Text of US HB 4249 (2025)

IB Union Calendar No. 144 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4249 [Report No. 119–178] Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 30, 2025 Mr. VALADAO, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 4249 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 4 Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 5 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely: 6 TITLE I 7 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 8 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9 PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED 10 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 11 For payment to Ashley Paige Turner, heir of Syl- 12 vester Turner, late a Representative from the State of 13 Texas, $174,000. 14 For payment to Ramona Grijalva, widow of Raul M. 15 Grijalva, late a Representative from the State of Arizona, 16 $174,000. 17 For payment to Catherine M. Smith, widow of Gerald 18 E. Connolly, late a Representative from the Common- 19 wealth of Virginia, $174,000. 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent- 22 atives, $1,984,315,000, as follows: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 4249 RH HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 1 For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 2 $36,560,000, including: Office of the Speaker, 3 $10,499,000, including $35,000 for official expenses of 4 the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 5 $3,730,000, including $15,000 for official expenses of the 6 Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, 7 $10,499,000, including $17,500 for official expenses of 8 the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, includ- 9 ing the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $3,099,000, includ- 10 ing $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Of- 11 fice of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Mi- 12 nority Whip, $2,809,000, including $5,000 for official ex- 13 penses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, 14 $2,962,000; Democratic Caucus, $2,962,000: Provided, 15 That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain 16 available from January 3, 2026 until January 2, 2027. 17 MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 18 INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES 19 OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 20 For Members’ representational allowances, including 21 Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 22 $850,000,000. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 4249 RH ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN 1 MEMBER OFFICES 2 For the allowance established under section 120 of 3 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2019 (2 4 U.S.C. 5322a) for the compensation of interns who serve 5 in the offices of Members of the House of Representatives, 6 $20,638,800, to remain available from January 3, 2026 7 until January 2, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding 8 section 120(b) of such Act, an office of a Member of the 9 House of Representatives may use not more than $46,800 10 of the allowance available under this heading during legis- 11 lative year 2026. 12 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 13 LEADERSHIP OFFICES 14 For the allowance established under section 113 of 15 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020 (2 16 U.S.C. 5106) for the compensation of interns who serve 17 in House leadership offices, $586,000, to remain available 18 from January 3, 2026 until January 2, 2027: Provided, 19 That of the amount provided under this heading, 20 $322,300 shall be available for the compensation of in- 21 terns who serve in House leadership offices of the major- 22 ity, to be allocated among such offices by the Speaker of 23 the House of Representatives, and $263,700 shall be avail- 24 able for the compensation of interns who serve in House 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 4249 RH leadership offices of the minority, to be allocated among 1 such offices by the Minority Floor Leader. 2 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 3 STANDING, SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEE OFFICES 4 For the allowance established under section 5 113(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 6 2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in- 7 terns who serve in offices of standing, special, and select 8 committees (other than the Committee on Appropria- 9 tions), $2,600,000, to remain available from January 3, 10 2026 until January 2, 2027: Provided, That of the amount 11 provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available 12 for the compensation of interns who serve in offices of the 13 majority, and $1,300,000 shall be available for the com- 14 pensation of interns who serve in offices of the minority, 15 to be allocated among such offices by the Chair, in con- 16 sultation with the ranking minority member, of the Com- 17 mittee on House Administration. 18 ALLOWANCE FOR COMPENSATION OF INTERNS IN HOUSE 19 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OFFICES 20 For the allowance established under section 21 113(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 22 2022 (Public Law 117–103) for the compensation of in- 23 terns who serve in offices of the Committee on Appropria- 24 tions, $463,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 4249 RH under this heading, $231,500 shall be available for the 1 compensation of interns who serve in offices of the major- 2 ity, and $231,500 shall be available for the compensation 3 of interns who serve in offices of the minority, to be allo- 4 cated among such offices by the Chair, in consultation 5 with the ranking minority member, of the Committee on 6 Appropriations. 7 COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 8 STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 9 For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 10 special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 11 $184,787,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 12 available for such salaries and expenses until December 13 31, 2026, except that $10,000,000 of such amount shall 14 remain available until expended for committee room up- 15 grading. 16 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 17 For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap- 18 propriations, $31,294,000, including studies and examina- 19 tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv- 20 ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 21 section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 22 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 23 for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 4249 RH remain available for such salaries and expenses until De- 1 cember 31, 2026. 2 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 3 For compensation and expenses of officers and em- 4 ployees, as authorized by law, $361,603,000, including: 5 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ- 6 ing the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and 7 including not more than $25,000 for official representa- 8 tion and reception expenses, of which not more than 9 $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than 10 $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $48,992,000, of 11 which $10,791,000 shall remain available until expended; 12 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at 13 Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages 14 and the Office of Emergency Management, and including 15 not more than $3,000 for official representation and re- 16 ception expenses, $40,606,000, of which $18,013,000 17 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and ex- 18 penses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 19 including not more than $3,000 for official representation 20 and reception expenses, $234,248,000, of which 21 $39,772,000 shall remain available until expended; for sal- 22 aries and expenses of the Office of the Whistleblower 23 Ombuds, $1,250,000; for salaries and expenses of the Of- 24 fice of the Inspector General, $6,227,000; for salaries and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 4249 RH expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $2,079,000; for 1 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 2 including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the 3 Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official rep- 4 resentation and reception expenses, $2,404,000; for sala- 5 ries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Coun- 6 sel of the House, $4,998,000, of which $1,000,000 shall 7 remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses 8 of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 9 $18,740,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 10 Interparliamentary Affairs, $994,000; for other author- 11 ized employees, $1,065,000. 12 ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 13 For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 14 resolution or law, $491,783,200, including: supplies, mate- 15 rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 16 $1,555,000; official mail for committees, leadership of- 17 fices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,000; 18 Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 19 Security, contractor support for actuarial projections, and 20 other applicable employee benefits, $444,155,200, to re- 21 main available until March 31, 2027, except that 22 $37,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until 23 expended; salaries and expenses for Business Continuity 24 and Disaster Recovery, $28,951,000, of which $6,000,000 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 4249 RH shall remain available until expended; transition activities 1 for new members and staff, $10,000,000, to remain avail- 2 able until expended; Green and Gold Congressional Aide 3 Program, $4,122,000, to remain available until expended; 4 Office of Congressional Conduct, $1,810,000; and mis- 5 cellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte- 6 nance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 7 interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 8 deceased employees of the House, $1,000,000. 9 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MODERNIZATION 10 INITIATIVES ACCOUNT 11 For the House of Representatives Modernization Ini- 12 tiatives Account established under section 115 of the Leg- 13 islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2021 (2 U.S.C. 5513), 14 $4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 15 That disbursement from this account is subject to ap- 16 proval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 17 of Representatives: Provided further, That funds provided 18 in this account shall only be used for initiatives approved 19 by the Committee on House Administration. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 4249 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 1 REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 2 REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR 3 DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT 4 SEC. 110. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 5 of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 6 ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND 7 EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOW- 8 ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2026. Any 9 amount remaining after all payments are made under such 10 allowances for fiscal year 2026 shall be deposited in the 11 Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 12 Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 13 made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 14 the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 15 (b) The Committee on House Administration of the 16 House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 17 regulations to carry out this section. 18 (c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member of the 19 House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or 20 a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 21 LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE TO LEASE VEHICLES 22 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available in this 23 Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of 24 the House of Representatives to make any payments from 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 4249 RH any Members’ Representational Allowance for the leasing 1 of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggre- 2 gate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any 3 month. 4 CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSE OF 5 REPRESENTATIVES 6 SEC. 112. The head of any Federal entity that pro- 7 vides assistance to the House of Representatives in the 8 House’s efforts to deter, prevent, mitigate, or remediate 9 cybersecurity risks to, and incidents involving, the infor- 10 mation systems of the House shall take all necessary steps 11 to ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate 12 branches of the government at all stages of providing the 13 assistance, including applying minimization procedures to 14 limit the spread or sharing of privileged House and Mem- 15 ber information. 16 LONG TERM LEASE REQUIREMENTS 17 SEC. 113. (a) Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act 18 of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)) is amended— 19 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 20 (C); 21 (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘branch, 22 except that it does include the House of Representa- 23 tives with respect to an acquisition described in 24 paragraph (2)(C).’’ and inserting ‘‘branch.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 4249 RH (3) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 1 (C). 2 (b) The amendments made by this section apply to 3 fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year. 4 USE OF CHILD CARE CENTER REVOLVING FUND 5 SEC. 114. (a) USE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EX- 6 PENSES.—Section 312(d)(3) of the Legislative Branch 7 Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062(d)(3)) is amend- 8 ed— 9 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub- 10 paragraph (D); and 11 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol- 12 lowing new subparagraph: 13 ‘‘(C) The payment of telecommunications ex- 14 penses for the Center, to include voicemail boxes, 15 land lines, and cell phones for Center employees, in 16 connection with the provision of child care services 17 and as needed for critical and emergent communica- 18 tions.’’. 19 (b) USE FOR SALARIES OF ASSISTANT DIRECTORS.— 20 Section 312(d)(3)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 21 2062(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and assistant di- 22 rectors’’ after ‘‘director’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 4249 RH (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 1 this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 2 and each succeeding fiscal year. 3 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY 4 SEC. 115. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 5 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for 6 a Member, committee, officer, or employee of the House 7 of Representatives may be obligated, awarded, or ex- 8 pended to procure or purchase covered information tech- 9 nology equipment in cases where the manufacturer, bid- 10 der, or offeror, or any subsidiary or parent entity of the 11 manufacturer, bidder, or offeror, of the equipment is an 12 entity or parent company of an entity listed on any of the 13 following: 14 (1) The Chinese Military Company List of the De- 15 partment of Defense. 16 (2) The Non-SDN Chinese Military Industrial Com- 17 plex Companies List of the Department of the Treasury. 18 (3) The Denied Persons List, Entity List, or Military 19 End User List of the Department of Commerce, if the en- 20 tity is— 21 (A) an agency or instrumentality of the Peo- 22 ple’s Republic of China; 23 (B) an entity headquartered in the People’s Re- 24 public of China; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 4249 RH (C) directly or indirectly owned or controlled by 1 an agency, instrumentality, or entity described in 2 subparagraph (A) or (B). 3 (4) The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity 4 List of the Department of Homeland Security. 5 (b) The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply 6 to a case in which a Member, committee, officer, or em- 7 ployee of the House of Representatives has entered into 8 a contract with another entity for the procurement or pur- 9 chase of, or the expenditure of funds on, covered informa- 10 tion technology equipment. 11 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘covered information 12 technology equipment’’— 13 (1) means a computer, printer, or interoperable 14 videoconferencing equipment for direct use by a Member, 15 committee, officer, or employee of the House of Represent- 16 atives in an office environment; and 17 (2) does not include services that use such equipment, 18 including cloud services. 19 JOINT ITEMS 20 For Joint Committees, as follows: 21 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 22 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 23 Committee, $4,283,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 24 of the Senate. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 4249 RH JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 1 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 2 Taxation, $14,900,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad- 3 ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 4 For other joint items, as follows: 5 OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 6 For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex- 7 penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 8 Physician and their assistants, including: 9 (1) an allowance of $3,500 per month to the 10 Attending Physician; 11 (2) an allowance of $2,500 per month to the 12 Senior Medical Officer; 13 (3) an allowance of $900 per month each to 14 three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 15 the Attending Physician; 16 (4) an allowance of $900 per month to 2 assist- 17 ants and $900 per month each not to exceed 11 as- 18 sistants on the basis heretofore provided for such as- 19 sistants; and 20 (5) $3,388,000 for reimbursement to the De- 21 partment of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff 22 and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attend- 23 ing Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 24 to the applicable appropriation or appropriations 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 4249 RH from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex- 1 penses are payable and shall be available for all the 2 purposes thereof, $4,856,000, to be disbursed by the 3 Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- 4 resentatives. 5 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congres- 8 sional Accessibility Services, $1,901,000, to be disbursed 9 by the Secretary of the Senate. 10 CAPITOL POLICE 11 SALARIES 12 For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in- 13 cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government 14 contributions for health, retirement, social security, pro- 15 fessional liability insurance, and other applicable employee 16 benefits, $687,355,000, of which overtime shall not exceed 17 $74,976,000 unless approved by the Committees on Ap- 18 propriations of the House and Senate, to be disbursed by 19 the Chief of the Capitol Police or a duly authorized des- 20 ignee: Provided, That of the amount appropriated, 21 $15,000,000 shall be available solely for tuition reimburse- 22 ment, recruitment and retention bonuses and other reten- 23 tion focused salary related items Provided further, That 24 none of the amount appropriated under this heading may 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 4249 RH be merged with and made available under the heading 1 ‘‘General Expenses’’ without the prior approval of the 2 Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. 3 GENERAL EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ- 5 ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 6 security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 7 supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 8 services, Member protection-related activities and equip- 9 ment, stenographic services, personal and professional 10 services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro- 11 gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 12 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed- 13 eral Law Enforcement Training Centers, and not more 14 than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 15 Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep- 16 resentation and reception expenses, $203,546,000, of 17 which $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 18 30, 2030 for reimbursements for mutual aid and related 19 training: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi- 20 sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 21 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for fis- 22 cal year 2026 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 23 Security from funds available to the Department of Home- 24 land Security: Provided further, That none of the amounts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 4249 RH made available under this heading may be used to pur- 1 chase a drone manufactured in the People’s Republic of 2 China or by a business affiliated with the People’s Repub- 3 lic of China except for national security purposes: Pro- 4 vided further, That none of the amounts appropriated 5 under this heading may be merged with and made avail- 6 able under the heading ‘‘Salaries’’ without the prior ap- 7 proval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 8 and Senate. 9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 10 AUTHORIZATIONS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRAINING 11 SEC. 116. (a) Section 4120 of title 5, United States 12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 13 subsection: 14 ‘‘(c) An employee of the Capitol Police may receive 15 training under this section outside of the United States 16 only with the prior approval of the Capitol Police Board. 17 In this subsection, the term ‘United States’ means each 18 of the several States of the United States, the District 19 of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the 20 United States.’’. 21 (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 22 apply with respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding 23 fiscal year. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 4249 RH APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION AUTHORITY 1 SEC. 117. (a) ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE.—Sec- 2 tion 907(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 3 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Assistant’’ 4 and inserting ‘‘an Assistant’’. 5 (b) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—Section 6 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 7 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)) is amended— 8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who shall re- 9 port to’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol- 10 lowing: ‘‘who shall report to the Chief of the Capitol 11 Police and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 12 Chief of the Capitol Police and the Capitol Police 13 Board.’’; and 14 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after con- 15 sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘with the approval of’’. 16 (c) GENERAL COUNSEL.—Section 3(a) of the United 17 States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Correc- 18 tions Act of 2009 (2 U.S.C. 1911) is amended— 19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who shall re- 20 port to’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol- 21 lowing: ‘‘who shall report to the Chief of the Capitol 22 Police and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 23 Chief of the Capitol Police and the Capitol Police 24 Board.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 4249 RH (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after con- 1 sultation with’’ and inserting ‘‘with the approval of’’. 2 (d) DEPUTY CHIEFS AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS.—Sec- 3 tion 1018(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 4 Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(e)(1)), is amended by adding 5 at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULES FOR DEPUTY CHIEFS 7 AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF THE CAPITOL PO- 8 LICE.— 9 ‘‘(i) DESIGNATION.—The Chief may 10 not designate an officer, member, or em- 11 ployee as a Deputy Chief or Assistant 12 Chief of the Capitol Police without the ap- 13 proval of the Capitol Police Board. 14 ‘‘(ii) TERMINATION.—An officer, 15 member, or employee designated as a Dep- 16 uty Chief or Assistant Chief of the Capitol 17 Police shall serve at the pleasure of the 18 Chief of the Capitol Police and the Capitol 19 Police Board.’’. 20 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend- 21 ments made by this section shall apply with respect to any 22 individual serving as a Deputy Chief appointed by the 23 Chief of the Capitol Police, an Assistant Chief of the Cap- 24 itol Police, the Chief Administrative Officer of the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 4249 RH States Capitol Police, or the General Counsel to the Chief 1 of Police and the United States Capitol Police on or after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act. 3 OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE 4 RIGHTS 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For salaries and expenses necessary for the operation 7 of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 8 $8,350,000, of which not more than $1,000 may be ex- 9 pended on the certification of the Executive Director in 10 connection with official representation and reception ex- 11 penses. 12 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 15 the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 16 $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 17 of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi- 18 cial representation and reception expenses, $72,000,000: 19 Provided, That the Director shall use not less than 20 $500,000 of the amount made available under this head- 21 ing for (1) improving technical systems, processes, and 22 models for the purpose of improving the transparency of 23 estimates of budgetary effects to Members of Congress, 24 employees of Members of Congress, and the public, and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 4249 RH (2) to increase the availability of models, economic as- 1 sumptions, and data for Members of Congress, employees 2 of Members of Congress, and the public. 3 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 4 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS 5 For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 6 other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 7 for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, con- 8 struction, operation, and general and administrative sup- 9 port in connection with facilities and activities under the 10 care of the Architect of the Capitol, including the Botanic 11 Garden, Senate and House office buildings, and other fa- 12 cilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Cap- 13 itol; for furnishings and office equipment; for official re- 14 ception and representation expenses of not more than 15 $5,000, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may 16 approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and op- 17 eration of a passenger motor vehicle, $166,303,000. 18 CAPITOL BUILDING 19 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 20 and operation of the Capitol, $68,560,000, of which 21 $32,899,000 shall remain available until September 30, 22 2030. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 4249 RH CAPITOL GROUNDS 1 For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 2 of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 3 office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, 4 $19,939,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain available 5 until September 30, 2030. 6 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 7 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 8 and operation of the House office buildings, 9 $123,672,000, of which $32,140,000 shall remain avail- 10 able until September 30, 2030, and of which $10,500,000 11 shall remain available until expended for a payment to the 12 House Historic Buildings Revitalization Fund. 13 CAPITOL POWER PLANT 14 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 15 and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; and all elec- 16 trical substations of the Capitol; lighting, heating, power 17 (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 18 and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House of- 19 fice buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the 20 grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, 21 and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants 22 in any of such buildings; heating the Government Pub- 23 lishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heat- 24 ing and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 4249 RH Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood 1 Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger 2 Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad- 3 vanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the 4 Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into 5 the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 6 $119,926,000, of which $8,200,000 shall remain available 7 until September 30, 2030: Provided, That not more than 8 $10,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 9 this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 10 obligation during fiscal year 2026. 11 LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 12 For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 13 structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 14 buildings and grounds, $76,829,000, of which 15 $37,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 16 2030. 17 CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 18 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 19 and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance- 20 ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo- 21 cated, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of 22 the Capitol security operations, $74,910,000, of which 23 $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 24 2030: Provided, That none of the amounts made available 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 4249 RH under this heading may be used to purchase a drone man- 1 ufactured in the People’s Republic of China or by a busi- 2 ness affiliated with the People’s Republic of China except 3 for national security purposes. 4 BOTANIC GARDEN 5 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 6 and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 7 buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex- 8 change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 9 motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com- 10 mittee on the Library, $21,392,000, of which $5,000,000 11 shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided, 12 That, of the amount made available under this heading, 13 the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such 14 sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and 15 operation of the National Garden established under sec- 16 tion 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 17 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Ar- 18 chitect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. 19 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 20 For all necessary expenses for the operation of the 21 Capitol Visitor Center, $29,827,000. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 4249 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 1 NO BONUSES FOR CONTRACTORS BEHIND SCHEDULE OR 2 OVER BUDGET 3 SEC. 118. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make 5 incentive or award payments to contractors for work on 6 contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind 7 schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Cap- 8 itol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any 9 such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, govern- 10 ment-driven scope changes, or are not significant within 11 the overall scope of the project and/or program. 12 ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SERVICES 13 FOR CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ARBORETUM 14 SEC. 119. (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 15 Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the 16 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 17 of Representatives, may enter into cooperative agreements 18 with entities under such terms as the Architect determines 19 advisable, in order to support the Capitol Grounds and 20 Arboretum in carrying out its duties, authorities and mis- 21 sion. 22 (b) PLANT MATERIAL EXCHANGES.—The Architect 23 of the Capitol may engage in plant material exchanges be- 24 tween the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum and other enti- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 4249 RH ties including Federal, State, or local government agen- 1 cies, botanic gardens, arboretums, educational institu- 2 tions, non-profit organizations, municipal parks, and gar- 3 dens. 4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 5 respect to fiscal year 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year. 6 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For all necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 9 not otherwise provided for, including development and 10 maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo- 11 dial care of the Library buildings; information technology 12 services provided centrally; special clothing; cleaning, 13 laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion 14 pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and 15 maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Li- 16 brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and 17 other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one 18 passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of 19 Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to 20 the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 21 $501,902,900, and, in addition, amounts credited to this 22 appropriation during fiscal year 2026 under the Act of 23 June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 24 150), shall remain available until expended: Provided, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 4249 RH That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 1 any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 2 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga- 3 tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur- 4 ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not more 5 than $18,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 6 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep- 7 resentation and reception expenses, including for the Over- 8 seas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 9 amount appropriated, no less than $10,360,000 shall re- 10 main available until expended for the Teaching with Pri- 11 mary Sources program: Provided further, That of the total 12 amount appropriated, $1,546,000 shall remain available 13 until expended for upgrade of the Legislative Branch Fi- 14 nancial Management System: Provided further, That of 15 the total amount appropriated, $150,000 shall remain 16 available until expended for the Surplus Books Program 17 to promote the program and facilitate a greater number 18 of donations to eligible entities across the United States: 19 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 20 $4,379,000 shall remain available until expended for the 21 Veterans History Project to continue digitization efforts 22 of already collected materials, reach a greater number of 23 veterans to record their stories, and promote public access 24 to the Project. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 4249 RH COPYRIGHT OFFICE 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 3 $101,476,000, of which not more than $37,025,000, to 4 remain available until expended, shall be derived from col- 5 lections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 6 2026 under sections 708(d) and 1316 of title 17, United 7 States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not 8 obligate or expend any funds derived from collections 9 under such section in excess of the amount authorized for 10 obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 11 further, That not more than $7,824,000 shall be derived 12 from collections during fiscal year 2026 under sections 13 111(d)(2), 119(b)(3), 803(e), and 1005 of such title: Pro- 14 vided further, That the total amount available for obliga- 15 tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections 16 are less than $44,849,000: Provided further, That of the 17 funds provided under this heading, not less than 18 $10,300,000 is for modernization initiatives, of which 19 $8,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 20 2027: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of 21 the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance 22 of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright 23 Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of train- 24 ing nationals of developing countries in intellectual prop- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 4249 RH erty laws and policies: Provided further, That not more 1 than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the 2 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep- 3 resentation and reception expenses for activities of the 4 International Copyright Institute and for copyright dele- 5 gations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That, 6 notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, 7 United States Code, any amounts made available under 8 this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 9 payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 10 sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 11 used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 12 Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of 13 the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 14 Judges and staff under section 802(e). 15 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For all necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 18 of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 19 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno- 20 tated Constitution of the United States of America, 21 $141,093,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 22 may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 23 with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 24 (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 4249 RH by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 1 obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 2 Administration of the House of Representatives or the 3 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: 4 Provided further, That this prohibition does not apply to 5 publication of non-confidential Congressional Research 6 Service (CRS) products: Provided further, That a non-con- 7 fidential CRS product includes any written product con- 8 taining research or analysis that is currently available for 9 general congressional access on the CRS Congressional 10 Intranet, or that would be made available on the CRS 11 Congressional Intranet in the normal course of business 12 and does not include material prepared in response to 13 Congressional requests for confidential analysis or re- 14 search. 15 NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND 16 PRINT DISABLED 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For all necessary expenses to carry out the Act of 19 March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 20 135a), $68,001,000: Provided, That of the total amount 21 appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 22 provide newspapers to blind and print disabled residents 23 at no cost to the individual. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 4249 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 1 REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 2 SEC. 120. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2026, 3 the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for 4 the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 5 $332,285,000. 6 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub- 7 section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 8 that are funded from sources other than appropriations 9 to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 10 branch. 11 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 12 CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 14 For authorized publishing of congressional informa- 15 tion and the distribution of congressional information in 16 any format; publishing of Government publications au- 17 thorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 18 and publishing, and distribution of Government publica- 19 tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 20 to the recipient, $83,000,000: Provided, That this appro- 21 priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per- 22 manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 23 Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au- 24 thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 4249 RH Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 1 for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro- 2 priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 3 Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita- 4 tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 5 none of the funds appropriated or made available under 6 this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 7 related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 8 title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 9 a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe- 10 riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 11 or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un- 12 less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 13 with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 14 further, That unobligated or unexpended balances of ex- 15 pired discretionary funds made available under this head- 16 ing in this Act for this fiscal year may be transferred to, 17 and merged with, funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT 18 PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING 19 FUND’’ no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after 20 the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for 21 the purposes for which appropriated, to be available for 22 carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 23 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 24 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 4249 RH ther, That this appropriation shall be available for pub- 1 lishing congressionally mandated reports under the Access 2 to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, Pub. L. 117– 3 263, div. G, title LXXII, subtitle D: Provided further, 4 That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 5 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used 6 to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only 7 a monthly and session basis. 8 PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE 9 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 For expenses of the public information programs of 13 the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to 14 provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 15 publications in any format, and their distribution to the 16 public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, 17 and designated depository and international exchange li- 18 braries as authorized by law, $42,852,000: Provided, That 19 amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year 20 appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi- 21 nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica- 22 tions for the preceding two fiscal years to depository and 23 other designated libraries: Provided further, That unobli- 24 gated or unexpended balances of expired discretionary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 4249 RH funds made available under this heading in this Act for 1 this fiscal year may be transferred to, and merged with, 2 funds under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OF- 3 FICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND’’ no later 4 than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal 5 year for which such funds are available for the purposes 6 for which appropriated, to be available for carrying out 7 the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of 8 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 9 resentatives and the Senate. 10 GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS 11 OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND 12 For payment to the Government Publishing Office 13 Business Operations Revolving Fund, $9,525,000, to re- 14 main available until expended, for information technology 15 development and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov- 16 ernment Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make 17 such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 18 in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 19 commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 20 provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, 21 as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 22 purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 23 for the Government Publishing Office Business Operations 24 Revolving Fund: Provided further, That not more than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 4249 RH $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Direc- 1 tor of the Government Publishing Office in connection 2 with official representation and reception expenses: Pro- 3 vided further, That the Business Operations Revolving 4 Fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 5 more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 6 That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 7 the advisory councils to the Director of the Government 8 Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out 9 the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 10 further, That the Business Operations Revolving Fund 11 shall be available for temporary or intermittent services 12 under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but 13 at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 14 of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 15 Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur- 16 ther, That activities financed through the Business Oper- 17 ations Revolving Fund may provide information in any 18 format: Provided further, That the Business Operations 19 Revolving Fund and the funds provided under the heading 20 ‘‘PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPER- 21 INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ may not be used for con- 22 tracted security services at Government Publishing Of- 23 fice’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 4249 RH GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Government Account- 3 ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex- 4 pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 5 the United States in connection with official representa- 6 tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 7 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 8 Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 9 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 10 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 11 hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 12 foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 13 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay- 14 able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 15 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 16 and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen- 17 eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for- 18 eign countries, $415,370,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 19 remain available until expended: Provided, That, in addi- 20 tion, $35,424,000 of payments received under sections 21 782, 791, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, 22 shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided 23 further, That none of the amounts made available under 24 this heading may be used with respect to a project or ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 4249 RH tivity that has not been requested by Congress or is other- 1 wise not required by law unless the Comptroller General 2 provides prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations 3 of the House of Representatives and the Senate about 4 such project or activity that includes an explanation as 5 to why such project or activity should be carried out: Pro- 6 vided further, That this appropriation and appropriations 7 for administrative expenses of any other department or 8 agency which is a member of the National Intergovern- 9 mental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental 10 Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate 11 share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respec- 12 tive Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non- 13 Federal participants: Provided further, That payments 14 hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimburse- 15 ments to any appropriation from which costs involved are 16 initially financed. 17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 18 FUNDING AVAILABILITY RELATING TO CIVIL ACTIONS 19 SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or other- 20 wise made available by this Act for the Government Ac- 21 countability Office may be used with respect to a civil ac- 22 tion brought under section 1016 of the Congressional 23 Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 24 687) unless Congress has adopted a concurrent resolution 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 4249 RH authorizing the Comptroller General to bring such civil ac- 1 tion. 2 CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL 3 LEADERSHIP FUND 4 For a payment to the Congressional Office for Inter- 5 national Leadership Fund for financing activities of the 6 Congressional Office for International Leadership under 7 section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 8 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $6,300,000. 9 JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 10 SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 11 For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub- 12 lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 13 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv- 14 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 15 $430,000. 16 TITLE II 17 GENERAL PROVISIONS 18 MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 19 SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 20 Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 21 vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 22 may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa- 23 cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 4249 RH Committee on House Administration and for the Senate 1 issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 2 FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 3 SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 4 Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 5 2026 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 6 RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 7 SEC. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position 8 not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 9 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate 10 of compensation or designation of any office or position 11 appropriated for is different from that specifically estab- 12 lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des- 13 ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re- 14 spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 15 for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi- 16 cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep- 17 resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 18 the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 19 with respect thereto. 20 CONSULTING SERVICES 21 SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation 22 under this Act for any consulting service through procure- 23 ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 24 Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 4249 RH penditures are a matter of public record and available for 1 public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 2 existing law, or under existing Executive order issued 3 under existing law. 4 COSTS OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FINANCIAL MANAGERS 5 COUNCIL 6 SEC. 205. Amounts available for administrative ex- 7 penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 8 in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 9 (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 10 be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 11 costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 12 LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla- 13 tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 14 as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 15 LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 16 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 17 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 18 strumentality of the United States Government, except 19 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 20 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 21 GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 22 SEC. 207. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 23 none of the funds made available to the Architect of the 24 Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 4249 RH guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led 1 by employees and interns of offices of Members of Con- 2 gress and other offices of the House of Representatives 3 and Senate, unless through regulations as authorized by 4 section 402(b)(8) of the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 5 2008 (2 U.S.C. 2242(b)(8)). 6 (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 7 at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 8 approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 9 United States Capitol which are led by employees and in- 10 terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo- 11 rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re- 12 lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 13 United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 14 the Capitol. 15 PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 16 SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds made available in 17 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 18 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 19 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 20 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 21 funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 22 enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi- 23 nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities 24 or other official government activities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 4249 RH PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1 EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT 2 SEC. 209. (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OR PROCURE- 3 MENT.— 4 (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 5 made available under this Act may be used by the 6 head of an agency, office, or other entity to— 7 (A) procure or obtain or extend or renew 8 a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, 9 system, or service that uses covered tele- 10 communications equipment or services as a sub- 11 stantial or essential component of any system, 12 or as critical technology as part of any system; 13 or 14 (B) enter into a contract (or extend or 15 renew a contract) with an entity that uses any 16 equipment, system, or service that uses covered 17 telecommunications equipment or services as a 18 substantial or essential component of any sys- 19 tem, or as critical technology as part of any 20 system. 21 (2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed 22 to— 23 (A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, 24 or other entity from procuring with an entity to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 4249 RH provide a service that connects to the facilities 1 of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or 2 interconnection arrangements; or 3 (B) cover telecommunications equipment 4 that cannot route or redirect user data traffic 5 or permit visibility into any user data or pack- 6 ets that such equipment transmits or otherwise 7 handles. 8 (b) PROHIBITION OF LOAN AND GRANT FUNDS.— 9 (1) The head of an agency, office, or other enti- 10 ty may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds 11 appropriated or otherwise made available under this 12 Act to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract 13 to procure or obtain, or enter into a contract (or ex- 14 tend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain the 15 equipment, services, or systems described in sub- 16 section (a). 17 (2) In implementing the prohibition in para- 18 graph (1), heads of agencies, offices, and entities ad- 19 ministering loan, grant, or subsidy programs shall 20 prioritize available funding and technical support to 21 assist affected businesses, institutions, and organiza- 22 tions as is reasonably necessary for those affected 23 agencies, offices, and entities to transition from cov- 24 ered communications equipment and services, to pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 4249 RH cure replacement equipment and services, and to en- 1 sure that communications service to users and cus- 2 tomers is sustained. 3 (3) Nothing in this subsection shall be con- 4 strued to— 5 (A) prohibit the head of an agency, office, 6 or entity from procuring with an entity to pro- 7 vide a service that connects to the facilities of 8 a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or 9 interconnection arrangements; or 10 (B) cover telecommunications equipment 11 that cannot route or redirect user data traffic 12 or permit visibility into any user data or pack- 13 ets that such equipment transmits or otherwise 14 handles. 15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The prohibition under sub- 16 section (a)(1)(A) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 17 2026 and each succeeding fiscal year, and the prohibitions 18 under subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1) shall apply with 19 respect to fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year. 20 (d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The head of an agency, 21 office, or other entity may, on a one-time basis, waive the 22 requirements under subsection (a) with respect to an 23 agency, office, or entity that requests such a waiver. The 24 waiver may be provided, for a period of not more than 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 4249 RH two years after the effective dates described in subsection 1 (c), if the agency, office, or entity seeking the waiver— 2 (1) provides a compelling justification for the 3 additional time to implement the requirements under 4 such subsection, as determined by the head of the 5 agency, office, or entity; and 6 (2) submits to the head of the agency, office, or 7 entity, who shall not later than 30 days thereafter 8 submit to the appropriate congressional committees, 9 a full and complete laydown of the presences of cov- 10 ered telecommunications or video surveillance equip- 11 ment or services in the agency’s, office’s, or entity’s 12 supply chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such 13 covered telecommunications or video surveillance 14 equipment or services from the agency’s, office’s, or 15 entity’s systems. 16 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi- 17 nitions apply: 18 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- 19 mittees’’ means the Committees on Appropriations 20 of the House of Representatives and Senate. 21 (2) The term ‘‘covered telecommunications 22 equipment or services’’ means any of the following: 23 (A) Telecommunications equipment pro- 24 duced by Huawei Technologies Company or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 4249 RH ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate 1 of such entities). 2 (B) For the purpose of public safety, secu- 3 rity of government facilities, physical security 4 surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other 5 national security purposes, video surveillance 6 and telecommunications equipment produced by 7 Hytera Communications Corporation, 8 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Com- 9 pany, or Dahua Technology Company (or any 10 subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). 11 (C) Telecommunications or video surveil- 12 lance services provided by such entities or using 13 such equipment. 14 (D) Telecommunications or video surveil- 15 lance equipment or services produced or pro- 16 vided by an entity that the Secretary of De- 17 fense, in consultation with the Director of the 18 National Intelligence or the Director of the 19 Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably be- 20 lieves to be an entity owned or controlled by, or 21 otherwise connected to, the government of a 22 foreign adversary country. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 4249 RH (3) The term ‘‘foreign adversary country’’ 1 means a country specified in section 4872(d) of title 2 10, United States Code. 3 LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY 4 RELATIONSHIP 5 SEC. 210. (a) Section 13144 of title 5, United States 6 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 7 subsection: 8 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON TREATMENT AS FIDUCIARY 9 RELATIONSHIP.—For purposes of this section, the rela- 10 tionship between a Member who is providing care directly 11 to a patient in the form of medical services or dental serv- 12 ices and the patient to whom such care is provided shall 13 not be considered a fiduciary relationship.’’. 14 (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 15 apply with respect to compensation received in fiscal year 16 2026 or any succeeding fiscal year. 17 LIMITATION ON CERTAIN TRAINING 18 SEC. 211. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act may be used for any office, program, or activity for 20 the purposes of diversity, equity, and inclusion training 21 or implementation that promotes or perpetuates divisive 22 concepts related to race or sex, such as the concepts that 23 one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 4249 RH an individual’s moral character or worth is determined by 1 their race or sex. 2 LIMITATION ON FUNDS 3 SEC. 212. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec- 4 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 5 title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 6 none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appro- 7 priations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 8 any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or par- 9 tially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in 10 accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral 11 conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, 12 a union of one man and one woman. 13 (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 14 subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 15 taken by the Federal Government to— 16 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 17 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 18 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 19 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 20 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 21 in subsection (a); 22 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 23 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 24 such person; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 4249 RH (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 1 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 2 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 3 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 4 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 5 other similar position or status from or to such per- 6 son; 7 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 8 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 9 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 10 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 11 degree from an educational program, from or to 12 such person; or 13 (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 14 erwise make unavailable or deny access or an entitle- 15 ment to Federal property, facilities, educational in- 16 stitutions, speech fora (including traditional, limited, 17 and nonpublic fora), or charitable fundraising cam- 18 paigns from or to such person. 19 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 20 The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li- 21 censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 22 that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec- 23 tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 24 such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 4249 RH son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 1 religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 2 (a). 3 LIMITATION ON FUNDS 4 SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of 5 law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) 6 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 7 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members 8 of Congress) during fiscal year 2026. 9 PROHIBITING ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES LINKED TO 10 CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY 11 SEC. 214. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to lease, procure, or otherwise acquire 13 a vehicle if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror of such 14 vehicle is directly or indirectly an entity that is— 15 (1) owned by, controlled by, or organized under 16 the laws of the People’s Republic of China, including 17 BYD Auto Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Geely Holding Group 18 Co., Ltd., or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof; or 19 (2) included on the list maintained by the Sec- 20 retary of Defense pursuant to section 1260H of the 21 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 22 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), including Contemporary 23 Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), or any 24 subsidiary or affiliate thereof. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 4249 RH SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1 law, an entity may use amounts appropriated or otherwise 2 made available under this Act to pay the compensation 3 of an officer or employee without regard to the officer’s 4 or employee’s immigration status if the officer or employee 5 has been issued an employment authorization document 6 under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Pro- 7 gram of the Secretary of Homeland Security, as set forth 8 in the Department of Homeland Security’s August 24, 9 2022 final rule entitled ‘‘Deferred Action for Childhood 10 Arrivals’’. 11 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 12 SEC. 216. $0. 13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap- 14 propriations Act, 2026’’. 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 144 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4249 [Report No. 119–178] A BILL Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. JUNE 30, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:06 Jun 30, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H4249.RH H4249 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB