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Division I — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014

H.R. 3547 · 113th Congress · Jan 17, 2014 · Lineage

I Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014

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Section 1

(a)
In General— Available balances of expired appropriations which are subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate shall be available to the Secretary of the Senate to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(b)
Effective Date— This section shall apply with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter.

Sec. 101

(a)
Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances” shall be available only for fiscal year 2014. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2014 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b)
Regulations— The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c)
Definition— As used in this section, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

Sec. 102

(a)
Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 95d(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House.”.
(b)
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 103

(a)
Section 101(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(c)(2)) is amended by striking “and “Allowances and Expenses”” and inserting the following: ““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””.
(b)
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 1001

During fiscal year 2014 and any succeeding fiscal year, the Capitol Police may transfer amounts appropriated for the fiscal year between the category for salaries and the category for general expenses, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

Sec. 1002

(a)
In general— Available balances of expired United States Capitol Police appropriations shall be available to the Capitol Police to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees' Compensation Fund required by section 8147(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(b)
Conforming amendment— Section 1018 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907) is amended by striking subsection (f).
(c)
Effective date— This section shall apply with respect to appropriations for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Sec. 1101

(a)
The second sentence of section 415(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) is amended to read as follows: “There are appropriated for such account such sums as may be necessary to pay such awards and settlements.”.
(b)
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 1102

(a)
Reports required— Not later than 60 days after the last day of each semiannual period of a fiscal year, the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance shall submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report of the disbursements for the operations of the Office of Compliance.
(b)
Contents—
(1)
In general— The report required by subsection (a) shall include—
(A)
the identification of each person who receives a payment from the Office of Compliance, except that in the case of an individual, the identification shall be provided in a manner that does not identify the individual by name;
(B)
the quantity and price of any item furnished to the Office of Compliance;
(C)
a description of any service rendered to the Office of Compliance, together with a statement of the time required for the service, and the name, title, and amount paid to each person who renders the service;
(D)
a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received or expended by, the Office of Compliance and any unexpended balances of such amounts; and
(E)
such additional information as may be required by regulation of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, or the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or Senate.
(2)
Exception for confidential information— The Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may exclude from any report required by subsection (a) any information the disclosure of which would violate confidentiality policies of the Office of Compliance.
(c)
Effective Date— This section shall apply with respect to the semiannual periods of October 1 through March 31 and April 1 through September 30 of each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014.

Sec. 1201

(a)
Section 3111(e) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking “(e)” and inserting “(e)(1)”; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) In this section, the term agency includes the Congressional Budget Office, except that in the case of the Congressional Budget Office—

“(A) any student who provides voluntary service in accordance with this section shall be considered an employee of the Congressional Budget Office for purposes of section 203 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (relating to the level of confidentiality of budget data); and

“(B) the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.”

(b)
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 1301

(a)
Reports required— Not later than 60 days after the last day of each semiannual period, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to Congress, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report of the disbursements for the operations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
(b)
Contents— The report required by subsection (a) shall include—
(1)
the name of each person who receives a payment from the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(2)
the quantity and price of any item furnished to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol;
(3)
a description of any service rendered to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, together with a statement of the time required for the service, and the name, title, and amount paid to each person who renders the service;
(4)
a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received or expended by, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and any unexpended balances of such amounts;
(5)
the information submitted to the Comptroller General under section 3523(b) of title 31, United States Code; and
(6)
such additional information as may be required by regulation of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(c)
Printing— Each report under this section shall be printed as a House document.
(d)
Effective Date— This section shall apply with respect to the semiannual periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 through December 31 of each year, beginning with the semiannual period in which this section is enacted.

Sec. 1302

(a)
Use of building— In exercising its authority under the item “Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, House Office Buildings” in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 98–367; 2 U.S.C. 2001 note), to use the building referred to in such item for the purposes of providing office and accommodations for the House of Representatives, the House Office Building Commission is authorized to enter into such agreements regarding the use of the building by the House or by other persons as the Commission considers appropriate.
(b)
Effective date— This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 1303

Section 1101(c) of Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009 (division G of Public Law 111–8, 123 Stat. 823, 2 U.S.C. 1811 note) is amended by striking “each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013” and inserting “fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter”.

Sec. 1401

(a)
In general— For fiscal year 2014, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $185,579,000.
(b)
Activities— The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.

Sec. 1402

(a)
In general— During fiscal year 2014 and any succeeding fiscal year, the Librarian of Congress may transfer amounts appropriated for the fiscal year between the categories of appropriations provided under law for the Library of Congress for the fiscal year, upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b)
Limitation— Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated to the account under any category of appropriations for the Library of Congress for a fiscal year may be transferred from that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).

Sec. 1501

Section 3555(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

“(c) Electronic Filing and Document Dissemination System

“(1) Establishment and operation of system—The Comptroller General shall establish and operate an electronic filing and document dissemination system under which, in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Comptroller General—

“(A) a person filing a protest under this subchapter may file the protest through electronic means; and

“(B) all documents and information required with respect to the protest may be disseminated and made available to the parties to the protest through electronic means.

“(2) Imposition of fees

“(A) In general—The Comptroller General may require each person who files a protest under this subchapter to pay a fee to support the establishment and operation of the electronic system under this subsection, without regard to whether or not the person uses the system with respect to the protest.

“(B) Amount—The Comptroller General shall establish (and from time to time shall update) a schedule setting forth the amount of the fee to be paid under subparagraph (A).

“(3) Treatment of amounts collected

“(A) Establishment of account—The Comptroller General shall maintain a separate account among the accounts of the Government Accountability Office for the electronic system under this subsection, and shall deposit all amounts received as fees under paragraph (2) into the account.

“(B) Use of amounts—Amounts in the account maintained under this paragraph shall be available to the Comptroller General, without fiscal year limitation, solely to establish and operate the electronic system under this subsection.”