--Section 203(i) of the Legislative 
        Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(i)) is amended by 
        striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, 
        and shall include in the report a description of the efforts 
        made by the Director to make additional Congressional Research 
        Service products that are not custom products or services 
        available to the Director of the Government Publishing Office 
        for publication on the website established and maintained under 
        section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
        2018.''.
    (c) Website Contents.--
            (1) Specific requirements for reports posted on website.--
                    (A) Responsibilities of gpo director.--With respect 
                to each CRS Report included on the Website, the GPO 
                Director shall include--
                            (i) the name and identification number of 
                        the CRS Report;
                            (ii) an indication as to whether the CRS 
                        Report is new, updated, or withdrawn;
                            (iii) the date of release of the CRS 
                        Report;
                            (iv) the division or divisions of CRS that 
                        were responsible for the production of the CRS 
                        Report; and
                            (v) any other information the GPO Director, 
                        in consultation with the CRS Director, 
                        considers appropriate.
                    (B) Responsibilities of crs director.--With respect 
                to each CRS Report included on the Website, the CRS 
                Director shall, prior to transmitting the Report to the 
                GPO Director--
                            (i) at the discretion of the CRS Director, 
                        remove the name of and any contact information 
                        for any employee of CRS; and
                            (ii) include in the CRS Report the 
                        following written statement: ``This document 
                        was prepared by the Congressional Research 
                        Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared 
                        staff to congressional committees and Members 
                        of Congress. It operates solely at the behest 
                        of and under the direction of Congress. 
                        Information in a CRS Report should not be 
                        relied upon for purposes other than public 
                        understanding of information that has been 
                        provided by CRS to Members of Congress in 
                        connection with CRS's institutional role. CRS 
                        Reports, as a work of the United States 
                        Government, are not subject to copyright 
                        protection in the United States. Any CRS Report 
                        may be reproduced and distributed in its 
                        entirety without permission from CRS. However, 
                        as this CRS Report may include copyrighted 
                        images or material from a third party, you may 
                        need to obtain the permission of the copyright 
                        holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use 
                        copyrighted material.''.
            (2) Specific requirements for index on website.--The GPO 
        Director shall ensure that the index of all CRS Reports 
        published on the Website is--
                    (A) comprehensive;
                    (B) contemporaneously updated;
                    (C) searchable;
                    (D) sortable;
                    (E) maintained in a human-readable format;
                    (F) maintained in a structured data format;
                    (G) downloadable; and
                    (H) inclusive of each item of information described 
                in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to each CRS Report.
    (d) Conforming Amendment to Duties of CRS.--Section 203(d) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) to comply with the requirements of, and provide 
        information and technological assistance consistent with, 
        section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
        2018.''.
    (e) Rules of Construction.--
            (1) No effect on speech or debate clause.--Nothing in this 
        section may be construed to diminish, qualify, condition, 
        waive, or otherwise affect the applicability of clause 1 of 
        section 6 of article I of the Constitution of the United States 
        (commonly known as the ``Speech or Debate Clause'') or any 
        other privilege available to Congress or Members, offices, or 
        employees of Congress with respect to any CRS Report made 
        available online under this section.
            (2) Confidential communications.--Nothing in this section 
        may be construed to waive the requirement that any confidential 
        communication by CRS to a Member, office, or committee of 
        Congress shall remain under the custody and control of Congress 
        and may be released only by Congress and its Houses, Members, 
        offices, and committees, in accordance with the rules and 
        privileges of each House and the requirements of this section.
            (3) Dissemination of crs products.--Nothing in this section 
        may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability of a 
        Member, office, or committee of Congress to disseminate CRS 
        products on a website of the Member, office, or committee or to 
        otherwise provide CRS products to the public, including as part 
        of constituent service activities.
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
        section and the amendments made by this section shall take 
        effect 90 days after the date on which the GPO Director submits 
        the certification described in paragraph (2)(B).
            (2) Provision of information and technology.--
                    (A) CRS deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the CRS Director shall 
                provide the GPO Director with the information and 
                technology necessary for the GPO Director to begin the 
                initial operation of the Website.
                    (B) Certification.--Upon provision of the 
                information and technology described in subparagraph 
                (A), the GPO Director shall submit to Congress a 
                certification that the CRS Director has provided the 
                information and technology necessary for the GPO 
                Director to begin the initial operation of the Website.

                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

                        Congressional Publishing

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For authorized publishing of congressional information and the 
distribution of congressional information in any format; publishing of 
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members 
of Congress; and publishing, and distribution of Government 
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the 
recipient, $79,528,000:  Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the 
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
Commissioners or Delegates authorized 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 
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:  
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation 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 period beginning on 
the date that such document, report, or publication 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 Publishing Office 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 
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.

     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 authorized by law, 
$29,000,000:  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 2016 and 2017 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 Publishing Office 
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 Representatives and Senate.

    Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

    For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 
Revolving Fund, $8,540,000, to remain available until expended, for 
information technology development and facilities repair:  Provided, 
That the Government 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 Director of the Government Publishing Office in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses:  
Provided 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 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 further, That activities 
financed through the Business Operations 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 services at Government Publishing 
Office'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; 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; 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 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, $562,771,695:  Provided, That of this amount 
$1,900,000 is provided for information technology investments to remain 
available until September 30, 2019:  Provided further, 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 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 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 financed.

                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 support Russian 
participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market 
development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall 
not be used for officials 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 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 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 2018 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 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 
committees 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 appropriate 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.

                        limitation on transfers

    Sec. 206.  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 appropriation Act.

                      guided tours of the capitol

    Sec. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be 
used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol 
which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of 
Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
    (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the 
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which 
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be 
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security 
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United 
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
            This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
        Appropriations Act, 2018''.
                                                       Calendar No. 184

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1648

                          [Report No. 115-137]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.

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                             July 27, 2017

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar