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116TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 116–122 

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2020 

JUNE 19, 2019.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. QUIGLEY of Illinois, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 3351] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2020. 

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT 

Page Number 

Bill Report 

Title I—Department of the Treasury ....................................................... 2 9 

Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to 

the President ........................................................................................... 30 28 

Title III—The Judiciary ............................................................................. 46 38 

Title IV—District of Columbia .................................................................. 56 43 

Title V—Independent Agencies ................................................................. 67 48 

Administrative Conference of the United States .............................. 67 48 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ............................................ ........ 48 

Consumer Product Safety Commission ............................................. 67 49 

Election Assistance Commission ........................................................ 69 50 

Federal Communications Commission .............................................. 72 52 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation—Office of the Inspector 

General ............................................................................................. 73 55 

Federal Election Commission ............................................................. 74 56 

Federal Labor Relations Authority .................................................... 74 56 

Federal Trade Commission ................................................................ 75 57 

General Services Administration ....................................................... 85 58 

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Page Number 

Bill Report 

Merit Systems Protection Board ........................................................ 88 72 

National Archives and Records Administration ............................... 90 72 

National Credit Union Administration ............................................. 92 74 

Office of Government Ethics .............................................................. 92 75 

Office of Personnel Management ....................................................... 92 75 

Office of Special Counsel .................................................................... 95 80 

Postal Regulatory Commission .......................................................... 96 80 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board .................................... 96 80 

Public Buildings Reform Board ......................................................... ........ 81 

Securities and Exchange Commission ............................................... 97 81 

Selective Service System .................................................................... 99 84 

Small Business Administration ......................................................... 100 85 

United States Postal Service .............................................................. 105 89 

United States Tax Court .................................................................... 107 92 

Title VI—General Provisions—This Act ................................................... 108 93 

Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide: Departments, 

Agencies, and Corporations ................................................................ 125 96 

Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia ............................ 167 99 

House of Representatives Report Requirements ..................................... ........ 100 

Minority Views ........................................................................................... ........ 164 

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS

The following table compares on a summary basis the appropriations, including trust funds, for fiscal year 2019, the budget request 

for fiscal year 2020, and the Committee recommendation for fiscal 

year 2020 in the accompanying bill. 

SUMMARY TABLE—AMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY 

[Discretionary Funding in Thousands of Dollars] 

Title 

Fiscal Year Committee compared to 

2019 

Enacted 

2020 

Budget 

2020 

Committee 

2019 

Enacted 

2020 

Budget 

Title I—Department of the Treasury ............ $12,761,312 $13,070,771 $13,555,177 +793,865 +484,406 

Title II—Executive Office of the President 

and Funds Appropriated to the President 738,835 330,422 741,772 +2,937 +411,350 

Title III—The Judiciary .................................. 7,252,953 7,624,628 7,511,302 +258,349 ¥113,326 

Title IV—District of Columbia ...................... 725,631 716,540 741,271 +15,640 +24,731 

Title V—Other Independent Agencies .......... 1,991,269 2,820,744 2,418,847 +427,578 ¥401,897 

* Total includes Program Integrity Cap Adjustment. 

INTRODUCTION

The Committee recommends a total of $24,550,000,000 in new 

discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2020. The recommendation is $1,395,000,000 above the comparable fiscal year 

2019 enacted level and $355,466,000 above the fiscal year 2020 request. Within the total, defense funding accounts for $32,000,000, 

which is $1,000,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 

2019 and $1,500,000 below the budget request. Total non-defense 

funding is $24,518,000,000 which is $1,126,000,000 above the 

amount appropriated in fiscal year 2019 and $356,966,000 above 

the budget request. 

The Committee report refers to certain organizations, offices, and 

institutions as follows: the Government Accountability Office as 

GAO; the General Services Administration as GSA; the Internal 

Revenue Service as IRS; the Office of Management and Budget as 

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OMB; and the Office of Personnel Management as OPM. References to ‘‘the Committee’’ means the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, unless otherwise noted. In 

addition, any reference to the ‘‘budget request’’ or ‘‘the request’’ 

should be interpreted to mean the Budget of the U.S. Government, 

Fiscal Year 2020, that was submitted to Congress on March 11, 

2019. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL

The Financial Services and General Government bill has jurisdiction over a broad and varied range of government functions and 

services encompassing both the Executive and Judicial branches. 

These appropriations support the Department of the Treasury, the 

Executive Office of the President, Federal Payments to the District 

of Columbia, and the Federal Judiciary. The bill also provides resources for a long list of independent agencies and commissions, 

each of which serves the public with a distinct mission. 

Several of these diverse institutions of government, such as the 

General Services Administration, the Internal Revenue Service, 

and the National Archives and Records Administration, bear responsibility for basic but critical operations of the United States 

Government. Others serve public-facing functions such as protecting consumers from defective and dangerous products, ensuring 

that government officials are complying with ethics laws, assisting 

small businesses, and investing in distressed communities. 

Some of the most significant investments in the fiscal year 2020 

Committee recommendation include: 

Election Security.—The U.S. democratic process is under attack— 

and the country’s patchwork of voting systems is woefully underprepared to withstand efforts by sophisticated nation-states to hack 

the election process and influence election outcomes. State and 

local election officials lack the necessary tools and funding to replace antiquated voting machines, secure voter registration databases and electronic pollbooks that are vulnerable to hackers, conduct cybersecurity training for election officials and poll workers, 

perform post-election audits to validate election results, or implement other necessary efforts to ensure the integrity of the election 

process. The Committee recommends $600,000,000 for Election Security Grants to augment efforts by state and local election officials 

to improve the security of elections for Federal office. The recommendation also includes $16,171,000 for the Election Assistance 

Commission, an increase of $6,971,000 above fiscal year 2019, to 

ensure the agency is appropriately resourced to execute its vital 

mission to assist states in the administration of Federal elections. 

Combating Financial Crime and Countering the Financing of 

Terrorism.—The Committee strongly supports the critical work performed by the Department of the Treasury in combating terrorist 

financing and money laundering and recommends robust funding 

increases to improve and expand the Department’s capabilities to 

detect and deter financial crimes. The recommendation includes 

$167,712,000 for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, 

an increase of $8,712,000 above fiscal year 2019. It also provides 

$124,700,000 for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, an 

increase of $6,900,000 above fiscal year 2019. These resources will 

enhance the Department’s collection and analysis of intelligence 

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and financial information that can be used by law enforcement to 

investigate financial crimes and money laundering. 

Small Businesses and Disadvantaged Communities.—The Committee understands that small businesses are the engine that 

drives this nation’s economy and that small businesses are the 

largest job creators in the economy. One element critical to the 

ability of small businesses to flourish and grow is access to credit. 

The Small Business Administration (SBA) plays an important role 

in improving access to credit when the private market is not meeting the need. SBA programs provide this support through multiple 

programs including the 7(a) loan guaranty program, the 504/Certified Development Company (CDC) loan guaranty program, and 

the Microloan program. These loans enable small businesses to access loans for working capital, fixed assets, and other assistance to 

establish, operate, acquire, or expand a small business. The Committee recommends increasing the authorized level for the 7(a) program to $30,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2020, an increase of 

$500,000,000 above fiscal year 2019, and increasing the authorized 

level for the 504/CDC program to $8,000,000,000, an increase of 

$500,000,000 above fiscal year 2019. In addition, the recommendation supports a Microloan program level of $46,000,000, an increase 

of $7,000,000 above fiscal year 2019. Beyond access to capital, SBA 

also serves the small business community through its Entrepreneurial Development Programs (EDP), which provide training, 

counseling, technical assistance, and other non-credit support. The 

Committee recommendation includes $281,800,000 for EDPs for fiscal year 2020, which is an increase of $34,100,000 above fiscal year 

2019. 

Low-income communities and distressed communities are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to accessing credit. The 

Committee strongly supports the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) program as an effective mechanism for expanding the capacity of community development organizations to finance businesses, develop affordable housing, and underwrite locally-driven revitalization initiatives. The Committee recommends 

$300,000,000 to fund CDFI, representing an increase of 

$50,000,000 over fiscal year 2019. The majority of this funding will 

support CDFI’s core program, Financial and Technical Assistance 

Grants, and the remainder will support Native Initiatives, the 

Bank Enterprise Award Program, Healthy Food Financing Initiatives, and individuals with disabilities. In addition, the recommendation includes $10,000,000 to stand up a new initiative to 

increase the availability and affordability of small dollar loans. 

Protecting Consumers.—The Committee is concerned about ongoing consumer protection issues, including hidden and emerging 

product safety incidents, data security episodes, and instances of financial fraud. Consequently, the Committee recommendation provides significant additional resources to agencies responsible for 

overseeing product safety, fair competition, unfair and deceptive 

trade practices, and financial markets. The recommendation provides $135,500,000—a $8,500,000 increase over fiscal year 2019— 

for the Consumer Product Safety Commission to address chronic 

underfunding in recent years and to expand operational capabilities to match the safety challenges in an evolving marketplace. The 

Committee expects that these additional resources will also allow 

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improved consumer education on hidden and emerging hazards, especially for toys and other products that pose a disproportionate 

risk for children. 

In addition, the Committee recommends $349,700,000—a 

$40,000,000 increase over fiscal year 2019—for the Federal Trade 

Commission (FTC). This additional funding will increase the FTC’s 

capabilities both to monitor mergers and acquisitions that could reduce competition or lead to higher prices, and to take enforcement 

action against companies that fail to take reasonable steps to secure their customer data or that engage in other problematic trade 

practices. The Committee also increases protections for investors 

against predatory and unfair practices by financial companies and 

advisors. To that end, the recommendation includes 

$1,850,000,000—a $175,098,000 increase over fiscal year 2019—for 

salaries and expenses of the Securities and Exchange Commission 

to increase enforcement actions related to securities and financial 

fraud, monitoring of major market participants, compliance examinations, and investor education activities. 

OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT

The Committee believes strongly in the need for careful oversight 

of government expenditure of taxpayer dollars and is committed to 

providing the necessary oversight to reduce waste, fraud, and inefficiency in the operations and programs funded by the Financial 

Services and General Government bill. To this end, the Committee 

recommendation takes care to ensure adequate resources for the 

Offices of Inspectors General (OIG) funded by this Act, each of 

which plays a critical role in monitoring the agencies under the jurisdiction of this bill. 

Additionally, language is included, where needed, directing agencies to provide spending plans, performance measurements, and 

workforce and project implementation plans to the Committee for 

review. The Committee intends to continue coordination with the 

Comptroller General of the United States, which offers expertise in 

reducing waste, fraud, and misuse of Federal funds. 

The Committee recommendation contains a new provision directing OMB to remind all Federal agencies of the compliance obligations detailed in the government-wide general provisions within 

title VII of this Act. It also includes a new requirement making apportionments of appropriations publicly available in a timely fashion. 

REPROGRAMMING AND OPERATING PLAN PROCEDURES

Section 608 and section 738 of this Act detail department and 

agency responsibilities and procedures relating to reprogramming 

of funds between programs, projects, and activities. For fiscal year 

2020, the Committee recommendation includes additional notification and approval requirements in section 608 to ensure appropriate Congressional oversight of funds. Each department and 

agency funded in this Act shall follow the directions set forth in 

this Act and its accompanying report and shall not reallocate resources or reorganize activities except as provided herein. The 

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ments of section 608 will also be in compliance with the requirements of section 738. 

Section 608 requires agencies and entities funded by this Act to 

notify the Committee for any 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 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or increases the number of full-time employee equivalents by 10 percent or more; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, 

or activities by $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces the number of full-time employee equivalents by 10 percent 

or more; (7) relocates an office or employees; or (8) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the 

budget justifications submitted to the Committee or the tables in 

the report accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed. 

Reprogramming procedures shall apply to funds provided in this 

bill, unobligated balances from previous appropriations Acts that 

are available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2020, and 

non-appropriated resources such as fee collections that are used to 

meet program requirements in fiscal year 2020. 

Before any reprogramming, agencies and entities must engage in 

prior consultation with the Committee at least 60 days in advance 

and notify the Committee at least 30 days in advance. The notice 

must include, at minimum, a thorough justification for the reprogramming, the impact of the reprogramming on budget requirements for future fiscal years, and the impact of the reprogramming 

on carryover funding. These requirements also apply to significant 

reorganizations or restructurings of programs, projects, or activities, even if such a reorganization or restructuring does not involve 

reprogramming of funding. The Committee also expects prompt notification of any reprogramming that does not meet the above criteria but might have significant impacts on budgetary requirements for future fiscal years. As required by section 608, all 

reprogrammings meeting any of these criteria must be approved by 

the Committee. 

The Committee directs that for purposes of this report and the 

Act, the term ‘‘prior consultation’’ means a pre-decisional engagement between a relevant Federal agency and the Committee during 

which the Committee is provided a meaningful opportunity to provide facts and opinions to inform: (1) the use of funds; (2) the development, content, or conduct of a program or activity; or (3) a decision to be taken. 

Except in emergency situations, reprogramming requests should 

be submitted no later than June 28, 2020. Moreover, the Committee notes that when a Department or agency submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations and does not receive identical responses from the House and 

Senate, it is the responsibility of the Department or agency to reconcile the House and Senate differences before proceeding and, if 

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reconciliation is not possible, to consider the request to reprogram 

funds unapproved. 

The Committee further expects any agency or entity funded in 

this bill that plans a reduction-in-force to notify the Committee in 

writing at least 30 days in advance of the date of such planned personnel action. 

OTHER MATTERS AND DIRECTIVES

Reports.—The Committee stresses that all reports are required to 

be completed in compliance with the timeframe outlined for each 

respective directive. Furthermore, the Committee expects that the 

specifications and conditions associated with funding appropriated 

by this Act shall be accomplished in the manner as directed in the 

report. 

Budget Justifications.—Budget justifications are the primary tool 

used by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to 

evaluate the resource requirements and fiscal needs of agencies. 

The Committee is aware that the format and presentation of budget materials is largely left to the agency within presentation objectives set forth by OMB. In fact, OMB Circular A–11, part 1, specifically instructs agencies to consult with congressional committees 

beforehand. The Committee expects that all agencies funded under 

this Act will heed this directive. 

The Committee continues the direction that justifications submitted with the fiscal year 2021 budget request by agencies funded 

under this Act contain the customary level of detailed data and explanatory statements to support the appropriations requests at the 

level of detail contained in the funding table included at the end 

of this report. Among other items, agencies shall provide a detailed 

discussion of proposed new initiatives, proposed changes in the 

agency’s financial plan from prior year enactment, detailed data on 

all programs, and comprehensive information on any office or agency restructurings. At a minimum, each agency must also provide 

adequate justification for funding and staffing changes for each individual office and materials that compare programs, projects, and 

activities that are proposed for fiscal year 2021 to the fiscal year 

2020 enacted levels. 

Customer Service Measures.—The Committee supports efforts to 

improve customer service in accordance with Executive Order 

13571, ‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer 

Service’’, and directs all agencies funded by this Act to develop 

standards to improve customer service and incorporate the standards into the performance plans required under title 31 of the 

United States Code. 

Federal Advertising.—The Committee understands that, as the 

largest advertiser in the United States, the Federal government 

should work to ensure fair access to its advertising contracts for 

small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women. As such, the Committee directs each of the agencies funded by this Act to include the following information in its 

fiscal year 2021 budget justification: expenditures for fiscal year 

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nesses, as defined in the Small Business Act, and all minorityowned businesses. 

Performance Measures.—The Committee directs each of the agencies funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States 

Code, including the development of their organizational priority 

goals and outcomes such as performance outcome measures, output 

measures, efficiency measures, and customer service measures. 

Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.—The Committee notes the importance of ensuring access to Federal services 

and programs for all persons with limited English proficiency. 

Therefore, the Committee directs agencies and programs funded in 

this Act to comply fully with the requirements of Executive Order 

13166, ‘‘Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited 

English Proficiency,’’ and on an ongoing basis, review and improve 

their efforts to provide meaningful access to the programs, services, 

and information they provide. 

Grant Training Practices.—In its 2018 report, Actions Needed to 

Ensure Staff Have Skills to Administer and Oversee Federal 

Grants, GAO found that many agencies vary in following best practices in training approaches for their grants training programs. The 

Committee directs each department and agency with grants specialists to establish a process to monitor and evaluate grants training at a centralized level and expects that such agencies will work 

toward implementation of the recommendations contained in GAO– 

18–491. The Committee requests that GAO provide a briefing to 

the Committee on progress made to implement these processes 

within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 

Drinking Water.—The Committee notes that not every Federal 

agency provides complimentary filtered drinking water for employees and urges Federal agencies to explore options for ensuring access to filtered drinking water. 

Impoundment of Resources.—The Committee notes and agrees 

with GAO decision B–330330, issued on December 10, 2018, regarding the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA). In that decision, GAO concluded that ‘‘the ICA does not permit the withholding 

of funds through their date of expiration’’ and that ‘‘under the Constitution, the President must take care to execute the appropriations that Congress has enacted.’’ The Committee further notes 

GAO’s observation in that decision that an ‘‘appropriation is a law 

like any other; therefore, unless Congress has enacted a law providing otherwise, the President must take care to ensure that appropriations are prudently obligated during their period of availability.’’ 

The Committee recommendation expands upon the existing requirements under the ICA to make budget authority prudently 

available for obligation with new language in section 750. This new 

provision requires that budget authority proposed for rescission or 

deferral pursuant to sections 1012 or 1013 of the ICA be made 

available, not just in time to be prudently obligated (as is required 

under the ICA), but no later than 60 calendar days before such 

budget authority would expire. This requirement applies to the current period of availability of budget authority proposed for rescission or deferral under the ICA procedures, as well as the initial period of availability of such budget authority. Withholding budget 

authority with a fixed period of availability through its expiration 

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would not just violate the ICA but would violate the requirements 

of this new provision as well. In furtherance of this requirement, 

the Committee recommendation requires that GAO report on the 

Administration’s compliance with section 750, and that the President provide such information to GAO as the Comptroller General 

determines is necessary to complete that report. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $214,576,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 235,973,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 224,373,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +9,797,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥11,600,000 

The Departmental Offices support the role of the Secretary of the 

Treasury in executing the tax, economic, and financial management policies of the Federal Government. The Secretary’s responsibilities funded by the Salaries and Expenses appropriation include: recommending and implementing domestic and international 

economic and tax policy; providing recommendations regarding fiscal policy; governing the fiscal operations of the government; managing the public debt; managing development of financial policy; 

representing the U.S. on international monetary, trade, and investment issues; overseeing Treasury Department international operations; directing the administrative operations of the Treasury Department; and providing executive oversight of the bureaus within 

the Treasury Department. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $224,373,000 for Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses. The recommendation does not include 

the requested increases for additional personnel to implement Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs’’, or for additional Domestic Finance staff to support 

Administration priorities. 

Financial Transactions.—The Committee encourages the Department of the Treasury (the Department) to work with Federal bank 

regulators, financial institutions, and money service businesses to 

ensure that legitimate financial transactions move freely and globally. The Committee is frustrated that the Department has failed 

to report on its efforts to ensure the appropriate flow of legitimate 

financial transactions, and awaits the report directed in House Report 115–792. 

Puerto Rico.—Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Department is directed to submit a report to the Committee describing how the Department has used its authority to 

provide technical assistance to Puerto Rico in fiscal year 2019 and 

how the Department plans to use its authority in fiscal year 2020. 

Controlled Foreign Corporations.—The Committee directs the Department to submit a report within 90 days of the enactment of 

this Act detailing the amounts of taxes avoided by companies that 

establish and operate controlled foreign corporations in Puerto Rico 

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during the past five years, as well as the amount of territorial and 

local taxes paid, the amount of sales per year, and the number of 

jobs created on the island. 

Cybersecurity.—The President’s budget requested an increase in 

funding for the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCIP) 

of nearly 140 percent. The Committee recognizes the need to protect the financial services sector and its customers from the devastating effects of cyberattacks and supports efforts by both industry and government to mitigate this threat. However, the Department has not adequately supported how the requested funding will 

further this goal. Therefore, prior to the obligation of any funds for 

this purpose, OCIP is directed to submit a report to the Committee 

on its collaborative efforts with the financial services sector to improve cybersecurity controls and safeguards; proposed ways to enhance these efforts, including a description of how these efforts will 

produce measurable improvements; and estimated costs for each 

discrete activity, including a proposed plan for the obligation of 

funds for each activity in fiscal year 2020. 

Cyber Fraud.—Cyber fraud and related cyber-enabled crimes 

pose a severe threat to the national security and the financial services sector of the United States. As a result of the unique nature 

of cybercrime, it is very difficult for law enforcement to respond to 

and prosecute cybercrime in a timely manner, leading to the existing low level of deterrence and a rapidly growing threat. The Committee determines that this status quo is unacceptable and that if 

left unchecked, cybercrime’s effects on American Businesses will 

become more sever. The Committee directs the Department of the 

Treasury and its component agencies and bureaus to work with 

other relevant Federal Agencies, the private sector, and Congress 

to establish best practices for active cyber defense techniques to 

better defend American companies from cyberattack. 

Financial Literacy.—As the Department develops and implements initiatives to educate and empower consumers to make better informed financial decisions, the Committee directs the Department to work with the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) to develop materials that effectively serve at-risk 

groups, such as communities of color and historically disadvantaged individuals. Further, the Committee encourages the Department to explore the degree to which existing Federal financial literacy programs benefit those individuals with low literacy skills 

and to develop measurable goals and objectives for the FLEC that 

address the needs of this population. Finally, the Committee urges 

the Department to explore opportunities to work with rural community-based adult and family literacy organizations to promote 

and implement future financial literacy initiatives. 

Consumer Payment Choice.—The Committee is aware of a growing trend by retailers to refuse to accept cash as a form of payment. 

Studies have shown this practice has a negative impact on underbanked, unbanked, and other populations including the elderly and 

rural populations, and disproportionate effects on wages, fees, and 

privacy. The Department is directed to examine its policies and 

regulations regarding a merchant’s ability to refuse cash as a payment for goods and services and to brief the Committee within 90 

days of the date of enactment of this Act on its findings. 

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Qualified Opportunity Zones.—The Committee notes that Qualified Opportunity Zones (administered under Internal Revenue Code 

1400Z–1 and 1400Z–2) were created to incentivize greater privatesector investments in rural and economically distressed communities. The Committee urges the Department and the Small Business Administration to work together to develop a strategy to identify resources to support greater investment in communities located 

in census tracts designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones in the 

hopes of driving more capital to small businesses in the aggregate. 

Savings Bonds.—The Committee is concerned to learn that approximately $24,000,000,000 in matured U.S. savings bonds are 

presently left unclaimed in the U.S. Treasury. Further, the Treasury Department has not taken sufficient action to reunite bondholders or to provide the appropriate State agencies with the necessary information for owners to redeem their unclaimed bonds. 

Treasury must take all possible action and facilitate collaboration 

with relevant State agencies to address this issue. It is the Committee’s understanding that claims filed after six years of maturity 

of a savings bond are entertained only if the claimant supplies the 

serial number of a bond. However, in many cases the Treasury is 

the sole holder of that information. Within 90 days of enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary is directed to provide all necessary information (including but not limited to the name, last known address, 

and bond serial number) to any State which has or will obtain title 

to bonds in order to facilitate bond owners’ receipt of funds for unclaimed U.S. Savings Bonds. This information must be sufficient so 

that the owner may receive funds from their matured bond even 

if those bonds are lost, stolen, destroyed, or the physical bond is 

otherwise not available, without constraints on age of the matured 

bond. The Committee directs that the six-year limitation on claims 

run only after Treasury has provided the aforementioned information. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... $20,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 20,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +20,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States 

(CFIUS) was established in 1975 to monitor the impact of foreign 

investment in the United States and to coordinate and implement 

Federal policy on such investment. The Foreign Investment Risk 

Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) expanded the jurisdiction of CFIUS to address growing national security concerns 

over foreign exploitation of certain national security structures 

which traditionally have fallen outside of the Committee’s jurisdiction, and modernized CFIUS processes to better enable timely and 

effective reviews of covered transactions. FIRRMA also established 

the CFIUS Fund to support these expanded functions and responsibilities, and to collect filing fees. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $20,000,000 for the CFIUS Fund. 

The recommendation fully funds the Department’s CFIUS mission 

requirements, including expanded CFIUS reviews to guard against 

transactions that pose national security risks. 

The Committee is concerned by reports that previously-sanctioned Russian-owned businesses are investing in U.S. companies 

that serve as major suppliers in the U.S. defense supply chain— 

potentially providing an avenue for Russia to obtain access to sensitive technologies impacting U.S. national security. The Committee expects Treasury to fully implement the provisions of 

FIRRMA, including the interim regulations issued by the Department in October 2018, which expanded the scope of covered transactions subject to CFIUS review and required mandatory declarations for certain transactions that may raise national security concerns. 

The Committee notes the importance of closely monitoring anticompetitive consolidations that hurt small businesses and often result in price inflation. 

OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $159,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 166,712,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 167,712,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +8,712,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +1,000,000 

Economic and trade sanctions issued and enforced by the Office 

of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence’s (TFI) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) protect the financial system from being polluted with criminal and illicit activities and counteract national security threats from drug lords, terrorists, human rights abusers, 

weapons of mass destruction proliferators, and rogue nations, 

among others. In addition to the enforcement of sanctions, TFI also 

produces vital analysis of foreign intelligence and counterintelligence across all elements of the national security community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $167,712,000 for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. The recommendation includes an 

increase of $1,000,000 above the request to augment the enforcement of human rights and corruption-related sanctions, as authorized by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. 

The Committee strongly supports the critical role of OFAC in 

punishing malign actors’ behavior, particularly Russia’s escalating 

aggression in Ukraine and insidious influence operations in Europe 

and the United States. TFI is directed to brief the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the allocation of staffing and 

resources among OFAC’s active sanctions programs. 

Russian Sanctions.—The Committee is concerned that sanctioned 

Russian high-ranking officials and oligarchs are evading sanctions 

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gression in Ukraine and human rights abuses. The Committee 

urges OFAC to conduct a review of the transfer of Russian assets 

and apply sanctions to personal relatives where appropriate. Such 

sanctions should be tied to gross human rights abuses, such as illegal detainment of prisoners of war and other freedom-fighters. 

Iran Sanctions.—The Committee directs the Department of the 

Treasury to submit a report to Congress on the status of implementation and enforcement of U.S. sanctions against Iran and the impact these sanctions have had on Iran. 

Sanctions Enforcement in Africa.—Protracted conflicts in nations 

such as Sudan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the 

Democratic Republic of Congo have led to sanctions regimes and 

international arms embargoes to cut off the money flows that are 

fueling wars and contributing to regional destabilization. The Committee is concerned about the escalation of conflict and failure to 

abide by diplomatic agreements in these particular African states, 

even after sanctions have been imposed. The Committee supports 

the use of funds to enhance regional expertise and capacity for 

these sanctions programs. 

Human Rights Sanctions Enforcement.—Government-sanctioned 

abuses of human rights around the world have been on the rise as 

authoritarianism increases. Multiple frameworks for human rights 

abuse sanctions enforcement exist, including the Sergei Magnitsky 

Rule of Law Accountability Act, the Global Magnitsky Human 

Rights Accountability Act, Countering America’s Adversaries 

through Sanctions Act, and the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act, among others. These Congressionally-mandated sanctions, along with sanctions imposed by Executive Order, are an important tool in discouraging human rights 

abuses and targeting those who violate human rights norms. The 

Committee supports robust enforcement of human rights abuse related sanctions. Therefore, the recommendation includes funding to 

enhance expertise and investigatory capacity for sanctions investigations, policy development, and enforcement of sanctions. 

Venezuela Sanctions.—The Committee appreciates OFAC’s efforts 

to employ sanctions in response to the activities of the Venezuelan 

government and Venezuelan individuals. These sanctions are in 

place to address terrorism, drug trafficking, human rights violations, corruption, and antidemocratic activities. The Committee directs OFAC to vigorously enforce these sanctions and take additional actions as necessary to promote democracy and improve the 

lives of Venezuelans. 

Sanctions Transparency.—In an effort to improve transparency 

and inform the public about the status of various sanctions regimes, both public and private, the Committee urges OFAC to 

make publicly available in a concise and searchable format via its 

internet site a list of the government and private entities subject 

to sanctions by the United States, and a list of government and private entities that have imposed sanctions regimes on the United 

States and its allies. 

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CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $25,208,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 18,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 18,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥7,208,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Cybersecurity Enhancement Account (CEA) is a dedicated 

account designed to identify and support Department-wide investments for critical IT improvements including the systems identified 

as High Value Assets. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $18,000,000 for the CEA. 

The Treasury Chief Information Officer (CIO) is directed to continue to review and approve each investment under the CEA and 

submit quarterly reports on the progress of each investment. To ensure the Treasury CIO retains control over the execution of these 

funds, the recommendation does not permit the transfers of funds 

from the CEA. 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $4,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 6,118,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 6,118,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,118,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs account funds capital investments that support the missions 

of all Treasury bureaus and programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $6,118,000 for Department-wide 

Systems and Capital Investments Programs. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $37,044,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 37,044,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 40,044,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +3,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +3,000,000 

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides agency-wide audit 

and investigative functions to identify and correct operational and 

administrative deficiencies that create conditions for fraud, waste, 

and mismanagement. The audit function provides contract, program, and financial statement audit services. Contract audits provide professional advice to agency contracting officials on accounting and financial matters relative to negotiation, award, administration, repricing, and settlement of contracts. Program audits review and evaluate all facets of agency operations. Financial stateVerDate Sep 11 2014 09:12 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 036682 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR122.XXX HR122
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ment audits assess whether financial statements fairly present the 

agency’s financial condition and results of operations, the adequacy 

of accounting controls, and compliance with laws and regulations. 

The investigative function provides for the detection and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving programs, personnel, and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $40,044,000 for the OIG. The recommendation includes an increase of $3,000,000 above the request 

to ensure the OIG is properly staffed to conduct audits of the Department’s highest risk programs and continue its investigative 

work to prevent, detect, and investigate complaints of fraud, waste, 

and abuse impacting Treasury programs and operations. 

TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $170,250,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 166,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 171,350,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +5,350,000 

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) 

conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations to assess the operations and programs of the Internal Revenue Service and its related entities, the IRS Oversight Board, and the Office of Chief 

Counsel. The purpose of those audits and investigations is as follows: (1) To promote the economic, efficient, and effective administration of the Nation’s tax laws and to detect and deter fraud and 

abuse in IRS programs and operations; and (2) to recommend actions to resolve fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies in these programs and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $171,350,000 for TIGTA. The Committee appreciates the many issues that TIGTA has brought to the 

Committee’s attention and provides funding above the fiscal year 

2020 request to continue TIGTA’s oversight of IRS activities and 

use of appropriated funds. 

SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF

PROGRAM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $23,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 17,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 23,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +5,500,000 

The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled 

Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) was established in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–343). 

The mission of SIGTARP is to conduct, supervise, and coordinate 

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audits and investigations of the purchase, management, and sale 

of assets by the Secretary of the Treasury under programs established pursuant to the Troubled Asset Relief Program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $23,000,000 for SIGTARP. 

The President’s budget proposes to cut funding for SIGTARP by 

nearly 24 percent, despite the fact that more than $4,800,000,000 

is still available to be spent on housing programs by 2023. The 

Committee rejects the Administration’s reckless proposal, and recommends funding at the fiscal year 2019 level to ensure SIGTARP 

is able to execute its vital mission to target crime at financial institutions and protect taxpayer dollars. 

FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $117,800,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 124,700,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 124,700,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +6,900,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The mission of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

(FinCEN) is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering, and promote national security through the 

collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence and 

strategic use of financial authorities. FinCEN supports Federal, 

State, local, and international law enforcement agency investigations of money laundering and other financial crimes, and fosters 

interagency and global cooperation against domestic and international financial crimes. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $124,700,000 for FinCEN. 

Wire Fraud in Real Estate.—The Committee directs the Department to provide a report to the Committee, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, detailing ongoing activities to both combat and 

raise awareness of wire fraud in real estate. The report should detail any joint activities conducted with the Department of Justice, 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Trade Commission, and 

other relevant agencies. The report should also include recommendations to Congress on any legislative changes that would 

enhance these efforts. 

Innovative Efforts to Combat Money Laundering.—The Committee urges FinCEN to continue to work with Federal regulators 

and financial institutions to encourage innovative approaches to detecting and combating money laundering and terrorist financing, 

including artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. 

Human Trafficking.—The Committee appreciates FinCEN’s history of supporting law enforcement cases that combat human trafficking, including its 2014 Guidance on Recognizing Activity that 

May be Associated with Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking 

to financial institutions, and emphasizes the importance of continuing this effort as part of the Bureau’s broader mission to detect 

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and disrupt all forms of financial crime. Wherever possible, 

FinCEN should marshal its unique expertise in analyzing financial 

flows for this important effort in the course of ongoing strategic operations and provide the appropriate assistance to law enforcement 

agencies in their human trafficking investigations. 

BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $338,280,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 340,337,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 340,280,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥57,000 

The mission of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) 

is to promote the financial integrity and operational efficiency of 

the U.S. Government through accounting, borrowing, collections, 

payments, and shared services. The Fiscal Service is the Federal 

Government’s central financial agent. The Fiscal Service also develops and implements reliable and efficient financial methods and 

systems to operate the government’s cash management, credit 

management, and debt collection programs in order to maintain 

government accounts and report on the status of the government’s 

finances. In addition, the Fiscal Service is the primary agency for 

collecting Federal non-tax debt owed to the government and is responsible for all public debt operations and the promotion of the 

sale of U.S. securities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $340,280,000 for the Fiscal Service. 

Of the funds provided, $7,733,000 is available until September 30, 

2021, for information systems modernization and cybersecurity enhancements. 

Transparency in Federal Spending.—The Committee is committed to transparency and accountability in Federal spending and 

expects the Fiscal Service to meet its transparency goals within 

USAspending.gov. As such the Committee directs the Fiscal Service 

to continue to make basic information about the use of financial 

agents publicly available in a central location, including compensation paid to each financial agent and a description of the services 

provided. The Committee further directs the Fiscal Service to coordinate with OMB to publish all unclassified vendor contracts and 

grant awards for all Federal agencies online at USAspending.gov. 

The Fiscal Service is directed to provide a report to the Committee 

within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act on its progress 

in achieving government spending transparency. 

DATA Act Implementation.—The DATA Act requires federal 

agency inspectors general and the Comptroller General to issue 

publicly-available reports related to the completeness, timeliness, 

quality, and accuracy of agency data reported under the Act, and 

submit those reports to Congress no later than November 2017, November 2019, and November 2021. In GAO–18–138, GAO compared 

the data reported by the 24 Chief Financial Officer Act agencies 

against the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and 

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found that approximately 7 percent of programs were not included 

in the DATA Act submissions, even though they made reportable 

awards during the second quarter. The report also found that the 

accuracy of the data—measured as consistency between reported 

data and authoritative agency sources—differed sharply between 

budgetary and award record. While GAO estimated with 95 percent 

confidence that between 56 and 75 percent of the newly-required 

budgetary data was fully consistent with agency sources, less than 

one percent of award records were fully consistent. The Committee 

recognizes that the Comptroller General is currently working on 

the 2019 DATA Act report to Congress and encourages GAO to continue to review agency program spending totals, compare them to 

spending being reported through agency financial and award 

sources, such as CFDA or its successor system, and examine discrepancies in program spending and obligation amounts. 

ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $119,600,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 115,427,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 119,600,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +4,173,000 

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is responsible for the enforcement of laws designed to eliminate certain illicit activities and to regulate lawful activities relating to distilled 

spirits, beer, wine, nonbeverage alcohol products, and tobacco. TTB 

focuses on collecting revenue; reducing taxpayer burden and improving service while preventing diversion; and protecting the public and preventing consumer deception in certain regulated commodities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $119,600,000 for the TTB. 

Trade Practice Enforcement and Education.—The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for TTB to continue its education and enforcement efforts for industry trade practice violations. Enforcement of basic trade practice functions, required under the Federal 

Alcohol Administration Act, is critical to ensuring a competitive, 

fair, and safe marketplace. Within 60 days of the date of enactment 

of this Act, the Committee directs the TTB to report on how the 

funding will be used to bolster enforcement, forensic audits, and investigations, particularly in known points in the supply chain that 

are susceptible to illegal activity, as well as increase education activities and accessibility to permit holders in all 50 states. 

TTB Negotiated Settlements.—Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, TTB is directed to submit to the Committee 

a report on TTB’s use of negotiated settlements in lieu of permit 

actions, and to make the report publicly available on its website. 

The report shall describe the process used during settlement negotiations including the factors, criteria, and mitigating factors used 

to determine the amount of an appropriate settlement. 

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Processing Time.—The surge of small brewers, distillers, vintners, and cider makers emerging in the domestic market has also 

meant a rapid annual growth in the number of alcohol beverage 

label, formula, and permit applications submitted to the TTB. The 

government shutdown exacerbated this problem, causing a serious 

backlog that roughly doubled the average label processing time and 

caused financial setbacks for small producers, their suppliers, and 

local economies. The Committee expects TTB to continue to seek 

ways to streamline the review and approval processes to keep up 

with the growing volume of label, formula, and permit applications 

and reduce delays. 

Repackaging and Labeling.—The Committee recognizes the rising popularity of shipping ‘‘clubs’’ that allow consumers to receive 

unique shipments of small samples of distilled spirits through the 

mail. TTB is encouraged to review its regulations regarding the repackaging and labeling of distilled spirits to ensure they are being 

appropriately enforced. 

UNITED STATES MINT

UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

The United States Mint (the Mint) manufactures coins, receives 

deposits of gold and silver bullion, and safeguards the Federal Government’s holdings of monetary metals. In 1997, Congress established the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund (Public Law 

104–52), which authorized the Mint to use proceeds from the sale 

of coins to finance the costs of its operations and consolidated all 

existing Mint accounts into a single fund. Public Law 104–52 also 

provided that, in certain situations, the levels of capital investments for circulating coins and protective services shall factor into 

the decisions of the Congress. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a spending level for capital investments by the Mint for circulating coinage and protective services 

of $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $250,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 14,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 300,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +50,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +286,000,000 

The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) 

Fund provides grants, loans, equity investments, and technical assistance, on a competitive basis, to new and existing CDFIs such 

as community development banks, community development credit 

unions, and housing and microenterprise loan funds. Recipients use 

the funds to support mortgages, small business, and economic development lending in underserved and distressed neighborhoods 

and to support the availability of financial services in these neighborhoods. The CDFI Fund is also responsible for implementation of 

the New Markets Tax Credits. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $300,000,000 for 

the CDFI Fund program. Of the amounts recommended, 

$191,000,000 is for financial and technical assistance grants, 

$4,000,000 is for technical and financial support to CDFIs assisting 

individuals with disabilities, $20,000,000 is for Native Initiatives, 

$27,000,000 is for the Bank Enterprise Award Program, 

$23,000,000 is for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, 

$10,000,000 is for a new small dollar loan program, and 

$29,000,000 is for administrative expenses. In addition, the Committee recommends a loan limit of $500,000,000 for the Bond Guarantee Program. 

CDFIs in U.S. Insular Areas.—The Committee notes the absence 

of CDFIs serving American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and 

other U.S. insular areas and recommends that the CDFI Fund use 

its Capacity Building Initiative to expand service to these areas to 

the extent practical. 

CDFI Program Integration for Individuals with Disabilities—The 

Committee is pleased to include $4,000,000 in dedicated funds for 

financial and technical assistance grants to position more CDFIs to 

respond to the housing, transportation, education, and employment 

needs of underserved, low-income individuals with disabilities. By 

increasing the visibility of the disability community, the Committee 

expects CDFIs to incorporate the needs of the disabled into their 

business plans and practices. 

Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the CDFI Fund is required to submit a report to the Committee summarizing the number of awards, amount of each award, types of programs, impact of 

the funding on the number of CDFIs serving the disability community, and recommendations to improve the award process to CDFIs 

seeking funds for this program. 

Persistent Poverty.—Building upon the existing investment requirement in persistent poverty counties that has been included in 

previous appropriations Acts, the Committee supports increasing 

targeted investments in high-poverty areas, defined as any census 

tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 

2011–2015 5-year data series available from the American Community Survey of the Census Bureau. The Committee appreciates the 

CDFI Fund’s efforts to increase the overall dollar amount invested 

by awardees in high-poverty areas. Within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, the CDFI Fund is directed to submit a report on 

the amount and percentage increase of financial assistance awardee investments made in high-poverty areas over the most recent 

three fiscal years. The report should also detail the impact these 

investments have had on populations living in high-poverty areas. 

The Committee directs the Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund to place a priority on making additional funds 

available to CDFI’s that have provided no less than 15 percent of 

their total lending to recipients in persistent poverty counties, as 

measured by a three-year average of their activity. Within one year 

of enactment of this Act, the CDFI Fund is directed to submit a 

report to the Committee on the implementation of this request. 

Small Dollar Loan Program.—The Committee is pleased to dedicate $10,000,000 for a new Small Dollar Loan Program. Funding 

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will be used to encourage CDFIs to address the issue of predatory 

lending in their communities and provide an alternative to payday 

lenders. Financial Assistance grants will provide funding for loan 

loss reserves to mitigate the increased risk of default by the borrowers. Additionally, these grants will assist to offset higher loan 

origination and servicing costs on small dollar loans. 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

The Committee recommends $12,000,000,000 for the Internal 

Revenue Service, which constitutes an increase of $697,446,000, or 

6.2 percent, above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and 

$166,040,000 above the President’s fiscal year 2020 request. The 

fiscal year 2020 recommendation increases funding above the fiscal 

year 2019 enacted level in all four IRS accounts. The recommendation includes $400,000,000 under a discretionary program integrity 

cap adjustment in fiscal year 2020 to fund new and continuing investments in expanding and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the IRS’s overall tax enforcement program. Within the 

program integrity total, the bill allocates $200,000,000 to the Enforcement account and $200,000,000 to the Operations Support account. 

Additionally, the recommendation includes $290,000,000 for 

Business Systems Modernization, which is $140,000,000, or 93.3 

percent, above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level. These resources 

are dedicated to finance the IRS Integrated Modernization Business Plan that spans six years and will aim to improve the taxpayer experience by modernizing core tax administration systems, 

improving IRS operations, and strengthening cybersecurity. The 

Committee supports efforts by the IRS to modernize the agency’s 

legacy systems and has included report directives to the IRS to provide the Committee with detailed strategy plans on completing the 

Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2) and retiring the Individual Master File (IMF). 

The Committee remains discouraged with the level of service taxpayers are receiving. Additionally, the Committee expresses concern over continued cybersecurity threats and taxpayer ID theft. 

Targeted reporting requirements are included to enable the Committee to monitor and evaluate the IRS’s progress in these areas. 

The Committee encourages continued compliance with the implementation of section 1090 of Public Law 114–328, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which requires the 

Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, and the IRS to calculate the cost to every taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The Committee 

believes it is important that the IRS continues to comply with the 

law by updating and archiving this information on an annual basis 

in a centralized, publicly accessible, online location. 

A description of the Committee’s recommendation by appropriation is provided below. 

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TAXPAYER SERVICES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $2,491,554,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 2,402,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,558,554,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +67,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +156,554,000 

The Taxpayer Services appropriation provides for taxpayer services, including forms and publications; processing tax returns and 

related documents; filing and account services; taxpayer advocacy 

services; and assisting taxpayers to understand their tax obligations, correctly file their returns, and pay taxes due in a timely 

manner. Within the overall amount, the Committee recommends 

not less than $11,000,000 for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly 

Program, not less than $13,000,000 for Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic grants, and not less than $209,000,000 for operating expenses of 

the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service. 

In addition, the recommendation includes not less than 

$25,000,000 available until September 30, 2021 for the Community 

Volunteer Tax Assistance matching grants program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,558,554,000 for Taxpayer Services. 

Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud.—The Committee requires a report, reviewed by the National Taxpayer Advocate, from the IRS 

that covers the period 2010–2019 on: the number of taxpayers who 

have had their tax return rejected because their Social Security or 

taxpayer identification number was improperly used by another individual to commit tax fraud; the average time to resolve the situation and provide innocent taxpayers with their refund when a refund is due; and the number of cases involving taxpayer identification numbers of residents of the territories. The report will also include a discussion on IRS’s progress and plans to expedite resolution for these taxpayers, to prevent non-victims from becoming victims, to educate the public on the threat of identity theft, and to 

detect, prevent, and combat identity-based tax fraud and actions. 

The Committee directs the IRS to submit the report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this Act. 

Assistance to Taxpayers During Shutdowns.—The Committee values the vital work of the Taxpayer Advocate in providing assistance to taxpayers to navigate the complex tax-code and is concerned with the disruption of service provided during Federal shutdowns. The Committee directs the IRS to review its shutdown contingency plans, and where possible, provide the necessary staff to 

the Taxpayer Advocate to remain operational to assist taxpayers 

during Federal shutdowns. 

Taxpayer Correspondence.—The IRS reported receiving 14.8 million pieces of undelivered mail in fiscal year 2017 and noted that 

a system of tracking delivery status of taxpayer correspondence 

would save both labor and postage costs. The Committee encourages the IRS to consider a system for tracking the delivery status 

of taxpayer correspondence utilizing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) 

Intelligent Mail Barcode and integrating that information into 

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struction of undeliverable mail that is offered through the USPS to 

better protect taxpayers’ personal identification data. 

Refund Fraud.—The Committee remains concerned about IRS 

capabilities to better assist the taxpayer, including its ability to detect, address, and prevent tax refund fraud as well as develop web 

and information technology services and systems to continue to 

help the IRS transition to more serviceable digital processes for 

both the taxpayer and the government. The IRS should continue to 

explore next generation registration and authentication services to 

further enable and meet taxpayer and customer service demands 

through secure web applications and/or online services. In addition 

to ongoing reporting requirements to Congress, the IRS shall also 

report semi-annually to the Committee on the progress achieved 

and deployment of key modernization initiatives to further improve 

the taxpayer experience, including identifying, proofing, and better 

securing taxpayer services through multiple channels, including 

those that are online and mobile. 

ENFORCEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $4,860,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 4,905,254,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,157,446,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +297,446,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +252,192,000 

The Enforcement appropriation provides for the examination of 

tax returns, both domestic and international; the administrative 

and judicial settlement of taxpayer appeals of examination findings; technical rulings; monitoring employee pension plans; determining qualifications of organizations seeking tax-exempt status; 

examining tax returns of exempt organizations; enforcing statutes 

related to detection and investigation of criminal violations of the 

internal revenue laws; identifying underreporting of tax obligations; securing unfiled tax returns; and collecting unpaid accounts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $5,157,446,000 for Enforcement, including $200,000,000 under a discretionary budget cap adjustment 

to address the Federal tax gap. Of the funds provided, the Committee recommends not less than $60,257,000 to support IRS activities for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. 

Overall, this is a $297,446,000, or 6.1 percent increase, above the 

fiscal year 2019 enacted level. 

Printed Forms and Instructions.—The Committee encourages the 

IRS to continue to provide printed forms and instructions to vulnerable populations, especially in rural communities where internet usage rates are below the national average. 

Virtual Currency Taxation Guidance.—The Committee directs 

the IRS to issue additional guidance on the tax consequences and 

basic reporting requirements for taxpayers that use virtual currencies, including acceptable methods for calculating the fair market value of virtual currencies, acceptable methods of determining 

the cost basis of virtual currency dispositions, and the tax treatment of tokens resulting from virtual currency network forks. 

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Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the IRS is required to 

submit to the Committee a report on the progress in this effort. 

Private Debt Collection Agencies.—The Committee is concerned 

by the National Taxpayer Advocate’s report regarding the implementation of the private debt collection program and its disproportionate impact on low income taxpayers, including by obtaining installment agreements and payments from taxpayers who cannot afford to pay their basic living expenses. In the 2018 Annual Report 

to Congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate reported that 40 percent of taxpayers who entered into installment agreements while 

their debts were assigned to private collection agencies had incomes at or below their allowable living expenses, meaning they 

agreed to pay tax arrears while they could not pay for their basic 

living expenses. The IRS is directed to provide an annual report to 

the Committee detailing private debt collection revenue and costs. 

The report should detail the distribution of funds collected. 

Tax Avoidance.—The Committee is concerned by the interplay 

between new territorial tax laws (Puerto Rico Acts 20 and 22 of 

2012) and section 933 of the U.S. Code that enables tax avoidance 

and denies revenues to Federal, state, and territorial governments, 

including Puerto Rico. Therefore, the Committee directs the IRS to 

submit a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act that provides the number of individuals and businesses that have relocated 

from each state and the District of Columbia to Puerto Rico since 

2012 and have been granted tax exemptions under Puerto Rico 

Acts 20 and 22. The report should include the amount of Federal 

taxes paid by such individuals and businesses by type of tax and 

jurisdiction of former residences during each of the five years prior 

to their move. In addition, the Committee directs the IRS to publish a report in a user-friendly format with possible options and 

policies that would minimize the revenue losses to the Federal, 

state, and territorial governments. 

White Collar Crime.—The Committee is concerned about whitecollar criminals’ use of tax havens, low-tax countries, and other insidious techniques designed to defraud the Federal government of 

important revenue. The Committee recognizes that the Treasury 

Department estimates that every $1 in enforcement can produce $5 

in additional revenue. Recapturing these funds is a responsible 

first step in reducing the Federal deficit and ensuring that the U.S. 

government can carry out its vital services. The Committee recommendation of $5,157,446,000 for enforcement activities should 

ensure effective enforcement of white-collar criminal tax evasion 

schemes. 

IRS Workforce.—The Committee is concerned by the decline in 

staffing at the IRS since 2011 and the impact of insufficient staffing on the agency’s performance. The Committee directs the IRS to 

engage in strategic workforce planning and hire staff to fill mission 

critical occupations such as tax examiners and revenue officers. 

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $3,724,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 4,236,706,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 3,994,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +270,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥242,706,000 

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The Operations Support appropriation provides for overall planning and direction of the IRS, including shared service support related to facilities services, rent payments, printing, postage, and security. Specific activities include headquarters management activities such as strategic planning, communications and liaison, finance, human resources, Equal Employment Opportunity and diversity, research, information technology, and telecommunications. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,994,000,000 for Operations Support, including $200,000,000 under a discretionary budget cap adjustment to address the Federal tax gap. Overall, this is 

$270,000,000, or 7.3 percent, above the fiscal year 2019 enacted 

level. 

Obligations and Employment.—Within 45 days after the end of 

each quarter for calendar year 2020, the IRS is directed to submit 

to the Committee an obligation and personnel report. The report 

shall include information about the obligations made during the 

previous quarter by appropriation, object class, office, and activity; 

the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by appropriation, object class, office, and activity; the number of fulltime equivalents within each office during the previous quarter; 

and the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year. 

Information Technology Reports.—Within 30 days after the end 

of each quarter for calendar year 2020, the IRS is required to submit a report on major project activities to the Committee and to 

GAO. The Committee expects the reports to include detailed, plain 

English explanations of the cumulative expenditures and schedule 

performance to date, specified by fiscal year; the costs and schedules for the previous three months; the anticipated costs and schedules for the upcoming three months; and the total expected costs 

to complete IRS’s top five major information technology project activities. In addition, the quarterly report should include the date 

the project was started; the expected date of completion; the percentage of work completed as compared to planned work; the current and expected state of functionality; any changes in schedule; 

and current risks unrelated to funding amounts and mitigation 

strategies. The Committee directs the Department of the Treasury 

to conduct a semi-annual review of IRS’s IT investments to ensure 

the cost, schedule, and scope of the projects’ goals are transparent. 

In addition, the Committee directs GAO to review and provide an 

annual report to the Committee evaluating the cost and schedule 

of activities of all major IRS information technology projects for the 

year, with a particular focus on the projects included in IRS’s quarterly reports. 

BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $150,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 290,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 290,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +140,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

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The Business Systems Modernization (BSM) appropriation provides funding to modernize key business systems of the IRS. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $290,000,000 for BSM. The Committee continues to support the IRS in its efforts to modernize its 

business systems such as CADE 2, the Enterprise Case Management System, and the Return Review Program. 

Completion of the Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2).— The Committee recognizes the importance of modernizing IRS’s IT 

legacy infrastructure, especially its core tax administration systems. However, the Committee is concerned with the ongoing efforts and finances that have been dedicated toward completing the 

CADE 2 program. By October 1, 2021, the IRS is directed to submit 

to the Committee a detailed multi-year plan for completing all 

phases of the CADE 2 program. The plan will: define the strategy 

and incremental approach for completing all phases of the CADE 

2 program; include total resources needed to accomplish such plan 

by phase; and include a schedule of deliverables with dates. Prior 

to submission to the Committee, the plan shall be evaluated by an 

independent reviewer on the plan’s strengths, weakness, and feasibility of success. 

Retirement of the Individual Master File (IMF).—The Committee 

recognizes the significance of replacing IRS’s 1960s IMF system 

which is the core tax processing system for over 250 million taxpayers with CADE 2. By April 30, 2021, the IRS is directed to submit to the Committee a detailed, multi-year plan for the retirement 

of the remaining functionality of the IMF. The plan will define: the 

strategy and incremental approach for retiring the IMF system; list 

the components and functions which must be modernized to retire 

IMF; and include performance milestones, cost estimates, and staff 

requirements. Prior to submission to the Committee, the plan shall 

be evaluated by an independent reviewer on the plan’s strengths, 

weakness, and feasibility of success. 

Quarterly Reports.—The IRS Commissioner is directed to continue submission of quarterly IT reports to the Committee and the 

GAO within 30 days after the end of each quarter during calendar 

year 2020. 

The Committee expects the reports to include detailed, plain 

English summaries on the status of plans, costs and results for the 

IRS Integrated Modernization Business Plan (Plan) including 

CADE 2, IMF, the Enterprise Case Management System, and the 

Return Review Program. The reports should include prior quarter 

results and expenditures; upcoming quarter deliverables and costs; 

risks and mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost and schedule variances; total expenditures to date 

by fiscal year; and estimated costs for completing each IT investment or phase of the Plan. 

The Committee further directs GAO to review and provide an annual report to the Committee evaluating the cost and progress of 

deliverables of the Plan as well as an assessment of the 

functionality achieved. 

Electronic Deposit Language.—The IRS shall study the ability 

and resources required to modernize equipment and processes to 

electronically deposit taxpayer checks which will reduce use of 

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couriers and bank processing costs as well as allow for faster deposits into the U.S. Treasury. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 101. The Committee continues a provision that allows for 

the transfer of up to four percent of the Enforcement appropriation 

and up to five percent of other appropriations made available to the 

IRS to any other IRS appropriation, upon the advance approval of 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate. 

Section 102. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the IRS to maintain a training program to include taxpayer rights, 

dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, and 

the impartial application of tax law. 

Section 103. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the IRS to institute and enforce policies and procedures that will 

safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect 

taxpayers against identity theft. 

Section 104. The Committee continues a provision that makes 

funds available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide efficient and effective 1–800 number help line service for taxpayers. 

Section 105. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the IRS to notify employers of any address change request and to 

give special consideration to offers in compromise for taxpayers 

who have been victims of payroll tax preparer fraud. 

Section 106. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

the IRS from targeting U.S. citizens for exercising their First 

Amendment rights. 

Section 107. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

the IRS from targeting groups based on their ideological beliefs. 

Section 108. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the IRS to comply with procedures and policies on conference 

spending as recommended by the Treasury Inspector General for 

Tax Administration. 

Section 109. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

funds for giving bonuses to employees or hiring former employees 

without considering conduct and compliance with Federal tax law. 

Section 110. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

funds to violate the confidentiality of tax returns. 

Section 111. The Committee includes a new provision restoring 

the Streamline Critical Pay for information technology specialists 

through September 20, 2023. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 112. The Committee continues a provision that authorizes the Department to purchase uniforms, insurance for motor vehicles that are overseas, and motor vehicles that are overseas without regard to the general purchase price limitations; to enter into 

contracts with the State Department for health and medical services for Treasury employees who are overseas; and to hire experts 

or consultants. 

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Section 113. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

that authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between ‘‘Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of Terrorism and 

Financial Intelligence’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’’, 

‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau’’ appropriations under certain circumstances. 

Section 114. The Committee continues a provision that authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between the Internal Revenue 

Service and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 

under certain circumstances. 

Section 115. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

the Department of the Treasury from undertaking a redesign of the 

one dollar Federal Reserve note. 

Section 116. The Committee continues a provision that provides 

for transfers from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary for the purposes of debt collection. 

Section 117. The Committee continues a provision requiring congressional approval for the construction and operation of a museum 

by the United States Mint. 

Section 118. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

funds in this or any other Act from being used to merge the United 

States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without the 

approval of the House and the Senate committees of jurisdiction. 

Section 119. The Committee continues a provision deeming that 

funds for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence-related activities are specifically authorized in fiscal year 2020 until enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020. 

Section 120. The Committee continues a provision permitting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to use $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for reception and representation expenses. 

Section 121. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Department to submit a capital investment plan. 

Section 122. The Committee continues a provision requiring a report on the Department’s Franchise Fund. 

Section 123. The Committee modifies a provision requiring quarterly reports of the Office of Financial Research. 

Section 124. The Committee includes a new provision requiring 

the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to prioritize performance audits or investigations of programs 

funded under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. 

Section 125. The Committee includes a new provision that prohibits funds provided for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to be used to pay the salary of a Treasury employee detailed to another Department, agency, or office funded in this bill. 

Section 126. The Committee includes a new provision that prohibits the use of funds from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to plan, 

design, construct, or carry out a project to construct a wall, barrier, 

fence, or road along the southern border of the United States, or 

a road to provide access to a wall, barrier, or fence constructed 

along the southern border of the United States. 

TITLE II—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

Funds appropriated in this title provide for the staff and operations of the White House, along with other organizations within 

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the Executive Office of the President (EOP) that formulate and coordinate policy on behalf of the President, such as the National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget. The title 

also includes funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy 

and certain expenses of the Vice President. 

THE WHITE HOUSE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $55,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 55,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 55,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The White House Salaries and Expenses account supports staff 

and administrative services necessary for the direct support of the 

President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $55,000,000 for the White House. 

American-Grown Flowers.—The Committee encourages the White 

House to use American-grown cut flowers for all floral arrangements and displays purchased using Federal funds. 

EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $13,081,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 13,081,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 13,081,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

These funds provide for the care, maintenance, staffing, and operations of the Executive Residence, including official and ceremonial functions of the President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $13,081,000 for the Operating Expenses of the Executive Residence. The bill continues the same restrictions on reimbursable expenses for use of the Executive Residence as have been included in past years. 

WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $750,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 750,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 750,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The White House Repair and Restoration account provides for 

the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence 

at the White House. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $750,000 for White House Repair 

and Restoration. 

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $4,187,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 4,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥187,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Council of Economic Advisers analyzes the national economy 

and its various segments, advises the President on economic developments, recommends policies for economic growth and stability, 

appraises economic programs and policies of the Federal Government, and assists in preparation of the annual Economic Report of 

the President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for the Council of Economic Advisers. 

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $12,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 11,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 11,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council have been combined to form the National Security Staff, which 

advises and assists the President on the integration of domestic, 

foreign, military, intelligence, and economic aspects of national security policy and serves as the principal means of coordinating executive departments and agencies in the development and implementation of national security and homeland security policies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $11,500,000 for the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council. The Committee’s recommendation does not include a separate representation and reception appropriation. 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $100,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 94,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 94,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥6,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

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The Office of Administration is responsible for providing administrative services to the Executive Office of the President. These 

services include financial, personnel, procurement, information 

technology, records management, and general office services. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $94,000,000 for the Office of Administration. Of the recommended amount, not to exceed $12,800,000 

is available until expended for modernization of information technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President. 

White House Visitor Logs.—The Committee encourages the Office 

of Administration to establish and update, every 90 days, a publicly 

available database that contains the visitor logs for the White 

House, the residence of the Vice President, and any other location 

at which the President or the Vice President regularly conducts official business. 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $103,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 101,600,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 101,600,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥1,400,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Office of Management and Budget assists the President in 

the discharge of budgetary, economic, management, and other executive responsibilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $101,600,000 for OMB. The recommendation also continues several long-standing provisions, not 

requested by the President, limiting certain OMB activities. 

The Committee does not provide additional funding, as requested 

by the President, to establish a new office to provide governmentwide strategic direction on Federal human capital policy, as part of 

a proposed restructuring of the Office of Personnel Management. 

Budget Submission.—The recommendation provides sufficient 

funds for OMB to consult with Congressional committees and provide an appropriate number of printed copies of the President’s fiscal year 2021 budget request, including documents such as the Appendix, Historical Tables, and Analytical Perspectives. 

Personnel and Obligations Reports.—The Committee continues 

direction to OMB to provide the Committee with quarterly reports 

on personnel and obligations consisting of on-board staffing levels, 

estimated staffing levels by office for the remainder of the fiscal 

year, total obligations incurred to date, estimated total obligations 

for the remainder of the fiscal year, and a narrative description of 

current hiring initiatives. 

Unobligated Balances Report.—OMB is directed to report to the 

Committee within 45 days of the end of each fiscal quarter on 

available balances at the start of the fiscal year, current year obligations, and resulting unobligated balances for each discretionary 

account within the jurisdiction of this Act. 

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Improper Payments.—The Committee encourages OMB to continue working with agencies across the Federal government to ensure processes are in place to eliminate payments to deceased persons. OMB is again directed to report to the Committee within 60 

days of enactment of this Act on how it is reducing improper payments to deceased individuals, and what initiatives have proven to 

be most effective. 

Online Budget Repository.—The Committee directs OMB to issue 

guidance requiring all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations to post their Federal agency budgets and respective Congressional budget justifications on a publicly available website in a 

searchable, sortable, and machine-readable format, and directs 

OMB to create a single webpage linking to these documents for a 

particular fiscal year within three days after submission of the 

President’s budget request to Congress for that fiscal year. OMB is 

directed to report to the Committee within 30 days of submission 

of the President’s budget request to Congress a list of all agencies 

that are not in compliance with these requirements. 

Recordkeeping Requirements.—The Committee is gravely concerned by reports that White House officials are using private messaging services for official White House business in potential violation of Federal recordkeeping statutes. The Committee directs 

OMB and the Office of Administration to issue guidance to all staff 

within the Executive Office of the President detailing their responsibilities under the applicable recordkeeping statutes and to take 

steps to ensure that all official business is conducted in accordance 

with such statutes. 

Inspector General Inquiries.—The Committee is concerned by 

OMB’s refusal to provide agency Inspector Generals with information they have requested that is essential to their oversight and 

audit activities, including investigations conducted in response to 

Congressional requests. The Committee directs OMB to fully comply with the Inspector General Act of 1978, which requires that the 

head of any Federal agency to furnish an Inspector General with 

requested information or assistance, insofar as is practicable and 

not in contravention of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of the Federal agency from which the information is requested. 

Travel Policy.—In September 2017, in response to reports of potential misuse of Federal resources, OMB issued a memorandum 

stating that it is reviewing the existing guidance around the use 

of Government-owned, rented, leased, or chartered aircraft. The 

Committee is concerned by the delays in the review process and directs OMB to, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, either complete its review or report to the Committee the current status of 

the review and a timeline estimating when such a review will be 

completed. 

Food Safety Modernization Act.—The Committee directs the Office of Management and Budget to work closely with the Food and 

Drug Administration (FDA) to meet the timelines for promulgation 

of rules and regulations outlined in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353). The Committee requests a report every 180 days after the enactment of this Act describing any 

rule or regulation that is more than 60 days overdue and the reasons why each rule or regulation is overdue. 

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Public Safety Telecommunicators.—The Committee recognizes 

that the Standard Occupational Classification System’s (SOC) categorization of a ‘‘public safety telecommunicator’’ as an ‘‘office and 

administrative support occupation’’ is outdated and does not reflect 

the nature of this life-saving work. The Committee directs OMB to 

re-examine the classification of public safety telecommunicators 

under the SOC and urges OMB to correctly classify them as a ‘‘protective service occupation.’’ 

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 

(CIGIE).—The Committee requests that CIGIE, within 90 days of 

enactment of this Act, provide to the Committee and publish on its 

website a spending plan and project plan for the funds provided 

this year and in prior years. The Committee expects that the funding provided will allow completion of the whistleblower protection 

portal, the IG vacancies dashboard, the Inspector General (IG) 

Open Recommendations project, the disaster assistance web page, 

and the transition to CIGIE hosting of IG websites, as well as additional upgrades. In addition, the Committee expects to see details 

of how CIGIE plans to provide a public-facing list of the total number and date range of reports available on oversight.gov from each 

IG. 

The Committee understands that GAO and many IGs include on 

their websites information about a report when some content must 

remain non-public because it is classified or sensitive. The Committee expects, at a minimum, IGs and oversight.gov report for any 

such report the title, date of publication, agency responsible, details 

of the congressional request, a description of the subject, and a general reason for redaction. The Committee expects CIGIE to develop 

best practices to ensure public and congressional awareness and access to all IG reports, including classified or sensitive reports. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 1,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator 

(IPEC) was created in 2008 to develop and coordinate overall U.S. 

intellectual property policy and strategy. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends adopting the proposal in the President’s budget to create a separate appropriation of $1,000,000 for 

IPEC. IPEC activities were previously funded within the Office of 

Management and Budget. 

Intellectual Property Protection.—The Committee continues to 

strongly support IPEC and directs the Coordinator to continue promoting private sector efforts to reduce online copyright infringement and to continue implementing a meaningful plan, as called 

for in the Joint Strategic Plan, to enhance capacity building, outreach, and training programs to promote meaningful protection of 

American intellectual property abroad. 

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OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $18,400,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 16,400,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 18,400,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +2,000,000 

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. As the President’s primary source of support for counter-drug policy development and 

program oversight, ONDCP is responsible for developing and updating a National Drug Control Strategy, developing a National 

Drug Control Budget, and coordinating and evaluating the implementation of Federal drug control activities. In addition, ONDCP 

manages several counter-drug programs, including the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Drug-Free Communities 

(DFC) grant programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $18,400,000 for ONDCP Salaries 

and Expenses. 

The Committee notes the importance of the HIDTA and DFC 

grant programs in combating the nation’s opioid epidemic. The 

Committee further notes that ONDCP ensures the HIDTA and 

DFC programs are equitably managed across Federal, State, and 

local agencies and with the necessary interagency flexibility to address emerging threats. The Committee rejects the proposal in the 

President’s budget to transfer the HIDTA and DFC programs out 

of ONDCP, and instead directs ONDCP to retain operational control over these programs to maintain the interagency benefits needed to address the opioid crisis. 

The Committee strongly supports ONDCP programs to reduce 

drug use and drug trafficking and believes it is critical for ONDCP 

to remain a strong voice in the Executive Office of the President 

and a visible presence nationally. The Committee emphasizes the 

importance of a comprehensive approach to combating the epidemic 

and directs ONDCP to balance public health and public safety in 

both strategy development and resource allocation. The Committee 

notes the importance of: identifying early intervention opportunities, improving access to preventative and prescriptive treatment, 

strengthening community and school-based education programs, 

and supporting long-term recovery. The Committee directs ONDCP 

to brief on the implementation of the 2019 National Drug Control 

Strategy within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee continues to be concerned about narcotics trafficking and related violence in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, home to approximately 3.3 million American citizens. The 

Committee is also concerned about the effect of narcotics trafficking 

through the Caribbean region on U.S. States, especially communities along the eastern seaboard. Within 180 days of the date of 

enactment of this Act, ONDCP is directed to submit to the Committee a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy consistent 

with the requirements set forth in the joint explanatory statement 

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accompanying Public Law 113–71. The Committee further directs 

ONDCP to include a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy 

in forthcoming versions of the National Drug Control Strategy. 

The Committee is concerned that Federal, State, and local law 

enforcement face serious risk of accidental overdose due to inadvertent exposure to extremely potent illicit opioids, such as 

fentanyl and carfentanil. ONDCP is directed to work with the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, and Homeland 

Security to develop strategies for ensuring law enforcement officers 

and other government employees likely to encounter opioids have 

access to FDA-approved, community-use overdose reversing agents. 

FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $280,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 300,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +20,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +300,000,000 

The HIDTA Program provides resources to Federal, State, local, 

and tribal agencies in designated HIDTAs to combat the production, transportation, and distribution of illegal drugs; to seize assets derived from drug trafficking; to address violence in drugplagued communities; and to disrupt the drug marketplace. 

There are 29 HIDTAs operating in all 50 States plus the District 

of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each 

HIDTA is managed by an Executive Board comprised of equal 

numbers of Federal, State, local, and tribal officials. Each HIDTA 

Executive Board is responsible for designing and implementing initiatives for the specific drug trafficking threats in its region. Intelligence and information sharing are key elements of all HIDTA 

programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $300,000,000 for the HIDTA Program, an increase of $20,000,000 above fiscal year 2019. The Committee believes the collaborative structure of the HIDTA Program 

provides Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement leaders 

a balanced and equal voice in determining program priorities and 

is an effective tool in combating problems of drug trafficking and 

drug-related violence. 

OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $118,327,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 12,101,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 121,851,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +3,524,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +109,750,000 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $121,851,000 for Other Federal 

Drug Control Programs. The recommended level for fiscal year 

2020 is distributed among specific programs and activities as follows: 

Drug-Free Communities .................................................................... $100,500,000 

Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance ............................... 3,000,000 

Anti-Doping Activities ........................................................................ 12,101,000 

Model Acts Program ........................................................................... 1,250,000 

Community-Based Coalition Enhancement Grants (CARA 

Grants) ............................................................................................. 5,000,000 

Within the total for the Drug-Free Communities Program, 

$2,500,000 is for training authorized by section 4 of Public Law 

107–82, as amended by Public Law 115–271. 

The Committee supports the Model Acts Program and ONDCP’s 

continued work with nonprofit corporations to address the problems associated with illicit drug and alcohol abuse in States. 

UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $1,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 1,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Unanticipated Needs account enables the President to meet 

unanticipated exigencies in support of the national interest, security, or defense. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for Unanticipated Needs. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $28,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 15,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 15,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥13,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

These funds support efforts to make the Federal Government’s 

investments in information technology more efficient, secure, and 

effective. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for information technology oversight activities. This total reflects the partial transition 

of the United States Digital Service to a reimbursable model as 

well as the transfer of the information technology dashboard to 

GSA. 

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SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $4,288,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 4,288,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,288,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

These funds support the executive functions of the Office of the 

Vice President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,288,000 for the Office of the Vice 

President. 

OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $302,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 302,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 302,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

These funds support the care and operation of the Vice President’s residence and specifically support equipment, furnishings, 

dining facilities, and services required to perform and discharge the 

Vice President’s official duties, functions, and obligations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $302,000 for the Operating Expenses of the Vice President’s residence. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 201. The Committee includes language permitting the 

transfer of not to exceed ten percent of funds between various accounts within the Executive Office of the President, with advance 

approval of the Committee. The amount of an appropriation shall 

not be increased by more than 50 percent. 

Section 202. The Committee includes language requiring the 

OMB Director to include a statement of budgetary impact with any 

Executive Order or Presidential Memorandum issued or rescinded 

during fiscal year 2020 where the regulatory cost exceeds 

$100,000,000. 

Section 203. The Committee includes a new provision requiring 

the OMB Director to issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with title 

VII of this Act. 

Section 204. The Committee includes a new provision requiring 

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ments apportioning an appropriation; to provide the Committee 

with such information until the automated system is implemented; 

and to provide information about apportionment approval status to 

the Committee on a monthly basis. 

TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY 

The funds in title III are for the operation and maintenance of 

United States Courts and include the salaries of judges, probation 

and pretrial services officers, public defenders, court clerks, law 

clerks, and other supporting personnel, as well as security costs, information technology, and other expenses of the Federal Judiciary. 

The Committee recommends a total of $7,511,302,000 in discretionary funding for the Judiciary in fiscal year 2020. 

In addition to direct appropriations, the Judiciary collects various 

fees and has certain multiyear funding authorities. The Judiciary 

uses these non-appropriated funds to offset its direct appropriation 

requirements. Consistent with prior year practices and section 608 

of this Act, the Committee expects the Judiciary to submit a financial plan, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, allocating all 

sources of available funds including appropriations, fee collections, 

and carryover balances. This financial plan will be the baseline for 

purposes of reprogramming notification. 

Improving the physical security at buildings occupied by the Judiciary and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to ensure the integrity 

of the judicial process is a priority for the Committee. The fiscal 

year 2020 budget request proposes $641,108,000, an increase of 

$33,998,000, or 5.6 percent, above the fiscal year 2019 level. The 

request includes funding for the continued implementation of the 

physical access control systems replacement strategy, as well as security infrastructure and additional court security officers (CSOs) 

for new courthouses. 

The Committee recognizes the Judiciary’s cost containment efforts over the past 12 years and is pleased with the Judiciary’s savings and cost avoidance. The Committee highlights the reduction of 

usable square feet from the Judiciary’s rent bill, which equates to 

an annual cost avoidance of nearly $36,000,000 and $105,000,000 

over the past five years. 

Additionally, the Committee is pleased with the progress the Judiciary is making toward implementing the Federal Defender Organization staffing formula. The formula reflects needed staff increases based on the weighted case averages over the previous five 

years. The fiscal year 2020 budget request proposes $1,234,574,000 

for Defender Services, which is an increase of $84,124,000, or 7.3 

percent, above the fiscal year 2019 level. The recommendation supports additional staff to ensure the right of individuals to retain 

counsel. 

The Committee notes that a fair and efficient judicial system depends on ensuring citizens have reasonable access to the federal 

courts. The Committee encourages the Judiciary and the GSA to 

collaborate with local stakeholders to ensure continued community 

access to court services. For fiscal year 2020, the Judiciary is continuing to focus on effectively managing the 13 courthouse/federal 

building projects whose construction costs were funded in fiscal 

year 2016 and fiscal year 2018. 

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $84,703,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 87,699,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 87,699,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,996,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $87,699,000 for fiscal year 2020 for 

the salaries and expenses of personnel and for the cost of operating 

the Supreme Court, excluding the care of the building and grounds. 

The Committee includes language making $1,500,000 available 

until expended for information technology investments. The Committee directs the Court to include an annual report with its budget justification materials showing information technology carryover 

balances and describing expenditures made in the previous fiscal 

year and planned expenditures in the budget year. 

Supreme Court Live and Video Access.—The Committee notes 

that providing the American people with the opportunity to access 

Supreme Court arguments in real time via video and/or live audio 

would greatly expand the Court’s accessibility to average Americans and provide historical and educational value. As such, the 

Committee encourages the Supreme Court to take steps to permit 

video and live audio coverage of all open sessions of the court unless the Court decides that allowing such coverage in any case 

would violate the due process of one or more of the parties before 

the Court. 

The Committee is pleased to provide the Supreme Court, Salaries and Expenses account, with the full fiscal year 2020 request. 

This appropriation provides for Supreme Court support personnel 

and offices to carry out the functions of the Supreme Court. The 

Committee regrets the need to remind such offices of the importance of timely and thorough communications to the Committee. 

This is essential to ensuring that the Committee has the necessary 

information when analyzing funding needs as well as scheduling 

hearings and meetings with Court personnel. 

CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $15,999,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 16,390,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 15,590,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥409,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥800,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $15,590,000 for Care of the Buildings and Grounds, to remain available until expended. The Architect of the Capitol has responsibility for these functions and supervises the use of this appropriation. 

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $32,016,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 32,983,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 32,983,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +967,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has exclusive national jurisdiction over a large number of diverse subject areas, including government contracts, patents, trademarks, Federal personnel, and veterans’ benefits. The Committee recommends 

$32,983,000 for United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $18,882,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 19,930,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 19,362,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +480,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥568,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Court of International Trade has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions against the United States and certain civil 

actions brought by the United States arising out of import transactions and administration and enforcement of the U.S. customs 

and international trade laws. The Committee recommends 

$19,362,000 United States Court of International Trade. 

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL

SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $5,144,383,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 5,383,970,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,274,383,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +130,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥109,587,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $5,274,383,000 for the operations of 

the regional Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, 

the Court of Federal Claims, and probation and pretrial services offices. 

The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $9,070,000 from 

the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund to cover expenses of 

the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 

1986. 

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Article III Judges.—The Committee notes that, according to the 

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, a meaningful percentage 

of the authorized judgeships in the U.S. District Courts and the 

U.S. Courts of Appeals are currently vacant. The Committee further notes that the Judicial Conference of the United States, in its 

most recent report to Congress, recommended the creation of a significant number of new Article III judgeships in the District Courts 

and Courts of Appeals. The Committee is concerned that, absent 

executive and congressional action to fill existing judicial vacancies 

and the passage of comprehensive bipartisan legislation to create 

new judgeships, the ability of the federal courts to administer justice in a swift, fair, and effective manner could be compromised. 

DEFENDER SERVICES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $1,150,450,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 1,234,574,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,234,574,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +84,124,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

This account provides funding for the operation of the Federal 

Public Defender and Community Defender organizations and for 

compensation and reimbursement of expenses of panel attorneys 

appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act for representation 

in criminal cases. The Committee recommends $1,234,574,000 for 

Defender Services. 

FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $49,750,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 51,851,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 51,851,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,101,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $51,851,000 for payments to jurors 

and land commissioners. 

COURT SECURITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $607,110,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 641,273,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 641,108,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +33,998,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥165,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $641,108,000 for Court Security to 

provide for necessary expenses of security and protective services 

in courtrooms and adjacent areas. The recommendation will provide for the highest priority security needs identified by the courts 

and the U.S. Marshals Service. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $92,413,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 96,945,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 94,261,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,848,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥2,684,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) provides administrative and management support to the United States 

Courts, including the probation and bankruptcy systems. It also 

supports the Judicial Conference of the United States in determining Federal Judiciary policies, in developing methods to assist 

the courts to conduct business efficiently and economically, and in 

enhancing the use of information technology in the courts. The 

Committee recommends $94,261,000 for the AO. 

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $29,819,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 30,736,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 30,736,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +917,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) improves the management of 

Federal Judicial dockets and court administration through education for judges and staff and through research, evaluation, and 

planning assistance for the courts and the Judicial Conference. The 

Committee recommends $30,736,000 for the FJC. 

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $18,953,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 19,265,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 19,685,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +732,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +420,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The purpose of the U.S. Sentencing Commission is to establish, 

review, and revise sentencing guidelines, policies, and practices for 

the Federal criminal justice system. The Commission is also required to monitor the operation of the guidelines and to identify 

and report necessary changes to the Congress. The Committee recommends $19,685,000 for the Commission. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 301. The Committee continues language to permit funds 

for salaries and expenses to be available for employment of experts 

and consultant services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Section 302. The Committee continues language that permits up 

to five percent of any appropriation made available for fiscal year 

2020 to be transferred between Judiciary appropriations provided 

that no appropriation shall be decreased by more than five percent 

or increased by more than ten percent by any such transfer except 

in certain circumstances. In addition, the language provides that 

any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 

under sections 604 and 608 of the accompanying bill and shall not 

be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 

the procedures set forth in those sections. 

Section 303. The Committee continues language authorizing up 

to $11,000 to be used for official reception and representation expenses incurred by the Judicial Conference of the United States. 

Section 304. The Committee continues language through fiscal 

year 2020 regarding the delegation of authority to the Judiciary for 

contracts for repairs of less than $100,000. 

Section 305. The Committee continues language to authorize a 

court security pilot program. 

Section 306. The Committee includes language to extend temporary judgeships in the districts of Arizona, California Central, 

Florida Southern, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri Eastern, New Mexico, 

North Carolina Western, and Texas Eastern. 

TITLE IV—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $40,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 40,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +40,000,000 

The Resident Tuition Support program, also known as the D.C. 

Tuition Assistance Grant program, provides up to $10,000 annually 

for undergraduate District students to address the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition rates and makes it possible 

for them to attend eligible four-year public universities and colleges 

nationwide. Grants of up to $2,500 per year are available for students to attend private universities and colleges in the D.C. metropolitan area, private Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

nationwide, and public two-year community colleges nationwide. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $40,000,000 

for the Resident Tuition Support program. The District of Columbia 

can contribute local funds to this program and is authorized to 

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prioritize applications based on income and need if there is demand 

for the program beyond the available level of Federal funds. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS

IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $12,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 11,400,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 16,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +4,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +4,600,000 

As the seat of the national government, the District of Columbia 

has a unique and significant responsibility for protecting the property and personnel of the Federal Government. The Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs helps address the 

impact of the Federal presence on public safety in the District of 

Columbia. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $16,000,000 

for emergency planning and security costs. The Committee recommends $4,000,000 above the President’s budget to support increasing costs to the District of Columbia for major public events 

and First Amendment-related events due to a significant rise in the 

number of events. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $258,394,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 270,703,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 278,488,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +20,094,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +7,785,000 

Under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

Improvement Act of 1997, the Federal Government is required to 

finance the District of Columbia Courts. This Federal payment to 

the District of Columbia Courts funds the operations of the District 

of Columbia Court of Appeals, Superior Court, Court System, and 

Capital Improvement Program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $278,488,000 

for operation of the District of Columbia Courts. 

The amount recommended by the Committee includes 

$14,682,000 for the Court of Appeals, $125,638,000 for the Superior 

Court, $75,518,000 for the Court System, and $62,650,000 for capital improvements to courthouse facilities. Funds for capital improvements are provided to improve life safety compliance, conduct 

general repair projects and upgrades, and move the various court 

offices into the owned space and out of leased space. 

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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA COURTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $46,005,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 46,005,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 46,005,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The District of Columbia Courts appoint and compensate attorneys to represent persons who are financially unable to obtain such 

representation. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $46,005,000 

for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $256,724,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 248,524,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 248,524,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥8,200,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) 

for the District of Columbia is an independent Federal agency created by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

Improvement Act of 1997. CSOSA acquired operational responsibilities for the former District agencies in charge of probation and parole and houses the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia within its framework. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $248,524,000 

for CSOSA. Of the amounts provided, $181,065,000 is for Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration and $67,459,000 is 

for pretrial services. In addition to the regular baseline activities, 

the Committee’s recommendation includes a total of $4,816,000 to 

remain available until September 30, 2022, for the costs associated 

with replacement leases and relocation of the CSOSA and an offender field office. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER

SERVICE

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $45,858,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 42,404,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 43,569,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥2,289,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +1,165,000 

The Public Defender Service (PDS) for the District of Columbia 

is an independent organization authorized by the National Capital 

Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997. 

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PDS’s purpose is to provide legal representation services within the 

District of Columbia justice system. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $43,569,000 

for PDS for the District of Columbia. In addition to the baseline activities, the Committee’s recommendation includes $344,000 to remain available until September 30, 2022, for the costs associated 

with replacement leases and relocation of the PDS offices. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $2,150,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 1,805,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,150,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +345,000 

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) provides a 

forum for District of Columbia and Federal law enforcement to 

identify criminal justice issues and solutions and improve the coordination of their efforts. In addition, the CJCC developed and 

maintains the Justice Integrated Information System, which provides for the seamless sharing of information with Federal and 

local law enforcement. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $2,150,000 to 

the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $565,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 536,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 600,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +35,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +64,000 

This appropriation provides funding for two judicial commissions. 

The first is the Judicial Nomination Commission (JNC), which recommends a panel of three candidates to the President for each judicial vacancy in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Superior Court. From the panel selected by the JNC, the President 

nominates a person for each vacancy and submits his or her name 

for confirmation to the Senate. The second commission is the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure (CJDT), which has jurisdiction over all judges of the Court of Appeals and Superior 

Court to determine whether a judge’s conduct warrants disciplinary 

action and whether involuntary retirement of a judge for health 

reasons is warranted. In addition, the CJDT conducts evaluations 

of judges seeking reappointment and judges who retire and wish to 

continue service as a senior judge. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $325,000 for 

the CJDT, and $275,000 for the JNC. 

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The Committee notes that the reduction proposed in the President’s request would significantly impair the Commission’s ability 

to conduct thorough and comprehensive investigations of judicial 

misconduct complaints and conduct examinations of candidates for 

the Judiciary in the District of Columbia. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $52,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 90,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 52,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥37,500,000 

The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, as reauthorized in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018, authorizes funds to be evenly divided between District of Columbia Public Schools, Public Charter Schools, 

and Opportunity Scholarships. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $52,500,000 

for school improvement. Based on the statutory funding formula, 

$17,500,000 is provided for District of Columbia Public Schools, 

$17,500,000 is provided for Public Charter Schools, and 

$17,500,000 is provided for Opportunity Scholarships. The Committee also includes a new provision requiring schools participating 

in the SOAR program to certify compliance with Federal civil 

rights and special education laws. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $435,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 413,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 435,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +22,000 

The Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia 

National Guard Retention and College Access Program pays for the 

costs of a tuition assistance program for guard members. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $435,000. The 

Committee acknowledges the unique role of the D.C. National 

Guard in addressing emergencies that may occur as a result of the 

presence of the Federal Government. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $3,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 4,750,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +250,000 

Currently, two percent of the population of the District of Columbia has been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. This percentage surpasses 

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the generally accepted definition of an epidemic, which is 1 percent 

of the population. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $5,000,000 for 

testing, education, and treatment of HIV/AIDS. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND

SEWER AUTHORITY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $8,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 8,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +8,000,000 

The Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and 

Sewer Authority supports the D.C. Clean Rivers Project, which is 

designed to reduce combined sewer overflows to the Anacostia and 

Potomac Rivers and Rock Creek. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $8,000,000 for 

implementation of the D.C. Clean Rivers project. 

TITLE V—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $3,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 3,100,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 3,100,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) 

studies Federal administrative procedures and processes to recommend improvements to the President, Congress, and other agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,100,000 for ACUS. 

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was established under title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111–203) as a bureau under the 

Federal Reserve System. The Act consolidated authorities previously shared by seven Federal agencies under Federal consumer 

protection laws in the CFPB and provided the Bureau with additional authorities to conduct rulemaking, supervision, and enforcement with respect to Federal consumer financial laws. Funding required to support the Bureau’s operations are obtained from transfers from the Federal Reserve System. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee rejects the President’s budget proposal to restructure the CFPB and place it under the appropriations process. The 

Committee strongly supports the CFPB’s work to empower and protect consumers by regulating offerings of consumer financial products and enforcing violations of consumer financial laws and regulations. The Committee directs the CFPB to take aggressive action 

to protect consumers and thoroughly assess any potential changes 

in CFPB rules and regulations to ensure that consumers are not 

unduly harmed. 

State Insurance Referrals.—Under current law, the CFPB does 

not have the authority, in many cases, to regulate insurance to the 

extent a person is engaged in the business of insurance and state 

insurance regulators already regulate the insurance activities. In 

cases where the CFPB does not have authority, the Committee directs the CFPB to refer all investigations/enforcements to the appropriate state insurance commissioner. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $127,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 127,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 135,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +8,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +8,500,000 

The Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 established the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent Federal 

regulatory agency, to reduce the risk of injury associated with consumer products. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $135,500,000 for the CPSC. CPSC 

has been chronically underfunded in recent years and this increase 

is meant to address unfunded priorities as identified by the Commission. 

The recommendation includes $1,300,000 for the Virginia 

Graeme Baker Grant Program and associated administrative costs 

to reduce the number of injuries and deaths associated with pools 

and spas. 

CPSC is directed to include in its VGB Grant Program solicitation explicit language indicating that some aspects of the grant proposal may be achieved by contracting with other entities, including 

civic organizations. 

The Committee commends the CPSC for continuing to provide resources for the national and grassroots ‘‘Pool Safely’’ campaign, a 

safety information and education program to reduce child 

drownings and near drowning injuries and maintain a zero fatality 

rate for drain entrapments. This multifaceted initiative includes 

consumer and industry education efforts, press events, partnerships, outreach, and advertising. The Committee expects the CPSC 

to maintain the fiscal year 2019 levels for the ‘‘Pool Safely’’ campaign. 

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Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROV) Safety.—Within 60 

days of enactment of this Act, CPSC is directed to begin submitting 

quarterly reports to the Committee dating back to October 1, 2018, 

that detail the following: (1) a list of all deaths or serious injuries 

associated with the use of ROVs; (2) a CPSC staff assessment of 

the adequacy of applicable voluntary standards in addressing any 

fire-related hazards and debris penetration hazards associated with 

ROVs; (3) a status update on changes to all applicable voluntary 

standards made during the reporting period to address the fire-related and debris penetration hazards CPSC staff identified; and (4) 

the CPSC staff’s assessment of the technical validity of the lateral 

stability, vehicle handling, and occupant protection requirements in 

all applicable voluntary standards, based on the most recent incident data available at the time of the assessment. 

Safety Report.—Within 60 days of enactment of this Act and on 

a quarterly basis for the remainder of calendar year 2020, the 

CPSC is directed to report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations: (1) a list of all open 

cases or investigations where a death or serious injury has occurred associated with a consumer product, including the date any 

investigation or Office of Compliance case was opened, type of case, 

product type, hazard pattern, and disposition (whether it resulted 

in a recall, preliminary determination, etc.); (2) copies of all Office 

of Compliance reports and case tracking documents distributed to 

the Chairman, Commissioners, and staff; (3) number of recalls; (4) 

subpoenas issued and a record of Commission votes on any proposed or staff recommended subpoenas; (5) civil penalties and a 

record of Commission votes on any proposed or staff recommended 

penalties; (6) recall enforcement reports (including recall completion rates for largest open recalls, any audits conducted, remedial 

efforts, etc.); and (7) copies of all meeting logs from the Chairman’s 

and Commissioners’ office meetings. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Section 501. The Committee continues language prohibiting 

funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule on recreational off-highway vehicles until a study is completed by the National Academy of Sciences. 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $9,200,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 11,995,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 16,171,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +6,971,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +4,176,000 

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by 

the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) and is charged with implementing provisions of that Act relating to the reform of Federal 

election administration. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $16,171,000 for the Salaries and Expenses of the EAC, of which $1,500,000 shall be transferred to the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for election 

reform activities authorized under HAVA and $2,400,000 is for 

EAC headquarters relocation expenses. 

Over the past several years, the EAC has been chronically underfunded, which has forced the agency to reduce its staffing levels 

and placed a strain on the EAC’s ability to maintain even essential 

agency operations and execute its statutory mandates. Given the 

threats posed by Russia and other foreign actors to the U.S. democratic process, the EAC must be appropriately resourced to provide 

State and local election officials with the tools they need to adequately defend U.S. election systems. Therefore, the Committee 

recommendation includes an increase of $4,176,000 above the 

President’s request to enable the EAC to perform the vital mission 

of protecting Federal elections. 

The Committee recognizes that election poll workers must be 

equipped with strategies to assist voters with diverse backgrounds 

and need to ensure an accessible and efficient voting process. The 

Committee directs the EAC to encourage cultural competency 

training in any future best practices or training materials produced 

and distributed to States. 

The Committee encourages the EAC to work with States and 

other stakeholders to incorporate the best practices and recommendations from the forthcoming Voluntary Voting System 

Guidelines 2.0 (and supporting documentation) into their ballot design and election administration procedures. 

The Committee is concerned with the threat of election meddling 

from state and non-state actors through cyberattacks on election 

and voter registration systems. The Committee encourages the 

EAC to work with NIST and the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) to strengthen coordination with and outreach to State and 

local election officials on cybersecurity best practices. 

The Committee recognizes that young people historically vote at 

lower rates than any other age group. The Committee encourages 

the EAC to work with States to identify and disseminate best practices to increase youth voter participation. 

ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... $600,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +600,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +600,000,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $600,000,000 for Election Security 

Grants. 

The Committee is gravely concerned with the state of the Nation’s election system, which is antiquated and vulnerable to hacking, and the severe threats posed by foreign countries that seek to 

influence the U.S. election process and promote their strategic interests. The intelligence community confirmed that Russia targeted 

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at least 21 State election systems in the lead up to the 2016 elections. In 2018, the intelligence community observed further attempts by Russia, China, Iran, and other foreign countries to influence election outcomes. The 2020 elections are fast-approaching, 

and the Nation’s election system is still in danger. In recognition 

of the urgent need to protect the integrity of U.S. democratic process, the Committee recommends robust funding to make payments 

to States to improve the security of elections for Federal office. 

The bill requires States to use payments to replace direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines with voting systems that require the use of an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot, 

marked by the voter by hand or through the use of a non-tabulating ballot marking device or system, and made available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast and 

counted. Funds shall only be available to a State or local election 

jurisdiction for further election security improvements after a State 

has submitted a certification to the EAC that all DRE voting machines have been or are in the process of being replaced. Funds 

shall be available to States for the following activities to improve 

the security of elections for Federal office: implementing a postelection, risk-limiting audit system that provides a high level of 

confidence in the accuracy of the final vote tally; maintaining or 

upgrading election-related computer systems, including voter registration systems, to address cyber vulnerabilities identified 

through DHS scans or similar assessments of existing election systems; facilitating cyber and risk mitigation training for State and 

local election officials; implementing established cybersecurity best 

practices for election systems; and other priority activities and investments identified by the EAC, in consultation with DHS, to improve election security. The EAC shall define in the Notice of Grant 

Award the eligible investments and activities for which grant funds 

may be used by the States. The EAC shall review all proposed investments to ensure funds are used for the purposes set forth in 

the Notice of Grant Award. 

The bill also requires that not less than 50 percent of the payment made to a State be allocated in cash or in kind to local government entities responsible for the administration of elections for 

Federal office. 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $339,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 335,660,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 339,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +3,340,000 

The mission of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

is to implement and enforce the Communications Act of 1934 and 

assure the availability of high-quality communications services for 

all Americans. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $339,000,000 for the Salaries and 

Expenses of the FCC, all of which is to be derived from offsetting 

collections. The Committee also includes a cap of $132,538,680 for 

the administration of spectrum auctions. 

Broadband Access.—The Committee strongly encourages the 

FCC to continue to allocate Universal Service Fund (USF) funds for 

broadband expansion in rural and economically disadvantaged 

areas. The Committee believes the deployment of broadband in 

rural and economically disadvantaged areas is a driver of economic 

development, jobs, and new education opportunities and expects 

the FCC to prioritize efforts to ensure that rural areas and other 

unserved areas have service that is reasonably comparable to 

urban areas. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned about the 

quality of broadband availability information used by the FCC to 

allocate USF funding. The Committee directs the FCC to improve 

the quality of its broadband maps to ensure that unserved areas 

are accurately identified and to report to the Committee within 180 

days of enactment of this Act the steps the FCC has taken to improve mapping quality and the impact of those steps. 

Broadcaster Relocation.—The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018 (P.L. 115–141) provided an additional $1,000,000,000 over two 

years to the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund to reimburse the 

service and equipment costs of channel relocation incurred by the 

broadcast industry, as well as provide financial assistance to FM 

stations, TV translators, and Low Power stations. The Committee 

is aware of concerns about the length of time and funds available 

to broadcasters to repack stations and the Committee intends to 

monitor this issue closely. Both broadcasters and entities who purchased spectrum participated in good faith to make the incentive 

auction successful. The Committee supported FCC’s administration 

of the incentive auction and expects the FCC to take into careful 

consideration any participating entity’s concerns. 

Territories and Tribal Lands.—The Committee is concerned 

about the disparity in access to broadband between the territories, 

tribal lands, and the 50 states. The Committee encourages the FCC 

to implement policies that increase broadband access and adoption 

in these areas. 

Tribal Access to Broadband.—The Committee is concerned about 

disparities in access to communications services on Tribal lands. 

The Committee directs the FCC to continue to spend no less than 

$500,000 on regulatory, administrative, consultation, and other 

work by the Office of Native Affairs and Policy (ONAP) and associated work from other bureaus and offices in support of ONAP. 

Transmissions of Local Television Programming.—The bipartisan 

Satellite Television Extension and Localism Reauthorization 

(STELAR) Act of 2014 was enacted to promote consumers’ access 

to television broadcast station signals that originate in their state 

of residence, with an emphasis on localism and the cultural and 

economic importance of local programming. Congress’s intent was 

to ensure Americans have access to local broadcast and media content. The Committee notes that many broadcast stations do not 

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cessing local news, politics, sports, and emergency programming. 

The Committee notes that despite the reforms made in STELAR, 

many communities continue to struggle with market modification 

petitions. The Committee is particularly concerned with the lack of 

clarity regarding the technical and economic feasibility requirement. In reviewing this requirement, the FCC should provide a full 

analysis to ensure decisions on market modification are comprehensively reviewed and STELAR’s intent to promote localism is retained, including closely evaluating all claims of technical or economic infeasibility to ensure that such carriage is truly infeasible 

and that the FCC is not relying on crude proxies for feasibility, 

such as whether a satellite provider happens to be retransmitting 

a station’s signal at that particular time. 

Hurricane Restoration.—The Committee is gravely concerned by 

ongoing delays in restoring essential communications services in 

Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), and other areas affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria and other storms. The Committee commends the FCC for providing an immediate infusion of 

additional funds to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for network restoration following Hurricanes Irma and Maria but is 

alarmed by the lack of progress on a long-term funding plan for 

these areas. The Committee directs the FCC to prioritize finalizing 

rules for Stage 2 funding of the Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and 

the Connect USVI Fund. 

Hurricane Recovery and Resilience.—The Committee is troubled 

that the FCC has not taken more aggressive steps to promote network resiliency to mitigate the impact of future weather events on 

communications networks. The Committee directs the FCC to provide a report within 90 days of the enactment of this Act detailing 

the latest status on efforts to re-establish communications capabilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the aftermath of 

Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The report must include the total 

amount of agency funds used by month to restore telecommunications services in these areas; steps taken to ensure that funds 

provided to telecommunications providers were used properly; the 

level of coordination with other federal agencies and local authorities to restore telecommunications capabilities; the level of outreach to local stakeholders and telecommunications providers; impediments that prevented a rapid restoration of telecommunications services; and lessons learned that will help prepare for another disaster of such magnitude. In addition, the report must include a list of all actions the FCC has taken to mitigate the impact 

of future storms on communications networks, including any actions undertaken in response to an FCC investigation, report, or 

recommendation into a hurricane event completed or initiated in 

the last five years. 

Robocalls.—The Committee is gravely concerned about the rapidly growing problem of robocalls and understands that the Commission receives more consumer complaints about robocalls than 

any other single issue. The Commission is directed to provide a report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act detailing the estimated number of robocalls each year for the past 

five fiscal years, the total number of consumer complaints about 

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untary actions requested by the FCC or commitments proactively 

offered by providers relating to robocalls. 

Robocall Division.—The Committee directs the Commission to 

provide to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act 

a detailed plan and timeline for potentially creating a Robocall Division within the Enforcement Bureau that consolidates staff and 

other agency resources dedicated to enforcing violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and other relevant robocall 

statutes and regulations. 

Robocall Penalty Collection.—The Committee is aware of significant delays in effectively collecting and enforcing financial penalties levied under the TCPA and is, therefore, concerned that 

these fines serve as an insufficient deterrent to potential TCPA violators. The Committee urges the FCC to regularly discuss collections of these fees with the Department of Justice to ensure timely 

collection and to report to the Committee every three months after 

enactment of this Act on the status of collected and uncollected 

penalties. 

USF Contribution Reform.—In recognition of the ongoing rapidly 

changing communications industry landscape, the Committee believes it is imperative that the FCC work with the Federal-State 

Joint Board on Universal Service to release for public comment recommendations for USF contribution reform and to take action as 

is deemed necessary to resolve inequities in the current contributions structure and ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of the USF programs. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Section 510. The Committee extends an exemption from the 

Antideficiency Act for the USF. 

Section 511. The Committee continues language prohibiting the 

FCC from changing rules governing the USF regarding single connection or primary line restrictions. 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $42,982,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 42,982,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 42,982,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

Funding for the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is provided pursuant to 

31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(25), which requires a separate appropriation for 

each OIG established under section 11(2) of the Inspector General 

Act of 1978. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $42,982,000 from the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) Resolution Fund to finance the OIG. 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $71,250,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 70,537,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 71,497,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +247,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +960,000 

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) administers the disclosure of campaign finance information, enforces limitations on contributions and expenditures, and performs other tasks related to 

Federal elections. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $71,497,000 for the Salaries and Expenses of the FEC. 

The Committee is concerned that the FEC has not adequately assessed its human capital needs, including the impact of the growth 

in small-dollar donations on the agency’s workload and staffing requirements. The Committee encourages the FEC to develop a workforce planning process to ensure the agency is appropriately staffed 

to meet its mission. 

Engagement in the political process is one of the hallmarks of 

our democracy. Americans are increasingly turning to social media 

platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, to engage in 

the political process. Indeed, spending on digital political advertising reached a record $1,400,000,000 in the 2016 election cycle. 

Yet our campaign finance laws do not require any meaningful 

transparency about who is behind political advertisements run on 

digital platforms. Therefore, the Committee directs the Commission 

to submit a report, within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 

Act, on how the Commission plans to address the disparity in disclosure requirements for broadcast advertisements and online political advertisements. 

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $26,200,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 24,890,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 24,890,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥1,310,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

Established by title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 

the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) serves as a neutral 

arbiter in the labor activities of non-postal Federal employees, Departments and agencies, and Federal unions on matters outlined in 

the Act, including collective bargaining and the settlement of disputes. Establishment of the FLRA gives full recognition to the role 

of the Federal Government as an employer. Under the Foreign 

Service Act of 1980, the FLRA also addresses similar issues affecting Foreign Service personnel by providing staff support for the 

Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel and the Foreign Service 

Labor Relations Board. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $24,890,000 for the FLRA. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $309,700,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 312,300,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 349,700,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +40,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +37,400,000 

The mission of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is to enforce 

various Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. Appropriations for both the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice 

and the FTC are partially financed by Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger filing fees. The FTC’s appropriation is also partially offset 

by Do-Not-Call registry fees. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $349,700,000 for the salaries and 

expenses of the FTC. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 

$141,000,000 of collections from Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing 

fees and $18,000,000 of collections from Do-Not-Call list fees, which 

partially offset the appropriation requirement for this account. 

The Committee is highly concerned by increasing instances of 

fraudulent or deceptive data collection practices and other violations of consumer protection laws, as well as by increasing concentration in technology and other markets. Accordingly, the Committee provides the FTC with substantial additional resources to 

increase both its enforcement of antitrust statutes and its capacity 

to investigate unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent business practices. 

Within the total amount provided for the FTC, $194,700,000 is for 

protecting consumers and $155,000,000 is for promoting competition. 

Fraudulent Calls to Seniors.—The Committee notes that there 

has been a significant uptick in fraudulent telephone calls to seniors from people claiming to represent the Social Security Administration. In many cases, these callers are spoofing the actual Social 

Security hotline number to appear on the recipient’s phone. The 

Committee urges FTC to prioritize investigations into robocalls 

that attempt to defraud senior citizens. 

Fraudulent Health Care Calls.—The Committee is aware of the 

growing practice of robocallers attempting to commit financial 

fraud by targeting health care providers and patients. In some 

cases, callers use a spoofed number, making it appear like they are 

calling from a hospital or physician office, and seek to obtain sensitive health-related or finance-related information about patients. 

In other cases, callers posing as agents of the Department of Justice or relevant credentialing authorities contact hospitals, questioning the licensing of physicians working at the hospital. These 

practices pose a direct threat to patients and providers, and they 

undermine the integrity and trust that are vital components of the 

patient-physician and patient-hospital relationship. The Committee 

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tempt to defraud patients, physicians, hospitals, and other health 

care stakeholders. 

Non-Foreign Areas.—The Committee remains concerned that 

some companies and corporations engaged in interstate commerce 

are unwilling to ship products to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and 

the other territories, even though the Postal Service and private 

shipping companies serve these areas. The Committee believes that 

these non-foreign areas must be afforded equal treatment to the 

other 48 states. The Committee requests the FTC to work with the 

Postal Service on recommendations and outreach materials to address these inequalities in interstate commerce and to provide a report to the Committee within 120 days of the enactment of this 

Act. 

Unproven Stem Cell Products.—The Committee commends the 

FTC for its recent enforcement actions against companies making 

deceptive health claims about the safety and efficacy of unapproved 

and unproven stem cell products. Unproven stem cell products have 

put many patients at risk and resulted in patients being blinded, 

paralyzed, and infected with dangerous pathogens. The Committee 

encourages the FTC to continue to prioritize enforcement actions 

against companies making deceptive and unproven health claims 

regarding the safety and efficacy of unapproved stem cell-based 

products. Further, the Committee encourages the FTC to continue 

to coordinate with the Food and Drug Administration to optimize 

its enforcement and consumer education activities. 

Cryptocurrency.—Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that use 

cryptography to secure or verify transactions and are an important 

innovation with the potential to improve financial services and fuel 

open source software networks. They are not created by a government or central bank, but they can be exchanged for U.S. dollars 

or other government-backed currencies. As consumer interest in 

cryptocurrencies has grown, so have scams such as deceptive investment and business opportunities, bait-and-switch schemes, and 

deceptively marketed mining machines. The Committee directs the 

FTC to work with the Securities and Exchange Commission, other 

financial regulators, and public and private stakeholders, as appropriate, to identify and investigate allegations of fraud in the 

cryptocurrencies market to empower and protect consumers. 

Contact Lenses.—In May, the FTC released a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking detailing potential adjustments to its 

proposed changes to the Contact Lens Rule. This ensures that the 

FTC will receive additional input from the public and stakeholders 

on potential improvements to the rule to address patient safety and 

enforcement mechanisms, among other issues. The Committee 

urges the FTC to address the need for the prescription verification 

process to be modernized to provide for adequate enforcement of 

the law. 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

The Committee continues several reporting requirements for the 

General Services Administration. 

Takings and Exchanges.—Using existing statutory authorities, 

GSA has been working to dispose of properties that no longer meet 

the needs of Federal agencies in exchange for assets of like value. 

Some of these exchanges are very complex in nature and involve 

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multi-year, multi-party, and multi-billion dollar contracts. In addition, GSA also has the statutory authority to take properties. The 

Committee believes that in some instances, employing such authorities can result in savings to the taxpayer when appropriately 

executed. As such, the Committee expects to be kept informed of 

these activities. To provide increased transparency, the Administrator is directed to report to the Committee not later than 30 days 

after the end of each quarter on the use of these authorities. The 

report shall include a description of all takings and exchange actions that occurred or were considered during the most recently 

completed quarter of the fiscal year, including the costs, benefits, 

and risks for each action. The report shall also include the planned 

or considered use of takings and exchange authorities during the 

remainder of the fiscal year, including the costs, benefits, and risks 

of each action. 

Spending Report.—Within 50 days after the end of each quarter, 

GSA is directed to submit a spending report to the Committee. The 

reports shall include actual obligations incurred and estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year for each appropriation 

in the Federal Buildings Fund and regular discretionary appropriations. The reports must also include obligations by object class, program, project, and activity. 

State of the Portfolio.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee a report on the state of the Public Buildings Service’s real 

estate portfolio for fiscal year 2019. The content included in the report shall be comparable to the tabular information provided in 

past State of the Portfolio reports, including, but not limited to, the 

number of leases; the number of buildings; amount of square feet, 

revenue, expenses by type, and vacant space; top customers by 

square feet and annual rent; and completed new construction, completed major repairs and alterations, and disposals, in total and by 

region where appropriate. 

Land Ports of Entry State of the Portfolio.—Within 90 days of the 

date of enactment of this Act, GSA is directed to provide the Committee a report on the state of the land ports of entry portfolio. The 

content of this report shall include, but shall not be limited to, a 

prioritized list of new construction and major repairs and alterations projects. 

Rental Rates.—The Committee expects GSA to provide workspace 

for its customers at commercially-comparable rental rates and at a 

superior value to the taxpayer. The Committee directs GSA to provide a report describing GSA’s methodology for calculating rental 

rates for Congressional offices located in Federal Courthouses within 45 days of the date of enactment of this Act. 

Design Services.—The Committee recognizes the need for transparency and oversight of Federally funded design services and construction projects to ensure responsible, cost-effective, and fair procurement practices. The Committee supports efforts to ensure proper transparency and oversight of such design services and construction projects, which are often complex and site specific. Within six 

months of the enactment of this Act, GSA is directed to submit a 

report to the Committee addressing the enforcement of any existing 

regulations requiring that independent design professionals be consulted on Federally funded design services and construction 

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projects, as prescribed by the Brooks Act and Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Part 36. The report should include how many violations 

have been identified over the last five years and any steps GSA has 

taken to mitigate any future violations. 

Industrial Controls.—The Committee is concerned about the vulnerability of industrial control systems in Federal buildings. Modernized electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems can improve 

energy management and reduce operating costs at Federal facilities; however, higher connectivity to these systems exposes exploitable vulnerabilities and increases the threat from potential 

cyberattacks. The Committee directs GSA to study the vulnerabilities of industrial control systems in Federal buildings under its 

custody, control, and jurisdiction, which it is responsible to operate, 

and report back within 120 days of enactment of this Act with an 

analysis of related critical vulnerabilities, supporting IT network 

infrastructure considerations, and the required resources needed to 

improve the environment and mitigate the cyber threats. 

REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2019 ..................................... $9,285,082,000 

Limitation on availability, budget request, fiscal year 2020 .......... 10,203,596,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,059,112,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2019 ........................................ ¥225,970,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2020 request .......................... ¥1,144,484,000 

The Federal Buildings Fund (FBF) finances the activities of the 

Public Buildings Service (PBS), which provides space and services 

for Federal agencies in a relationship similar to that of landlord 

and tenant. The FBF, established in 1975, replaces direct appropriations with income derived from rent assessments, which approximate commercial rates for comparable space and services. The 

Committee makes funds available through a process of placing limitations on obligations from the FBF as a way of allocating funds 

for various FBF activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation on the availability of 

funds of $9,059,112,000 for the FBF. Within this total, 

$333,322,000 is for construction, $848,894,000 is for repairs and alterations, $5,493,390,000 is for rental of space, and $2,383,506,000 

is for building operations. 

Historically, prior to obligating funds for prospectus-level construction, alterations, or leases, GSA has waited for the project to 

be authorized through a resolution approved by the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure in the House and the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works in the Senate as required by 

title 40 of the United States Code and in accordance with the proviso included in the FBF appropriations limiting the obligation of 

funds to prospectus-level projects approved by the authorizing committees. The Committee supports this process and believes that 

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prospectus-level projects warrant a thorough review from both the 

Committee and the authorizing committees. The Committee expects GSA to continue to follow this process. 

Old Post Office Lease Agreement.—The Committee is deeply concerned by the findings of a January 2019 report from GSA’s Office 

of Inspector General that, when managing the lease of the Old Post 

Office Building to the Trump Old Post Office, LLC, the Administration failed to take the Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution 

and Section 37.19 of the lease itself into proper account. Therefore, 

the GSA Office of General Counsel, in consultation with the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel, is directed to conduct 

a formal legal review of the lease, including the legal obligations 

which the GSA faces to ensure that the lease is being complied 

with and is itself in compliance with the law, including the U.S. 

Constitution. If the review concludes that the current lease is in 

violation of the law, the review shall also include a plan for GSA 

to rectify these violations. Within 180 days, GSA is directed to 

transmit an update to the Committee on the full findings of the review, including any potential plans for modification or termination 

of the terms of the lease. 

Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Court Space.— 

The Committee is concerned with the lack of necessary facilities for 

Immigration Judges on the U.S.-Mexico border. For fiscal year 

2019 Congress authorized 534 Immigration Judges. However, the 

Committee notes that EOIR only has 426 courtrooms. Therefore, 

the Committee directs GSA to take direction from EOIR on its new 

space requirements. The Committee further directs GSA to conduct 

market research and market surveys, with EOIR’s program of requirements, that are geographically adjacent to the southwest border with the purpose of identifying potential facilities that can be 

used as immigration courtrooms from Federal, State, local, and private sources, including courtrooms where the cases of detained 

aliens or aliens subject to the Migrant Protection Protocols may be 

heard either in-person or by video teleconferencing. The Committee 

expects GSA to use a turn-key leasing approach, when possible, for 

court space acquisition. Furthermore, in Federal locations along the 

U.S.-Mexico border, the Committee encourages GSA to identify and 

prioritize the acquisition of available space for use by EOIR as 

courtrooms, including courtrooms where the cases of detained 

aliens or aliens subject to the Migrant Protection Protocols may be 

heard, either in-person or by video teleconferencing. Finally, the 

Committee directs GSA to submit a report on its efforts within 90 

days of enactment of this Act. 

FBI Headquarters Consolidation.—The Committee notes that 

there is no current plan to proceed with construction of a new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. As such, the recommendation does not include funding for this effort. The Committee encourages GSA to work with the FBI to submit a prospectus for a new consolidated headquarters in the National Capital Region that meets Interagency Security Committee Level V security standards. 

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CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2019 ..................................... $958,900,000 

Limitation on availability, budget request, fiscal year 2020 .......... 649,290,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 333,322,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2019 ........................................ ¥625,578,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2020 request .......................... ¥315,968,000 

The construction and acquisition fund finances the project cost of 

design, construction, management and inspection of new Federal 

facilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $333,322,000 for the 

following projects: 

State Description Amount 

CA ..................................... Calexico, United States Land Port of Entry ......................................................... $85,000,000 

AZ ..................................... San Luis, United States Land Port of Entry ........................................................ $248,322,000 

The Committee is concerned that many of our land ports of entry 

on the southwest border were either not designed to accommodate 

asylum seekers or do not have adequate space to process the large 

numbers of asylum seekers who legally present themselves for primary inspection by CBP officers. The lack of processing space at 

land ports of entry strands vulnerable asylum seekers in Mexico 

and leads some to attempt to cross illegally in more remote locations between the ports of entry, further overwhelming U.S. Border 

Patrol resources. 

Therefore, the Committee directs GSA, in conjunction with CBP, 

to explore establishing a Center of Excellence to prioritize Construction and Acquisition program funding for major repairs and 

alterations at southwest border land ports of entry that have the 

highest number of asylum seekers. The Administrator is directed 

to report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 

within 60 days of enactment of this Act on the prioritization of and 

investments for all Capital Program—Construction and Acquisition 

projects. 

Native Plant Materials.—GSA has maintained a steadfast commitment to promoting sustainability in the over 9,000 assets that 

fall under its purview. A valuable element in advancing this overall 

sustainability strategy involves the integration of regionally-adapted native plant materials into the grounds and, as appropriate, 

structures of Federal properties. Accordingly, the Committee instructs the GSA to develop and implement a program whereby the 

sponsors of any development project involving a Federal facility 

with a footprint that exceeds 5,000 square feet are directed to use 

site planning, design, construction and maintenance strategies for 

the property that integrate, to the maximum extent technically feasible, the use of locally-adapted native plant materials in all natural spaces, including where feasible roofs and other appropriate 

portions of the structure. 

Mexico-America Border Coordinator.—Mexico is the second largest importer of all goods to the U.S., in addition to being the second 

largest recipient of all goods exported by the U.S. The Committee 

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is concerned that the lack of coordination between Department of 

Homeland Security-Customs and Border Protection, GSA, the Department of Transportation, and other relevant Federal agencies is 

hampering freight infrastructure development at the southwest 

border, which is critical to maintaining this bilateral trade relationship. Therefore, the Committee directs GSA to designate a border 

infrastructure coordinator in each region along the southwest border to facilitate more efficient development of these projects and to 

coordinate with their appropriate counterpart within the Mexican 

government. The Committee further directs GSA to submit a report 

within 120 days of the enactment of this Act on its efforts in this 

regard. 

REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2019 ..................................... $663,219,000 

Limitation on availability, budget request, fiscal year 2020 .......... 1,662,410,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 848,894,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2019 ........................................ +185,675,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2020 request .......................... ¥813,516,000 

The repairs and alterations activity funds the project cost of design, construction, management, and inspection for the repair, alteration, and modernization of existing real estate assets in addition to various special programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $848,894,000 to remain available until expended for repairs and alterations. 

Major Repairs and Alterations.—The Committee recommends 

$436,837,000 for repairs and alterations projects that exceed the 

prospectus threshold. The funds are provided to address GSA’s 

highest priority facility needs. The Committee directs GSA to submit a detailed plan, by project, regarding the use of Major Repairs 

and Alterations funds, not later than 45 days after enactment of 

this Act. GSA is further directed to provide notification to the Committee no less than 15 days prior to any changes in the use of these 

funds. 

Basic Repairs and Alterations.—The Committee recommends 

$382,057,000 for non-recurring repairs and alterations projects between $10,000 and the current prospectus threshold of $3,095,000. 

Fire and Life Safety.—The Committee recommends $30,000,000 

to improve building safety, abate hazardous material, and repair 

structural deficiencies. These projects include, but are not limited 

to, fire alarm, sprinkler, electrical, ventilation, heating, and elevator systems. 

RENTAL OF SPACE

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2019 ..................................... $5,418,845,000 

Limitation on availability, budget request, fiscal year 2020 .......... 5,508,390,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,493,390,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2019 ........................................ +74,545,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2020 request .......................... ¥15,000,000 

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The rental of space program funds lease payments made to privately-owned buildings, temporary space for Federal employees 

during major repair and alteration projects, and relocations from 

Federal buildings due to forced moves and relocations as a result 

of health and safety conditions. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $5,493,390,000 for 

rental of space. The Committee expects GSA to continue its efforts 

to reduce its leased inventory. 

High Security Space.—The Committee directs GSA to implement 

the recommendations of ‘‘GSA Should Inform Tenant Agencies 

When Leasing High-Security Space from Foreign Owners’’, GAO– 

17–195, which recommends that GSA determine whether the beneficial owner of high-security space that GSA leases is a foreign entity and, if so, share that information with the tenant agencies so 

they can adequately assess and mitigate any security risks. Additionally, the Committee requests that GSA provide a briefing to the 

Committee on efforts to implement this recommendation within 

120 days of enactment of this Act. 

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Activities.—The 

Committee directs GSA to examine whether funds made available 

to the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities account within the Federal 

Building Fund can address infrastructure deficiencies in Federal 

buildings formerly under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation. The Committee is aware of challenges facing tenants at the Federal building located at 1300 Pennsylvania that have not been adequately addressed. For example, 

the National Children’s Museum, a congressionally designated organization as mandated in Public Law 108–81, has encountered 

issues related to out-of-date ductwork plans and an insufficient 

amount of square footage. The Committee is interested in understanding GSA’s authority to remedy such problems using the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities account within the Federal Building 

Fund. Within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, the Committee 

directs GSA to submit a report to the Committee on how it can use 

funds in the Pennsylvania Avenue Activities account within the 

Federal Building Fund to address infrastructure deficiencies in 

Federal buildings located within the footprint of the Pennsylvania 

Avenue Development Corporation. 

BUILDING OPERATIONS

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2019 ..................................... $2,244,118,000 

Limitation on availability, budget request, fiscal year 2020 .......... 2,383,506,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,383,506,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2019 ........................................ +139,388,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2020 request .......................... – – – 

The building operations account funds services that directly benefit Federal agencies in GSA-owned buildings and occasionally in 

GSA-leased buildings when not provided by the lessor, such as 

building security, cleaning, utilities, window washing, snow removal, pest control, and maintenance of heating, air conditioning, 

ventilating, plumbing, sewage, electrical, elevator, escalator, and 

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sonnel and administrative expenses for carrying out construction 

and acquisition, repair and alteration, and leasing activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $2,383,506,000 for 

Building Operations and Maintenance. Within this amount, 

$1,197,045,000 is for building services and $1,186,461,000 is for 

salaries and expenses. Up to five percent of the funds may be 

transferred between these activities upon the advance notification 

to the Committee. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a spend plan, by 

region, regarding the use of these funds to the Committee. 

GENERAL ACTIVITIES

GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $60,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 65,843,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 65,843,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +5,843,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Office of Government-Wide Policy provides Federal agencies 

with guidelines, best practices, and performance measures for complying with all the laws, regulations, and executive orders related 

to: acquisition and procurement, personal and real property management, travel and transportation management, electronic customer service delivery, and use of Federal advisory committees. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $65,843,000 for Government-wide 

Policy. 

City-Pair Program.—GSA is charged with implementing the Fly 

America Act, P.L. 93–623, which is accomplished through the CityPair Program. This Act requires travel paid for by the U.S. Government to be conducted by U.S. air carriers as defined by 49 U.S.C. 

Section 41102. The Committee is concerned that GSA has awarded 

long-haul international travel contracts to U.S. air carriers that do 

not have aircraft of sufficient range and payload capable of performing each segment of the awarded transportation in a commercially reasonable manner. These awards are being flown by foreign 

air carriers, undermining the purpose of the Fly America Act, 

which is to encourage to the maximum extent feasible travel to and 

from the United States on United States carriers. GSA must provide a report to the Committee on foreign air carriers servicing 

routes in the manner indicated above within 60 days of enactment 

of this Act. The Committee expects that the GSA will use these reports to inform their contract awards under the City-Pair Program 

for fiscal year 2020. 

Building Design.—The Committee recognizes the importance of 

mitigating bird deaths due to collisions and encourages the incorporation of materials and design features for each public building 

constructed, acquired, or altered by GSA to have at least 90 percent of the fac ̧ade material from ground level to 40 feet not be composed of glass or employ one or more of the following: (a) elements 

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mounted outside the glass that eliminate reflectivity; (b) UV patterned glass; (c) patterned glass which restricts horizontal spaces 

to less than 2 inches high or vertical spaces less than 4 inches 

wide; and (d) opaque, etched, stained, or frosted glass. The Committee recognizes that with the increase in local and state bird 

friendly building ordinances and guidelines in states like California 

and Minnesota that there is an increasing need for a uniform minimum federal standard. 

Internet of Things.—The Committee notes that the emerging 

internet of things will result in billions of internet-connected devices ranging from small home appliances to complex, industrial 

automation systems. As the number of internet-connected devices 

continues to grow, so does the vulnerability to cyberattacks. In 

order to combat this malicious activity, the Committee directs the 

GSA, in consultation with OMB, to take specific steps within its 

procurement process for government-owned devices to ensure that 

high-risk IoT applications include relevant security mechanisms 

that are consistent with international standards. The Committee 

directs GSA to provide a report on the agency’s plans to implement 

these security mechanisms to the Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Solutions.—The 

Committee is aware that the GSA Office of Inspector General has 

identified the need to improve the cybersecurity posture within 

GSA encompassing sensitive data and control systems. The Committee directs GSA, within 120 days of enactment of this Act, to 

report on the acceleration of adoption of CDM solutions to better 

secure its information assets and data. 

Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions.—GSA plays a critical role in 

assisting Federal agencies with the acquisition of telecom services 

in an efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner. While the Committee understands the challenges Federal agencies face 

transitioning telecommunication services from one set of contracts 

to another, the Committee believes it is important for the GSA to 

effectively apply lessons learned from prior transitions. According 

to the GAO’s December 5, 2013 Report, ‘‘TELECOMMUNICATIONS: GSA Needs to Share and Prioritize Lessons Learned to 

Avoid Future Transition Delays,’’ GAO–14–63, in prior telecommunications transitions, delays in transitioning away from 

dated contract vehicles resulted in missed savings opportunities, 

increased transition costs, and narrower ranges of products and 

services. GSA’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract 

presents Federal agencies with opportunities to transition existing 

services to a more modern contract vehicle that offers significant 

savings and the ability to choose a provider that offers seamless 

support, a nationwide footprint, and the capability to offer services 

that are not limited to a single underlying carrier’s network or 

product offering. The Committee is aware that EIS is structured to 

maximize competition by providing Federal agencies with the opportunity to receive best value by logically grouping together relevant services in multiple fair opportunity task orders as opposed 

to limiting competition by awarding unrelated services to a single 

service provider that provides the broadest array of products and 

services. To ensure a timely and efficient transition to EIS, the 

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dated transition management plan and an integrated transition 

time line, as recommend by GAO. Further, the Committee directs 

GSA to provide a report, no later than 60 days following enactment 

of this Act, detailing steps taken to ensure a timely and efficient 

transition to EIS that maximizes competition, efficiencies, and taxpayer savings as described above. 

High Performance Leasing.—The Administration has committed 

time and resources to develop lease procedures to reduce utility 

consumption, optimize building performance, and save taxpayer 

funds on leasing inefficient facilities, in light of its statutory obligation to provide for implementation of cost-effective energy and 

water efficiency measures throughout Federally leased properties. 

The Committee expects GSA to follow statutory requirements and 

implement its policies for leases, including compliance with the 

ENERGY STAR building certification lease policies and procedures 

in applicable projects. The Committee further encourages GSA to 

develop and implement mechanisms to improve landlord compliance with energy provisions of leases for Federal space. 

Green Building Certification.—The Committee recognizes the importance of incorporating energy and water efficiency in constructing, modernizing and operating Federal facilities to save taxpayer money and meet Federal goals. To the extent that GSA utilizes certification systems in achieving this objective, the systems 

should comply with the Department of Energy final rule on Green 

Building Certification Systems for Federal Buildings. 79 Fed. Reg. 

61.563, 10 C.F.R. 433.300, 435.300. 

First Aid Kit Enhancements.—The Committee is aware that first 

aid products endorsed by the Department of Defense’s Committee 

on Tactical Combat Casualty Care help to reduce death or trauma 

as a result of bleeding. To improve outcomes in crisis situations, 

the Committee encourages the GSA to consult with the Department 

of Defense’s Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and determine whether it is appropriate to incorporate CoTCC approved 

items in first aid kits in Federal buildings, Federal courthouses 

and Federal law enforcement vehicles. 

Electronic Waste Recycling.—The Committee recognizes the importance of electronic waste recycling (e-recycling) within the U.S. 

Government. Proper e-recycling of products such as televisions, 

computers, and cellphones conserves natural resources, ensures appropriate handling of toxic materials, provides a more sustainable 

source of precious metals, and protects human health and the environment. The Committee directs GSA to report on its efforts to promote e-recycling in the Federal government no later than 180 days 

after the enactment of this Act. 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $49,440,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 49,440,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 49,440,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

This account provides appropriations for activities that are not 

feasible for a user fee arrangement. Included under this heading 

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tivities of the PBS; select management and administration activities including support of government-wide emergency management 

activities; and top-level, agency-wide management communication 

activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $49,440,000 for operating expenses. Within the amount provided under this heading, $26,890,000 is for 

Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal, and 

$22,550,000 is for the Office of the Administrator. 

Federal Real Property Profile.—The Committee understands that 

the GSA Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) has been making 

progress on the use of geospatial technology and the transparency 

of the data. However, the Committee is aware of the problem in 

gathering Federal real property data created by the exemption language for Federal lands found in Executive Order 13327. This exemption denies GSA the ability to collect meaningful data from 

large landholding agencies within the Department of the Interior 

and the Department of Agriculture. The Committee is also aware 

that Section 7 of the Executive Order provides flexibility for the Interior and Agriculture Departments to still contribute their data 

into the FRPP. The Committee expects GSA to increase the transparency, accuracy, and accountability with both of these Departments given the expansive amount of data which could be added 

to the FRPP. 

CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $9,301,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 9,301,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,301,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

This account provides appropriations for the Civilian Board of 

Contract Appeals (CBCA). The CBCA is charged with facilitating 

the prompt, efficient, and inexpensive resolution of disputes 

through the use of alternate dispute resolution. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $9,301,000 for the Civilian Board of 

Contract Appeals. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $65,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 68,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 68,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +3,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The GSA Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides agency-wide 

audit and investigative functions to identify and correct GSA management and administrative deficiencies that create conditions for 

existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The audit function provides internal and contract audits. Internal audits review and evaluate all facets of GSA operations and 

programs, test internal control systems, and develop information to 

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improve operating efficiencies and enhance customer services. Contract audits provide professional advice to GSA contracting officials 

on accounting and financial matters relative to the negotiation, 

award, administration, repricing, and settlement of contracts. The 

investigative function provides for the detection and investigation 

of improper and illegal activities involving GSA programs, personnel, and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $68,000,000 for the OIG. 

ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $4,796,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 3,851,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 3,851,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥945,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

This appropriation provides pensions, office staff, and related expenses for former Presidents Jimmy Carter, William Clinton, 

George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,851,000 for allowances and office 

staff for former Presidents. 

FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $55,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 58,400,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 53,400,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥1,600,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥5,000,000 

The Federal Citizen Services Fund (the Fund) provides for the 

salaries and expenses of GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT). The Fund enables citizen access and 

engagement with government through an array of operational programs and direct citizen-facing services. The Fund also provides 

electronic or other methods of access to and understanding of Federal information, benefits, and services to citizens, businesses, local 

governments, and the media. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $53,400,000 for the Federal Citizen 

Services Fund. The Committee expects that the funds provided for 

these activities, combined with efficiency gains and resource 

prioritization, will result in increased delivery of information to the 

public and in the ease of transaction with the government. The recommendation does not include funding to support an OPM IT transition. 

FedRAMP.—The Federal Risk and Authorization Management 

(FedRAMP) Program is a Government-wide program that provides 

a standardized approach to security assessments, authorization, 

and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. 

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FedRAMP is designed to substantially increase the number of GSA 

and customer agency cloud computing and operating services, systems, deployments, and products with FedRAMP authorizations. 

The Committee notes that in fiscal year 2019, GSA allocated 

$10,497,000 toward these activities and urges GSA to continue 

such an investment in this area. 

Open Government.—The Committee recommendation includes 

$5,000,000 for implementation of the OPEN Government Data 

Act’s (Title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking 

Act, Public Law 115–435) § 3511 requirements. Specifically, these 

funds are to be used to support the establishment and maintenance 

of a Federal Data Catalogue, implementation support to Federal 

agencies for the requirement of Comprehensive Data Inventories, 

and the establishment of an open data best practices online repository, including additional personnel dedicated to operational and 

standards setting support functions. 

PRE-ELECTION PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... $9,620,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,620,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +9,620,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

This appropriation supports activities authorized by the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, Public Law 111–283. 

These activities include providing suitable office space for Pre-Election transition activities, acquiring communication services and information technology equipment, and purchasing of supplies associated with the transition. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $9,620,000 for costs associate with 

Pre-election Presidential transition activities. 

TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $25,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 150,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 35,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +10,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥115,000,000 

This account provides appropriations for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), which is a full cost recovery fund that finances the transition of IT systems for Federal agencies to modern 

IT platforms. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $35,000,000 for the TMF. The Committee encourages GSA and the TMF Board to prioritize and fund 

those projects that have the most significant impact on mission enhancement and that most effectively modernize citizen-facing services, including updating public facing websites, modernizing forms, 

and digitizing government processes. 

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ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $25,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 31,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... – – – 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥25,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥31,000,000 

This account provides appropriations for the purposes of carrying 

out actions pursuant to the recommendations of the Public Buildings Reform Board consistent with Public Law 114–287. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends no funds for the Asset Proceeds and 

Space Management Fund (the Fund). The Committee notes that, 

nearly three years after the Fund was authorized, the Administration has still not selected a Chairman of the Public Buildings Reform Board, which is responsible for making recommendations on 

how the Fund should be administered. Because of the inaction by 

the Administration, none of the $30,000,000 in funding appropriated in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 has been obligated, and the 

Public Buildings Reform Board has made no recommendations. 

The Committee will continue to monitor the steps being taken to 

stand up the Public Buildings Reform Board and looks forward to 

supporting the Board once a Chairman has been installed. 

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $6,070,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 7,100,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 6,070,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥1,030,000 

This account provides appropriations for the authorized activities 

of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund and the Federal 

Permitting Improvement Steering Council. The Council leads ongoing government-wide efforts to modernize the Federal permitting 

and review process for major infrastructure projects and works 

with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee adherence 

to the statutory requirements set forth in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $6,070,000 for the Environmental 

Review Improvement Fund. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 520. The Committee continues a provision providing authority for the use of funds for the hire of motor vehicles. 

Section 521. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

funds made available for activities of the Federal Buildings Fund 

may be transferred between appropriations with advance approval 

of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate. 

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Section 522. The Committee continues a provision requiring 

funds proposed for developing courthouse construction requests to 

meet appropriate standards and the priorities of the Judicial Conference. 

Section 523. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

no funds may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square 

feet, or provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 

other service usually provided, to any agency which does not pay 

the assessed rent. 

Section 524. The Committee continues a provision that permits GSA to pay small claims (up to $250,000) made against the Federal 

Government. 

Section 525. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Administrator to ensure that the delineated area of procurement 

for all lease agreements is identical to the delineated area included 

in the prospectus unless prior notice is given to the committees of 

jurisdiction. 

Section 526. The Committee continues a provision requiring a 

spend plan for certain accounts and programs. 

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $46,835,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 42,266,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 46,835,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +4,569,000 

The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent, 

quasi-judicial agency established to protect the civil service merit 

system. The MSPB adjudicates appeals primarily involving personnel actions, certain Federal employee complaints, and retirement benefits issues. The MSPB reports to the President whether 

merit systems are sufficiently free of prohibited employment practices. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $44,490,000 for the MSPB. The recommendation includes a transfer of $2,345,000 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $373,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 345,609,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 354,706,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥18,294,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +9,097,000 

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an 

independent agency established in 1934 to identify, access, protect, 

preserve, and make available for use the important documents and 

records of all three branches of the federal government. Today, 

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NARA’s responsibilities also include publishing the Federal Register, mediating Freedom of Information Act disputes, and coordinating controlled unclassified information. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $354,706,000 for NARA to support 

basic operations, services to the public, operation of Public Libraries, and declassification review. The reduction below the fiscal year 

2019 appropriation is due to the final payment of debt related to 

construction of the National Archives facility in College Park, 

Maryland, and other non-recurring initiatives. Of the amount appropriated, $22,000,000 is available until expended for the repair 

and alteration of the College Park, Maryland, facility and related 

improvements necessary to enhance the Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, manage, and store Government 

records. In addition, up to $4,097,000 is available until expended 

to implement the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 

2018. Finally, the appropriated amount includes funding for the 

Electronic Records Archives, which preserves, stores, and manages 

digital Federal records for archival purposes, ensuring long-term 

access. 

Nixon Recordings.—The Committee encourages NARA to continue its effort to make available online to researchers, transcribers, and other interested parties the audio recordings of 

former President Richard Nixon. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $4,823,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 4,801,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,823,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +22,000 

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) provides audits and investigations and serves as an independent, internal advocate to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness within NARA. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,823,000 for the NARA OIG. 

REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $7,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 7,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 7,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

This account provides for the repair, alteration, and improvement 

of Archives facilities and Presidential libraries nationwide. It enables NARA to maintain its facilities in proper condition for visitors, researchers, and employees, as well as to ensure the structural integrity of the buildings. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for repairs and restoration. 

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

GRANTS PROGRAM

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $6,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 7,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +7,000,000 

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission 

(NHPRC) program provides for grants to preserve and publish 

records that document American history. Administered within 

NARA, the NHPRC helps State, local, and private institutions preserve non-Federal records; helps historical organizations publish 

the papers of major figures in American history; and helps archivists and records managers improve their techniques, training, and 

ability to serve a range of information users. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $7,000,000 for NHPRC grants. 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $2,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +2,000,000 

The Community Development Revolving Loan Fund Program 

(CDRLF) was established in 1979 to assist officially designated 

low-income credit unions in providing basic financial services to 

low-income communities. Low-interest loans and deposits are made 

available to assist these credit unions. Loans or deposits are normally repaid in five years, although shorter repayment periods may 

be considered. Technical assistance grants are also available to 

low-income credit unions. Earnings generated from the CDRLF are 

available to fund technical assistance grants in addition to funds 

provided for in appropriations acts. Grants are available for improving operations as well as addressing safety and soundness 

issues. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the National Credit 

Union Administration’s (NCUA) CDRLF for technical assistance 

grants. 

Supporting Community Development Credit Unions.—Within 180 

days of enactment, the Committee directs NCUA to issue a report 

on its current efforts to support and advance Community Development Credit Unions in low-income communities. 

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $17,019,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 17,430,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 17,430,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +411,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Office of Government Ethics (OGE), established by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, partners with other executive 

branch Departments and agencies to foster high ethical standards. 

The OGE issues and monitors rules, regulations, and memoranda 

pertaining to the prevention and resolution of conflicts of interest, 

post-employment restrictions, standards of conduct, and financial 

disclosure for executive branch employees. OGE is also responsible 

for creating and running an electronic financial disclosure system 

under the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $17,430,000 for OGE. 

Executive Branch Ethics Concerns.—The Committee is deeply 

concerned by the widely-documented conflicts of interest of the 

President of the United States and senior members of the current 

Administration. The frequent appearances of conflicts of interest 

raises questions as to the need for increased focus on ethics in the 

Administration and across Federal agencies. The Committee is disappointed that three years have lapsed since the National Government Ethics Summit, which were held more frequently under previous administrations. The Committee urges OGE to more frequently hold these summits, and to increase engagement with designated agency ethics officials across agencies to reaffirm the importance of ethics. 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $265,655,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 309,066,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +43,411,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +309,066,000 

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the Federal agency responsible for management of Federal human resources policy 

and oversight of the merit civil service system. OPM provides a 

government-wide policy framework for personnel matters, advises 

and assists agencies (often on a reimbursable basis), and ensures 

that agency operations are consistent with requirements of law. 

OPM oversees the examination of applicants for employment; 

issues regulations and policies on hiring, classification and pay, 

training, and investigations; and many other aspects of personnel 

management. The agency also operates a reimbursable training 

program for the Federal Government’s managers and executives. In 

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addition, OPM is responsible for administering the retirement, 

health benefits, and life insurance programs covering most Federal 

employees, retired Federal employees, and their survivors. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $148,668,000 for OPM’s General 

Fund. The Committee also recommends $160,398,000 for administrative expenses to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds. 

OPM Re-Organization.—The Committee is concerned with the 

Administration’s proposal to eliminate OPM as a standalone agency and transfer its functions to GSA and OMB. To ensure the Committee remains appropriately informed of the Administration’s deliberations in this area, OPM is required to submit quarterly reports to the Committee and the OPM Inspector General that include detailed updates on any proposed reorganization efforts, including but not limited to: timelines of any planned moves, impact 

on OPM funding, changes in staff levels in each functional unit, 

gained efficiencies, impact on employee unions and space allocation, and improved service deliverables. The OPM Inspector General is directed to review and comment upon each such report within 60 days of receipt from OPM and submit their analysis to the 

Committee. 

In addition, the Committee reminds OPM of its obligation to engage in prior consultation with and notify the Committee of any reorganizations, restructurings, new programs, or elimination of programs as described in title VI of this Act. 

Backlog of Pension Benefits.—The Committee is concerned with 

the growing backlog of processing and disbursement of pension 

benefits and the undue financial burden these delays may cause for 

retiring Federal employees. Tens of thousands of new retirees wait 

months to receive their complete annuities, with some waiting 

more than a year, and in the meantime they may be constrained 

by reduced interim pensions. The Committee expects OPM to continue to prioritize retirement processing and disability processing 

and to move to a fully automated electronic filing system. Within 

90 days of enactment of this Act, OPM is directed to issue a report 

to the Committee outlining steps to address the processing backlog 

and to ensure retiring employees throughout the Federal Government are receiving their hard-earned benefits in a timely manner. 

The Committee believes that the backlog and delays in retirement 

processing are unacceptable and directs OPM to continue to provide the Committee with monthly reports on its progress in addressing the backlog in claims. 

Recruitment.—The Committee is concerned with the length of 

time it often takes the Federal Government to hire qualified employees and directs OPM to continue to find ways to reduce barriers to Federal employment and reduce delays in the hiring process. Rigid rules along with long delays in the hiring and interview 

process discourage top candidates from applying for or accepting 

Federal positions. Specifically, the Committee encourages OPM to 

seek input from hiring managers on the type of challenges they 

face and improvements that could be made to make the Federal 

hiring process more efficient and effective. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, OPM is required to report to the Committee on 

a plan to reduce barriers to Federal employment, reduce delays in 

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the hiring process, and improve the overall Federal recruitment 

and hiring process. 

As part of OPM’s mission to recruit and hire the most talented 

and diverse Federal workforce, the Committee encourages Federal 

agencies to increase recruitment efforts within the United States 

and its territories and at Hispanic Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 

Federal Government Hiring Process and USAJOBS.—The Committee continues to be concerned that capable candidates with the 

option to work in either the private or public sector may be dissuaded from applying for or accepting Federal positions due to the 

length and cumbersome nature of the Federal hiring process. To 

focus on one important aspect of this persistent challenge, the 

Committee directs OPM, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 

to provide a report to the Committee on the specific feedback OPM 

collects from applicants and agencies regarding the USAJOBS 

website; any barriers to collecting applicant and agency feedback; 

the steps OPM is taking to improve the user experience on 

USAJOBS as a result of applicant and agency feedback; and the 

measures OPM will use to assess user satisfaction with future 

changes to USAJOBS and the overall effectiveness of the website 

as a recruitment and hiring tool. In addition, the Committee directs GAO to report on ways to simplify, streamline, and otherwise 

enhance the user experience on USAJOBS. 

Hiring Guidelines.—The Committee encourages OPM to review 

its policies and guidelines regarding hiring and firing of individuals 

who use marijuana in states where that individual’s private use of 

marijuana is not prohibited under the law of the State. These policies should reflect updated changes to the law on marijuana usage 

and clearly state the impact of marijuana usage on Federal employment. 

Federal Telework Programs.—The Telework Enhancement Act 

mandated that OPM provide an annual report to Congress addressing the telework programs of each Executive Branch agency (5 

U.S.C. 6506). As noted in the 2018 Status of Telework in the Federal Government Report, telework data collection continues to be a 

challenge. As such, the Committee urges OPM to direct Federal 

agencies to continue to track telework successes, compile best practices, and expand telework programs. The Committee recognizes 

that Federal agencies are very active in using telework to improve 

government performance, especially in the areas of employee attitudes, emergency preparedness, recruitment, and retention. The 

Committee supports cost savings and productivity improvements 

from well-managed telework programs in the Federal workplace. 

Constituent Services.—The Committee is aware of the ongoing 

backlog in processing constituent service cases and requests that 

OPM conduct a monthly review of this backlog. Further, OPM 

should develop a strategy for reducing the caseload and handling 

cases more expeditiously, including adjusting the number of caseworkers needed to reduce the backlog and meet service demands. 

Locality Pay.—The Committee is interested in a comparison of 

salary and retirement benefits of Federal employees and retirees 

living in the states of Alaska and Hawaii and the territories of 

Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, with those in the contiguous 48 states 

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and the District of Columbia. Within 120 days of enactment of this 

Act, OPM is directed to issue a report analyzing the calculation of 

locality pay (5 U.S.C 5304) in salary and benefit adjustments for 

employees living in non-foreign areas (5 CFR 591.205). The report 

must also assess how the calculations compare with those of Federal employees living in the rest of the United States to determine 

if there are any inequities in such calculations. In addition, the report should include information, where possible, on the differential 

in pay received by retirees in these locations who did not receive 

consideration of full locality pay amounts in their high-3 earnings 

on which annuities are calculated and of survivor annuitants of 

such Federal employees. The Committee further directs OPM to include policy recommendations for Congress to consider in the report. 

Within 30 days of enactment of this Act, OPM is directed to provide a briefing to the Committee on the expected date on which the 

Cost of Living Adjustment for locality pay for Alaska and Hawaii 

will be completely phased out. 

The Committee is aware of instances in which a Federal agency 

or department directs one or more employees to work at a temporary work site in a General Schedule locality pay area which has 

a higher rate than that of the locality pay area in which the employee’s official duty station is located. The Committee encourages 

OPM to consider promulgating guidelines to Federal agencies or 

departments directing them to compensate employees at the higher 

rate of the two locality zones in instances when employees are directed on a regular or reoccurring basis to work at a temporary 

work site with a higher locality pay than the employee’s duty station. 

Contractor Backpay.—The Committee recognizes the hardships 

experienced by contract workers and their families during the Federal government shutdown. While Federal employees received 

backpay at the end of the shutdown, Federal contract workers did 

not. Federal contract workers perform jobs that are critical to the 

daily operations of the Federal government, such as food service, 

security, and custodial work. The Committee encourages Federal 

agencies to examine the fairness and equity of Federal government 

shutdown policies and guidelines and their impact on contract employees. 

Enhancing the Utility of the Fedscope Database.—The Committee 

notes that Fedscope, a publicly-accessible database maintained by 

OPM, is a valuable source of information about Federal employees 

and agencies. Fedscope provides national-level and state-level data 

about the number of Federal employees, the agencies that employ 

them, and selected characteristics of those employees. To enhance 

its utility to Congress and the public, the Committee urges OPM 

to provide information about the number of Federal employees employed in each county in the United States, or the functional equivalent in the case of U.S. States and territories that do not use the 

county system. Within 120 days of enactment of this Act, OPM is 

directed to provide a report to the Committee on the feasibility and 

expected timeline of publishing this information. 

Federal Financial Systems.—The Committee supports OPM’s efforts to modernize and replace the Federal Financial Systems 

(FFS), which is the core centralized accounting system used to 

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manage OPM’s trust funds. This system supports the accounting 

and financial management activities associated with one trillion 

dollars in combined assists for the Retirement, Health Benefits, 

and Life Insurance programs for Federal employees. No later than 

April 1, 2020, OPM is directed to submit a report to the Committee 

that provides an update on the implementation of the FFS modernization by phase, including planned and achieved milestones. 

The report must also include explanations for unmet milestones, a 

plan to complete the project, funding received to date, and unobligated balances. Additionally, the report should include cost estimates for future activities, as well as projected dates for system 

completion. Furthermore, the Committee directs GAO to examine 

OPM’s effort to modernize and replace FFS. GAO’s review should 

also examine the extent to which OPM’s Federal Financial Systems 

project has adopted leading information technology management 

practices in requirements management, cost and schedule estimation, and cybersecurity. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $30,265,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 30,265,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +30,265,000 

This appropriation provides for the Office of Inspector General’s 

(OIG) agency-wide audit, investigative, evaluation, and inspection 

functions, which identify management and administrative deficiencies, fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The OIG performs internal agency audits and insurance audits and offers contract audit 

services. Internal audits review and evaluate all facets of agency 

operations, including financial statements. Evaluation and inspection services provide detailed technical evaluations of agency operations. Insurance audits review the operations of health and life insurance carriers, health care providers, and insurance subscribers. 

Contract auditors provide professional advice to agency contracting 

officials on accounting and financial matters regarding the negotiation, award, administration, repricing, and settlement of contracts. 

The investigative function provides for the detection and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving programs, personnel, and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a general fund appropriation of 

$5,000,000 for the OIG. In addition, the recommendation includes 

$25,265,000 from the appropriate trust funds. 

OPM Organization.—The Committee is concerned with the Administration’s proposal to eliminate OPM as a standalone agency 

and transfer its functions to GSA and OMB. The Committee directs 

the OIG to monitor these efforts and to provide updates to the 

Committee. Updates should include timelines of any planned 

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moves, impact on OPM funding, changes in staff levels in each 

functional unit, gained efficiencies, and improved services. 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $26,535,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 26,252,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 28,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,465,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +1,748,000 

The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) (1) investigates Federal employee allegations of prohibited personnel practices (including reprisal for whistleblowing) and, when appropriate, prosecutes before 

the Merit Systems Protection Board; (2) provides a channel for 

whistleblowing by Federal employees; and (3) enforces the Hatch 

Act. The Office may transmit whistleblower allegations to the agency head concerned and require an agency investigation and a report 

to the Congress and the President when appropriate. Additionally, 

OSC is responsible for the enforcement of the civilian employment 

and reemployment rights of military service members under the 

Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $28,000,000 for the OSC. 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $15,200,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 16,615,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 16,615,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,415,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) establishes and maintains the U.S. Postal Service’s ratemaking systems, measures service and performance, ensures accountability, and has enforcement 

mechanisms, including the authority to issue subpoenas. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,615,000 out 

of the Postal Fund for the PRC. 

PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $5,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 8,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 7,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥1,000,000 

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The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (the Board) is 

an independent agency within the Executive Branch whose purpose 

is to (1) analyze and review actions the Executive Branch takes to 

protect the nation from terrorism, ensuring that the need for such 

actions is balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties; and (2) ensure that liberty concerns are appropriately considered in the development and implementation of laws, regulations, and policies related to efforts to protect the nation against 

terrorism. The Board consists of 4 part-time members and a fulltime chairman. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for the Board. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... $3,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... – – – 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥3,500,000 

The Public Buildings Reform Board (Board) was created under 

the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to identify opportunities for the Government to significantly reduce its inventory of 

civilian real property and reduce cost to the Government. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends no funds for the Board in fiscal year 

2020. The Committee is concerned that the Administration has not 

nominated a Chairman to the Board and that the Board has taken 

no formal actions. The Board received $5,000,000 in fiscal year 

2018 and only recently gained a quorum of Board members. The 

Committee will continue to the monitor the progress of the Board 

over the next year. 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $1,712,091,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 1,756,479,104 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,860,524,799 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +148,433,799 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +104,045,695 

The primary mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission 

(SEC) is to protect investors, maintain the integrity of the securities markets, and assure adequate information on the capital markets is made available to market participants and policymakers. To 

facilitate this, the SEC monitors the capital markets, ensures full 

disclosure of all appropriate financial information, regulates the 

Nation’s securities markets, and takes action to prevent fraud and 

malpractice in the securities and financial markets. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends total budget (obligational) authority 

of $1,850,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the SEC, to be 

fully derived from offsetting fee collections. Within this amount, the 

Committee recommendation provides substantial additional resources above fiscal year 2019 levels for the SEC to monitor securities fraud, protect retail investors, and supervise major market participants. The Committee provides additional direction for SEC salaries and expenses, including funding of at least $609,434,000 for 

the Division of Enforcement, at least $404,676,000 for the Office of 

Compliance Inspections and Examinations, at least $98,423,000 for 

the Division of Trading and Markets, at least $103,087,000 for 

Other Program Offices, at least $20,106,000 for the Office of the Inspector General, and no more than $73,713,000 for the Division of 

Economic and Risk Analysis. 

The Committee is particularly concerned about the enforcement 

capabilities of the SEC and expects that the recommended funding 

level is sufficient to grow the Division of Enforcement to approximately 1,460 FTEs. The SEC is directed to prioritize adding staff 

to the Market Abuse Unit, Asset Management Unit, and Complex 

Financial Instruments Unit, as well as allocate resources to the Office of the Whistleblower to reduce the existing backlog in processing unresolved award claims and to expedite processing of new 

claims. The Committee is also concerned about examination capabilities and expects that this funding level is sufficient to grow the 

Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations to approximately 1,080 FTEs. The Committee also provides additional resources to the Division of Trading and Markets to increase the 

SEC’s market supervisory capabilities. 

The Committee recommendation also includes significant additional resources within the ‘‘Other Program Offices’’ category to increase the size and activities of the Office of Investor Education 

and Advocacy and the Office of the Investor Advocate. In addition, 

the Committee is concerned that too many small-dollar investors 

lack access to high-quality legal advice and representation, either 

because they cannot afford representation, or their claims are too 

small to obtain private counsel. Seventeen law school clinics 

around the country focus on investor advocacy and have played a 

vital role in helping to fill this gap, but the lack of external funding 

makes it difficult for law schools to afford the costs of keeping existing clinics operating or opening new clinics in underserved communities. The Committee directs the SEC, through the Office of the 

Investor Advocate, to conduct outreach to existing investor advocacy clinics. The Office of the Investor Advocate should develop recommendations for a grant program that could assist in the creation, development, expansion, or continuation of investor advocacy 

clinics to help expand the availability of high-quality legal assistance for small claims investors. The SEC is directed to provide the 

recommendations to the Committee, and to Financial Services 

Committee, within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee’s recommendation also includes $10,524,799 for 

costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for the 

Commission’s New York Regional Office, also to be derived from 

offsetting collections. The Committee expects the Commission to 

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work closely with GSA and to keep the Committee informed of 

progress on the replacement lease. 

Cross-Border Harmonization.—The Committee encourages the 

SEC to work with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

(CFTC) to harmonize the definition of a ‘‘U.S. person.’’ Currently, 

the definition of a ‘‘U.S. person’’ differs between the two agencies, 

which can result in operational challenges and potentially different 

regulatory treatment of entities making transactions in otherwise 

similar instruments. Global firms could face significant costs and 

burdens if the SEC’s and CFTC’s regulatory approaches produce 

different outcomes regarding whether an entity or transaction 

would be subject to the Dodd-Frank Act. Derivatives transactions 

for swaps and security-based swaps that are traded typically by the 

same trading desk or desks should not always be analyzed differently. The Committee urges these agencies to work together in 

an expeditious manner toward a consistent definition of ‘‘U.S. person.’’ 

Searchable Data.—The Committee encourages the SEC to continue its efforts to implement consistent and searchable open data 

standards for information filed and submitted by publicly-traded 

companies and financial firms. The Committee continues to recommend that financial regulatory agencies across the U.S. Government take similar steps to update reporting standards commensurate with currently available technology. 

Data Security.—The Committee recognizes the important steps 

the SEC has taken in the wake of the EDGAR (Electronic Data 

Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) breach and strongly 

supports the SEC’s efforts to strengthen and protect its information 

technology systems. It is critically important to both investors and 

the U.S. capital markets that the SEC succeed in its work to fortify 

its cybersecurity threat detection, response, and mitigation process. 

The SEC continues to collect an increasing amount of market-sensitive data and personally identifiable information, including 

through Form N–PORT and the Consolidated Audit Trail, and the 

security of this data is crucial. The Committee strongly supports 

the SEC’s recently appointed, and first, Chief Risk Officer (CRO) 

whose efforts deserve appropriate resources from the Commission. 

The Committee urges the Commission to continue to strengthen its 

efforts to combat cyber criminals and to protect the SEC’s most 

sensitive data. 

Current Expected Credit Loss.—The Committee is concerned 

about whether the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standard could adversely affect the U.S. financial economy, especially during times of recession or economic crisis. The Committee directs the SEC, in consultation with the Federal Reserve, 

the FDIC, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and 

NCUA, to conduct a study of the potential impact of the CECL accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards 

Board (FASB) and provide the study to the Committee, and to the 

Financial Services Committee, within 180 days of the enactment of 

this Act. The study shall address the impact of the CECL standard 

on credit availability, costs to consumers, and overall stability of 

the banking sector, and assess whether the FASB employed sound 

economic analysis and modeling. 

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Prosecuting White Collar Criminals.—The Committee recognizes 

the threats to economic growth, financial stability, and national security posed by white-collar crimes and directs the SEC to work 

with the Department of Justice to prioritize prosecution of whitecollar criminals, particularly in cases of large high-dollar crimes. 

The Committee is concerned that prosecutions of white-collar 

crimes have fallen every year for seven years straight, hitting their 

lowest level in over 30 years in 2018 and requests a report from 

the Commission, to be provided to the Committee and to the House 

Financial Services Committee, on prosecution referrals of white-collar criminals within 90 days of enactment of this Act. 

SEC Mandatory Arbitration Disclosure.—The Committee is concerned about proposals that would remove shareholder rights, 

thereby immunizing companies from accountability. The Committee 

believes such clauses are harmful to investors and unlawful. The 

Committee therefore urges the SEC staff to continue to provide noaction relief to companies that seek to exclude these types of unlawful proposals from their proxy ballots. 

Automatic Disqualification Provision Waiver Reform.—The Committee is concerned by the SEC’s overreliance on monetary penalties as the sole sanction for rule-breaking by regulated entities. 

The Committee directs the SEC to administer these decisions at 

the Commission level, not the staff level. 

Civil versus Criminal Enforcement of Securities Laws.—Despite 

the Court’s clear authorization of a private right of action for insider trading in Shapiro v. Merrill Lynch and subsequent cases, the 

SEC appears to be approaching distribution plans with a very 

strict interpretation of privity. The Committee directs the SEC’s 

Division of Economic and Risk Analysis to study SEC recoveries for 

injured parties and compare to private plaintiffs for the most recent 5-year period for which data is available and report the findings to the Committee, and to the House Financial Services Committee, within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

Reg A+ and Reg D Effectiveness.—The Committee is concerned 

about the implications of private and quasi-public market growth 

on public markets and investors. The Committee believes public 

markets offer certain valuable benefits to investors that private 

and quasi-public markets do not provide, including more robust 

transparency, better pricing efficiency, more accurate valuations, 

deeper levels of liquidity and lower trading costs, and stronger accountability mechanisms. The Committee directs the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis to study the performance of 

Reg A+ and Reg D offerings and within 180 days issue a public report comparing the performance of Reg A+ and Reg D offerings 

versus all other offerings. 

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $26,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 25,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 24,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... ¥1,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥500,000 

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The Selective Service System was established by the Selective 

Service Act of 1948. The mission of the System is to be prepared 

to supply manpower to the Armed Forces adequate to ensure the 

security of the United States during a time of national emergency. 

Since 1973 the Armed Forces have relied on volunteers to fill military manpower requirements, but selective service registration was 

reinstituted in July 1980. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $24,500,000 for the Selective Service System. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Small Business Administration (SBA) assists and protects 

the interests of small businesses through programs including loans, 

loan guarantees, counseling, and contracting preferences. 

The recommendation provides a total of $995,777,000 for SBA. 

Detailed guidance for the SBA appropriations accounts is presented 

below. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $267,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 272,157,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 272,157,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +4,657,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $272,157,000 for 

SBA Salaries and Expenses. 

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 

Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.—The SBIR and STTR programs facilitate high-tech innovation by reserving a small percentage of total Federal research and development dollars for small 

businesses. These programs provide much-needed capital to promising small businesses, help create jobs, and improve the U.S.’s 

international competitiveness. SBA is directed to fund the SBIR 

and STTR programs at no less than the fiscal year 2019 level. 

Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program Licensing.—The Committee is aware of the often slow pace of licensing 

within the SBIC program. The Committee urges SBA to develop an 

expedited and streamlined licensing process for known, repeat 

SBICs that have the same management teams and a proven track 

record in the SBIC program. A fast-track process for repeat licenses 

should be completed no later than 60 to 90 days after an application is submitted to SBA, which will allow SBA to properly redirect 

their licensing resources to more first-time applications. SBA 

should improve their ‘‘green light letter’’ so that it clearly outlines 

the needed benchmarks for license approvals. SBA should not reduce the amount or type of SBIC program data it has historically 

reported and should make that data available no less than ten 

business days after the end of each quarter. 

Employee-Owned Businesses.—The Committee recognizes that 

employee ownership provides wide-ranging benefits for businesses, 

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workers, and the local economy, and supports SBA’s implementation of the requirements of section 862 of Public Law 115–232 to 

expand opportunities for employee-owned business concerns 

through SBA loan programs. 

Wildland Firefighting and Fuel Management Contracts.—The 

Committee is aware of concerns that the size standards set by SBA 

for wildland firefighting and fuels management contracts may be 

limiting the Forest Service’s ability to effectively respond to the increasing threat of wildland fires. The Committee is aware that SBA 

plans to review size standards for government contracting this 

summer and expects SBA to assess the thresholds for fire suppression services as a part of this review. 

8(a) Business Development Program.—The Committee is aware 

that nonprofit organizations, many of which are operationally indistinguishable from traditional businesses, are not eligible to participate in the 8(a) Business Development Program because of their 

status as a nonprofit. As a result, these entities—which play a key 

role in assisting individuals transitioning back into the workforce— 

do not have access to business opportunities, mentoring, and training resources available to small businesses that participate in the 

program. The Committee encourages SBA to assess the potential 

benefits of expanding the qualification criteria for the 8(a) Business 

Development Program to certain nonprofit organizations that employ minorities or disadvantaged persons and which might otherwise qualify for 8(a) status but for their corporate structure. 

Emerging Leaders Initiative.—The Committee supports the SBA 

Emerging Leaders Initiative, which provides free education and 

training to help entrepreneurs accelerate the growth of small businesses in emerging markets. 

ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $247,700,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 180,650,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 281,800,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +34,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +101,150,000 

SBA’s Entrepreneurial Development Programs (EDP) support 

non-credit business assistance to entrepreneurs. The appropriation 

includes funding for a network of resource partners located 

throughout the United States that provide training, counseling, 

and technical assistance to small business entrepreneurs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $281,800,000 for EDP. The Committee recommendations, by program, are displayed in the following table: 

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7(j) Technical Assistance Program (Contracting Assistance) .......... $2,800,000 

Entrepreneurship Education ............................................................. 2,500,000 

Growth Accelerators ........................................................................... 1,000,000 

HUBZone Program ............................................................................. 3,000,000 

Microloan Technical Assistance ........................................................ 35,000,000 

National Women’s Business Council ................................................. 1,500,000 

Native American Outreach ................................................................ 2,000,000 

PRIME Technical Assistance ............................................................. 7,000,000 

SCORE ................................................................................................ 13,000,000 

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) ................................ 150,000,000 

State Trade & Export Promotion (STEP) ......................................... 20,000,000 

Veterans Outreach * ........................................................................... 14,000,000 

Women’s Business Centers (WBC) .................................................... 30,000,000 

Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs ........................... $281,800,000 

* Veterans Outreach includes funding for: Boots to Business, Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC), 

Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V–Wise), Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans 

with Disabilities (EBV), and Boots to Business reboot. 

SBA shall not reduce these non-credit programs from the 

amounts specified above and SBA shall not merge any of the noncredit programs without advance written approval from the Committee. The Committee strongly supports the development programs listed in the table above and will carefully monitor SBA support of these programs. 

The Committee urges SBA to make a particular effort to engage 

students at minority serving institutions through its EDP programming and grantmaking. 

Native American Outreach.—The Committee directs that Native 

American Outreach activities be managed by an Assistant Administrator of the Office of Native American Affairs, or through SBA 7(j) 

management and technical assistance, to continue organizing 

multi-agency workshops and Native supplier initiative events 

around the country, and to facilitate Native contractors’ participation in SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program, HUB Zone, 

Women’s Business Centers, Veteran and Service-Disabled VeteranOwned Small Business programs, and other small business contracting programs. 

SCORE.—The Committee is dismayed by the findings from the 

recent Office of Inspector General audit of SBA’s oversight of the 

SCORE program (OIG Report 19–12), including the use of program 

funds for unallowable costs and a lack of performance measures to 

adequately assess the program’s effectiveness. SBA is directed to 

brief the Committee within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 

Act on the status of efforts to address the deficiencies identified by 

the OIG. 

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).—The Committee 

notes that the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement 

between SBA and SBDCs include the cross-promotion of services, 

as appropriate. The Committee encourages SBA to engage with 

state SBDCs to improve awareness of the programs, products, and 

services of SBA and SBDCs among small business owners within 

the communities they serve. 

Qualified Opportunity Zones.—The Committee notes that Qualified Opportunity Zones (administered under IRC 1400Z–1 and 

1400Z–2) were created to incentivize greater private-sector investments in rural and economically distressed communities. The Committee encourages SBA to provide support across its network of 

SBDCs for new businesses that are looking to attract investors in 

census tracts designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones. 

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Women’s Business Centers (WBC).—The Committee notes the absence of WBCs serving many of the U.S. territories and other U.S. 

insular areas, and recommends that SBA consider including these 

areas in WBC services. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $21,900,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 21,900,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 21,900,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to provide 

independent, objective oversight to improve the integrity, accountability, and performance of SBA and its programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $21,900,000 for the SBA OIG. 

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $9,120,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 9,120,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,120,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The Office of Advocacy was established by Congress in 1976 to 

serve as the independent voice for small business within the Federal government. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $9,120,000 for the Office of Advocacy. 

BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $159,150,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 250,150,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 260,800,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +101,650,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +2,650,000 

The SBA Business Loans Program serves as an important source 

of capital for America’s small businesses. The recommendation supports the 7(a) Business Loan Program at a level of $30,500,000,000, 

the 504 certified development company program at a level of 

$8,000,000,000, SBIC debentures, and the Secondary Market Guarantee Program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $260,800,000 for the Business Loans Program Account. The recommendation includes 

$100,650,000 for guaranteed loans subsidy for the 7(a) program. 

The recommendation also includes $5,000,000 for loans subsidy for 

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the Microloan Program, an increase of $1,000,000 above the request, to support a Microloan Program level of $46,000,000. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $10,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... $177,136,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 150,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +140,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥27,136,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $150,000,000 for Disaster 

Loans Program administrative expenses, which may be transferred 

and merged with Salaries and Expenses. Of the total amount recommended, $1,600,000 is for the OIG for audits and reviews of the 

Disaster Loans Program. 

The Committee directs SBA to continue providing updates on 

available resources for the Disaster Loans Program on a monthly 

basis. 

Federal Lands.—SBA is directed to conduct outreach, including 

to State and local governments, to ensure that small business owners are aware that SBA disaster loans are available for businesses 

and individuals impacted by disasters, including fires, that occur 

on Federal land. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 530. The Committee continues a provision authorizing 

transfers of up to five percent between SBA appropriations, provided that transfers do not increase an appropriation by more than 

10 percent. The provision also requires that transfers be treated as 

a reprogramming of funds. 

Section 531. The Committee modifies a provision authorizing the 

transfer of not to exceed three percent of funding available under 

the SBA ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘Business Loans Program 

Account’’ appropriations to the SBA ‘‘Information Technology System Modernization and Working Capital Fund’’. 

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $55,235,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 56,711,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 56,711,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +1,476,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... – – – 

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is funded almost entirely by Postal ratepayers, rather than taxpayers. Funds provided 

to USPS in the Payment to the Postal Service Fund include appropriations for revenue forgone, including for providing free mail for 

the blind and for overseas absentee voting. 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $56,711,000 for Payment to the 

Postal Service Fund. The recommendation funds free mail for the 

blind and overseas voting and reconciliation of prior year cost adjustment. 

Semipostal Stamps.—The Committee strongly supports the Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semipostal Stamp and Alzheimer’s Stamp. The Committee includes language directing USPS 

to continue to sell existing copies of these stamps in fiscal year 

2020. 

Rural Post Offices.—The Committee believes that the United 

States postal facility network is an asset of significant value. The 

closure of post offices in rural communities creates an economic 

burden for people in the United States that depend on USPS for 

communication and package services. In addition to typical postal 

services, post offices are part of the identity of rural communities 

and provide a significant social value. The Committee recommends 

that no funds be used to consolidate or close small rural and other 

small post offices. 

Notification to Congress.—Title 39 of the U.S. Code requires 

USPS to provide the public with notice prior to closing or consolidating a post office. The Committee understands that it is USPS’s 

policy to inform Member of Congress’ district and Washington, D.C. 

offices when the public receives notice. The Committee directs 

USPS to keep Members of Congress informed of USPS activities 

impacting their constituents and expects USPS to ensure that 

Members of Congress are appropriately informed simultaneously or 

prior to all public notices. 

Accessibility for Disabled Individuals.—The Committee notes 

that under the Architectural Barriers Act, USPS is required to 

meet accessibility requirements for disabled individuals. 

Delivery Complaints.—The Committee is concerned with the 

prevalence of reports of irregular delivery, mail delivered during 

late hours, and other service complaints. The Committee directs 

USPS to report to the Committee within 180 days on the adequacy 

of current personnel levels, the number of City Carrier Assistants 

currently employed compared to previous years, and the consolidation of distribution centers. The report shall be accompanied by a 

comprehensive plan to better provide timely and consistent mail 

delivery service that addresses the concerns of local communities. 

Mail Theft.—The Committee remains concerned about the prevalence of mail theft from USPS cluster box units throughout the 

country, but commends USPS for replacing some aging cluster box 

units susceptible to theft with new cluster box units that have 

more advanced and secure features. The Committee directs the 

USPS to develop and implement a plan to further reduce levels of 

mail theft regionally and locally. The Committee urges USPS to 

continue to replace aging cluster box units in areas with high theft 

incidences and to further enhance security at other USPS delivery 

sites. The Committee directs USPS to continue to regularly submit 

a report to Congress every six months on its plan and related actions to address mail theft issues. 

Postal Fleet Review.—USPS is in the process of replacing its 

aging delivery vehicle fleet—the largest civilian fleet in the world— 

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as part of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle initiative. The Committee directs USPS to examine all available procurement alternatives to the USPS’s expiring fleet of high-emission, inefficient vehicles, to include an assessment of new and existing fleet technologies on procurement costs, fuel consumption, and emissions. 

The Committee directs USPS to submit a report to the Committee 

within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the status of this examination and to brief the Committee on its findings. As USPS replaces or upgrades its fleet of delivery vehicles, the Committee also 

strongly encourages USPS to take all reasonable steps to ensure 

that its vehicles are equipped with climate control units to protect 

the health and safety of its mail carriers, especially those working 

in areas of the country that are subject to extreme temperatures. 

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Working 

Group.—The Committee appreciates the important service provided 

by USPS in collecting data about the status and condition of residential and commercial addresses throughout the nation. This crucial information is shared with HUD, which in turn makes the 

anonymized data available for research. This data could be a powerful tool for understanding vacancy and blight across communities 

and regions but does not currently exist in a format that can adequately inform public policy decisions. The Committee directs 

USPS to set up a working group with HUD, academic researchers, 

and other users of this data to improve its collection and categorization of such data, to include studying ways to improve data 

consistency, segregate P.O. Box data, further differentiate no-stat 

addresses, distinguish vacant single-family homes from vacant 

units in multi-family building, preserve the geographic integrity of 

the data across time, and improve documentation of data collection 

practices and standards. 

Alternative Funding Sources.—The Committee encourages USPS 

to find additional sources of revenue through non-postal products, 

including studying the feasibility of adding surcharge-free automated teller machines (ATMs) in post offices. This would enable 

seniors who receive their Social Security benefits on prepaid cards 

to more easily access funds, especially in areas with limited bank 

branches. These ATMs could also provide cash access to Stateissued electronic funds transfer cards and other Federal benefit 

cards. The Committee directs USPS to provide a report to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act regarding the benefits and feasibility of such a program. 

Mail Interdiction of Heroin & Opioids.—The Committee is concerned with investigations that have revealed how international 

drug traffickers are harnessing vulnerabilities in our mail systems 

to import significant quantities of deadly narcotics. Efforts to expand the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Postal Service 

pilot program to all five International Service Centers (ISCs) are 

positive, but the Committee is concerned that delays and differences regarding important aspects of implementation hinder improvements in interdiction of deadly illicit narcotics. The Committee urges USPS to increase the percentages of packages inspected and work with CBP to fully automate the process of identifying packages targeted for inspection at ISCs. 

Army, Diplomatic, and Fleet Mail.—The Committee is concerned 

about the recent restructuring of the zone alignments for the USPS 

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International Service Centers used as domestic sending locations 

for Army Post Office (APO), Diplomatic Post Office (DPO), and 

Fleet Post Office (FPO) shipments. The Committee directs USPS to 

report to Congress within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the 

impacts of providing a separate price chart for APO/DPO/FPO shipments based on a pre-2018 consolidation pricing formula, and the 

estimated changes in revenue, by zone, of the 2018 consolidation 

and zone pricing change. 

Cost Increases.—The Committee is concerned about increased 

costs to postal consumers due to changes in application of dimensional pricing, and urges USPS to provide the Committee, within 

90 days of enactment of this Act, with a report summarizing the 

impact of any recent such changes. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $250,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 250,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 252,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... +2,000,000 

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts audits, reviews, 

and investigations and keeps Congress informed on the efficiency 

and economy of USPS programs and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $252,000,000 for 

the OIG, which includes sufficient funds for the OIG to continue its 

aggressive drug interdiction efforts. 

UNITED STATES TAX COURT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ......................................................... $51,515,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ....................................................... 55,550,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 53,550,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2019 ...................................................... +2,035,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2020 ................................................... ¥2,000,000 

The U.S. Tax Court adjudicates controversies involving deficiencies in income, estate, and gift taxes. The Court also has jurisdiction to determine deficiencies in certain excise taxes, to issue declaratory judgments in the areas of qualifications of retirement 

plans and exemptions of charitable organizations, and to decide 

certain cases involving disclosure of tax information by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $53,550,000 for 

the U.S. Tax Court. 

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TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

Section 601. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

pay and other expenses for non-Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

Section 602. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of 

funds unless expressly so provided herein. 

Section 603. The Committee continues a provision limiting procurement contracts for consulting service expenditures to contracts 

that are matters of public record and available for public inspection. 

Section 604. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

transfer of funds in this Act without express authority. 

Section 605. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds to engage in activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the 1930 Tariff Act. 

Section 606. The Committee continues a provision concerning 

compliance with the Buy American Act. 

Section 607. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds by any person or entity convicted of violating the Buy 

American Act. 

Section 608. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

specifying reprogramming procedures. The provision requires that 

agencies or entities funded by the Act consult with the Committee 

at least 60 days in advance of, notify the Committee in writing at 

least 30 days in advance of, and obtain prior approval from the 

Committee for any 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 $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or increases the number of full-time employee equivalents by 10 percent; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces 

the number of full-time employee equivalents by 10 percent; (7) relocates an office or employees; or (8) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 

agency, administration, or department different from the budget 

justifications submitted to the Committee or the tables in the report accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed. The provision also directs the agencies funded by this Act to submit operating plans for the Committee’s review within 60 days of the bill’s 

enactment. 

Section 609. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

fifty percent of unobligated balances may remain available through 

September 30, 2020, for certain purposes. 

Section 610. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funding for the Executive Office of the President to request either 

a Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation or Internal Revenue Service determination with respect to section 

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501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except with the express consent of the individual involved in an investigation or in 

extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 

Section 611. The Committee continues a provision regarding cost 

accounting standards for contracts under the Federal Employee 

Health Benefits Program. 

Section 612. The Committee continues a provision regarding nonforeign area cost-of-living allowances. 

Section 613. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

expenditure of funds for abortion under the Federal Employees 

Health Benefits Program. 

Section 614. The Committee continues a provision making exceptions to the preceding provision where the life of the mother is in 

danger or the pregnancy is a result of an act of rape or incest. 

Section 615. The Committee continues a provision carried annually since 2004 waiving restrictions on the purchase of non-domestic articles, materials, and supplies in the case of acquisition of information technology by the Federal Government. 

Section 616. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting officers or employees of any regulatory agency or commission funded 

by this Act from accepting travel payments or reimbursements 

from a person or entity regulated by such agency or commission. 

Section 617. The Committee continues a provision permitting the 

Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures 

Trading Commission to fund a joint advisory committee to advise 

on emerging regulatory issues, notwithstanding section 708 of this 

Act. 

Section 618. The Committee continues a provision requiring certain agencies in this Act to consult with the General Services Administration before seeking new office space or making alterations 

to existing office space. 

Section 619. The Committee continues language providing for 

several appropriated mandatory accounts. These are accounts 

where authorizing language requires the payment of funds. The 

Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost for the following 

programs addressed in this provision: $450,000 for Compensation 

of the President including $50,000 for expenses, $222,000,000 for 

the Judicial Retirement Funds (Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund, 

Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, and the United States Court of 

Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund), $13,887,000,000 for the 

Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Health Benefits, 

$44,000,000 for the Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance, and $7,758,000,000 for the Payment to the 

Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

Section 620. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds for the Federal Trade Commission to complete or publish the 

study, recommendations, or report prepared by the Interagency 

Working Group on Food Marketed to Children. 

Section 621. The Committee includes language to prevent conflicts of interest by prohibiting contractor security clearance related 

background investigators from undertaking final Federal reviews of 

their own work. 

Section 622. The Committee includes language requiring that the 

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mation Officer has authority to participate in the budget planning 

process and approval of the information technology budget. 

Section 623. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds in contravention of the Federal Records Act. 

Section 624. The Committee includes language prohibiting agencies from requiring Internet Service Providers to disclose electronic 

communications information in a manner that violates the Fourth 

Amendment. 

Section 625. The Committee continues language relating to Universal Service Fund payments for wireless providers. 

Section 626. The Committee includes language prohibiting funds 

to be used to deny Inspectors General access to records. 

Section 627. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

any funds made available in this Act from being used to establish 

a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

Section 628. The Committee continues language prohibiting any 

funds made available in this Act from being used to pay for award 

or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance. 

Section 629. The Committee continues language prohibiting 

funds made available under this Act from being used for certain 

travel and conference activities unless an agency or entity determines that the travel is in the national interest and advance notice 

is provided to the Appropriations Committees. 

Section 630. The Committee continues language that prohibiting 

funds made available under this Act from being used to fund firstclass or business-class travel in contravention of Federal regulations. 

Section 631. The Committee includes language providing an additional $1,000,000 for the Inspectors General Council Fund to expand and update the Federal-wide Inspectors General (IG) website 

oversight.gov. The Committee expects that this amount, when combined when funds provided in previous years, is sufficient to complete all proposed upgrades to oversight.gov and that CIGIE will 

fund all future operation and maintenance costs for the improved 

website. 

Section 632. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

funds made available by this Act or any other Act from being used 

to reorganize or to transfer the Office of Personnel Management 

functions or authority to the General Services Administration or 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Section 633. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

funds made available in this Act from being used to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to an entity that 

participates in a business or organized activity involving marijuana 

that is conducted pursuant to a law established by a state or a unit 

of local government. 

Section 634. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

use of funds in this or any other Act to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, principle, policy, standard, or guidance changing 

the 2017 methodology for determining the Official Poverty Measure. 

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Section 635. The Committee includes language rescinding 

$16,369,000 in prior year unobligated balances from the Small 

Business Administration—Business Loans Program account. 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 701. The Committee continues a provision requiring 

agencies to administer a policy designed to ensure that all of its 

workplaces are free from the illegal use of controlled substances. 

Section 702. The Committee continues a provision establishing 

price limitations on vehicles to be purchased by the Federal Government with an exemption for the purchase of electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 

Section 703. The Committee continues a provision allowing funds 

made available to agencies for travel to also be used for quarters 

allowances and cost-of-living allowances. 

Section 704. The Committee continues a provision, modified to 

provide an exemption for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, prohibiting the employment of noncitizens with certain exceptions. 

Section 705. The Committee continues a provision giving agencies the authority to pay General Services Administration bills for 

space renovation and other services. 

Section 706. The Committee continues a provision allowing agencies to finance the costs of recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from the sale of materials recovered through 

such programs. 

Section 707. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

funds made available to corporations and agencies subject to 31 

U.S.C. 91 may pay rent and other service costs in the District of 

Columbia. 

Section 708. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

interagency financing of groups absent prior statutory approval. 

Section 709. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds for enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance 

with the applicable law of the U.S. 

Section 710. The Committee continues a provision, with modifications, limiting the amount of funds that can be used for redecoration of offices under certain circumstances. 

Section 711. The Committee continues a provision to allow for 

interagency funding of national security and emergency telecommunications initiatives. 

Section 712. The Committee continues a provision requiring 

agencies to certify that a Schedule C appointment was not created 

solely or primarily to detail the employee to the White House. 

Section 713. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

payment of any employee who prohibits, threatens or prevents another employee from communicating with Congress. 

Section 714. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

Federal training not directly related to the performance of official 

duties. 

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Section 715. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting, 

other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, propaganda, publicity and lobbying by executive agency personnel in support or defeat of legislative initiatives. 

Section 716. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

any Federal agency from disclosing an employee’s home address to 

any labor organization, absent employee authorization or court 

order. 

Section 717. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds to be used to provide non-public information such as mailing, 

telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or organization 

outside the government without the approval of the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

Section 718. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds for propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized 

by Congress. 

Section 719. The Committee continues a provision directing agency employees to use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. 

Section 720. The Committee continues a provision authorizing 

the use of funds to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. 

Section 721. The Committee continues a provision authorizing 

the transfer of funds to the General Services Administration to finance an appropriate share of various government-wide boards and 

councils and for Federal Government Priority Goals under certain 

conditions. 

Section 722. The Committee continues a provision that permits 

breastfeeding in a Federal building or on Federal property if the 

woman and child are authorized to be there. 

Section 723. The Committee continues a provision that permits 

interagency funding of the National Science and Technology Council and provides for a report on the budget and resources of the National Science and Technology Council. 

Section 724. The Committee continues a provision requiring documents involving the distribution of Federal funds to indicate the 

agency providing the funds and the amount provided. 

Section 725. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds to monitor personal access or use of Internet sites or 

to collect, review, or obtain any personally identifiable information 

relating to access to or use of an Internet site. 

Section 726. The Committee continues a provision requiring 

health plans participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to provide contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions to certain religious plans. 

Section 727. The Committee continues language supporting strict 

adherence to anti-doping activities. 

Section 728. The Committee continues a provision allowing funds 

for official travel to be used by departments and agencies, if consistent with OMB Circular A–126, to participate in the fractional 

aircraft ownership pilot program. 

Section 729. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds for the implementation of OPM regulations limiting detailees 

to the legislative branch and placing certain limitations on the 

Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship program. 

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Section 730. The Committee continues a provision that restricts 

the use of funds for Federal law enforcement training facilities. 

Section 731. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

Executive Branch agencies from creating prepackaged news stories 

that are broadcast or distributed in the United States unless the 

story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of such 

news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. This provision confirms the 

opinion of the Government Accountability Office dated February 

17, 2005 (B–304272). 

Section 732. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

use of funds in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United 

States Code (the Privacy Act) and regulations implementing that 

section. 

Section 733. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds from being used for any Federal Government contract with 

any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation. 

Section 734. The Committee continues a provision requiring 

agencies to pay a fee to the Office of Personnel Management for 

processing retirement of employees who separate under Voluntary 

Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary Separation 

Incentive payments. 

Section 735. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds for the painting of a portrait of an employee of the Federal 

Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive branch agency, or the 

head of an office of the legislative branch. 

Section 736. The Committee continues a provision limiting the 

pay increases of certain prevailing rate employees. 

Section 737. The Committee continues a provision, with modification, requiring agencies to submit reports to Inspectors General 

concerning expenditures for agency conferences. 

Section 738. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds to be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program or project unless such change is made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer provisions. 

Section 739. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

agencies from using funds to implement regulations changing the 

competitive areas under reductions-in-force for Federal employees. 

Section 740. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

the use of funds to begin or announce a study or a public-private 

competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of 

any function performed by civilian Federal employees pursuant to 

Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 

Section 741. The Committee continues a provision ensuring contractors are not prevented from reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by 

signing confidentiality agreements that would prohibit such disclosure. 

Section 742. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

expenditure of funds for the implementation of certain nondisclosure agreements unless certain provisions are included in the 

agreements. 

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Section 743. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds to any corporation with certain unpaid Federal tax liabilities 

unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 

corporation and made a determination that further action is not 

necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 

Section 744. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds to any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 

violation within the preceding 24 months unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 

Section 745. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House and the Senate, the Committee on 

Financial Services of the House, and the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of requests for a transfer 

of funds from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as well as post any such notifications on the Bureau’s website. 

Section 746. The Committee continues a provision addressing 

possible technical scorekeeping differences for fiscal year 2020 between the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional 

Budget Office. 

Section 747. The Committee continues a provision, with modifications, that provides adjustments in rates of basic pay for Federal 

employees, to be paid for by appropriations. 

Section 748. The Committee modifies a provision regarding pay 

increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees. 

Section 749. The Committee includes a new provision addressing 

collective bargaining agreements. 

Section 750. The Committee includes a new provision related to 

impoundment of resources. 

Section 751. The Committee continues a provision concerning the 

non-application of these general provisions to title IV and to title 

VIII. 

TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA 

Section 801. The Committee continues a provision establishing 

reprogramming procedures for Federal funds. 

Section 802. The Committee modifies a provision that prohibits 

the use of Federal funds for any abortion except in the cases of 

rape or incest or if necessary to save the life of the mother. 

Section 803. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

obligation of Federal funds beyond the current fiscal year and 

transfers of funds unless expressly provided herein. 

Section 804. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances from Federal appropriations for salaries and expenses may remain available for 

certain purposes. 

Section 805. The Committee continues a provision appropriating 

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tions and in the same manner and extent as provided for in fiscal 

year 2020. 

Section 806. The Committee modifies language limiting access to 

the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program to families with a taxable annual income of less than $750,000 subject to inflation as 

measured by the Consumer Price Index. 

Section 807. The Committee continues a provision that concerns 

a ‘‘conscience clause’’ on legislation that pertains to contraceptive 

coverage by health insurance plans. 

Section 808. The Committee continues a provision limiting references to ‘‘this Act’’ as referring to only this title and title IV. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REQUIREMENTS 

The following items are included in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives: 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

RESCISSION OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill: 

Department or Activity Amount 

Small Business Administration ............................................................................. $16,369,000 

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following list is submitted describing the 

transfer of funds in the accompanying bill: 

UNDER TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Language is included under the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States allowing the transfer of funds to a department or agency represented on the Committee upon the advance notification. 

Language is included under Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments allowing the transfer of funds to accounts necessary to satisfy the requirement of the Department’s offices, bureaus, and other organizations. 

Section 101 allows the transfer of up to four percent of the Enforcement appropriation and up to five percent of other appropriations made available to the IRS to any other IRS appropriation, 

upon the advance approval of the Committees. 

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Section 113 authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses, Office of Terrorism 

and Financial Intelligence, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau appropriations under certain circumstances. 

Section 114 authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between the 

IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 

under certain circumstances. 

UNDER TITLE II—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

Language is included under Federal Drug Control Programs, 

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, which allows for 

the transfer of funds to Federal departments or agencies and State 

and local entities. 

Language is included under Other Federal Drug Control Programs allowing the transfers of funds to other Federal departments 

and agencies to carry out activities. 

Language is included under Information Technology Oversight 

and Reform allowing the transfer of funds to other agencies to 

carry out projects. 

Language is included under the Official Residence of the Vice 

President, Operating Expenses, allowing the transfer of funds to 

other Federal departments or agencies. 

Section 201 permits the Executive Office of the President to 

transfer up to 10 percent of certain appropriations, subject to approval of the Committee. 

UNDER TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY 

Language is included under Court Security allowing the transfer 

of funds to the United States Marshals Service for courthouse security. 

Section 302 permits the Judiciary to transfer up to five percent 

of any appropriation with certain limitations. 

UNDER TITLE IV—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

Language is included under Federal Payment for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts allowing funds to be transferred 

to and merged with funds made available under Federal Payment 

to the District of Columbia Courts. 

UNDER TITLE V—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

Language is included under the Election Assistance Commission 

allowing the transfer of funds to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

Language is included under the General Services Administration 

allowing the transfer of funds within the Federal Buildings Fund, 

under certain circumstances, upon the advance approval of the 

Committees. 

Language is included under the General Services Administration, 

Federal Citizens Services Fund, allowing the transfer of funds from 

the Federal Citizens Services Fund to Federal agencies. 

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Language is included under the General Services Administration, 

Pre-Election Presidential Transition, allowing the transfer of funds 

to the Acquisition Services Fund or Federal Buildings Fund. 

Section 521 permits the General Services Administration to 

transfer funds in the Federal Buildings Fund upon the advance approval of the Committees. 

Language is included under the Merit Systems Protection Board, 

Salaries and Expenses, allowing the transfer from the Civil Service 

Retirement and Disability Fund. 

Language is included under the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 

L.Udall Trust Fund, allowing the transfer of funds to the Office of 

Inspector General of the Department of the Interior. 

Language is included under the Office of Personnel Management, 

Salaries and Expenses, allowing the transfer of certain trust funds 

to the Salaries and Expenses account for administrative expenses. 

Language is included under the Office of Personnel Management, 

Office of Inspector General, allowing the transfer of certain trust 

funds to the Office of Inspector General account for administrative 

expenses. 

Language is included under the Postal Regulatory Commission, 

Salaries and Expenses, allowing the transfer of amounts from the 

Postal Service Fund. 

Language is included under the Small Business Administration, 

Business Loans Program Account, allowing funds to be transferred 

to and merged with the Salaries and Expenses appropriation. 

Language is included under the Small Business Administration, 

Disaster Loans Program Account, allowing funds to be transferred 

to and merged with the Office of Inspector General and Salaries 

and Expenses appropriations. 

Section 530 permits the transfer of funds between appropriations 

of the Small Business Administration. 

Section 531 permits the transfer of funds from the Small Business Administration Salaries and Expenses and Business Loans 

Program Account appropriations into the Information Technology 

Systems Modernization and Working Capital Fund. 

Language is included under the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General, allowing the transfer of amounts from the 

Postal Service Fund. 

UNDER TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENTWIDE 

Section 721 authorizes departments and agencies to transfer 

funds to the General Services Administration to support certain financial, information technology, procurement, and other management initiatives. 

Section 745 authorizes with notification the transfer of funds to 

the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 

DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED

SPENDING ITEMS

Neither the bill nor the report contains any Congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

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COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE 

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PART III—EMPLOYEES 

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SUBPART I—MISCELLANEOUS 

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CHAPTER 95—PERSONNEL FLEXIBILITIES RELATING TO 

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 

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§ 9503. Streamlined critical pay authority 

(a) Notwithstanding section 9502, and without regard to the provisions of this title governing appointments in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and chapters 51 and 53 (relating to classification and pay rates), the Secretary of the Treasury 

may, øBefore¿ before September 30, 2013, establish, fix the compensation of, and appoint individuals to, designated critical administrative, technical, and professional positions needed to carry out 

the functions of the Internal Revenue Service, if— 

(1) the positions— 

(A) require expertise of an extremely high level in an administrative, technical, or professional field; and 

(B) are critical to the Internal Revenue Service’s successful accomplishment of an important mission; 

(2) exercise of the authority is necessary to recruit or retain 

an individual exceptionally well qualified for the position; 

(3) the number of such positions does not exceed 40 at any 

one time; 

(4) designation of such positions are approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; 

(5) the terms of such appointments are limited to no more 

than 4 years, but are renewable for an additional two years 

based on critical organization need; 

(6) appointees to such positions were not Internal Revenue 

Service employees prior to June 1, 1998; 

(7) total annual compensation for any appointee to such positions does not exceed the highest total annual compensation 

payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3; and 

(8) all such positions are excluded from the collective bargaining unit. 

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(b) Individuals appointed under this section shall not be considered to be employees for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 75. 

(c) The Secretary may exercise the authority provided by subsection (a) with respect to positions for IT specialists through September 30, 2023. 

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JUDICIAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1990 

TITLE II—FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS 

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SEC. 203. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by and with the 

advice and consent of the Senate— 

(1) 1 additional district judge for the western district of Arkansas; 

(2) 2 additional district judges for the northern district of 

California; 

(3) 5 additional district judges for the central district of California; 

(4) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

California; 

(5) 2 additional district judges for the district of Connecticut; 

(6) 2 additional district judges for the middle district of Florida; 

(7) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of 

Florida; 

(8) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

Florida; 

(9) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Georgia; 

(10) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of Illinois; 

(11) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

Iowa; 

(12) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 

Louisiana; 

(13) 1 additional district judge for the district of Maine; 

(14) 1 additional district judge for the district of Massachusetts; 

(15) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

Mississippi; 

(16) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Missouri; 

(17) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Hampshire; 

(18) 3 additional district judges for the district of New Jersey; 

(19) 1 additional district judge for the district of New Mexico; 

(20) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

New York; 

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(21) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district of 

New York; 

(22) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of 

North Carolina; 

(23) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

Ohio; 

(24) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of 

Oklahoma; 

(25) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 

Oklahoma; 

(26) 1 additional district judge for the district of Oregon; 

(27) 3 additional district judges for the eastern district of 

Pennsylvania; 

(28) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of 

Pennsylvania; 

(29) 1 additional district judge for the district of South Carolina; 

(30) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Tennessee; 

(31) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 

Tennessee; 

(32) 1 additional district judge for the middle district of Tennessee; 

(33) 2 additional district judges for the northern district of 

Texas; 

(34) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 

Texas; 

(35) 5 additional district judges for the southern district of 

Texas; 

(36) 3 additional district judges for the western district of 

Texas; 

(37) 1 additional district judge for the district of Utah; 

(38) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 

Washington; 

(39) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of 

West Virginia; 

(40) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of 

West Virginia; and 

(41) 1 additional district judge for the district of Wyoming. 

(b) EXISTING JUDGESHIPS.—(1) The existing district judgeships 

for the western district of Arkansas, the northern district of Illinois, the northern district of Indiana, the district of Massachusetts, 

the western district of New York, the eastern district of North 

Carolina, the northern district of Ohio, and the western district of 

Washington authorized by section 202(b) of the Bankruptcy 

Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

353, 98 Stat. 347–348) shall, as of the effective date of this title, 

be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, 

and the incumbents in those offices shall hold the office under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this title. 

(2)(A) The existing 2 district judgeships for the eastern and western districts of Arkansas (provided by section 133 of title 28, 

United States Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date 

of this title) shall be district judgeships for the eastern district of 

Arkansas only, and the incumbents of such judgeships shall hold 

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the offices under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as 

amended by this title. 

(B) The existing district judgeship for the northern and southern 

districts of Iowa (provided by section 133 of title 28, United States 

Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date of this title) 

shall be a district judgeship for the northern district of Iowa only, 

and the incumbent of such judgeship shall hold the office under 

section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this 

title. 

(C) The existing district judgeship for the northern, eastern, and 

western districts of Oklahoma (provided by section 133 of title 28, 

United States Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date 

of this title) and the occupant of which has his or her official duty 

station at Oklahoma City on the date of the enactment of this title, 

shall be a district judgeship for the western district of Oklahoma 

only, and the incumbent of such judgeship shall hold the office 

under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by 

this title. 

(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The President shall appoint, by 

and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 

(1) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of California; 

(2) 1 additional district judge for the district of Hawaii; 

(3) 1 additional district judge for the central district of Illinois; 

(4) 1 additional district judge for the southern district of Illinois; 

(5) 1 additional district judge for the district of Kansas; 

(6) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 

Michigan; 

(7) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Missouri; 

(8) 1 additional district judge for the district of Nebraska; 

(9) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of New 

York; 

(10) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of 

Ohio; 

(11) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 

Pennsylvania; and 

(12) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of Virginia. 

Except with respect to the district of Kansas, the western district 

of Michigan, the eastern district of Pennsylvania, the district of 

Hawaii, and the northern district of Ohio, the first vacancy in the 

office of district judge in each of the judicial districts named in this 

subsection, occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date 

of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by this 

subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Kansas occurring ø28¿ 29 years and 

6 months or more after the confirmation date of the judge named 

to fill the temporary judgeship created for such district under this 

subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the western district of Michigan, occurring after December 1, 1995, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office 

of district judge in the eastern district of Pennsylvania, occurring 

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5 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named to 

fill the temporary judgeship created for such district under this 

subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the northern district of Ohio occurring 19 years or 

more after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created under this subsection shall not be filled. 

The first vacancy in the office of the district judge in the district 

of Hawaii occurring ø25¿ 26 years and 6 months or more after the 

confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created under this subsection shall not be filled. For districts 

named in this subsection for which multiple judgeships are created 

by this Act, the last of those judgeships filled shall be the judgeships created under this section. 

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TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, THE DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006 

DIVISION A—TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006 

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TITLE IV 

THE JUDICIARY 

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SEC. 406. The existing judgeship for the eastern district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act 

of 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 104 Stat. 5089) as amended by Public 

Law 105–53, as of the effective date of this Act, shall be extended. 

The first vacancy in the office of district judge in this district occurring ø26¿ 27 years and 6 months or more after the confirmation 

date of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by 

section 203(c) shall not be filled. 

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21ST CENTURY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT 

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DIVISION A—21ST CENTURY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT 

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SEC. 312. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS. 

(a) PERMANENT DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by and with 

the advice and consent of the Senate— 

(A) 5 additional district judges for the southern district 

of California; 

(B) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 

North Carolina; and 

(C) 2 additional district judges for the western district of 

Texas. 

(2) [Omitted—Amendatory] 

(b) DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DIS- TRICTS OF ILLINOIS, THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND

THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.— 

(1) CONVERSION OF TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS TO PERMANENT

JUDGESHIPS.—The existing district judgeships for the central 

district and the southern district of Illinois, the northern district of New York, and the eastern district of Virginia authorized by section 203(c) (3), (4), (9), and (12) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 28 U.S.C. 133 

note) shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United 

States Code, and the incumbents in such offices shall hold the 

offices under section 133 of title 28, United States Code (as 

amended by this section). 

(2) [Omitted—Amendatory] 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—With respect to the central or southern 

district of Illinois, the northern district of New York, or the 

eastern district of Virginia, this subsection shall take effect on 

the earlier of— 

(A) the date on which the first vacancy in the office of 

district judge occurs in such district; or 

(B) July 15, 2003. 

(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by and with 

the advice and consent of the Senate— 

(A) 1 additional district judge for the northern district of 

Alabama; 

(B) 1 additional judge for the district of Arizona; 

(C) 1 additional judge for the central district of California; 

(D) 1 additional judge for the southern district of Florida; 

(E) 1 additional district judge for the district of New 

Mexico; 

(F) 1 additional district judge for the western district of 

North Carolina; and 

(G) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 

Texas. 

(2) VACANCIES NOT FILLED.—The first vacancy in the office of 

district judge in each of the offices of district judge authorized 

by this subsection, except in the case of øthe central district of 

California and the western district of North Carolina¿ ‘‘the central district of California, the western district of North Carolina, and the northern district of Alabama, occurring ø17¿ 18 

years or more after the confirmation date of the judge named 

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to fill the temporary district judgeship created in the applicable district by this subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the central district of 

California occurring ø16 years¿ 17 years and 6 months or more 

after the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that district by this subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the western district of North Carolina occurring 

ø15¿ 16 years or more after the confirmation date of the judge 

named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in that 

district by this subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy 

in the office of district judge in the northern district of Alabama 

occurring 17 years or more after the confirmation date of the 

judge named to fill the temporary district judgeship created in 

that district by this subsection, shall not be filled. 

(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take effect on 

July 15, 2003. 

(d) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGESHIP FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—[Omitted—Amendatory] 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

section, including such sums as may be necessary to provide appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions created by this 

section. 

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UNIVERSAL SERVICE ANTIDEFICIENCY TEMPORARY 

SUSPENSION ACT 

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TITLE III—UNIVERSAL SERVICE 

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SEC. 302. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN TITLE 31 PROVISIONS TO UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on øDecember 31, 2019¿ December 

31, 2020, section 1341 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, 

United States Code, do not apply— 

(1) to any amount collected or received as Federal universal 

service contributions required by section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254), including any interest 

earned on such contributions; nor 

(2) to the expenditure or obligation of amounts attributable 

to such contributions for universal service support programs 

established pursuant to that section. 

(b) POST-2005 FULFILLMENT OF PROTECTED OBLIGATIONS.—Section 1341 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States 

Code, do not apply after øDecember 31, 2019¿ December 31, 2020, 

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to an expenditure or obligation described in subsection (a)(2) made 

or authorized during the period described in subsection (a). 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS ACT OF 1999 

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SEC. 3. PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM. 

(a) GRANTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated under subsection (i) the Mayor shall award grants to eligible institutions 

that enroll eligible students to pay the difference between the 

tuition and fees charged for in-State students and the tuition 

and fees charged for out-of-State students on behalf of each eligible student enrolled in the eligible institution. 

(2) MAXIMUM STUDENT AMOUNTS.—An eligible student shall 

have paid on the student’s behalf under this section— 

(A) not more than $10,000 for any 1 award year (as defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

(20 U.S.C. 1088)); and 

(B) a total of not more than $50,000. 

(3) PRORATION.—The Mayor shall prorate payments under 

this section for students who attend an eligible institution on 

less than a full-time basis. 

(b) REDUCTION FOR INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (i) for any fiscal year are insufficient to award a grant 

in the amount determined under subsection (a) on behalf of 

each eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution, then 

the Mayor shall— 

(A) first, ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and 

fee payment made on behalf of each eligible student who 

has not received funds under this section for a preceding 

year; and 

(B) after making reductions under subparagraph (A), 

ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payments 

made on behalf of all other eligible students. 

(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The Mayor may adjust the amount of 

tuition and fee payments made under paragraph (1) based on— 

(A) the financial need of the eligible students to avoid 

undue hardship to the eligible students; or 

(B) undue administrative burdens on the Mayor. 

(3) FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs 

(1) and (2), the Mayor may prioritize the making or amount of 

tuition and fee payments under this subsection based on the 

income and need of eligible students. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligible institution’’ 

means an institution that— 

(A) is a public institution of higher education located— 

(i) in the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth 

of Virginia; or 

(ii) outside the State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia, but only if the Mayor— 

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(I) determines that a significant number of eligible students are experiencing difficulty in gaining 

admission to any public institution of higher education located in the State of Maryland or the 

Commonwealth of Virginia because of any preference afforded in-State residents by the institution; 

(II) consults with the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the 

Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 

and the Secretary regarding expanding the program under this section to include such institutions located outside of the State of Maryland or 

the Commonwealth of Virginia; and 

(III) takes into consideration the projected cost 

of the expansion and the potential effect of the expansion on the amount of individual tuition and 

fee payments made under this section in succeeding years; 

(B) is eligible to participate in the student financial assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and 

(C) enters into an agreement with the Mayor containing 

such conditions as the Mayor may specify, including a requirement that the institution use the funds made available under this section to supplement and not supplant assistance that otherwise would be provided to eligible students from the District of Columbia. 

(2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means 

an individual who— 

(A)(i) in the case of an individual who begins an undergraduate course of study within 3 calendar years (excluding any period of service on active duty in the armed 

forces, or service under the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 

2501 et seq.) or subtitle D of title I of the National and 

Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.)) 

of graduation from a secondary school, or obtaining the 

recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma, was 

domiciled in the District of Columbia for not less than the 

12 consecutive months preceding the commencement of the 

freshman year at an institution of higher education; 

(ii) in the case of an individual who graduated from a 

secondary school or received the recognized equivalent of 

a secondary school diploma before January 1, 1998, and is 

currently enrolled at an eligible institution as of the date 

of enactment of the District of Columbia College Access 

Improvement Act of 2002, was domiciled in the District of 

Columbia for not less than the 12 consecutive months preceding the commencement of the freshman year at an institution of higher education; or 

(iii) in the case of any other individual and an individual 

re-enrolling after more than a 3-year break in the individual’s post-secondary education, has been domiciled in the 

District of Columbia for at least 5 consecutive years at the 

date of application; 

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(B)(i) graduated from a secondary school or received the 

recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma on or 

after January 1, 1998; 

(ii) in the case of an individual who did not graduate 

from a secondary school or receive a recognized equivalent 

of a secondary school diploma, is accepted for enrollment 

as a freshman at an eligible institution on or after January 

1, 2002; or 

(iii) in the case of an individual who graduated from a 

secondary school or received the recognized equivalent of 

a secondary school diploma before January 1, 1998, is currently enrolled at an eligible institution as of the date of 

enactment of the District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act of 2002; 

(C) meets the citizenship and immigration status requirements described in section 484(a)(5) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5)); 

(D) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment, on at least a 

half-time basis, in a degree, certificate, or other program 

(including a program of study abroad approved for credit 

by the institution at which such student is enrolled) leading to a recognized educational credential at an eligible institution; 

(E) if enrolled in an eligible institution, is maintaining 

satisfactory progress in the course of study the student is 

pursuing in accordance with section 484(c) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c)); 

(F) has not completed the individual’s first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study; and 

(G) (i) for individuals who began an undergraduate course of 

study prior to school year 2015-2016, is from a family with a 

taxable annual income of less than $1,000,000; (ii) for individuals who begin an undergraduate course of study in or after 

school year 2016-2017 but before school year 2019-2020, is 

from a family with a taxable annual income of less than 

ø$750,000.¿; (iii) for individuals who begin an undergraduate 

course of study in or after school year 2019-2020 but before 

school year 2020-2021, is from a family with a taxable annual 

income of less than $500,000; and (iv) for individuals who 

begin an undergraduate course of study in or after school year 

2020-2021, is from a family with a taxable income of less than 

$750,000. øBeginning with school year 2017-2018, the Mayor 

shall adjust the amounts in clauses (i) and (ii)¿ The Mayor 

shall adjust the amounts in this subparagraph for inflation, as 

measured by the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 

Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of øthe 

Department of Labor; and¿ the Department of Labor, beginning 

with school year 2017-2018 in the case of the amounts in 

clauses (i) and (ii), beginning with school year 2020-2021 in the 

case of the amount in clause (iii), and beginning with school 

year 2021-2022 in the case of the amount in clause (iv). 

ø(iii) For individuals who begin an undergraduate course 

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ning with school year 2020-2021, the Mayor shall adjust 

the amount in the previous sentence for inflation, as measured by the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding 

fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 

Department of Labor.¿ 

(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term in 

section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1001). 

(4) MAYOR.—The term ‘‘Mayor’’ means the Mayor of the District of Columbia. 

(5) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘secondary school’’ has 

the meaning given that term under section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of Education. 

(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require an institution of higher education to alter the institution’s admissions policies or standards in any manner to enable an eligible 

student to enroll in the institution. 

(e) APPLICATIONS.—Each student desiring a tuition payment 

under this section shall submit an application to the eligible institution at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the eligible institution may require. 

(f) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Mayor shall carry out the program 

under this section in consultation with the Secretary. The 

Mayor may enter into a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with another public or private entity to administer the 

program under this section if the Mayor determines that doing 

so is a more efficient way of carrying out the program. 

(2) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Mayor, in consultation 

with institutions of higher education eligible for participation 

in the program authorized under this section, shall develop 

policies and procedures for the administration of the program. 

(3) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—The Mayor and the Secretary shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that describes— 

(A) the manner in which the Mayor shall consult with 

the Secretary with respect to administering the program 

under this section; and 

(B) any technical or other assistance to be provided to 

the Mayor by the Secretary for purposes of administering 

the program under this section (which may include access 

to the information in the common financial reporting form 

developed under section 483 of the Higher Education Act 

of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090)). 

(g) MAYOR’S REPORT.—The Mayor shall report to Congress annually regarding— 

(1) the number of eligible students attending each eligible institution and the amount of the grant awards paid to those institutions on behalf of the eligible students; 

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(2) the extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction was made 

in the amount of tuition and fee payments made on behalf of 

eligible students; and 

(3) the progress in obtaining recognized academic credentials 

of the cohort of eligible students for each year. 

(h) GAO REPORT. Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall monitor the 

effect of the program assisted under this section on educational opportunities for eligible students. The Comptroller General shall 

analyze whether eligible students had difficulty gaining admission 

to eligible institutions because of any preference afforded in-State 

residents by eligible institutions, and shall expeditiously report any 

findings regarding such difficulty to Congress and the Mayor. In 

addition the Comptroller General shall— 

(1) analyze the extent to which there are an insufficient 

number of eligible institutions to which District of Columbia 

students can gain admission, including admission aided by assistance provided under this Act, due to— 

(A) caps on the number of out-of-State students the institution will enroll; 

(B) significant barriers imposed by academic entrance 

requirements (such as grade point average and standardized scholastic admissions tests); and 

(C) absence of admission programs benefiting minority 

students; 

(2) assess the impact of the program assisted under this Act 

on enrollment at the University of the District of Columbia; 

and 

(3) report the findings of the analysis described in paragraph 

(1) and the assessment described in paragraph (2) to Congress 

and the Mayor. 

(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to 

be appropriated to the District of Columbia to carry out this section 

$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and (subject to section 7) such 

sums as may be necessary for each of the 12 succeeding fiscal 

years. Such funds shall remain available until expended. 

(j)) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect with respect to 

payments for periods of instruction that begin on or after January 

1, 2000. 

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted 

describing the effect of provisions proposed in the accompanying 

bill which may be considered, under certain circumstances, to 

change the application of existing law, either directly or indirectly. 

The bill provides that appropriations shall remain available for 

more than one year for a number of programs for which the basic 

authorizing legislation does not explicitly authorize such extended 

availability. In addition, the bill carries language, in some instances, permitting activities not authorized by law, or exempting 

agencies from certain provisions of law, but which has been carried 

in appropriations acts for many years. 

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peared in many previous appropriations Acts. The bill includes a 

number of limitations on the purchase of automobiles or office furnishings that also have appeared in many previous appropriations 

Acts. Language is included in several instances permitting certain 

funds to be credited to the appropriations recommended. Language 

is also included in several instances permitting funding for services 

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and for the hire of passenger motor 

vehicles. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Language is included for Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for operation and maintenance of 

Treasury Buildings; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, 

repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for real properties leased or owned overseas; and for 

domestic finance and tax policy activities. Language is also included designating funds for official reception and representation 

expenses; unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature; and extending the period of availability for certain funds. 

Language is included for the Committee on Foreign Investment 

in the United States Fund that provides for the transfer of funds 

to departments or agencies represented on the Committee for expenses of implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act 

of 1950. Language is included that provides for the assessment and 

collection of offsetting collections. 

Language is included for Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds to safeguard 

the financial system from national security threats. 

Language is included for the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account that provides funds for enhanced cybersecurity for systems 

operated by the Department of the Treasury. 

Language is included for Department-wide Systems and Capital 

Investments Programs that provides funds for equipment, software, 

and repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department 

of the Treasury. 

Language is included for the Office of Inspector General, Salaries 

and Expenses, that provides funds to carry out the provisions of 

the Inspector General Act of 1978, including the hire of vehicles, 

unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, official reception 

and representation expenses, and unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature. 

Language is included for the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 

Administration, Salaries and Expenses that provides funds to carry 

out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including 

consulting services, official reception and representation expenses, 

the purchase and hire of motor vehicles, unforeseen emergencies of 

a confidential nature, and specifies the period of availability for 

certain funds. 

Language is included for the Special Inspector General for the 

Troubled Asset Relief Program, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–343). 

Language is included for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for the hire of 

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ernment personnel attending meetings involving domestic or foreign financial intelligence, law enforcement, and regulation; official 

reception and representation expenses; and assistance to Federal 

law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement. Language is also included that extends the period of availability for 

certain amounts. 

Language is included for the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for necessary expenses, including for official reception and representation expenses, and extends the period of availability for information systems modernization funds. Language is also included specifying an amount to be 

derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. 

Language is included for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for the hire of 

passenger motor vehicles, official reception and representation expenses, cooperative research and development programs, and laboratory assistance to State and local agencies. Language is included that extends the period of availability for certain amounts. 

Language is included for the United States Mint, United States 

Mint Public Enterprise Fund, which identifies the source of funding 

for the operations and activities of the U.S. Mint and specifies the 

level of funding for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments. 

Language is included for the Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund Program account that provides specific amounts 

for: financial and technical assistance; individuals with disabilities; 

Native American initiatives; Bank Enterprise Awards, Healthy 

Food Financing Initiatives; and administrative expenses for the 

program and cost of direct loans. Language is included for clarifying the amount for the Bond Guarantee Program. Language is included for a new program that provides funding for small dollar 

loans. 

Language is included under Internal Revenue Service, Taxpayer 

Services, that provides funds for pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, and taxpayer advocacy services, 

and dedicating funding for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grants. 

Language is included for the Internal Revenue Service, Enforcement, that provides funds to determine and collect owed taxes, provide legal and litigation support, conduct criminal investigations, 

enforce criminal statutes, purchase and hire of vehicles; and designates funding for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement 

program. Language is included specifying the period of availability 

for certain funds. Language is included under a budget cap adjustment to address the Federal tax gap. 

Language is included for the Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support, that provides funds for operating and supporting 

taxpayer services and tax law enforcement programs; rent; 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; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and official reception and representation expenses. Language is included specifying the period of availability 

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for certain funds and requiring reports on information technology. 

Language is included under a budget cap adjustment to address 

the Federal tax gap. 

Language is included for Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization that provides for the business systems modernization program, including capital asset acquisition of information technology, including management and related contractual 

costs and IRS labor costs of said acquisitions, contractual costs associated with operations, an extended availability of the funds and 

requires quarterly reports. Language is included to report on the 

Integrated Business Systems Modernization plan. 

In addition, the bill provides the following administrative provisions: 

Section 101. Language is included that allows for the transfer of 

up to four percent of the Enforcement appropriation and up to five 

percent of other appropriations made available to the IRS to any 

other IRS appropriation, upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 102. Language is included that requires the IRS to maintain a training program in taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 

with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, and the impartial application of tax law. 

Section 103. Language is included that requires the IRS to institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 

confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers 

against identity theft. 

Section 104. Language is included that makes funds available for 

improved facilities and increased staffing to provide efficient and 

effective 1–800 number help line service for taxpayers. 

Section 105. Language is included to require the IRS to issue notices to employers of any address change request and to give special consideration to offers in compromise for taxpayers who have 

been victims of payroll tax preparer fraud. 

Section 106. Language is included to prohibit the IRS from targeting U.S. citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights. 

Section 107. Language is included to prohibit the use of funds by 

the IRS to target groups based on their ideological beliefs. 

Section 108. Language is included to prohibit the use of funds by 

the IRS on conferences that do not adhere to recommendations 

made by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. 

Section 109. Language is included prohibiting funds for IRS employee awards or hiring programs that do not consider employee 

conduct and Federal tax compliance. 

Section 110. Language included to prohibit the use of funds in 

contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

(relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information). 

Section 111. Language is included to restore the Streamline Critical Pay for information technology specialists. 

Section 112. Language is included to authorize the Department 

to purchase uniforms, insurance for motor vehicles that are overseas, and motor vehicles that are overseas, without regard to the 

general purchase price limitations; to enter into contracts with the 

State Department for health and medical services for Treasury employees that are overseas; and to hire experts or consultants. 

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Section 113. Language is included to authorize transfers, up to 

two percent, between Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau appropriations under 

certain circumstances. 

Section 114. Language is included to authorize transfers, up to 

two percent, between the IRS and TIGTA under certain circumstances. 

Section 115. Language is included prohibiting the Department of 

the Treasury from undertaking a redesign of the $1 Federal Reserve note. 

Section 116. Language is included providing for transfers from 

and reimbursements to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Salaries and 

Expenses, for the purposes of debt collection. 

Section 117. Language is included prohibiting funds from being 

used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the approval of the House and Senate committees of 

jurisdiction. 

Section 118. Language is included prohibiting funds from being 

used to merge the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing without the approval of the House and Senate committees 

of jurisdiction. 

Section 119. Language is included deeming that funds for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence-related activities are specifically authorized in fiscal year 2020 until enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010. 

Section 120. Language is included permitting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to use $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving 

Fund for reception and representation expenses. 

Section 121. Language is included requiring the Department of 

the Treasury to submit a capital investment plan. 

Section 122. Language is included requiring the Department of 

the Treasury to submit a report on the Franchise Fund. 

Section 123. Language is included requiring a quarterly report 

from the Office of Financial Research. 

Section 124. Language is included requiring SIGTARP to 

prioritize performance audits or investigations of programs funded 

under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. 

Section 125. Language is included prohibiting funds for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to be used to pay the 

salary of a Treasury employee detailed to another Department, 

agency, or office, funded in this bill. 

Section 126. Language is included prohibiting the use of Treasury Forfeiture Funds for activities related to construction of physical barriers along the southern border of the United States. 

TITLE II—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Language is included for The White House, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109 and 3 U.S.C. 103, 105 and 107, hire of vehicles, and official 

reception and representation expenses; and the Office of Policy Development. 

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Language is included for Executive Residence at the White 

House, Operating Expenses, that provides funds for necessary expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112–114. 

Language is included for Executive Residence at The White 

House, Reimbursable Expenses, that specifies the authorized use of 

funds; specifies that reimbursable expenses are the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and receive 

offsetting collections; requires the sponsors of political events to 

make advance payments; requires the national committee of the 

political party of the President to maintain $25,000 on deposit; requires the Executive Residence to ensure that amounts owed are 

billed within 60 days of a reimbursable event and collected within 

30 days of the bill notice; authorizes the Executive Residence to 

charge and assess interest and penalties on late payments; authorizes all reimbursements to be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; requires a report to the Committee on the reimbursable expenses within 90 days of the end of the fiscal year; 

requires the Executive Residence to maintain a system for tracking 

and classifying reimbursable events; and specifies that the Executive Residence is not exempt from the requirements of subchapter 

I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code. 

Language is included for White House Repair and Restoration 

that provides funds for the repair, alteration, and improvement of 

the Executive Residence at the White House; and allows funds to 

remain available until expended. 

Language is included for Council of Economic Advisors, Salaries 

and Expenses, that provides for necessary expenses in carrying out 

the Employment Act of 1946. 

Language is included for National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, Salaries and Expenses, that provides for 

services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Language is included for Office of Administration, Salaries and 

Expenses, that provides funds for continued modernization of the 

information resources within the Executive Office of the President, 

to remain available until expended, and provides for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and for the hire of vehicles. 

Language is included for Office of Management and Budget, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for expenses; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; the hire of vehicles; carrying out provisions of chapter 35 of title 44 United States Code and to prepare 

the budget request; specifies funds for official representation expenses; prohibits the review of agricultural marketing orders; prohibits the use of funds for the purpose of altering the transcript of 

testimony except for OMB officials; prohibits the use of funds for 

evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports 

submitted by the Chief of Engineers are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements; prohibits the use of 

funds for altering the Corp of Engineers annual work plan; and 

specifies the amount of time to perform budgetary policy reviews 

of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported before the report is considered approved, and specifies notification requirements. 

Language is included for Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, that provides funds for expenses authorized by title III of 

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the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Language is included for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses, providing funds for research activities; 

official reception and representation expenses; and participation in 

joint projects or the provision of services to nonprofit, research, or 

public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement. 

Language is included permitting gifts for the purpose of aiding or 

facilitating the work of the Office. 

Language is included for Federal Drug Control Programs, High 

Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, that provides funds for 

drug control activities, allows for the transfer of funds, and requires notification on the distribution of funds. 

Language is included for Other Federal Drug Control Programs 

that provides specific amounts for drug control activities and allows 

for the transfer of funds. 

Language is included for Unanticipated Needs that provides for 

the use of funds as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108 and extends the 

availability of funds. 

Language is included for Information Technology Oversight and 

Reform that provides for the use of funds, extends the availability 

of funds, and allows for the transfer of funds. 

Language is included for Special Assistance to the President, Salaries and Expenses, that enables the Vice President to provide assistance to the President, services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 

3 U.S.C. 106, and the hire of vehicles. 

Language is included for Official Residence of the Vice President, 

Operating Expenses, provides funds for operation and maintenance 

of the official residence of the Vice President, the hire of vehicles, 

expenses authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2) and provides for the 

transfer of funds as necessary. 

In addition, the bill provides the following administrative provisions: 

Section 201. Language is included permitting the transfer of not 

to exceed ten percent of funds among various appropriations within 

the Executive Office of the President, with advance approval of the 

Committees on Appropriations. The amount of an appropriation 

shall not be increased by more than 50 percent. 

Section 202. Language is included requiring the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget to include a statement of budgetary impact with any Executive Order or Presidential Memorandum issued or rescinded during fiscal year 2020. 

Section 203. Language is included requiring the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget to issue a memorandum to all 

Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act. 

Section 204. Language is included requiring the Office of Management and Budget to provide to the Committees on Appropriations each document apportioning an appropriation, to implement 

an automated system to post each document apportioning an appropriation on a publicly accessible website, and to provide to the 

Committees on Appropriations certain information about each document apportioning an appropriation that has not been approved 

by the Office of Management and Budget. 

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TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY

Language is included under Supreme Court, Salaries and Expenses, providing for certain funds to remain available until expended; the hire of passenger motor vehicles, official reception and 

representation, and miscellaneous expenses. Language is included 

providing funds for salaries of judges as authorized by law. 

Language is included under Supreme Court, Care of the Building 

and Grounds, permitting funds to remain available until expended. 

Language is included under United States Court of Appeals for 

the Federal Circuit, Salaries and Expenses, for necessary expenses 

of the court. Language is included providing funds for salaries of 

judges as authorized by law. 

Language is included under United States Court of International 

Trade, Salaries and Expenses, for necessary expenses of the court. 

Language is included providing funds for salaries of judges as authorized by law. 

Language is included under Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

and Other Judicial Services, Salaries and Expenses, providing 

funds for the salaries of certain judges, and all other employees not 

otherwise provided for; necessary expenses; the purchase, rental, 

repair and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services 

Office staff; firearms and ammunition; and specifies certain funds 

remain available for certain periods for specific purposes. Language 

is included providing funds for salaries of judges as authorized by 

law. Language is also included providing funding from the Vaccine 

Injury Compensation Trust Fund for certain purposes. 

Language is included under Defender Services, providing for the 

compensation and reimbursement of expenses for attorneys, investigative, expert and other services, the operation of Federal Defender organizations, travel, training, general administrative expenses and permitting funds to remain available until expended. 

Language is included under Fees of Jurors and Commissioners 

permitting funds to remain available until expended and specifying 

limitations for the compensation of land commissioners. 

Language is included under Court Security providing for protective guard services and procurement, installation and maintenance 

of security systems and equipment, building ingress-egress control, 

inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security and services provided by the Federal Protective Services. Language is included permitting certain funds to remain 

available until expended, which may be transferred to the United 

States Marshals Service. 

Language is included under Administrative Office of the United 

States Courts, Salaries and Expenses, providing for travel, the hire 

of passenger motor vehicles, advertising and rent in the District of 

Columbia. Language is included specifying certain amounts for official reception and representation expenses. 

Language is included under Federal Judicial Center, Salaries 

and Expenses, extending the availability of certain funds for education and training, and specifying certain amounts for official reception and representation expenses. 

Language is included under United States Sentencing Commission, Salaries and Expenses, specifying certain amounts for official 

reception and representation expenses. 

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In addition, the bill provides the following administrative provisions: 

Section 301. Language is included permitting funds for salaries 

and expenses to be available for the employment of experts and 

consultant services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Section 302. Language is included permitting up to five percent 

of any appropriation made available for fiscal year 2020 to be 

transferred between Judiciary appropriations provided that no appropriation shall be decreased by more than five percent or increased by more than ten percent by any such transfer except in 

certain circumstances. In addition, the language provides that any 

such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 

sections 604 and 608 of the accompanying bill and shall not be 

available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 

the procedures set forth in those sections. Section 303. Language is included allowing not to exceed $11,000 

to be used for official reception and representation expenses incurred by the Judicial Conference of the United States. 

Section 304. Language is included allowing the delegation of authority to the Judiciary for contracts for repairs of less than 

$100,000 through fiscal year 2020. 

Section 305. Language is included allowing a court security pilot 

program. 

Section 306. Language is included requested by the Judicial Conference of the United States extending temporary judgeships in Arizona, California Central, Florida Southern, Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri Eastern, New Mexico, North Carolina Western, and Texas 

Eastern. 

TITLE IV—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Language is included under Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support, permitting the amount appropriated to remain available until expended; specifying conditions for the use, award, and 

financial accounting of funds; and requiring quarterly reports. 

Language is included under Federal Payment for Emergency 

Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia, providing 

that the amount appropriated shall remain available until expended for providing public safety at events, including support of 

the United States Secret Service, and to respond to terrorist 

threats or attacks. 

Language is included under Federal Payment to the District of 

Columbia Courts, authorizing official reception and representation 

expenses; specifying certain amounts for specific purposes; providing 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; allowing funds made available for capital improvements to remain available until September 

30, 2020; providing for the reallocation of funds and providing for 

certain payments. 

Language is included under Federal Payment for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts, providing that the amount 

appropriated shall remain available until expended; specifying who 

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agement and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies; and that not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated 

funds provided in this account may be transferred to and merged 

with funds made available under the heading Federal Payment to 

District of Columbia Courts. 

Language is included under Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, 

allowing the transfer and hire of motor vehicles; authorizing official 

reception and representation expenses; specifying certain amounts 

for specific purposes and programs; allowing $3,818,000 to remain 

available until September 30, 2022 for costs associated with replacement leases; providing that 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; 

allowing the use of programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants who successfully meet the terms of their supervision; authorizing the Director to accept, solicit and use on the behalf of the 

Agency any monetary or nonmonetary gift to support offenders and 

defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision. 

Language is included under Federal Payment to District of Columbia Public Defender Service, allowing the transfer and hire of 

motor vehicles; providing that 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; and authorizing the acceptance and use of voluntary and uncompensated 

services to facilitate the work of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. 

Language is included under Federal Payment to the Criminal 

Justice Coordinating Council, specifying that the amount appropriated shall remain available until expended to support initiatives 

related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources. 

Language is included under Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions, specifying certain amounts for certain commissions and 

allowing for appropriations to remain available until September 30, 

2020. 

Language is included under Federal Payment for School Improvement, allowing for appropriations to remain available until 

expended for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR). Additional language is included 

requiring schools participating in the SOAR program to certify 

compliance with Federal civil rights and special education laws. 

Language is included under Federal Payment for the District of 

Columbia National Guard, providing funds for the National Guard 

Retention and College Access Program to remain available until expended. 

Language is included under Federal Payment for Testing and 

Treatment of HIV/AIDS for testing and treatment. 

TITLE V—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Language is included for the Administrative Conference of the 

United States, Salaries and Expenses, that provides for expenses, 

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including official reception and representation, and extends the 

availability of funds. 

Language is included for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for expenses, the 

hire of motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 

(with a limitation on rates for individuals), and official reception 

and representation expenses. 

The bill includes the following administrative provision under 

the Consumer Product Safety Commission: 

Section 501. Language is included prohibiting funds to finalize, 

implement, or enforce the proposed rule on recreational off-highway 

vehicles until a study is completed by the National Academy of 

Sciences. 

Language is included for the Election Assistance Commission, 

Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds to carry out the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 and for relocation expenses. 

Language is included for the Election Assistance Commission, 

Election Security Grants, that provides funds to make payments to 

states for activities to improve the administration of elections for 

Federal office, including to enhance election technology and make 

election security improvements. 

Language is included under the Federal Communications Commission, Salaries and Expenses, permitting funds for uniforms and 

allowances therefor, official reception and representation expenses, 

purchase and hire of motor vehicles, special counsel fees, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. Language provides for the assessment and collection of offsetting collections, authorizes retention of such collections, and provides that they remain available 

until expended. Language limits the use of proceeds from the use 

of a competitive bidding system. Language provides funding for the 

Office of Inspector General. 

The bill includes the following administrative provisions under 

the Federal Communications Commission: 

Section 510. Language is included extending an exemption from 

the Antideficiency Act for the Universal Service Fund. 

Section 511. Language is included prohibiting the FCC from 

changing rules governing the Universal Service Fund regarding 

single connection or primary line restrictions. 

Language is included for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General, that provides for the funds to be 

derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund, and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 

Language is included for the Federal Election Commission, Salaries and Expenses, providing for expenses including official reception and representation expenses. 

Language is included for the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 

Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for services authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of experts and consultants, hire of motor 

vehicles, reception and representation expenses and the rental of 

conference rooms; authorizes travel payments to public members of 

the Federal Service Impasses Panel; and allows for fees collected 

to be transferred to and merged with the appropriation. 

Language is included for the Federal Trade Commission, Salaries 

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resentation expenses, hire of motor vehicles, and contract for collection services. Language provides for the crediting and retention of 

certain fees. Language also prohibits funds from being used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Federal Buildings Fund that allows for revenues and collections to 

be spent from the Fund; specifies the conditions under which funds 

made available can be used; limits the availability of funds for certain purposes; specifies funding for construction and acquisition 

projects; specifies funding for special emphasis programs; provides 

for certain transfers of funds; requires spending plans; and prohibits excess funds from being available. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Government-wide Policy, that provides funds for policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal 

property assets and certain administrative services; support responsibilities relating to acquisition, telecommunications, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology 

activities; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Operating Expenses that provides funds for Government-wide activities associated with personal and real property disposal, and 

services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; for expenses for activities associated with agency-wide policy direction and management. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals for activities associated with 

the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Office of Inspector General that makes certain funds available until 

expended and provides for awards in recognition of efforts that enhance the office. Language is included for services authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 3109 and designates funds for information and detection of 

fraud. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents, for carrying out 

the provisions of 3 U.S.C. 102 note and Public Law 95–138. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Federal Citizen Services Fund, which provides funds for the Office 

of Citizen Services and other information technology costs. Language is included allowing for certain transfers to the Federal Citizen Services Fund. Language is also included for the Federal Citizen Services Fund that authorizes funds to be deposited in the 

Fund and limits the availability of funds in the Fund. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Pre-Election Presidential Transition, which funds activities authorized by the Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Technology Modernization Fund, for technology-related modernization activities. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

Environmental Review Improvement Fund for the authorized activities of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund and the 

Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council. 

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In addition, the bill includes the following administrative provisions under the General Services Administration: 

Section 520. Language is included providing authority for the use 

of funds for the hire of motor vehicles. 

Section 521. Language is included providing that funds made 

available for activities of the Federal Buildings Fund may be transferred between appropriations with advance approval of the Congress to apply to funds provided in prior appropriations Acts. 

Section 522. Language is included requiring funds proposed for 

developing courthouse construction requests to meet appropriate 

standards and the priorities of the Judicial Conference. 

Section 523. Language is included providing that no funds may 

be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide 

cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided, to any agency which does not pay the assessed rent. 

Section 524. Language is included permitting GSA to pay small claims (up to $250,000) made against the Federal Government. 

Section 525. Language is included requiring the Administrator to 

ensure that the delineated area of procurement for all lease agreements is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus 

unless prior notice is given to the Committees. 

Section 526. Language is included requiring a spend plan for certain accounts and programs. 

Language is included for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation as established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642. 

Language is included for the Merit Systems Protection Board, 

Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for services authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms, hire of passenger 

motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, official reception and representation expenses, specifies the period of availability for certain funds, provides for administration expenses to 

adjudicate retirement appeals, and provides for the transfer of 

some funds. 

Language is included for the National Archives and Records Administration, Operating Expenses, that provides funds for uniforms 

or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901, including 

maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board; the 

review and declassification of documents; and the operations and 

maintenance of the electronic records archive. Language is included 

that designates funds for repair and alteration of the National Archives facility in College Park, Maryland, and related improvements necessary to enhance the Federal Government’s ability to 

electronically preserve, manage, and store Government records and 

for implementation of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection 

Act of 2018, and provides that such funds remain available until 

expended. 

Language is included for the National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Inspector General, that provides funds for 

the hire of motor vehicles. 

Language is included for the National Archives and Records Administration, Repairs and Restoration, that provides funds for the 

repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities and provision of adequate storage for holdings; and provides that funds remain available until expended. 

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Language is included under the National Archives and Records 

Administration, National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program, that provides funds for allocations and 

grants for historical publications and records; and provides that 

funds remain available until expended. 

Language is included under the National Credit Union Administration, Community Development Credit Union Revolving Loan 

Fund, that provides funds for technical assistance and extends the 

availability of funds. 

Language is included under the Office of Government Ethics, 

Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for services authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms, hire of passenger 

motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses. 

Language is included under the Office of Personnel Management, 

Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for services authorized 

by 5 U.S.C. 3109, medical examinations for veterans, rental of conference rooms, hire of passenger motor vehicles, official reception 

and representation expenses, advances for reimbursements, payment of per diem or subsistence allowances, and the transfer of administrative expenses; directs that provisions shall not affect other 

authorities; prohibits funds for the Legal Examining Unit; and authorizes the acceptance of donations under certain conditions. 

Language is included for the Office of Personnel Management, 

Office of Inspector General, Salaries and Expenses, that provides 

funds for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger 

motor vehicles, rental of conference rooms, and a transfer for administrative expenses. 

Language is included for the Office of Special Counsel, Salaries 

and Expenses, that provides funds for services authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of 

conference rooms, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

Language is included for the Postal Regulatory Commission, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds derived from a transfer 

from the Postal Service Fund. 

Language is included for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds authorized 

by section 1061 of 42 U.S.C. 2000ee. 

Language is included for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Salaries and Expenses, that provides for rental of space, services, reception and representation expenses, a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions, and consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission. 

Language is included designating funds for enforcement, compliance inspections and examinations, trading and markets, other program offices, the inspector general, the economics division, and a 

replacement lease for the NY regional office. Language is included 

that provides for the crediting of offsetting collections. Language 

provides for the assessment and collection of offsetting collections, 

authorizes retention of such collections, and provides that they remain available until expended. 

Language is included for the Selective Service System, Salaries 

and Expenses, that provides funds for attendance of meetings, 

training, hire of passenger motor vehicles, services authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 3109, and official reception and representation expenses; authorizes certain exemptions under certain conditions; and prohibits 

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funds used in connection with the induction of any person into the 

Armed Forces of the United States. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, Salaries and Expenses, that provides funds for the hire of motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses; designates 

funds for lender oversight activities; provides authority to charge 

fees and credit such fees to the account without further appropriation; authorizes the acceptance of gifts; and extends the period of 

availability of funds for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 

System. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, Entrepreneurial Development Programs, that provides funds for programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development 

grant programs. Language is included extending the availability of 

funds. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General, that provides funds to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, that provides funds to carry out the provisions of 

the Independent Office of Advocacy Act of 2003 and the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, and provides such funds to remain available 

until expended. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, 

Business Loans Program Account, providing funds for the cost of 

direct loans and guaranteed loans, to remain available until expended, and limiting commitments for certain guaranteed loan programs. Language is also included authorizing the transfer of funds 

to the Salaries and Expenses appropriation for administrative expenses. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, 

Disaster Loans Program Account, that provides funds for administrative expenses, to remain available until expended, and authorizes the transfer of funds to the Office of Inspector General and the 

Salaries and Expenses appropriations. 

In addition, the bill includes the following administrative provisions the Small Business Administration (SBA): 

Section 530 allows for the transfer of funds between Small Business Administration appropriations. 

Section 531 allows for the transfer of funds from SBA Salaries 

and Expenses and Business Loans Program Account appropriations 

into the Information Technology Systems Modernization and Working Capital Fund. 

Language is included for the United States Postal Service, Payment to the Postal Service Fund, that provides funds for revenue 

foregone; stipulates that mail for overseas voting and mail for the 

blind is free; provides that 6-day delivery shall continue at not less 

than the 1983 level; prohibits funds in this Act from being used to 

charge a fee to a child support enforcement agency seeking the address of a postal customer; prohibits funds from being used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices; and requires the Postal Service to continue to offer for sale copies of the 

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp and 

the Alzheimer’s Semipostal Stamp. 

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Language is included for the United States Postal Service, Office 

of Inspector General, that provides for transfer from the Postal 

Service Fund. 

Language is included for the United States Tax Court, Salaries 

and Expenses, that provides funds for contract reporting and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, that extends the availability of 

some funds, and that requires that travel expenses of the judges 

shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT

In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this 

title: 

Section 601. Language is included prohibiting pay and other expenses for non-Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

Section 602. Language is included prohibiting obligations beyond 

the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so provided herein. 

Section 603. Language is included limiting procurement contracts 

for consulting service expenditures to contracts that are matters of 

public record and available for public inspection. 

Section 604. Language is included prohibiting transfer of funds 

in this Act without express authority. 

Section 605. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds to 

engage in activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section 

307 of the 1930 Tariff Act. 

Section 606. Language is included concerning compliance with 

the Buy American Act. 

Section 607. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds by 

any person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act. 

Section 608. Language is included specifying reprogramming procedures. The provision requires that agencies or entities funded by 

the Act consult with the Committee, notify the Committee, and obtain prior approval from the Committee for any 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 

$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or increases the number of full-time employee equivalents by 10 percent or more; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $1,000,000 or 10 

percent, whichever is less, or reduces the number of full-time employee equivalents by 10 percent or more; (7) relocates an office or 

employees; or (8) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or 

department different from the budget justifications submitted to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

and the Senate or the tables in the report accompanying this Act, 

whichever is more detailed. The provision also directs the agencies 

funded by this Act to submit operating plans for the Committee’s 

review within 60 days of the bill’s enactment. 

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Section 609. Language is included providing that fifty percent of 

unobligated balances may remain available for certain purposes. 

Section 610. Language is included prohibiting funding for the Executive Office of the President to request either a Federal Bureau 

of Investigation background investigation or Internal Revenue 

Service determination with respect to section 501(a) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, except with the express consent of the individual involved in an investigation or in extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 

Section 611. Language is included regarding cost accounting 

standards for contracts under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. 

Section 612. Language is included regarding non-foreign area 

cost of living allowances. 

Section 613. Language is included prohibiting the expenditure of 

funds for abortion under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 

program. 

Section 614. Language is included making exceptions to the preceding provision where the life of the mother is in danger or the 

pregnancy is a result of an act of rape or incest. 

Section 615. Language is included waiving restrictions on the 

purchase of non-domestic articles, materials, and supplies in the 

case of acquisition of information technology by the Federal government. 

Section 616. Language is included prohibiting officers or employees of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act from 

accepting travel payments or reimbursements from a person or entity regulated by such agency or commission. 

Section 617. Language is included permitting the Securities and 

Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission to fund a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues, notwithstanding Section 708 of this Act. 

Section 618. Language is included requiring certain agencies in 

this Act to consult with the General Services Administration before 

seeking new office space or making alterations to existing office 

space. 

Section 619. Language is included providing for several appropriated mandatory accounts. These are accounts where authorizing 

language requires the payment of funds. The Congressional Budget 

Office estimates the cost for the following programs addressed in 

this provision: $450,000 for Compensation of the President including $50,000 for expenses, $220,000,000 for the Judicial Retirement 

Funds (Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund, Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, and the United States Court of Federal Claims 

Judges’ Retirement Fund), $13,887,000,000 for the Government 

Payment for Annuitants, Employee Health Benefits, $44,000,000 

for the Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance, and $7,758,000,000 for the Payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

Section 620. Language is included prohibiting funds for the Federal Trade Commission to complete or publish the study, recommendations, or report prepared by the Interagency Working 

Group on Food Marketed to Children. 

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vestigators from undertaking final Federal reviews of their own 

work. 

Section 622. Language is included requiring that the head of any 

executive branch agency ensure that the Chief Information Officer 

has authority to participate in the budget planning process and approval of the information technology budget. 

Section 623. Language is included prohibiting funds in contravention of the Federal Records Act. 

Section 624. Language is included prohibiting agencies from requiring Internet Service Providers to disclose electronic communications information in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment. 

Section 625. Language is included relating to Universal Service 

Fund payments for wireless providers 

Section 626. Language is included prohibiting funds to be used 

to deny inspectors general access to records. 

Section 627. Language is included prohibiting any funds made 

available in this Act from being used to establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

Section 628. Language is included prohibiting any funds made 

available in this Act from being used to pay for award or incentive 

fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance. 

Section 629. Language is included prohibiting funds made available in this Act from being used for certain travel and conference 

activities unless an agency or entity determines that the travel is 

in the national interest and advance notice is provided to the Appropriations Committees. 

Section 630. Language is included prohibiting funds made available in this Act from being used to fund first-class or business-class 

travel in contravention of Federal regulations. 

Section 631. Language is included providing $1,000,000 for the 

Inspectors General Council Fund for expenses related to enhancement to www.oversight.gov. 

Section 632. Language is included prohibiting funds made available in this Act or any other Act from being used to reorganize or 

to transfer the Office of Personnel Management functions or authority to the General Services Administration or Office of Management and Budget. 

Section 633. Language is included prohibiting funds made available in this Act from being used to penalize a financial institution 

for providing financial services to an entity that participates in a 

business or organized activity involving marijuana that is conducted pursuant to a law established by a state or a unit of local 

government. 

Section 634. Language is included prohibiting use of funds in this 

or any other Act to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, 

principle, policy, standard, or guidance changing the 2017 methodology for determining the Official Poverty Measure. 

Section 635. Language is included rescinding $16,369,000 in 

prior year unobligated balances from the Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program account. 

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TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE

In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this 

title: 

Section 701. Language is included requiring agencies to administer a policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free 

from the illegal use of controlled substances. 

Section 702. Language is included establishing price limitations 

on vehicles to be purchased by the Federal Government with certain exceptions. 

Section 703. Language is included allowing funds made available 

to agencies for travel to also be used for quarters allowances and 

cost-of-living allowances. 

Section 704. Language is included prohibiting the employment of 

noncitizens with certain exceptions. 

Section 705. Language is included giving agencies the authority 

to pay General Services Administration bills for space renovation 

and other services. 

Section 706. Language is included allowing agencies to finance 

the costs of recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds 

from the sale of materials recovered through such programs. 

Section 707. Language is included providing that funds made 

available to corporations and agencies subject to 31 U.S.C. 91 may 

pay rent and other service costs in the District of Columbia. 

Section 708. Language is included prohibiting interagency financing of groups absent prior statutory approval. 

Section 709. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds 

for enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the applicable law of the U.S. 

Section 710. Language is included limiting the amount of funds 

that can be used for redecoration of offices under certain circumstances. 

Section 711. Language is included allowing for interagency funding of national security and emergency telecommunications initiatives. 

Section 712. Language is included requiring agencies to certify 

that a Schedule C appointment was not created solely or primarily 

to detail the employee to the White House. 

Section 713. Language is included prohibiting the payment of 

any employee who prohibits, threatens or prevents another employee from communicating with Congress. 

Section 714. Language is included prohibiting Federal training 

not directly related to the performance of official duties. 

Section 715. Language is included prohibiting, other than for 

normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, propaganda, publicity and lobbying by executive agency personnel in 

support or defeat of legislative initiatives. 

Section 716. Language is included prohibiting any Federal agency from disclosing an employee’s home address to any labor organization, absent employee authorization or court order. 

Section 717. Language is included prohibiting funds to be used 

to provide non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or 

electronic mailing lists to any person or organization outside the 

government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

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Section 718. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds 

for propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized by Congress. 

Section 719. Language is included directing agency employees to 

use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. 

Section 720. Language is included allowing the use of funds to 

finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

Section 721. Language is included allowing the transfer of funds 

to the General Services Administration to finance an appropriate 

share of various government-wide boards and councils and for Federal Government Priority Goals under certain conditions. 

Section 722. Language is included permitting breast feeding in a 

Federal building or on Federal property if the woman and child are 

authorized to be there. 

Section 723. Language is included permitting interagency funding of the National Science and Technology Council and provides 

for a report on the budget and resources of the National Science 

and Technology Council. 

Section 724. Language is included requiring documents involving 

the distribution of Federal funds to indicate the agency providing 

the funds and the amount provided. 

Section 725. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds to 

monitor personal access or use of Internet sites or to collect, review, or obtain any personally identifiable information relating to 

access to or use of an Internet site. 

Section 726. Language is included requiring health plans participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to provide contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions to certain religious plans. 

Section 727. Language is included supporting strict adherence to 

anti-doping activities. 

Section 728. Language is included allowing funds for official travel to be used by departments and agencies, if consistent with OMB 

Circular A–126, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership 

pilot program. 

Section 729. Language is included prohibiting the implementation of OPM regulations limiting detailees to the legislative branch 

and placing certain limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional 

Fellowship program. 

Section 730. Language is included restricting the use of funds for 

Federal law enforcement training facilities. 

Section 731. Language is included prohibiting Executive Branch 

agencies from creating prepackaged news stories that are broadcast 

or distributed in the United States unless the story includes a clear 

notification within the text or audio of that news story that the 

prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive 

branch agency. 

Section 732. Language is included prohibiting use of funds in 

contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (the 

Privacy Act) and regulations implementing that section. 

Section 733. Language is included prohibiting funds from being 

used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation. 

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Section 734. Language is included requiring agencies to pay a fee 

to the Office of Personnel Management for processing retirement of 

employees who separate under Voluntary Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary Separation Incentive payments. 

Section 735. Language is included prohibiting funds for the 

painting of a portrait of an employee of the Federal government including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, 

the head of an executive branch agency, or the head of an office of 

the legislative branch. 

Section 736. Language is included limiting the pay increases of 

certain prevailing rate employees. 

Section 737. Language is included requiring agencies to submit 

reports to Inspectors General concerning expenditures for agency 

conferences. 

Section 738. Language is included prohibiting funds to be used 

to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program or project 

unless such change is made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer 

provisions. 

Section 739. Language is included prohibiting agencies from 

using funds to implement regulations changing the competitive 

areas under reductions-in-force for Federal employees. 

Section 740. Language is included that prohibits the use of funds 

for a public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by civilian Federal 

employees. 

Section 741. Language is included ensuring contractors are not 

prevented from reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing confidentiality agreements that would prohibit such disclosure. 

Section 742. Language is included prohibiting the expenditure of 

funds for the implementation of certain nondisclosure agreements 

unless certain provisions are included in the agreements. 

Section 743. Language is included prohibiting funds to any corporation with certain unpaid Federal tax liabilities unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and 

made a determination that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 

Section 744. Language is included prohibiting funds to any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation within 

the preceding 24 months unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination 

that further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 

Government. 

Section 745. Language is included requiring the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to notify certain Committees of requests for a transfer of funds from the Federal Reserve System and 

to post any such notifications on the Bureaus website. 

Section 746. Language is included addressing possible technical 

scorekeeping differences for fiscal year 2019 between the Office of 

Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. 

Section 747. Language is included that provides adjustment in 

rates of basic pay for Federal employees, to be paid for by appropriations. 

Section 748. Language is included that increases pay for the Vice 

President and certain senior political appointees. 

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Section 749. Language is included addressing collective bargaining agreements. 

Section 750. Language is included concerning the non-application 

of these general provisions to title IV and to title VIII. 

TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this 

title: 

Section 801. Language is included establishing reprogramming 

procedures for Federal and local funds. 

Section 802. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal 

funds for abortion except in the cases of rape or incest or if necessary to save the life of the mother. 

Section 803. Language is included prohibiting the obligation of 

Federal funds beyond the current fiscal year and transfers of funds 

unless expressly provided herein. 

Section 804. Language is included providing that not to exceed 

50 percent of unobligated balances from Federal appropriations for 

salaries and expenses may remain available for certain purposes. 

Section 805. Language is included appropriating local funds during fiscal year 2020 if there is an absence of a continuing resolution 

or regular appropriation for the District of Columbia. Funds are 

provided under the same authorities and conditions and in the 

same manner and extent as provided for in fiscal year 2019. 

Section 806. Language is included limiting access to the D.C. 

Tuition Assistance Grant program to families with a taxable annual income of less than $750,000 subject to inflation as measured 

by the Consumer Price Index. 

Section 807. Language is included providing for a ‘‘conscience 

clause’’ on legislation that pertains to contraceptive coverage by 

health insurance plans. 

Section 808. Language is included limiting references to ‘‘this 

Act’’ as referring to only this title and title IV. 

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the following table lists the appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not authorized by law for 

the period concerned: 

[Dollars in thousands] 

Account Last Year of 

Authorization 

Authorization 

Level 

Appropriation 

in Last Year of 

Authorization 

Appropriations 

in this bill 

Title I—Department of the Treasury 

Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses ... n/a n/a n/a 224,373 

Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence ..... 2013 such sums 100,000 167,712 

Cybersecurity Enhancement Account .................... n/a n/a n/a 18,000 

Department-Wide Systems and Capital Investments Program ................................................. n/a n/a n/a 6,118 

Finance Crimes Enforcement Network .................. 2013 such sums 110,788 124,700 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service ................................ n/a n/a n/a 340,280 

Community Development and Financial Institutions Fund ......................................................... 1998 111,000 80,000 300,000 

Internal Revenue Service: 

Taxpayer Services ......................................... n/a n/a n/a 2,558,554 

Enforcement ................................................. n/a n/a n/a 5,157,446 

Operations Support ...................................... n/a n/a n/a 3,994,000 

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[Dollars in thousands] 

Account Last Year of 

Authorization 

Authorization 

Level 

Appropriation 

in Last Year of 

Authorization 

Appropriations 

in this bill 

Business Systems Modernization ................. n/a n/a n/a 290,000 

Title II—Executive Office of the President 

Office of Management and Budget ...................... 2003 such sums n/a 101,600 

Information Technolog Oversight and Reform ...... 2007 such sums n/a 15,000 

Title IV—District of Columbia 

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support .... 2012 such sums 30,000 40,000 

Federal Payment for the Judicial Commission ..... n/a n/a n/a 600 

Federal Payment for School Improvement ............ 2019 60,000 52,500 52,500 

Federal Payment for the DC National Guard ....... n/1 n/a n/a 435 

Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of 

HIV/AIDS ............................................................ n/a n/a n/a 5,000 

Title V—Independent Agencies 

Administrative Conference of the United States .. 2011 3,200 2,750 3,100 

Consumer Safety Product Commission ................. 2014 136,409 118,000 135,500 

Pool Safety Grant Program .......................... 2016 such sums n/a 1,300 

Election Assistance Commission: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................. 2005 10,000 14,000 16,171 

Election Grants ............................................. 2005 3,600,000 1,500,000 600,000 

Federal Election Commission ................................ 1981 9,400 9,662 71,497 

Federal Labor Relations Authority ........................ 1978 such sums n/1 24,890 

General Services Administration: 

Government-wide Policy ............................... n/a n/a n/a 65,843 

Federal Citizen Services Fund ..................... n/a n/a n/a 53,400 

Technology Modernization Fund ................... 2019 250,000 25,000 35,000 

Merit Systems Protection Board ........................... 2007 such sums 29,110 46,835 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation: 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust 

Fund ......................................................... n/a n/a n/a 1,800 

Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund ..... 2008 4,000 2,000 3,200 

National Historical Publications and Records 

Commission Grants .......................................... 2009 10,000 11,250 7,000 

NCUA: Community Development Revolving Loan 

Fund .................................................................. 1998 such sums 1,000 2,000 

Office of Governmental Ethics .............................. 2007 such sums 11,148 27,430 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ........ 2007 such sums n/a 7,500 

Securities and Exchange Commission .................. 2015 2,250,000 1,500,000 1,860,525 

Small Business Administration: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................. various various n/a 272,157 

Entrepreneurial Development Programs ...... various various n/1 281,800 

Business Loans Program Account ............... 2006 such sums 1,300 260,800 

Disaster Loans Programs Account ............... 2006 such sums n/a 150,000 

PROGRAM DUPLICATION

No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of 

the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the 

Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 

21 of Public Law 111–139, or a program related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

COMMITTEE HEARINGS

For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the 116th Congress— 

The following hearings were used to develop or consider the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 

2020: 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on February 26, 2019, entitled ‘‘Leveraging 

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Private Capital for Underserved Communities and Individuals: A 

Look Into Community Development Financial Institutions 

(CDFIs)’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Ms. Annie Donovan, Senior Fellow, Center for Community Investment 

Mr. Joe Neri, CEO, Illinois Facilities Fund 

Mr. Bob Jones, President and CEO, United Bank 

Ms. Grace Fricks, President and CEO, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc. 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on February 27, 2019, entitled ‘‘Election Security: Ensuring The Integrity of U.S. Election Systems’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

The Honorable Eric Rosenbach, Co-Director, Belfer Center for 

Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School 

Dr. J. Alex Halderman, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Computer Security and Society, University of Michigan 

Mr. Steven Sandvoss, Executive Director, Illinois State Board of 

Elections 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on March 7, 2019, entitled ‘‘Supreme Court 

Budget Hearing’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

The Honorable Samuel Alito, Associate Justice, Supreme Court 

of the United States 

The Honorable Elena Kagan, Associate Justice, Supreme Court 

of the United States The Subcommittee on Financial Services and 

General Government held a hearing on March 12, 2019, entitled 

‘‘Treasury’s Role in Combatting Financial Crimes’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Sigal Mandelker, Undersecretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on March 13, 2019, entitled ‘‘GSA Oversight 

Hearing’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Emily W. Murphy, Administrator, GSA 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on March 26, 2019, entitled ‘‘Office of Management and Budget Request for FY 2020’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Russ Vought, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on March 27, 2019, entitled ‘‘Member Day 

Hearing’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

The Honorable Abby Finkenauer, Member of Congress 

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, Member of Congress 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on March 27, 2019, entitled ‘‘Public Witness 

Hearing’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

General Arthur T. Dean (Ret.), Chairman and CEO, Community 

Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) 

Mr. Rion Dennis, Legislative and Advocacy Specialist, Americans 

for Financial Reform 

Mr. Kel McClanahan, Executive Director, National Security 

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Mr. Sean Moulton, Senior Policy Analyst, Project On Government 

Oversight 

Mr. Bartlett Collins Naylor, Financial Policy Advocate, Congress 

Watch—Public Citizen 

Mr. Daniel Schuman, Policy Director, Demand Progress 

Ms. Jacque Simon, Director of Policy, American Federation of 

Government Employees 

Ms. Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and General Counsel, 

Consumer Federation of America 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on April 3, 2019, entitled ‘‘Federal Communications Commission Budget Hearing’’. The Subcommittee received testimony from: 

Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission 

Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications 

Commission 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on April 9, 2019, entitled ‘‘Department of the 

Treasury Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020’’. The Subcommittee 

received testimony from: 

The Honorable Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Treasury 

The Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on April 9, 2019, entitled ‘‘Internal Revenue 

Service Budget Request for FY2020’’. The Subcommittee received 

testimony from: 

The Honorable Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service 

COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives and Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares the levels of new 

budget authority provided in the bill with the appropriate allocations under section 302(b) of the Budget Act: 

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF FY 2020 FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED 

[In millions of dollars] 

302(b) Allocation This Bill 

Budget 

Authority Outlays Budget Authority Outlays 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees: Subcommittee on Financial Services 

and General Government 

General Purpose Discretionary .............................................. 24,550 24,300 24,950 1 24,382 

Mandatory ............................................................................. 22,483 22,475 22,483 1 22,475 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year authority. 

NOTE—Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for tax enforcement activities (including tax compliance to address the Federal 

tax gap), in accordance with section 1(f) of House Resolution 293 of the 116th Congress, and after the bill is reported to the House, the 

Chairman of the Committee on the Budget will provide a revised section 302(a) allocation reflecting an additional $400,000,000 in discretionary budget authority and $338,000,000 in associated outlays. The new allocation will eliminate the technical difference prior to Floor consideration. 

In addition, the amounts in this report do not include $57,000,000 in discretionary outlays from funding provided by the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019, that was designated as being for emergency requirements pursuant to section 251 of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Consistent with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, in the House of Representatives such amounts do not count against the Committee’s allocation. 

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FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93– 

344), as amended, the following table contains five-year projections 

associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying 

bill. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Outlays 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2020 ...................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1 41,258 

2021 ...................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 4,418 

2022 ...................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,203 

2023 ...................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 200 

2024 and future years .......................................................... .................... .................... .................... 113 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, as amended, the Congressional Budget Office 

has provided the following estimates of new budget authority and 

outlays provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance 

to State and local governments. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget 

Authority Outlays 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2020 .................................................... 748 1 200 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Roll Calli 

Date: June II, 2019 

Measure: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 

Motion by: Mr. Cole 

Description of Motion: To prohibit the use of funds to require Federal contractors to disclose political 

contributions. 

Results: Defeated 22 yeas to 30 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Ro11Call2 

Date: June 11,2019 

Measure: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 

Motion by: Mr. Womack 

Description of Motion: To revise the method of funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 

Results: Defeated 22 yeas to 30 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr.Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, arc printed below: 

Roll Call3 

Date: June 11,2019 

Measure: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 

Motion by: Mr. Rutherford 

Description of Motion: To strike Section 126 prohibiting funds from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund for the 

planning, design, or construction of a waJl, barrier, fence, or road along the southern border of the United 

States. 

Results: Defeated 21 yeas to 31 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr.Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Mr. Hurd 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Roll Call4 

Date: June II, 2019 

Measure: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 

Motion by: Dr. Harris 

Description of Motion: To prohibit the District of Columbia from advancing legislation or regulatory 

action to de-criminalize solicitation for prostitution or the profiting from the sex work of others. 

Results: Defeated 23 yeas to 29 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr.Amodei 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Cuellar 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, arc printed below: 

Roll CallS 

Date: June 11,2019 

Measure: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 

Motion by: Mrs. Roby 

Description of Motion: To prohibit the usc of local District of Columbia funds for abortion. 

Results: Defeated 21 yeas to 27 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms.Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 
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of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting 

for and those voting against, are printed below: 

Roll Call6 

Date: June II, 2019 

Measure: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 

Motion by: Ms. Kaptur 

Description of Motion: To report the bill to the House, as amended. 

Results: Approved 30 yeas to 21 nays 

Members Voting Yea 

Mr. Aguilar 

Mr. Bishop 

Mrs. Bustos 

Mr. Cartwright 

Mr. Case 

Ms. Clark 

Mr. Crist 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Ms. Frankel 

Ms. Kaptur 

Mr. Kilmer 

Mrs. Kirkpatrick 

Mrs. Lawrence 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Ms. Meng 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Pocan 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ruppersberger 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mrs. Torres 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Mrs. Watson Coleman 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Cole 

Mr. Diaz-Balart 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Dr. Harris 

Mr. Hurd 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Moolenaar 

Mr. Newhouse 

Mr. Palazzo 

Mrs. Roby 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rutherford 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Stewart 

Mr. Womack 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) 

AUTHORITY

The following table provides a detailed summary, for each Department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE I • DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices 

Salaries and Expenses ......................... . 

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States 

Fund .................................... . 

Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence ....... . Cybersecurity Enhancement Account ................... . 

Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments 

Programs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 

Office of Inspector General ......................... . 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration .. . 

Special Inspector General for TARP ................. . 

Total, Departmental Offices. 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ............. . 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service ................... . 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ....... . 

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 

Program Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

(CDFI Bank Enterprise Award (rescission). 

Total, Department of the Treasury, non-IRS ..... . 

Internal Revenue Service 

Taxpayer Services .. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

214,576 

159,000 

25' 208 

4,000 

37,044 

170,250 

23' 000 

~~-~----~---

633,078 

117,800 

338,280 

119,600 

250,000 

1,458,758 

2,491,554 

FY 2020 

Request 

235,973 

20,000 

166,712 

18,000 

6' 118 

37,044 

166,000 

17,500 

Bill 

224,373 

20,000 

167,712 

18,000 

6 '118 

40,044 

171 '350 

23,000 

_______ .., ____ 

------------"'-

667,347 

124,700 

340,337 

115,427 

14,000 

-25,000 

1,236,811 

2,402,000 

670,597 

124,700 

340,280 

119,600 

300,000 

1,555,177 

2,558,554 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+9,797 

+20,000 

+8,712 

-7,208 

+2,118 

+3,000 

+1 '100 

+37,519 

+6,900 

+2,000 

+50,000 

+96,419 

+67,000 

B

-

+2

+

+3

+1

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Enforcement, ....... , ..... , , ....... , . , , , .... , ....... , , 

Program integrity initiatives.,, ..... 

Subtotal .. , . 

Operations Support. , ...... , ..... , , . , , , . , .. 

Program integrity initiatives ................ , .. 

Subtotal. 

Business Systems Modernization.,.,,,,, ..... , 

Administrative Provision 

Tax Reform Implementation (sec. 112) .... 

Total. Internal Revenue Service,., 

Total, title I, Department of the Treasury. 

Appropriations.,,, .... , ..... , .. , ... , , ... 

Rescissions , . , . , , .......... , . , , , .... . 

Program integrity initiatives .. 

Total. title I, Department of the Treasury 

(excluding program initiatives),, ........... , 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

4,860,000 

4,860,000 

3,724,000 

3,724,000 

150,000 

77 '000 

FY 2020 

Request 

4,705,368 

199,886 

Bill 

4,957,446 

200,000 

Bi 11 vs. B

Enacted 

+97,446 +2

+200,000 

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4,905,254 5,157,446 +297,446 +2

4,075,021 3,794,000 +70,000 -2

161,685 200,000 +200,000 +

--------------

___ .... _ .... ______ 

-------- -----

_______

4,236,706 3,994,000 +270,000 -2

290,000 290,000 +140,000 

-- --- -77,000 

--- ---

.. 

----- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------

11,302,554 11,833,960 12,000,000 +697,446 +1

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

12,761,312 13,070.771 13,555,177 +793,865 +4

(12,761 ,312) ( 12' 734' 200) ( 13' 155' 177) (+393,865) (+4

(-25,000) --- --- (+

(361 '571) (400,000) (+400,000) (+

12,761 '312 12,709,200 13,155,177 +393,865 +4

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

{Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE II · EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS 

APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

The White House 

Salaries and Expenses .. 

Executive Residence at the White House: 

Operating Expenses ............................... . 

White House Repair and Restoration ............... . 

Subtotal .................................... . 

Council of Economic Advisers ........................ . 

National Security Council and Homeland Security 

Council... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ . 

Office of Administration ............................. . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

55,000 

13,081 

750 

13,831 

4,187 

12,000 

100,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

55,000 

13,081 

750 

13,831 

4,000 

11,500 

94,000 

Bill 

55,000 

13,081 

750 

13,831 

4,000 

11,500 

94,000 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

-187 

-500 

-6,000 

• _.,._ • ,. __ .,_"' -----"' .... .,. .. • __ .,,.._- --- - ,...,..,,.. .. _,. ---.,-- .. .,. --- ,.. .. 

Total, The White House ..... . 185,018 178.331 178,331 -6,687 

Office of Management and Budget ...................... . 103,000 101,600 101,600 -1 '400 

Government-wide personnel policy (legislative 

proposal ) . . . ......................... . 400 --- -.- 

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator ........ . 1 ,000 1 ,000 +1,000 

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE SILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Office of National Drug Control Policy 

Salaries and Expenses ............................. . 

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program ........ . 

Other Federal Drug Control Programs ............•..... 

Total, Office of National Drug Control Policy ... 

Unanticipated Needs ................................ . 

Information Technology Oversight and Reform ...... . 

Special Assistance to the President and Official 

Residence of the Vice President: 

Sal aries and Expenses .......................... . 

Operating Expenses ............................... . 

Subtotal ......................... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

18,400 

280,000 

118,327 

416,727 

1 '000 

28,500 

4,288 

302 

4,590 

FY 2020 

Request 

16,400 

12' 101 

28,501 

1,000 

15,000 

4,288 

302 

4,590 

Si11 

18,400 

300,000 

121,851 

440,251 

1,000 

15,000 

4,288 

302 

4,590 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+20,000 

+3,524 

+23,524 

-13,500 

S

+3

+1

+4

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

Total, title II, Executive Office of the 

President and Funds Appropriated to the President.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . 738,835 330,422 741,772 +2,937 +4

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

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AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

TITLE III - THE JUDICIARY 

Supreme Court of the United States 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Salaries of Justices .... 

Other salaries and expenses. 

Subtotal. 

Care of the Building and Grounds .... 

Total, Supreme Court of the United States 

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Salaries of judges. 

Other salaries and expenses 

Total, United States Court of Appeals for the 

Federal Circuit ..... 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

3,000 

84,703 

87,703 

15,999 

103,702 

4,000 

32,016 36,016 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,000 

87,699 

89,699 

16' 390 

106,089 

3,000 

32,983 35,983 

Bi 11 

2,000 

87,699 89,699 

15,590 

105,289 

3,000 

32,983 35,983 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-1 '000 

+2,996 

+1 ,996 

-409 

+1 ,587 

-1 ,000 

+967 

-33 

B

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

United States Court of International Trade 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Salaries of judges. 

Other salaries and expenses. 

Total, U.S. Court of International Trade 

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 

Services 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Salaries of judges and bankruptcy judges. 

Other salaries and expenses 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,000 

18,882 

20 '882 

429 '000 

5' 144' 383 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,000 

19,930 

21,930 

411,000 

5,383,970 

Bill 

2,000 

19,362 

21 '362 

411,000 

5,274,383 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+480 

+480 

-18,000 

+130,000 -1

---~~ -~-----~ ¥--- ~----- ~----- ------ ----- .. -- -H--- --- M- .. -

Subtotal ... 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ... 

Defender Services ... 

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners ... 

Court Security .......... , ... . 

Total, Courts of Appeals, District Courts. and 

Other Judicial Services. 

5,573,383 5 ,794' 970 

8,475 9,012 

150,450 1,234,574 

49,750 51 '851 

607' 110 641,273 

~---"'·----

---

----~------

7' 389' 168 7,731,680 

5,685,383 +112,000 -1

9,070 +595 

1,234,574 +84 ,124 

51' 851 +2' 101 

641,108 +33,998 

-----------~- --~ .. 

--

_,. _____ 

-------

7,621,986 +232,818 -1

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

Salaries and Expenses ..................... . 

Federal Judicial Center 

Salaries and Expenses. . ............... . 

United States Sentencing Commission 

Salaries and Expenses ...................... .. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

92,413 

29,819 

18,953 

FY 2020 

Request 

96,945 

30,736 

19,265 

Bi 11 

94,261 

30.736 

19' 685 

Bill vs. B

Enacted R

+1,848 -

+917 

+732 

============== ============== ============== ============== ========

Total, title III, the Judiciary ........ . 7,690,953 8,042,628 7,929,302 +238,349 -11

(Mandatory). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . (438,000) (418,000) (418,000) ( -20 ,.000) 

(Discretionary) ........ . (7,252,953) (7,624,628) (7,511,302) (+258,349) (-11

============== ============== ============== ============== ========

TITLE IV DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support .. '.'' ''. 40,000 --- 40,000 --- +4

Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security 

Costs in the District of Columbia ................... 12,000 11 '400 16,000 +4,000 +

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts .... 258,394 270,703 278,488 +20,094 +

Federal Payment for Defender Services in District of 

Co 1 umbi a Courts ...... , ............... , .. . ''.' ,, ... ' 46,005 46,005 46,005 

Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender 

Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia .... , 256,724 248,524 248,524 -8,200 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public 

Defender Service ................................... . 

Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 

Council... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ . 

Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions ............. . 

Federal Payment for School Improvement ............... . 

Federal Payment for the D.C. National Guard .......... . 

Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS 

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and 

Sewer Authority... .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .......... .. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

45,858 

2' 150 

565 

52,500 

435 

3,000 

8,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

42,404 

1,805 

536 

90,000 

413 

4,750 

---

Bi 11 

43,569 

2,150 

600 

52,500 

435 

5, 000 

8,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-2,289 

---

+35 

---

---

+2,000 

---

B

R

+

-3

+

============== ============== ============== ============== ========

Total, title IV, District of Columbia ......... . 725,631 716,540 741,271 +15,640 +

============== ============== ============== ============== ========

TITLE V - OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

Administrative Conference of the United States ... 3' 100 3,100 3,100 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission /1 .. 268,000 -268,000 

Total, Commodity Futures Trading Commission .. 268,000 -268,000 

Consumer Product Safety Commission ...... . 127' 000 127,000 135,500 +8,500 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Election Assistance Commission 

Salaries and Expenses .......................... . 

Election Security Grants ............................. . 

Total, Election Assistance Commission ....... . 

Federal Communications Commission 

Salaries and Expenses ............................... . Offsetting fee collections ................. . 

Direct appropriation ..... . 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Office of Inspector General (by transfer) ............ . Deposit Insurance Fund (transfer) .................... . 

Total, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ... 

Federal Election Commission .......... . . . ........ '' . 

Federal Labor Relations Authority .... , ................ 

Federal Trade Commission 

Salaries and Expenses ................................. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

9,200 

9,200 

339.000 

-339,000 

( 42. 982) 

(-42,982) 

71,250 

26,200 

309,700 

FY 2020 

Request 

11,995 

11,995 

335,660 

-335,660 

(42,982) 

( -42. 982) 

70,537 

24,890 

312,300 

Bill 

16,171 

600.000 

616.171 

339,000 

-339,000 

(42,982) 

(-42,982) 

71,497 

24,890 

349,700 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+6,971 

+600,000 

+606,971 

+247 

-1,310 

+40,000 

B

+6

+6

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Offsetting fee collections (mergers) ............... . 

Offsetting fee collections (telephone) ............... . 

Direct appropriation ............ . 

General Services Administration 

Federal Buildings Fund 

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Construction and acquisition of facilities ... 

Repairs and alterations: 

Major repairs and alterations ............ . 

Basic repairs and alterations ............. . 

Repair and alteration design .......... . 

Special emphasis programs.... . .......... . 

Rent a 1 of space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Building operations ......................... . 

Subtotal, Limitations on Availability of 

Revenue. . . . . . ....... . 

Rental income to fund ........... . 

Total, Federal Buildings Fund 

Government-wide Policy ...... . 

Operating Expenses .......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

-136,000 

-17,000 

156,700 

958,900 

276,837 

356,382 

30,000 

5,418,845 

2. 244' 118 

9,285,082 

-10,131,673 

-846,591 

60,000 

49,440 

FY 2020 

Request 

-141,000 

-18.000 

153,300 

649,290 

1.127,153 

382,057 

3,200 

150,000 

5,508,390 

2,383,506 

10,203,596 

-1 0. 203 '596 

65,843 

49,440 

Bi 11 

-141,000 

-18,000 

190,700 

333,322 

436,837 

382,057 

30,000 

5,493,390 

2,383,506 

9,059,112 

-10,203,596 

-1,144,484 

65,843 

49,440 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-5,000 

-1,000 

+34,000 

-625,578 

+160,000 

+25,675 

+74,545 

+139,388 

-225,970 

-71,923 

-297,893 

+5,843 

B

+

-3

-6

-1

-

-1 '1

-1 '1

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals .................. . Office of Inspector General ......................... . 

OPM Office of Inspector General (legislative proposal) ...................................... . 

Limitation on administrative expenses (legislative proposal) ...................................... . 

Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents .... . 

Federal Citizen Services Fund ........................ . 

Pre-Election Presidential Transition ................. . 

Technology Modernization Fund ........................ . 

Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund ............. . 

Environmental Review Improvement Fund ................ . 

Working capital fund ................................. . 

Office of Personnel Management 

(legislative proposal) 

Salaries and Expenses .............................. . 

Limitation on administrative expenses ............ . 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses .............. . 

Total, General Services Administration ........ . 

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation ..... . 

Merit Systems Protection Board 

Salaries and Expenses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

9,301 

65,000 

4,796 

55,000 

25,000 

25,000 

6,070 

-546,984 

1 '000 

44,490 

FY 2020 

Request 

9,301 

68.000 

5,000 

25,265 

3,851 

58,400 

9,620 

150,000 

31,000 

7' 100 

50,000 

132,809 

132,446 

265,255 

798,075 

39,921 

Bill 

9,301 

68,000 

3,851 

53,400 

9,620 

35,000 

6,070 

-843,959 

1 ,670 

44,490 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+3,000 

-945 

-1,600 

+9,620 

+10,000 

-25,000 

-296,975 

+670 

B

-

-1

-

-

-1

-1

-2

·1,6

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Limitation on administrative expenses .............. .. 

Total, Merit Systems Protection Board ..... . 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund ... . 

Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund ..... , .. , ....... . 

Total, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 

Foundation .... , .............................. . 

National Archives and Records Administration 

Operating Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... , ... , . . . ... . 

Reduction of debt ... , . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 

Subtotal ....... . 

Office of Inspector General. . . . . . . . . . .......... . 

Repairs and Restoration .................. . 

National Historical Publications and Records 

Commission Grants Program ....... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,345 

46,835 

1 '875 

3,200 

5,075 

373,000 

-27,224 

FY 2020 

Request 

2,345 

42,266 

1 '800 

3,200 

5,000 

345,609 

--~-~---~~~--~ 

-~----~-·---~ 

345,776 345,609 

4,823 4,801 

7,500 7,500 

6,000 

Bill 

2,345 

46,835 

1 ,800 

3,200 

5,000 

354,706 

,.. 

- - - ---

... 

--

354,706 

4,823 

7' 500 

7,000 

Bill VS 

Enacted 

-75 

-75 

-18,294 

+27,224 

+8,930 

+1 ,000 ~-- ------~--* ----~---------

-------~-----· 

~--~--~--~---~ Total, National Archives and Records 

Administration .................... . 364,099 357,910 374,029 +9,930 

NCUA Community Development Revolving Loan Fund .. 2,000 -.. 2,000 --

Office of Government Ethics ................ . 17,019 17,430 17' 430 +411 

B

.. 

-

.. --

+

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

{Amounts in thousands) 

Office of Personnel Management 

Salaries and Expenses ..................... . 

Limitation on administrative expenses ............ . 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ............ . Office of Inspector General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 

Limitation on administrative expenses ............ . 

Subtotal, Office of Inspector General ...... . 

Total, Office of Personnel Management ........ . 

Office of Special Counsel ............................ . 

Postal Regulatory Commission ......................... . 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board .......... . 

Public Buildings Reform Board ........................ . 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

Salaries and Expenses ... .. '' .... ' ....... '.' .... . . . . . 

SEC NYC Regional Office ........................ '. 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

132,172 

133,483 

265,655 

5,000 

25,265 

30,265 

295,920 

26,535 

15,200 

5,000 

1,674,902 

37' 189 

FY 2020 

Request 

26,252 

16,615 

8,500 

3.500 

1,745,954 

10,525 

Bill 

148,668 

160,398 

309,066 

5,000 

25,265 

30,265 

339,331 

28,000 

16,615 

7,500 

1,850,000 

10,525 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+16,496 

+26,915 

+43.411 

+43,411 

+1,465 

+1 ,415 

+2,500 

+175' 098 

-26,664 

B

+1

+1

+3

+

+

+3

+1

___ ,.., __ ~----- --~--------~ 

----~*--~--~~-

---------~----

-----~-

Subtotal, Securities and Exchange Commission .. 1,712,091 1,756,479 1,860,525 +148,434 +1

SEC fees ............................... · ...... · · · · · · · · -1,712,091 -1,756,479 -1,860,525 ·148,434 -1

Total, Securities and Exchange Commission ...... . 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Selective Service System ........... . 

Small Business Administration 

Sa 1 aries and expenses ......................... . 

Entrepreneurial Development Programs ................. . Office of Inspector General ................ . Office of Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 

Business Loans Program Account 

Direct loans subsidy .... ,. 

Guaranteed loans subsidy .. , 

Administrative expenses ... ,. 

Total, Business loans program account. 

Disaster Loans Program Account: 

Administrative expenses ..... . 

Subtotal, Small Business Administration. 

Administrative Provisions 

Negative subsidy receipts (Sec. 528) (legislative 

proposa 1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... . 

Unobligated balances (rescission) (Sec. 531) ....... .. 

Total, Small Business Administration ........... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

26,000 

267' 500 

247' 700 

21,900 

9' 120 

4,000 

. 

--

155' 150 

FY 2020 

Request 

25,000 

272,157 

180,650 

21,900 

9' 120 

4,000 

99,000 

155,150 ~~ .. ~-~~w-~----

_,.~-----------

159' 150 258,150 

10,000 177' 136 

715 370 919,113 

·152,000 

-50,000 

665,370 767,113 

Bill 

24,500 

272,157 

281,800 

21,900 

9,120 

5,000 

100,650 

155' 150 

-~-.. ---- .. -"" 

260,800 

150,000 

995 '777 

995,777 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-1,500 

+4,657 

+34' 100 

+1 ,000 

+100,650 

+101,650 

+140,000 

+280,407 

+50,000 

+330,407 

B

+1 

-

+

+1

+2

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

United States Postal Service 

Payment to the Postal Service Fund .. 

Office of Inspector General ................. . 

Total, United States Postal Service ..... . 

United States Tax Court ......... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

55,235 

250,000 

FY 2020 

Request 

56,711 

250,000 

Bill 

56,711 

252,000 

________ ,..,. __ 

----------

305,235 306,711 308,711 

51' 515 55,550 53,550 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+1,476 

+2,000 

___ ,_ .. ___ .._ __ .. _ .. ___ "' ___

+3,476 

+2,035 

=======;====== ============== ============== ============== =======

Total, title V, Independent Agencies ........ . 

Appropriations .......................... . 

Rescissions.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. . 

(by transfer) 

TITLE VI - GENERAL PROVISIONS -THIS ACT 

Mandatory appropriations (sec. 619) ... . 

PCA Oversight Board scholarships ...... . 

Offsetting collections ....... . 

Rescission ...................... . 

1,941,269 2' 820,744 2,418,847 +477,578 -4

( 1 '991 '269) (2' 820,744) (2 '418' 847) (+427,578) ( -4

{-50,000) --- --- (+50,000) 

(42,982) (42,982) (42,982) 

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

21,818,000 

1,000 

21,911,000 

-1,000 

-4,000 

21,911,000 

-1,000 

+93,000 

-1 '000 

-1,000 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Oversight.gov Website Enhancements (Sec. 631). 

SBA unobligated balances (rescission) (Sec. 635). 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

2,000 

FY 2020 

Request Bi 11 

1 '000 

-16,369 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-1,000 

-16,369 

B

-

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

Total, title VI, General Provisions .......... . 

TITLE VII · GENERAL PROVISIONS -GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

Civil Service Retirement and Disability Funds (Sec. 

734) .. 

OTHER APPROPRIATIONS 

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER 

RELIEF ACT, 2019 

Major Repairs and Alterations (emergency) 

21,821,000 21,906,000 21,894,631 +73,631 -

============== ============== ============== ============== =======

-2,000 -2,000 -2,000 

91,200 -91,200 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2019 

AND BUDGET REQUESTS AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR 2020 

(Amounts in thousands) 

Grand tot a 1 .... 

Appropriations. . . . . . . . . .............. . 

Rescissions .............................. . 

Emergency appropriations .............. . 

Program Integrity Initiatives .. . 

(by transfer) ....... . 

(transfer out) ..... . 

FY 2019 

Enacted 

45,770,200 

(45,729,000) 

(-50' 000) 

(91 '200) 

(42,982) 

(-42,982) 

FY 2020 

Request 

46' 885' 105 

(46,552,534) 

(-29,000) 

---

(361,571) 

(42,982) 

( -42' 982) 

Bill 

47,279,000 

(46,895,369) 

(-16,369) 

---

(400,000) 

(42,982) 

(-42,982) 

Bill vs. B

Enacted R

+1 ,508,800 +3

(+1 '166' 369) (+3

(+33,631) (+

( -91 ,200) 

(+400,000) (+
(164) 

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We appreciate the collegial and collaborative efforts of Full Committee Chairwoman Lowey and Subcommittee Chairman Quigley 

in producing a Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. The bill includes several bipartisan priorities that 

support small business development, operations of the Federal judiciary, drug control programs, and sanctions enforcement. 

Unfortunately, we are not able to support the bill as currently 

drafted. The bill provides $24,950,000,000, which is $1,795,000,000 

or eight percent above the fiscal year 2019 level. Given the growing 

size of the Federal debt, which exceeds $22,000,0000,0000,000, this 

level of increase for general government activities is excessive. 

This bill like the other bills approved by the Appropriations Committee is drafted using an unrealistic topline spending level. Bills 

drafted to this level do not reflect a bipartisan or bicameral agreement and have no chance of being enacted into law—potentially 

leading to sequestration cuts that would be disastrous to our nation’s military and national security. 

In addition to the extravagant spending provided in this bill, we 

are concerned with several policy provisions the majority has included. We object to language in the bill regarding apportionments, 

rescission messages, the hiring of certain immigrants by the Federal government, restrictions on agencies’ ability to negotiate collective bargaining agreements, a prohibition on the transfer of functions from the Office of Personnel Management to the General 

Services Administration, and a prohibition on the use of Treasury 

Forfeiture Funds for securing our southern border. 

We are also disappointed that the bill eliminates Congressional 

oversight of District of Columbia local funds and omits a longstanding prohibition on the use of local District of Columbia taxpayer funds for abortions. 

Unfortunately, the majority rejected several Republican amendments offered in the Committee. If passed, these amendments 

would have improved the bill by: allowing the Trump Administration to use Treasury Forfeiture Funds to address the crisis at the 

southern border; prohibiting the use of District of Columbia local 

funds for abortion; preventing the District of Columbia from legalizing the solicitation of a prostitute and the sex industry; enhancing accountability of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; 

protecting the integrity of the Federal procurement process; improving educational opportunities for low income students in the 

District of Columbia; and reducing unnecessary spending. 

Despite our disagreements over the issues discussed above, we 

appreciate the majority’s willingness to address Member priorities 

in the bill and report. We will continue to work in good faith with 

our colleagues as we proceed through the appropriations process in 

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order to produce a final bill that Congress can pass and President 

Trump can sign into law. 

KAY GRANGER. 

TOM GRAVES. 

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