Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014

Bill: 113-s-1283
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2013-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Architect of the Capitol
Books and print media
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional agencies
Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Horticulture and plants
House of Representatives
Intellectual property
International exchange and broadcasting
Joint Committee on Taxation
Joint Economic Committee
Law enforcement officers
Libraries and archives
Library of Congress
Members of Congress
Motor vehicles
Policy sciences
Public contracts and procurement
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
U.S. Capitol
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations to the Senate for FY2014 for: (1) a payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from New Jersey; (2) expense allowances; (3) representation allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; (4) salaries of specified officers, employees, and committees (including the Committee on Appropriations); (5) agency contributions for employee benefits; (6) inquiries and investigations; (7) the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; (8) the Offices of the Secretary and of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; (9) miscellaneous items; (10) the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account; and (11) official mail costs. 
 
Makes appropriations for salaries and/or expenses of: (1) the Joint Economic Committee, (2) the Joint Committee on Taxation, (3) the Office of the Attending Physician, (4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, (5) the Capitol Police, (6) the Office of Compliance, (7) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and (8) the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).
 
Appropriates funds for: (1) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses, the Copyright Office, Congressional Research Service (CRS), and Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; (2) the Government Printing Office (GPO); (3) GPO for the Office of Superintendent of Documents; (4) a payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund; (5) the Government Accountability Office (GAO); (6) a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and (7) a payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund.

action_date: 2013-07-11
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 - 
Title I: Legislative Branch Appropriations 
- Makes appropriations to the Senate for FY2014 for: (1) a payment to Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg, widow of Frank R. Lautenberg, late a Senator from New Jersey; (2) expense allowances; (3) representation allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; (4) salaries of specified officers, employees, and committees (including the Committee on Appropriations); (5) agency contributions for employee benefits; (6) inquiries and investigations; (7) the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; (8) the Offices of the Secretary and of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; (9) miscellaneous items; (10) the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account; and (11) official mail costs. 
 
(Sec. 1) Makes balances of expired appropriations, subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, available to the Secretary for the mandatory deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund.
 
Makes appropriations for salaries and/or expenses of: (1) the Joint Economic Committee, (2) the Joint Committee on Taxation, (3) the Office of the Attending Physician, (4) the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, (5) the Capitol Police, (6) the Office of Compliance, (7) the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and (8) the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).
 
(Sec. 1002) Makes balances of expired U.S. Capitol Police appropriations available to the Capitol Police for the mandatory deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund.
 
(Sec. 1101) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend indefinitely the AOC program for the collection and the sale of certain recyclable materials collected from or on the Capitol buildings and grounds.
 
Appropriates funds for: (1) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses, the Copyright Office, Congressional Research Service (CRS), and Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; (2) the Government Printing Office (GPO); (3) GPO for the Office of Superintendent of Documents; (4) a payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund; (5) the Government Accountability Office (GAO); (6) a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund; and (7) a payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund.
 
(Sec. 1201) Establishes an upper limit of $185.579 million for the FY2014 obligational authority of the Library of Congress with regard to certain reimbursable and revolving fund activities. 
 
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to transfer temporarily up to $1.9 million of funds appropriated in this Act for Library of Congress salaries and expenses to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program.
 
(Sec. 1202) Authorizes the transfer of Library of Congress appropriations for FY2014 and each ensuing fiscal between any &quot;Library of Congress&quot; headings, upon the approval of congressional appropriations committees.
 
Limits such transfers to 10% of the total amount of funds appropriated to the account under any such heading for the fiscal year.
 
(Sec. 1301) Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) charge and collect fees for the filing of protests concerning alleged violations of a procurement statute or regulation in order to cover the costs of developing, maintaining, and operating an electronic system for filing such protests; and (2) retain and use such fees immediately and without fiscal year limitation for such purpose. 
 

Title II: General Provisions
 - Specifies authorized and prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act identical or similar to corresponding provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013.
 
(Sec. 207) Authorizes the AOC to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in specified grassy areas of Washington, DC, SW.
 
 (Sec. 209) Prohibits the use of funds made available to the AOC in this Act to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the U.S. Capitol led by congressional employees and interns. Allows temporary suspension or restriction of such tours for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the U.S. Capitol led by the AOC. 
(Sec. 210) Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to transfer up to $6 million from funds provided for certain reimbursable and revolving fund activities to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for use by the Open World Leadership Center to award grants annually to government or community organizations in the United States that seek to establish programs hosting nationals of eligible foreign states who are emerging political leaders. 
Authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Center to solicit, accept, and use donations to the Fund to reimburse such transferred funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shaheen. With written report No. 113-70.
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shaheen. With written report No. 113-70.
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
action_date: 2013-06-06
text: Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-161.
action_date: 2013-05-21
text: Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-161.
action_date: 2013-05-07
text: Committee on Appropriations Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch. Hearings held prior to introduction and/or referral. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-161.