[Senate Report 112-197] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] Calendar No. 486 112th Congress Report SENATE 2d Session 112-197 ====================================================================== LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2013 _______ August 2, 2012.--Ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Nelson, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 5882] The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. Amount of new budget (obligational) authority Total of bill as reported to the Senate................. $4,320,114,000 Amount of 2012 appropriations........................... 4,304,999,000 Amount of 2013 budget estimate.......................... 4,512,471,000 Amount of House allowance............................... 3,329,760,000 Bill as recommended to Senate compared to-- 2012 appropriations................................. +15,115,000 2013 budget estimate................................ -192,357,000 House allowance..................................... +990,354,000 CONTENTS ---------- Page General Statement and Summary.................................... 4 Title I: Legislative Branch Appropriations: Senate: Expense Allowances................................... 5 Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders................................... 5 Salaries, Officers, and Employees.................... 6 Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate...... 11 Office of Senate Legal Counsel....................... 11 Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate............................................. 12 Contingent Expenses of the Senate.................... 12 House of Representatives................................. 22 Joint Items: Joint Economic Committee............................. 22 Joint Committee on Taxation.......................... 22 Office of the Attending Physician.................... 23 Office of Congressional Accessibility Services....... 23 United States Capitol Police............................. 23 Salaries............................................. 24 General Expenses..................................... 25 Office of Compliance: Salaries and Expenses.............. 25 Congressional Budget Office: Salaries and Expenses....... 25 Architect of the Capitol................................. 26 General Administration............................... 26 Capitol Building..................................... 27 Capitol Grounds...................................... 28 Senate Office Buildings.............................. 28 House Office Buildings............................... 29 Capitol Power Plant.................................. 29 Library Buildings and Grounds........................ 31 Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security...... 31 Botanic Garden....................................... 32 Capitol Visitor Center............................... 33 Library of Congress...................................... 33 Salaries and Expenses................................ 36 Copyright Office..................................... 36 Congressional Research Service....................... 37 Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped....... 37 Government Printing Office: Congressional Printing and Binding................... 38 Office of Superintendent of Documents................ 39 Government Printing Office Revolving Fund............ 39 Government Accountability Office: Salaries and Expenses.. 40 Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund.................. 40 John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Develop- ment................................................... 41 Title II: General Provisions..................................... 42 Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate......................................................... 43 Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.................................................. 43 Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate..................................................... 44 Budgetary Impact of Bill......................................... 51 Comparative Statement of Budget Authority........................ 52 GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY The Committee recommends new budget (obligational) authority of $4,320,114,000, for the legislative branch for fiscal year 2013. This total is $192,357,000 below the budget request and $15,115,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation. The bill includes $871,336,000 for the operations of the Senate, which is $39,179,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Within funding for the Senate, the recommendation includes $2,000,000 under the accounts for the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms, the total amount necessary, for implementation of Public Law 112-105, the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge [STOCK] Act. The bill includes $579,816,000 for the Architect of the Capitol to maintain, improve, and construct buildings and facilities for the Congress. The recommendation is $88,372,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request, but includes $61,247,000, the total amount of funding requested, to remain available until expended, for the second of four phases of the plan to rehabilitate the U.S. Capitol Dome. The recommendation would allow for comprehensive repairs and life-safety systems improvements to remain on schedule in a manner that does not interfere with Presidential Inaugurals. The bill also includes $333,137,000 for the U.S. Capitol Police; $513,842,000 for the Government Accountability Office; $592,244,000 for the Library of Congress; and $126,200,000 for the Government Printing Office. Reprogramming and Operating Plan Guidelines.--The Committee expects all agencies to notify the Committee of any significant departures from budget plans presented to the Committee in any agency's budget justifications. In particular, agencies funded through this bill are required to notify the Committee prior to each reprogramming of funds in excess of the lesser of 10 percent or $500,000 between programs, projects or activities, or in excess of $500,000 between object classifications (except for shifts within the pay categories, object class 11, 12, and 13 or as further specified in each agency's respective section). This includes cumulative reprogrammings that together total at least $500,000 from or to a particular program, activity, or object classification as well as reprogramming of FTEs or funds to create new organizational entities within the Agency or to restructure entities which already exist. The Committee desires to be notified of reprogramming actions which involve less than the above-mentioned amounts if such actions would have the effect of changing an agency's funding requirements in future years or if programs or projects specifically cited in the Committee's reports are affected. The Committee also expects all agencies to submit operating plans for the Committee's approval within 30 days of the bill's enactment. TITLE I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS SENATE Expense Allowances Appropriations, 2012.................................... $174,840 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 174,840 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 174,840 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $174,840 for the expense allowances of the Vice President, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders, the majority and minority whips, the chairmen of the majority and minority conference committees, and the chairmen of the majority and minority policy committees. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and the fiscal year 2013 request. The recommended allowances are as follows: For the expense allowance of the Vice President, the Committee recommends an amount of $18,760. For the expense allowance of the President pro tempore, the Committee recommends an amount of $37,520. For the expense allowance of the majority and minority leaders, the Committee recommends $39,920 for each leader, for a total of $79,840. For the expense allowance of the majority and minority whips, the Committee recommends $9,980 for each whip, for a total of $19,960. For the expense allowance for the chairmen of the majority and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends $4,690 for each chairman, for a total of $9,380. For the expense allowance for the chairmen of the majority and minority policy committees, the Committee recommends $4,690 for each chairman, for a total of $9,380. Expenditures from all the foregoing allowances are made upon certification from the individuals for whom the allowances are authorized, and are reported semiannually in the report of the Secretary of the Senate. Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders Appropriations, 2012.................................... $28,140 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 28,140 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 28,140 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,140 for representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and the fiscal year 2013 request. This allowance was established in the Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1985 (Public Law 99-88). The funds were authorized to be used by the majority and minority leaders solely for the discharge of their appropriate responsibilities in connection with official visits to the United States by members of foreign legislative bodies and representatives of foreign governments and intergovernmental agencies. The recommended amount is to be divided equally between the two leaders. Expenditures from this allowance are made upon certification of the leaders and are reported in the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate. Salaries, Officers, and Employees Appropriations, 2012.................................... $175,763,738 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 182,068,705 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 178,204,590 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $178,204,590 for the subaccounts funded under the overall account for the salaries of officers and employees of the Senate. The recommendation is $2,440,852 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $3,864,115 below the fiscal year 2013 request. It should be noted that except for a handful of positions in the Offices of the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms that are required by statute, specific staffing levels are not stipulated either by the budget request or by the Committee's recommendation. Rather, lump-sum allowances are provided to fund staffing levels each office finds necessary and appropriate for the performance of its duties. Estimated staffing levels for offices funded under this appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are approximately 1,476 positions. SALARIES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES [Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 2012 and 2013] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2013 Committee 2012 recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of the Vice President............ 45 45 Office of the President Pro Tempore..... 11 11 Offices of the majority and minority 43 43 leaders................................ Offices of the majority and minority 30 30 whips.................................. Conference committees................... 48 48 Offices of the secretaries of the 12 12 conference of the majority and the conference of the minority............. Policy Committees....................... 55 55 Office of the Chaplain.................. 4 4 Office of the Secretary................. 253 253 Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 959 957 Doorkeeper............................. Offices of the secretaries for the 18 18 majority and minority.................. ------------------------------- Totals............................ 1,478 1,476 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any change from the allocation of funds in the subaccounts within this appropriation is subject to the approval of the Committee. The total amount appropriated is allocated to the various offices of the Senate as displayed under the headings for the offices that follow. OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Appropriations, 2012.................................... $2,361,248 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 2,370,248 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 2,370,248 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,370,248 to fund the salaries of the administrative and clerical staff of the Office of the Vice President in connection with his duties as the President of the Senate. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Appropriations, 2012.................................... $705,466 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 708,466 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 708,466 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $708,466 for the Office of the President pro tempore. OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $5,201,576 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 5,221,576 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 5,221,576 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,221,576 for the offices of the majority and minority leaders. The amount recommended is to be equally divided, providing $2,610,788 for each office. The administrative and clerical staffs funded by this appropriation were authorized under the provisions of Public Law 91-145, effective November 1, 1969. OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $3,281,424 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 3,295,424 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 3,295,424 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,295,424 for the offices of the majority and minority whips. It is to be equally divided, providing $1,647,712 for each office. The authority for the administrative and clerical staff funded by this appropriation was created by Public Law 84-242, effective July 1, 1955. COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $14,863,573 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 14,864,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 14,864,000 For the salaries of the staff of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,864,000 for fiscal year 2013. The recommendation is $427 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013 request. CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Appropriations, 2012.................................... $3,238,390 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 3,252,390 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 3,252,390 For the administrative and clerical staffs of the majority and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,252,390. The appropriation provides $1,626,195 in salaries for the staff of each conference committee. The chairman of each conference committee may transfer to or from amounts provided for salaries of each conference to the account for conference committee expenses within the ``Miscellaneous items'' appropriation. OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY Appropriations, 2012.................................... $797,402 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 797,402 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 797,402 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $797,402 for the majority and minority conference secretaries. These offices were created by section 6 of Senate Resolution 17, agreed to January 10, 1977, and two positions in each office were first funded in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (Public Law 95-26). Section 102 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public Law 96-38), abolished the specific positions and established a lump-sum allowance for the employment of staff, effective October 1, 1979. The amount recommended is to be divided equally between the majority secretary and the minority secretary. POLICY COMMITTEES Appropriations, 2012.................................... $3,307,810 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 3,321,810 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 3,321,810 For the salaries of the administrative and clerical staffs of the majority and minority policy committees, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,321,810. The appropriation provides $1,660,905 in salaries for the staff of each committee. The chairman of each policy committee may transfer to or from amounts provided for salaries of each policy committee to the account for policy committee expenses within the ``Miscellaneous items'' appropriation. OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN Appropriations, 2012.................................... $405,886 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 407,886 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 407,886 For the Office of the Chaplain, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $407,886. The amount recommended would provide the salaries for the Chaplain of the Senate and support staff to assist the Chaplain with his pastoral duties. The Fiscal Year 1988 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, Public Law 100-202, established the rate of pay for the Chaplain at Executive Level IV. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Appropriations, 2012.................................... $24,194,115 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 24,285,115 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 24,695,000 The Committee recommends $24,695,000 for salaries of the Office of the Secretary. Fiscal year 2013 staffing levels are estimated at 253 positions. This appropriation provides funds for four statutory positions (Secretary of the Senate, Assistant Secretary of the Senate, Financial Clerk of the Senate, and Parliamentarian of the Senate) and lump-sum allowances for the employment and adjustment of salaries of personnel in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, as authorized by Public Law 97-51, effective October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 61a-11). The following departmental guidelines for fiscal year 2013 have been submitted by the Secretary to the Committee. The departmental budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule under executive offices include: the Executive Office of the Secretary of the Senate, Page School, Senate Security, Information Systems, and Web Technology. The departmental budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule under administrative services include: conservation and preservation, curator, disbursing office, gift shop, historical office, human resources, interparliamentary services, library, printing and document services, public records, chief counsel for employment, and the stationery room. The departmental budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule under legislative and legal services include: the bill clerk, daily digest, enrolling clerk, journal clerk, legislative clerk, Official Reporters of Debate, captioning services, executive clerk, LIS project office, and Parliamentarian. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE [Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 2012 and 2013] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2013 Committee 2012 recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Executive offices....................... 32 32 Administrative services................. 172 172 Legislative and legal services.......... 49 49 ------------------------------- Totals............................ 253 253 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER Appropriations, 2012.................................... $73,000,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 75,274,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 73,000,000 This appropriation provides funds for the salaries of three statutory positions (Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and Administrative Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper) and lump-sum allowances for employment and adjustments of salaries of personnel in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, as authorized by Public Law 97-51, effective October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 61f-7). The Committee recommends an appropriation of $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, which is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $2,274,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. The Committee recommendation fully funds the SAA at a staffing level of 957 FTEs. The Sergeant at Arms structure reflects five major divisions: Capitol Division, Operations Division, Technology Development Services Division, IT Support Services Division, and Staff Offices Division. The Capitol Division consists of the Executive Office of the Sergeant at Arms, the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the U.S. Capitol Police Liaison, the Senate Post Office and Recording Studio. These offices provide the executive management and leadership of the Sergeant at Arms for day-to-day operations; for security of the Senate side of the Capitol complex; for liaison with the United States Capitol Police; and mailing and recording studio services. The Operations Division provides printing and photographic services; furnishes and maintains the Senate side of the Capitol Building; and offers office support services such as desktop computer acquisition, State office liaison, and customer support. The Technology Development Services Division supports enterprise information technology systems, applications development, Internet/intranet services, information security, and network engineering. The IT Support Services Division provides desktop computer support; correspondence management system acquisition, maintenance and support; telecommunications equipment and services; general office equipment; and new technology assessment. The Staff Offices Division includes Financial Management, Human Resources, The Joint Office of Education and Training, and Process Management and Innovation. The offices and personnel covered by this appropriation are shown in the following table. OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee Positions 2013 request recommendation Difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capitol Division................................ 225 $20,828,000 $15,558,000 -$5,270,000 Operations Division............................. 367 19,961,000 23,487,000 +3,526,000 Technology Development Services Division........ 145 16,172,000 15,913,000 -259,000 IT Support Services Division.................... 113 7,779,000 7,686,000 -93,000 Process Management and Innovation............... 35 4,241,000 4,227,000 -14,000 Staff Offices Division.......................... 72 6,293,000 6,129,000 -164,000 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................................... 957 75,274,000 73,000,000 -2,274,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Committee recommendation includes an increase of $175,000 in the Technology Development Services Division for implementation of the STOCK Act. The Committee expects to be notified in writing in a timely manner of any changes to the staffing levels or distribution of staff. OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY Appropriations, 2012.................................... $1,722,388 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 1,730,388 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 1,730,388 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,730,388 for the offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority. The appropriation is to be equally divided, providing $865,194 for each office. AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $42,684,460 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 46,540,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 44,540,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $44,540,000 for agency contributions for employees paid under the appropriation, ``Salaries, officers, and employees'', employees paid under the appropriation ``Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control,'' employees paid under the appropriation ``Joint Economic Committee,'' and employees paid by the ``Senate Hair Care Services Revolving Fund.'' Agency contributions include the Senate's contributions as an employer to the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees' Retirement System, the Thrift Savings Plan, Federal employee group life insurance, Federal employee health insurance programs, and FICA. The Senate is required by law to make these payments, and the total required is dependent upon the number of Senate employees, their compensation levels, the benefit programs in which they are enrolled, and the extent of the benefits elected. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate Appropriations, 2012.................................... $6,995,300 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 7,022,300 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 7,022,300 For the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,022,300. This amount provides for the salaries, expenses, and agency contributions of the office. Office of Senate Legal Counsel Appropriations, 2012.................................... $1,449,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 1,455,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 1,455,000 The Office of Senate Legal Counsel was established pursuant to section 701 of Public Law 95-521. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,455,000 for the Office. The amount provided pays for the salaries, expenses, and agency contributions of the Office. Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate Appropriations, 2012.................................... $28,440 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 28,440 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 28,440 Section 119 of Public Law 97-51 authorized an expense allowance for the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Secretary for the Majority, and the Secretary for the Minority. Since fiscal year 1983, the amount has been provided through a direct appropriation. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,440 providing an allowance of $7,110 for each office. Contingent Expenses of the Senate INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $131,305,860 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 138,000,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 133,932,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $133,932,000 for inquiries and investigations by Senate standing, special, and select committees of which $26,650,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015. The recommendation is $2,626,140 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $4,068,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. This appropriation funds the liquidation of obligations incurred by committees under the authorization provided in Committee funding resolutions. U.S. SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL Appropriations, 2012.................................... $487,822 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 520,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 487,822 The Committee recommends $487,822 for the expenses of the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Established in 1985 by the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 99-93), the Caucus was created to monitor and promote international compliance with narcotics control treaties and monitor and encourage U.S. Government and private programs seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse. The Caucus is composed of seven Senators and five members from the public sector with a chairman from the majority party and a co-chairman from the minority party. SECRETARY OF THE SENATE Appropriations, 2012.................................... $5,816,344 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 5,816,344 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 6,350,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,350,000 for expenses of the Office of the Secretary, an increase of $533,656 above both the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and the fiscal year 2013 request. The Committee recommendation includes the necessary funds for implementation of the STOCK Act. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration authorized the transfer of the Senate Information Services [SIS] program from the Office of the Sergeant at Arms to the Office of the Secretary of the Senate in fiscal year 2011. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,350,000 for the Secretary of the Senate for this activity. This funding will remain available until September 30, 2017. The table printed below sets forth the apportionment of funds under this appropriation, followed by a brief description of the line items. Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively from the stated levels for each item will require the customary prior approval of the Committee. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Committee Item 2012 enacted recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Departmental operating budget: Executive office................ $444,495 $500,000 Administrative services......... 5,323,359 5,801,510 Legislative services............ 48,490 48,490 ----------------------------------- Total operating budget........ 5,816,344 6,350,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Typical expenditures of the Secretary of the Senate include: Consultants.--Funding is provided for not to exceed two individual consultants as authorized by section 110 of Public Law 95-94, August 5, 1977, which amends section 101 of Public Law 95-26, May 4, 1977. Consultants employed under this authority shall not be paid in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate. Legal Reference Volumes.--Funding is provided to furnish U.S. Senators with volumes of the U.S. Code Annotated or U.S. Code service, pocket parts and supplements, as authorized by Public Law 92-51, July 9, 1971. The Disbursing Office is responsible for providing the U.S. Code Annotated or the U.S. Code Service to Senators when they assume office and upon receipt of a written request of a Senator. Contractual Legal and Administrative Services and Miscellaneous Expenses.--Funding is provided for various contractual, administrative, and miscellaneous expenses incurred by the Office of the Secretary. The Office of the Secretary of the Senate has contractual authority under Public Law 92-342, for the Federal Election Campaign Act and has utilized this authority to employ professional legal services in the past. In addition, the Office of the Secretary has incurred various types of legal and other expenses which have been authorized by the Senate. Administrative services and miscellaneous expenses are housekeeping expenses of the Office of the Secretary. Travel and Registration Fees.--Funding is provided for travel expenses and registration fees incurred by the Secretary of the Senate and the employees of the Office of the Secretary. This line item excludes funding for travel expenses for the Federal Election Campaign Act under the Office of Public Records, which is provided separately under the authority of Public Law 93-342. The authority for the travel portion of this account was provided for by section 101 of Public Law 94-59, July 25, 1975. Orientation and Training.--Funding is provided for expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Senate to conduct orientation seminars or similar meetings for Senators, Senate officials, or members of staffs of Senators or Senate officials, not to exceed $30,000 under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 69a. The Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is also authorized under these provisions to conduct seminars or similar meetings in the same manner and to the same extent as the Office of the Secretary of the Senate. Newspapers.--Funding is provided to furnish newspapers and magazines for official purposes to the Marble Room, leadership offices, Republican and Democratic Cloakrooms, Senate officers, and certain other offices. Senate Service Awards.--Funding is provided for the issuance of service pins or emblems as authorized by Senate Resolution 21, September 10, 1965. Senate Resolution 21 authorizes the Secretary of the Senate, under the direction of the Committee on Rules and Administration and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee, to procure such pins or emblems and award them to Members, officers, and employees of the Senate who are entitled. Postage.--This account also provides funding for postage for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate for special delivery, registered mail, and additional postage not covered under the frank. Education of Senate Pages.--Funding is provided for the education of Senate pages. Senate Resolution 184, July 29, 1983, authorized the Secretary of the Senate to enter into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement with the board of education of the District of Columbia, or to provide such educational services and items in such other manner as the Secretary may deem appropriate. Public Law 98-125, October 13, 1983, amended Public Law 98-51, July 14, 1983, striking out the heading and paragraph ``Education of Pages'' under the heading ``Joint Items'', and redesignated the funds provided in Public Law 98-51. Stationery.--Funding is provided for stationery supplies for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate. The funds provided have been allocated to the various departments of the Office of the Secretary. Senate Commission on Art.--Funding is provided for the Senate Commission on Art, authorized by Public Law 100-696, November 18, 1988, to acquire any work of art, historical object, documents or material relating to historical matters, or exhibits for placement or exhibition within the Senate wing of the Capitol, any Senate office building, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof, and to publish a Senate historical objects inventory and calendar of exhibits on display within the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate office buildings. The Senate Commission on Art was formerly the Commission on Arts and Antiquities, which was authorized by Senate Resolution 382, October 1, 1968, as amended by Senate Resolution 95, April 1, 1977, and Senate Resolution 400, March 23, 1988. Representation Expenses.--Funding is provided (not to exceed $50,000 to the Secretary of the Senate to coordinate and carry out responsibilities in connection with foreign parliamentary groups or other foreign officials visiting the United States. Authorized by section 2 of Public Law 101-163, November 21, 1989. Office of Conservation and Preservation.--Funding is provided for the Office of Conservation and Preservation to develop and coordinate programs directly related to the conservation and protection of Senate records and materials for which the Secretary of the Senate has statutory authority. Book Preservation.--Funding is provided for the Office of Conservation and Preservation to use outside sources for the preservation and protection of the Senate book collection, including historically valuable documents under the care of the Secretary of the Senate. Office of Public Records.--Funding is provided for expenses of the Office of Public Records. This office has evolved through various pieces of legislation and various responsibilities authorized by the Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended, the Ethics in Government Act, as amended, and the Lobbying Disclosure Act, as amended. Public Law 92-342, July 10, 1972, authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to procure technical support services, consultants, use of detailed employees and travel expenses in carrying out his duties under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. The Office of Public Records is mentioned for the first time in Public Law 93-145, November 1, 1973, which authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to appoint and fix the compensation of a superintendent and other positions for the Office of Public Records. In addition, under the authority of Public Law 95-521, October 26, 1978 (Ethics in Government Act) reports filed under section 101 shall be available for public inspection and a copy of the report shall be provided to any person upon request. Any person requesting a copy of a report may be required to pay a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction. Any moneys received by the Secretary shall be deposited into the Office of Public Records Revolving Fund under the authority of Public Law 101-163, November 21, 1989. The office also performs functions such as registration of mass mailings. Disbursing Office.--Funding is provided for expenses incurred in the operation of the disbursing office. Typical expenses for this office include online access charges for the Department of the Treasury systems, notary bonds, seals and supplies, necessary supplies in conjunction with the various machinery maintained in the office, which are not available in the stationery room, and necessary insurance policies required for the protection of the disbursing officer of the Senate for moneys assigned to his accountability. Office of Captioning Services.--Funding is provided for the closed captioning of the televised Senate floor proceedings for the hearing impaired. Closed captioning was first authorized under the authority of Public Law 101-163, November 21, 1989. Senate Chief Counsel for Employment.--Funding is provided for the Office of the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment. This office is a nonpartisan office formed in May 1993 at the direction of the joint leadership and is charged with providing legal advice and representation of Senate offices in all areas of employment law. SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE Appropriations, 2012.................................... $130,722,080 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 130,173,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 128,910,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $128,910,000 for expenses of the Sergeant at Arms, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which is $1,812,080 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $1,263,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the funding provided, $1,490,000 is for implementation of the STOCK Act. The following table compares the fiscal year 2013 Committee recommendation for the component categories within this account to the fiscal year 2013 budget request. EXPENSES--OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee 2013 request recommendation Difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capitol Division................................................ $11,831,000 $8,683,000 -$3,148,000 Operations Division............................................. 22,047,000 23,392,000 +1,345,000 Technology Development Services Division........................ 32,339,000 33,658,000 +1,319,000 IT Support Services Division.................................... 57,687,000 56,983,000 -704,000 Process Management and Innovation............................... 4,297,000 4,297,000 .............. Staff Offices Division.......................................... 1,972,000 1,897,000 -75,000 ----------------------------------------------- Total..................................................... 130,173,000 128,910,000 -1,263,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Committee recommendation includes $1,490,000 under the Technology Development Services Division to fully fund the STOCK Act. The Committee recommendation provides no funding for special projects. Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively from the level for each item in the spending plan will require the customary approval of the Committee. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $19,360,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 19,360,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 20,260,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,260,000 for miscellaneous items to remain available until September 30, 2015. Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively from the stated levels for each item will require the customary prior approval of the Committee. The following table sets forth the apportionment of funds under this appropriation: FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET--MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal year 2012 Item Public Law 112- Committee Difference 74 recommendation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution and reorganization reserve..................... $3,100,000 $4,000,000 +$900,000 Unallocated............................................... 6,000,000 6,000,000 ................ Reserve for contingencies (miscellaneous items)........... 800,000 780,000 -20,000 Employees' compensation fund reimbursement (worker's 968,500 988,500 +20,000 compensation)............................................ Reception of foreign dignitaries (S. Res. 247, dated 30,000 30,000 ................ February 7, 1962, as amended by S. Res. 370, dated October 10, 2000)....................................... Foreign travel--Members and employees (S. Res. 179, dated 125,000 125,000 ................ May 25, 1977)............................................ Federal employees compensation account (Public Law 96-499, 1,750,000 1,750,000 ................ dated December 5, 1980) (Unemployment Compensation)...... Conferences for the Majority and Minority (Public Laws: 97- 300,000 300,000 ................ 51, dated January 3, 1983; 101-250, dated November 5, 1990; and 107-68, dated November 12, 2001)............... Policy Committees for the Majority and Minority (Public 150,000 150,000 ................ Law 104-53, dated November 19, 1995)..................... Postage................................................... 6,000 \1\6,000 ................ Stationery................................................ 16,500 \2\16,500 ................ Communications............................................ 72,000 \3\72,000 ................ Consultants--including agency contributions (2 U.S.C. 61h- 4,000,000 4,000,000 ................ 6 as amended)............................................ National Security Working Group (S. Res. 480, November 21, 700,000 700,000 ................ 2004) (expires December 31, 2012)........................ Committee on Appropriations (Public Law 105-275, dated 950,000 950,000 ................ October 21, 1998)........................................ Office of the Chaplain (Public Law 108-199, dated January 50,000 50,000 ................ 23, 2004)................................................ Senate Child Care Center: Agency Contribution costs authorized by Public Laws 320,000 320,000 ................ 102-90, dated August 14, 1991 and 103-50, dated July 2, 1993.............................................. Training classes, conferences, and travel expenses as 22,000 22,000 ................ authorized by Public Law 104-197, dated September 16, 1996................................................. ----------------------------------------------------- Total............................................. 19,360,000 20,260,000 +900,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\Postage Apportionment (Fiscal year 2013): President of the Senate.............................. $2,700 Secretary for the Majority........................... 1,100 Secretary for the Minority........................... 1,100 Chaplain............................................. 1,100 --------------- TOTAL.............................................. 6,000 \2\Stationery Apportionment (Fiscal year 2013): President of the Senate.............................. $8,000 Conference of the Majority........................... 300 Conference of the Minority........................... 300 Chaplain............................................. 700 Senate Chamber....................................... 7,200 --------------- TOTAL.............................................. 16,500 \3\Communications Apportionment (Fiscal year 2013): Office of the Vice President......................... $1,000 Secretary for the Majority........................... 10,000 Secretary for the Minority........................... 10,000 Office of the Chaplain............................... 1,000 Majority Leader...................................... 15,000 Minority Leader...................................... 15,000 Majority Whip........................................ 10,000 Minority Whip........................................ 10,000 --------------- TOTAL.............................................. 72,000 Resolution and Reorganization Reserve.--This line item is used to cover the costs of Senate resolutions and public laws that authorize expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate that do not have specific appropriations for such purpose. Reserve for Contingencies.--This line item includes payment for gratuities for family members of deceased Senate employees; damage to automobiles in the Senate parking lots; contractual, legal, and administrative services; and miscellaneous expenses, and is controlled by the Committee on Rules and Administration. Employees' Compensation Fund Reimbursements (Worker's Compensation).--Reimbursements made to the U.S. Department of Labor for total benefits and other payments made on behalf of Senate employees from the employees' compensation fund. Reception of Foreign Dignitaries.--The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to expend not to exceed $30,000 each fiscal year to receive foreign dignitaries under the authority of Senate Resolution 247, agreed to February 7, 1962, as amended. Foreign Travel: Members and Employees.--Senate Resolution 179, agreed to May 25, 1977, authorized payment from the contingent fund of the Senate, of the domestic portion of transportation costs and travel expenses incurred by Members and employees of the Senate when engaged in authorized foreign travel. Federal Employees' Compensation Account (Unemployment Compensation).--This line item provides for expenses incurred for the Senate to reimburse the Federal employees' compensation account, pursuant to Public Law 96-499, approved December 5, 1980, for unemployment compensation payments made to Senate employees. Conferences for the Majority and Minority.--The amount recommended provides for the expenses of the majority and minority conference committees. Policy Committees for the Majority and Minority.--The amount recommended provides for the expenses of the majority and minority policy committees. Postage.--Provides for postage allowances for the President of the Senate, Secretary of the Majority, Secretary of the Minority, and Senate Chaplain. Stationery.--Provides funds for stationery and office supplies for the President of the Senate, conference committees of the Senate, Office of the Chaplain, and the Senate Chamber. Communications.--Provides funds for cellular telephone and mobile data devices and services for the Office of the Vice President, Secretary for the Majority, Secretary for the Minority, Office of the Chaplain, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip. Consultants: Including Agency Contributions.--Provides authority for the appointment and payment of consultants to the majority and minority leaders, President pro tempore, and the legislative counsel. The following summarizes the current authority and limitations: Majority leader: Nine consultants at not to exceed the daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee. Minority leader: Nine consultants at not to exceed the daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee. Legislative counsel (subject to President Pro Tempore approval): Two consultants at not to exceed the daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee. President Pro Tempore: Three consultants at not to exceed the daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. The consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee. Senate National Security Working Group.--Provides funding for the Senate National Security Working Group, under the authority of Senate Resolution 75, agreed to March 25, 1999. The Senate National Security Working Group was formerly the Senate Arms Control Observer Group. Committee on Appropriations.--Pursuant to Public Law 105- 275 provides funding for administrative expenses for the Committee on Appropriations. Senate Employees' Child Care Center: Agency Contributions.--Provides for the payment of agency contribution costs as authorized by Public Law 102-90, approved August 14, 1991, and Public Law 103-50, approved July 2, 1993, for employees of the Senate Employees Child Care Center. The Senate Employees' Child Care Center is intended primarily for the children of members and employees of the Senate. Senate Employees' Child Care Center: Training Classes and Conference Costs.--Provides for the reimbursement of any individual employed by the Senate Employees' Child Care Center for the cost of training classes and conferences in connection with the provision of child care services and for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses incurred in connection with the training classes and conferences, as authorized by Public Law 104-197, approved September 16, 1996. Student Loan Repayment Program.--$6,000,000 is provided for this program for fiscal year 2013 for the repayment of student loans, for eligible employees at the discretion of the employing office, to enhance recruitment and retention of Senate staff. SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT Appropriations, 2012.................................... $396,180,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 425,569,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 394,202,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 2013 of $394,202,000 for the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account [SOPOEA]. The recommendation is $1,978,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $31,367,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the funding provided, $18,921,206 is available until September 30, 2015. This account funds salaries and benefits of Senators' staffs as well as the office expense allowance for Senators' offices. The SOPOEA is comprised of three components. Two of these are for salaries of personnel in Senators' offices. The allowance for administrative and clerical assistance is based on the population of States, beginning with States with a population of fewer than 5 million people to States with a population of 28 million or more. The table illustrates the allowances per population category and the States which fall into those categories. The estimate for fiscal year 2013 totals $254,201,698. The second component of the salaries allowance is for legislative assistance to Senators, as authorized by Public Law 95-94. This allowance provides funding for three positions in each Senator's office for a total of $477,874 per office, or $47,787,400 for all 100 Senators. The third component of the SOPOEA account is for official office expenses and totals $18,921,206. Each Senator's office is allocated an amount for office expenses, as displayed in the following table. In addition, an amount of $188,000 is provided to cover additional expenses that may be incurred in the event of the death or resignation of a Senator, and to provide for transitional expenses during election years subject to regulations set by the Committee on Rules and Administration with respect to official mail. It should be noted that the amounts provided for the various components of the SOPOEA are interchangeable. Amounts provided for salaries may be used for expenses, and vice versa, subject to regulations set by the Committee on Rules and Administration with respect to official mail. It should also be noted that the figures in the following table are preliminary, and that official notification of member budgets is issued by the Financial Clerk of the Senate after enactment of this bill. The following table illustrates the several components of the SOPOEA. SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FISCAL YEAR 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Administrative and clerical Legislative O.O.E.A. Total State assistance assistance allowance 10/ allowance 10/ allowance 10/ allowance 10/ 1/2012 1/2012 1/2012 1/2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama......................................... $2,361,820 $477,874 $172,065 $3,011,759 Alaska.......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 237,232 3,076,926 Arizona......................................... 2,500,737 477,874 195,117 3,173,728 Arkansas........................................ 2,361,820 477,874 158,961 2,998,655 California...................................... 3,753,614 477,874 454,144 4,685,632 Colorado........................................ 2,431,275 477,874 180,485 3,089,634 Connecticut..................................... 2,361,820 477,874 151,507 2,991,201 Delaware........................................ 2,361,820 477,874 121,022 2,960,716 Florida......................................... 3,353,663 477,874 299,206 4,130,743 Georgia......................................... 2,709,112 477,874 205,902 3,392,888 Hawaii.......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 264,058 3,103,752 Idaho........................................... 2,361,820 477,874 155,826 2,995,520 Illinois........................................ 2,917,493 477,874 247,912 3,643,279 Indiana......................................... 2,500,737 477,874 181,487 3,160,098 Iowa............................................ 2,361,820 477,874 159,073 2,998,767 Kansas.......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 157,573 2,997,267 Kentucky........................................ 2,361,820 477,874 165,879 3,005,573 Louisiana....................................... 2,361,820 477,874 174,868 3,014,562 Maine........................................... 2,361,820 477,874 139,207 2,978,901 Maryland........................................ 2,431,275 477,874 163,040 3,072,189 Massachusetts................................... 2,500,737 477,874 185,176 3,163,787 Michigan........................................ 2,778,576 477,874 217,085 3,473,535 Minnesota....................................... 2,431,275 477,874 176,829 3,085,978 Mississippi..................................... 2,361,820 477,874 158,107 2,997,801 Missouri........................................ 2,500,737 477,874 184,441 3,163,052 Montana......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 152,736 2,992,430 Nebraska........................................ 2,361,820 477,874 150,968 2,990,662 Nevada.......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 166,760 3,006,454 New Hampshire................................... 2,361,820 477,874 134,982 2,974,676 New Jersey...................................... 2,639,655 477,874 192,719 3,310,248 New Mexico...................................... 2,361,820 477,874 157,522 2,997,216 New York........................................ 3,353,663 477,874 303,750 4,135,287 North Carolina.................................. 2,709,112 477,874 205,351 3,392,337 North Dakota.................................... 2,361,820 477,874 141,401 2,981,095 Ohio............................................ 2,848,036 477,874 235,301 3,561,211 Oklahoma........................................ 2,361,820 477,874 169,237 3,008,931 Oregon.......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 180,324 3,020,018 Pennsylvania.................................... 2,917,493 477,874 242,884 3,638,251 Rhode Island.................................... 2,361,820 477,874 130,943 2,970,637 South Carolina.................................. 2,361,820 477,874 165,396 3,005,090 South Dakota.................................... 2,361,820 477,874 142,718 2,982,412 Tennessee....................................... 2,500,737 477,874 184,041 3,162,652 Texas........................................... 3,620,295 477,874 353,290 4,451,459 Utah............................................ 2,361,820 477,874 162,283 3,001,977 Vermont......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 128,485 2,968,179 Virginia........................................ 2,639,655 477,874 185,198 3,302,727 Washington...................................... 2,500,737 477,874 205,595 3,184,206 West Virginia................................... 2,361,820 477,874 138,113 2,977,807 Wisconsin....................................... 2,431,275 477,874 180,053 3,089,202 Wyoming......................................... 2,361,820 477,874 144,355 2,984,049 --------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL..................................... 127,100,849 23,893,700 9,460,603 160,455,1522 2 2 2 GRAND TOTAL............................... 254,201,698 47,787,400 18,921,206 320,910,304 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the most recent employment data compiled by the Secretary of the Senate, as of April 30, 2012, there were 4,331 individuals employed in Senators' offices throughout the United States and covered by this appropriation. In addition to providing funds for compensation of employees within Senators' offices, this appropriation also provides for agency contributions for those employees; that is, the Senate's share, as an employer, of the various employee benefit programs for which Senate employees are eligible. These payments are mandatory, and fluctuate according to the programs in which employees are enrolled, the level of compensation, and the degree of participation. Budget requests for this account prepared by the Financial Clerk must be based on both experience and evaluation of trends. The fiscal year 2013 funding level for this account anticipates $100,142,000 in agency contribution costs. The amount recommended by the Committee for the SOPOEA is less than would be required to cover all obligations that could be incurred under the authorized allowances for all Senators. The Committee is able to recommend an appropriation of a lesser amount than potentially necessary because Senators typically do not obligate funds up to the absolute ceiling of their respective allowances. SENATE OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS Appropriations, 2012.................................... $281,436 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 300,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 281,436 For the official mail costs of the Senate, the Committee recommends an appropriation of $281,436 which is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation, and $18,564 below the fiscal year 2013 request. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Appropriations, 2012.................................... $1,225,680,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 1,225,681,000 House allowance......................................... 1,225,681,000 Committee recommendation................................ 1,225,681,000 In keeping with the longstanding tradition of comity between the Houses on matters pertaining solely to one House, the Committee concurs with the House allowance of $1,225,681,000 for the House of Representatives. JOINT ITEMS Joint Economic Committee Appropriations, 2012.................................... $4,203,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 4,219,000 House allowance......................................... 4,203,000 Committee recommendation................................ 4,203,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,203,000 for the Joint Economic Committee [JEC]. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $16,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. The Joint Economic Committee was created by the Employment Act of 1946. The primary tasks of the JEC are to review economic conditions and to recommend improvements in economic policy. The JEC performs research and economic analysis, and monitors and analyzes current economic, financial, and employment conditions. Joint Committee on Taxation Appropriations, 2012.................................... $10,004,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 10,004,000 House allowance......................................... 10,004,000 Committee recommendation................................ 10,004,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,004,000 for salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the funding provided, $9,000,000 is for salaries, as requested, and $1,004,000 is for expenses. The Joint Committee is established under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to: --investigate the operation and effects of internal revenue taxes and the administration of such taxes; --investigate measures and methods for the simplification of such taxes; --make reports to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance (or to the House and the Senate) on the results of such investigations and studies and to make recommendations; and --review any proposed refund or credit of income or estate and gift taxes or certain other taxes set forth in Code section 6405 in excess of $2,000,000. In addition to these functions that are specified in the Internal Revenue Code, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the Joint Committee to provide revenue estimates for all tax legislation considered by either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Office of the Attending Physician Appropriations, 2012.................................... $3,400,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 3,400,000 House allowance......................................... 3,467,000 Committee recommendation................................ 3,400,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,400,000 for the Office of the Attending Physician. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation, and the fiscal year 2013 request. The Office was first established by House Resolution 253, adopted December 5, 1928. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services Appropriations, 2012.................................... $1,363,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 1,367,000 House allowance......................................... 1,363,000 Committee recommendation................................ 1,367,000 The Committee recommends $1,367,000 for the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. This office is a successor to the Special Services Office following enactment of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008. The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services [OCAS] provides and coordinates accessibility services for individuals with disabilities, including Members of Congress, staff, and visitors to the U.S. Capitol complex. These services include sign language interpreting, adaptive tours, and wheelchair loans. OCAS also provides information regarding accessibility for individuals with disabilities, as well as related training and staff development to Members of Congress and employees of the Senate and House of Representatives. UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE Appropriations, 2012.................................... $340,137,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 373,769,000 House allowance......................................... 360,137,000 Committee recommendation................................ 333,137,000 The United States Capitol Police [USCP] is charged with the protection of the United States Congress, its legislative processes, Members, employees, visitors and facilities within the U.S. Capitol complex from crime, disruption or terrorism, so that the Congress may fulfill its constitutional responsibilities in a safe and open environment. The Committee recommends $333,137,000 for the USCP. The recommendation is $7,000,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $40,632,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. New Posts.--The Committee remains concerned about ``mission creep'' within the USCP, noting that new posts have been created causing additional unanticipated budgetary requirements. The Committee directs the USCP to continue providing quarterly reports on the status of all posts, including any changes to any post, and further directs the USCP to notify the Committee when new posts are created. The notification shall include the annualized cost of maintaining the new post, and how the cost will be offset (such as the elimination of lower-priority posts). Salaries Appropriations, 2012.................................... $277,133,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 303,132,000 House allowance......................................... 297,133,000 Committee recommendation................................ 277,133,000 The amount provided covers salaries, benefits, and overtime costs. USCP personnel are also eligible for hazardous duty pay and comparability pay similar to locality pay adjustments granted other Federal law enforcement personnel in the Washington, DC, area. The Committee recommends $277,133,000 and 2,145 FTEs for USCP salaries, which is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $25,999,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. The total staffing level is expected to be approximately 1,775 sworn and 370 civilian staff under the Committee recommendation. Overtime.--The Committee recommends no more than $32,622,000 for overtime in fiscal year 2013. This provides for approximately 567,922 hours of additional duty. The Committee directs the USCP to provide for overtime in accordance with the budget request, as provided for in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Funding Hours (est.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Scheduled.............................. $28,268,051 492,222 Unscheduled............................ 1,147,000 20,000 Conventions............................ 1,617,000 28,000 Training............................... 1,376,274 24,000 LOC--non-reimbursable events........... 213,675 3,700 -------------------------------- Total............................ 32,622,000 567,922 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The recommendation includes an additional $1,480,000 for USCP overtime within the AOC account for requirements associated with the rehabilitation of the U.S. Capitol Dome. The Committee expects the USCP to operate within that funding level for requirements associated with the Dome. The Committee directs the USCP to provide for any additional requirement costs beyond the $1,480,000 out of the USCP overtime allocation. General Expenses Appropriations, 2012.................................... $63,004,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 70,637,000 House allowance......................................... 63,004,000 Committee recommendation................................ 56,004,000 Expenses include office supplies and equipment, laundry and dry cleaning, communications, motor vehicles, uniforms and equipment, investigations, training, and miscellaneous items. The Committee recommends $56,004,000 for general expenses, which is $7,000,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $14,633,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Sec. 1101. The provision makes permanent a routine provision which would allow for funds to be transferred between the ``Salaries'' and ``General expenses'' accounts. Sec. 1102. The provision provides the United States Capitol Police [USCP], starting in fiscal year 2013 and each year thereafter, with the authority to reimburse the Department of Labor for workers compensation claims for USCP employees for prior years using available balances from expired USCP appropriations. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE Salaries and Expenses Appropriations, 2012.................................... $3,817,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 4,206,000 House allowance......................................... 3,817,000 Committee recommendation................................ 3,817,000 The Office of Compliance [OOC] is an independent nonpartisan agency established to administer and enforce the Congressional Accountability Act [CAA]. The OOC administers the dispute resolution system established to resolve disagreements that arise under the CAA; carries out an education and training program for the regulated community on the rights and responsibilities of the CAA; and advises Congress on needed changes and amendments to the CAA. The OOC General Counsel has independent investigatory and enforcement authority for certain violations of the CAA. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,817,000 for the salaries and expenses of the OOC, which is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $389,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses Appropriations, 2012.................................... $43,787,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 44,637,000 House allowance......................................... 44,280,000 Committee recommendation................................ 44,637,000 The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] is responsible for providing to the Congress objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses to aid in economic and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the Federal budget, and the information and estimates required for the congressional budget process. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $44,637,000 for the Congressional Budget Office. The recommendation is $850,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013 request. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL The Office of the Architect of the Capitol [AOC] is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of 16.5 million square feet of buildings and more than 450 acres of land throughout the Capitol complex. This includes the Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, the House and Senate office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities. The AOC also provides professional expertise with regard to the preservation of architectural and artistic elements entrusted to its care, and provides recommendations concerning design, construction, and maintenance of the facilities and grounds. The Committee commends the efforts of the Architect of the Capitol and the United States Capitol Police [USCP] in implementing outdoor recycling programs on the Capitol grounds while maintaining security of the complex. The Committee encourages the Architect of the Capitol and the USCP to continue to collaborate and work together to expand these efforts where appropriate in high-traffic areas across the Capitol complex. The Committee has recommended a funding level of $579,816,000 for all activities of the Architect of the Capitol. The recommendation is $12,307,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $88,372,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. The Committee has funded only the most urgently needed projects. The following table compares the Committee recommendation for the AOC accounts to the fiscal year 2013 request excluding the House Office Buildings account. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal year 2013 Committee Item request recommendation Difference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Administration.................................... $102,601,000 $102,172,000 -$429,000 Capitol Building.......................................... 97,072,000 91,170,000 -5,902,000 Capitol Grounds........................................... 18,502,000 15,004,000 -3,498,000 Senate Office Buildings................................... 79,392,000 79,392,000 ................ House Office Buildings.................................... 133,964,000 113,964,000 -20,000 Capitol Power Plant....................................... 118,533,000 90,833,000 -27,700,000 Library Buildings and Grounds............................. 53,594,000 30,964,000 -22,630,000 Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security........... 30,802,000 22,589,000 -8,213,000 Botanic Garden............................................ 12,140,000 12,140,000 ................ Capitol Visitor Center.................................... 21,588,000 21,588,000 ................ ----------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... 668,188,000 579,816,000 -88,372,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Administration Appropriations, 2012.................................... $101,340,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 102,601,000 House allowance......................................... 90,755,000 Committee recommendation................................ 102,172,000 The General Administration appropriation provides funding for salaries and related benefits of the Architect, officers, administrative and support staff, including engineering and architecture employees. This account also provides for administrative items such as agency-wide contractual services; surveys and studies; information technology; and safety engineering operations. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $102,172,000 for general administration. The recommendation is $832,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $429,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the amount recommended, $3,249,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. The following table displays the budget detail. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $59,128,000 $58,699,000 Administrative.......................... 5,257,000 5,257,000 Architectural and Engineering........... 3,417,000 3,417,000 Construction Services................... 170,000 170,000 Curator Services........................ 225,000 225,000 Electronic Services..................... 839,000 839,000 Facilities Maintenance.................. 1,115,000 1,115,000 Information Resources................... 23,300,000 23,300,000 Inspector General....................... 799,000 799,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities-- 2,488,000 2,488,000 hood replacement....................... Safety, Fire, and Environmental......... 2,614,000 2,614,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 99,352,000 98,923,000 Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget Energy Savings Performance Contract 500,000 500,000 [ESPC] management program.............. Direct Digital Controls Upgrade, JMMB... 2,150,000 2,150,000 Conservation of the Wall Paintings...... 599,000 599,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 3,249,000 3,249,000 ------------------------------- Total, General Administration..... 102,601,000 102,172,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Capitol Building Appropriations, 2012.................................... $36,154,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 97,072,000 House allowance......................................... 28,591,000 Committee recommendation................................ 91,170,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $91,170,000 for necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, which is $55,016,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $5,902,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the amount recommended, $4,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017 and $61,247,000 shall remain available until expended. The following table displays the budget detail. CAPITOL BUILDING ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $20,904,000 $20,904,000 Facilities Maintenance.................. 4,166,000 4,167,000 Furniture Repair........................ 50,000 50,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 602,000 602,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 25,722,000 25,723,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget Dome rehabilitation phase IIA, USC...... 61,247,000 61,247,000 Brumidi Corridors Restoration and 5,903,000 700,000 Conservation Plan...................... Senate Reception Room................... 700,000 700,000 Minor Construction...................... 3,500,000 2,800,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 71,350,000 65,447,000 =============================== Total, Capitol Building........... 97,073,000 91,170,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Capitol Grounds Appropriations, 2012.................................... $9,852,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 18,502,000 House allowance......................................... 17,152,000 Committee recommendation................................ 15,004,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,004,000 for Capitol Grounds for the care and improvements of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant. The recommendation is $5,152,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $3,498,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the amount recommended, $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. The following table displays the budget detail: CAPITOL GROUNDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $6,852,000 $6,514,000 Grounds Maintenance..................... 3,722,000 2,922,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 628,000 568,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 11,202,000 10,004,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget Union Square Stabilization.............. 7,300,000 5,000,000 ------------------------------- Total, Capitol Grounds............ 18,502,000 15,004,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Senate Office Buildings Appropriations, 2012.................................... $71,128,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 79,392,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 79,392,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $79,392,000 for maintenance of the Senate office buildings. The recommendation is $8,264,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the amount recommended, $19,654,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. The following table displays the budget detail: SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $41,691,000 $41,691,000 Facilities Maintenance.................. 6,102,000 6,102,000 Furniture Repair........................ 1,650,000 1,650,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 10,295,000 10,295,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 59,738,000 59,738,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget Replace Modular Furniture............... 500,000 500,000 Roof and Fall Protection System 11,342,000 11,342,000 Replacement [HSOB]..................... Network Transformers and Protectors 3,812,000 3,812,000 Replacement [HSOB]..................... Minor Construction...................... 4,000,000 4,000,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 19,654,000 19,654,000 =============================== Total, Senate Office Buildings.... 79,392,000 79,392,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ House Office Buildings Appropriations, 2012.................................... $124,154,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 133,964,000 House allowance......................................... 113,964,000 Committee recommendation................................ 113,964,000 The Committee has included funds for maintenance of House office buildings at the level recommended by the House in H.R. 5882. As this item pertains solely to the House, the Committee makes no independent judgment on the House allowance. Capitol Power Plant Appropriations, 2012.................................... $123,229,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 118,533,000 House allowance......................................... 108,616,000 Committee recommendation................................ 90,833,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $90,833,000 for the operations of the Capitol Power Plant. This is supplemented by $9,000,000 in reimbursements, for a total of $99,833,000. The recommendation is $32,396,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $27,700,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of the amount provided, $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. The Power Plant provides heat, light, power, and air- conditioning for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and the Library of Congress buildings; heat, light, and power for the Botanic Garden and the Senate and House Garages; light for the Capitol Grounds' street, park, and floodlighting system; steam heat for the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, also known as Postal Square; and steam heat and air-conditioning for the Union Station complex, Folger Shakespeare Library, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, and the U.S. Supreme Court Building on a reimbursable basis. Within the operating budget, the recommended amount for the purchase of electricity from the local private utility, payment to the government of the District of Columbia for the provision of water and sewer services, and the procurement of boiler fuel, is displayed in the following table. FISCAL YEAR 2013 ESTIMATED UTILITY COSTS [In thousands of dollars] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cost ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Purchase of electrical energy........................... 36,963 Purchase of natural gas................................. 17,734 Purchase of steam....................................... 700 Purchase of chilled water............................... 1,365 Purchase of oil......................................... 2,100 Purchase of solid fuel.................................. 450 Water and Sewer payments................................ 6,031 Utilities for Postal Square............................. 750 Energy Saving Performance Contracts..................... 8,922 --------------- Total............................................. 75,015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The balance of this appropriation supports a workforce to operate and maintain the Power Plant. The following table displays the budget detail: CAPITOL POWER PLANT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll............................... $9,921,000 $9,921,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities... 251,000 251,000 Plant Operations and Maintenance...... 9,463,000 9,463,000 Safety, Fire, and Environmental....... 183,000 183,000 Utilities............................. 75,015,000 75,015,000 --------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget...... 94,833,000 94,833,000 ================================= Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget WRPE Chiller Addition, Phase IIA...... 26,200,000 ............... Cogeneration Management Program....... 2,500,000 ............... Minor Construction.................... 4,000,000 5,000,000 --------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget........ 32,700,000 5,000,000 ================================= Offsetting Collections................ (9,000,000) (9,000,000) --------------------------------- Total, Capitol Power Plant...... 118,533,000 90,833,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Committee recommendation provides no funding for the WRPE Chiller Addition, Phase IIA, as sufficient funding is available from unobligated balances for that project. The Committee would be willing to entertain a reprogramming request for this purpose. Library Buildings and Grounds Appropriations, 2012.................................... $46,876,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 53,594,000 House allowance......................................... 30,660,000 Committee recommendation................................ 30,964,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,964,000 for the care and maintenance of the Library buildings and grounds by the Architect of the Capitol, of which $4,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. The recommendation is $15,912,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $22,630,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. The following table displays the budget detail: LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $17,404,000 $17,404,000 Facilities Maintenance.................. 8,253,000 8,253,000 Grounds Maintenance..................... 70,000 70,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 437,000 437,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 26,164,000 26,164,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget ABA Space Reorganization JMMB, Phase 4 500,000 .............. of 5................................... Secured Storage Facilities, Phase 4 of 4 2,400,000 .............. Roof Repairs and Fall Protection 791,000 800,000 Replacement Design, TJB................ Fall Protection, JMMB................... 3,622,000 .............. Collection Storage Module 5............. 5,000,000 .............. North Exit Stair B, Phase II of II...... 13,117,000 .............. Minor Construction...................... 2,000,000 4,000,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 27,430,000 4,800,000 =============================== Total, Library Buildings and 53,594,000 30,964,000 Grounds.......................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security Appropriations, 2012.................................... $21,500,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 30,802,000 House allowance......................................... 20,867,000 Committee recommendation................................ 22,589,000 The Committee recommends $22,589,000 for Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security, which is $1,089,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $8,213,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Of this amount, $3,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. The following table displays the budget detail: CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY [In thousands of dollars] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. 2,209,000 2,209,000 Facilities Maintenance.................. 9,828,000 9,828,000 Furniture Repair........................ 75,000 75,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 6,977,000 6,977,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 19,089,000 19,089,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget Garage Infrastructure--Phase 1.......... 7,373,000 .............. Electrical Distribution Upgrade Design 1,840,000 .............. [ACF].................................. Minor Construction...................... 2,500,000 3,500,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 11,713,000 3,500,000 =============================== Total, Capitol Police Buildings, 30,802,000 22,589,000 Grounds, and Security............ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Botanic Garden Appropriations, 2012.................................... $12,000,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 12,140,000 House allowance......................................... 10,905,000 Committee recommendation................................ 12,140,000 The Committee recommends $12,140,000 for salaries and expenses of the Botanic Garden. The recommendation is $140,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013 request. Of this amount, $1,082,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Botanic Garden Gift Shop.--The Botanic Garden hosts more than 1 million visitors annually. Interest in the Botanic Garden ranges from special exhibits such as the annual orchid exhibit, to educational programs, specialized tours, children's programs, teacher training workshops, and visitors with an appreciation for Botany. In spite of the volume of visitors and significant interest in the mission of the Botanic Garden, there is no means available to sell educational, or program related materials to visitors even though such requests are made daily. The Committee directs the Architect of the Capitol to provide to the Committees on Appropriation of the House and the Senate within 90 days of enactment of this act a feasibility study on the creation and operation of a Botanic Garden gift shop. Such study should include a cost analysis of establishing and operating a gift shop, including: (1) an analysis of potential locations or configurations for a gift shop; (2) whether a gift shop should operate seasonally, during peak visitation, or year-round; (3) a projection of annual sales verses expenses; (4) whether there would be a demand for gift items relevant to the mission of the Botanic Garden and if so what types of items; (5) an analysis of the impact on current disposal, recycling and facility maintenance; and (6) whether or not a gift shop would be consistent with the mission of the Botanic Garden. The Committee does not support any proposal advocating for the vending of food. The following table displays the budget detail: BOTANIC GARDEN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $6,516,000 $6,516,000 Exhibits................................ 313,000 313,000 Facilities Maintenance.................. 1,595,000 1,595,000 Grounds Maintenance..................... 1,405,000 1,405,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 1,229,000 1,229,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 11,058,000 11,058,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2013 Project Budget Miscellaneous Improvements.............. 1,082,000 .............. Minor Construction...................... .............. 1,082,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Project Budget.......... 1,082,000 1,082,000 =============================== Total, Botanic Gardens............ 12,140,000 12,140,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Capitol Visitor Center Appropriations, 2012.................................... $21,276,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 21,588,000 House allowance......................................... 21,276,000 Committee recommendation................................ 21,588,000 The Committee recommends a total of $21,588,000 for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center. The recommendation is $312,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013. The following table displays the budget detail: CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget Payroll................................. $17,380,000 $17,380,000 Exhibits................................ 290,000 290,000 Information Resources................... 1,771,000 1,771,000 Jurisdiction Centralized Activities..... 403,000 403,000 Visitor Services........................ 1,744,000 1,744,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 21,588,000 21,588,000 =============================== Total, Capitol Visitor Center..... 21,588,000 21,588,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Administrative Provision Sec. 1201. The provision makes permanent a provision regarding the Architect of the Capitol and funds available for workers compensation payments. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS The Library of Congress is the Nation's oldest cultural institution and largest repository of human knowledge in the world. It is the main research arm of the United States Congress. Its mission is to support the Congress in fulfilling its constitutional duties and to further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people. The Library's collections include more than 147 million artifactual items (books, photographs, maps, sound recordings, films, sheet music, legal materials) in 470 languages. Digital technology is transforming the way the Library does its work, and the institution plays an important leadership role in superimposing digital library collections and services on those that are analog based. The Library of Congress houses the Congressional Research Service, U.S. Copyright Office, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Law Library of Congress, and numerous other programs and services. The Committee recommends a total of $592,244,000 for the Library of Congress, an increase of $4,900,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $11,345,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. In addition to the appropriation, the Library estimates receipts and reimbursements of $41,961,000, funds from gifts and trusts totaling $19,346,000 and revolving funds totaling $176,958,000. Total funds available to support Library operations, including the Architect of the Capitol account, are expected to be approximately $862,473,000 in fiscal year 2013 under the Committee recommendation. The following table displays the Committee recommendation for the Library of Congress appropriations compared to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and the fiscal year 2013 request. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee recommendation compared Fiscal year 2012 Fiscal year 2013 Committee with Item enacted requested House allowance recommendation ----------------------------------- 2012 enacted 2013 request -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Total budget, Salaries and Expenses......... $420,093,000 $430,051,000 $422,024,000 $422,298,000 $2,205,000 $(7,753,000) Authority to spend receipts................. (6,350,000) (6,350,000) (6,350,000) (6,350,000) ................ ................ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses 413,743,000 423,701,000 415,674,000 415,948,000 2,205,000 (7,753,000) Appropriation........................ =========================================================================================================== COPYRIGHT OFFICE Total budget, Salaries and Expenses......... 51,650,000 52,772,000 52,136,000 51,909,000 259,000 (863,000) Authority to spend receipts................. (35,513,000) (33,611,000) (33,611,000) (33,611,000) 1,902,000 ................ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses 16,137,000 19,161,000 18,525,000 18,298,000 2,161,000 (863,000) Appropriation........................ =========================================================================================================== Congressional Research Service, salaries and 106,790,000 109,205,000 106,790,000 107,324,000 534,000 (1,881,000) expenses................................... Books for the blind and physically 50,674,000 51,522,000 50,775,000 50,674,000 ................ (848,000) handicapped, salaries and expenses......... Total Budget Authority................ 629,207,000 643,550,000 631,725,000 632,205,000 2,998,000 (11,345,000) Total Offsetting Collections.......... (41,863,000) (39,961,000) (39,961,000) (39,961,000) 1,902,000 ................ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Appropriation, Library of 587,344,000 603,589,000 591,764,000 592,244,000 4,900,000 (11,345,000) Congress............................. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salaries and Expenses Appropriations, 2012: Salaries and expenses............................... $420,093,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 6,350,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 413,743,000 ======================================================== ____________________________________________________ Budget estimate, 2013: Salaries and expenses............................... 430,051,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 6,350,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 423,701,000 ======================================================== ____________________________________________________ House allocation: Salaries and expenses............................... 422,024,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 6,350,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 415,674,000 ======================================================== ____________________________________________________ Committee recommendation: Salaries and expenses............................... 422,298,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 6,350,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 415,948,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $415,948,000 for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress and approves authority to spend receipts of $6,350,000 in fiscal year 2013, for a total of $422,298,000. The recommendation is $2,205,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $7,753,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. This amount provides for 2,342 FTEs, which may be shifted among PPAs within this appropriation. The amount recommended includes $3,653,000 for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program; $6,959,000 for the Digital Collections and Education Curricula Program; and $14,126,000 for the Investment in Technical Infrastructure Initiative. Copyright Office salaries and expenses Appropriations, 2012: Salaries and expenses............................... $51,650,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 35,513,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 16,137,000 ======================================================== ____________________________________________________ Budget estimate, 2013: Salaries and expenses............................... 52,772,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 33,611,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 19,161,000 ======================================================== ____________________________________________________ House allocation: Salaries and expenses............................... 52,136,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 33,611,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 18,525,000 ======================================================== ____________________________________________________ Committee recommendation: Salaries and expenses............................... 51,909,000 Authority to spend receipts......................... 33,611,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Net, salaries and expenses........................ 18,298,000 The Committee recommends the direct appropriation of $18,298,000 for the Copyright Office and approves authority to spend receipts of $33,611,000 in fiscal year 2013, for a total of $51,909,000. The recommendation is $259,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $863,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Congressional Research Service salaries and expenses Appropriations, 2012.................................... $106,790,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 109,205,000 House allowance......................................... 106,790,000 Committee recommendation................................ 107,324,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $107,324,000 for the Congressional Research Service. The recommendation is $534,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $1,881,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped salaries and expenses Appropriations, 2012.................................... $50,674,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 51,522,000 House allowance......................................... 50,775,000 Committee recommendation................................ 50,674,000 This appropriation supports a national reading program for eligible blind and physically handicapped residents of the United States and U.S. citizens living overseas. Books and magazines in braille and various recorded formats are produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped for distribution through a network of State and locally supported libraries. At present, 57 regional libraries in 49 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands house and circulate books and magazines to eligible readers. Eighty-one subregional libraries in 15 States, and Guam, assist at the local public library level. Fifty-three of the regional libraries and four separate cooperating agencies distribute sound reproducers. Two multi- State centers, under contract to the National Library Service, store and distribute books and other materials in their geographical region. The program supports a readership of approximately 900,000. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,674,000 for salaries and expenses for Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $848,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. The amount recommended includes $605,150 to continue to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped individuals. Administrative Provisions Sec. 1301. The Committee has included a routine administrative provision regarding reimbursable and revolving funds carried in prior years. Sec. 1302. Provides permanent authority to transfer funds between Library of Congress accounts, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. Sec. 1303. This provision amends the revolving fund statutes to allow the Library to charge outside entities for services to recover costs. Sec. 1304. This provision amends the gift statute to allow the Librarian to accept services and in-kind gifts for immediate use. Sec. 1305. This provision amends the 1931 statute that established the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped changing the terminology of eligibility under the act. The provision does not expand the eligibility for the Library's NLS program. The NLS services that the Library and its local and regional network partners provide will continue to be limited to blind and physically handicapped residents of the United States who are unable to read normal printed material. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Congressional Printing and Binding Appropriations, 2012.................................... $90,700,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 83,632,000 House allowance......................................... 83,632,000 Committee recommendation................................ 83,632,000 The U.S. Government Printing Office's [GPO] core mission dates to 1813 when Congress determined the need to make information regarding the work of the three branches of Government available to all Americans. GPO is the Federal Government's primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information in all its forms. By law and tradition, the GPO's mission is to provide expert publishing and printing services to all three branches of Government; to provide, in partnership with Federal depository libraries, permanent public access to the printed and electronic information products of the Federal Government; and to sell copies of authentic printed and electronic documents and other government information products to the public. The Committee recommendation reflects a 12.4 percent reduction in overall funding for the GPO from the fiscal year 2012 enacted level. The Committee recommends $83,632,000 for congressional printing and binding. The recommendation is $7,068,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the 2013 request. The following table compares the component categories within this account for fiscal year 2012 and the fiscal year 2013 request. The Committee has not recommended separate amounts for each activity in order to give the GPO the flexibility to meet changing requirements. CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appropriations 2012 Requested 2013 Recommended 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congressional Record Program.............................. $30,114,000 $24,583,000 ................ Miscellaneous publications................................ 4,725,000 4,374,000 ................ U.S. Code................................................. ................ 3,542,000 ................ Miscellaneous printing and services....................... 17,350,000 13,970,000 ................ Details to Congress....................................... 4,050,000 4,212,000 ................ Document envelopes and document franks.................... 1,670,000 1,196,000 ................ Business and committee calendars.......................... 6,014,000 3,038,000 ................ Bills, resolutions, and amendments........................ 6,799,000 5,905,000 ................ Committee reports......................................... 2,816,000 2,667,000 ................ Documents................................................. 1,699,000 2,192,000 ................ Hearings.................................................. 20,536,000 18,987,000 ................ Committee prints.......................................... 1,844,000 1,984,000 ................ Prior-year shortfalls, estimated.......................... -6,917,000 -3,018,000 ................ ----------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... 90,700,000 83,632,000 $83,632,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Superintendent of Documents SALARIES AND EXPENSES Appropriations, 2012.................................... $35,000,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 34,728,000 House allowance......................................... 34,728,000 Committee recommendation................................ 34,728,000 This appropriation provides for salaries and expenses associated with the distribution of Government documents to depository and international exchange libraries, the cataloging and indexing of Government publications, and the distribution of publications authorized by law at the request of Members of Congress and other Government agencies. The Committee recommends $34,728,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Superintendent of Documents. The recommendation is $272,000 below the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013 request. Government Printing Office Revolving Fund Appropriations, 2012.................................... $500,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 7,840,000 House allowance......................................... 4,096,000 Committee recommendation................................ 7,840,000 The Committee recommends $7,840,000 for the Government Printing Office [GPO] Revolving Fund. The recommendation is $7,340,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and identical to the fiscal year 2013 request. The Committee notes that approximately 70 percent of the GPO's budget represents the prepress cost of congressional publications for online access and print production. The Committee commends the GPO for its willingness to work with less funding as their workload increases due to the demands of the Congress. One reason the GPO is able to meet the increased work demands and continually reduce costs is through its constant focus on capital investments to modernize information systems, production equipment, and major facility repairs. The Committee supports continued investment in the Revolving Fund as the most efficient solution to both cutting costs and ensuring efficient online access to government documents. The Committee supports the GPO's continued development of its Federal Digital System and its Business Information System given that these efforts continue to reduce costs. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Salaries and Expenses Appropriations, 2012.................................... $511,296,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 526,233,000 House allowance......................................... 519,802,000 Committee recommendation................................ 513,842,000 The U.S. Government Accountability Office [GAO] is an independent nonpartisan agency that was established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, to act as an auditor for Congress and investigate how the Federal Government spends taxpayer dollars. The function of the GAO includes auditing agency operations to determine whether Federal funds are being spent efficiently and effectively; investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities; reporting on how well Government programs and policies are meeting their objectives; performing policy analyses and outlining options for congressional consideration and issuing legal decisions and opinions, such as bid protest rulings and reports on agency rules. The Committee recommends funding of $513,842,000 for salaries and expenses of the Government Accountability Office. The recommendation is $2,546,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and $12,391,000 below the fiscal year 2013 request. Additionally, $24,318,000 is authorized in offsetting collections derived from rent receipts and reimbursements for conducting financial audits of Government corporations, for a total of $538,160,000, which is a net increase of $4,560,000 above the fiscal year 2012 appropriation. Administrative Provision Sec. 1401. The provision provides the Government Accountability Office [GAO], starting in fiscal year 2013 and each year thereafter, with the authority to reimburse the Department of Labor for workers compensation claims for GAO employees for prior years using available balances from expired GAO appropriations. OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND Appropriations, 2012.................................... $10,000,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 10,000,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000 The Committee recommends $10,000,000 as a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund, which is identical to the fiscal year 2012 appropriation and the fiscal year 2013 request. The Center for Russian Leadership Development was established on December 21, 2000 (Public Law 106-554) as a legislative branch entity. The Fiscal Year 2003 Consolidated Appropriation Resolution (Public Law 108-7) carried legislation (section 1401) changing the name to the Open World Leadership Center and expanding the mission of the program to include Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union including the Baltic States. The mission of the Center is to enable emerging political leaders of Russia and Newly Independent States at all levels of government to gain significant, first- hand exposure to the American free market economic system and the operation of American democratic institutions through visits to comparable governments and communities in the United States. JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Appropriations, 2012.................................... $430,000 Budget estimate, 2013................................... 430,000 House allowance......................................................... Committee recommendation................................ 430,000 The John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development was created by Congress in 1988. The mandate of the Center is to promote and strengthen public service. The Committee recommends the budget request of $430,000 as authorized by 2 U.S.C. 1105, for the Center's congressional staff training and development programs. TITLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS Included are several routine general provisions carried annually in the bill (sections 201-209), as follows: Section 201 bans the use of appropriated funds for service and maintenance of private vehicles, except under such regulations as may be promulgated by the House Administration Committee and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, respectively. Section 202 limits the availability for obligation of appropriations to the fiscal year for which it is expressly provided in the bill accompanying this report. Section 203 provides that any pay rate and title designation for a staff position created in this act, and not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, is to be made permanent law by this act. Further, any pay rate and title change for a position provided for in the 1929 Act is to be made permanent law by this act and any changes in the official expenses of Members, officers, and committees, and in the clerk hire of the House and Senate are to be made permanent law by this act. Section 204 bans the use of funds for contracts unless such contracts are matters of public record and are available for public inspection. Section 205 appropriates such sums as may be necessary for the payment of settlements and awards pursuant to Public Law 104-1. Section 206 authorizes legislative branch entities participating in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council [LBFMC] to finance the costs of the LBFMC. Section 207 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to maintain certain property. Section 208 prohibits unauthorized transfers of funds to other agencies. Section 209 ensures continuation of the staff-led tours of the Capitol. Section 210 ensures commercial use of Union Square, if the activity is similar to the types of commercial activity permitted prior to the transfer from the National Park Service. COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on general appropriations bills identify, with particularity, each Committee amendment to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session.'' The Committee has recommended no such funding. COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on August 2, 2012, the Committee ordered favorably reported a bill (H.R. 5882) making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, provided that the bill be subject to further amendment and that the bill be consistent with its spending allocations, by a recorded vote of 22-8, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: Yeas Nays Chairman Inouye Mr. McConnell Mr. Leahy Mr. Alexander Mr. Harkin Ms. Murkowski Ms. Mikulski Mr. Graham Mr. Kohl Mr. Blunt Mrs. Murray Mr. Moran Mrs. Feinstein Mr. Hoeven Mr. Durbin Mr. Johnson (WI) Mr. Johnson (SD) Ms. Landrieu Mr. Reed Mr. Lautenberg Mr. Nelson Mr. Pryor Mr. Tester Mr. Brown Mr. Cochran Mr. Shelby Mrs. Hutchison Ms. Collins Mr. Kirk Mr. Coats COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by the Committee.'' In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman. TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sec. 95b. Transfers of amounts appropriated for House (a) Transfers among categories of allowances and expenses * * * * * * * (c) Transfers among various appropriations headings (1) * * * (2) The headings referred to in paragraph (1) are ``House Leadership Offices'', ``Members' Representational Allowances'', ``Committee Employees'', ``Salaries, Officers and Employees'', [and ``Allowances and Expenses''] ``Allowances and Expenses'', the heading for any joint committee under the heading ``Joint Items'' (to the extent that amounts appropriated for the joint committee are disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives), and ``Office of the Attending Physician''. * * * * * * * Sec. 95d. Account in House of Representatives for Employees' Compensation Fund (a) Establishment There is hereby established an account in the House of Representatives for purposes of making payments of the House of Representatives to the Employees' Compensation Fund under section 8147 of title 5[.], and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House. * * * * * * * CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Sec. 135a. Books and sound-reproduction records for blind and other physically handicapped residents; annual appropriations; purchases There is authorized to be appropriated annually to the Library of Congress, in addition to appropriations otherwise made to said Library, such sums for expenditure under the direction of the Librarian of Congress as may be necessary to provide books published either in raised characters, on sound- reproduction recordings or in any other form, and for purchase, maintenance, and replacement of reproducers for such sound reproduction recordings, for the use of the blind and for [other physically handicapped residents] other persons with disabilities who are residents of the United States, including the several States, Territories, insular possessions, and the District of Columbia, all of which books, recordings, and reproducers will remain the property of the Library of Congress but will be loaned to blind and to [other physically handicapped readers] other persons with disabilities certified by competent authority as unable to read normal printed material [as a result of physical limitations] as a result of disability, under regulations prescribed by the Librarian of Congress for this service. In the purchase of books in either raised characters or in sound-reproduction recordings the Librarian of Congress, without reference to the provisions of section 6101 of title 41, shall give preference to nonprofit- making institutions or agencies whose activities are primarily concerned with the blind and with [other physically handicapped persons] other persons with disabilities, in all cases where the prices or bids submitted by such institutions or agencies are, by said Librarian, under all the circumstances and needs involved, determined to be fair and reasonable. Sec. 135b. Local and regional centers; preference to blind and other physically handicapped veterans; rules and regulations; authorization of appropriations (a) * * * (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lending of such books, recordings, and reproducers under the direction of the Librarian of Congress as described in the first section shall be for the use of blind and other physically handicapped residents of the United States, including the several States, Territories, and insular possessions and the District of Columbia. [(b)] (c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Sec. 3. For the purpose of this Act-- (1) the term ``disability'' means a disability as defined under section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); and (2) the term ``competent authority'' means-- (A) a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, ophthalmologist, optometrist, registered nurse, therapist, professional staff of a hospital, social or case worker for a public welfare agency, psychologist, educational diagnostician, rehabilitation teacher, superintendent, reading specialist, or professional librarian; or (B) a special educator or other person whose competence under specific circumstances is acceptable to the Librarian of Congress. * * * * * * * Sec. 160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library (a) In General.--Nothing in sections 154 to 162 and 163\1\ of this title shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the Librarian of Congress from accepting [in the name of the United States and in the interest of the Library, its collections, or its service, gifts or bequests of personal property, nonpersonal services, voluntary and uncompensated personal services, or money for immediate disbursement.] in the name of the United States and in the interest of the Library, its collections, or its service, gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement, personal property, non-personal services, or voluntary and uncompensated personal services. Such gifts or bequests of money, after acceptance by the librarian, shall be paid by the donor or his representative to the Treasurer of the United States, whose receipts shall be their acquittance. In the case of a gift of securities, the librarian shall sell the securities and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale. In the case of a gift of securities, the librarian shall sell the securities and provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of the sale. The Treasurer of the United States shall [enter them] enter the gift, bequest, or proceeds in a special account to the credit of the Library of Congress and subject to disbursement by the librarian for the purposes in each case specified. The librarian shall make an annual public report regarding gifts accepted under this section. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\See References in Text note below. * * * * * * * --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 29--CAPITOL POLICE SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION Part A--General Sec. 1907. Transfer of disbursing function (a) In general * * * * * * * [(f) Worker's compensation [(1) Account [There shall be established a separate account in the Capitol Police for purposes of making payments for employees of the Capitol Police under section 8147 of title 5. [(2) Payments without fiscal year limitation [Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments may be made from the account established under paragraph (1) of this subsection without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is incurred.] * * * * * * * SUBCHAPTER II--POWERS AND DUTIES Sec. 1961. Policing of Capitol Buildings and Grounds (a) * * * * * * * * * * (d) For purposes of this section, ``United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds'' shall include the Library of Congress buildings and grounds described under section 167j of this title, except that in a case of buildings or grounds not located in the District of Columbia, the authority granted to the Metropolitan Police Force of the District of Columbia shall be granted to any police force within whose jurisdiction the buildings or grounds are located. (e) For purposes of this Act, ``United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds'' shall include the property transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of title I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74). ------ TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS PART B--UNITED STATES CAPITOL SUBTITLE II--PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS CHAPTER 51--UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Sec. 5101. Definition. 5102. Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol Grounds. 5103. Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds. 5104. Unlawful activities. 5105. Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees. 5106. Suspension of prohibitions. 5107. Concerts on grounds. 5108. Audit of private organizations. 5109. Penalties. 5110. Use of Union Square. * * * * * * * Sec. 5102. Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol Grounds (a) Legal Description.--The United States Capitol Grounds comprises all squares, reservations, streets, roadways, walks, and other areas as defined on a map entitled ``Map showing areas comprising United States Capitol Grounds'', dated June 25, 1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol, and recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 127, page 8, including all additions added by law after June 25, 1946. * * * * * * * (d) Library of Congress Buildings and Grounds.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), the United States Capitol Grounds shall include the Library of Congress grounds described under section 11 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the policing of the buildings 2 of the Library of Congress'', approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j). (2) Authority of librarian of congress.-- Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Librarian of Congress shall retain authority over the Library of Congress buildings and grounds in accordance with section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715). (e) For purposes of this Act, ``United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds'' shall include the property transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of title I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74). * * * * * * * Sec. 5109. Penalties (a) Firearms, Dangerous Weapons, Explosives, or Incendiary Device Offenses.--An individual or group violating section 5104(e)(1) of this title, or attempting to commit a violation, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. * * * * * * * (c) Procedure.-- (1) In general.--An action for a violation of this chapter or section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C or 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719, 720), including an attempt or a conspiracy to commit a violation, shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the United States. This chapter and sections 9, 9A, 9B, 9C and 14 do not supersede any provision of federal law or the laws of the District of Columbia. Where the conduct violating this chapter or section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C or 14 also violates federal law or the laws of the District of Columbia, both violations may be joined in a single action. (2) Venue.-- * * * (3) Amount of penalty.--The penalty which may be imposed on a person convicted in an action under this subsection is the highest penalty authorized by any of the laws the defendant is convicted of violating. Sec. 5110. Use of Union Square (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Union Square'' means the property transferred to the Architect of the Capitol under section 1202 of title I of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74). (b) Commercial Permitting.--Notwithstanding sections 5102, 5103, 5104, 5105, 5106, and 5109, and in accordance with the regulations promulgated under subsection (f), the Capitol Police may issue a permit authorizing a person to engage in commercial activity in Union Square in a manner that will not interfere with Congress. (c) Fees.-- (1) In general.--In accordance with the regulations promulgated under subsection (f)(2), the Capitol Police may collect-- (A) fees for the processing of an application to use Union Square, including any administrative and personnel costs incurred by the Capitol Police or the Architect of the Capitol; and (B) fees for the use of Union Square, including all costs incurred by the Capitol Police or the Architect of the Capitol resulting from the use of Union Square, including the costs to monitor the permitted activity. (2) Establishment of fees by capitol police.-- (A) In general.--The Capitol Police, after consultation with the Architect of the Capitol, shall establish the amount of the fees authorized under paragraph (1). (B) Adjustment.--The Capitol Police shall periodically review and, subject to approval by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, adjust the amount of the fees authorized under paragraph (1), as necessary. (d) Account, Deposits, Disbursements, and Transfers.-- (1) Account.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the Capitol Police to be known as the ``Union Square Commercial Activities Account'' (in this section referred to as the ``Union Square Account''). (2) Deposits in the union square account.--There shall be deposited in the Union Square Account all amounts received from the fees collected under subsection (c). (3) Use of monies.--The amounts in the Union Square Account shall be available without fiscal year limitation or further appropriation for disbursement by the Capitol Police to defray expenses associated with Union Square and to reimburse the Architect of the Capitol under paragraph (4). (4) Reimbursement and transfer authority.-- (A) Reimbursement of the architect of the capitol.--The Capitol Police shall transfer from the Union Square Account to the appropriations account appropriated under the heading ``Capitol Grounds'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' an amount equal to the costs incurred by the Architect of the Capitol relating to the use of Union Square. (B) Transfer to other accounts.--The Capitol Police may transfer from the Union Square Account to any applicable appropriations accounts of the Capitol Police amounts necessary to reimburse the accounts for costs incurred relating to the use of Union Square. (C) Availability.--Any amounts transferred under this paragraph shall be available for the same purpose as the appropriation account to which such sums are transferred and shall remain available until expended. (e) Audit.--As determined appropriate by the Inspector General of the Capitol Police or the Inspector General of the Architect of the Capitol, or as directed by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, either such Inspector General shall audit the Union Square Account. (f) Regulations.--Subject to approval by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Capitol Police Board shall promulgate regulations relating to the use of Union Square for commercial activity, which shall-- (1) describe the types of commercial activity authorized (which shall be substantially similar to the types of commercial activity permitted in Union Square on the day before the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112- 74)); and (2) provide for the payment of fees and costs that are substantially similar to those collected by the National Park Service on the day before the date of enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74)). ------ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FISCAL OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT ACT, 2000, PUBLIC LAW 106-481 TITLE I--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REVOLVING FUNDS SEC. 101. REVOLVING FUND FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO [DUPLICATION] SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION CENTER. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving fund for audio and video [duplication and delivery services provided by] the following programs and activities of the Librarian of Congress (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Librarian'') which are associated with the national audiovisual conservation center established under the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes'', approved December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105-144; 2 U.S.C. 141 note)[.]: (1) Services related to duplication and preservation of audiovisual materials and associated collections. (2) Storage and delivery of audiovisual materials and associated collections. * * * * * * * SEC. 102. [REVOLVING FUND FOR GIFT SHOP, DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION, PHOTO DUPLICATION, AND RELATED SERVICES] REVOLVING FUND FOR SALES SHOP AND OTHER SERVICES. (a) Establishment.-- * * * (1) Decimal classification development. * * * * * * * (4) Document reproduction and microfilming services. (5) Traveling exhibitions and exhibition materials. (6) Training. BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS AMENDED [In millions of dollars] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budget authority Outlays --------------------------------------------------- Committee Amount in Committee Amount in allocation bill allocation bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees of amounts in the budget resolution for 2013: Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch: Mandatory............................................... 140 140 140 \1\140 Discretionary........................................... 4,420 4,320 4,460 \1\4,351 Security............................................ ........... ........... NA NA Nonsecurity......................................... 4,420 4,320 NA NA Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation: 2013.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\3,583 2014.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 480 2015.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 138 2016.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 43 2017 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 28 Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA ........... NA ........... 2013....................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. \2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. NA: Not applicable. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 [In thousands of dollars] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+ or -) Item 2012 Budget estimate House allowance Committee -------------------------------------------------- appropriation recommendation 2012 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Expense allowances: Vice President............... 19 19 ............... 19 ............... ............... +19 President Pro Tempore of the 38 38 ............... 38 ............... ............... +38 Senate...................... Majority Leader of the Senate 40 40 ............... 40 ............... ............... +40 Minority Leader of the Senate 40 40 ............... 40 ............... ............... +40 Majority Whip of the Senate.. 10 10 ............... 10 ............... ............... +10 Minority Whip of the Senate.. 10 10 ............... 10 ............... ............... +10 Chairman of the Majority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5 Conference Committee........ Chairman of the Minority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5 Conference Committee........ Chairman of the Majority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5 Policy Committee............ Chairman of the Minority 5 5 ............... 5 ............... ............... +5 Policy Committee............ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, expense 177 177 ............... 177 ............... ............... +177 allowances................ Representation allowances for the 28 28 ............... 28 ............... ............... +28 Majority and Minority Leaders... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Expense allowances 205 205 ............... 205 ............... ............... +205 and representation........ Salaries, Officers and Employees Office of the Vice President..... 2,361 2,370 ............... 2,370 +9 ............... +2,370 Office of the President Pro 705 708 ............... 708 +3 ............... +708 Tempore......................... Offices of the Majority and 5,202 5,222 ............... 5,222 +20 ............... +5,222 Minority Leaders................ Offices of the Majority and 3,281 3,295 ............... 3,295 +14 ............... +3,295 Minority Whips.................. Committee on Appropriations...... 14,864 14,864 ............... 14,864 ............... ............... +14,864 Conference committees............ 3,238 3,252 ............... 3,252 +14 ............... +3,252 Offices of the Secretaries of the 797 797 ............... 797 ............... ............... +797 Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority.. Policy Committees................ 3,308 3,322 ............... 3,322 +14 ............... +3,322 Office of the Chaplain........... 406 408 ............... 408 +2 ............... +408 Office of the Secretary.......... 24,194 24,285 ............... 24,695 +501 +410 +24,695 Office of the Sergeant at Arms 73,000 75,274 ............... 73,000 ............... -2,274 +73,000 and Doorkeeper.................. Offices of the Secretaries for 1,722 1,730 ............... 1,730 +8 ............... +1,730 the Majority and Minority....... Agency contributions and related 42,684 46,540 ............... 44,540 +1,856 -2,000 +44,540 expenses........................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Salaries, officers 175,762 182,067 ............... 178,203 +2,441 -3,864 +178,203 and employees............. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate Salaries and expenses............ 6,995 7,022 ............... 7,022 +27 ............... +7,022 Office of Senate Legal Counsel Salaries and expenses............ 1,449 1,455 ............... 1,455 +6 ............... +1,455 Expense Allowances of the 28 28 ............... 28 ............... ............... +28 Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate: Expenses allowances. Contingent Expenses of the Senate Inquiries and investigations..... 131,306 138,000 ............... 133,932 +2,626 -4,068 +133,932 Expenses of United States Senate 488 520 ............... 488 ............... -32 +488 Caucus on International Narcotics Control............... Secretary of the Senate.......... 5,816 5,816 ............... 6,350 +534 +534 +6,350 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 130,722 130,173 ............... 128,910 -1,812 -1,263 +128,910 of the Senate................... Miscellaneous items.............. 19,360 19,360 ............... 20,260 +900 +900 +20,260 Senators' Official Personnel and 396,180 425,569 ............... 394,202 -1,978 -31,367 +394,202 Office Expense Account.......... Official Mail Costs Expenses......................... 281 300 ............... 281 ............... -19 +281 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Contingent expenses 684,153 719,738 ............... 684,423 +270 -35,315 +684,423 of the Senate............. Total, Senate.............. 868,592 910,515 ............... 871,336 +2,744 -39,179 +871,336 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salaries and Expenses House Leadership Offices Office of the Speaker............ 6,943 6,943 6,943 6,943 ............... ............... ............... Office of the Majority Floor 2,278 2,278 2,278 2,278 ............... ............... ............... Leader.......................... Office of the Minority Floor 7,433 7,433 7,433 7,433 ............... ............... ............... Leader.......................... Office of the Majority Whip...... 1,971 1,971 1,971 1,971 ............... ............... ............... Office of the Minority Whip...... 1,525 1,525 1,525 1,525 ............... ............... ............... Republican Conference............ 1,573 1,573 1,573 1,573 ............... ............... ............... Democratic Caucus................ 1,554 1,554 1,554 1,554 ............... ............... ............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, House Leadership 23,277 23,277 23,277 23,277 ............... ............... ............... Offices................... Transition to Calendar Year Funding Office of the Speaker............ 1,736 ............... ............... ............... -1,736 ............... ............... Office of the Majority Floor 569 ............... ............... ............... -569 ............... ............... Leader.......................... Office of the Minority Floor 1,858 ............... ............... ............... -1,858 ............... ............... Leader.......................... Office of the Majority Whip...... 493 ............... ............... ............... -493 ............... ............... Office of the Minority Whip...... 381 ............... ............... ............... -381 ............... ............... Republican Conference............ 393 ............... ............... ............... -393 ............... ............... Democratic Caucus................ 388 ............... ............... ............... -388 ............... ............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Transition to 5,818 ............... ............... ............... -5,818 ............... ............... Calendar Year Funding..... Members' Representational Allowances Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail Expenses......................... 573,939 573,939 573,939 573,939 ............... ............... ............... Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and 125,965 126,365 125,965 125,965 ............... -400 ............... Select.......................... Committee on Appropriations 26,666 26,666 26,666 26,666 ............... ............... ............... (including studies and investigations)................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Committee 152,631 153,031 152,631 152,631 ............... -400 ............... employees................. Salaries, Officers and Employees Office of the Clerk.............. 26,114 22,370 22,370 22,370 -3,744 ............... ............... Office of the Sergeant at Arms... 12,585 13,828 12,585 12,585 ............... -1,243 ............... Office of the Chief 116,782 116,782 116,782 116,782 ............... ............... ............... Administrative Officer.......... Office of the Inspector General.. 5,045 4,692 4,692 4,692 -353 ............... ............... Office of General Counsel........ 1,415 1,415 1,415 1,415 ............... ............... ............... Office of the Chaplain........... 179 179 179 179 ............... ............... ............... Office of the Parliamentarian.... 2,060 2,060 2,060 2,060 ............... ............... ............... Office of the Parliamentarian (1,466) (1,466) (1,466) (1,466) ............... ............... ............... Compilation of precedents of (594) (594) (594) (594) ............... ............... ............... the House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision 3,258 3,258 3,258 3,258 ............... ............... ............... Counsel of the House............ Office of the Legislative Counsel 8,814 8,814 8,814 8,814 ............... ............... ............... of the House.................... Office of Interparliamentary 859 859 859 859 ............... ............... ............... Affairs......................... Other authorized employees....... 347 485 485 485 +138 ............... ............... Office of the Historian.......... 170 170 170 170 ............... ............... ............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Salaries, 177,628 174,912 173,669 173,669 -3,959 -1,243 ............... officers and employees.... Allowances and Expenses Supplies, materials, 3,696 3,696 3,696 3,696 ............... ............... ............... administrative costs and Federal tort claims..................... Official mail for committees, 201 201 201 201 ............... ............... ............... leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House........................... Government contributions......... 264,848 270,905 272,548 272,548 +7,700 +1,643 ............... Business Continuity and Disaster 17,112 17,112 17,112 17,112 ............... ............... ............... Recovery........................ Transition activities............ 1,722 4,125 4,125 4,125 +2,403 ............... ............... Wounded Warrior program.......... 2,500 2,175 2,175 2,175 -325 ............... ............... Office of Congressional Ethics... 1,548 1,548 1,548 1,548 ............... ............... ............... Miscellaneous items.............. 760 760 760 760 ............... ............... ............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Allowances and 292,387 300,522 302,165 302,165 +9,778 +1,643 ............... expenses.................. Total, House of 1,225,680 1,225,681 1,225,681 1,225,681 +1 ............... ............... Representatives........... JOINT ITEMS Joint Economic Committee......... 4,203 4,219 4,203 4,203 ............... -16 ............... Joint Congressional Committee on 1,237 ............... ............... ............... -1,237 ............... ............... Inaugural Ceremonies............ Joint Committee on Taxation...... 10,004 10,004 10,004 10,004 ............... ............... ............... Office of the Attending Physician Medical supplies, equipment, 3,400 3,433 3,467 3,400 ............... -33 -67 expenses, and allowances........ Office of Congressional 1,363 1,367 1,363 1,367 +4 ............... +4 Accessibility Services.......... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Joint items......... 20,207 19,023 19,037 18,974 -1,233 -49 -63 CAPITOL POLICE Salaries......................... 277,133 303,132 297,133 277,133 ............... -25,999 -20,000 General expenses................. 63,004 70,637 63,004 56,004 -7,000 -14,633 -7,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, Capitol Police...... 340,137 373,769 360,137 333,137 -7,000 -40,632 -27,000 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE Salaries and expenses............ 3,817 4,206 3,817 3,817 ............... -389 ............... CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and expenses............ 43,787 44,637 44,280 44,637 +850 ............... +357 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL General administration........... 101,340 102,601 90,755 102,172 +832 -429 +11,417 Capitol building................. 36,154 97,072 28,591 91,170 +55,016 -5,902 +62,579 Capitol grounds.................. 9,852 18,502 17,152 15,004 +5,152 -3,498 -2,148 Senate office buildings.......... 71,128 79,392 ............... 79,392 +8,264 ............... +79,392 House of Representatives buildings: House office buildings....... 94,154 83,964 83,964 83,964 -10,190 ............... ............... House Historic buildings 30,000 50,000 30,000 30,000 ............... -20,000 ............... revitalization fund......... Capitol Power Plant.............. 132,229 127,533 118,016 99,833 -32,396 -27,700 -18,183 Offsetting collections....... -9,000 -9,000 -9,400 -9,000 ............... ............... +400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Capitol Power 123,229 118,533 108,616 90,833 -32,396 -27,700 -17,783 Plant..................... Library buildings and grounds.... 46,876 53,594 30,660 30,964 -15,912 -22,630 +304 Capitol police buildings, grounds 21,500 30,802 20,867 22,589 +1,089 -8,213 +1,722 and security.................... Botanic garden................... 12,000 12,140 10,905 12,140 +140 ............... +1,235 Capitol Visitor Center: CVC Operations............... 21,276 21,588 21,276 21,588 +312 ............... +312 ====================================================================================================================== Total, Architect of the 567,509 668,188 442,786 579,816 +12,307 -88,372 +137,030 Capitol................... LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and expenses............ 420,093 430,051 422,024 422,298 +2,205 -7,753 +274 Authority to spend receipts.. -6,350 -6,350 -6,350 -6,350 ............... ............... ............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Salaries and 413,743 423,701 415,674 415,948 +2,205 -7,753 +274 expenses.................. Copyright Office, salaries and 51,650 52,772 52,136 51,909 +259 -863 -227 expenses........................ Authority to spend receipts.. -35,513 -33,611 -33,611 -33,611 +1,902 ............... ............... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subtotal, Copyright Office. 16,137 19,161 18,525 18,298 +2,161 -863 -227 Congressional Research Service, 106,790 109,205 106,790 107,324 +534 -1,881 +534 salaries and expenses........... Books for the blind and 50,674 51,522 50,775 50,674 ............... -848 -101 physically handicapped Salaries and expenses.................... ====================================================================================================================== Total, Library of Congress. 587,344 603,589 591,764 592,244 +4,900 -11,345 +480 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Congressional printing and 90,700 83,632 83,632 83,632 -7,068 ............... ............... binding......................... Office of the Superintendent of 35,000 34,728 34,728 34,728 -272 ............... ............... Documents, salaries and expenses Government Printing Office 500 7,840 4,096 7,840 +7,340 ............... +3,744 Revolving Fund.................. ====================================================================================================================== Total, Government Printing 126,200 126,200 122,456 126,200 ............... ............... +3,744 Office.................... GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Salaries and expenses............ 533,600 550,551 544,120 538,160 +4,560 -12,391 -5,960 Offsetting collections....... -22,304 -24,318 -24,318 -24,318 -2,014 ............... ............... ====================================================================================================================== Total, Government 511,296 526,233 519,802 513,842 +2,546 -12,391 -5,960 Accountability Office..... OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER Payment to the Open World 10,000 10,000 ............... 10,000 ............... ............... +10,000 Leadership Center Trust Fund.... JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Stennis Center for Public Service 430 430 ............... 430 ............... ............... +430 ====================================================================================================================== Grand total................ 4,304,999 4,512,471 3,329,760 4,320,114 +15,115 -192,357 +990,354 Appropriations......... (4,304,999) (4,512,471) (3,329,760) (4,320,114) (+15,115) (-192,357) (+990,354) RECAPITULATION Senate........................... 868,592 910,515 ............... 871,336 +2,744 -39,179 +871,336 House of Representatives......... 1,225,680 1,225,681 1,225,681 1,225,681 +1 ............... ............... Joint Items...................... 20,207 19,023 19,037 18,974 -1,233 -49 -63 Capitol Police................... 340,137 373,769 360,137 333,137 -7,000 -40,632 -27,000 Office of Compliance............. 3,817 4,206 3,817 3,817 ............... -389 ............... Congressional Budget Office...... 43,787 44,637 44,280 44,637 +850 ............... +357 Architect of the Capitol......... 567,509 668,188 442,786 579,816 +12,307 -88,372 +137,030 Library of Congress.............. 587,344 603,589 591,764 592,244 +4,900 -11,345 +480 Government Printing Office....... 126,200 126,200 122,456 126,200 ............... ............... +3,744 Government Accountability Office. 511,296 526,233 519,802 513,842 +2,546 -12,391 -5,960 Open World Leadership Center..... 10,000 10,000 ............... 10,000 ............... ............... +10,000 Stennis Center for Public Service 430 430 ............... 430 ............... ............... +430 Prior year outlays............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... ====================================================================================================================== Grand total................ 4,304,999 4,512,471 3,329,760 4,320,114 +15,115 -192,357 +990,354 Appropriations......... (4,304,999) (4,512,471) (3,329,760) (4,320,114) (+15,115) (-192,357) (+990,354) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------