,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehj  #aaith
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ijaj  ,report ,no4 #aai-fff  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may   
#bb1 #bjbf ,mr4 ,valadao1 from the      
,committee on ,appropriations1 reported 
the following bill2 which was committed 
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,making       
appropriations for the ,legislative     
,branch for the fiscal year ending      
,september #cj1 #bjbg1 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      
#bjbg1 and for other purposes1 namely3  
,i ,,legislative ,,branch  ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,payment to widows   
and heirs of deceased members of        
congress ,for payment to ,alfredia      
,scott1 widow of ,david ,a4 ,scott1 late
 a ,representative from the ,state of   

,georgia1 #agd1jjj4 ,salaries and       
expenses ,for salaries and expenses of  
the ,house of ,representatives1         
#b1ajh1dde1jjj1 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 #bjbg until 
,january #b1 #bjbh4 ,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 #ijj1jjj1jjj1 to    
remain available until ,december #ca1   
#bjbh4 ,allowance for compensation of   
interns ,for the compensation of        
interns1 as authorized by law1          
#bd1bhg1hjj1 to remain available from   
,january #c1 #bjbg until ,january #b1   
#bjbh1 including3 interns who serve in  
the offices of ,members of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 #bj1fch1hjj2 interns 
who serve in ,house leadership offices1 
#ehf1jjj2 interns who serve in offices  
of standing1 special1 and select        
committees 7other than the ,committee on
 ,appropriations71 #b1fjj1jjj2 interns  

who serve in offices of the ,committee  
on ,appropriations1 #dfc1jjj1 except    
that such amount made available to the  
,committee on ,appropriations shall     
become available on ,october #a1 #bjbf1 
and remain available through fiscal year
 #bjbg3 ,provided1 ,that amounts        
provided under this heading shall be    
subject to the terms and conditions     
under the provisos under the headings   
,allowance for ,compensation of ,interns
 in ,member ,offices1 ,allowance for    
,compensation of ,interns in ,house     
,leadership ,offices1 ,allowance for    
,compensation of ,interns in ,house     
,standing1 ,special and ,select         
,committee ,offices1 and ,allowance for 
,compensation of ,interns in ,house     
,appropriations ,committee ,offices1    
with respect to overall limitations and 
allocation among offices1 in the        
,legislative ,branch ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjbf 7division ,c of ,public ,law
 #aai-cg74 ,committee employees         
,standing committees1 special and select

 ,for salaries and expenses of standing 
committees1 special and select1         
authorized by ,house resolutions1       
#ahd1ghg1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that such     
amount shall remain available for such  
salaries and expenses until ,december   
#ca1 #bjbh1 except that #aj1jjj1jjj 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 #bjbh4 ,salaries1        
officers and employees ,for compensation
 and expenses of officers and employees1

 as authorized by law1 #dec1iac1jjj1    
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 
#bg1jjj for expense allowances1 of which
 not more than #bj1jjj is for the       
,family ,room and not more than #b1jjj  
is for the ,office of the ,chaplain1 and
 not more than #a1jjj is for the ,office
 of the ,historian1 #ea1bic1jjj1 of     
which #aa1caj1jjj 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 #d1jjj for      
expense allowances1 #abg1bha1jjj1 of    
which #ajc1eba1jjj shall remain         
available until expended2 for salaries  
and expenses of the ,office of the      
,chief ,administrative ,officer         
including not more than #d1jjj for      
expense allowances1 #bcg1hab1jjj1 of    

which #da1aec1ejj 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 #f1cfa1jjj2 for
 salaries and expenses of the ,office of
 ,general ,counsel1 #b1abj1jjj2 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 #b1dej1jjj2 for     
salaries and expenses of the ,office of 
the ,law ,revision ,counsel of the      
,house1 #d1jhe1jjj2 for salaries and    
expenses of the ,office of the          
,legislative ,counsel of the ,house1    
#ai1bjb1jjj2 for salaries and expenses  
of the ,office of ,interparliamentary   
,affairs1 #iid1jjj2 for other authorized
 employees1 #a1jfe1jjj3 ,provided1 ,that
 of the amount made available until     
expended to the ,office of the ,sergeant

 at ,arms under this heading1           
#hc1heb1jjj shall be for activities     
associated with providing security for  
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives1 including ,delegates  
and the ,resident ,commissioner to the  
,congress1 their immediate families1 and
 other security purposes4 ,allowances   
and expenses ,for allowances and        
expenses as authorized by ,house        
resolution or law1 #dgc1fjc1bjj1        
including3 supplies1 materials1         
administrative costs and ,federal tort  
claims1 #b1iee1jjj1 of which #a1djj1jjj 
shall remain available until ,december  
#ca1 #bjca2 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 #dbj1iid1bjj1 to     
remain available until ,march #ca1      
#bjbh1 except that #cg1jjj1jjj of such  

amount shall remain available until     
expended2 salaries and expenses for     
,business ,continuity and ,disaster     
,recovery1 #bi1cda1jjj1 of which        
#f1jjj1jjj shall remain available until 
expended2 transition activities for new 
members and staff1 #aj1cjj1jjj1 to      
remain available until expended2 ,green 
and ,gold ,congressional ,aide ,program1
 #g1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until  
expended2 ,office of ,congressional     
,conduct1 #a1hbc1jjj2 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 #d1jjj1jjj1 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   
until ,december #ca1 #bjbh4 ,any amount 
remaining after all payments are made   
under such allowances after ,december   
#ca1 #bjbh1 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  ,,prohibition ,,on       
,,certain ,,technology  #aac4 7a7 ,none 
of the funds appropriated by this ,act  
or otherwise made available for fiscal  
year #bjbg for a ,member1 committee1    
officer1 or employee of the ,house of   
,representatives may be obligated1      
awarded1 or expended to procure or      
purchase covered information technology 

equipment in cases where the            
manufacturer1 bidder1 or offeror1 or any
 subsidiary or parent entity of the     
manufacturer1 bidder1 or offeror1 of the
 equipment is an entity or parent       
company of an entity listed on any of   
the following3  7#a7 ,the ,chinese      
,military ,company ,list of the         
,department of ,defense4  7#b7 ,the     
,non-,,sdn ,chinese ,military           
,industrial ,complex ,companies ,list of
 the ,department of the ,treasury4  7#c7
 ,the ,denied ,persons ,list1 ,entity   
,list1 or ,military ,end ,user ,list of 
the ,department of ,commerce1 if the    
entity is-- 7,a7 an agency or           
instrumentality of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 an entity    
headquartered in the ,people's ,republic
 of ,china2 or  7,c7 directly or        
indirectly owned or controlled by an    
agency1 instrumentality1 or entity      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74 
7#d7 ,the ,uyghur ,forced ,labor        
,prevention ,act ,entity ,list of the   

,department of ,homeland ,security4  7b7
 ,the prohibition under subsection 7a7  
shall apply to a case in which a        
,member1 committee1 officer1 or employee
 of the ,house of ,representatives has  
entered into a contract with another    
entity for the procurement or purchase  
of1 or the expenditure of funds on1     
covered information technology          
equipment4  7c7 ,in this section1 the   
term covered information technology     
equipment-- 7#a7 means a computer1      
printer1 or interoperable               
videoconferencing equipment for direct  
use by a ,member1 committee1 officer1 or
 employee of the ,house of              
,representatives in an office           
environment2 and  7#b7 does not include 
services that use such equipment1       
including cloud services4  ,,requiring  
,,in ,,person ,,workplace ,,misconduct  
,,training ,,for ,,members ,,of         
,,congress  ,,subject ,,to ,,active1    
,,open1 ,,and ,,public ,,investigations 
,,of ,,misconduct  #aad4 ,starting on   

,january #c1 #bjbg1 none of the funds   
made available by this ,act may be used 
to satisfy any requirement ,workplace   
,rights and ,responsibilities training  
for ,members of ,congress who has a     
publicly disclosed matter under review  
by the ,house ,ethics ,committee unless 
such training is completed in person4   
,,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     
#ad1ggj1jjj1 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 #c1icg1jjj 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 
#e1dfb1jjj1 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
 #a1hde1jjj1 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       
tuition reimbursement1 recruitment and  
retention bonuses1 and other applicable 
employee benefits1 #gjh1ehd1jjj1 of     
which overtime shall not exceed         
#hj1jfg1jjj 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 designee4 ,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 ,member    
protection-related activities and       
equipment1 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 #aih1ief1jjj1 to
 be disbursed by the ,chief of the      
,capitol ,police or a duly authorized   
designee1 of which #g1ibj1jjj shall     
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjbi and #g1hjj1jjj shall remain       
available until ,september #cj1 #bjbh3  
,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 #bjbg
 shall be paid by the ,secretary of     
,homeland ,security from funds available
 to the ,department of ,homeland        
,security3 ,provided further1 ,that none
 of the amounts made available under    
this heading may be used to purchase a  
drone manufactured in the ,people's     
,republic of ,china or by a business    
affiliated with the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china except for national security  
purposes4  ,,office ,,of ,,congressional
 ,,workplace ,,rights  ,salaries and    
,expenses ,for salaries and expenses    
necessary for the operation of the      
,office of ,congressional ,workplace    
,rights1 #h1ejj1jjj1 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  
#gf1bhb1jjj3 ,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 ,capitol1 including   
the ,botanic ,garden1 ,senate and ,house
 office buildings1 and other facilities 
under the jurisdiction of the ,architect
 of the ,capitol2 for furnishings and   
office equipment2 for official reception
 and representation expenses of not more
 than #b1jjj1 to be expended as the     
,architect of the ,capitol may approve2 
for purchase or exchange1 maintenance1  
and operation of a passenger motor      
vehicle1 #aei1dej1jjj4 ,capitol         
,building ,for all necessary expenses   
for the maintenance1 care and operation 
of the ,capitol1 #dj1ifj1jjj1 of which  
#f1eii1jjj shall remain available until 
,september #cj1 #bjca4 ,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 #ai1che1jjj1 of which    
#c1jjj1jjj shall remain available until 
,september #cj1 #bjca4 ,house office    
buildings ,for all necessary expenses   
for the maintenance1 care1 and operation
 of the ,house office buildings1        
#aec1eig1jjj1 of which #de1ajj1jjj shall
 remain available until ,september #cj1 
#bjca1 and of which #ca1jjj1jjj shall   
remain available until expended         
including #ba1jjj1jjj for a payment to  
the ,house ,historic ,buildings         
,revitalization ,fund3 ,provided1 ,that 
disbursement from the ,house ,historic  
,building ,revitalization ,fund is      
subject to approval of the ,committee on
 ,appropriations of the ,house of       
,representatives4 ,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 #ach1gjg1jjj1 of which   
#bj1cjj1jjj shall remain available until
 ,september #cj1 #bjca3 ,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 #bjbg4 ,library ,buildings  
and ,grounds ,for all necessary expenses
 for the mechanical and structural      
maintenance1 care and operation of the  
,library buildings and grounds1         
#dd1efc1jjj1 of which #f1jjj1jjj shall  
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjca4 ,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       
#ha1jfi1jjj1 of which #ah1jjj1jjj shall 
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjca3 ,provided1 ,that none of the     
amounts made available under this       
heading may be used to purchase a drone 
manufactured in the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china or by a business affiliated   
with the ,people's ,republic of ,china  

except for national security purposes4  
,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 #ba1eei1jjj1 of which     
#e1jjj1jjj shall remain available until 
,september #cj1 #bjca3 ,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 #bi1ija1jjj4 
,administrative ,provisions  ,,no       
,,bonuses ,,for ,,contractors ,,behind  
,,schedule ,,or ,,over ,,budget  #aad4  
,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         
#fjg1ied1jjj1 and1 in addition1 amounts 
credited to this appropriation during   
fiscal year #bjbg 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          
#a1bgh1jjj may be expended to revise and
 extend the ,annotated ,constitution of 
the ,united ,states of ,america3        
,provided further1 ,that of the total   
amount appropriated1 no less than       
#ag1ejj1jjj shall remain available until
 expended for the ,teaching with        
,primary ,sources program1 the          
,lewis-,houghton ,civics and ,democracy 
,initiative1 the ,veterans ,history     
,project1 the ,surplus ,books ,program1 
upgrades of the ,legislative ,branch    
,financial ,management ,system1 and data
 storage and migration efforts4         
,copyright ,office  ,,salaries ,,and    

,,expenses ,for all necessary expenses  
of the ,copyright ,office1 #ajg1ijd1jjj1
 of which not more than #dj1jbe1jjj1 to 
remain available until expended1 shall  
be derived from collections credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year   
#bjbg 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 #h1jdd1jjj 
shall be derived from collections during
 fiscal year #bjbg 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 #dh1jfi1jjj3  
,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  
#bjbh3 ,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 #aff71     
#aci1gji1jjj3 ,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     
#fg1gda1jjj3 ,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  #aae4  7a7 ,in ,general   
,for fiscal year #bjbg1 the obligational
 authority of the ,library of ,congress 
for the activities described in         
subsection 7b7 may not exceed           
#cdb1bhe1jjj4  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        
#hj1jjj1jjj3 ,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   

this appropriation shall be available   
for publishing congressionally mandated 
reports under the ,access to            
,congressionally ,mandated ,reports ,act
 7subtitle ,d of title ,,lxxii of       
division ,g of ,public ,law #aag-bfc73  
,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 distribution to   
the public1 ,members of ,congress1 other
 ,government agencies1 and designated   
depository and international exchange   

libraries as authorized by law1         
#db1heb1jjj3 ,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           
#i1adh1jjj1 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 #faa1hid1jjj3        
,provided1 ,that1 in addition1          
#ej1bfc1jjj 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     
financed3 ,provided further1 ,that      
amounts made available under this       
heading shall be available to cover     
costs incurred by the ,tiny ,findings   
,child ,development ,center1 in such    
amount and for such purposes as         
determined by the ,comptroller ,general1
 subject to prior notification provided 
to the ,committees on ,appropriations of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,senate4 ,administrative ,provision     
,,funding ,,availability ,,relating ,,to
 ,,civil ,,actions  #aaf4 ,none of the  
funds appropriated or otherwise made    
available by this ,act for the          
,government ,accountability ,office may 
be used with respect to a civil action  

brought under section #ajaf of the      
,congressional ,budget and ,impoundment 
,control ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#fhg7 unless ,congress has adopted a    
concurrent resolution authorizing the   
,comptroller ,general to bring such     
civil action4  ,,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 #f1jjj1jjj3 ,provided1
 ,that funds made available to support  
,russian participants shall only be used
 for those engaging in free market      
development1 humanitarian activities1   
and civic engagement1 and shall not be  
used for officials of the central       
government of ,russia4 ,,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 #bjbg 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 ,,or ,,video       
,,surveillance ,,equipment ,,procurement
  #bjh4 7a7 ,none of the funds          
appropriated or otherwise made available
 under this ,act may be used to acquire 
telecommunications or video surveillance
 equipment produced by--  7#a7 ,huawei  
,technologies ,company1 ,,zte           
,corporation1 ,hytera ,communications   
,corporation1 ,hangzhou ,hikvision      
,digital ,technology ,company1 or ,dahua
 ,technology ,company 7or any subsidiary
 or affiliate of such entities72 or     
7#b7 any entity that the ,secretary of  
,defense1 in consultation with the      

,director of the ,national ,intelligence
 or the ,director of the ,federal       
,bureau of ,investigation1 reasonably   
believes to be an entity owned or       
controlled by1 or otherwise connected   
to1 the government of a foreign         
adversary4  7b7 ,the term foreign       
adversary has the meaning given the term
 covered nation in section #dhgb7;f7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4       
,,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 ,,cost ,,of ,,living  
,,adjustments  #baj4 ,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 #bjbg4    
,,appointment ,,of ,,the ,,librarian    
,,of ,,congress ,,and ,,director ,,of   
,,the ,,government ,,publishing ,,office
  #baa4 ,notwithstanding section #b of  
the ,librarian of ,congress ,succession 
,modernization ,act of #bjae 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #acf-a7 and section #cja of   
title #dd1 ,united ,states ,code1 the   
,librarian of ,congress and the         
,director of the ,government ,publishing
 ,office shall be appointed1 and may be 
removed1 without regard to political    
affiliation and solely on the basis of  
fitness to perform the duties of the    
office1 upon a majority vote of a       
congressional commission consisting of  

the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives1 the majority leader of
 the ,senate1 the minority leaders of   
the ,house of ,representatives and      
,senate1 the chair and ranking minority 
member of the ,committee on             
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 the chairman and the  
ranking minority member of the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate1 the chair and ranking minority 
member of the ,committee on ,house      
,administration of the ,house of        
,representatives1 and the chairman and  
ranking minority member of the          
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate4  ,spending ,reduction  
,account  #bab4 #j4 ,this division may  
be cited as the ,legislative ,branch    
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbg4  ,may #bb1 
#bjbf ,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed