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[H.R. 8773 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 459
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8773
[Report No. 118-556]
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 17, 2024
Mr. Joyce of Ohio, 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
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A BILL
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman's Bank
Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and
improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for,
real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the
performance of official business; executive direction program
activities; international affairs and economic policy activities;
domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical
assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide
management policies and programs activities, $244,424,000, of which not
less than $9,000,000 shall be available for the administration of
financial assistance, in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading--
(1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses;
(2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the
direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted
for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
(3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2026, for--
(A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and
Internal Control Program;
(B) information technology modernization
requirements;
(C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the
Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund;
(D) the development and implementation of programs
within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical
Infrastructure Protection, including entering into
cooperative agreements;
(E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and
(F) international operations.
committee on foreign investment in the united states fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in
the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the chairperson of the Committee may transfer such
amounts to any department or agency represented on the Committee
(excluding the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts so
transferred shall remain available until expended for expenses of
implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, (50
U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available in addition to any other funds
available to any department or agency: Provided further, That fees
authorized by section 721(p) of such Act shall be credited to this
appropriation as offsetting collections: Provided further, That the
total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund
shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 2025, so as to result in a total appropriation from the
general fund estimated at not more than $0.
office of terrorism and financial intelligence
salaries and expenses
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial
Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and
to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass
destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug
kingpins, and other national security threats, $230,533,000, of which
not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights
violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note):
Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, up to
$16,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026.
cybersecurity enhancement account
For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems
operated by the Department of the Treasury, $99,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That such funds shall
supplement and not supplant any other amounts made available to the
Treasury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided further, That
of the total amount made available under this heading, $7,000,000 shall
be available for administrative expenses for the Treasury Chief
Information Officer to provide oversight of the investments made under
this heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supplement and
not supplant any other amounts made available to the Treasury Chief
Information Officer.
department-wide systems and capital investments programs
(including transfer of funds)
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing
equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to
buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $9,400,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That these funds
shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy
the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be
in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used to support or supplement ``Internal Revenue
Service, Operations Support'' or ``Internal Revenue Service, Business
Systems Modernization''.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $47,887,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2026, shall be for audits and
investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of
which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses.
treasury inspector general for tax administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration in carrying out chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31
U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such
rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax
Administration; $170,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2026; of which not to exceed $6,000,000
shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction
of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to
exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training
expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend
meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial
intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation;
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $25,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to
Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$170,193,000, of which not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2027.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, $343,511,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2027, is for information systems
modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for
financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
Public Law 101-380.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$158,506,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to
exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and
development programs for laboratory services; and provision of
laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without
reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the costs of accelerating the
processing of formula and label applications: Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026, shall be for the costs associated
with enforcement of and education regarding the trade practice
provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et
seq.).
United States Mint
united states mint public enterprise fund
Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the
United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of
circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including
both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That the
aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during
fiscal year 2025 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and
protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall
not exceed $50,000,000.
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103-325),
including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for EX-III, $276,600,000. Of the amount
appropriated under this heading--
(1) not less than $170,000,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to
Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial
Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September
30, 2026, for financial assistance and technical assistance
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1),
respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)
and (B)), of which up to $1,600,000 may be available for
training and outreach under section 109 of Public Law 103-325
(12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be used for the
cost of direct loans, of which up to $10,000,000,
notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 108 of Public Law
103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d)), may be available to provide
financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and
outreach to community development financial institutions to
expand investments that benefit individuals with disabilities:
Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not
to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the funds
provided under this paragraph, excluding those made to
community development financial institutions to expand
investments that benefit individuals with disabilities and
those made to community development financial institutions that
serve populations living in persistent poverty counties, the
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund shall
prioritize Financial Assistance awards to organizations that
invest and lend in high-poverty areas: Provided further, That
for purposes of this section, the term ``high-poverty area''
means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20
percent as measured by the 2016-2020 five-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Bureau of
the Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a poverty
rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2010 Island
areas Decennial Census data for any territory or possession of
the United States;
(2) not less than $35,000,000, notwithstanding section
108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available
until September 30, 2026, for financial assistance, technical
assistance, training, and outreach programs designed to benefit
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities
and provided primarily through qualified community development
lender organizations with experience and expertise in community
development banking and lending in Indian country, Native
American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organizations, and
other suitable providers;
(3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until September
30, 2026, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
(4) not less than $3,000,000 is available until September
30, 2026, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to
provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs
under section 122 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4719):
Provided, That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public Law
shall not apply to the provision of such grants and technical
assistance;
(5) up to $33,600,000 is available for administrative
expenses, including administration of Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund programs and the New Markets Tax
Credit Program, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for the
development of tools to better assess and inform Community
Development Financial Institutions investment performance and
Community Development Financial Institutions program impacts,
and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program; and
(6) during fiscal year 2025, none of the funds available
under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of
the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act
of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, That commitments to
guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not
exceed $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 114A
shall remain in effect until December 31, 2026: Provided
further, That of the funds awarded under this heading, not less
than 10 percent shall be used for awards that support
investments that serve populations living in persistent poverty
counties: Provided further, That for the purposes of this
paragraph and paragraph (1), the term ``persistent poverty
counties'' means any county, including county equivalent areas
in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 percent or more of its
population living in poverty over the past 30 years, as
measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016-
2020 five-year data series available from the American
Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census or any other
territory or possession of the United States that has had 20
percent or more of its population living in poverty over the
past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island
Areas Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of
the Census.
Internal Revenue Service
taxpayer services
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide
taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education,
filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed
$100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026, of which
not less than $13,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the
Elderly Program, of which not less than $30,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026 shall be available for low-income
taxpayer clinic grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to
$200,000, of which not less than $45,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026, shall be available for the Community Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Program for tax return
preparation assistance, and of which not less than $291,200,000 shall
be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service:
Provided, That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate
Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be for identity theft and
refund fraud casework.
enforcement
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the
Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to
provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal
investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of
internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire
passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner, $3,437,622,000; of which not to exceed
$250,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2026; of which
not less than $65,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug
Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed $35,000,000 shall be
for investigative technology for the Criminal Investigation Division:
Provided, That the amount made available for investigative technology
for the Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to amounts
made available for the Criminal Investigation Division under the
``Operations Support'' heading.
operations support
For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue Service to
support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent
payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security;
headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and
statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology
development, enhancement, operations, maintenance and security; the
hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of
the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; and other services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the
Commissioner; $3,750,826,000, of which not to exceed $275,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2026; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of
equipment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2027, for research; and of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That not
later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue
Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General
of the United States detailing major information technology investments
in the Internal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan
portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on the status
of plans, costs, and results; prior results and actual expenditures of
the prior quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal year;
risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons
for any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by fiscal
year: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue Service shall
include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2026, a summary of
cost and schedule performance information for its major information
technology systems.
business systems modernization
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business
systems modernization program, $150,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2027, and shall be for the capital asset acquisition of
information technology systems, including management and related
contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal
Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with
operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That not later than
30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the
United States detailing major information technology investments in the
Internal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan
portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on the status
of plans, costs, and results; prior results and actual expenditures of
the prior quarter; upcoming deliverables and costs for the fiscal year;
risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons
for any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by fiscal
year.
administrative provisions--internal revenue service
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of an appropriation in this Act
made available to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to
any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance
approval of the Committee: Provided, That, no funds may be
transferred to ``Enforcement''.
Sec. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee
training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers'
rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations,
ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
Sec. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce
policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of
taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
Sec. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the
Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and
increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1-800 help line
service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make
improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a
priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time
to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-
related crimes.
Sec. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of
confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making
employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the
employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the
Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-
in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a
third party payroll tax preparer.
Sec. 106. None of the funds made available under this Act may be
used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United
States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
Sec. 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory
scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
Sec. 108. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal
Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do
not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation
requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human
Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the
recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled ``Review of
the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in
Anaheim, California'' (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
Sec. 109. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended--
(1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award,
or recognition program; or
(2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with
respect to re-hiring a former employee;
unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and
Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
Sec. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return
information).
Sec. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's
delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such
policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) may establish,
to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified
applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements,
directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged
tax returns and return information.
Sec. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States
Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act
may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection
between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue's residence and place of
employment.
Sec. 113. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to develop or provide taxpayers a free, public
electronic return-filing service option, without the prior approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate, House
Ways and Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee.
Sec. 114. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase
firearms or ammunition for the Internal Revenue Service above the
levels in the possession of the Internal Revenue Service on December
22, 2022.
Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 115. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this
Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and
cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in
foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the
general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used
overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the
Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services
to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and
services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this
title made available under the headings ``Departmental Offices--
Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector General'', ``Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network'', ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and
``Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between
such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease
any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 117. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be
transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
Provided, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such
appropriation by more than 2 percent.
Sec. 118. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise
available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Sec. 119. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from
the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Salaries and Expenses'' to the Debt
Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and
expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection
Fund.
Sec. 120. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States
Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sec. 121. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the
Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States
Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or
all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United
States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on
Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 122. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury's
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year
2025 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025.
Sec. 123. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for
necessary official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 124. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital
Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the
submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided,
That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment
spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury,
including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital
Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the
Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such Capital
Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal
years for each capital investment project that has not been fully
completed.
Sec. 125. During fiscal year 2025--
(1) none of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including
the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any
regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a
particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to
determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for
the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section
501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the
proposed regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November
29, 2013)); and
(2) the standard and definitions as in effect on January 1,
2010, which are used to make such determinations shall apply
after the date of the enactment of this Act for purposes of
determining status under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of
organizations created on, before, or after such date.
Sec. 126. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the
Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided
by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the
services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is
calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing
in the Franchise Fund.
Sec. 127. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter,
the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on the activities
of the Office to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs.
(b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by
object class, office, and activity;
(2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the
fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
(3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office
during the previous quarter;
(4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within
each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
(5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and
performance measures of each office.
(c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection
(a), the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to
testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).
Sec. 128. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery,
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses
in carrying out section 4018 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136).
Sec. 129. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, or otherwise allow, whether
by general or specific license, travel-related or other transactions
incident to non-educational exchanges described in section 515.565(b)
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 130. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall provide a joint report not later than 90 days
after the enactment of this Act regarding travel pursuant to sections
515.565(b), 515.560(a)(1), 515.560(c)(4)(i), and 515.561 of title 31,
Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 131. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Department of the Treasury to design, build, develop, or
establish a United States Central Bank Digital Currency or discontinue
circulation or use of paper currency as legal tender in the United
States.
Sec. 132. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to implement or enforce
beneficial ownership reporting rules pursuant to division F of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-283) that have been found by a Federal
court to be unconstitutional or do not reflect Congressional intent,
including reporting rules for small businesses and homeowners
associations.
Sec. 133. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize, implement, or enforce the rulemaking entitled, ``Exchange
of Coin'' (89 Fed. Reg. 36721 (May 3, 2024)).
Sec. 134. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the rule relating to ``Coronavirus State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds'' (88 Fed. Reg. 80584 (November 20, 2023))
or any substantially similar rule.
Sec. 135. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Federal Insurance Office to implement, administer, or enforce
subsection (e)(6) of section 313 of title 31, United States Code.
Additionally, none of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Office of Financial Research to implement, administer, or
enforce section 5343(f) of title 12, United States Code.
Sec. 136. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to establish with the Department of Treasury an advisory committee with
respect to any environmental, social, or governance matter.
Sec. 137. Amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be available for any
necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of
Inspector General with respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A
of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,
and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Sec. 138. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out amendments published on May 29, 2024, with respect to
sections 515.340, 515.570, 515.582, and 515.584 of title 31, Code of
Federal Regulations.
Sec. 139. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used for bonuses, pay raises, or official
travel by political appointees at the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the Department of the Treasury until the Office adds--
(1) all entities on the list, on the date of the enactment
of this Act, of Chinese military companies produced by the
Department of Defense in accordance with section 1260H of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) to the Non-SDN
Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List (NS-CMIC
List), that are not already on the NS-CMIC List; and
(2) all subsidiaries and affiliates on the date of the
enactment of this Act of companies on the NS-CMIC List,
including of any entity added to such list pursuant to
paragraph (1), to the NS-CMIC List.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury
Appropriations Act, 2025''.
TITLE II
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE
PRESIDENT
The White House
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law,
including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3
U.S.C. 105, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to
exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the
Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the
Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $60,000,000.
Executive Residence at the White House
operating expenses
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White
House, $15,000,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3
U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.
reimbursable expenses
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the
White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, That all
reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount
for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of
the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting
collections, for such expenses: Provided further, That the Executive
Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political
event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the
event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the
political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be
separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to
reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such
fiscal year: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall
ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable
operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing
such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that
such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such
notice: Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall charge
interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that
is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest
and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United
States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That
each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and
charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
Provided further, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year
covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating
expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year,
including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total
that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the
amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events,
and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the
date of the report: Provided further, That the Executive Residence
shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to
reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a
standard for the classification of any such expense as political or
nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this paragraph
may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other
applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31,
United States Code.
White House Repair and Restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive
Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d), $2,475,000,
to remain available until expended, for required maintenance,
resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative
maintenance.
Council of Economic Advisers
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C.
1021 et seq.), $4,200,000.
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the
Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $12,500,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses.
Office of Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $106,500,000, of which not to exceed
$12,800,000 shall remain available until expended for continued
modernization of information resources within the Executive Office of
the President: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this
heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be available for a program to provide
payments (such as stipends, subsistence allowances, cost
reimbursements, or awards) to students, recent graduates, and veterans
recently discharged from active duty who are performing voluntary
services in the Executive Office of the President under section 3111(b)
of title 5, United States Code, or comparable authority and shall be in
addition to amounts otherwise available to pay or compensate such
individuals: Provided further, That such payments shall not be
considered compensation for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may be
paid in advance.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title
44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the
United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code, $126,000,000, of which not to exceed $3,000
shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of
Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any
agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under
the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7
U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, That none of the funds made
available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be
expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of
witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of
Management and Budget, before the Committees of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on Appropriations or their
subcommittees: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for
the altering of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of
Engineers for submission to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be
used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget,
for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study
reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the
Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water
resource planning process: Provided further, That the Office of
Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to
perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the
Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate
authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is
initiated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have not
been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating
committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and
Budget review period based on the notification from the Director,
Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with
the report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no later than
14 days after the submission of the budget of the United States
Government for fiscal year 2026, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall make publicly available on a website a
tabular list for each agency that submits budget justification
materials (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at
minimum, the name of the agency, the date on which the budget
justification materials of the agency were submitted to Congress, and a
uniform resource locator where the budget justification materials are
published on the website of the agency.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of the Prioritizing
Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
(Public Law 110-403), including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$1,838,000.
Office of the National Cyber Director
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber
Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
(Public Law 116-283), $19,126,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses.
Office of National Drug Control Policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed
$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for
participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on
matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public
organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $19,000,000:
Provided, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer,
and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without
fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Office.
federal drug control programs
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $299,600,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2026, for drug control
activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the
designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which
not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local
entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later
than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided, That up to 49
percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in
amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used for auditing
services and associated activities and $1,500,000 shall be for the
Grants Management System for use by the Office of National Drug Control
Policy: Provided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior to
fiscal year 2023 may be used for any other approved activities of that
HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further, That
each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2024, shall be funded at not
less than the fiscal year 2024 base level, unless the Director submits
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly
articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control
Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That
the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
initial allocation of fiscal year 2025 funding among HIDTAs not later
than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the
Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as
determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon a
determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this
appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and
upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to
this appropriation.
other federal drug control programs
(including transfers of funds)
For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $134,950,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be available as follows:
$109,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not more
than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, and of which
$2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public
Law 107-82, as amended by section 8204 of Public Law 115-271;
$3,000,000 for drug court training and technical assistance;
$14,000,000 for anti-doping activities; up to $2,500,000 for the United
States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for
the Model Acts Program; and $5,200,000 for activities authorized by
section 103 of Public Law 114-198: Provided, That amounts made
available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal
departments and agencies to carry out such activities: Provided
further, That the Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to obligating funds under
this heading for United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping
Agency, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a spending plan and explanation of the
proposed uses of these funds.
Unanticipated Needs
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet
unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security,
or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal
year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, $990,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2025.
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated,
efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the
Federal Government, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may
transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out
projects to meet these purposes.
Special Assistance to the President
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide
assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned
functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106,
including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which
shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,000,000.
Official Residence of the Vice President
operating expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the
extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including
electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice
President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed
$90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $315,000: Provided, That
advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made
to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such
activities.
Administrative Provisions--Executive Office
Of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings
``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the White House'',
``White House Repair and Restoration'', ``Council of Economic
Advisers'', ``National Security Council and Homeland Security
Council'', ``Office of Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the
President'', and ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer
as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation
to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for
the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which
transferred: Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not
be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided
further, That no amount shall be transferred from ``Special Assistance
to the President'' or ``Official Residence of the Vice President''
without the approval of the Vice President.
Sec. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2025, any Executive order or
Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be
accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs,
benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.
(b) Any such statement shall include--
(1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such
order or memorandum on the Federal Government;
(2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations
and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed
by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period
beginning in fiscal year 2025; and
(3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the
result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year
period beginning in fiscal year 2025.
(c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued
during fiscal year 2025 due to a national emergency, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or
memorandum is issued.
(d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda
shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a
regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000.
Sec. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and
corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of
this Act.
Sec. 204. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to develop or implement guidance related to the valuation of ecosystem
and environmental services and natural assets in Federal regulatory
decision-making, as directed by Executive Order No. 14072 of April 22,
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 24851, relating to strengthening the Nation's
forests, communities, and local economies).
Sec. 205. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement the proposed revisions, published on April 6, 2023, to OMB
Circular A-4.
This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the President
Appropriations Act, 2025''.
TITLE III
THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as
required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended
as the Chief Justice may approve, $136,000,000, of which $1,500,000
shall remain available until expended.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate
justices of the court.
care of the building and grounds
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect
of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40
U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 under the direction of the Chief Justice,
$13,506,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses
of the court, as authorized by law, $37,500,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and
necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $21,700,000.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the
court.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the
Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary
expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning
of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as
authorized by law, $6,106,841,000 (including the purchase of firearms
and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain
available until expended for space alteration projects and for
furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
construction projects.
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary
under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges
(including judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from
regular active service.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660), not to exceed
$11,686,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Trust Fund.
defender services
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to
represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing
investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as
authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums
under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has
waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions
for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial
civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of
travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C.
4100(b); and for necessary training and general administrative
expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended.
fees of jurors and commissioners
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and
1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $38,555,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5
U.S.C. 5332.
court security
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the
provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses
and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of
the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and
maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or
Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, building
ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed
security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to
Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $777,361,000, of which not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended
directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which
shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security
Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and
the Attorney General: Provided, That funds made available under this
heading may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program to facilitate
security and emergency management services among the Judiciary, United
States Marshals Service, Federal Protective Service, General Services
Administration, other Federal agencies, state and local governments and
the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel Anderl Judicial
Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263, division C, title
LIX, subtitle D) and 28 U.S.C. 604(a)(24).
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, $104,578,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
Federal Judicial Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $34,837,000; of which $1,800,000 shall
remain available through September 30, 2026, to provide education and
training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500
is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
United States Sentencing Commission
salaries and expenses
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $22,050,000, of which
not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
Administrative Provisions--the Judiciary
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in section 608.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries
and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services'' shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United
States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000
and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the
Judicial Conference.
Sec. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall
be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for ``executive'' each place it
appears.
Sec. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals
Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may
designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program,
the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of
Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40
U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at these
courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather
than the Department of Homeland Security.
Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of
1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter
following paragraph 12-
(1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of
Kansas), by striking ``33 years and 6 months'' and inserting
``34 years and 6 months''; and
(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of
Hawaii), by striking ``30 years and 6 months'' and inserting
``31 years and 6 months''.
(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban
Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2470;
28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the
eastern District of Missouri) by striking ``31 years and 6 months'' and
inserting ``32 years and 6 months''.
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice
Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133
note), is amended--
(1) in the first sentence by striking ``22 years'' and inserting
``23 years'';
(2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of
California), by striking ``21 years and 6 months'' and inserting ``22
years and 6 months''; and
(3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of
North Carolina), by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``21 years''.
This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2025''.
TITLE IV
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for resident tuition support
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited
into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered
by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of
eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the
difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public
institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at
eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further,
That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a
resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and
such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further, That the
District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for
the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal
funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent
appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and
any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That
the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the
purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program:
Provided further, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall
provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these
funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose
therefor.
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the
district of columbia
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the
Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the
elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions,
$77,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of
providing public safety at events related to the presence of the
National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support
requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in
carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to
immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of
Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That, of the amount
provided under this heading in this Act, up to $47,000,000 shall be
used for costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration held in
January 2025.
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts,
including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $300,000,000 to be
allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals,
$15,283,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception
and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of
Columbia, $142,571,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official
reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia
Court System, $91,896,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for
official reception and representation expenses; and $50,250,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, for capital improvements for
District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, That funds made
available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with
the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities
condition assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the
amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Columbia
Courts for administering bar examinations and processing District of
Columbia bar admissions may be retained and credited to this
appropriation, to remain available until expended, for salaries and
expenses associated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by
the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the
same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other
Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days after providing
written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may
reallocate not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:
Provided further, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration
in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the
District of Columbia Courts.
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
(including rescission of funds)
For payments authorized under section 11-2604 and section 11-2605,
D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the
District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel
appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official
Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad
litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other
services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem
representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings
under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments
authorized under section 21-2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to
services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship,
Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986),
$46,005,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds
provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint
Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of
Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as
funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided
further, That of the unobligated balances from prior year
appropriations made available under this heading, $12,000,000, are
hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2025.
federal payment to the court services and
offender supervision agency for
the district of columbia
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997,
$295,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception
and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and
Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $25,000
is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court
Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of
2002: Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$208,034,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision
and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the
supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of
services for or related to such persons, of which up to $4,253,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for costs associated
with the relocation under replacement leases for headquarters offices,
field offices, and related facilities: Provided further, That, of the
funds appropriated under this heading, $86,966,000 shall be available
to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which up to $2,503,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2027, for costs associated with
relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field
offices, and related facilities: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this
heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds
appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:
Provided further, That amounts under this heading may be used for
programmatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their
terms of supervision.
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor
vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997, $59,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for
salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the
District of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for
employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service a program
substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, except that the maximum
amount of the payment made under the program to any individual may not
exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5,
United States Code: Provided further, That for the purposes of
engaging with, and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund
Programs established in accordance with section 403 of the Government
Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency of the United
States Government: Provided further, That the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service may enter into contracts for the procurement of
severable services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of
property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions
as an executive agency under sections 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United
States Code.
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council,
$2,450,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives
related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice
resources in the District of Columbia.
federal payment for judicial commissions
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30,
2026, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $330,000,
and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000.
federal payment for school improvement
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the
District of Columbia, $55,500,000, to remain available until expended,
for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and
Results Act (division C of Public Law 112-10): Provided, That, to the
extent that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the
Secretary of Education shall make scholarships available to students
eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public Law 112-10; 125
Stat. 211) including students who were not offered a scholarship during
any previous school year: Provided further, That within funds provided
for opportunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the
activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act and
up to $500,000 shall be for the activities specified in section 3009 of
the Act.
federal payment for the district of columbia national guard
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard,
$600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General
David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and
College Access Program.
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing
of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human
immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the
District of Columbia, $4,000,000.
federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue
implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:
Provided, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
provides a 100 percent match for this payment.
district of columbia funds
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the
current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia
(``General Fund'') for programs and activities set forth under the
heading ``District of Columbia Budget for the Fiscal Year ending
September 30, 2025'' and at the rate set forth under such heading, as
included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 2024 submitted to
Congress by the District of Columbia, as amended as of the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of
Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official Code),
sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government
Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47-369.01 and 47-369.02, D.C. Official
Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in
this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 2025 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in
the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request Act of 2024 submitted to Congress
by the District of Columbia, as amended as of the date of enactment of
this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia
for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount appropriated
may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:
Provided further, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of
local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements
contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further,
That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take
such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia
meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief
Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the
District during fiscal year 2025, except that the Chief Financial
Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2025''.
TITLE V
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Administrative Conference of the United States
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the
United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,430,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, of which not to exceed
$1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the authorities of the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, $650,000,000 to remain available until
expended.
administrative provisions--consumer financial protection bureau
Sec. 500. Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by amending the heading of such subsection to
read as follows: ``BUDGET, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND
AUDIT.--'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) of
paragraph (1), as so redesignated;
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively; and
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and
inserting the following: --
``(1) AUTHORIZATION of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Bureau $650,000,000 for fiscal year
2025 to carry out the authorities of the Bureau.''; and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(2).
Sec. 501. (a) In General.--The Consumer Financial Protection Act of
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1011---
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``in the Federal Reserve
System,''; and
(ii) by striking ``independent bureau'' and
inserting ``independent agency'';
(B) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d);
(C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(j);
(D) in subsection (j), as so redesignated, by
striking ``, including in cities in which the Federal
reserve banks, or branches of such banks, are
located,''; and
(E) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsections:
``(b) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS.--The commission of the
Bureau may prescribe such regulations and issue such orders in
accordance with this title as the Bureau may determine to be necessary
for carrying out this title and all other laws within the Bureau's
jurisdiction and shall exercise any authorities granted under this
title and all other laws within the Bureau's jurisdiction.
``(c) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.--
``(1) IN GENERAL.--The management of the Bureau shall be vested in
a commission, which shall be composed of 5 members who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and at least 2 of whom shall have private sector experience in
the provision of consumer financial products and services.
``(2) STAGGERING.--The members of the commission shall serve
staggered terms, which initially shall be established by the President
for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively.
``(3) TERMS.--
``(A) IN general.--Except with respect to the initial
staggered terms described under paragraph (2), each member of
the commission, including the Chair, shall serve for a term of
5 years.
``(B) REMOVAL.--The President may remove any member of the
commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in
office.
``(C) VACANCIES.--Any member of the commission appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term to
which that member's predecessor was appointed (including the
Chair) shall be appointed only for the remainder of the term.
``(D) CONTINUATION of service.--Each member of the
commission may continue to serve after the expiration of the
term of office to which that member was appointed until a
successor has been appointed by the President and confirmed by
the Senate, except that a member may not continue to serve more
than 1 year after the date on which the term of that member
would otherwise expire.
``(E) OTHER employment prohibited.--No member of the
commission shall engage in any other business, vocation, or
employment.
``(d) AFFILIATION.--Not more than three members of the commission
shall be members of any one political party.
``(e) CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.--
``(1) INITIAL CHAIR.--The first member and Chair of the commission
shall be the individual serving as Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection on the day before the date of the enactment of
this subsection. Such individual shall serve until the President has
appointed all 5 members of the commission in accordance with subsection
(c).
``(2) SUBSEQUENT CHAIR.--Of the 5 members appointed in accordance
with subsection (c), the President shall appoint 1 member to serve as
the subsequent Chair of the commission.
``(3) AUTHORITY.--The Chair shall be the principal executive
officer of the commission, and shall exercise all of the executive and
administrative functions of the commission, including with respect to--
``(A) the appointment and supervision of personnel employed
under the commission (other than personnel employed regularly
and full time in the immediate offices of members of the
commission other than the Chair);
``(B) the distribution of business among personnel
appointed and supervised by the Chair and among administrative
units of the commission; and
``(C) the use and expenditure of funds.
``(4) LIMITATION.--In carrying out any of the Chair's functions
under the provisions of this subsection, the Chair shall be governed by
general policies of the commission and by such regulatory decisions,
findings, and determinations as the commission may by law be authorized
to make.
``(5) REQUESTS OR ESTIMATES RELATED TO APPROPRIATIONS.--Requests or
estimates for regular, supplemental, or deficiency appropriations on
behalf of the commission may not be submitted by the Chair without the
prior approval of the commission.
``(6) DESIGNATION.--The Chair shall be known as both the `Chair of
the commission' of the Bureau and the `Chair of the Bureau'.
``(f) INITIAL QUORUM ESTABLISHED.--For the 6 month period beginning
on the date of enactment of this subsection, the first member and Chair
of the commission described under subsection (e)(1) shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business until the President has
appointed all 5 members of the commission in accordance with subsection
(c). Following such appointment of 5 members, the quorum requirements
of subsection (g) shall apply.
``(g) NO IMPAIRMENT BY REASON OF VACANCIES.--No vacancy in the
members of the commission after the establishment of an initial quorum
under subsection (f) shall impair the right of the remaining members of
the commission to exercise all the powers of the commission. Three
members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, except that if there are only 3 members serving on the
commission because of vacancies in the commission, 2 members of the
commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
If there are only 2 members serving on the commission because of
vacancies in the commission, 2 members shall constitute a quorum for
the 6-month period beginning on the date of the vacancy which caused
the number of commission members to decline to 2.
``(h) SEAL.--The Bureau shall have an official seal.
``(i) COMPENSATION.--
``(1) CHAIR.--The Chair shall receive compensation at the rate
prescribed for level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of
title 5, United States Code.
``(2) OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.--The 4 other members of the
commission shall each receive compensation at the rate prescribed for
level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code.'';
(2) in section 1012(c)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``AUTONOMY OF THE
BUREAU'' and inserting ``COORDINATION WITH THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS'';
(B) by striking ``(1) COORDINATION WITH THE BOARD
OF GOVERNORS.--''; and
(C) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5);
and
(3) in section 1014(b), by striking ``Not fewer than 6
members shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the
regional Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, on a rotating
basis.'' and inserting ``Not fewer than half of all members
shall have private sector experience in the provision of
consumer financial products and services.''.
(b) DEEMING OF NAME.--Any reference in a law, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Director of the
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, except in subsection (e)(1) of
section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12
U.S.C. 5491), as added by this Act, shall be deemed a reference to the
commission leading and governing the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, as described under section 1011 of the Consumer Financial
Protection Act of 2010.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--
(1) CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT OF 2010.--
(A) IN general.--Except as provided under subparagraph (B),
the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481
et seq.) is amended--
(i) by striking ``Director of the Bureau'' each
place such term appears, other than where such term is
used to refer to a Director other than the Director of
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and
inserting ``Bureau'';
(ii) by striking ``Director'' each place such term
appears and inserting ``Bureau'', other than where such
term is used to refer to a Director other than the
Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection; and
(iii) in section 1002, by striking paragraph (10).
(B) EXCEPTIONS.--
(i) IN general.--The Consumer Financial Protection
Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended--
(I) in section 1013(c)(3)--
(aa) by striking ``Assistant
Director of the Bureau for'' and
inserting ``Head of the Office of'';
and
(bb) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``Assistant Director'' and
inserting ``Head of the Office'';
(II) in section 1013(g)(2)--
(aa) by striking ``ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR'' and inserting ``HEAD OF THE
OFFICE''; and
(bb) by striking ``an assistant
director'' and inserting ``a Head of
the Office of Financial Protection for
Older Americans'';
(III) in section 1016(a), by striking
``Director of the Bureau'' and inserting
``Chair of the Bureau''; and
(IV) by striking section 1066.
(ii) CLERICAL amendment.--The table of contents for
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act is amended by striking the item relating
to section 1066.
(2) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.--The
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 111(b)(1)(D), by striking ``Director'' and
inserting ``Chair''; and
(B) in section 1447, by striking ``Director of the Bureau''
each place such term appears and inserting ``Chair of the
Bureau''.
(3) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT.--Section 921(a)(4)(C) of the
Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o-2(a)(4)(C)), as added by
section 1075(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, is
amended by striking ``Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection'' and inserting ``Chair of the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection''.
(4) EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.--The Expedited Funds
Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) is amended by striking
``Director of the Bureau'' each place such term appears and inserting
``Bureau''.
(5) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.--Section 2 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1812) is amended by striking
``Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'' each place
such term appears and inserting ``Chair of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection''.
(6) FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL ACT OF
1978.--Section 1004(a)(4) of the Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3303(a)(4)) is amended by
striking ``Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'' and
inserting ``Chair of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection''.
(7) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT.--Section 513
of the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (20 U.S.C.
9702) is amended by striking ``Director'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``Chair''.
(8) HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1975.--Section 307 of the Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2806 et seq) is amended by
striking ``Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection''
each place such term appears and inserting ``Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection''.
(9) INTERSTATE LAND SALES FULL DISCLOSURE ACT.--The Interstate Land
Sales Full Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq) is amended--
(A) in section 1402--
(i) by striking paragraph (1); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (12)
as paragraphs (1) through (11), respectively;
(B) in section 1403(c)--
(i) by striking ``him'' and inserting ``the
Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the
Bureau'';
(C) in section 1407--
(i) in subsection (c), by striking ``he'' and
inserting ``the Bureau''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``Director or
anyone designated by him'' and inserting ``Bureau'';
(D) in section 1411(a)--
(i) by striking ``his findings'' and inserting
``the findings of the Bureau''; and
(ii) by striking ``his recommendation'' and
inserting ``the recommendation of the Bureau'';
(E) in section 1415--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ``he may, in his
discretion,'' and inserting ``the Bureau may, in the
discretion of the Bureau,'';
(ii) in subsection (b)--
(I) ) by striking ``in his discretion''
each place such term appears and inserting ``in
the discretion of the Bureau'';
(II) by striking ``he deems'' and inserting
``the Bureau determines''; and
(III) by striking ``he may deem'' and
inserting ``the Bureau may determine''; and
(iii) in subsection (c), by striking ``the
Director, or any officer designated by him,'' and
inserting ``the Bureau'';
(F) in section 1416(a)--
(i) by striking ``Director of the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection who may delegate any of
his'' and inserting ``Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection, which may delegate any'';
(ii) by striking ``his administrative'' and
inserting ``administrative''; and
(iii) by striking ``himself'' and inserting ``the
commission of the Bureau'';
(G) in section 1418a(b)(4), by striking ``Secretary's
determination'' and inserting ``determination of the Bureau'';
and
(H) by striking ``Director'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(10) REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT OF 1974.--Section 5 of
the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``The Director of the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (hereafter in this section referred to as
the `Director')'' and inserting ``The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (hereafter in this section referred to as
the `Bureau')''; and
(B) by striking ``Director'' each place such term appears
and inserting ``Bureau''.
(11) S.A.F.E. MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT OF 2008.--The S.A.F.E.
Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Director'' each place such term appears
in headings and text and inserting ``Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection''; and
(B) in section 1503, by striking paragraph (10).
(12) TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE.--Section 3513(c) of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of the''.
Sec. 502. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act.
Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule
entitled ``Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)''.
Sec. 504. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule
entitled ``Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain
Agency and Court Orders''.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376,
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials'
contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $142,000,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended, to carry out the
program, including administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of
the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public Law 110-140
as amended), and of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until
expended, to carry out the program, including administrative costs,
authorized by section 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division
Q of Public Law 117-103).
administrative provisions--consumer product safety commission
Sec. 510. During fiscal year 2025, none of the amounts made
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety
Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November
19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after--
(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
(A) the technical validity of the lateral stability
and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such
standard for purposes of reducing the risk of
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this
section as ``ROV'') rollovers in the off-road
environment, including the repeatability and
reproducibility of testing for compliance with such
requirements;
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be
prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;
(C) whether there is a technical basis for the
proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale
hangtag about a ROV's rollover resistance on a
progressive scale; and
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the
United States military if the proposed requirements
were adopted; and
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed
under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued
by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a
class of products.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize or implement the Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact
Injuries or Table Saws (CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074) published by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on May 12,
2017 (82 FR 22190).
Sec. 513. During fiscal year 2025, none of the amounts made
available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety
Standard for Debris Penetration Hazards in off-highway vehicles,
including recreational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this
section as ``ROVs'') and utility task vehicles (referred to in this
section as ``UTVs''), published by the Consumer Product Safety
Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg.
43688) until after--
(1) The National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the
Department of Defense, completes a study to determine--
(A) the technical validity of the debris
penetration resistance requirements proposed by such
standard for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV/UTV
debris penetration in the off-road environment,
including the repeatability and reproducibility of
testing for compliance with such requirements;
(B) the number of ROV/UTV debris penetrations that
would be prevented if the proposed requirements were
adopted;
(C) the effect on the availability and utility of
ROVs/UTVs used by the United States military if the
proposed requirements were adopted;
(D) the effect on the availability and utility of
ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the United States if the
proposed requirements were adopted; and
(2) a report containing the results of the study completed
under paragraph (1) is delivered to--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
and
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Election Assistance Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (Public Law 107-252), $20,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be
made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote
Act of 2002; of which not less than $2,324,429 shall be for necessary
expenses of the Office of Inspector General; and of which not to exceed
$8,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses.
Federal Communications Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as
authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor
vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $416,112,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
$416,112,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected
pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934,
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a final fiscal year
2025 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further, That any
offsetting collections received in excess of $416,112,000 in fiscal
year 2025 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further,
That remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in
excess of the amount specified for collection in each such year and
otherwise be coming available on October 1, 2024, shall not be
available for obligation: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 47
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding
system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not
exceed $139,000,000 for fiscal year 2025: Provided further, That, of
the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $12,686,000
shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector
General.
administrative provisions--federal communications commission
Sec. 520. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency
Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024''
each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
Sec. 521. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to
implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State
Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary
line restrictions on universal service support payments.
Sec. 522. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission or the Universal Service
Administrative Company to update the currently applicable minimum
service standards for fixed or mobile broadband Internet access
services pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Sec. 54.408 without further
consideration through notice and comment rulemaking procedures of the
impact these minimum standards have on affordability and consumer
choice and to reduce the support level pursuant to 47 C.F.R.
Sec. 54.403(a)(2): Provided further, That, the FCC shall consider
through notice and comment rulemaking procedures the impact that the
support level for voice service as set forth in 47 C.F.R.
Sec. 54.403(a)(2) has on low-income consumers' access to public safety.
Sec. 523. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled ``The
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of
Digital Discrimination,'' (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), or
any substantially similar rule.
Sec. 524. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule entitled
``Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet
Freedom'' (89 Fed. Reg. 45404 (May 22, 2024)), or any substantially
similar rule.
Sec. 525. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to establish within the Federal Communications Commission an advisory
committee with respect to any environmental, social or governance
matter.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
office of the inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $52,632,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or,
only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
Federal Election Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971, $76,500,000, of which not to exceed
$5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of
1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and
consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official
reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
$29,500,000: Provided, That public members of the Federal Service
Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of
subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed
intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal
participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be
credited to and merged with this account, to be available without
further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
environmental review improvement fund
For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund
established pursuant to section 41009(d) of Public Law 114-94,
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $388,700,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for
use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in
accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,000,000
of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection,
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 in offsetting collections
derived from fees to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales
Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse
Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this
account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2025 so as to result in a final fiscal year
2025 appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than
$69,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection
(e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1831t).
administrative provisions--federal trade commission
Sec. 530. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the final rule entitled ``Combating Auto Retail
Scams Trade Regulation Rule'' (89 Fed. Reg. 590 (January 4, 2024)).
Sec. 531. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize or enforce the ``Trade Regulation on the Use of Earnings
Claims'' or the ``Review of the Business Opportunity Rule'' rulemakings
without a clear statement of need or unless overlapping rulemaking and
improvements in self-regulation and consumer protection of industries
that would be impacted is considered.
Sec. 532. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by employees of the Federal Trade Commission to conduct any activity
with the European Union's European Commission, the United Kingdom's
Competition and Markets Authority, or the People's Republic of China's
State Administration for Market Regulation for any merger review,
investigation, or enforcement action.
Sec. 533. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce any rule defining or describing
unfair methods of competition for purposes of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).
Sec. 534. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce the February 4, 2021, suspension
of early termination to filings made under section 7A of the Clayton
Act (15 U.S. C. 18a).
Sec. 535. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement administer, or enforce amendments to part 803 of the
premerger notification rules that implement section 7A of the Clayton
Act (15 U.S.C. 18a) and to the premerger notification and report form
and instructions made after June 14, 2021.
Sec. 536. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce the October 25, 2021, Statement of
the Commission on Use of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders.
Sec. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce the November 10, 2022, ``Policy
Statement Regarding the Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Commission File No.
P221202''.
Sec. 538. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to file a complaint unless all Commissioners certify that they have had
access to review all relevant materials at least 10 business days prior
to a Commission Meeting or vote on the matter.
Sec. 539. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
for the Federal Trade Commission to pursue or continue a Civil
Investigative Demand against a gaming or hospitality company if the
action utilizes authority from the Safe Guards Rule (16 C.F.R. Part
314) or the Red Flags Rule (16 C.F.R Part 681).
General Services Administration
real property activities
federal buildings fund
limitations on availability of revenue
(including transfers of funds)
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited
into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real
property management and related activities not otherwise provided for,
including operation, maintenance, and protection of Federally owned and
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia;
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including
space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in
connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space;
contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and
moving; repair and alteration of Federally owned buildings, including
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites;
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and
sites; conversion and extension of Federally owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise;
construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings);
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for
public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase
contract; in the aggregate amount of $8,932,122,000, of which--
(1) $250,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
repairs and alterations, including associated design and
construction services, in addition to amounts otherwise
provided for such purposes, of which--
(A) $200,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and
Alterations; and
(B) $50,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs:
Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous
Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations
shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount
identified for each project, except each project in this or any
previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 20
percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate of a greater amount: Provided further, That additional
projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be
funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained
from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the
amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and
Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with
implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to
meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with
current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines
of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate:
Provided further, That the difference between the funds
appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior
Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', may be
transferred to ``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' or used to
fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided
further, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for
``Basic Repairs and Alterations'' may be used to pay claims
against the Government arising from any projects under the
heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund authorized
increases in prospectus projects;
(2) $5,606,122,000 for rental of space to remain available
until expended; and
(3) $3,076,000,000 for building operations to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the total amount of
funds made available from this Fund to the General Services
Administration shall not be available for expenses of any
construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for
which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not
been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for
each project for required expenses for the development of a
proposed prospectus: Provided further, That funds available in
the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency
repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided further, That amounts necessary to provide
reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C.
592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing,
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or
other property not in Government ownership or control as may be
appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to
perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056,
shall be available from such revenues and collections:
Provided further, That revenues and collections and any other
sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2025, excluding
reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), in excess of the
aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real
Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
general activities
government-wide policy
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide policy associated with the management of real and
personal property assets and certain administrative services;
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to
acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management,
and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by statute;
$69,000,000.
operating expenses
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for
Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of
surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide
policy direction and management; $52,000,000, of which not to exceed
$7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses.
civilian board of contract appeals
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the
activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals,
$10,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $72,500,000: Provided, That
not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be available for information technology
enhancements related to providing a modern technology case management
solutions: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be
available for payment for information and detection of fraud against
the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government
property: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private
citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in
enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
allowances and office staff for former presidents
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (3
U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $5,500,000.
federal citizen services fund
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C.
3604; and for necessary expenses authorized by law in support of
interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its
ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development
and implementation of innovative uses of information technology;
$55,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal
agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
Provided further, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements,
and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until
expended for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that
enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct
activities electronically through the development and implementation of
innovative uses of information technology in the aggregate amount not
to exceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations,
revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during
fiscal year 2025 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and
shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, of the total amount
appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions
and full-time hires to support activities related to the
Administration's requirements under title II of the Foundations for
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-435): Provided
further, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in
addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
presidential transition
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential Transition Act
of 1963 (Public Law 88-277), as amended (in this heading referred to as
``the Act''), $10,202,314, of which $6,971,863 is available for
activities authorized by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10)
of the Act; $2,730,451 is available for activities authorized by
section 5 of the Act; and not to exceed $500,000 is available for
activities authorized by subsections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) of the Act:
Provided, That such amounts may be transferred and credited to the
``Acquisition Services Fund'' or ``Federal Buildings Fund'' to
reimburse obligations incurred prior to enactment of this Act for the
purposes provided herein related to the Presidential election in 2024:
Provided further, That in the case where the President-elect is the
incumbent President or in the case where the Vice-President-elect is
the incumbent Vice President, $10,202,314 is permanently cancelled,
pursuant to subsection 3(g) of the Act: Provided further, That amounts
available under this heading shall be in addition to any other amounts
available for such purposes.
working capital fund
(including transfer of funds)
For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services
Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
necessary costs incurred by the Administrator to modernize rulemaking
systems and to provide support services for Federal rulemaking
agencies.
administrative provisions--general services administration
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 540. Funds available to the General Services Administration
shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Sec. 541. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for
fiscal year 2025 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be
transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to
meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall
be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 542. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made
available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2026
request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request:
(1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established
and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial
Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and
Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the
United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities
plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of
each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
Sec. 543. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided
through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the
rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by
the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public
Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
Sec. 544. From funds made available under the heading ``Federal
Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue'', claims
against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct
construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated
from savings effected in other construction projects with prior
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 545. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting
lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the
Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C.
3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of
procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the
prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator
determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be
identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the
Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such
committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority
provided in the resolution.
Sec. 546. With respect to projects funded under the heading
``Federal Citizen Services Fund'', the Administrator of General
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project
to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 547. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be made available for the purchase of real
property by the General Services Administration, unless as needed for a
project authorized pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307.
Sec. 548. None of the funds made available by this or any other
appropriations Act under the heading ``General Services
Administration--Federal Buildings Fund'' for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (in this section referred to as the ``FBI'') Headquarters
Consolidation, may be obligated or expended until the General Services
Administration provides the Committee with a detailed plan and timeline
to support the District of Columbia-based personnel by--
(1) keeping the current FBI headquarters operational; or
(2) identifying another Federally owned location in the
District of Columbia that can serve as the FBI headquarters
building.
Sec. 549. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize, promulgate, or implement the rule proposed by the General
Services Administration entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation:
Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial
Risk'' (87 Fed. Reg. 68312 (November 14, 2022)), or to propose,
promulgate, or implement any substantially similar rule or policy.
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
salaries and expenses
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust
Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, $2,500,000, to
remain available until expended.
Merit Systems Protection Board
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems
Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978,
the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection
Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of
survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026, and in addition not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2026, for administrative expenses to
adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit
Systems Protection Board.
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation,
pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,782,000, to remain available for direct
expenditure until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9
of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the
activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section
817(a) of Public Law 106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all
current and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector
General of the Department of the Interior will remain available until
expended for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and
Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with chapter 4 of title 5,
United States Code, and for annual independent financial audits of the
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to the
Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289):
Provided further, That previous amounts transferred to the Office of
Inspector General of the Department of the Interior may be transferred
to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual
independent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax
Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289): Provided further, That any
interest earned during fiscal year 2025 from investments made from
discretionary appropriations to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.
Udall Trust Fund after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. Sec. 5606(b)(1)
shall be available until expended.
environmental dispute resolution fund
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry
out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict
Resolution Act of 1998, $3,904,000, to remain available until expended.
National Archives and Records Administration
operating expenses
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the
National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal
records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses
necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the
activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the
operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire
of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs,
and cleaning, $427,250,000, of which $30,000,000 shall remain available
until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the Federal
Government's ability to electronically preserve, manage, and store
Government records.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of
2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 (2008), and chapter 4 of
title 5, United States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $5,920,000.
repairs and restoration
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities
and museum exhibits, related equipment for public spaces, and to
provide adequate storage for holdings, $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
national historical publications and
records commission grants program
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical
publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
National Credit Union Administration
community development revolving loan fund
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, and 9910, $3,423,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2025, for technical assistance to low-
income designated credit unions.
Office of Government Ethics
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Government Ethics pursuant to the chapter 131 of title 5, United States
Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative Louise
McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $22,386,000.
Office of Personnel Management
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of trust funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Personnel Management in this heading referred to as ``OPM'' pursuant to
Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act
of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical
examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee
basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for
official reception and representation expenses; and payment of per diem
and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act
activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post
of duty, $198,137,000: Provided, That of the total amount made
available under this heading, $10,710,000 may remain available until
expended, for information technology modernization, and shall be in
addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided
further, That of the total amount made available under this heading,
$1,445,000 may be made available for strengthening the capacity and
capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)),
including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such
workforce and information technology in support of acquisition
workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve
acquisition management; and in addition $241,000,000 for administrative
expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM
without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of
printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided
further, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the
authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections
8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title
5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of this
appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal
Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358
of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided
further, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows,
established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may,
during fiscal year 2025, accept donations of money, property, and
personal services: Provided further, That such donations, including
those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity
materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except
that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of
travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission:
Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made
available under this heading may be transferred to an information
technology working capital fund established for purposes authorized by
subtitle G of title X of division A of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 40 U.S.C.
11301 note): Provided further, That the OPM Director shall notify, and
receive approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any
transfer under the preceding proviso: Provided further, That amounts
transferred to such a fund under such transfer authority from any
organizational category of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such
organizational category's budget as identified in the report required
by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That amounts transferred
to such a fund shall remain available for obligation through September
30, 2028.
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of trust funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of
passenger motor vehicles, $7,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed
$31,000,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and
provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's
retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as
determined by the Inspector General: Provided, That the Inspector
General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of
Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $31,585,000.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight
Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026.
Public Buildings Reform Board
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board in
carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public
Law 114-287), $3,605,000, to remain available until expended.
Securities and Exchange Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $2,004,663,000, to remain available until
expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for the Office of
Inspector General; of which not to exceed $275,000 shall be available
for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of
Securities Commissions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be
available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials,
members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning
securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and
administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and
foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such
as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or
subsistence; and of which not more than $644,719,000 shall be for the
Division of Enforcement.
In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication,
and related costs associated with replacement leases for the
Commission's office facilities, not to exceed $8,400,000, to remain
available until expended.
For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)) for fiscal year
2025, all amounts appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be
the regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2025:
Provided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to
this account as offsetting collections: Provided further, That not to
exceed $2,004,663,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available
until expended for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed
$8,400,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until
expended for move, replication, and related costs under this heading
associated with replacement leases for the Commission's office
facilities: Provided further, That the total amount appropriated under
this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2025 shall be
reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final
total fiscal year 2025 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
not more than $0: Provided further, That if any amount of the
appropriation for move, replication, and related costs associated with
replacement leases for the Commission's office facilities is
subsequently de-obligated by the Commission, such amount that was
derived from the general fund shall be returned to the general fund,
and such amounts that were derived from fees or assessments collected
for such purpose shall be paid to each national securities exchange and
national securities association, respectively, in proportion to any
fees or assessments paid by such national securities exchange or
national securities association under section 31 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2025.
administrative provisions--securities and exchange commission
Sec. 550. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the final rule entitled ``The Enhancement and
Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors'' (89 Fed.
Reg. 21668 (March 28, 2024)) or any substantially similar rule.
Sec. 551. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize, implement, or enforce the rulemaking entitled ``Open-End
Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT
Reporting'' (87 Fed. Reg. 77172 (December 16, 2022)).
Sec. 552. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize, implement, or enforce the rulemakings entitled
``Regulation Best Execution'', ``Order Competition Rule'', and
``Regulation NMS: Minimum Pricing Increments, Access Fees, and
Transparency of Better Priced Order''.
Sec. 553. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to compel a private company to make a public offering under the
Securities Act of 1933 by amending the ``held of record'' definition
under section 12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Sec. 554. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to finalize, implement, or enforce the rulemaking entitled
``Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets'' (88 Fed. Reg. 14672 (March 9,
2023)).
Sec. 555. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement any program that requires a national securities exchange,
a national securities association, or a member of such an exchange or
association to collect and provide personally identifiable information
with respect to a retail market participant to meet the requirements
relating to an order or a reportable event under section 242.613(c)(7)
of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations
thereof.
Sec. 556. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to review or approve the budget for the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) as described in 15 U.S.C. 7219, until the FASB withdraws
the Accounting Standards Update on Income Tax Disclosures issued in
December 2023 (No. 2023-09).
Sec. 557. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to develop, promulgate, finalize, implement, or enforce rulemaking that
would, directly or indirectly, create new disclosure requirements under
Regulation D or lower the amount of money an issuer can raise through
Regulation D.
Sec. 558. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce ``Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121'' (87 Fed.
Reg. 21015 (April 11, 2022)).
Sec. 559. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to implement or enforce the final rule entitled ``Cybersecurity Risk
Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure'' (88 Fed.
Reg. 51896 (August 4, 2023)).
Sec. 560. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out an enforcement action related to a digital asset
transaction, except for enforcement actions related to fraud or market
manipulation, unless (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission has
promulgated a regulation that clarifies which digital assets are
securities under existing law, or (2) Congress passes legislation that
gives the Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory and enforcement
jurisdiction over digital assets and it is signed into law by the
President.
Selective Service System
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including
expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed
personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $31,300,000:
Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President may
exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341,
whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the
interest of national defense: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the
induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small
Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code,
and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation
expenses, $305,378,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be
available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight
activities: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge
fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business
Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees
authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from
all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain
available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without
further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business
Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a)
of division K of Public Law 108-447, during fiscal year 2025: Provided
further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization
and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2026:
Provided further, That $15,500,000 shall be available for costs
associated with the certification of small business concerns owned and
controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans under sections 36A
and 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f-1; 657f),
respectively, and section 862 of Public Law 116-283, to be available
until September 30, 2026.
entrepreneurial development programs
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and
small business development, $299,550,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2026: Provided, That $140,000,000 shall be available to
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2025 or fiscal year 2026 as
authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further,
That $41,000,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical
assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan
program: Provided further, That $20,000,000 shall be available for
grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small
business concerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)).
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $42,020,000.
office of advocacy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out
the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et
seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), $10,109,000, to remain available until expended.
business loans program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2025
commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 and commitments for loans authorized under
subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggregate,
$12,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2025
commitments for general business loans authorized under paragraphs (1)
through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed
$32,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the
aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2025 commitments to guarantee
loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided
further, That during fiscal year 2025, guarantees of trust certificates
authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a
principal amount of $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative
expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$162,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
disaster loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program
authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $175,000,000, to
be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and
reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of
Inspector General; of which $165,000,000 is for direct administrative
expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan
program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations
for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for indirect
administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses: Provided, That, of the funds provided under this heading,
$143,000,000 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant to the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount for major disasters
under this heading is designated by the Congress as being for disaster
relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended.
administrative provisions--small business administration
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 570. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
Sec. 571. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made
available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the
headings ``Salaries and Expenses'' and ``Business Loans Program
Account'' may be transferred to the Administration's information
technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as
authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, for the
purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred to
the IT WCF under this section shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2028.
Sec. 572. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out an enforcement action against a recipient of Federal
assistance for a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121
et seq.) in any case in which such recipient--
(1) is unable to make monthly repayments for a duplication
of benefits under section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155);
and
(2) has not yet received Community Development Block Grant
funds for which such recipient is eligible.
Sec. 573. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Small Business Administration to further fund or transfer funds
to the Community Navigator Pilot Program established under section 5004
of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9013).
Sec. 574. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Small Business Administration to fund climate change
initiatives.
Sec. 575. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to create, implement, administer, expand, or enforce a direct lending
program by the Small Business Administration not in effect on January
1, 2024.
Sec. 576. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to hire staff at the District of Columbia office until the Small
Business Administration senior area manager position at the Coachella
Valley, California, satellite office is staffed by at least one
individual.
Sec. 577. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out the memorandum of understanding between the Small Business
Administration and the Michigan Department of State, dated March 18,
2024, relating to the provision of voter registration services in
Michigan.
United States Postal Service
payment to the postal service fund
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free
and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section
2401 of title 39, United States Code, $49,750,000: Provided, That mail
for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Postal
Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or
policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child
support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State
or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information
requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be
used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices:
Provided further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall
continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-241).
office of inspector general
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5, United States
Code, $274,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service
Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $3,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $55,000,000, of which
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written
certificate of the judge.
TITLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Sec. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant
to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code,
unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government
employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government
employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation,
or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
Sec. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be
expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the
assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United
States Code.
Sec. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Sec. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the
funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to
the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2025, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4)
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee
on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate
for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or
activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices,
programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization,
restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, or
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate: Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current
fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum the report shall
include: (1) a table for each appropriation, detailing both full-time
employee equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns to
display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request,
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions,
if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in
the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted
level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in
this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the budget appendix for the
respective appropriation, whichever is more detailed, and which shall
apply to all items for which a dollar amount is specified and to all
programs for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to
discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; and (3) an
identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided
further, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and
expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each
day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to
the Congress.
Sec. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to
exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the
end of fiscal year 2025 from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses for fiscal year 2025 in this Act, shall remain available
through September 30, 2026, for each such account for the purposes
authorized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided
further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with
reprogramming guidelines.
Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used by the Executive Office of the President to request--
(1) any official background investigation report on any
individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
(2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an
organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the
Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
(1) in the case of an official background investigation
report, if such individual has given express written consent
for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of
such request and during the same presidential administration;
or
(2) if such request is required due to extraordinary
circumstances involving national security.
Sec. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter
15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a
contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing
any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living
allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and
utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel
expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the
Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
Sec. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to
pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with
any health plan under the federal employees health benefits program
which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Sec. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to
term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial
information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic
articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41,
United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not
apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information
technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States
Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title
41, United States Code).
Sec. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States
Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission
funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such
agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-
Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the
purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in
any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the
officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or
commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by
such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an
organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
Sec. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into
contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real
property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with
the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for
offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of
succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current
lessor.
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease
may do so during any period declared by the President to require
emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive agency
covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency provided funds by this
Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the
United States Postal Service.
Sec. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities
the amounts required under current law:
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
(2) Payments to--
(A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28
U.S.C. 377(o));
(B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28
U.S.C. 376(c)); and
(C) the United States Court of Federal Claims
Judges' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
(3) Payment of Government contributions--
(A) with respect to the health benefits of retired
employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees
Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
(B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for
employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C.
ch. 87).
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and
increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory
provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter
84 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount
appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation
on the use of funds contained in this Act.
Sec. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled
``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary
Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory
Efforts'' unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to
Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
Sec. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by
this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency
has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget
planning process related to information technology.
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by
this Act that are available for information technology shall be
allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of
appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as
specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the
agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency
and budget officials.
Sec. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States
Code.
Sec. 622. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of
electronic communication service to the public or remote computing
service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is
in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in
sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner
that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
Sec. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an
Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records,
documents, or other materials available to the department or agency
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4
of title 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that Inspector
General's access to such records, documents, or other materials, under
any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers
to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's
right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall
provide its Inspector General with access to all such records,
documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector
General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on
disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the
chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General
covered by this section shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within
five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.
Sec. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change
the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-
cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a
way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section
54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July
15, 2015: Provided, That this section shall not prohibit the
Commission from considering, developing, or adopting other support
mechanisms as an alternative to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided
further, That any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing
high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers
until support under such mechanism commences.
Sec. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or
victim assistance-related activity.
Sec. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for
contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory,
behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic
requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope
changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project
and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent
with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may
be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a
total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board, or
commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single
conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance
is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
(b) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to
pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are
stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring
outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that
such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that
determination.
Sec. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive
branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-
10.122 through 301-10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 629. In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available for expenses related to enhancements to
www.oversight.gov, $450,000, to remain available until expended, shall
be provided for an additional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors
General Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of
chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That these amounts
shall be in addition to any amounts or any authority available to the
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency under
section 424 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 630. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as
that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A-87
(revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
Sec. 631. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly
state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or
educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the
communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at
U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out
this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the
agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs
and activities of the agency.
Sec. 632. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for
proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or
programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees
receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state--
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or
project which will be financed with Federal money;
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or
program; and
(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the
project or program that will be financed by non-governmental
sources.
Sec. 633. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be
used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or
implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of
political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or
dues paid to trade associations.
Sec. 634. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each
quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency
for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the
appropriation.
Sec. 635. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to procure electric vehicles, electric vehicle batteries, electric
vehicle charging stations or infrastructure.
Sec. 636. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to implement, enforce, or otherwise
carry out Executive Order No. 14037 of August 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg.
43583, relating to Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and
Trucks), Executive Order No. 14057 of December 8, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg.
70935, relating to Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through
Federal Sustainability), Executive Order No. 14096 of April 21, 2023
(88 Fed. Reg. 25251, relating to Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment
to Environmental Justice for All), Executive Order No. 13990 of January
20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7037, relating to Protecting Public Health and
the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis),
Executive Order No. 14008 of January 27, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619,
relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad), Executive
Order No. 14030 of May 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 27967, relating to
Climate-Related Financial Risk), Executive Order No. 14082 of September
12, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 56861, relating to Implementation of the Energy
and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022),
and section 6 of Executive Order No. 14013 of February 4, 2021 (86 Fed.
Reg 8839, relating to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle
Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration).
Sec. 637. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to carry out any program, project, or activity that promotes or
advances Critical Race Theory or any concept associated with Critical
Race Theory.
Sec. 638. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be made available to implement, administer,
apply, enforce, or carry out the Equity Action Plans of the Department
of Treasury, the Federal Communications Commission, the General
Services Administration, the Office of Personnel Management or any
other Federal agency diversity, equity, or inclusion initiative, as
well as Executive Order No. 13985 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg.
7009, relating to advancing racial equity and support for underserved
communities through the Federal Government), Executive Order No. 14035
of June 21, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34596, relating to diversity, equity,
inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal workforce), or Executive
Order No. 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relating to
further advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities
through the Federal Government).
Sec. 639. None of the funds made available by this Act may be made
available to support, directly or indirectly, the Wuhan Institute of
Virology, or any laboratory owned or controlled by the governments of
the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic
Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the
Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the
regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, or any other country determined by the
Secretary of State to be a foreign adversary.
Sec. 640. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to enforce the requirements in section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)) that the
solicitation of contributions from member corporations stockholders and
executive or administrative personnel, and the families of such
stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must be separately and
specifically approved by the member corporation involved prior to such
solicitation, and that such member corporation does not approve any
such solicitation by more than one such trade association in any
calendar year.
Sec. 641. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1,
United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or
any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act
shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action
against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person
speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief,
or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a
union of one man and one woman.
(b) Discriminatory Action Defined.--As used in subsection (a), a
discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government
to--
(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause
any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny,
delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section
501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person
referred to in subsection (a);
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any
charitable contribution made to or by such person;
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude,
terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal
grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee,
loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation,
employment, or other similar position or status from or to such
person; or
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make
unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal
benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or
eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or
to such person.
(c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.--The Federal
Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for
purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed,
or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination
against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person
speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief
or moral conviction described in subsection (a).
Sec. 642. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to develop, finalize, or implement the proposed regulation titled
Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for
Coverage Under title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023)).
Sec. 643. The Postmaster General of the United States Postal
Service shall notify in writing any Member of Congress at least 30 days
before the Postal Service releases any stamp (including special stamps,
semipostal stamps, and any other stamp) depicting a landmark in, a
significant event or commemoration of an event that occurred in, or an
individual from, in the case of a Member of the House of
Representatives, the district or State the Member represents or, in the
case of a Senator, the State the Senator represents. In this section,
the term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in
section 2106 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include the
Vice President.
Sec. 644. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to fly or display a flag over or within a facility of the Federal
Government other than the flag of the United States, a flag bearing an
official U.S. Government seal or insignia, or the Prisoner of War/
Missing in Action flag.
Sec. 645. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the United States Postal Service by this Act may be used
to prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the purpose
of conducting oversight, any facility owned or leased by the United
States Postal Service used for the delivery of letters, printed
materials, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collection,
sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary thereto, or to
make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way
alters what is observed by a visiting member of Congress or such
designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence
of such modification:
(1) A Member of Congress.
(2) An employee of the United States House of
Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such
a Member for the purposes of this section.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of
Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility
described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting oversight.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for
fiscal year 2025 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such
department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue
to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that
all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or
distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers and employees of such
department, agency, or instrumentality.
Sec. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with
section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of
any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law
enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance
vehicles, and police type), is hereby fixed at $40,000 except station
wagons for which the maximum shall be $41,140: Provided, That these
limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type
vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section
may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid
vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration
Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set forth in this
section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative
fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the cost of
comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the
limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is
a commercial item and which operates on alternative fuel, including but
not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles.
Sec. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and
independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for
expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living
allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
Sec. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current
fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or
employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency
the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the
United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States
unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a
person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking
citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under
8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a
lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a
person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for
purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section
with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided
further, That for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits
shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as
necessary: Provided further, That any person making a false affidavit
shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no
more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:
Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to,
and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:
Provided further, That any payment made to any officer or employee
contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in
action by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this section
shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the
Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act,
or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of
emergencies: Provided further, That this section does not apply to the
employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of
nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the
USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.
Sec. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency
during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including
maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment
to the General Services Administration for charges for space and
services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings
and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
Sec. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act,
all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting
from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of
pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste
prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for
the following purposes:
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and
recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057
(December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior
to the effective date of the Executive order.
(2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs,
including, but not limited to, the development and
implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as
deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
Sec. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for
administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations
and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are
otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by
which they are made available: Provided, That in the event any
functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently
transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
Sec. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards
(except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees,
or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which
do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive
financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
Sec. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the
provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement,
administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved
pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Sec. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or
agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal
Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds
office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to
furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head,
officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for
any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or
redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this
section, the term ``office'' shall include the entire suite of offices
assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily
by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the
individual.
Sec. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives
which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as
provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other
instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or
expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or
policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive
service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to
schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or
other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily
in order to detail the individual to the White House.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal
employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element
of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section
3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
Sec. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any
officer or employee of the Federal Government, who--
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to
prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the
Federal Government from having any direct oral or written
communication or contact with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter
pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee
or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer
or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other
officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of
such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes,
reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or
efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns,
transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or
condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of
the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any
of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or
employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such
other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1);
(3) unjustifiably refuses to comply with a duly issued and
valid congressional subpoena.
Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills,
and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official
duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of
emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants;
(3) does not require prior employee notification of the
content and methods to be used in the training and written end
of course evaluation;
(4) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age''
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants'
personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise
preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other
Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for
publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution
or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television,
or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending
before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address
to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such
disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing,
telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any
organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate.
Sec. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any
other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private
contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United
States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
(1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C.
105;
(2) includes a military department, as defined under
section 102 of such title and includes the United States Postal
Service.
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use
such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use
official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An
employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee
exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest
effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the
performance of official duties.
Sec. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
Sec. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services
Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the approval of the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available
for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates
from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That these funds shall
be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information
technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives,
and activities, including improving coordination and reducing
duplication, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's
Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the
Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives,
the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology
initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital
initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement
initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance
improvement initiatives): Provided further, That the total funds
transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve
coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to
Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, and
not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives,
and activities: Provided further, That the funds transferred to or for
reimbursement of ``General Services Administration, Government-Wide
Policy'' during fiscal year 2025 shall remain available for obligation
through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of
General Services, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives a detailed
spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided
further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the
amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the
estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year
2025; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated
to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including
total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose salaries are
provided for by this section); (iii) where applicable, a description of
the funds intended for use by or for the benefit of each executive
council; and (iv) where applicable, a description of the funds intended
for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by
Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimbursements may be
made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may
breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on
Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized
to be present at the location.
Sec. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 of this
Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the
purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by
Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments,
agencies, or entities: Provided, That the Office of Management and
Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources
connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant
application, form, notification, press release, or other publications
involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any
relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal
Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct
payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving
Federal funds.
Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of
Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available in this or
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data,
derived from any means, that includes any personally
identifiable information relating to an individual's access to
or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency;
or
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third party
(including another government agency) to collect, review, or
obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that
includes any personally identifiable information relating to an
individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet
site.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection (a)
shall not apply to--
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify
particular persons;
(2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable
information;
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or
supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a
system security action taken by the operator of an Internet
site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site
services or to protecting the rights or property of the
provider of the Internet site.
(c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to
implement, interpret, or enforce authorities provided in law.
(2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the
agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety
and soundness, overall financial condition, management
practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards
as provided in law.
Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision
providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also
includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with--
(1) any of the following religious plans:
(A) Personal Care's HMO; and
(B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the
plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious
beliefs.
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or
renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to
discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or
otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be
contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage
of abortion or abortion-related services.
Sec. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of
its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the
strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication,
education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight
authorities.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies
may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office
of Management and Budget Circular A-126 regarding official travel for
Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft
ownership pilot program.
Sec. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated or made available under this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or
limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to
implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel
Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal
Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the
detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive
branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be
used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training
without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities.
Sec. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the
funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive
branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for
broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the
prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or
funded by that executive branch agency.
Sec. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code
(popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that
section.
Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any
Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which
is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary
of such an entity.
(b) Waivers.--
(1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a)
with respect to any Federal Government contract under the
authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that
the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
(2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver
under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
(c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal
Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of
this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
Sec. 734. During fiscal year 2025, for each employee who--
(1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of
title 5, United States Code; or
(2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment
as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit
to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost
of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year.
Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of
Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an
administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5,
United States Code.
Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer
for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as
a condition of submitting the offer:
(1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure,
independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering
communication that is made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a
candidate for election for Federal office or to a political
committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any
election for Federal office.
(2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment
described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or
directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any
person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the
person will use the funds to make a payment described in
paragraph (1).
(b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'',
``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', ``electioneering
communication'', ``candidate'', ``election'', and ``Federal office''
has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.).
Sec. 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or
employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice
President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident
Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as
defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of
an office of the legislative branch.
Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2025, by this or any other Act, may
be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section
5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code--
(A) during the period from the date of expiration of the
limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous
fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable
wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year
2025, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the
applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in
accordance with such section; and
(B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal
year 2025, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage
survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by
more than the sum of--
(i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in
fiscal year 2025 under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General
Schedule; and
(ii) the difference between the overall average
percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
taking effect in fiscal year 2025 under section 5304 of
such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and
the overall average percentage of such payments which
was effective in the previous fiscal year under such
section.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate
employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of
such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is
in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under
paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an
employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a
schedule not in existence on September 30, 2024, shall be determined
under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium
pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from
the rates in effect on September 30, 2024, except to the extent
determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with
the purpose of this subsection.
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service
performed after September 30, 2024.
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay,
retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that
requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement
or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate
of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection
shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or
require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a
rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection
not in effect.
(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions
to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines
that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or
retention of qualified employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of
basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year
2025 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall
be--
(1) not less than the percentage received by employees in
the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted
pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and
5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That prevailing
rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in
section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be
considered to be located in the pay locality designated as
``Rest of United States'' pursuant to section 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable
pay period beginning after September 30, 2024.
Sec. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior
ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding
the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by
any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal
year 2025 for which the cost to the United States Government was more
than $100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference
described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period--
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States
Government, including--
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to
and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to
determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used
including--
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive
basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted
by the departmental component or office in evaluating
potential contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such
department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the
Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees
attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency,
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations
Act during fiscal year 2025 for which the cost to the United States
Government was more than $20,000.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or
any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of
defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is
not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection
with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes
related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities
that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget
Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to
that memorandum.
Sec. 739. None of the funds made available in this or any other
appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce
funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the
President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change
is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or
any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 740. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule
entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the Office of Personnel
Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg.
20180 et seq.).
Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a
study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to
contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees
pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other
administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Sec. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees
or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse
to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting
or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully
reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or
law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency
authorized to receive such information.
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene
requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other
form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the
nondisclosure of classified information.
Sec. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be
used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and
4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or
agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the
following provisions: ``These provisions are consistent with and do not
supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations,
rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order
relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress,
(3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special
Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or
mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a
substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any
other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements,
obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling
Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this
agreement and are controlling.'': Provided, That notwithstanding the
preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or
agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an
employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain
provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such
document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum,
require that the person will not disclose any classified information
received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized
to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms
shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress,
or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department
of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of
law.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and
enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the
requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement
was entered into.
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to
implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014
which does not contain substantially similar language to that required
in subsection (a).
Sec. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding,
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or
loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax
liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the
awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and
has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to
protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding,
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or
loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony
criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation and has made a determination that this further action is
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 746. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under
section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the
Vice President during calendar year 2025 shall be the rate payable to
the Vice President on December 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of
division B of Public Law 118-47.
(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 5318
of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the
payable rate during calendar year 2025 for an employee serving in an
Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay
is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on December 31,
2024, by operation of section 747 of division B of Public Law 118-47.
Such an employee may not receive a rate increase during calendar year
2025, except as provided in subsection (i).
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, a chief of mission
or ambassador at large is subject to subsection (b) in the same manner
as other employees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate.
(d)(1) This subsection applies to--
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service
paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for
level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
(B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee
in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political
appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the
official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United
States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) may not receive a
pay rate increase during calendar year 2025, except as provided in
subsection (i).
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a
rate of basic pay (including any locality based payments under section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above
the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves
under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase
during calendar year 2025, except as provided in subsection (i). This
subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay
system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under
section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another
pay system whose position would be classified at GS-15 or below if
chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees
who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay
increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an
election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section
3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election
is in effect.
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an
election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under
section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465)
for such time as that election is in effect.
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a
covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized
movement to a different covered position only if that new position has
higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher
than the level or range for the position held immediately before the
movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and
applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December
31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of division B of Public Law 118-
47.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual
who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time
subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the
rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates of pay in
effect on December 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of division B
of Public Law 118-47.
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a
biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2025 but ends in
calendar year 2026, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate
increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ``covered position''
means a position occupied by an employee whose pay is restricted under
this section.
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Sec. 747. In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control
Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or
agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a
copy of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the
Comptroller General on the same date the report is transmitted to the
Congress.
Sec. 748. (a) Each department or agency of the executive branch of
the United States Government shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the
Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if--
(1) an apportionment is not made in the required time
period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United States
Code;
(2) an approved apportionment received by the department or
agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on
further action; or
(3) an approved apportionment received by the department or
agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation
or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such
department or agency.
(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional committee
pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the
bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation
Fund Symbol or fund account.
Sec. 749. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States
Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any
other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for
interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research
and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs.
Sec. 750. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby
authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General Services
Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' with the approval of
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act,
including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, That
these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, shall be
administered by the Administrator of General Services to carry out the
purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund and to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information
technology, procurement, and other activities, including services
authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal agencies to take
advantage of information technology in sharing information: Provided
further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not
exceed $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the funds
transferred to or for reimbursement of ``General Services
Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund'' during fiscal year 2025
shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2026:
Provided further, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or
reimbursed: Provided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum,
include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this
section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in
fiscal year 2025; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all
funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this
section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff
whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where
applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the
implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further,
That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this
section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 751. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in
this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2025 that are
specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9
of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV
that is included in the report or explanatory statement accompanying
any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award with
respect to such funds for purposes of the requirements of 2 CFR
200.334, regarding records retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding
access by the Comptroller General of the United States.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend,
supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise
applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any
existing authority of the Comptroller General.
Sec. 752. None of the funds made available by this Act or any
other Act may be provided to States, cities, or localities that allow
non-citizens to vote in Federal elections.
Sec. 753. None of the funds made available by this Act, or any
other Act, may be used to make investments under the Thrift Savings
Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based
primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria.
Sec. 754. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act or any other Act may be available to--
(a) classify or facilitate the classification of any
communications by a United States person as mis-, dis-, or mal-
information; or
(b) partner with or fund nonprofit or other organizations that
pressure or recommend private companies to censor lawful and
constitutionally protected speech of United States persons, including
recommending the censoring or removal of content on social media
platforms.
Sec. 755. None of the funds made available by this Act or any
other Act shall be used or transferred to another Federal agency,
board, or commission to recruit, hire, promote, or retain any person
who either has been convicted of a Federal or State child pornography
charge, has been convicted of any other Federal or State sexual assault
charge or has been formally disciplined for using Federal resources to
access, use, or sell child pornography.
Sec. 756. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to implement, administer, or otherwise carry out
Executive Order No. 14019 (86 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting
access to voting), except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order.
Sec. 757. None of the funds made available by this Act or any
other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID-19
mask or vaccine mandates.
Sec. 758. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this
Act, the head of each Executive agency (as that term is defined in
section 105 of title 5, United States Code) may transfer to or
reimburse the ``Information Technology Oversight and Reform'' account
with funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any
other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts:
Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available,
shall be administered by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget for necessary expenses of the United States Digital Service:
Provided further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed
pursuant to this authority shall not exceed $30,000,000 for such
purposes: Provided further, That funds transferred or reimbursed
pursuant to this authority during fiscal year 2025 shall remain
available for obligation through September 30, 2027: Provided further,
That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a detailed spend plan for the funds to be transferred or
reimbursed: Provided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum,
include: (i) the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in
fiscal year 2025; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all
funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this
section (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff
whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where
applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the
implementation of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further,
That no transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this
section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Sec. 759. None of the funds made available by this Act or any
other Act may be used to contract with, grant awards to, or otherwise
obligate or expend to NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. (doing business as
``NewsGuard''); Disinformation Index, Inc., Disinformation Index, Ltd.,
or Global Disinformation Index gUG (collectively doing business as
``Global Disinformation Index''); or any other entity, including a
nonprofit organization (as described by section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986), that engages in operations or
activities, or produces products, the function of which is to
demonetize or rate the credibility of a domestic entity (including news
and information outlets) based on lawful speech of such domestic entity
under the stated function of ``fact-checking'', or otherwise exposing
or correcting mis-information, dis-information, or mal-information.
Sec. 760. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall
not apply to such title IV or VIII.
TITLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the
District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds
and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been
entered against the District of Columbia government.
Sec. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be
used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any
policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation
pending before Congress or any State legislature.
Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to
the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government
agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2025, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures
for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which--
(1) creates new programs;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility
center;
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied,
limited or increased under this Act;
(4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have
been denied or restricted;
(5) re-establishes any program or project previously
deferred through reprogramming;
(6) augments any existing program, project, or
responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in
excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a
specific program, project or responsibility center, unless
prior approval is received from the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve
and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under
this title through November 7, 2025.
Sec. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be
used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or
other costs associated with the offices of United States Senators or
United States Representatives under section 4(d) of the District of
Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C.
Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
Sec. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of
the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to
provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an
official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only
in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For
purposes of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not include
travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace,
except in the case of--
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police
Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is
otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or
employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical
Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and
is on call 24 hours a day;
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of
Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an
officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours
a day;
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland
Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or
employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call
24 hours a day;
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of
Columbia.
Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other
officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for
any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to
provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of
Columbia.
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney
General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or
from consulting with officials of the District government regarding
such lawsuits.
Sec. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be
used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing
the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been
determined by the local public health or local law enforcement
authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
Sec. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the
Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue
of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans,
but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such
issue should include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions
for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Sec. 809. No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the
District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended
for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be
endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is
the result of an act of rape or incest.
Sec. 810. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that
the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for
fiscal year 2025 that is in the total amount of the approved
appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services
and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual
expenditures.
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief
Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a
reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program
requirements.
Sec. 811. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of
Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public
Schools that aligns schools' budgets to actual enrollment. The revised
appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the
District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-
204.42).
Sec. 812. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds
may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital
funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation
authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram
or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or
reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating
funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or
reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the
provisions of this Act.
(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes,
or other obligations issued for capital projects.
Sec. 813. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may
any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so
provided herein.
Sec. 814. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or
under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2024 from appropriations
of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal
year 2025 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30,
2026, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided,
That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to
the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests
shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in
section 803 of this Act.
Sec. 815. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2026, during a period in which
neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular
District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are
appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for
which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2)
(subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of
the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect)
at the rate set forth by such Act.
(2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council
of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is
approved for fiscal year 2026 which (subject to the requirements of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal
year 2026 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act (sec. 1-204.46, D.C. Official Code).
(b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be
available--
(1) during any period in which a District of Columbia
continuing resolution for fiscal year 2026 is in effect; or
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of
Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2026.
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the
authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be
available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by
this Act.
(d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all
obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity
during the portion of fiscal year 2026 for which this section applies
to such project or activity.
(e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during
any period of fiscal year 2026 if any other provision of law (other
than an authorization of appropriations)--
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or
grants authority for such project or activity to continue for
such period; or
(2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be
made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall
be granted for such project or activity to continue for such
period.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by
other law.
Sec. 816. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9-1201.03, D.C.
Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed
pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.
(b) In this section, the term ``Long Bridge Project'' means the
project carried out by the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of
Virginia to construct a new Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long
Bridge over the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional passenger rail
service and to provide bike and pedestrian access crossings over the
Potomac River.
Sec. 817. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each
quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated
Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency
for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this
Act, by the source year of the appropriation.
Sec. 818. None of the funds available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority
may be used to carry out the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination
Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Law 20-261) or to implement any rule or
regulation promulgated to carry out such Act.
Sec. 819. (a) Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (sec. 1 206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and
inserting ``; or ;'' and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11) enact any act, resolution, rule, regulation,
guidance, or other law to permit any person to carry out any
activity, or to reduce the penalties imposed with respect to
any activity, to which subsection (a) of section 3 of the
Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C.
14402) applies (taking into consideration subsection (b) of
such section).''.
(b) The Death With Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21 182) is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 820. (a) No later than 60 calendar days after the date of the
enactment of this Act the District of Columbia shall submit a report to
the Committees regarding the District of Columbia's enforcement of the
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
(b) The report submitted shall include:
(1) how health care providers within the District of Columbia are
alerted to their responsibility to comply with the Partial Birth
Abortion Ban Act;
(2) how the District of Columbia responds to potential violations;
(3) how many potential violations have been investigated in the
District of Columbia in the past five years;
(4) whether the District of Columbia preserved each child's remains
for appropriate examination during the investigation;
(5) whether the District of Columbia conducted a thorough
investigation of the death of each child and what each investigation
showed;
(6) whether the Chief Medical Examiner was directed to perform an
autopsy on each child to determine the method and cause of death in
accordance with section 2906 of the Establishment of the Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner Act of 2000(sec. 5-1405, D.C. Official Code;
(7) whether the District of Columbia directed a subsequent autopsy
to be completed by an independent, licensed pathologist to confirm the
findings of the Chief Medical Examiner; and
(8) whether the District of Columbia ensured the proper and
respectful burial of each child.
Sec. 821. None of the funds available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority
may be used to enforce the District of Columbia Department of Energy
and Environment's December 29, 2023, final rule relating to ``Adoption
of California Vehicle Emission Standards''.
Sec. 822. None of the funds available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority
may be used by the District of Columbia to enact or carry out any law
which prohibits motorists from making right turns on red, including the
Safer Streets Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-214).
Sec. 823. None of the funds available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority
may be used to carry out title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget
Support Act of 1996 (sec. 50-2209.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).
Sec. 824. (a) Section 5 of the Corrections Oversight Improvement
Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-344) is repealed, and the
provision of law amended by such section (section 16-5505, D.C.
Official Code) is restored as if such section had not been enacted into
law.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the
enactment of the Corrections Oversight Improvement Omnibus Amendment
Act of 2022.
Sec. 825. None of the funds available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority
may be used to implement the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act
of 2022 (D. C. Law 24-344) or any activities related to enrolling or
registering noncitizens into voter rolls for local elections.
Sec. 826. An individual who has a valid weapons carry permit from
any United States state or territory may possess and carry a concealed
handgun in the area governed by the District of Columbia and Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Sec. 827. None of the funds available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority
may be used to carry out the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform
Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-345).
Sec. 828. Sections 102(a)(3) and 102(c)(1)(B) of the Youth
Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-197) are hereby
repealed, and any provision of law amended by these sections is hereby
restored as if such sections had not been enacted into law.
Sec. 829. None of the funds made available for obligation or
expenditure by the District of Columbia under any authority may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce any COVID-19 mask or vaccine
mandate.
Sec. 830. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may
be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize
or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or
distribution of any Schedule I substance under the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols
derivative.
(b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the
District of Columbia government under any authority may be used to
enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce
penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any
Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801
et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational
purposes.
Sec. 831. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
TITLE IX
ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
spending reduction account
Sec. 901. $0.
This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2025''.
Union Calendar No. 459
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8773
[Report No. 118-556]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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June 17, 2024
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed