(B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:

“(1) DEPARTURE DATE.—The term ‘departure date’ means the earlier of—

“(A) the date on which the term of a departing Senator or Vice President ends; or

“(B) the date on which the departing Senator or Vice President will retire or resign.

“(2) DEPARTING SENATOR OR VICE PRESIDENT.—The term ‘departing Senator or Vice President’ means a Senator or Vice President who will not serve in the next term due to retirement, resignation, a decision to not seek reelection, or a failure to secure reelection.”; and

(C) in paragraph (3)(B), as so redesignated, by striking “rate of basic pay for an employee for a position at ES-1” and all that follows and inserting “rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.”;

(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking “1-year”;

(3) in subsection (c)(1)—

(A) by striking “The term” and inserting the following:

“(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

“(B) DEPARTING SENATORS AND VICE PRESIDENTS.—After the date that is 1 year before the departure date of a departing Senator or Vice President, the departing Senator or Vice President may enter into a service agreement under this section with an eligible employee of the office of the Senator or Vice President (including an eligible employee who has completed a required period of employment under a previous service agreement) that includes a required period of employment that—

“(i) is less than 1 year; and

“(ii) shall end on the last day of the last full pay period ending on or before the departure date of the departing Senator or Vice President.”; and

(4) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end;

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

“(C) the employee separates from service with the office of a departing Senator or Vice President.”; and

(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting “(including a required period of employment described in subsection (c)(1)(B))” after “required period of employment”.

(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician;

(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;

(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;

(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and

(5) $2,780,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,838,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

Office Of Congressional Accessibility Services

Salaries And Expenses

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,429,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

CAPITOL POLICE

Salaries

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $347,700,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $45,000,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.

General Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, 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, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $74,800,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2018 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries And Expenses

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries And Expenses

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $48,100,000.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

Capital Construction And Operations

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for all necessary expenses for surveys and studies, construction, operation, and general and administrative support in connection with facilities and activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,589,000.

Capitol Building

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $46,125,000, of which $22,125,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

Capitol Grounds

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,880,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

Senate Office Buildings

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $110,346,000, of which $49,884,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

Capitol Power Plant

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Publishing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $102,628,724, of which $25,487,724 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2018.

Library Buildings And Grounds

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $27,443,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds And Security

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computing Facility, and Architect of the Capitol security operations, $30,833,000, of which $13,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022.

Botanic Garden

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $12,613,000, of which $2,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.

Capitol Visitor Center

For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,557,000.

Administrative Provisions

no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: “(5) Training.”; and

(b) in section 103(f)(1) (2 U.S.C. 182c(f)(1)), by inserting “tribal governments (as defined in 40 U.S.C. 502(c)(2)(B))” after “Federal Government,”.

(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting “, of the following: (1) nonpersonal services; (2) voluntary and uncompensated personal services not to exceed $10,000 per person, per year in value; and (3) gifts or bequests of money for immediate disbursement.”; and

(b) by adding the following sentence at the end of the first paragraph: “The Librarian shall make an annual public report regarding gifts accepted under this section.”.

(II) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and

(III) by adding at the end the following:

“(J) the Library of Congress, except for section 220.”; and

(ii) in paragraph (9)—

(I) in subparagraph (C), by striking “or” at the end;

(II) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and

(III) by adding at the end the following:

“(E) the Library of Congress, except for section 220.”.

(B) PUBLIC SERVICES AND ACCOMMODATIONS.—Section 210(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1331(a)) is amended—

(i) in paragraph (9), by striking “and” at the end;

(ii) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

“(11) the Library of Congress.”.

(C) LABOR-MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS.—Section 220(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1351(a)) is amended—

(i) in paragraph (2), in the paragraph heading, by striking “(2) Definition.—” and inserting “(2) Application.—” ; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following:

“(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘covered employee’ does not include an employee of the Library of Congress, and the term ‘employing office’ does not include the Library of Congress.”.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ACT.—The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended—

(A) in section 204(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1314(a)(2)), by striking “and the Library of Congress” each place it appears;

(B) in section 205(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1315(a)(2)), by striking “and the Library of Congress” each place it appears;

(C) in section 206(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1316(a)(2))—

(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and the Library of Congress”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and the Library of Congress”;

(D) in section 215(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 1341(a)(2))—

(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking “, the Library of Congress,”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and the Library of Congress”; and

(E) in section 415(a) (2 U.S.C. 1415(a))—

(i) by striking the comma after “General Accounting Office” and inserting “or”; and

(ii) by striking “, or the Library of Congress”.

(b) Election of proceeding.—

(1) PROCEDURE.—Section 401(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1401(3)) is amended—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “either”;

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or” at the end;

(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting “, or”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(C) in the case of an Library claimant (as defined in section 404(a)), a proceeding described in section 404(b)(3) that relates to the violation at issue.”.

(2) ELECTION.—Section 404 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1404) is amended—

(A) by striking “Not” and inserting the following:

“(b) Election after proceedings initially brought under this Act.—Not”; and

(B) by inserting after the section heading the following:

“(a) Definitions.—In this section:

“(1) DIRECT ACT.—The term ‘direct Act’ means an Act (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, that is specified in section 201, 202, 203, or 210.

“(2) DIRECT PROVISION.—The term ‘direct provision’ means a provision (including a definitional provision) of a direct Act that applies the rights or protections of a direct Act (including rights and protections relating to nonretaliation or noncoercion) to a library claimant.

“(3) LIBRARY CLAIMANT.—The term ‘Library claimant’ means—

“(A) with respect to a direct provision (other than a provision described in subparagraph (B)), an employee of the Library of Congress who is covered by that direct provision, and

“(B) with respect to a direct provision that applies the rights or protections of title II or III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq., 12181 et seq.), an individual who is eligible to provide services for or receive services from the Library of Congress and who is covered by that provision.”;

(C) in subsection (b), as added by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph—

(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “may either” and inserting “who initially requested counseling and mediation under this title may elect to”;

(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking “or” at the end;

(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting “, or”; and

“(3) in the case of a Library claimant, bring the claim, complaint, or charge that is brought for a proceeding before the corresponding Federal agency, under the corresponding direct provision.”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(c) Election after proceedings initially brought under other civil rights or labor law.—A library claimant who initially brings a claim, complaint, or charge under a direct provision for a proceeding before a Federal agency may, prior to requesting a hearing under the agency's procedures, elect to—

“(1) bring any civil action relating to the claim, complaint, or charge, that is available to the Library claimant,

“(2) file a complaint with the Office in accordance with section 405, or

“(3) file a civil action in accordance with section 408 in the United States district court for the district in which the employee is employed or for the District of Columbia.”.

(c) Prospective applicability.—This section and the amendments made by this section—

(1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section; and

(2) shall apply to any charge, complaint, or claim, that is made on or after the date of enactment of this section, of a violation of—

(A) section 201, 202, 203, 207, or 210 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); or

(B) a direct provision as defined in section 404(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1404) (as added by subsection (b)).

(2) CRS REPORT.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term “CRS Report” means any written CRS product, including an update to a previous written CRS product, consisting of—

(i) a Congressional Research Service Report;

(ii) a Congressional Research Service Authorization of Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product; or

(iii) subject to subparagraph (B)(iii), any other written CRS product containing CRS research or CRS analysis which is available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet.

(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term “CRS Report” does not include—

(i) any CRS product that is determined by the CRS Director to be a custom product or service because it was prepared in direct response to a request for custom analysis or research and is not available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet;

(ii) any Congressional Research Service Report or any Congressional Research Service Authorization of Appropriations Product and Appropriations Product reported or produced before the effective date of this Act which, as of such effective date, is not available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet; or

(iii) a written CRS product that has been made available by CRS for publication on a public website maintained by the GPO Director (other than the Website) or the Library of Congress.

(3) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section—

(A) the term “CRS” means the Congressional Research Service;

(B) the term “CRS Congressional Intranet” means any of the websites maintained by CRS for the purpose of providing to Members and employees of Congress access to information from CRS;

(C) the term “CRS Director” means the Director of CRS;

(D) the term “GPO Director” means the Director of the Government Publishing Office;

(E) the term “Member of Congress” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to Congress; and

(F) the term “Website” means the website established and maintained under subsection (b).

(b) Availability of CRS reports through GPO website.—

(1) WEBSITE.—

(A) ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE.—The GPO Director, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall establish and maintain a public website containing CRS Reports and an index of all CRS Reports contained on the website, in accordance with this subsection.

(B) FORMAT.—On the Website, CRS Reports shall be searchable, sortable, and downloadable, including downloadable in bulk.

(C) FREE ACCESS.—Notwithstanding section 4102 of title 44, United States Code, the GPO Director may not charge a fee for access to the Website.

(2) UPDATES; DISCLAIMER.—The GPO Director, in consultation with the CRS Director, shall ensure that the Website—

(A) is updated contemporaneously, automatically, and electronically to include each new or updated CRS Report released on or after the effective date of this section;

(B) shows the status of each CRS Report as new, updated, or withdrawn; and

(C) displays the following statement in reference to the CRS Reports included on the Website: “These documents were prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other than public understanding of information that has been provided by CRS to Members of Congress in connection with CRS’s institutional role. CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Government, are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS Report may be reproduced and distributed in its entirety without permission from CRS. However, as a CRS Report may include copyrighted images or material from a third party, you may need to obtain the permission of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted material.”.

(3) FURNISHING OF NECESSARY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.—The CRS Director shall consult with and provide assistance to the GPO Director to ensure—

(A) that the GPO Director is provided with all of the information necessary to carry out this section, including all of the information described in clauses (i) through (v) of subsection (c)(1)(A), in such format and manner as the GPO Director considers appropriate; and

(B) that CRS makes available and implements such technology as may be necessary to facilitate the contemporaneous, automatic, and electronic provision of CRS Reports to the GPO Director as required under this section.

(4) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—The GPO Director may publish other information on the Website.

(5) ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES.—The GPO Director and the CRS Director may use additional techniques to make CRS Reports available to the public, if such techniques are consistent with this section and any other applicable laws.

(6) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The CRS Director is encouraged to make additional CRS products that are not custom products or services available to the GPO Director for publication on the Website, and the GPO Director is encouraged to publish such CRS products on the Website.

(7) EXPANSION OF CONTENTS OF ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON EFFORTS TO MAKE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE.—Section 203(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(i)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “, and shall include in the report a description of the efforts made by the Director to make additional Congressional Research Service products that are not custom products or services available to the Director of the Government Publishing Office for publication on the website established and maintained under section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018.”.

(c) Website contents.—

(1) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTS POSTED ON WEBSITE.—

(A) RESPONSIBILITIES OF GPO DIRECTOR.—With respect to each CRS Report included on the Website, the GPO Director shall include—

(i) the name and identification number of the CRS Report;

(ii) an indication as to whether the CRS Report is new, updated, or withdrawn;

(iii) the date of release of the CRS Report;

(iv) the division or divisions of CRS that were responsible for the production of the CRS Report; and

(v) any other information the GPO Director, in consultation with the CRS Director, considers appropriate.

(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CRS DIRECTOR.—With respect to each CRS Report included on the Website, the CRS Director shall, prior to transmitting the Report to the GPO Director—

(i) at the discretion of the CRS Director, remove the name of and any contact information for any employee of CRS; and

(ii) include in the CRS Report the following written statement: “This document was prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). CRS serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. It operates solely at the behest of and under the direction of Congress. Information in a CRS Report should not be relied upon for purposes other than public understanding of information that has been provided by CRS to Members of Congress in connection with CRS’s institutional role. CRS Reports, as a work of the United States Government, are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Any CRS Report may be reproduced and distributed in its entirety without permission from CRS. However, as this CRS Report may include copyrighted images or material from a third party, you may need to obtain the permission of the copyright holder if you wish to copy or otherwise use copyrighted material.”.

(2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEX ON WEBSITE.—The GPO Director shall ensure that the index of all CRS Reports published on the Website is—

(A) comprehensive;

(B) contemporaneously updated;

(C) searchable;

(D) sortable;

(E) maintained in a human-readable format;

(F) maintained in a structured data format;

(G) downloadable; and

(H) inclusive of each item of information described in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to each CRS Report.

(d) Conforming amendment to duties of CRS.—Section 203(d) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(d)) is amended—

(1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (7);

(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting “; and”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(9) to comply with the requirements of, and provide information and technological assistance consistent with, section 124 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018.”.

(e) Rules of construction.—

(1) NO EFFECT ON SPEECH OR DEBATE CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section may be construed to diminish, qualify, condition, waive, or otherwise affect the applicability of clause 1 of section 6 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (commonly known as the “Speech or Debate Clause”) or any other privilege available to Congress or Members, offices, or employees of Congress with respect to any CRS Report made available online under this section.

(2) CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to waive the requirement that any confidential communication by CRS to a Member, office, or committee of Congress shall remain under the custody and control of Congress and may be released only by Congress and its Houses, Members, offices, and committees, in accordance with the rules and privileges of each House and the requirements of this section.

(3) DISSEMINATION OF CRS PRODUCTS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the ability of a Member, office, or committee of Congress to disseminate CRS products on a website of the Member, office, or committee or to otherwise provide CRS products to the public, including as part of constituent service activities.

(f) Effective date.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 90 days after the date on which the GPO Director submits the certification described in paragraph (2)(B).

(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY.—

(A) CRS DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the CRS Director shall provide the GPO Director with the information and technology necessary for the GPO Director to begin the initial operation of the Website.

(B) CERTIFICATION.—Upon provision of the information and technology described in subparagraph (A), the GPO Director shall submit to Congress a certification that the CRS Director has provided the information and technology necessary for the GPO Director to begin the initial operation of the Website.