,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bce #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcfd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #b1 #bjbc,received2 read twice and placed on the calendar ,,an ,,act ,making appropriations for the ,legislative ,branch for the fiscal year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for other purposes4 ,that the following sums are appropriated1 out of any money in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 for the ,legislative ,branch for the fiscal year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and for other purposes1 namely3 ,i ,,legislative ,,branch ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,salaries and expenses ,for salaries and expenses of the ,house of ,representatives1 #a1hej1iih1jjj1 as follows3 ,house leadership offices ,for salaries and expenses1 as authorized by law1 #cf1efj1jjj1 including3 ,office of the ,speaker1 #aj1dii1jjj1 including #ce1jjj for official expenses of the ,speaker2 ,office of the ,majority ,floor ,leader1 #c1gcj1jjj1 including #ae1jjj for official expenses of the ,majority ,leader2 ,office of the ,minority ,floor ,leader1 #aj1dii1jjj1 including #ag1ejj for official expenses of the ,minority ,leader2 ,office of the ,majority ,whip1 including the ,chief ,deputy ,majority ,whip1 #c1jii1jjj1 including #e1jjj for official expenses of the ,majority ,whip2 ,office of the ,minority ,whip1 including the ,chief ,deputy ,minority ,whip1 #b1hji1jjj1 including #e1jjj for official expenses of the ,minority ,whip2 ,republican ,conference1 #b1ifb1jjj2 ,democratic ,caucus1 #b1ifb1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from ,january #c1 #bjbd until ,january #b1 #bjbe4 ,members' representational allowances ,,including ,,members' ,,clerk ,,hire1 ,,official ,,expenses ,,of ,,members1 ,,and ,,official ,,mail ,for ,members' representational allowances1 including ,members' clerk hire1 official expenses1 and official mail1 #haj1jjj1jjj4 ,allowance for compensation of interns in member offices ,for the allowance established under section #abj of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjai 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ecbb;a7 for the compensation of interns who serve in the offices of ,members of the ,house of ,representatives1 #bj1fch1hjj1 to remain available through ,january #b1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that notwithstanding section #abj7;b7 of such ,act1 an office of a ,member of the ,house of ,representatives may use not more than #df1hjj of the allowance available under this heading during legislative year #bjbd4 ,allowance for compensation of interns in house leadership offices ,for the allowance established under section #aac of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #eajf7 for the compensation of interns who serve in ,house leadership offices1 #ehf1jjj1 to remain available through ,january #b1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount provided under this heading1 #cbb1cjj shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in ,house leadership offices of the majority1 to be allocated among such offices by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 and #bfc1gjj shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in ,house leadership offices of the minority1 to be allocated among such offices by the ,minority ,floor ,leader4 ,allowance for compensation of interns in house standing1 special and select committee offices ,for the allowance established under section #aac7;a77#a7 of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc7 for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of standing1 special1 and select committees 7other than the ,committee on ,appropriations71 #b1fjj1jjj1 to remain available through ,january #b1 #bjbe3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount provided under this heading1 #a1cjj1jjj shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority1 and #a1cjj1jjj shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority1 to be allocated among such offices by the ,chair1 in consultation with the ranking minority member1 of the ,committee on ,house ,administration4 ,allowance for compensation of interns in house appropriations committee offices ,for the allowance established under section #aac7;a77#b7 of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ajc7 for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the ,committee on ,appropriations1 #dfc1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that of the amount provided under this heading1 #bca1ejj shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the majority1 and #bca1ejj shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority1 to be allocated among such offices by the ,chair1 in consultation with the ranking minority member1 of the ,committee on ,appropriations4 ,committee employees ,standing committees1 special and select ,for salaries and expenses of standing committees1 special and select1 authorized by ,house resolutions1 #ahj1ehg1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 except that #e1hjj1jjj of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading4 ,committee on appropriations ,for salaries and expenses of the ,committee on ,appropriations1 #ca1bid1jjj1 including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee1 to be expended in accordance with section #bjb7;b7 of the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of #aidf and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed3 ,provided1 ,that such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until ,december #ca1 #bjbd4 ,salaries1 officers and employees ,for compensation and expenses of officers and employees1 as authorized by law1 #cbd1hgi1jjj1 including3 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,clerk1 including the positions of the ,chaplain and the ,historian1 and including not more than #be1jjj for official representation and reception expenses1 of which not more than #bj1jjj is for the ,family ,room and not more than #b1jjj is for the ,office of the ,chaplain1 #da1dee1jjj1 of which #i1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,sergeant at ,arms1 including the position of ,superintendent of ,garages and the ,office of ,emergency ,management1 and including not more than #c1jjj for official representation and reception expenses1 #ch1gic1jjj1 of which #bb1bcb1jjj shall remain available until expended2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,chief ,administrative ,officer including not more than #c1jjj for official representation and reception expenses1 #bac1jgb1jjj1 of which #bf1dgg1jjj shall remain available until expended2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,whistleblower ,ombuds1 #a1bej1jjj2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,inspector ,general1 #e1eab1jjj2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of ,general ,counsel1 #a1ihg1jjj2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,parliamentarian1 including the ,parliamentarian1 #b1jjj for preparing the ,digest of ,rules1 and not more than #a1jjj for official representation and reception expenses1 #b1bdj1jjj2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,law ,revision ,counsel of the ,house1 #c1ijj1jjj2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of the ,legislative ,counsel of the ,house1 #ad1fga1jjj1 of which #b1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended2 for salaries and expenses of the ,office of ,interparliamentary ,affairs1 #icd1jjj2 for other authorized employees1 #a1jfe1jjj4 ,allowances and expenses ,for allowances and expenses as authorized by ,house resolution or law1 #dcc1cij1bjj1 including3 supplies1 materials1 administrative costs and ,federal tort claims1 #a1eee1jjj2 official mail for committees1 leadership offices1 and administrative offices of the ,house1 #aij1jjj2 ,government contributions for health1 retirement1 ,social ,security1 contractor support for actuarial projections1 and other applicable employee benefits1 #cib1cfh1bjj1 to remain available until ,march #ca1 #bjbe1 except that #cg1jjj1jjj of such amount shall remain available until expended2 salaries and expenses for ,business ,continuity and ,disaster ,recovery1 #bg1bfd1jjj1 of which #f1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended2 transition activities for new members and staff1 #e1hie1jjj1 to remain available until expended2 ,green and ,gold ,congressional ,aide ,program1 #c1cef1jjj1 to remain available until expended2 ,office of ,congressional ,ethics1 #a1gfb1jjj2 and miscellaneous items including purchase1 exchange1 maintenance1 repair and operation of ,house motor vehicles1 interparliamentary receptions1 and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the ,house1 #a1jjj1jjj4 ,house of ,representatives modernization initiatives account ,for the ,house of ,representatives ,modernization ,initiatives ,account established under section #aae of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #eeac71 #aj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that disbursement from this account is subject to approval of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives3 ,provided further1 ,that funds provided in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved by the ,committee on ,house ,administration4 ,administrative provisions ,,requiring ,,amounts ,,remaining ,,in ,,members' ,,representational ,,allowances ,,to ,,be ,,used ,,for ,,deficit ,,reduction ,,or ,,to ,,reduce ,,the ,,federal ,,debt #aaj4 7a7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any amounts appropriated under this ,act for ,,house ,,of ,,representatives--,salaries and ,expenses--,,members' ,,representational ,,allowances shall be available only for fiscal year #bjbd4 ,any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year #bjbd shall be deposited in the ,treasury and used for deficit reduction 7or1 if there is no ,federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made1 for reducing the ,federal debt1 in such manner as the ,secretary of the ,treasury considers appropriate74 7b7 ,the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section4 7c7 ,as used in this section1 the term ,member of the ,house of ,representatives means a ,representative in1 or a ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1 the ,congress4 ,,limitation ,,on ,,amount ,,available ,,to ,,lease ,,vehicles #aaa4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used by the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of the ,house of ,representatives to make any payments from any ,members' ,representational ,allowance for the leasing of a vehicle1 excluding mobile district offices1 in an aggregate amount that exceeds #a1jjj for the vehicle in any month4 ,,cybersecurity ,,assistance ,,for ,,house ,,of ,,representatives #aab4 ,the head of any ,federal entity that provides assistance to the ,house of ,representatives in the ,house's efforts to deter1 prevent1 mitigate1 or remediate cybersecurity risks to1 and incidents involving1 the information systems of the ,house shall take all necessary steps to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of the government at all stages of providing the assistance1 including applying minimization procedures to limit the spread or sharing of privileged ,house and ,member information4 ,,joint ,,items ,for ,joint ,committees1 as follows3 ,joint economic committee ,for salaries and expenses of the ,joint ,economic ,committee1 #d1bhc1jjj1 to be disbursed by the ,secretary of the ,senate4 ,joint committee on taxation ,for salaries and expenses of the ,joint ,committee on ,taxation1 #ac1jei1jjj1 to be disbursed by the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of the ,house of ,representatives4 ,for other joint items1 as follows3 ,office of the attending physician ,for medical supplies1 equipment1 and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms1 and for the ,attending ,physician and their assistants1 including3 7#a7 an allowance of #c1ejj per month to the ,attending ,physician2 7#b7 an allowance of #b1ejj per month to the ,senior ,medical ,officer2 7#c7 an allowance of #ijj per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the ,office of the ,attending ,physician2 7#d7 an allowance of #ijj per month to #b assistants and #ijj per month each not to exceed #aa assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants2 and 7#e7 #c1jed1jjj for reimbursement to the ,department of the ,navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the ,office of the ,attending ,physician1 which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries1 allowances1 and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof1 #d1bgj1jjj1 to be disbursed by the ,chief ,administrative ,officer of the ,house of ,representatives4 ,office of congressional accessibility services ,salaries and expenses ,for salaries and expenses of the ,office of ,congressional ,accessibility ,services1 #a1gff1jjj1 to be disbursed by the ,secretary of the ,senate4 ,,capitol ,,police ,salaries ,for salaries of employees of the ,capitol ,police1 including overtime1 hazardous duty pay1 and ,government contributions for health1 retirement1 social security1 professional liability insurance1 and other applicable employee benefits1 #ehh1jgj1jjj of which overtime shall not exceed #gd1igf1jjj unless the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house and ,senate are notified1 to be disbursed by the ,chief of the ,capitol ,police or a duly authorized designee3 ,provided1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #ae1jjj1jjj shall be available for retention bonuses4 ,general expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,capitol ,police1 including motor vehicles1 communications and other equipment1 security equipment and installation1 uniforms1 weapons1 supplies1 materials1 training1 medical services1 forensic services1 stenographic services1 personal and professional services1 the employee assistance program1 the awards program1 postage1 communication services1 travel advances1 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers1 and not more than #g1ejj to be expended on the certification of the ,chief of the ,capitol ,police in connection with official representation and reception expenses1 #aib1hdf1jjj1 to be disbursed by the ,chief of the ,capitol ,police or a duly authorized designee3 ,provided1 ,that1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the cost of basic training for the ,capitol ,police at the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers for fiscal year #bjbd shall be paid by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security from funds available to the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 ,,office ,,of ,,congressional ,,workplace ,,rights ,salaries and expenses ,for salaries and expenses necessary for the operation of the ,office of ,congressional ,workplace ,rights1 #h1jjj1jjj1 of which #b1ejj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and of which not more than #a1jjj may be expended on the certification of the ,executive ,director in connection with official representation and reception expenses4 ,,congressional ,,budget ,,office ,salaries and expenses ,for salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the ,congressional ,budget ,office1 including not more than #f1jjj to be expended on the certification of the ,director of the ,congressional ,budget ,office in connection with official representation and reception expenses1 #fd1fcg1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that the ,director shall use not less than #ejj1jjj of the amount made available under this heading for 7#a7 improving technical systems1 processes1 and models for the purpose of improving the transparency of estimates of budgetary effects to ,members of ,congress1 employees of ,members of ,congress1 and the public1 and 7#b7 to increase the availability of models1 economic assumptions1 and data for ,members of ,congress1 employees of ,members of ,congress1 and the public4 ,,architect ,,of ,,the ,,capitol ,capital construction and operations ,for salaries for the ,architect of the ,capitol1 and other personal services1 at rates of pay provided by law2 for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies1 construction1 operation1 and general and administrative support in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the ,architect of the ,capitol including the ,botanic ,garden2 ,senate and ,house office buildings1 and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the ,architect of the ,capitol2 including furnishings and office equipment2 including not more than #e1jjj for official reception and representation expenses1 to be expended as the ,architect of the ,capitol may approve2 for purchase or exchange1 maintenance1 and operation of a passenger motor vehicle1 #adi1jgc1jjj1 of which #c1bjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,capitol building ,for all necessary expenses for the maintenance1 care and operation of the ,capitol1 #gd1cjd1jjj1 of which #db1eii1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,capitol grounds ,for all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the ,capitol1 the ,senate and ,house office buildings1 and the ,capitol ,power ,plant1 #af1cfe1jjj1 of which #b1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,house office buildings ,for all necessary expenses for the maintenance1 care and operation of the ,house office buildings1 #afh1dci1jjj1 of which #ec1adj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh1 and of which #da1hjj1jjj shall remain available until expended for the restoration and renovation of the ,cannon ,house ,office ,building4 ,capitol power plant ,for all necessary expenses for the maintenance1 care and operation of the ,capitol ,power ,plant2 and all electrical substations of the ,capitol2 lighting1 heating1 power 7including the purchase of electrical energy7 and water and sewer services for the ,capitol1 ,senate and ,house office buildings1 ,library of ,congress buildings1 and the grounds about the same1 ,botanic ,garden1 ,senate garage1 and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings2 heating the ,government ,publishing ,office and ,washington ,city ,post ,office1 and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the ,supreme ,court ,building1 the ,union ,station complex1 the ,thurgood ,marshall ,federal ,judiciary ,building and the ,folger ,shakespeare ,library1 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 appropriation1 #aca1gea1jjj1 of which #dc1djj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that not more than #aj1jjj1jjj of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year #bjbd4 ,library buildings and grounds ,for all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance1 care and operation of the ,library buildings and grounds1 #aag1abj1jjj1 of which #hj1ijj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,capitol police buildings1 grounds and security ,for all necessary expenses for the maintenance1 care and operation of buildings1 grounds and security enhancements of the ,united ,states ,capitol ,police1 wherever located1 the ,alternate ,computing ,facility1 and ,architect of the ,capitol security operations1 #ha1agb1jjj1 of which #ba1ajj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh4 ,botanic garden ,for all necessary expenses for the maintenance1 care and operation of the ,botanic ,garden and the nurseries1 buildings1 grounds1 and collections2 and purchase and exchange1 maintenance1 repair1 and operation of a passenger motor vehicle2 all under the direction of the ,joint ,committee on the ,library1 #ba1ahg1jjj1 of which #e1jjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3 ,provided1 ,that1 of the amount made available under this heading1 the ,architect of the ,capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance1 care and operation of the ,national ,garden established under section #cjg;,e of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #aihi 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #badf71 upon vouchers approved by the ,architect of the ,capitol or a duly authorized designee4 ,capitol visitor center ,for all necessary expenses for the operation of the ,capitol ,visitor ,center1 #bg1fib1jjj4 ,administrative provisions ,,no ,,bonuses ,,for ,,contractors ,,behind ,,schedule ,,or ,,over ,,budget #aac4 ,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 budget1 unless the ,architect of the ,capitol1 or agency-employed designee1 determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events1 government-driven scope changes1 or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and_/or program4 ,,library ,,of ,,congress ,salaries and expenses ,for all necessary expenses of the ,library of ,congress not otherwise provided for1 including development and maintenance of the ,library's catalogs2 custody and custodial care of the ,library buildings2 information technology services provided centrally2 special clothing2 cleaning1 laundering and repair of uniforms2 preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the ,library2 operation and maintenance of the ,american ,folklife ,center in the ,library2 preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the ,library2 hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle2 and expenses of the ,library of ,congress ,trust ,fund ,board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the ,board1 #ehb1fje1dha1 and1 in addition1 amounts credited to this appropriation during fiscal year #bjbd under the ,act of ,june #bh1 #aijb 7chapter #acja2 #cb ,stat4 #dhj2 #b ,u4,s4,c4 #aej71 shall remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that the ,library of ,congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the ,act of ,june #bh1 #aijb1 in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations ,acts3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 not more than #ah1jjj may be expended1 on the certification of the ,librarian of ,congress1 in connection with official representation and reception expenses1 including for the ,overseas ,field ,offices3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #ab1gci1jjj shall remain available until expended for the ,teaching with ,primary ,sources program3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #a1eji1jjj shall remain available until expended for upgrade of the ,legislative ,branch ,financial ,management ,system3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #bej1jjj 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 ,states3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #d1bje1jjj shall remain available until expended for the ,veterans ,history ,project to continue digitization efforts of already collected materials1 reach a greater number of veterans to record their stories1 and promote public access to the ,project3 ,provided further1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #a1ejj1jjj shall remain available until expended for the ,,covid-#ai ,american ,history ,project4 ,copyright office ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for all necessary expenses of the ,copyright ,office1 #aja1jaa1jjj1 of which not more than #ch1jbe1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year #bjbd under sections #gjh7;d7 and #acaf of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided1 ,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 ,acts3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #g1eff1jjj shall be derived from collections during fiscal year #bjbd under sections #aaa7;d77#b71 #aai7;b77#c71 #hjc7;e71 and #ajje of such title3 ,provided further1 ,that the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than #de1eia1jjj3 ,provided further1 ,that of the funds provided under this heading1 not less than #aj1cjj1jjj is for modernization initiatives1 of which #i1cjj1jjj shall remain available until ,september #cj1 #bjbe3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #ajj1jjj 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 policies3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #f1ejj may be expended1 on the certification of the ,librarian of ,congress1 in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the ,international ,copyright ,institute and for copyright delegations1 visitors1 and seminars3 ,provided further1 ,that1 notwithstanding any provision of chapter #h of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the ,copyright ,office pursuant to sections #aaa1 #aai1 and chapter #aj of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the ,copyright ,royalty ,judges program1 with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the ,copyright ,royalty ,judges and staff under section #hjb7;e74 ,congressional research service ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section #bjc of the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aff7 and to revise and extend the ,annotated ,constitution of the ,united ,states of ,america1 #ace1gig1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication1 or preparation of material therefor 7except the ,digest of ,public ,general ,bills71 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 ,senate3 ,provided further1 ,that this prohibition does not apply to publication of non-confidential ,congressional ,research ,service 7,,crs7 products3 ,provided further1 ,that a non-confidential ,,crs product includes any written product containing research or analysis that is currently available for general congressional access on the ,,crs ,congressional ,intranet1 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 research4 ,national library service for the blind and print disabled ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses ,for all necessary expenses to carry out the ,act of ,march #c1 #aica 7chapter #djj2 #df ,stat4 #adhg2 #b ,u4,s4,c4 #ace;a71 #fi1ibd1eai3 ,provided1 ,that of the total amount appropriated1 #fej1jjj shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents at no cost to the individual4 ,administrative provision ,,reimbursable ,,and ,,revolving ,,fund ,,activities #aad4 7a7 ,in ,general ,for fiscal year #bjbd1 the obligational authority of the ,library of ,congress for the activities described in subsection 7b7 may not exceed #cbd1aaj1jjj4 7b7 ,activities ,the activities referred to in subsection 7a7 are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the ,library in appropriations ,acts for the ,legislative ,branch4 ,,government ,,publishing ,,office ,congressional publishing 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,for authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format2 publishing of ,government publications authorized by law to be distributed to ,members of ,congress2 and publishing1 and distribution of ,government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient1 #hb1iib1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the ,congressional ,record for individual ,representatives1 ,resident ,commissioners or ,delegates authorized under section #ijf of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding the #b-year limitation under section #gah of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 #g of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 may be expended to print a document1 report1 or publication after the #bg-month period beginning on the date that such document1 report1 or publication is authorized by ,congress to be printed1 unless ,congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section #gah of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this ,act for this fiscal year may be transferred to1 and merged with1 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 appropriated1 to be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading1 subject to the approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate3 ,provided further1 ,that notwithstanding sections #ija1 #ijb1 and #ijf of title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the ,congressional ,record on only a monthly and session basis4 ,public information programs of the superintendent of documents ,,salaries ,,and ,,expenses 7,,including ,,transfer ,,of ,,funds7 ,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 format1 and their preservation and distribution to the public1 ,members of ,congress1 other ,government agencies1 and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law1 #ce1beg1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that amounts of not more than #b1jjj1jjj from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating ,congressional serial sets and other related publications for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and other designated libraries3 ,provided further1 ,that unobligated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary funds made available under this heading in this ,act for this fiscal year may be transferred to1 and merged with1 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 appropriated1 to be available for carrying out the purposes of this heading1 subject to the approval of the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate4 ,government publishing office business operations revolving fund ,for payment to the ,government ,publishing ,office ,business ,operations ,revolving ,fund1 #aa1fje1jjj1 to remain available until expended1 for information technology development and facilities repair3 ,provided1 ,that the ,government ,publishing ,office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures1 within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law1 and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section #iajd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 ,fund3 ,provided further1 ,that not more than #g1ejj may be expended on the certification of the ,director of the ,government ,publishing ,office in connection with official representation and reception expenses3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,business ,operations ,revolving ,fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than #ab passenger motor vehicles3 ,provided further1 ,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 #dd1 ,united ,states ,code3 ,provided further1 ,that the ,business ,operations ,revolving ,fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 #ecaf of such title3 ,provided further1 ,that activities financed through the ,business ,operations ,revolving ,fund may provide information in any format3 ,provided further1 ,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 ,columbia4 ,,government ,,accountability ,,office ,salaries and expenses ,for necessary expenses of the ,government ,accountability ,office1 including not more than #ab1ejj to be expended on the certification of the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states in connection with official representation and reception expenses2 temporary or intermittent services under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 #ecae of such title2 hire of one passenger motor vehicle2 advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section #ccbd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 benefits comparable to those payable under sections #ija7e71 7#f71 and 7#h7 of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djha7e71 7#f71 and 7#h772 and under regulations prescribed by the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states1 rental of living quarters in foreign countries1 #hjf1jjd1jjj1 of which #e1jjj1jjj shall remain available until expended3 ,provided1 ,that1 in addition1 #gc1igf1jjj of payments received under sections #ghb1 #gia1 #ceba1 and #iaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be available without fiscal year limitation3 ,provided further1 ,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 ,forum1 including necessary travel expenses of non-,federal participants3 ,provided further1 ,that payments hereunder to the ,forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed4 ,,congressional ,,office ,,for ,,international ,,leadership ,,fund ,for a payment to the ,congressional ,office for ,international ,leadership ,fund for financing activities of the ,congressional ,office for ,international ,leadership under section #cac of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjja 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aaea71 #f1jjj1jjj4 ,,john ,c4 ,,stennis ,,center ,,for ,,public ,,service ,,training ,,and ,,development ,for payment to the ,john ,c4 ,stennis ,center for ,public ,service ,development ,trust ,fund established under section #aaf of the ,john ,c4 ,stennis ,center for ,public ,service ,training and ,development ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aaje71 #dcj1jjj4 ,,ii ,,general ,,provisions ,,maintenance ,,and ,,care ,,of ,,private ,,vehicles #bja4 ,no part of the funds appropriated in this ,act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles1 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 ,administration4 ,,fiscal ,,year ,,limitation #bjb4 ,no part of the funds appropriated in this ,act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year #bjbd unless expressly so provided in this ,act4 ,,rates ,,of ,,compensation ,,and ,,designation #bjc4 ,whenever in this ,act any office or position not specifically established by the ,legislative ,pay ,act of #aibi 7#df ,stat4 #cb et seq47 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 ,act1 the rate of compensation and the designation in this ,act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto3 ,provided1 ,that the provisions in this ,act for the various items of official expenses of ,members1 officers1 and committees of the ,senate and ,house of ,representatives1 and clerk hire for ,senators and ,members of the ,house of ,representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto4 ,,consulting ,,services #bjd4 ,the expenditure of any appropriation under this ,act for any consulting service through procurement contract1 under section #caji of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection1 except where otherwise provided under existing law1 or under existing ,executive order issued under existing law4 ,,costs ,,of ,,legislative ,,branch ,,financial ,,managers ,,council #bje4 ,amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the ,legislative ,branch ,financial ,managers ,council 7,,lbfmc7 established by charter on ,march #bf1 #aiif1 shall be available to finance an appropriate share of ,,lbfmc costs as determined by the ,,lbfmc1 except that the total ,,lbfmc costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities 7in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine7 may not exceed #b1jjj4 ,,limitation ,,on ,,transfers #bjf4 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be transferred to any department1 agency1 or instrumentality of the ,united ,states ,government1 except pursuant to a transfer made by1 or transfer authority provided in1 this ,act or any other appropriation ,act4 ,,guided ,,tours ,,of ,,the ,,capitol #bjg4 7a7 ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 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 ,senate1 unless through regulations as authorized by section #djb7;b77#h7 of the ,capitol ,visitor ,center ,act of #bjjh 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #bbdb7;b77#h774 7b7 ,at the direction of the ,capitol ,police ,board1 or at the direction of the ,architect of the ,capitol with the approval of the ,capitol ,police ,board1 guided tours of the ,united ,states ,capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection 7a7 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 ,capitol4 ,,limitation ,,on ,,telecommunications ,,equipment ,,procurement #bjh4 7a7 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this ,act may be used to acquire telecommunications equipment produced by ,huawei ,technologies ,company or ,,zte ,corporation for a high or moderate impact information system1 as defined for security categorization in the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology's 7,,nist7 ,federal ,information ,processing ,standard ,publication #aii1 ,standards for ,security ,categorization of ,federal ,information and ,information ,systems unless the agency1 office1 or other entity acquiring the equipment or system has-- 7#a7 reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by ,,nist to inform acquisition decisions for high or moderate impact information systems within the ,federal ,government2 7#b7 reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and other appropriate agencies2 and 7#c7 in consultation with the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation or other appropriate ,federal entity1 conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system1 including any risk associated with such system being produced1 manufactured1 or assembled by one or more entities identified by the ,united ,states ,government as posing a cyber threat1 including but not limited to1 those that may be owned1 directed1 or subsidized by the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 or the ,russian ,federation4 7b7 ,none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this ,act may be used to acquire a high or moderate impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection 7a7 unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection 7a7 has-- 7#a7 developed1 in consultation with ,,nist and supply chain risk management experts1 a mitigation strategy for any identified risks2 7#b7 determined1 in consultation with ,,nist and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 that the acquisition of such telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system is in the vital national security interest of the ,united ,states2 and 7#c7 reported that determination to the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate in a manner that identifies the telecommunications equipment for inclusion in a high or moderate impact system intended for acquisition and a detailed description of the mitigation strategies identified in paragraph 7#a71 provided that such report may include a classified annex as necessary4 ,,prohibition ,,on ,,certain ,,operational ,,expenses #bji4 7a7 ,none of the funds made available in this ,act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing1 downloading1 and exchanging of pornography4 7b7 ,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall limit the use of funds necessary for any ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations1 prosecution1 or adjudication activities or other official government activities4 ,,limitation ,,on ,,treatment ,,as ,,fiduciary ,,relationship #baj4 7a7 ,section #acadd of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7c7 ,limitation on treatment as fiduciary relationship ,for purposes of this section1 the relationship between a ,member who is providing care directly to a patient in the form of medical services or dental services and the patient to whom such care is provided shall not be considered a fiduciary relationship4 4 7b7 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to compensation received in fiscal year #bjbd or any succeeding fiscal year4 #baa4 ,none of the funds made available by this ,act may be used for any office1 program1 or activity for the purposes of diversity1 equity1 and inclusion training or implementation that promotes or perpetuates divisive concepts related to race or sex1 such as the concepts that one race or sex is inherently superior to another1 or that an individual's moral character or worth is determined by their race or sex4 #bab4 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #g of title #a1 ,united ,states ,code1 section #agch;,c of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other provision of law1 none of the funds provided by this ,act1 or previous appropriations ,acts1 shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person1 wholly or partially1 on the basis that such person speaks1 or acts1 in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief1 or moral conviction1 that marriage is1 or should be recognized as1 a union of one man and one woman4 7b7 ,discriminatory action defined ,as used in subsection 7a71 a discriminatory action means any action taken by the ,federal ,government to-- 7#a7 alter in any way the ,federal tax treatment of1 or cause any tax1 penalty1 or payment to be assessed against1 or deny1 delay1 or revoke an exemption from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf of1 any person referred to in subsection 7a72 7#b7 disallow a deduction for ,federal tax purposes of any charitable contribution made to or by such person2 7#c7 withhold1 reduce the amount or funding for1 exclude1 terminate1 or otherwise make unavailable or deny1 any ,federal grant1 contract1 subcontract1 cooperative agreement1 guarantee1 loan1 scholarship1 license1 certification1 accreditation1 employment1 or other similar position or status from or to such person2 7#d7 withhold1 reduce1 exclude1 terminate1 or otherwise make unavailable or deny1 any entitlement or benefit under a ,federal benefit program1 including admission to1 equal treatment in1 or eligibility for a degree from an educational program1 from or to such person2 or 7#e7 withhold1 reduce1 exclude1 terminate1 or otherwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to ,federal property1 facilities1 educational institutions1 speech fora 7including traditional1 limited1 and nonpublic fora71 or charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person4 7c7 ,accreditation2 ,licensure2 ,certification ,the ,federal ,government shall consider accredited1 licensed1 or certified for purposes of ,federal law any person that would be accredited1 licensed1 or certified1 respectively1 for such purposes but for a determination against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person speaks1 or acts1 in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 7a74 ,,spending ,,reduction ,,account #bac4 #aa1jjj1jjj4 #bad4 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no adjustment shall be made under section #fja7;a7 of the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #deja7 7relating to cost of living adjustments for ,members of ,congress7 during fiscal year #bjbd4 ,this division may be cited as the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbd4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,november #a1 #bjbc4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4 ,november #b1 #bjbc,received2 read twice and placed on the calendar