HR 4364 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024

changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

 TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE

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PART IV--ETHICS REQUIREMENTS

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CHAPTER 131--ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT

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SUBCHAPTER III--LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT

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Sec. 13144. Limitations on outside employment

 (a) Limitations.--A Member or an officer or employee who is a 
noncareer officer or employee and who occupies a position 
classified above GS-15 of the General Schedule or, in the case 
of positions not under the General Schedule, for which the rate 
of basic pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the 
minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General 
Schedule shall not--
 (1) receive compensation for affiliating with or 
 being employed by a firm, partnership, association, 
 corporation, or other entity which provides 
 professional services involving a fiduciary 
 relationship;
 (2) permit that Member's, officer's, or employee's 
 name to be used by any such firm, partnership, 
 association, corporation, or other entity;
 (3) receive compensation for practicing a profession 
 which involves a fiduciary relationship;
 (4) serve for compensation as an officer or member of 
 the board of any association, corporation, or other 
 entity; or
 (5) receive compensation for teaching, without the 
 prior notification and approval of the appropriate 
 entity referred to in section 13142 of this title.
 (b) Teaching Compensation of Justices and Judges Retired From 
Regular Active Service.--For purposes of the limitation under 
section 13143(a) of this title, any compensation for teaching 
approved under subsection (a)(5) of this section shall not be 
treated as outside earned income--
 (1) when received by a justice of the United States 
 retired from regular active service under section 
 371(b) of title 28;
 (2) when received by a judge of the United States 
 retired from regular active service under section 
 371(b) of title 28, for teaching performed during any 
 calendar year for which such judge has met the 
 requirements of subsection (e) of section 371 of title 
 28, as certified in accordance with such subsection; or
 (3) when received by a justice or judge of the United 
 States retired from regular active service under 
 section 372(a) of title 28.
 (c) Limitation on Treatment as Fiduciary Relationship.--For 
purposes of this section, the relationship between a Member who 
is providing care directly to a patient in the form of medical 
services or dental services and the patient to whom such care 
is provided shall not be considered a fiduciary relationship.

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 Changes in the Application of Existing Law

 Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law:
 1. The bill provides that certain appropriation items 
remain available for more than one year, where programs or 
projects are continuing in nature under the provisions of 
authorizing legislation but for which that legislation does not 
specifically authorize such extended availability.
 2. The bill includes several provisions which place 
limitations on or change or extend existing limitations, 
appropriations, or authorizations, and which under some 
circumstances might be construed as changing the application of 
existing law.
 3. The bill continues the practice of providing official 
reception and representation allowances for officers and 
offices of the Legislative Branch.
 4. The bill authorizes disbursal of funds for various 
agencies.
 5. The bill authorizes transfer authority between accounts 
for certain agencies in the bill.
 6. The bill includes language allowing the use of funds for 
studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary 
personnel services. Funds can also be available for 
reimbursement to agencies for services performed.
 7. The bill includes language providing funds for the 
Family Room, the Superintendent of Garages, Office of Emergency 
Management, and preparing the Digest of Rules.
 8. The bill includes language providing funds for House 
motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities.
 9. The bill requires unspent funds remaining in Members' 
Representational Allowances to be used for deficit or debt 
reduction.
 10. The bill includes language that places a limitation on 
the amount that a Member can spend on a leased vehicle per 
month.
 11. The bill includes language requiring that any Federal 
agencies that are assisting the House with cybersecurity risks 
ensure the constitutional integrity of the separate branches of 
government.
 12. The bill authorizes allowances for employees of the 
Office of the Attending Physician and provides reimbursement to 
the Department of the Navy.
 13. The bill authorizes expenses of the Capitol Police for 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, uniforms, 
weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, 
forensic services, stenographic services, personal and 
professional services, the employee assistance program, the 
awards program, postage, communication services, travel 
advances, and relocation expenses.
 14. The bill provides that the cost of Capitol Police basic 
training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers be 
paid by the Department of Homeland Security.
 15. The bill allows the Architect of the Capitol to 
purchase or exchange, maintain, and operate one passenger motor 
vehicle.
 16. The bill includes authorization allowing reimbursements 
for chilled water and steam provided to the Government 
Publishing Office, the Washington City Post Office, the Supreme 
Court, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Union 
Station Complex, and the Folger Shakespeare Library to be 
credited to the AOC Capitol Power Plant appropriation and made 
available for obligation.
 17. The bill allows the Architect of the Capitol to expend 
funds to maintain, care for, and operate the National Garden.
 18. The bill prohibits paying bonuses for contractors who 
are behind schedule or over budget.
 19. The bill establishes that the amount available for 
obligation by the Library of Congress is reduced by offsetting 
collections.
 20. The bill provides specific funding for the American 
Folklife Center, the Teaching with Primary Sources program, the 
Legislative Branch Financial Management System, the Surplus 
Books Program, the Veterans History Project, and the Visitors 
Experience project.
 21. The bill allows the Library of Congress to hire or 
purchase one passenger motor vehicle.
 22. The bill allows funds from offsetting collections to be 
used for the Library's Copyright Office.
 23. The bill includes language authorizing the expenditure 
of receipts, with the exception of salaries and benefits, for 
the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program.
 24. The bill contains language which provides that no funds 
in the Congressional Research Service can be used to publish or 
prepare material to be issued by the Library of Congress unless 
approved by the appropriate Committee, with an exception.
 25. The bill provides funds to provide newspapers to the 
blind and print disabled.
 26. The bill contains language under the Library of 
Congress placing a limitation on obligations for Reimbursable 
and Revolving Fund activities.
 27. The bill contains language restricting the use of funds 
appropriated to the Government Publishing Office for the 
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives and Senators, Resident Commissioners or 
Delegates, and language providing that appropriations 
recommended shall be available for the payment of obligations 
incurred under appropriations for similar purposes for 
preceding fiscal years, limiting the printing of certain 
documents to a time certain, and authorizing the transfer of 
unobligated balances.
 28. The bill includes language authorizing the Public 
Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents to pay 
for printing certain publications in prior years for the 
depository library program. There is language authorizing the 
transfer of unexpended balances.
 29. There is language authorizing the operation of the 
Government Publishing Office Revolving Fund, and which 
authorizes travel expenses for advisory councils, the purchase 
of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles and that the 
revolving fund may be used to provide information in any 
format.
 30. The bill includes language relating to the Government 
Accountability Office, authorizing the direct procurement of 
expert and consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109 at certain 
rates; authorizing the hire of one passenger motor vehicle, as 
required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the Government 
Accountability Office to make advance payments in foreign 
countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and providing 
certain benefits, including rental of living quarters in 
foreign countries. Appropriations are authorized for 
administrative expenses of any other member department or 
agency to finance an appropriate share of the costs of the 
National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum.
 31. The bill includes language prohibiting the use of funds 
in the Act for the maintenance or care of private vehicles 
except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided 
under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House 
issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the 
Senate by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
 32. The bill provides no part of the funds appropriated in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal 
year 2024 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
 33. The bill provides that whenever any office or position 
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
is appropriated for herein, or whenever the rate of 
compensation or designation of any position appropriated for 
herein is different from that specifically established for such 
position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
designation of the position, either appropriated for or 
provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect 
thereto. The bill also provides that the provisions herein for 
the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, 
and the Committees, and clerk hire for Senators and Members 
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
 34. The bill requires that certain information regarding 
consulting services shall be a matter of public record.
 35. The bill authorizes Legislative Branch entities to 
share the costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers 
Council.
 36. The bill limits the transfer of funds in this Act.
 37. The bill prohibits funds in this Act being used to 
eliminate or restrict staff-led guided tours.
 38. The bill prohibits funds from being used to acquire 
telecommunications equipment from a particular class of 
vendors.
 39. The bill prohibits funds from being used to maintain or 
establish a computer network unless the network blocks 
pornography.
 40. The bill includes a change to the limitations on 
outside earned income and employment as it relates to fiduciary 
relationships.

 Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

 Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not 
authorized by law for the period:
 The accompanying bill contains no appropriations not 
authorized by law.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2024 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL 
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT 
 TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974

 COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

 Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares 
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with 
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget 
Act.

 [In millions of dollars]
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 302(b) Allocation This Bill
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 Budget Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the
 bill with Committee allocations
 to its subcommittees:
 Subcommittee on Legislative
 Branch
 Discretionary
 All Except Senate....... 5,313 n.a. 5,302 5,531
 Senate items............ 1,433 n.a. 0 0
 Total............... 6,746 6,630 5,302 5,531
 Mandatory................... 137 137 137 \1\137
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
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 FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

 Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
following table contains five-year projections associated with 
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as 
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.

 [In millions of dollars]
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 Outlays
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Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
 2024............................................ \1\4,373
 2025............................................ 618
 2026............................................ 140
 2027............................................ 64
 2028 and future years........................... 43
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

 Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following 
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the 
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local 
governments.

 [In millions of dollars)
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 Budget Authority Outlays
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Financial assistance to State 0 \1\0
 and local governments for 2024.
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

 Program Duplication

 Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following states that: No 
provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of 
the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another 
Federal program, a program that was included in any report from 
the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to 
section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program related to a 
program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance.

 Committee Hearings

 Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following hearings were used to 
develop or consider the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2024:

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 Date Title of Hearing Witnesses
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March 8, 2023................... Budget Hearing-- Mr. Patrick N.
 Fiscal Year 2024 Findlay, Request
 for the Office of Executive
 Congressional Director Office
 Workplace Rights. of Congressional
 Workplace Rights.
March 8, 2023................... Budget Hearing-- Dr. Phillip L.
 Fiscal Year 2024 Swagel, Director,
 Request for the Congressional
 Congressional Budget Office.
 Budget Office.
March 9, 2023................... Budget Hearing-- The Honorable Hugh
 Fiscal Year 2024 Nathanial
 Request for the Halpern,
 United States Director,
 Government Government
 Publishing Office. Publishing
 Office.
March 23, 2023.................. Budget Hearing-- The Honorable Gene
 Fiscal Year 2024 L. Dodaro,
 Request for the Comptroller
 Government General of the
 Accountability United States
 Office. Government
 Accountability
 Office.
March 23, 2023.................. Budget Hearing-- Dr. Carla Hayden,
 Fiscal Year 2024 Librarian of
 Request for the Congress, Maria
 Library of Strong, Associate
 Congress. Register
 Copyrights &
 Director of
 Policy and
 Internal Affairs,
 Dr. Mary Mazanec,
 Director,
 Congressional
 Research Service.
March 24, 2023.................. Legislative Branch The Honorable
 Member and Public Derek Kilmer.
 Witness Day.
March 28, 2023.................. Budget Hearing-- The Honorable
 Fiscal Year 2024 Cheryl L.
 Request for the Johnson, Clerk,
 House of U.S. House of
 Representatives. Representatives,
 The Honorable
 William
 McFarland, Acting
 Sergeant at Arms,
 U.S. House of
 Representatives,
 The Honorable
 Catherine L.
 Szpindor, Chief
 Administrative
 Officer, U.S.
 House of
 Representatives
 Accompanied by:
 Dr. Sesha Joi
 Moon, Director,
 Office of
 Diversity and
 Inclusion, U.S.
 House of
 Representatives,
 Mr. Matthew
 Barry, General
 Counsel, U.S.
 House of
 Representatives,
 Mr. Joseph C.
 Picolla,
 Inspector
 General, U.S.
 House of
 Representatives,
 Mr. Ralph V.
 Seep, Law
 Revision Counsel,
 U.S. House of
 Representatives,
 Mr. E. Wade
 Ballou, Jr.,
 Legislative
 Counsel, U.S.
 House of
 Representatives.
March 28, 2023.................. Budget Hearing-- Mrs. Chere
 Fiscal Year 2024 Rexroat, Acting
 Request for the Architect of the
 Architect of the Capitol.
 Capitol.
March 29, 2023.................. Budget Hearing-- Mr. J. Thomas
 Fiscal Year 2024 Manger, Chief of
 Request for the Police, United
 United States States Capitol
 Capitol Police. Police.
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