74–712 

112TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 112–550 

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2013 

JUNE 26, 2012.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mrs. EMERSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

MINORITY VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 6020] 

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, 2013. 

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT 

Page number 

Bill Report 

Title I—Department of the Treasury ....................................................... 2 5 

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

the President ........................................................................................... 20 21 

Title III—The Judiciary ............................................................................. 36 31 

Title IV—District of Columbia .................................................................. 48 37 

Title V—Independent Agencies ................................................................. 58 43 

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection ........................................ 58 43 

Consumer Product Safety Commission ............................................. 59 43 

Election Assistance Commission ........................................................ 60 44 

Federal Communications Commission .............................................. 61 45 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ............................................ 62 48 

Federal Election Commission ............................................................. 62 48 

Federal Labor Relations Authority .................................................... 62 49 

Federal Trade Commission ................................................................ 63 49 

General Services Administration ....................................................... 65 51 

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation ........................................ 80 63 


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Page number 

Bill Report 

Merit Systems Protection Board ........................................................ 81 64 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation .......................... 81 64 

National Archives and Records Administration ............................... 82 65 

National Credit Union Administration ............................................. 83 67 

Office of Government Ethics .............................................................. 84 67 

Office of Personnel Management ....................................................... 84 68 

Office of Special Counsel .................................................................... 87 70 

Postal Regulatory Commission .......................................................... 87 71 

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board ........................... 88 71 

Securities and Exchange Commission ............................................... 88 72 

Selective Service System .................................................................... 90 75 

Small Business Administration ......................................................... 90 75 

United States Postal Service .............................................................. 95 79 

United States Tax Court .................................................................... 96 80 

Title VI—General Provisions—This Act ................................................... 96 81 

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

Agencies, and Corporations ................................................................... 115 84 

Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia ............................ 142 87 

Title IX—Additional General Provisions—Spending Reduction Account ........................................................................................................ 149 88 

House of Representatives Reporting Requirements ................................ ........ 88 

Minority Views ........................................................................................... ........ 140 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL

The Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee 

has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies responsible for 

regulating the financial and telecommunications industries; collecting taxes and providing taxpayer assistance; supporting the operations of the White House, the Federal Judiciary, and the District of Columbia; managing Federal buildings; and overseeing the 

Federal workforce. The activities of these agencies impact nearly 

every American and are integral to the operations of our government. 

However, with the Federal debt nearing $16 trillion, the Subcommittee is committed to reducing the cost and size of government. The bill provides a total of $21,150,000,000 in discretionary 

budget authority which is 1.7 percent less than fiscal year 2012 

and 12.6 percent less than fiscal year 2010. The discretionary budget authority provided is $2,041,000,000 less than the President’s 

request. 

TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY 

($ in millions) FY 2012 

Enacted 

FY 2013 

Request 

FY 2013 

Recommendation 

Discretionary ....................................................................................................... 21,526 23,191 21,150 

Mandatory ........................................................................................................... 21,460 21,240 21,240 

The funding priorities in the bill include the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) business and disaster loan programs, drug 

task forces, public safety and education in the District of Columbia, 

and Treasury’s antiterrorism and financial intelligence activities. 

In order to assist small business, the bill provides an increase of 

$191,368,000 for SBA’s business loan program over fiscal year 

2012. In addition, the bill requires the Office of Management and 

Budget and certain regulatory agencies to report to the Committee 


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on their efforts to eliminate duplicative, outdated and burdensome 

regulations. 

For the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the bill provides $238,522,000 for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas which is 

$38,522,000 more than the request. In addition, the bill provides 

$92,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities program which is an 

increase of $3,400,000 above the request. 

For the District of Columbia, the bill fully funds the request for 

emergency planning and security which includes security funding 

for the Presidential inauguration. In addition, the bill supports the 

operations of DC Superior Court and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. The bill continues the Committee’s 

commitment to education in the City by providing $60,000,000 for 

school improvement, as authorized by the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and $30,000,000 for resident tuition support. 

For Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the bill provides $102,117,000 to combat drug lords, terrorists, weapons 

of mass destruction proliferators, rogue nations and other threats. 

This amount is $2,117,000 above the request. Recognizing the importance of these activities, funding for this office is provided in a 

separate appropriation from other Treasury offices. 

In order to pay for these priorities while reducing overall spending, the Committee has reduced the operating expenses for several 

Department of Treasury offices and bureaus, all of the salaries and 

expenses accounts within the Executive Office of the President, the 

Judiciary, the United States Sentencing Commission, the Election 

Assistance Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Merit Systems Protection Board, 

the National Archives and Records Administration, the Office of 

Personnel Management, the Postal Regulatory Commission and the 

Selective Service System. 

In addition, the bill terminates several programs such as the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, a Federal payment for the District 

of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority and the Public Company 

and Accounting Oversight Board’s scholarship program. 

The bill does not provide the nearly one billion dollars of requested increases for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In addition, the bill prohibits the IRS from receiving transfers from the 

Department of Health and Human Services to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 

The bill also provides for increased transparency and Congressional oversight of mandatory spending that is outside of the appropriations process for activities such as the Office of Financial 

Stability, the Office of Financial Research, the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection, and the Judgment Fund. These reforms will 

allow Congress and the American people to better understand the 

activities of these organizations which currently have significant 

authority to spend taxpayer funds without Congressional oversight. 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

In order to prevent the disturbing and illegal activities that culminated in the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Public 

Buildings Service 2010 Western Regional Conference, the bill: 


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• Prohibits GSA from spending $1.8 billion of funds estimated to 

be collected in the Federal Buildings Fund. • Reduces estimated obligations in the Federal Buildings Fund by $101 million compared to fiscal year 2012 and $702 million compared to the request. • Restructures GSA appropriation accounts to separate the cost 

of administrative expenses from program activities. • Reduces obligations in the Federal Buildings Fund for administrative expenses by 15 percent compared to fiscal year 2012. • Requires GSA to provide quarterly spending reports. • Caps the total square footage in the GSA inventory and the 

number of FTE funded in the Federal Buildings Fund. • Limits awards that can be provided to GSA employees. • Requires the GSA Administrator to certify that spending on a 

conference complies with all travel and conference laws and regulations. • Includes a bill-wide prohibition on travel, conferences and employee awards that are not in compliance with laws and regulations. • Requires agency Inspectors General to report whether agencies 

funded in the bill have appropriate procedures in place to ensure 

compliance with laws and regulations on travel, conferences and 

awards. • Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit a report to the Committee on how they will ensure that all Executive Branch agencies are complying with laws and regulations 

on travel, conferences and employee awards. • Increases funding for the GSA Inspector General by $10,000,000 above fiscal year 2012. 

OPERATING PLAN AND REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES

The Committee will continue to evaluate reprogrammings proposed by agencies. Although reprogrammings may not change either the total amount available in an account or any of the purposes for which the appropriation is legally available, they represent a significant departure from budget plans presented to the 

Committee in an agency’s budget justification and supporting documents, which are the basis of this appropriations Act. The Committee expects agencies’ reprogramming requests to explain thoroughly the reasons for the reprogramming and to include an assessment of whether the reprogramming will affect budget requirements for the subsequent fiscal year. 

Section 608 of this Act requires agencies or entities funded by 

the Act to 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 either the House or 

Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) 

augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 

$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing 

programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities. 


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Additionally, the Committee expects to be promptly notified of all 

reprogramming actions which involve less than the above-mentioned amounts if such actions would have the effect of significantly changing an agency’s funding requirements in future years, 

or if programs or projects specifically cited in the Committee’s reports are affected by the reprogramming. Reprogrammings meeting 

these criteria must be approved by the Committee regardless of the 

amount proposed to be reallocated. 

Section 608 also requires agencies to consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities. This provision applies 

regardless of whether the reorganization or restructuring involves 

a reprogramming of funds. Agencies are encouraged to consult with 

the Committees early in the process so that any questions or concerns the Committees may have can be addressed in a timely manner. 

Agencies are directed under section 608 to submit operating 

plans for the Committee’s review within 60 days of the bill’s enactment. Each operating plan should include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President’s budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; 

(2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object 

class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget 

appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification 

of items of special congressional interest. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ....................................................... $308,388,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ..................................................... 301,216,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................. 202,555,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ................................................ ¥105,833,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 .............................................. ¥98,661,000 

The Departmental Offices’ function in the Treasury Department 

is to support the Secretary of the Treasury in his capacity as the 

chief operating executive of the Department and in his role in determining 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 overseas operations; directing the administrative operations of the Treasury Department; and providing 

executive oversight of the bureaus within the Treasury Department. 


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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $202,555,000 for Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses, which is $105,833,000 less than fiscal 

year 2012 and $98,661,000 less than the request. The recommendation fully funds the Secretary’s security and travel costs. 

Beginning fiscal year 2013, the Committee provides the Office of 

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) with an appropriation 

separate from the ‘‘Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses’’ 

account. 

Operating Plan.—The Committee requires an operating plan for 

the fiscal year 2013 resources provided to the Department, including all offices and bureaus, no later than 60 days after enactment 

of this Act. The plan must include information on program changes 

and major procurements at the Department. 

Judgment Fund.—The Committee appreciates the Department’s 

on-going effort to prepare and make available on its public website 

the first annual report about payments made under 31 U.S.C. 1304 

as required by the statement of managers accompanying P.L. 112– 

74. The Committee expects the first annual report to cover payments made during 2011. The Committee further expects the second annual report to cover payments made during 2012 and directs 

the Department to also report about all judgment fund payments 

since 2008 unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise 

prohibited by law or court order. The report shall consist of: (1) the 

name of the plaintiff or claimant, (2) the name of the counsel for 

the plaintiff or claimant; (3) the name of the agency that submitted 

the claim; (4) a brief description of the facts that gave rise to the 

claim; and (5) the amount paid representing principal, attorney 

fees, and interest, if applicable. The report regarding all judgment 

fund payments since 2008 is due within 60 days of enactment of 

this Act. 

Detailees.—The Committee has observed the Department’s use of 

both reimbursable and non-reimbursable detailees. A detail is a 

temporary assignment of an employee to another position, within 

or outside the Department, for a specified time period. At the end 

of the assignment, the employee is expected to return to his or her 

official position. During the detail, the employee’s salary and benefits are paid by either their official employer (non-reimbursable) or 

by their temporary employer (reimbursable). 

The Committee reminds the Department that agencies may not 

use non-reimbursable detailees to augment its appropriations and 

that appropriated funds may only be used for the purpose for which 

they were appropriated. The Committee further reminds the Department that it is inappropriate to use reimbursable detailees to 

avoid Congressional controls and limitations, such as section 608, 

especially with regards to creating, reorganizing, or moving offices 

or programs. 

Manufacturing.—The Committee directs the Department to submit a list of the products that it purchases, but that are not manufactured in the United States to the President’s Manufacturing 

Council, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Administrator, 

and the Committee not later than 180 days after enactment of this 

Act. 


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Federal Insurance Office.—The Committee supports the work of 

the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), which includes, among other 

things, monitoring all aspects of the insurance industry, administering the Terrorism Insurance program, representing the United 

States at global forums such as the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and consulting with States about insurance 

matters of national importance and prudential insurance matters 

of international importance. In order for the FIO to accomplish its 

mission effectively, the Committee expects the Department to provide the FIO with sufficient staffing and resources. 

Volcker Rule.—In the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, subsequent to a study issued by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), Congress directed the 

FSOC to coordinate the efforts of the appropriate Federal banking 

regulators to promulgate regulations that appropriately accommodate the business of insurance, known as the ‘‘Volcker Rule’’. The 

Committee believes that the traditional investment activities of 

State-regulated insurance companies for their general accounts, including investing in both sponsored and third-party funds, are preserved by the law without constraint. The Committee looks forward 

to reviewing the revised regulations to ensure that Congressional 

intent is fulfilled. 

Financial Literacy.—The Committee shares the Government Accountability Office’s conclusion that multiple Federal agency involvement in financial literacy offers advantages and presents 

risks. Specialization can serve specific populations with specific 

issues, but large amounts of ineffective activity by multiple agencies are careless expenditures. The Committee directs the Financial 

Literacy and Education Commission, chaired by the Secretary of 

the Treasury, to continue to streamline and improve financial education and literacy programs. In the process, the Commission 

should take special care that the financial literacy activities of the 

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection are transferred successfully from certain agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, 

but are not duplicative of other agencies, such as the Department 

of Labor and the Social Security Administration. In addition, the 

Committee expects the Commission’s research to identify effective 

approaches that result in proven training, curriculum and teaching 

modules for teachers throughout the country. 

Economic Warfare and Financial Terrorism.—The Committee appreciates the effort that the Department is putting into the report 

on economic warfare and financial terrorism as required by the 

2012 conference report. The Committee directs the Department to 

provide an update to the report not later than May 24, 2013, to the 

House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Financial 

Services Committee, the Senate Banking Committee and other 

Committees the Department deems necessary. 

Additional Child Tax Credit.—The Committee directs the Treasury Office of Tax Policy and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a detailed 

analysis of whether the IRS has the authority to require individuals filing tax returns with an individual taxpayer identification 

number (ITIN) and claiming the Additional Child Tax Credit 

(ACTC) to provide specific, verifiable documentation to support that 

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including residency and whether or not the ACTC may be paid to 

those who are not authorized to work in the United States, under 

current law. 

OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012* ....................................................... $– – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013* ..................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 102,117,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +102,117,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +102,117,000 

* Funding for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence was previously provided and requested 

within the Departmental Office heading. 

Economic and trade sanctions issued and enforced by Office of 

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence’s (TFI) Office of Foreign Assets Control protect the financial system from being polluted with 

criminal and illicit activities and counteract national security 

threats from drug lords, terrorists, weapons of mass destruction 

proliferators, and rogue nations, among others. In addition to the 

enforcement of sanctions, TFI also produces vital analysis with regards to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence across all elements of the national security community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $102,117,000 for 

the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to carry out TFI’s 

central role in detecting and defeating security threats and separates its appropriation from the ‘‘Departmental Offices’’ account, 

where it was previously funded. The recommended level is 

$2,117,000 above the amount provided for these activities within 

‘‘Departmental Offices, Salaries and Expenses’’ in fiscal year 2012 

and the request. The recommended level includes support for the 

Treasury Attache ́ Program. 

The Committee provides resources to the Department’s Office of 

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to collect and analyze financial 

records in order to support the investigations of the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement communities. Ending the atrocities in 

Sudan should be a high priority for the Department. The Committee recommends that the Department and all parts of the U.S. 

Government, including the intelligence community, work closely together to deprive the Government of Sudan of the resources to repress the people of Sudan and South Sudan. Sharing relevant intelligence and analysis will help ensure that Sudan does not evade 

sanctions. Finally, the Committee recommends that the Department of the Treasury seek to strengthen the multilateral approach 

to enforcing and strengthening sanctions against Sudan internationally. 


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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $29,641,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 28,593,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 28,512,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥1,129,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥81,000 

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 statement 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 an appropriation of $28,512,000 for the OIG, which is $1,129,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$81,000 less than the request. 

The Committee appreciates the work that the OIG has planned 

with regard to the Department’s capital planning and investment 

control program, especially with regards to the Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network’s BSA Modernization and Department’s Enterprise Content Management system. The Committee expects the 

OIG to review and report on the proposed consolidation of the Financial Management Service and the Bureau of the Public Debt 

when the Department has a detailed merger plan explaining, for 

example, how current responsibilities will be divided or shared, 

how customers will be affected, and how the management structure 

and staffing needs will change. 

Separation of Funds and Activities.—The Committee directs the 

OIG to report not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act 

on the separation of funds and activities between mandatory-funded offices, such as the Office of Financial Research or the Office of 

Financial Stability, and discretionary-funded offices that carry out 

related or overlapping work, such as the Office of Domestic Finance 

or Office of Economic Policy. 

TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $151,696,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 153,834,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 153,404,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +1,708,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥430,000 


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The Office of Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 

(TIGTA) conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations to assess 

the operations and programs of the IRS 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 an appropriation of $153,404,000 for 

the TIGTA, which is $1,708,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and 

$430,000 less than the request. 

The Committee appreciates the many issues that TIGTA has 

brought to its attention. The Committee supports TIGTA’s on-going 

work related to identity theft and commitment to monitor the issue 

until IRS significantly reduces the incidence of tax fraud through 

identity theft and significantly improves the quality of assistance 

it provides to victims of identity theft. 

Return-On-Investment.—The IRS reports every year on its enforcement revenue, which is defined as every dollar of revenue collected that is associated with an enforcement action. Enforcement 

actions range from mailing a form letter that notifies a taxpayer 

of an overdue payment to a multi-year litigation against an international corporation. Consequently, it is impossible to determine 

whether the enforcement revenue in a specific year is due to action 

that occurred in the same year as when the enforcement revenue 

was collected or due to action initiated ten years ago, much less 

attribute the enforcement revenue to a specific enforcement initiative. 

The Committee directs TIGTA to report the extent to which revenue estimated to be collected from enforcement initiatives is actually collected not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

Every year the IRS proposes enforcement initiatives and estimates 

the revenue to be collected from those specific initiatives. IRS divides the total estimated revenue by the total cost of initiatives to 

calculate a ratio, or return-on-investment (ROI), to justify the cost 

of the initiatives. The ROI varies from year to year, depending on 

the mix of initiatives. For example, the ROI in the 2008 congressional justification was 2.5, in 2009 it was 6.5, in 2010 it was 7.8, 

in 2011 it was 9.3, in 2012 it was 4.5, and in 2013 it is 4.9. The 

IRS has a mature methodology for estimating the revenue, but 

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SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF

PROGRAM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $41,800,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 40,225,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 35,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥6,800,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥5,225,000 

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). Its 

mission is to conduct, supervise, and coordinate 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 (TARP). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,000,000 for operating expenses of the SIGTARP, which is $6,800,000 less than 

fiscal year 2012 and $5,225,000 less than the request. 

SIGTARP’s operating expenses were initially funded with mandatory appropriations in the TARP. These funds, however, were 

provided in a limited amount. As such, every year the amount of 

remaining mandatory funds has been decreasing over time. Therefore, in order to continue vigorous oversight of the outstanding 

TARP amounts, additional discretionary appropriations are provided. As TARP winds down, the Committee expects the request for 

discretionary appropriations in this account to also wind down in 

future years. 

FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $110,788,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 102,407,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 110,788,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +8,381,000 

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is responsible for implementing Treasury’s anti-money laundering regulations through administration of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). It also 

collects and analyzes information to assist in the investigation of 

money laundering and other financial crimes. FinCEN supports 

law enforcement investigative efforts by Federal, State, local and 

international agencies, and fosters interagency and global cooperation against domestic and international financial crimes. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $110,788,000 for FinCEN, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and $8,381,000 

more than the request. The recommended amount is intended to 

continue FinCEN’s multi-year effort to modernize its information 

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the law enforcement and intelligence communities, and to ensure 

FinCEN can respond to increased requests for assistance from law 

enforcement when BSA modernization is operational in 2013. The 

data compiled and analyzed by FinCEN is a critical tool for investigating, among other crimes, money laundering, mortgage fraud, 

drug cartels, and terrorist financing. The Committee rejects the Administration’s proposed $1,651,000 reduction to State and local and 

intelligence community access to BSA information. The proposed 

cuts are contrary to the Inspector General’s (IG) annual management challenge memo to the Secretary, in which the IG states that 

‘‘to be effective, Treasury must establish and maintain working relationships with all State and Federal agencies involved with its 

anti-money laundering and terrorist financing efforts.’’ 

Human Trafficking.—The Committee appreciates FinCEN’s history of supporting law enforcement cases that combat human trafficking, and emphasizes the importance of continuing this effort as 

part of the bureau’s broader mission to detect and disrupt all forms 

of financial crime. Wherever possible, the bureau shall marshal its 

unique expertise in analyzing financial flows for this important effort in the course of ongoing strategic operations, such as the 

Southwest Border Initiative. 

BSA Modernization.—The Committee is pleased with the 

progress that FinCEN is making on BSA modernization, notably 

the successful migration of historical data from the legacy system. 

Nonetheless, the Committee expects the Department, the Office of 

Inspector General, and the Office of Management and Budget to 

continue to vigorously oversee the information technology modernization effort to ensure its success. 

TREASURY FORFEITURE FUND

(RESCISSION)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... ¥$950,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... ¥830,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... ¥830,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +120,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Committee recommends a rescission of $830,000,000 of unobligated balances in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, which is 

$120,000,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and the same as the request. Of the funds rescinded, $38,000,000 are rescinded permanently. 

The funds collected, disbursed and rescinded out of the Treasury 

Forfeiture Fund (the Fund) are incidental to law enforcement activities and priorities that led to the seizures and forfeitures. Disrupting and dismantling criminal organizations that pose the 

greatest threat to public safety and security is the highest priority 

of any law enforcement agency. The Fund can ensure resources are 

managed efficiently to cover the costs of an effective asset seizure 

and forfeiture program, including the costs of seizing, evaluating, 

inventorying, maintaining, protecting, advertising, forfeiting and 

disposing of property, but it must not be used to augment agency 

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ued forfeitures rather than to target individuals or organizations 

that perpetrate the worst crimes against society. 

In addition to the Department of the Treasury, the Department 

of Homeland Security is the other primary participant in the Fund 

since it does not have the authority or expertise to operate its own 

forfeiture fund. In fiscal year 2011, Department of Homeland Security activities resulted in approximately 32 percent of the collections to the Fund and accounted for approximately 54 percent of 

the costs incurred by the Fund. In recent years, the available balances in the Fund have increased as the Federal government has 

taken enforcement actions against large banks, increasing the surplus funding available. This surplus funding can either be used to 

fund law enforcement expenses to enhance forfeiture capabilities, 

be held in reserve or be rescinded. In considering the allocation or 

rescission of surplus resources in the Fund, the Committee directs 

the Administration not to use a formulaic approach where agencies 

that conduct seizures automatically get to spend or rescind surplus 

balances. The resources in the Fund should not be considered a 

‘‘bounty’’ for the collecting agencies. Future proposed rescissions 

and super surplus spending requests should be based on programmatic need and funding priorities, not a predetermined formula. Using a formulaic approach, such as distributing super surplus funds and rescissions in proportion to an agency’s collections, 

would distort the role of the Fund. 

The Committee directs the Department to submit a detailed 

table every month reporting the interest earned, forfeiture revenue 

collected, unobligated balances, recoveries, expenses to date, and 

expenses estimated for the remainder of the fiscal year. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $217,805,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 * ..................................................... [210,429,000] 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 208,229,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥9,576,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ [¥2,200,000] 

* The budget request proposes merging the Financial Management Service (FMS) and Bureau of the Public 

Debt (BPD) into a new account titled the ‘‘Fiscal Service’’. This amount represents funding for FMS in the 

request. 

The Financial Management Service (FMS) is the Federal government’s central financial agent, collecting all Federal revenue and 

disbursing all Federal payments. FMS 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 FMS is the primary agency for collecting Federal non-tax debt 

owed to the government. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $208,229,000 for the FMS, which is $9,576,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$2,200,000 less than the request. Of the funds provided, $4,210,000 

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modernization, and $2,500 for official reception and representation 

expenses. 

The Committee appreciates the savings which FMS has already 

achieved through the sharing of certain services with the Bureau 

of the Public Debt (BPD). For fiscal year 2013, the budget request 

proposes to consolidate the FMS and BPD into one appropriation 

called the Fiscal Service. While the Committee appreciates the future savings projected to be achieved through this consolidation, 

the details of this merger are yet to be seen. The Committee will 

continue to monitor consolidation plans as they evolve and may 

support consolidation if additional information justifying the 

change is provided. The Committee has asked the Treasury Inspector General to look at the consolidation plans and report to the 

Committee as to their feasibility 

ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $99,878,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 96,786,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 95,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥4,878,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,786,000 

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 and 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 an appropriation of $95,000,000 for 

the TTB, which is $4,878,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$1,786,000 less than the request. As requested, no funds are provided for the cost of special law enforcement agents. 

UNITED STATES MINT

UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

The United States 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 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

of $19,000,000, which is $1,000,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

the same as the request. 

BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT

ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $173,635,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013* ..................................................... [150,102,000] 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 147,943,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥25,692,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ [¥2,159,000] 

* The budget request proposes merging the Financial Management Service (FMS) and Bureau of the Public 

Debt (BPD) into a new account titled the ‘‘Fiscal Service’’. This amount represents funding for BPD in the 

request. 

The Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD) is responsible for the conduct of all public debt operations and the promotion of the sale of 

U.S. securities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $147,943,000 for 

Administering the Public Debt. Language is included that reduces 

the total amount by no more than $1,000,000 as definitive security 

issue fees and Treasury Direct Investor Account Maintenance fees 

are collected, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2013 appropriation of $146,943,000. Of this amount, the Committee recommends 

$2,500 for official reception and representation expenses. The recommended amount is $25,692,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$2,159,000 less than the request. 

The Committee notes the proposed merger of BPD and the FMS 

into one appropriation called the Fiscal Service. The Committee’s 

concerns regarding this merger are explained under the FMS heading. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriation fiscal year 2012 .......................................................... $221,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 221,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 221,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

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 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $221,000,000 for 

the CDFI Fund program, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and 

the request. Of the amounts provided, $12,000,000 is for Native 

Initiatives and $20,465,000 is for the administrative expenses for 

all programs. No funds are designated for the Bank on USA, 

Healthy Food Financing Initiative, or Bond Guarantee programs. 

Territories and Rural Communities.—The Committee notes the 

lack of CDFIs serving the territories and rural communities. The 

goals of the CDFI programs apply equally to distressed communities located both near and far from financial centers. The CDFI 

Fund, however, establishes goals based on the composition of financial institutions that apply for grants and loans in a given year, 

rather than the needs of the communities in distress. Consequently, some communities in distress may never expect support 

from the CDFI Fund because no certified financial institution 

serves that community. 

The Committee directs the CDFI Fund to address the persistent 

lack of support for the territories and rural areas by requiring that 

not less 20 percent of the assistance provided by CDFI are for financial institutions that serve persistent poverty counties, which 

are defined as counties where 20 percent of the population lived in 

poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990, 2000, and 

2010 decennial censuses. The Committee further directs the CDFI 

to submit a report on its effort to explain the certification process 

to financial institutions located in the territories and rural communities and to highlight the unmet capital and financial services 

needs of the territories and rural communities to existing certified 

financial institutions no later than 60 days after enactment of this 

Act. 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

TAXPAYER SERVICES

Appropriations, fiscal year 2012 ....................................................... $2,239,703,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 2,253,133,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,239,703,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥13,430,000 

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. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,239,703,000 

for Taxpayer Services, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and 

$13,430,000 less than the request. The Committee provides the 

same level of funding for taxpayer services grant programs as in 

fiscal year 2012 and as requested: not less than $5,600,000 for Tax 

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grants. In addition, the 

Committee recommends not less than $205,000,000 for operating 

expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service. 

Pre-Filled or ‘‘Simple’’ Tax Returns.—The Committee appreciated 

the Commissioner’s March 2011 testimony and the assurances that 

the IRS is not developing a pre-filled or ‘‘simple’’ tax return program. The Committee believes that converting a voluntary compliance system to a bill presentment model would represent a significant change in the relationship between taxpayers and their government. The simple return model would also strain IRS resources 

and the data retrieval systems required would create new burdens 

on employers, particularly small businesses. In addition, a fundamental conflict of interest seems to be inherent in the nation’s tax 

collector and compliance enforcer taking on the simultaneous role 

of tax preparer and financial advisor. The Committee expects that 

the IRS will not begin work on a simple tax return pilot program 

or associated systems without first seeking specific authorization 

and appropriations from Congress, and should instead focus on 

helping Congress and the Administration achieve real tax simplification and reform. 

Identity Theft.—Identity theft remains the soft underbelly of the 

IRS. In these cases, taxpayers, who are otherwise complying with 

their tax obligations, have their refunds delayed and are drawn unwittingly into the IRS examination process. The Committee directs 

the IRS to submit a report by January 31, 2013, on the number of 

taxpayers who have had their tax return rejected because their Social Security number was improperly used by another individual to 

commit tax fraud. The report shall include the average time to resolve the situation and provide innocent taxpayers with their refund, when a refund is due. In addition, the report shall provide 

the number of these cases which were not resolved within 45 days, 

the number of cases involving taxpayer identification numbers of 

residents of the territories, and discuss the actions the IRS plans 

to take to expedite resolution for these taxpayers and to prevent 

similar identity theft issues from taking place in the future. Furthermore, the IRS shall consult with and include the comments of 

the National Taxpayer Advocate and the Federal Trade Commission before submitting the report to the Committee. 

ENFORCEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $5,299,367,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 5,701,670,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,299,367,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥402,303,000 

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 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,299,367,000 

for Enforcement, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and 

$402,303,000 less than the request. Of the funds provided, the 

Committee recommends not less than $60,257,000 to support IRS 

activities under the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. None of the funds requested for implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are provided. 

Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens.—The Committee 

strongly believes that further action and clarification are needed 

regarding the Reporting Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens (NRA) 

regulations that apply to payments of interest made after December 31, 2012. The final regulations included a list of countries with 

which the U.S. has a tax treaty or information exchange agreement. All countries on this list qualify for automatic information 

reports unless the U.S. determines that a country should not receive the information due to concerns regarding misuse of the information or the existence of other factors that would make it inappropriate. 

While these confidentiality and safeguard requirements provide 

a measure of comfort, the Committee is concerned that some countries on the list have a well-known history of human rights violations. However unlikely the U.S. is to automatically exchange information with these countries, U.S. financial institutions are still required to file information returns for NRA customers that are residents of such a country. 

The Committee believes that the IRS should consider publishing 

on its public website a list of countries with which it is actively and 

automatically exchanging information about interest paid to NRAs. 

In addition, the Committee believes that the IRS should consider 

limiting the reporting requirement to only countries it is actively 

and automatically exchanging information about interest paid to 

NRAs. Finally, the Committee thinks that the IRS should consider 

establishing a program for monitoring the countries that it is actively and automatically exchanging information about interest 

paid to NRAs for compliance with confidentiality and safeguard requirements. 

Healthcare.—During fiscal year 2010, the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) allocated an estimated $20 million to 

IRS for healthcare implementation without the Committee’s knowledge. HHS provided an additional $168 million during fiscal year 

2011 and is expected to provide $332 million during 2012. The 

Committee prohibits further such transfers during fiscal year 2013 

in section 106 of this Act. 

The Committee notes that an advance notice of proposed regulation titled ‘‘Determination of Government Plan Status’’ may prohibit charter school teachers from participating in State retirement 

systems. The Committee appreciates the meeting that IRS held 

with representatives of charter schools in May and encourages the 

IRS to continue to elicit comments from the public. 


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OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $3,947,416,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 4,476,200,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 3,947,416,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥528,784,000 

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 an appropriation of $3,947,416,000 

for Operations Support, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and 

$528,784,000 less than the request. Of the funds provided, not less 

than $2,000,000 is for the IRS Oversight Board and $25,000 is for 

official reception and representation expenses. None of the funds 

requested for implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are provided. 

BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $330,210,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 330,210,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 330,210,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

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

Revenue Service. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $330,210,000 for 

BSM, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

The Committee is pleased with the progress that the IRS has 

made with regards to the CADE2 program, which was successfully 

launched in January 2012 and used during the 2012 filing season. 

The individual account records of 140 million taxpayers can now be 

stored in a modern database that has the capability to update taxpayer account information on a daily basis, which has accelerated 

the disbursement of refunds and will provide more timely information for communicating with taxpayers. 

The funds provided under this heading for both 2012 and 2013 

are watershed amounts. In previous years, funding for BSM was 

closer to $250 million. While the Committee understands that IRS 

is building capabilities into CADE2 such as linking historical returns with current returns and building a single interest and penalty calculator, the major costs of development and implementation 

are completed. The Committee expects funding requests to begin to 

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 101. The Committee continues a provision that allows for 

the transfer of five percent (three percent in the case of Enforcement) of any appropriation made available to the IRS to any other 

IRS appropriation, upon the advance approval of the Committees 

on Appropriations. 

Section 102. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the IRS to maintain a training program in taxpayer rights, dealing 

courteously with taxpayers, and cross-cultural relations. 

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 includes a new provision that moves 

the IRS’s authority to hire experts and consultants into a single 

IRS-wide provision. 

Section 106. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

funds made available in the healthcare reform act from being 

transferred to the IRS for implementing the healthcare reform act. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 107. 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 that are overseas; and to hire experts 

or consultants. 

Section 108. The Committee continues a provision that authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between ‘‘Departmental Offices— 

Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program’’, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, ‘‘Financial Management Service’’, ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’’, and ‘‘Bureau of 

the Public Debt’’ appropriations under certain circumstances. 

Section 109. 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 110. The Committee continues a provision limiting funds 

for the purchase of law enforcement vehicles unless the purchase 

is consistent with vehicle management principles. 

Section 111. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

the Department of the Treasury from undertaking a redesign of the 

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Section 112. The Committee continues a provision that provides 

for transfers from and reimbursements to ‘‘Financial Management 

Service, Salaries and Expenses’’ for the purposes of debt collection. 

Section 113. The Committee continues a provision extending a 

pay demonstration program. 

Section 114. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

congressional approval for the construction and operation of a museum by the United States Mint. 

Section 115. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

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

and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without the approval of 

the House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction. 

Section 116. The Committee continues a provision deeming that 

funds for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence-related activities are specifically authorized in fiscal year 2013 until enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013. 

Section 117. 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 118. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the Department to submit a capital investment plan. 

Section 119. The Committee includes a new provision as requested to allow the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to 

share more information with their foreign counterparts. 

Section 120. The administrative expenses of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and Office of Financial Stability Oversight 

(OFS) are funded through mandatory sources that are outside of 

the appropriation process. As a counterweight against unlimited 

spending, the Committee includes a new provision that requires a 

quarterly report from both the OFR and OFS. 

Section 121. The Committee includes a new provision that requires the Department to submit a report on its Working Capital 

Fund. 

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 

the Executive Office of the President (EOP) which 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 the Office of National Drug Control Policy and 

certain expenses of the Vice President. 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$649,661,000 for this title which is $9,003,000 less than the fiscal 

year 2012 level. The Committee is disappointed that the Administration’s request did not propose additional reductions for the EOP 

Salaries and Expenses accounts. The Committee believes that the 

chief executive of any organization experiencing a fiscal crisis 

should share in the funding sacrifice along with the rest of the organization. Therefore, the Committee has reduced the Salaries and 

Expenses appropriation for each organization under this heading. 

No funds are provided for the implementation of the National 

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Midnight Regulations.—Prior Administrations of both parties 

have issued thousands of pages of regulations during the lame 

duck period of an outgoing Administration. The Committee believes 

that non-emergency regulations issued by an Administration during a lame duck period generally serve only political purposes, disregard transparency and accountability, and have an outsized effect on the legitimate policy aims of an incoming Administration. 

During the current Administration’s lame duck period, either in 

2012 or 2016, the Committee hopes that it will respect the will of 

the American people and not abuse its regulatory authority. The 

Committee also believes that regardless when they are finalized, 

all regulations should undergo a transparent review process including a rigorous cost benefit analysis. 

THE WHITE HOUSE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $56,974,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 56,974,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 54,125,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥2,849,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥2,849,000 

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 an appropriation of $54,125,000 for 

the White House, which is $2,849,000 less than fiscal year 2012 

and the request. The recommendation includes sufficient funds to 

support the Office of National AIDS Policy. 

EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $13,425,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 13,200,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 12,754,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥671,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥446,000 

These funds provide for the care, maintenance, and operation of 

the Executive Residence, including official and ceremonial functions of the President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,754,000 for 

the Operating Expenses of the Executive Residence, which is 

$671,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $446,000 less than the request. The bill continues the same restrictions on reimbursable expenses for use of the Executive Residence as were included in past 

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WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $750,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 750,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 713,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥37,000 

Budget request, estimate, fiscal year 2013 ............................... ¥37,000 

Funding in this account provides for the repair, alteration, and 

improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $713,000 for 

White House Repair and Restoration, which is $37,000 less than 

fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $4,192,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 4,192,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,150,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥42,000 

Budget request, estimate, fiscal year 2013 ............................... ¥42,000 

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 an appropriation of $4,150,000 for 

the Council of Economic Advisers, which is $42,000 less than the 

fiscal year 2012 level and the request. 

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $13,048,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 13,048,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 12,983,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥65,000 

Budget request, estimate, fiscal year 2013 ............................... ¥65,000 

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

advises and assists the President in 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. 


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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,983,000 for 

the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, 

which is $65,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $112,952,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 114,952,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 107,304,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥5,648,000 

Budget request, estimate, fiscal year 2013 ............................... ¥7,648,000 

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 an appropriation of $107,304,000 for 

the Office of Administration, which is $5,648,000 less than fiscal 

year 2012 and $7,648,000 less than the request. Of the recommended amount, up to $10,403,000 is available until expended 

for modernization of the information technology infrastructure 

within the Executive Office of the President. 

The Office of Administration is directed to provide an annual report to the Committee, at the same time the President’s budget is 

submitted to Congress, detailing its progress on information technology modernization, including the amounts obligated and expended, and for what purposes, specific milestones achieved, and 

requirements and specific plans for further investment. 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $89,456,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 91,542,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 80,510,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥8,946,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥11,032,000 

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assists the President in the discharge of budgetary, economic, management, and 

other executive responsibilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $80,510,000 for 

OMB, which is $8,946,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$11,032,000 less than the request. The recommendation also continues several long-standing provisos, not requested by the President, limiting certain OMB activities. 

The Committee provides sufficient funds for OMB to consult with 

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2014 budget request including documents such as the Appendix, 

Historical Tables and Analytical Perspectives. The Committee believes that if the Administration wants the Congress to consider its 

proposed budget that it should provide the Congress with copies of 

the budget request. 

The Committee directs that OMB provide additional detailed information on its operations. For the fiscal year 2013 financial plan 

required by section 608 of this Act and the fiscal year 2014 budget 

request, the Committee directs that OMB provide obligations and 

full-time equivalents for the following activities: Executive Direction, OMB-Wide Support Offices, Resource Management Office, and 

Statutory Offices. Within Statutory Offices, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator shall be displayed separately. Executive Direction shall include the Office of the Director, Deputy Director, Deputy Director for Management, Executive Associate Director, 

and Chief of Staff. This information will be used as the baseline for 

reprogramming and deviations shall be subject to the procedures 

established in section 608 of this Act. 

The Committee believes that the American people benefit when 

professional staff of the Committee and the OMB are able to effectively communicate regarding the technical budget and legal issues 

such as implementation of a sequester. The Committee hopes that 

OMB will work to improve its relationship with the Committee on 

these matters. 

The budget request proposes $1,000,000 in a separate appropriation for the administrative costs of the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation. The Committee supports OMB’s efforts 

to find ways to reduce the cost of State administered-Federally 

funded programs and believes it to be a core mission of OMB. The 

recommendation includes sufficient funds within the Salaries and 

Expenses appropriation for OMB to continue the administration of 

this effort. 

Within the level of funds provided, the Committee continues to 

support the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) and its important mission. 

Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, OMB shall submit a report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees that details how the Administration is ensuring that Executive Branch 

agencies are complying with all applicable laws, regulations and 

Executive Orders related to travel, conferences and employee 

awards. 

The Committee is concerned that Federal agencies purchasing 

online advertisements may unwittingly have advertisements appear on websites operated by those engaged in criminal activity, including sites proliferating malware, child pornography, or engaged 

in identity theft, theft of intellectual property or counterfeiting. The 

Committee believes the OMB should review this issue and provide 

guidance to the Executive Branch agencies if necessary. OMB is directed to report to the Committee within 180 days of enactment of 

this Act on its progress in addressing this issue. 

The Committee looks forward to the submission of the required 

examination of OMB Circular A–94 regarding government-wide efficiencies and proper anticipation of the cost of major infrastructure 

projects. The Committee appreciates the time and resources OMB 


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has expended on this effort, especially its outreach to various 

stakeholders and its evaluation of the considerable analytical tools 

which can help the government set and meet performance goals 

while reducing government spending. 

In order to build on this effort to promote effectiveness, the Committee directs OMB to continue the effort to improve cost-benefit 

analyses and practices government-wide by incorporating life cycle 

cost analysis, and to report to Congress within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the status of further development of tools and 

materials being used to implement life-cycle cost analysis in Federal departments and agencies to meet their various and unique 

purposes. 

The Committee appreciates the efforts of the Administration to 

make more geospatial data available to the State and local governments, and the public through data.gov. In addition to providing 

more information to the public, better coordination and sharing of 

geospatial information collected at all levels of government can lead 

to significant costs savings and improve government performance. 

OMB is directed to submit a report to the Committee within 90 

days of enactment of this Act outlining the Administration’s efforts 

to further increase the amount of geospatial data that is made 

available to the public and shared across all levels of government. 

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $24,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 23,413,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 23,296,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥1,204,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥117,000 

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and most recently reauthorized in 2006. The Office is the President’s primary source of 

support for counter-drug policy development and program oversight. Its responsibilities include 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 

which are discussed under the ‘‘Federal Drug Control Programs’’ 

heading below. These include the High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

Areas (HIDTA) program and Drug-Free Communities grants. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $23,296,000 for 

ONDCP Salaries and Expenses, $1,204,000 less than fiscal year 

2012 and $117,000 less than the request. The Committee expects 

ONDCP to focus resources on the counter-drug policy development, 

coordination and evaluation functions which are the primary mission of the Office and the original reason for its existence. 

The Committee continues to be concerned with methamphetamine production, trafficking and its widespread abuse. According 

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tem, the total number of laboratories seized nationwide was approximately 24.5 percent higher in 2011 than in 2010. The Committee directs ONDCP to continue to work with various agencies, 

such as the Departments of Justice, State, Homeland Security, and 

Health and Human Services, along with State and local governments, to develop and implement strategies to reduce the demand 

for and supply of methamphetamine in the U.S. 

The National Drug Control Strategy (Strategy) serves as a comprehensive plan to reduce illicit drug use and its consequences in 

the United States and the territories. The Committee notes that 

the Strategy does not adequately address the problem of drug trafficking and associated violence in the territories. The Committee 

expects ONDCP to give appropriate consideration to the territories 

in preparing future reports. 

The Committee directs the Office of National Drug Control Policy 

to develop a biennial Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy, 

on terms equivalent to the existing Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy and the Northern Border Counternarcotics 

Strategy. This strategy shall be publicly available within 180 days 

of the date of enactment of this Act. 

FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $238,522,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 200,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 238,522,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +38,522,000 

The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program 

provides resources to Federal and 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 drug-plagued communities; and 

to disrupt the drug marketplace. 

Currently, 28 HIDTAs operate in 45 States plus the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Each HIDTA is 

managed by an Executive Board comprised of equal numbers of 

Federal, State, local or 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 an appropriation of $238,522,000 for 

the HIDTA Program, the same as the fiscal year 2012 level and 

$38,522,000 more than the request. The Committee believes that 

the HIDTA program has demonstrated its effectiveness and can 

serve as an important tool in combating problems of drug trafficking and drug-related violence. 

The Committee includes language requiring that existing 

HIDTAs receive funding at least equal to the fiscal year 2012 base 

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otherwise to the Committees on Appropriations, based on clearly 

articulated priorities and published performance measures. 

The recommendation includes language directing ONDCP to notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of 

HIDTA funds no later than 45 days after enactment, and to notify 

the Committees of the proposed use of discretionary funds no later 

than 90 days after enactment. The language directs the ONDCP 

Director to work in consultation with the HIDTA Directors in determining the uses of that discretionary funding. 

The Committee is troubled by recent events that have highlighted ONDCP’s lack of oversight over the HIDTA program. The 

Committee expects funds appropriated for the HIDTA program to 

be used for its intended mission of combatting drug trafficking and 

drug-related violence. HIDTA directors are required by law to obtain approval from the Director of ONDCP for the use of appropriated funds on activities that fall outside of the traditional responsibilities of the HIDTA program. At the same time, the Committee expects ONDCP to conduct appropriate oversight of the 

HIDTA program to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the 

program and protect the investment of taxpayer dollars. The Committee is disappointed by ONDCP’s lack of oversight of the HIDTA 

program and subsequent response to the Committee’s inquiry into 

its oversight role. Therefore, the Committee directs ONDCP to review its current procedures for conducting oversight and develop a 

more comprehensive audit and evaluation process of the HIDTA 

program. The Committee directs ONDCP to report to the Committee on its efforts within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

Finally, the Committee recommendation specifies that up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and related activities. 

OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $105,550,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 118,600,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 105,900,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +350,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥12,700,000 

This account supports a variety of other drug control activities 

managed or undertaken by ONDCP. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $105,900,000 for 

Other Federal Drug Control Programs, which is $350,000 more 

than fiscal year 2012 and $12,700,000 less than the request. The 

recommended level for fiscal year 2013 is distributed among specific programs and activities as follows: 

Drug-Free Communities ........................................................................ $92,000,000 

Media and outreach activities ............................................................... – – – 

Anti-Doping activities ............................................................................ 9,500,000 

World Anti-Doping Agency dues ........................................................... 1,900,000 

Drug Courts ............................................................................................ 1,300,000 

State Drug Law Assistance ................................................................... 1,200,000 

Within the total for the account, the Committee recommends 

$92,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities program, the same as 

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makes grants of up to $125,000 per year to support local coalitions 

to develop and implement community-based plans to reduce drug 

abuse among youth. These coalitions are required to include participants from a wide range of interests, including local government 

agencies, schools, the media, service organizations, law enforcement, parents, youth, and the business community. Local matching 

contributions are required. Grants are awarded on a competitive 

basis, and may be renewed for up to five years, after which time 

the coalition must compete again for any further funding. Within this account, the Committee recommends $9,500,000 for 

anti-doping activities, $500,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and 

$1,500,000 more than the request. Anti-doping activities support 

athlete drug testing programs, research initiatives, educational programs, and enforce compliance with the World Anti-Doping Code. 

In addition, the Committee recommends $1,900,000 for the United 

States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency 

(WADA), the same as fiscal year 2012 and the request. WADA is 

the international agency created to promote, coordinate, and monitor efforts against doping and illicit drug use in sport on a global 

basis. 

The Committee recommends no funding for media and outreach, the same as fiscal year 2012, rather than the $20,000,000 included 

in the request for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Additionally, the Committee includes $1,300,000 for drug court training and technical assistance and $1,200,000 for assistance to 

States in implementing effective drug laws. 

All funds under this heading are to be awarded under a competitive process. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $5,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 5,000,000 

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

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

These funds support efforts to improve the Federal Government’s 

investments in information technology (IT). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000 

which is equal to fiscal year 2012 and the request. The recommendation renames this account to more accurately reflect its 

purpose. The Committee appreciates the Administration’s efforts to 

improve program and contract management of information technology (IT) investments as well as the Administration’s efforts to 

utilize cloud computing and consolidate data centers. However, 

much more needs to be done to improve the management of the 

Federal Government’s nearly $80,000,000,000 annual investment 

in IT. In order to better understand the results of the Administration’s IT reform efforts and the savings generated, bill language is 

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tion will not only inform the Committee on the results of OMB’s 

IT reforms but will also inform the Committee’s decisions on funding IT projects in agencies across the Federal government. 

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $4,328,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 4,328,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,112,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥216,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥216,000 

These funds support the executive functions of the Office of the 

Vice President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,112,000 for 

the Office of the Vice President, which is $216,000 less than fiscal 

year 2012 and the request. 

OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $307,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 307,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 292,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥15,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥15,000 

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 an appropriation of $292,000 for the 

Operating Expenses of the Vice President’s residence, which is 

$15,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

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 Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 202. The Committee includes language requiring the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit a report 

to the Committee on improving regulation and regulatory review. 

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costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 

Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111–203). 

Section 204. The Committee includes language prohibiting funds 

to prepare, sign or approve statements abrogating legislation 

passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed 

by the President. 

Section 205. The Committee includes language requiring the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report to 

the Appropriations and Budget Committees on the implementation 

of sequestration required under section 251(a) of the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. $5,000,000 of 

OMB’s Salaries and Expenses appropriation shall not be available 

for obligation until this report is submitted. 

Section 206. The Committee includes language requiring the 

President to submit a detailed report on the sequestration required 

by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 for January 2, 2013. 

TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY 

The funds recommended by the Committee in title III of the accompanying bill 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 $6,509,493,000 in discretionary funding for the Judiciary in fiscal year 2013, which is 

$22,625,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $209,276,000 less than 

the request. The Committee recognizes that the number of cases 

filed and the number of persons under supervision is not under the 

control of the Judiciary. However, the Committee believes the Judiciary needs to continue its cost containment efforts and identify 

ways to reduce staffing, travel, conferences, space and other financial requirements through the use of technology and best practices. 

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. 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $74,819,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 77,165,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 74,992,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +173,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥2,173,000 


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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $74,992,000 for 

fiscal year 2013 for the salaries and expenses of personnel and the 

cost of operating the Supreme Court, excluding the care of the 

building and grounds. The recommendation is $173,000 more than 

fiscal year 2012 and is $2,173,000 less than the request. The increased funding provided above the fiscal year 2012 level is to annualize the cost of twelve additional police officers partially funded 

during fiscal year 2012. The Committee continues to include bill 

language making $2,000,000 available until expended for the purpose of making information technology investments. The Committee requests that the Court 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. 

CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $8,159,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 11,963,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,259,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +1,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥2,704,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,259,000 for 

fiscal year 2013, to remain available until expended, for personnel 

and other services relating to the structural and mechanical care 

of the Supreme Court building and grounds. The Architect of the 

Capitol has responsibility for these functions and supervises the 

use of this appropriation. The recommendation is $1,100,000 above 

the current year and $2,704,000 less than the request. The increased funding provided above fiscal year 2012 is for upgrading 

the Supreme Court police radio infrastructure. The recommendation does not provide the requested $2,500,000 increase for fac ̧ade 

restoration at this time. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $32,511,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 34,328,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 32,511,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,817,000 

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 an appropriation of $32,511,000 for fiscal year 2013, which is equal to 

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UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $21,447,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 22,880,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 21,447,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,433,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Court of International Trade has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction of 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 Federal customs and international trade laws. The Committee recommends an 

appropriation of $21,447,000 for fiscal year 2013, which is equal to 

fiscal year 2012 and $1,433,000 less than the request. 

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL

SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $5,015,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 5,148,799,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,989,123,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥25,877,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥159,676,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,989,123,000 

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 recommendation is $25,877,000 less 

than fiscal year 2012 and $159,676,000 less than the request. 

The Committee appreciates that over the past year the Judiciary 

has reduced court support and probation officer staffing by approximately 1,200 positions. The level of funding provided reduces funding for travel, conferences and other discretionary activities in 

clerks and chambers operations. 

The Committee is concerned with the cost and amount of space 

occupied by the Judiciary. In spite of staffing reductions in recent 

years, during fiscal year 2013 the courts are estimated to occupy 

an additional 728,000 square feet. The Committee recognizes that 

changes to the Judiciary’s space footprint cannot be changed overnight. However, the Committee expects the Judiciary to do more to 

manage its space rental costs and has included an administrative 

provision requiring the Judicial Conference to develop a plan to 

freeze Judiciary space in fiscal year 2014 and begin reducing it 

starting in fiscal year 2015. 

The Judicial Conference is directed to report to the Committee 

within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the steps necessary to 

merge the separate appropriations for the United States Court of 

Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and United States Court of 

International Trade (CIT) into the Courts of Appeals, District 

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Court Security appropriations. During times of declining resources, 

the Committee wants to ensure that all courts are complying with 

the cost containment efforts of the Judicial Conference. The report 

shall include information on the necessary legislative and funding 

changes needed to merge the appropriations and the actions necessary to ensure that the CAFC and CIT adhere to Judicial Conference policies in areas such as security, space, information technology, libraries and staffing. 

The Committee understands that four districts have consolidated 

their district and bankruptcy clerks’ offices and have achieved efficiencies. Section 156(d) of title 28 of the United States Code requires approval of the Judicial Conference and Congress to consolidate district and bankruptcy clerks’ offices. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall review the potential savings that 

could be generated if additional district and bankruptcy clerks’ offices are consolidated including the impact that a consolidation 

could have on the operations of the courts. In addition, GAO shall 

review the process required to implement a district and bankruptcy 

clerks’ office consolidation and evaluate whether it could be improved. 

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $5,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 5,354,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,100,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥254,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $5,100,000 for 

fiscal year 2013 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. The recommendation is $100,000 more 

than the current year and $254,000 less than the request. 

DEFENDER SERVICES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ....................................................... $1,031,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ..................................................... 1,063,517,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................. 1,031,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ................................................ – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 .............................................. ¥32,517,000 

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 an appropriation of 

$1,031,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 which is equal to the current 

year and $32,517,000 less than the request. The recommendation 

does not provide an increase in the hourly panel attorney pay rate. 

The sixth amendment to the Constitution provides for the right 

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Constitutional protection. However, the Committee is concerned 

that this program has not undergone the same cost containment efforts as other Judiciary programs. For example in the Judiciary’s 

fiscal year 2012 spending plan, this account anticipates increasing 

spending by more than $30 million while the number of representations is estimated to slightly decline. The Committee expects the 

Judicial Conference to subject this program to the same level of 

scrutiny as other Judiciary programs. During a time of declining 

resources, the Judiciary must find a way to provide effective representation at reasonable costs. 

FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $51,908,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 54,635,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 54,635,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +2,727,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $54,635,000 for payments to jurors, which is $2,727,000 more than fiscal year 2012 

and equal to the request. 

COURT SECURITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $500,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 514,673,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 510,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +10,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥4,673,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $510,000,000 for 

Court Security in fiscal year 2013 to provide for necessary expenses 

of security and protective services in courtrooms and adjacent 

areas. This is $10,000,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and 

$4,673,000 less than the request. The recommended increase over 

fiscal year 2012 will provide for the highest priority security needs 

identified by the courts and the U.S. Marshals Service. 

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $82,909,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 85,148,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 82,909,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... ¥2,239,000 

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 

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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 an 

appropriation of $82,909,000 for the AO, which is equal to fiscal 

year 2012 and $2,239,000 less than the request. 

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $27,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 27,729,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 27,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥729,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) improves the management of 

Federal Judicial dockets and court administration through education for judges and staff, and research, evaluation, and planning 

assistance for the courts and the Judicial Conference. The Committee recommends an appropriation of $27,000,000 for the FJC for 

fiscal year 2013, which is equal to the current year and $729,000 

less than the request. 

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $16,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 17,061,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 16,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,061,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The purpose of the 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 $16,000,000 

for the Commission for fiscal year 2013, which is $500,000 less 

than fiscal year 2012 and $1,061,000 less than the request. 

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 

2013 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 

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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 not 

to exceed $11,000 to be used for official reception and representation expenses incurred by the Judicial Conference. 

Section 304. The Committee continues language to authorize a 

court security pilot program. 

Section 305. The Committee includes language requested by the 

Judicial Conference to extend temporary judgeships in the eastern 

district of Missouri, Kansas, Hawaii, Arizona, the northern district 

of Alabama, the central district of California, the southern district 

of Florida, New Mexico and the eastern district of Texas. 

Section 306. The Committee includes new language requiring the 

Judicial Conference to submit a plan to freeze the number of 

square feet funded by the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and 

Other Judicial Services, Salaries and Expenses appropriation in fiscal year 2014 and reduce the number of square feet occupied by the 

Judiciary by at least 1 percent in each of the next four fiscal years. 

Section 307. The Committee includes new language regarding 

the boundaries of divisions in the eastern district of Missouri and 

the northern district of Mississippi. These changes were proposed 

by the Judicial Conference. 

Section 308. The Committee includes new language prohibiting 

funds for circuit judicial conferences in fiscal year 2013. In fiscal 

year 2014 or future years, if the Judiciary plans to hold circuit judicial conferences, the budget request shall outline the costs, locations and justifications for holding such conferences. 

TITLE IV—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

FEDERAL FUNDS

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $30,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 35,100,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 30,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥5,100,000 

The Resident Tuition Support program provides up to $10,000 

annually for undergraduate District students to attend eligible 

four-year public universities and colleges nationwide at in-state tuition rates. Grants up to $2,500 per year are available for students 

to attend private institutions 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 $30,000,000 

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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS

IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $14,900,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 24,700,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 24,700,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +9,800,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

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 is provided to 

help address the impact of the Federal presence on public safety 

in the District of Columbia. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $24,700,000 

for emergency planning and security costs, which is $9,800,000 

more than fiscal year 2012 and the same as the request. The Committee continues to require a detailed justification be submitted 

with the budget request each year, as well as a report detailing any 

deviation from the plan outlined in the justification no later than 

60 days after the end of the fiscal year. The increase in funding is 

provided for planning activities for the Presidential inauguration. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $232,841,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 219,651,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 232,181,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥660,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +12,530,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $232,181,000 

for operation of the District of Columbia Courts, which is $660,000 

less than fiscal year 2012 and $12,530,000 more than the request. 

This amount includes $12,830,000 for the Court of Appeals; 

$113,959,000 for the Superior Court; $66,302,000 for the Court System; and $39,090,000 for capital improvements to courthouse facilities. The aforementioned amounts include funding provided above 

the requested level to continue enhancements provided in fiscal 

year 2012 and to fund the Courts’ highest priority security and facilities requirements. 

The Committee directs the District of Columbia Courts to provide 

quarterly expenditures, unobligated balances and staffing reports 

to the Committee for all programs, to be submitted within 30 days 

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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA COURTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $55,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 49,890,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 49,890,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥5,110,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $49,890,000 for Defender Services 

in the District of Columbia Courts, which is $5,110,000 less than 

fiscal year 2012 and the same as the request. The Committee directs the District of Columbia Courts to provide quarterly expenditure and unobligated balance reports to the Committee, within 30 

days after the end of each quarter. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $212,983,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 215,506,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 214,200,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +1,217,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,306,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $214,200,000 

for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), 

which is $1,217,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and $1,306,000 less 

than the request. Of the amounts provided, $155,565,000 is for 

Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration and 

$58,635,000 is for the Pretrial Services Agency (PSA). The recommendation includes an increase above the fiscal year 2012 level 

for costs associated with the upcoming expiration of facility leases. 

The Committee includes requested language expanding CSOSA’s 

gratuity and gift authority. 

The Committee directs CSOSA to provide a quarterly report on 

its expenditures, unobligated balances and staffing to the Committee, to be submitted within 30 days after the end of each quarter. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE FOR THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $37,241,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 39,376,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 38,282,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +1,041,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,094,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $38,282,000 

for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, which 

is $1,041,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and $1,094,000 less than 

the request. The recommended increase above the fiscal year 2012 

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ity lease. The Committee includes requested language expanding 

the agency’s gift authority. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $1,800,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 1,800,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,800,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CCJC) 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 CCJC 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 $1,800,000 to 

the CJCC, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 500,000 

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

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation provides funding for the 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 their 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 $295,000 for 

the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, and $205,000 

for the Judicial Nomination Commission. This is the same as fiscal 

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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $60,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 60,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 60,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) au- thorizes $60,000,000 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 $60,000,000, 

the authorized amount, for school improvement. Based on the statutory funding formula, this will provide $20,000,000 for District of 

Columbia Public Schools, $20,000,000 for Public Charter Schools 

and $20,000,000 for Opportunity Scholarships. 

Historically, the Committee has provided funding for the School 

Improvement that is available until expended. The Federal fiscal 

year and the school year do not align so providing funding that is 

available for more than one fiscal year gives the programs funded 

in this account flexibility in managing these funds and ensuring 

these Federal funds are used to improve the educational opportunities for the maximum number of students. 

The Committee is disappointed that the Administration’s budget 

request proposes to disregard the statutory formula included in 

SOAR and eliminate funding for Opportunity Scholarships. The 

Committee is troubled that the Administration has once again 

caused uncertainty in the future of the program for families in the 

District of Columbia. The funding provided in fiscal year 2012 for 

Opportunity Scholarships was not intended to pay for future year 

costs of students currently enrolled in the program. It was intended 

to increase the number of students participating in the program 

during the 2012–2013 school year. The Committee believes that 

funding available from prior year appropriations should be made 

available to expand the number of students receiving scholarships 

over the 5 year SOAR authorization. The funding included in this 

Act for fiscal year 2013 is provided to continue to expand the number of students participating in the program. It is not intended to 

be used for future year costs of the program. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $375,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 375,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥125,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $375,000, 

which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and $125,000 less than the 

request. The Committee acknowledges the unique role of the D.C. 

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recommendation includes $375,000 for the Major General David F. 

Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and 

College Access Program to pay the costs of a tuition assistance program for guard members. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SAINT ELIZABETHS

HOSPITAL CAMPUS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... $9,800,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,800,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +9,800,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Saint Elizabeths campus is being redeveloped to house the 

headquarters for the Coast Guard beginning in 2013 and additional 

Department of Homeland Security offices in the future. In response 

to this development, the District of Columbia is creating a center 

for innovation and entrepreneurship. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $9,800,000 to 

develop a center for innovation and entrepreneurship on the campus as requested. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $5,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 5,000,000 

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

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

Currently, 3.2 percent of the population of the District of Columbia has been diagnosed with HIV. The World Health Organization 

defines an HIV epidemic as ‘‘severe’’ when the percent of infection 

among residents exceeds one percent. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for a Federal payment for testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS which is equal 

to fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

This bill provides local funds for the operation of the District of 

Columbia as approved by the District of Columbia Council and the 

Mayor. The local budget proposed by the Mayor provides an appropriation of $11,284,379,000 for operations of the District of Columbia. This amount includes estimated funding of $6,321,414,000 of 

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TITLE V—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

In providing only the broadest strokes of information, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) budget begs for further 

study and evaluation. The Committee invited the Director to testify 

about CFPB’s budget and activities and the Director declined. The 

Committee provided the CFPB with specific guidance about the annual report to the Committee of Appropriations of the House of 

Representatives and the Senate, as required by section 1017(e)(4) 

of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 

and the CFPB has yet to respond. While the Committee appreciates a briefing that the Director provided to Subcommittee members, the Committee remains disappointed that an agency dedicated to transparency and accountability is not more forthcoming 

about how it uses or what it accomplishes with hundreds of millions of dollars extracted from the American economy. The bill includes the following provisions: 

Section 501. The Committee repeals the prohibition against the 

Committees on Appropriations reviewing transfers from the Federal Reserve System to the CFPB. Congress has a duty to examine 

and critique the activities of the CFPB, especially since its expenditures, like any other Federal agency, contribute to a growing budget deficit. 

Section 502. The Committee changes the CFPB’s source of funding from transfers from the Federal Reserve System to annual appropriations beginning in fiscal year 2014. Under the Dodd-Frank 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the CFPB can 

spend more than half a billion dollars without an annual review by 

Congress. The Committee believes the CFPB needs oversight as 

much as banks and nonbanks do and further reminds the CFPB to 

remain steadfast to its mission to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial 

products and services and not to stray into consumer advocacy. 

Section 503. The Committee directs the CFPB to submit quarterly reports about its activities and to testify about its activities 

when requested. The report shall include, among other things, how 

the CFPB allocates its funds and staff. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $114,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 122,425,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 114,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥7,925,000 

The Consumer Product Safety Act established the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an independent Federal regulatory agency, to reduce the risk of injury associated with consumer 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $114,500,000 for 

the CPSC for fiscal year 2013, which is the same as fiscal year 

2012 and $7,925,000 less than the request. 

As the agency with jurisdiction over tens of thousands of consumer products, the CPSC has the opportunity to leverage its resources and contacts within the manufacturing industry to help 

drive education campaigns related to proper use of consumer products. Through working with industry, voluntary recalls have been 

largely successful. This cooperative relationship with industry can 

help save lives and CPSC resources, which can then be devoted to 

product recalls and promulgating risk-based rules. 

Import Safety.—The Committee remains supportive of the Import 

Safety initiative which places CPSC investigators at key ports of 

entry in order to stop defective products from entering the United 

States. The CPSC’s coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is a cost effective and efficient use of CPSC resources 

and enforcement capabilities. The Committee believes resources in 

this area are being spent in a targeted and effective way and expects the CPSC to continue to devote resources to this program. 

GAO Study.—The Committee has included Section 628 requiring 

GAO to conduct a quantitative and qualitative cost benefit analysis 

of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). 

The Committee believes the CPSIA reform bill passed this year 

(P.L. 112–28) addressed some of the concerns related to lead limits 

and onerous third-party testing requirements, but the Committee 

believes the reforms did not go far enough and that an analysis of 

the impact of the CPSIA is necessary. 

Pool and Spa Safety.—The Committee provides $500,000 to be 

available until September 30, 2014, for the pool and spa safety 

grants program established by the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and 

Spa Safety Act. The Committee encourages the CPSC to continue 

its pool and spa safety education campaign. 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $11,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 11,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,750,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥5,750,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥5,750,000 

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. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,750,000 for 

EAC Salaries and Expenses, which is $5,750,000 less than fiscal 

year 2012 and $5,750,000 less than the request. The recommendation also provides for the transfer of $1,375,000 to the National InVerDate Mar 15 2010 01:58 Jun 27, 2012 Jkt 074712 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR550.XXX HR550

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stitute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for election reform activities, and provides $1,250,000 for the Office of Inspector General. 

The Committee strongly supports the successful administration 

of Federal elections and appreciates the reasons for why the EAC 

was originally created. However, the Committee believes this agency is no longer effectively carrying out its mandate. At present, all 

Commissioner, General Counsel, and Executive Director positions 

are vacant, which leaves all statutory positions within the EAC unfilled. All of the funds appropriated for HAVA grants have been 

distributed to the States, and for two years the Administration has 

not requested additional grant funding. Without HAVA grants to 

distribute, the work of the EAC consists of auditing HAVA grant 

money previously distributed—a task carried out by the EAC Inspector General—and examining new voting technologies—a task 

subcontracted to NIST. The EAC has been unable to finalize rules 

approving new standards that were due at the end of 2010, nor is 

the agency able to hold hearings or rule on appeals. 

This Committee is not advocating doing away with the changes 

made to voting law in the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Rather, 

the Committee believes these laws should be carried out by another 

agency better equipped to carry out these functions, possibly the 

Federal Election Commission. The Committee has included bill language addressing this issue, stating that should any legislation— 

similar to H.R. 3463 as passed by the House of Representatives on 

December 1, 2011—be enacted during fiscal year 2013 terminating 

the EAC, all unobligated balances may be transferred to the agency 

tasked with carrying out the EAC’s mandates, a responsibility the 

EAC itself has been unable to attend to for over a year. 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $339,844,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 346,782,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 322,852,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥16,992,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥23,930,000 

The mission of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

is to implement the Communications Act of 1934 and assure the 

availability of high quality communications services for all Americans. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $322,852,000 for 

the Salaries and Expenses of the FCC for fiscal year 2013, all of 

which is to be derived from offsetting collections. This is 

$16,992,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $23,930,000 less than 

the request. 

The Committee recommendation includes bill language, similar 

to language included in previous Appropriations Acts, which allows: (1) up to $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; (2) purchase and hire of motor vehicles; (3) special counsel 

fees; (4) collection of $322,852,000 in section 9 fees; (5) a prohibition on amounts collected in excess of $322,852,000 from being 


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available for obligation; (6) a prohibition on remaining offsetting 

collections from prior years from being available for obligation; and 

(7) an increase to the cap on auction administration for the implementation of incentive auctions, as required by P.L. 112–96, to 

$98,738,000. 

The Committee commends the Commission for realizing significant savings by recompeting contracts this year. This is laudable 

and a proactive way of economizing the Commission’s funds. The 

Committee hopes other agencies follow the FCC’s example in this 

area. 

Political File Disclosure.—In April of 2012, the FCC promulgated 

a rule requiring broadcasters to post the contents of their political 

file online to a FCC-run database. Opposition was expressed to the 

FCC’s rule out of concern that placing sensitive pricing information 

on the Internet would distort the broadcasting marketplace and 

that broadcasters would be burdened with additional costs by having to upload this information to an FCC-run database. The Committee supports disclosure of political spending but has concerns 

that if there are multiple regulatory agencies maintaining on-line 

information about political spending that this may create confusion 

and waste resources. In order to understand the impact of the FCC 

ruling on the broadcasting market and on the operational costs of 

television stations and Federal Government, the Committee directs 

the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to analyze the implementation of this rule. At a minimum, their report shall include 

the following: 

(1) An analysis of the information maintained by the FCC compared to the information maintained by the Federal Election Commission to determine if there is duplication of costs incurred by the 

Federal Government for maintaining different systems for the purpose of reporting political spending and if there are benefits or 

shortfalls to the public of having multiple Federal regulatory agencies reporting political spending. 

(2) An analysis of the impact of requiring sensitive broadcaster 

pricing information on a public FCC-run database, including 

whether this information has or can be used for price signaling or 

market manipulation. 

(3) An analysis of the impact on the operational costs of broadcasters of having to provide ‘‘immediate’’ updates to the FCC-run 

database each time a political file is updated. 

GAO shall report their findings by no later than July 1, 2013. 

Not later than 30 days after GAO has submitted its analysis, the 

FCC shall report to the Appropriations Committees in the House 

and Senate and authorizing committees of jurisdiction on how they 

plan to address any concerns or recommendations suggested by 

GAO. No later than September 1, 2013, the FCC shall report to the 

Committees on Appropriations in the House and Senate and the 

authorizing committees of jurisdiction on actions they have taken 

as a result of any concerns or recommendations suggested by GAO. 

Organizational Structure.—The Committee believes the current 

organizational and management structure of the Commission does 

not reflect the convergence in today’s telecommunications market. 

The increase in market-based competition should result in a smaller Commission with fewer staff. In order to address these issues, 

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current FCC organizational structure as well as a proposal for improvement that reflects today’s technology landscape and competitive marketplace. This review should be submitted to the House 

and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of this Act. 

Carriage Complaints.—The Committee urges the FCC to fulfill 

its implementation obligations under the 1992 Cable Act concerning program carriage decisions by multi-channel video programming distributors and to establish a process for expedited review of complaints made by independent channels or others of statutory violations. While the FCC initiated a further rulemaking in 

2007 to address carriage complaint substance and process, it did 

not adopt its Second Report and Order addressing program carriage until 2011. However, the Second Report and Order resolved 

only some of the issues necessary to implement the statute. The remaining issues were deferred to yet another rulemaking concerning 

carriage complaint issues. While the FCC has made some notable 

progress, the Committee urges the FCC to promptly complete the 

pending rulemaking and fully implement and comply with the 1992 

Cable Act. 

Broadband Access.—The Committee is concerned about the disparity in access to broadband between the territories and the 50 

states. The Committee encourages the Commission to implement 

policies that increase broadband accessibility and adoption in the 

territories. 

The Committee supports the actions proposed in the FCC’s Public Notice released on February 15, 2012 in IB Docket No. 11–109 

(DA 12–214) and urges their prompt adoption. The Committee has 

previously expressed concern about the potential impact on Global 

Positioning Systems (GPS) of planned terrestrial broadband operations in the L Band. However, the Committee encourages the FCC 

to work with the licensee to provide other spectrum to deploy 

broadband services while heeding previous concerns regarding potential interference to commercially available GPS devices. In fiscal 

year 2012, the Committee restricted the FCC from using funds to 

allow for the operation of a terrestrial broadband network in the 

L Band until potential interference issues could be resolved. The 

Committee is pleased that the FCC continues to engage in a thorough examination of this issue. The Committee will continue to 

monitor the FCC’s consideration of future licenses and waivers and 

remains concerned about the impact on GPS functionality of terrestrial broadband networks in the L Band. 

Regulatory Fees.—The offsetting collections provided for the FCC 

are to recover the costs of its regulatory activities including: enforcement activities, policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and international activities as provided for in Section 

9 of the Communications Act. The Committee understands that despite the dramatic changes that have occurred in the communications marketplace, the methodology the FCC currently uses to derive its regulatory fees is essentially the same as the one developed 

in 1994. The Committee notes there is longstanding broad and bipartisan support among Commissioners to update this methodology 

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mission to issue a Final Rule in time for next year’s payments by 

regulated entities. 

Rate Rebalancing.—The Committee is concerned that section 

54.313(a)(10) of the FCC’s rules (47 C.F.R. 54.313(a)(10)), as 

amended in the Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (FCC 11–161) adopted on October 27, 2011, does not 

adequately address situations in which local exchange carriers 

have already rebalanced local residential telephone service rates 

pursuant to State laws or regulations. At least five States adopted 

rate rebalancing structures prior to completion of the FCC’s order. 

These early adopter States set in place a State rate-payer structure 

for basic local residential telephone service that meets the goals of 

the FCC’s Universal Service Fund reform efforts. The Committee 

notes that as a result of the FCC’s order, local exchange carriers 

in early adopter States must determine which laws and regulations 

to violate, State or Federal, as they cannot comply with both. The 

Committee encourages the FCC to reconsider section 54.313(a)(10) 

to allow for an alternative certification system that provides longterm relief to early adopter States, and takes into account capped, 

tariffed, or price-listed rates that have been approved or allowed by 

State legislatures or regulatory bodies in those States. 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $45,261,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 34,568,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 34,568,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥10,693,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

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 account for appropriations for each Office of Inspector General established under section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $34,568,000 from the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) Resolution Fund to finance the OIG for fiscal year 

2013, which is $10,693,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and the same 

as the request. The decrease in requested funding is based on estimates of institution failures, resolution and receivership activity, 

staffing levels, and assessments of risk to the Deposit Insurance 

Fund. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $66,367,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 66,367,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 66,367,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 


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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 an appropriation of $66,367,000 for 

the Salaries and Expenses of the FEC for fiscal year 2013, which 

is the same as fiscal year 2012 and the same as the request. 

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $24,723,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 24,792,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 24,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥223,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥292,000 

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 full staff support for the 

Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel and the Foreign Service 

Labor Relations Board. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $24,500,000 for 

the FLRA, which is $223,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$292,000 less than the request. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $311,563,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 300,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 285,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥26,063,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥14,500,000 

The mission of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is to enforce 

a variety of Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. Appropriations for both the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Commission are partially financed with Hart-Scott-Rodino Act pre-merger filing fees. The Commission’s appropriation is 

also partially offset by Do-Not-Call registry fees. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $285,500,000 for 

the Salaries and Expenses of the FTC for fiscal year 2013, which 

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the request. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 

$115,000,000 of collections from Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing 

fees and $15,000,000 of collections from Do-Not-Call list fees will 

partially offset the appropriation requirement for this account. 

Duplicative Rulemaking.—The creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) transferred some areas of consumer protection jurisdiction, once the sole purview of the FTC, to 

the CFPB. Duplicative efforts in regulatory rulemaking are unhelpful to agencies and the American taxpayer. The Committee believes 

the FTC should be able to work within the funding amount included in this bill as some of their consumer protection jurisdiction 

has transferred to the CFPB. The Committee expects the FTC to 

continue to work with CFPB to ensure duplicative efforts on 

rulemakings are avoided before agency resources are wasted. 

Wasteful Spending.—This Committee was disappointed to learn 

of the FTC’s purchase of 6,000 beer ‘‘koozies’’ as part of the ‘‘We 

Don’t Serve Teens’’ education campaign. The intention of the FTC’s 

consumer education campaign related to the impact of alcohol advertising on teen drinking is sensible. However, this purchase was 

a lapse in judgment by the Commission and a waste of taxpayer 

dollars. In a budget climate where every dollar counts, the Commission should have been more thoughtful about its use of taxpayer funds. This funding could have been better spent on uncovering fraud and other FTC priorities. The Committee expects this 

lapse in judgment in the use of taxpayer dollars to be taken seriously by the Commission and expects the FTC to vet future discretionary purchases by all offices. 

Gas Price Manipulation.—High gas prices hurt American workers at a time when the economy is still recovering. The Committee 

is supportive of the FTC’s efforts in monitoring price manipulation 

and anticompetitive behavior in the oil and natural gas sector. The 

Committee understands that investigations are ongoing in this 

area and directs the FTC to continue to update the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House and Senate of any findings related to 

abuses in this area. 

The Committee is concerned by the rising rate of money transfer 

crimes, referred to as grandparent scams or emergency scams, in 

which a victim is scammed into making a money transfer they believe is needed to help a relative or friend. Funds are often transferred out of the country and victims have little recourse in bringing charges or recovering their money. The Committee directs the 

Federal Trade Commission to issue a report to the Committee 

within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on its plan 

to better coordinate with foreign consumer protection and law enforcement departments to prevent money transfer crimes and identify and prosecute offenders. 


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012 .............................. $8,017,967,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013 8,619,098,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 7,916,630,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... ¥101,337,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... ¥702,468,000 

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 by using 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 $7,916,630,000 for the FBF, which is $101,337,000 less 

than the fiscal year 2012 and $702,468,000 less than the request. 

To carry out the purposes of the FBF, the revenues and collections deposited into the FBF shall be available for necessary expenses in the aggregate amount of $7,916,630,000 of which: 

$50,000,000 is for construction and acquisition, $395,000,000 is for 

repairs and alterations, $119,589,000 is for installment acquisition 

payments (including payments on purchase contracts), 

$5,210,198,000 is for rental of space, $1,094,972,000 is for building 

operations and maintenance, and $1,046,871,000 is for Public 

Buildings Service, Salaries and Expenses. 

The Committee is aghast by the raw display of malfeasance conducted at the 2010 PBS Western Regions Conferences (WRC) and 

accomplished through PBS Region 9’s ‘‘Hats Off’’ employee rewards 

program. Self-enrichment has no place in public service. Disregard 

for the vast body of existing Federal laws and regulations about 

procurement, ethics, and travel combined with the access to the 

FBF led to unimaginable abuses. 

To that end, the Committee abolishes the ‘‘Building Operations’’ 

account which financed the costs of the WRC and the ‘‘Hats Off’’ 

program and replaces it with two new accounts. The ‘‘Building Operations and Maintenance’’ account funds services that keep buildings running and that directly benefit Federal agencies in GSAowned buildings and, when not provided by the lessor, GSA-leased 

buildings. Whereas, the ‘‘Public Buildings Service, Salaries and Expenses’’ account funds the cost of running PBS, which primarily 

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countants, plus the tools that they use for their jobs such as office 

equipment and supplies, information technology, and support staff. 

The level of funding provided by the Committee for ‘‘Building Operations and Maintenance’’ and ‘‘Public Buildings Service, Salaries 

and Expenses’’ ensures resources are adequate to address expenses 

necessary to oversee a construction project, keep a Federal building 

in working condition, and negotiate new leases, but scarce enough 

to starve out opulence and frivolity. 

The Committee appreciates the Administration’s efforts to reduce 

the Federal footprint by selling excess properties and discouraging 

Federal agencies from acquiring more space. The pace of these efforts, however, is too slow for the country to afford. Every Administration promises and fails to reduce the cost and amount of space 

the Federal government consumes. For example, in the request, the 

FBF seeks an increase of $338,385,000 for the Rental of Space (i.e., 

lease payments that GSA makes to private building owners) and 

710,000 more square feet in leased space, when the Federal government owns 14,000 vacant properties. Increases in space also lead 

to increases in building operations and maintenance costs. The 

Committee appropriated $4.5 billion from the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for energy and water conservation measures. The majority of these projects are completed 

and the cost-savings associated with these measures are supposed 

to be accruing to GSA and reducing the costs of building operations 

and maintenance. But the request for building operations and 

maintenance keeps rising. 

The Committee tempers the insatiable appetite for space by imposing a total square feet limitation on the FBF and including 

$100,000,000 to increase the efficient use of space through reconfiguring and consolidating space. GSA can no longer tarry in reducing 

the Federal footprint nor continue to burden the American taxpayer with the high cost of inefficient space management. The combination of the total square feet limitation and the funds for consolidating space effectuates section 3 of the Administration’s memorandum to agencies on ‘‘Promoting Efficient Spending to Support 

Agency Operations’’ (May 11, 2012) that creates ‘‘paygo’’ for building space. That is to say, the ‘‘acquisition of new Federal building 

space . . . must be offset through consolidation, co-location, or disposal of property.’’ 

In order to conduct better oversight of FBF activities, the Committee requires GSA to submit a detailed report about the use of 

all FBF funds, including unobligated balances. In prior years, the 

Committee only required a report for construction and acquisition 

and repair and alternations. The Committee further requires in 

section 514 that GSA submit quarterly expenditure reports for all 

GSA appropriations, including the FBF, to monitor how planned 

expenditures compare to actual expenditures. Section 505 allows 

GSA to deviate from their planned FBF expenditures with the prior 

approval of the Committee. 

The Committee directs GSA to use its 2013 funding to prepare 

a 2014 request for less space (section 507) and to include the following information in its 2014 congressional justification for the 

prior year, current year, and budget year: 

1. The amount of PBS Salaries and Expenses and personnel divided among the FBF’s activities (i.e., construction and acquisition, 


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repair and alterations, leasing, building operations and maintenance); 

2. The amount of PBS Salaries and Expenses and personnel divided between headquarters and each region; and 

3. For each region, the number of occupancy agreements, leases, 

buildings, and total square feet in its portfolio with leased and 

owned subtotals; the square feet of property sold, transferred, or 

otherwise disposed of; rental revenue with leased and owned subtotals; the lease cost relative to market for each lease; the Federal 

agencies that are above, below, or equal to the Federal benchmark 

of 218 rentable square feet per person for office space; and building 

operations and maintenance costs. 

The Committee expects the GSA to notify and to consult with the 

Committee about mergers, reorganizations, realignments, and 

other changes to GSA’s organizational or reporting structure in accordance with section 608. The Committee is disappointed that 

GSA has been uncommunicative about the changes that are underway or under consideration as a result of the OIG investigation 

into the WRC, such as creating the Office of Administrative Services and changing the organizational structure of the budget and 

financial management responsibilities within the Public Building 

Service (PBS), the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Notice and consultation about 

these changes would have demonstrated that GSA recognizes the 

Committee as a partner, not as an obstacle. The Committee strongly objects to GSA merging PBS and FAS or the Federal Buildings 

Fund and Acquisition Services Fund without first seeking specific 

authorization and appropriations from Congress. 

CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012 .............................. $50,000,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013 56,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 50,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... – – – 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... ¥6,000,000 

The construction and acquisition activity funds the project cost of 

design, construction, and management and inspection costs of new 

Federal facilities as well as the acquisition of land and buildings. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $50,000,000 to remain available until fiscal year 2015 for acquisition, which is the 

same as fiscal year 2012 and $6,000,000 less than the request. The 

funds provided under this heading are intended only to purchase 

space that GSA is currently leasing if the purchase cost will reduce 

the costs to the FBF. No personnel are funded in this account. 

Unless GSA follows the reprogramming process in section 608 

that requires the approval of the Committees, the GSA is prohibited from using either funding appropriated for any construction or 

prospectus-level repair and alterations project yet to be completed 

or the proceeds from the sale of land from the yet-to-be-completed 

project other than to address the need for space for which the 

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REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012 .............................. $280,000,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013 494,768,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 395,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... +115,000,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... ¥99,768,000 

The repairs and alterations activity funds the project cost of design, construction and 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 $395,000,000 to remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, which is 

$115,000,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and $99,768,000 less than 

the request. No personnel are funded in this account. 

Repair and Alterations Programs.—The limitation consists of 

$20,000,000 for the Judiciary Capital Security program; 

$100,000,000 for Consolidations; $25,000,000 for Fire, Safety, and 

Life projects; and $250,000,000 for Basic Repairs and Alterations. 

Judiciary Capital Security.—It is neither affordable nor practical 

to construct new courthouses to mitigate the risk of all potential 

violence. The shape and form of threats change over time and 

many risks can be addressed cost-effectively and expeditiously by 

modifying existing courthouses. The detailed plan regarding the 

use of these funds is to be jointly prepared by GSA and the Judiciary in consultation with the U.S. Marshals Service and include a 

full discussion about the project selection process. 

Consolidations.—The Committee strongly supports the cost-efficient use of Federal office space. Cost-efficiency is achieved when 

the cost of a given amount of office space is at its irreducible minimum to accomplish a Federal agency’s mission. Since Federal 

agencies vary in size, mission, and location, the measure of costefficiency is the cost per square foot per full-time equivalent (FTE). 

Agencies can affect this measure by changing either their location 

or amount of square feet of space that they rent, but more importantly by how they use their space. The Committee notes that 

GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy developed a benchmark 

study of the most efficient and optimal use of office space, which 

recommends moving away from the hierarchical use of space and 

to increase telework and workplace sharing. 

To that end, the Committee provides $100,000,000 to increase 

the cost-efficient use of office space. The funds are available to configure office space, in either owned or leased buildings, and to pay 

for associated moving expenses that ultimately results in GSA either exiting leases, disposing of underutilized buildings, or turning 

underutilized buildings into fully utilized buildings. The detailed 

plan regarding the use of these funds is to be reviewed by the Government Accountability Office. Once implemented, these actions 

will reduce the Federal government’s footprint and costs. The Committee strongly recommends cost-sharing between GSA and the affected tenant agencies and expects the Office of Management and 

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Fire, Safety, and Life.—The Committee provides $25,000,000 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. 

Basic.—The Committee provides $250,000,000 for non-recurring 

repairs and alterations projects between $10,000 and the current 

prospectus threshold of $2,790,000. 

INSTALLMENT ACQUISITION PAYMENTS

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012 .............................. $126,801,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013 119,589,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 119,589,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... ¥7,212,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... – – – 

The installment acquisition payments are interest payments to 

the Federal Financing Bank for facilities constructed under the 

Public Building Amendment of 1972 and lease-purchase agreements since 1987, consisting of a total of 80 projects. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $119,589,000 for installation acquisition payments, which is $7,212,000 less than fiscal 

year 2012 and the same as the request. No personnel are funded 

in this account. 

RENTAL OF SPACE

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012 .............................. $5,210,198,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013 5,548,583,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 5,210,198,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... – – – 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... ¥338,385,000 

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 $5,210,198,000 for 

rental of space, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and 

$338,385,000 less than the request. No personnel are funded in this 

account. 


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BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012* ............................ $1,119,097,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013* 1,149,210,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 1,094,972,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... ¥24,125,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... ¥54,238,000 

* Funding for this activity was previously provided and requested within the Buildings Operations heading, 

which the recommendation proposes to eliminate. 

The building operations and maintenance program funds services 

that Federal agencies in GSA-owned buildings and occasionally in 

GSA-leased buildings, when not provided by the lessor, directly 

benefit from 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 fire protection systems. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $1,094,972,000 for 

Building Operations and Maintenance, which is $24,125,000, or 

two percent, less than fiscal year 2012 and $54,238,000, or 4.7 percent, less than the request. No personnel are funded in this account. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Limitations on Availability of Revenue: 

Limitation on availability, fiscal year 2012* ............................ $1,231,871,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, fiscal year 2013* 1,250,948,000 

Recommended in the bill ............................................................ 1,046,871,000 

Bill compared with: 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2012 .................................... ¥185,000,000 

Availability limitation, fiscal year 2013 request ...................... ¥204,077,000 

* Funding for this activity was previously provided and requested within the Buildings Operations heading, 

which the recommendation proposes to eliminate. 

The Public Buildings Service (PBS) Salaries and Expenses account funds all the personnel and administrative expenses for carrying out construction and acquisition, repair and alteration, and 

leasing activities. The project or program costs of these activities 

are funded separately. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $1,046,871,000 for 

Public Buildings Service (PBS) Salaries and Expenses, which is 

$185,000,000, or 15 percent, less than fiscal year 2012 and 

$204,077,000, or 16 percent, less than the request. The Committee 

recommends no more than 6,600 full-time equivalents and 

419,664,000 total square feet of GSA-owned and leased space as reported in the Federal Real Property Council’s ‘‘FY 2010 Federal 

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GENERAL ACTIVITIES

GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $61,115,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 84,182,000 

1Recommended in the bill ................................................................. 61,115,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥23,067,000 

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 an appropriation of $61,115,000, 

which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and $23,067,000 less than 

the request. None of the funds for the Office are available for acquisition-related systems that collect information about campaign 

contributions. 

Green Buildings.—The Committee shares the GSA’s goal of reducing the building expenses through the efficient use of energy 

and water. The Committee is concerned, however, that GSA’s current green building policies and practices are tailored to reflect the 

standards of a specific third-party certification system rather than 

the public interest in greater energy and water efficiency. All agencies should be wary of becoming captured; no third-party certification program has a monopoly on how to attain efficiency, much 

less sustainability. For example, efficiency and sustainability can 

be achieved not just through the design of buildings or major renovations and the selection of materials, but also through proper 

building maintenance and usage, building codes, energy codes, energy efficiency rating systems, or a combination thereof. The Committee encourages GSA to take a comprehensive and science-based 

approach to the certification of green buildings, recognizing there 

are the multiple means to the same end. 

Greening projects for Federal buildings should not be undertaken 

unless GSA can clearly justify that the additional expenses will be 

more than offset by a reduction in subsequent operating expenses 

as a result of the project. The Committee directs GSA to report by 

March 15, 2013, on how it measures and monitors building operations costs; how it divides these costs among tenant agencies; and 

how it can give tenant agencies a greater ability to affect their consumption, and therefore, their cost of building services. The Committee also directs the GSA to notify the Committee 15 days before 

it initiates a green building certification and to report the expense 

and usage (expressed in kWt, BTU, gallons, MLBS, or as appropriate) in energy and water for the past five years prior to the certification and the estimated projected expense and usage in energy 

and water after the certification. For new construction, the point of 

reference is a building of comparable size in a comparable market. 

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GSA completed a study of third-party green certification systems 

as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act in May 

and plans to make a final recommendation to the Secretary of Energy in the fall. The Committee appreciates the six interagency 

taskforce meetings and two public listening sessions that GSA is 

planning to hold. Given the intense level of interest in this topic, 

however, the Committee is disappointed that GSA has decided to 

limit the public to a two-hour session in person, a two-hour 

webconference, and a 60 day comment period. 

GSA contracting issues.—The Committee is concerned about untimely payments between prime contractors and subcontractors. 

Small businesses are often subcontractors and late payments from 

prime contractors create serious cash flow management problems 

for these small businesses. The Committee expects the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Council, of which GSA is a member, to 

promulgate regulations that prevent payment failures or delays to 

small business subcontractors in accordance with section 1334 of 

the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. These regulations would require, among other things, the public identification of prime contractors who have a history of unjustified and untimely payments 

to subcontractors and require Federal agencies to consider this information in past performance evaluations of prime contractors. 

Policymaking.—The Committee appreciates the benchmark studies, rules, coordination, evaluations, models, and reports that the 

Office provides on personal and real property, travel and transportation, aircraft and motor vehicle fleet management, procurement, 

mail management, and use of Federal advisory committees. A conscientious agency that wishes to abide by Federal laws and regulations, use best practices, and improve cost-efficiency will follow the 

Office’s policies and regulations. The Committee expects GSA to be 

a conscientious agency. 

REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012* ....................................................... $30,024,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013* ..................................................... 28,523,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 28,444,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥1,580,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥79,000 

* Funding for this activity was previously provided and requested within the Operating Expenses heading, 

which the recommendation proposes to eliminate. 

The account funds the Personal Property Utilization and Donation program, which transfers personal property no longer needed 

by a Federal agency to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit organizations. The account also funds the 

Office of Real Property Utilization and Disposal, which transfers or 

sells unneeded property assets to benefit the Federal government 

and surrounding communities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,444,000, 

which is $1,580,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $79,000 less 

than the request. Funding for these activities was previously funded and requested within the Operating Expenses heading, which 

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OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012* ....................................................... $29,955,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013* ..................................................... 29,820,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 28,136,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥1,819,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,684,000 

* Funding for this activity was previously provided and requested within the Operating Expenses heading, 

which the recommendation proposes to eliminate. 

The Office of the Administrator account funds GSA’s executive 

leadership offices: the Administrator; the Regional Administrators; 

the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs; the Office of Emergency Response and Recovery; and the Office of Communications and Marketing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,136,000, 

which is $1,819,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $1,684,000 less 

than the request. Funding for these activities was previously funded and requested within the Operating Expenses heading, which 

the recommendation proposes to eliminate in order to separate administrative from program expenses. 

Phosphors Recycling.—The Committee directs the GSA to report, 

within 60 days of enactment of this Act, on how and whether the 

US government could capture its fluorescent lighting waste stream 

and make the material available to private sector companies who 

can remove the rare earth phosphors, reprocess and separate them 

in an environmentally superior manner, and get them back into the 

rare earth supply chain. 

Virtual Employees.—The Committee supports the goals of GSA’s 

Mobility and Telework Policy (GSA Order HCO 6040.1), but is concerned that weak controls over virtual and distributed work arrangements may have led to undesirable outcomes such as either 

excessive travel costs or poor employee oversight. The benefits of 

virtual and distributed work arrangements should accrue to the 

American public in the form of more efficient and effective services. 

The Committee directs GSA not later than 90 days after enactment 

of this Act to submit a report on virtual and distributed work arrangements, including their number by bureau and by regional and 

headquarters offices; how GSA measures and monitors their effect 

on productivity; how GSA holds employees and managers accountable for meeting performance standards; the cost of related travel, 

equipment, supplies, and services; and how information and data 

is safeguarded. 

CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012* ....................................................... $9,521,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013* ..................................................... 9,045,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,025,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥496,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥20,000 

* Funding for this activity was previously provided and requested within the Operating Expenses heading, 

which the recommendation proposes to eliminate. 

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cies. The Board’s authority extends to all agencies except for the 

Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,025,000, 

which is $496,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $20,000 less than 

the request. Funding for these activities was previously funded and 

requested within the Operating Expenses heading, which the recommendation proposes to eliminate in order to separate administrative from program expenses. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $58,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 58,960,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 68,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +10,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +9,040,000 

This appropriation 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 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 an appropriation of $68,000,000, 

which is $10,000,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and $9,040,000 

more than the request. Of the funds provided, $10,000,000 is available until expended for investigations and audits related to travel, 

conferences, employee reward programs, and other agency programs and activities. 

The Committee commends the Inspector General and his staff for 

their investigation into the 2010 Public Buildings Service Western 

Regions Conference and the ‘‘Hats Off’’ employee reward program. 

The willful disregard for Federal procurement and travel laws by 

the very agency responsible for promulgating Federal procurement 

and travel regulations is abhorrent. 

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $12,400,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 16,665,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 16,665,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +4,265,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 


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The appropriation provides support for interagency electronic 

government (‘‘e-Gov’’) initiatives that utilize the Internet or other 

electronic methods as a means to increase Federal government accessibility, efficiency, and productivity. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,665,000, 

which is $4,265,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and the same as 

the request. If the responsibility for USAspending.gov is changed 

by statute, then the funds under this heading are transferred to 

the agency with that responsibility. 

In order to continue the review of ‘‘e-initiatives,’’ the Committee 

directs GSA and the Office of Management and Budget to submit 

a detailed expenditure plan prior to obligation of funds under this 

account. The plan should describe the projects selected, and the 

budget, timeline, objectives and expected benefits and savings realized for each project. 

ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $3,671,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 3,779,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 3,700,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +29,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥79,000 

As authorized by law, this appropriation provides for the pensions, office staffs, and related expenses for former Presidents 

Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, William Clinton, and George W. 

Bush. The account also funds postal franking privileges for the 

widow of former President Ronald Reagan. Also, this appropriation 

is authorized to provide funding for security and travel related expenses for each former President and the spouse of a former President pursuant to section 531 of Public Law 103–329. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,700,000 for 

allowances and office staff of former Presidents, which is $29,000 

more than fiscal year 2012 and $79,000 less than the request. 

FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $34,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 31,751,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 31,700,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥2,400,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥51,000 

The Federal Citizen Services Fund provides the public with direct information about all aspects of Federal programs, benefits, 

and services through websites, a toll-free call center, and printed 

publications. Activities are financed from the following: annual appropriations from the general funds of the Treasury, reimbursements from agencies for distribution of publications, user fees collected from the public, and any other income incidental. All are 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,700,000, 

which is $2,400,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $51,000 less 

than the request. 

EXPENSES, PRESIDENTAL TRANSITION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $– – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 8,947,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 8,947,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +8,947,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

In the event of a change in Administration, transition funds are 

available to the incoming Administration beginning on the day following the general election and ending 30 days following the inauguration. Funds are also available for expenses of the outgoing 

President and Vice President from 30 days before, until six months 

after, their terms of office expire. These funds may be used for activities such as compensation for transition office staffs, acquiring 

communication services, providing allowances for travel and subsistence, and for printing and postage costs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,947,000 for 

allowances and office staff of former Presidents, which is the same 

as the request. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

(RESCISSION)

Section 504. The Committee continues the provision providing 

authority for the use of funds for the hire of motor vehicles. 

Section 505. The Committee modifies the provision 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 506. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

funds proposed for developing courthouse construction requests to 

meet appropriate standards and the priorities of the Judicial Conference. 

Section 507. The Committee requires GSA to prepare a 2014 

budget request with a total inventory of space less than the inventory in 2013. 

Section 508. The Committee continues the provision 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 requested rent. 

Section 509. The Committee continues the provision that permits 

GSA to pay small claims (up to $250,000) made against the Federal 

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Section 510. The Committee continues the 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. 

Section 511. To prevent the accumulation of unused, vacant property, the Committee requires GSA to have both the authorization 

and appropriation for construction before taking land from private 

land owners. 

Section 512. The Committee requires GSA to apply current limitations on employee awards to fiscal year 2013 funding. Total 

spending on individual performance awards for members of the 

Senior Executive Service (SES) and senior-level (SL) and scientific 

and professional (ST) employees is limited to no more than five percent of their aggregate salaries. Total spending on individual performance awards for non-SES/SL/ST employees is limited to no 

more than one percent of their aggregate salaries. 

The Committee will not tolerate a culture of Federal employees 

putting their interest before the public interest. The Committee directs GSA to report not later than 60 days after the enactment of 

this Act on how it plans to reform its performance awards to recognize only uncommon merit, performance management to take action with regards to poor performers, and organizational culture to 

uphold the highest ethical standards. 

Section 513. The Committee requires the GSA Administrator to 

certify that the cost of conferences are appropriate and comply with 

all travel and conference laws and regulations. 

Section 514. The Committee requires GSA to submit quarterly 

spending reports on the activities of the Federal Buildings Fund. 

Section 515. The Committee requires GSA to submit a detailed 

report on the amounts that the Working Capital Fund charges to 

each office for services. 

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $748,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 748,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +748,000 

The Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation is an independent 

agency established by Congress in 1975 (Public Law 93–642) to encourage exceptional college students to pursue careers in public 

service through the Truman Scholarship program. The Truman 

Scholarship is a merit-based award available to college juniors who 

plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service. Truman Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities, and 

have special opportunities for internships and employment with 

the Federal government. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $748,000 for the 

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2012, $748,000 more than the President’s request and $652,000 

less than the Foundation’s request. 

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $42,603,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 40,993,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 40,993,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥1,610,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

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 an appropriation of $40,993,000 for 

the MSPB, which is $1,610,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and equal 

to the request. The recommendation includes a transfer of 

$2,345,000 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION

MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $2,200,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 2,200,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,200,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation was established in honor of the public service of Congressman Morris K. 

Udall, and Congressman and Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. 

Udall. The Foundation administers scholarship, internship and research grant programs that promote educational opportunities and 

careers related to the environment, Native health care and tribal 

public policy. The Foundation also provides leadership training and 

tribal management as well as environmental conflict resolution 

services for Federal agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,200,000 for the Morris K. Udall 

and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 

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ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $3,792,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 3,800,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 3,792,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥8,000 

The United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution was established as part of the Morris K. Udall Foundation 

through the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 

1998, Public Law 105–156. The Institute provides assessment, mediation and environmental conflict resolution services in order to 

resolve environmental disputes among Federal agencies. The Act 

also established the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund within Treasury to assist the Foundation in operating the Institute. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,792,000 for the Environmental 

Dispute Resolution Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 

and $8,000 less than the request. 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

For fiscal year 2013, the Committee recommendation for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) includes funding for the Operating Expenses, Office of Inspector General, Repairs and Restoration and the National Historical Publications and 

Records Commission. The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $368,673,000 for NARA in fiscal year 2013, which is 

$7,827,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $1,102,000 less than the 

request. 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $373,300,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 371,675,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 371,073,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥2,227,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥602,000 

This appropriation provides NARA with funds for its basic operations for management of the Federal government’s archives and 

records, services to the public, operation of Presidential libraries, 

review for declassification of classified security information, and includes the Electronic Records Archives which preserves, stores, and 

manages digital Federal records for archival purposes, ensuring 

long-term access. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $371,073,000 for 

the operating expenses of NARA, which is $2,227,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $602,000 less than the request. 

The Committee is concerned about recent reports regarding missing classified material. The Committee is aware that the Archivist 

is working to address these concerns and will continue to monitor 

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The Committee is aware of efforts by NARA to make available 

to the public formerly classified documents related to atrocities 

committed in and around the Katyn Forest during World War II. 

The Committee supports NARA’s efforts to work with U.S. citizens, 

academics and survivors of the Katyn Atrocities tragedy and their 

families to ensure that related U.S. Government records are made 

publicly available. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $4,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 4,100,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,100,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

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 an appropriation of $4,100,000 for 

the OIG, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

The Committee is pleased that NARA has begun to realize results 

from the collaboration between the NARA Holdings Protection 

Team and Inspector General in uncovering both internal and external threats. 

REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $9,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 8,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 8,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥1,100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

This appropriation provides for the repair, alteration, and improvement of Archives facilities and Presidential libraries nationwide. It enables the National Archives to maintain its facilities in 

proper condition for visitors, researchers, and employees, and also 

maintain the structural integrity of the buildings. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,000,000 for 

repairs and restoration, which is $1,100,000 less than fiscal year 

2012 and the same as the request. No funding is provided for any 

new construction projects. 

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

GRANTS PROGRAM

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $5,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 3,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 2,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥2,500,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥500,000 


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The National Historical Publications and Records Commission 

(NHPRC) program provides for grants to preserve and publish 

records that document American history. Administered within the 

National Archives and Records Administration, the NHPRC helps 

State, local, and private institutions preserve non-Federal records, 

helps 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 an appropriation of $2,500,000 for 

the NHPRC grants program, which is $2,500,000 less than fiscal 

year 2012 and $500,000 less than the request. 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $1,247,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 1,187,000 

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

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥747,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥687,000 

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 specifically in appropriations acts. Grants are available for improving operations as well as addressing safety and 

soundness issues. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $500,000 for the 

National Credit Union Administration’s CDRLF for technical assistance grants for fiscal year 2013, which is $747,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $687,000 less than the request. The Committee 

expects the CDRLF to continue making loans from their available 

funds derived from repaid loans and interest earned on previous 

loans to designated credit unions. 

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $13,664,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 13,473,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 14,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +336,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +527,000 

The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) established by the Ethics 

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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. The OGE is also responsible for creating and running an electronic financial disclosure system under the Stock Trading on Congressional Knowledge 

(STOCK) Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,000,000 for the OGE, which is $336,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and 

$527,000 more than the request. The Committee notes the OGE’s 

added responsibilities created under the STOCK Act and provides 

$1,000,000 of multi-year funding for additional flexibility in meeting its mandate. 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $210,290,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 205,249,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 203,620,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥6,670,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥1,629,000 

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. Although individual 

agencies are increasingly responsible for personnel operations, 

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, with emphasis on such issues as veterans preference. OPM oversees examining of applicants for employment; 

issues regulations and policies on hiring, classification and pay, 

training, investigations; and many other aspects of personnel management, and operates a reimbursable training program for the 

Federal Government’s managers and executives. OPM is also responsible for administering the retirement, health benefits and life 

insurance programs affecting most Federal employees, retired Federal employees, and their survivors. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,620,000 for 

the General Fund, which is $8,154,000 less than fiscal year 2012 

and $921,000 less than the request. The Committee also recommends $114,000,000 for administrative expenses, $1,484,000 

more than fiscal year 2012 and $708,000 less than the request, to 

be transferred from the appropriate trust funds. 

The Committee notes that OPM provides leadership and direction to government-wide Human Resource (HR) programs through 

strategic and technical support to agencies. OPM is charged with 

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oping strategies that hold leaders accountable for results. The Committee expects OPM to equip agency Human Capital Officers with 

the tools necessary to provide excellence in managing the workforce—ensuring high performers are rewarded appropriately and 

managers are able to be flexible, agile, and responsive when performance is below standard. The Committee is encouraged by 

OPM’s pilot program ‘‘Goals, Engagement, Accountability, and Results’’ (GEAR) which seeks to address problems with the Federal 

performance management system by reforming workplace-cultural 

challenges that are entrenched in many Federal agencies. The 

Committee is supportive of the GEAR program’s requirement of 

quarterly progress reviews, which helps to identify and correct performance problems in a more timely way and facilitates greater 

communication between management and employees. OPM is directed to report to the Committee on the outcomes of the GEAR 

pilot program and its efforts to improve HR management across 

the Federal Government within 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

The goal of OPM’s Human Resources Line of Business initiative 

is to provide modern, cost-effective, interoperable, and standardized 

HR solutions for Federal agencies through competition. This process aims to reduce duplication, enhance transparency, and ensure 

cost-effectiveness for agencies and the taxpayer. The Committee directs Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine OPM’s 

HR Line of Business and review the competitive framework for providing HR systems and the cost-effectiveness of the current process. 

The Committee directs OPM to adopt the GAO’s recommendation 

to improve transparency of the costs of background investigations, 

including providing information on the data relating to the main 

cost drivers, in order to clarify how OPM’s costs align with and affect investigation prices. 

Additionally, 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 territories. 

OPM has struggled for decades to process Federal retirees’ pension claims quickly and accurately. As a result, tens of thousands 

of new retirees wait months to receive their complete annuities— 

some wait more than a year—and in the meantime they struggle 

to get by on reduced interim pensions. The Committee expects 

OPM to make retirement processing a priority and is pleased with 

OPM’s recent efforts to correct this problem through the implementation of its strategic plan. Still, the Committee believes that the 

backlog and delays in retirement processing are unacceptable and 

directs OPM to provide the Committee with monthly reports on its 

progress in addressing the backlog in claims. 

The Committee encourages OPM to increase efforts to educate 

agencies about Returned Peace Corps Volunteers’ noncompetitive 

eligibility for Federal appointments. The Committee believes this 

status, which is granted for one year (extendable to three years in 

some circumstances) to volunteers who have successfully completed 

their service, is particularly beneficial for Federal employers due to 

the special qualifications of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and 

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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $24,316,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 25,404,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 25,172,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +856,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥232,000 

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 

$4,000,000 for the OIG, which is $858,000 more than fiscal year 

2012 and $232,000 less than the request. In addition, the recommendation provides $21,172,000 from appropriate trust funds, 

which is $2,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and the same as the request. 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $18,972,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 18,692,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 18,972,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +280,000 

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, 

the Office enforces the civilian employment and reemployment 

rights of military service members under the Uniformed Services 

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,972,000 for the OSC, which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and $280,000 more 

than the request. 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $14,304,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 14,450,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 14,204,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥100,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥246,000 

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006, 

Public Law 109–435, authorizes the Postal Regulatory Commission 

to receive appropriations by transfer from the Postal Service Fund 

beginning in fiscal year 2009, and requires the Commission to submit to Congress a budget of its expenses. The Commission 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, out of the Postal 

Fund, of $14,204,000 for the Postal Regulatory Commission, which 

is $100,000 below fiscal year 2012 and $246,000 less than the request. 

RECOVERY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $28,350,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 31,500,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 31,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +3,150,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Recovery 

Board) was authorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) (Recovery Act). The Recovery Board 

is comprised of Inspectors General of agencies administering programs and overseeing spending authorized in the Recovery Act. 

The Recovery Board conducts and coordinates activities related to 

the accountability, transparency, and oversight of spending under 

the Recovery Act and oversees the administration of Recovery.gov, 

a website providing detailed information on the implementation of 

the Recovery Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $31,500,000 for the Recovery Ac- countability and Transparency Board, which is $3,150,000 more 

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2012, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2146, the Digital 

Accountability and Transparency Act of 2011 (DATA Act). This Act 

replaces the Recovery Board with the FAST Commission. If this 

legislation is enacted, language is included in this bill to allow Recovery Board balances to be transferred to the Commission. 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $1,321,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 1,566,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,371,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +50,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥195,000,000 

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 policy makers. 

This includes monitoring the rapid evolution of the capital markets, 

ensuring full disclosure of all appropriate financial information, 

regulating the Nation’s securities markets, and preventing fraud 

and malpractice in the securities and financial markets. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,371,000,000 for the SEC for fiscal year 2013, which is $50,000,000 above fiscal 

year 2012 and $195,000,000 less than the request. The Committee 

designates $7,067,000 as the minimum funding for the SEC Office 

of Inspector General. 

Information Technology.—The Committee is supportive of the 

SEC’s prioritization of robust and effective information technology 

(IT) systems within the Commission. The SEC has indicated the 

use of the Dodd-Frank mandatory Reserve Fund to support the 

Commission’s IT initiatives. This fund is not overseen by Congress 

and it is left to the discretion of the Commission as to its use. The 

Committee believes emergency reserve funds should be used for 

natural disaster emergencies and other crises, not discretionary 

priorities within a Federal agency. While the Committee does not 

support the use of the Reserve Fund, an increase to IT funding is 

provided through the Commission’s overall appropriation. The 

Committee’s recommended funding level for the SEC increases the 

overall funding level by $50,000,000 specifically to support IT funding priorities. The Committee has restricted funds from the Reserve Fund from being used in Section 618. 

Economic Analysis.—Since 2001, the SEC’s budget has increased 

by over 200 percent. Based on the increases Congress has provided, 

the Commission should be able to provide for comprehensive economic analysis before promulgating rules that affect the capital 

markets. It appears that thorough economic analysis has not been 

conducted before Commission rulemakings, and recently courts 

have overturned SEC rules due to insufficient economic examination. As the agency in charge of overseeing capital markets, economic analysis should be a cornerstone to all agency rulemaking, 

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rects the SEC to increase and prioritize its economic analysis capabilities. The Committee expects the SEC to use these capabilities 

to enhance the understanding of the economic impacts of 

rulemakings. 

Organizational Structure.—The Committee remains concerned 

that a lack of managerial accountability, focus, prioritization, and 

internal communication hampers the effectiveness of the SEC. Last 

year the Committee concurred with the recommendation put forth 

in the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report that the SEC must 

reorganize in order to become more efficient. While progress has 

been made in reorganizing certain offices, the Committee believes 

there is more to be done to make the Commission better able to respond to dynamic markets. The Committee directs the SEC to provide a report on a reorganization plan outlining areas of improvement. Within the report the Committee directs the SEC to undertake a review of the regional offices, as directed by the BCG report, 

and submit this review to the Committee no later than 90 days 

after enactment of this Act. This report should include whether 

consolidation of regional offices is feasible. 

Disclosures.—Corporate disclosures are at the core of investor 

protection, but disclosures must be timely and relevant in order to 

be effective. Voluminous disclosures encourage confusion while discouraging retail shareholder participation in corporate elections 

and proposals. The system must be overhauled, as the SEC has acknowledged, to eliminate obsolete disclosures. The concept release 

related to proxy voting systems has been languishing for almost 2 

years. The Committee requests a report on SEC’s efforts to modernize the disclosure requirements within 90 days of enactment of 

this Act. 

Money Market Funds.—The Committee directs the SEC to carefully review any new regulations related to money market funds as 

they play a vital role in satisfying retailers, businesses, States, and 

municipalities’ short-term financing needs. Any new regulations 

should avoid negative impacts on the ability of money market 

funds to provide liquidity. Impairing or restricting the use of 

money market funds could potentially result in hundreds of market 

participants issuing longer-term debt, significantly increasing their 

funding costs, slowing expansion rates, and depressing job and economic growth. Before any new regulations on money market funds 

are proposed, the Committee believes the SEC must have a clear 

understanding of how the regulations adopted by the Commission 

in January 2010 have impacted the industry. Further, the Committee believes any future rulemaking procedures on money market funds should be based on rigorous economic analysis. 

The SEC ruling in 2010 made changes to money market funds 

to provide greater fund stability, transparency, and to ensure the 

ability of money market funds to afford liquidity to the capital and 

municipal markets. The Committee remains concerned that, despite the regulatory reform changes that were made in 2010, the 

SEC believes the issuance of additional discretionary money market fund regulations is a high priority. The SEC Chairman has 

maintained this position despite the fact that the SEC has already 

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orous economic analysis exists or has been conducted to justify additional money market fund regulations. 

The Committee has included section 633 requiring the SEC to 

submit a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act to the 

Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Financial 

Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs that includes a detailed analysis of the money market fund industry, including the effectiveness of Rule 2a–7 of the 

Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a–7 et seq.) as amended by 

the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2010. 

The Committee directs the SEC to ensure that the report to Congress be developed in consultation with affected market participants and, if the Commission recommends any new regulatory 

changes in addition to the implementation of the Rule 2a–7 

changes made in 2010, that the report include the rationale as to 

why any new proposed regulatory recommendations will not impair, restrict, or harm the ability of money market funds to provide 

liquidity to the capital markets. This report should address specifically how any proposed changes would affect: (1) investor returns 

and cash management efficiencies; (2) the borrowing costs for businesses and governments that access money markets for financing 

purposes; (3) the concentration and capacity among providers of 

short-term financing; and (4) efficiency, competition, and capital 

formation. 

Dodd-Frank.—The Committee believes the SEC should undertake all statutory rulemakings of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and the 

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) before undertaking any discretionary rulemakings. 

The Committee is aware of the progress the Commission has 

made related to the recommendations within the Boston Consulting 

Group (BCG) report, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. However, 

the Committee has been unimpressed with the subsequent updates 

to the BCG report. The Committee expects future updates to include tangible goals and timelines for completion, as well as clear 

and concise explanations of the status of workstreams. 

The Committee directs the SEC and the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) to work together to address the portfolio margining mandates of section 713 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically by jointly 

addressing currently pending petitions before the agencies that 

would allow the portfolio margining of index credit default swaps 

and single name credit default swaps. The Committee is concerned 

that insufficient coordination and inaction to satisfy section 713 

provisions will discourage the central clearing of credit default 

swaps, a key component of the Dodd-Frank Act and one of the 

broad goals for financial reform agreed upon by the G–20 nations 

in 2009. 

The Committee directs the SEC to work cooperatively with the 

CFTC on all joint rulemakings as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall 

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 

Registration Threshold.—Congress intends for Title VI of the 

JOBS Act (P.L. 112–106) to apply to S&L Holding Companies defined by the Home Owners Loan Act. The Committee believes the 

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thority pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to ensure this result. 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group.—The 

Committee directs the SEC to report to the Committees on Appropriations the status of the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 

Working Group’s activities no later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. 

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $23,984,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 24,400,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 12,200,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥11,784,000 

Budget request, estimate, fiscal year 2013 ............................... ¥12,200,000 

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 an appropriation of $12,200,000 for 

the Selective Service System for fiscal year 2013, which is 

$11,784,000 less than fiscal year 2012 and $12,200,000 less than 

the request. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Small Business Administration (SBA) assists small businesses through programs involving loans, grants, and contracting 

preferences. These programs maintain and strengthen an economy 

that depends on small businesses for 60 to 80 percent of job creation. SBA programs also serve disadvantaged populations so that 

their small business enterprises may overcome economic and social 

obstacles to success. 

The recommendation provides a total of $1,158,491,000 for the 

Small Business Administration. This amount is $239,720,000 more 

than fiscal year 2012 and $43,110 more than the budget request. 

Detailed guidance for the SBA appropriations accounts is presented 

below. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $417,348,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 423,577,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 415,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. ¥2,348,000 

Budget request, estimate, fiscal year 2013 ............................... ¥8,577,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $415,000,000 for the salaries and 

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and $8,577,000 less than the request. Within the amounts made 

available under this heading, the Committee recommendation provides $178,270,000 for the SBA non-credit business assistance programs, which is $5,922,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and 

$19,157,000 more than the request. 

The Committee recommendations for non-credit business assistance, by program, are displayed in the following table: 

NON-CREDIT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

[In thousands 

of dollars] 

Small Business Development Centers ........................................................... $112,500 

Veterans Business Development .................................................................... 2,500 

SCORE .............................................................................................................. 7,000 

Women’s Business Centers ............................................................................. 14,000 

National Women’s Business Council .............................................................. 920 

Microloan Technical Assistance ...................................................................... 20,000 

PRIME .............................................................................................................. 3,500 

Native American Outreach ............................................................................. 1,250 

7(j) Technical Assistance ................................................................................. 3,100 

HUBZone .......................................................................................................... 2,500 

Entrepreneurial Development Initiative (Clusters) ...................................... 5,000 

National Veterans Entrepreneurial Training (VET) Program ..................... 6,000 

Total, non-credit initiatives ............................................................................ 178,270 

The SBA shall not reduce these non-credit programs from the 

amounts specified above and the SBA shall not merge any of the 

non-credit programs without advance written approval from the 

Committee. The Committee recommendation includes an increase 

of $19,157,000 more than the request level for non-credit programs. 

Funding above the request level was provided for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program, SCORE, Women’s 

Business Centers, Microloan Technical Assistance, HUBZone, Native American Outreach, and PRIME. 

The Committee encourages the SBA to support small business 

development and entrepreneurship throughout the country by 

funding non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education that train and educate an entrepreneurial work force and 

provide business development services designed to accelerate industry sectors that build regional assets. 

The Committee strongly supports the SBA’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program and believes that it is 

a critical resource for distressed communities, especially during the 

current economic downturn. The Committee is aware that there are 

certain rural areas that are underutilized business areas, but are 

excluded from HUBZone designation based on the current program 

authorization. The Committee encourages the SBA to continue to 

examine ways to incorporate underutilized business areas into any 

future revisions of the Small Business Act. 

The Committee recognizes the value of the 8(a) program in assisting small and disadvantaged businesses to compete in the marketplace and provides sufficient funding to execute the mission of 

the 8(a) program. 

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encourages SBA to expand the presence of Women’s Business Centers in the United States territories. 

The most recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report 

on duplicative programs found that SBA has not routinely conducted program evaluations for many of its economic development 

programs. The Committee expects SBA to conduct regular performance evaluations of its programs. The Committee directs SBA to report to the Committee within 60 days of enactment on its efforts 

to bring-to-date performance reviews on all of its economic programs and provide a plan for their continued review going forward. 

In fiscal year 2012, permanent language was included regarding 

the contents of SBA’s annual budget request. SBA is expected to 

consult with the Committee before the submission of the fiscal year 

2014 budget request to ensure that the budget submission meets 

the information needs of the Committee. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $16,267,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 19,400,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 17,267,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +1,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥2,133,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $17,267,000 for the Office of Inspector General of the SBA, which is $1,000,000 more than fiscal year 

2012 and $2,133,000 less than the request. In addition, $1,500,000 

is made available by transfer from the Disaster Loans Program Account. 

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $9,120,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 8,900,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,120,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +220,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $9,120,000 for the Office of Advocacy of the SBA, which is equal to fiscal year 2012 and $220,000 

more than the request. The Committee supports the Office’s mission to reduce regulatory burdens that Federal policies impose on 

small businesses and maximize the benefits small businesses receive from the government. The Committee is disappointed that the 

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BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $358,736,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 496,504,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 550,104,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +191,368,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ +53,600,000 

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, the 504 certified development 

company program, Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) debentures, and the Secondary Market Guarantee Program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $550,104,000 for the Business Loans Program Account, which is $191,368,000 more than fiscal year 2012 and $53,600,000 above the request. Funding above 

the request will subsidize an additional $1.5 billion above the budget request in small business financing to support $17.5 billion of 

7(a) business loans and $7.5 billion of 504 loan activity. Of the 

amount appropriated, $145,060,000 is for administrative expenses 

related to business loan programs. The amount provided for administrative expenses may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for SBA salaries and expenses to cover the common 

overhead expenses associated with business loans. 

The recommendation includes $402,200,000 for the subsidy cost 

of the 7(a) business loan guarantee program and the 504 certified 

development program. This funding will help to stimulate small 

business investment and will contribute to economic growth. The 

effect of small businesses on the economy is considerable. Firms 

employing fewer than 500 employees comprise about 99.7 percent 

of all businesses in the nation and employ roughly half of all private sector employees. The subsidy funding provided in this account will help to ensure the continued strength of the small business sector. 

The recommendation also includes $2,844,000 in loan subsidy for 

the Microloan Program. The amount provided is estimated to support $18,000,000 in microloans. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $117,300,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 167,000,000 

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

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +49,700,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the Congress is required to appropriate an amount sufficient to cover the 

subsidy costs associated with all direct loan obligations and loan 

guarantee commitments made in fiscal year 2013, as well as the 


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administrative expenses of the loan programs. The Committee recommends a total of $167,000,000 for administrative expenses for 

fiscal year 2013, which is $49,700,000 more than fiscal year 2012 

and the same as the request. The Committee provides $1,500,000 

for the Office of Inspector General for audits and reviews of the disaster loans program and $9,000,000 may be transferred to Salaries 

and Expenses for administrative expenses. 

When the budget request was submitted, it assumed sufficient 

prior year funds would be available to cover estimated subsidy 

costs. However, the Committee wants to ensure that there are sufficient funds available to meet the lending needs of eligible victims. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the SBA to continue providing 

updates on available resources for the disaster loans program on a 

monthly basis. 

The Committee funds this program within its discretionary allocation. The Administration proposed funding these costs with a disaster cap adjustment. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 516. The Committee continues a provision for the SBA 

authorizing transfers of up to five percent of any SBA appropriation to other appropriations, provided that transfers do not increase 

an appropriation by more than 10 percent. The provision also requires that transfers be treated as reprogrammings of funds. 

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $78,153,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 89,092,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 89,092,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. +10,939,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is funded almost entirely by Postal ratepayers rather than taxpayers. Funds provided 

to the Postal Service in the Payment to the Postal Service Fund include appropriations for revenue forgone in providing free mail for 

the blind, people with disabilities, and for overseas absentee voting. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $89,092,000 

for Payment to the Postal Service Fund, which is $10,939,000 more 

than fiscal year 2012 and the same as the request. This is an advance appropriation for fiscal year 2014. The bill includes language 

specifying that 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level. Language is also included 

prohibiting funds in this Act from being used to consolidate or close 

small rural and other small post offices. 

The Committee commends the efforts of the USPS to be fiscally 

responsible. However, when the USPS considers changes in local 

delivery service, the Committee strongly urges the USPS to hold 

public meetings, take into consideration the input of residents, and 

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service are made. Many Americans depend upon the USPS for 

daily and essential services, and it is important that their service 

reflects the standards of an organization charged with the utmost 

reliability, consistency and care. The Committee expects the USPS 

to consider all possible sources to find savings, including examining 

its management structure and field and district offices to ensure 

proportional savings are found in its retail, mail processing, delivery networks and headquarter operations. The Committee urges 

the USPS to continue its efforts at achieving cost reductions without compromising services. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $241,468,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 241,468,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 241,468,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ – – – 

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006, 

Public Law 109–435, authorizes the Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) to receive funding by transfer out of the Postal 

Service Fund beginning in fiscal year 2009. The OIG conducts audits, reviews and investigations, and keeps Congress informed on 

the efficiency and economy of Postal Service programs and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $241,468,000, 

which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and the request. 

UNITED STATES TAX COURT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 ......................................................... $51,079,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ....................................................... 53,103,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 51,079,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2012 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2013 ................................................ ¥2,024,000 

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 $51,079,000 for the U.S. Tax Court, 

which is the same as fiscal year 2012 and $2,024,000 less than the 

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TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT 

(RESCISSION)

Section 601. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

pay and other expenses for non-Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 

Section 602. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of 

funds unless expressly so provided herein. 

Section 603. The Committee continues the 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 the provision prohibiting 

transfer of funds in this Act without express authority. 

Section 605. The Committee continues the 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 the provision concerning 

compliance with the Buy American Act. 

Section 607. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

the use of funds by any person or entity convicted of violating the 

Buy American Act. 

Section 608. The Committee continues the provision specifying 

reprogramming procedures. The provision requires that agencies or 

entities funded by the Act 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 

either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 

percent, whichever is less; or (7) reorganizes offices, programs, or 

activities. 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 the provision providing 

that fifty percent of unobligated balances may remain available for 

certain purposes. 

Section 610. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

funding for the Executive Office of the President to request a Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation except with 

the express consent of the individual involved or in extraordinary 

circumstances involving national security. 

Section 611. The Committee continues the provision regarding 

cost accounting standards for contracts under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. 

Section 612. The Committee continues the provision regarding 

non-foreign area cost of living allowances. 

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Section 614. The Committee continues the provision making exceptions to the preceding section 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 the 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. The Committee 

understands that the use of this provision allows for the purchase 

of high quality products and the efficiency of assisted acquisition, 

which agencies rely on to maximize constrained budgets. The Office 

of Management and Budget is directed to report to the Committee 

within 30 days of enactment of this Act on the supply chain risk 

assessment processes in place when Federal agencies use this authority. 

Section 616. The Committee continues the 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 the provision permitting 

the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Future 

Trading Commission to fund a joint advisory committee to advise 

on emerging regulatory issues, notwithstanding Section 708 of this 

Act. 

Section 618. The Committee includes language prohibiting the 

obligation of funds in fiscal year 2013 from the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by the Dodd-Frank 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Committee 

does not support mandatory reserve funds. The Committee believes 

the Commission should request the level of funding it believes is 

necessary in any given fiscal year and not have access to reserve 

funding that is outside of the Congressional review process. 

Section 619. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

certain agencies to provide quarterly reports on unobligated prior 

year balances. 

Section 620. The Committee continues the provision that requires 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 621. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

funds for the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to 

Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working 

Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive 

Order 13563, including the requirement in section (c) to provide 

quantified present and future benefits and costs. 

Section 622. The Committee modifies the provision prohibiting 

funding for certain czars including the White House Director of the 

Office of Health Reform, the Assistant to the President for Energy 

and Climate Change, the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the 

Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, and the 

White House Director of Urban Affairs to include any substantially 

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Section 623. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

funds from being used by any agency in this Act for any new hires 

not verified through the E-Verify Program established under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 

Section 624. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

funding made available by this Act to be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any 

corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under 

any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a 

determination that this further action is not necessary to protect 

the interests of the Government. 

Section 625. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

funding made available by this Act to be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any 

corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been 

assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have 

been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a 

timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency 

is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a 

determination that this further action is not necessary to protect 

the interests of the Government. 

Section 626. The Committee includes language providing for several appropriated mandatory accounts. These are accounts where 

authorizing language requires the payment of funds. The budget 

request assumes the following estimated cost for the programs addressed in this provision: $450,000 for Compensation of the President including $50,000 for expenses, $125,464,000 for the Judicial 

Retirement Funds (Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund, Judicial 

Survivors’ Annuities Fund, and the United States Court of Federal 

Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund), $10,818,000,000 for the Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Health Benefits, 

$51,000,000 for the Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance, and $9,780,000,000 for Payment to the Civil 

Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

Section 627. The Committee includes language which amends the 

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to allow for a 

greater number of States and municipalities to qualify for the program. 

Section 628. The Committee includes a provision directing the 

Comptroller General to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. 

Section 629. The Committee rescinds $900,000 from the Privacy 

and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. While the Committee is supportive of privacy and civil liberties protections, this board has no 

members and has not incurred any costs. 

Section 630. The Committee includes language requiring certain 

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cies, and identifying ineffective or excessively burdensome regulations. 

Section 631. The Committee includes language prohibiting agencies within this Act from spending funds on travel, conferences, or 

employee awards programs that are not authorized by Federal law, 

regulation, or Executive Order. No later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, each Inspector General of a department or agency, board or commission, Director of the Administrative Office of 

the U.S. Courts, or senior ethics official in agencies without inspectors general funded by this Act shall report to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House and Senate as to whether the entity 

concerned has effective procedures in place to ensure compliance 

with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and Executive Orders 

on travel, conferences, and employee awards programs. 

Section 632. The Committee includes language requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit a report on the effectiveness of Rule 2a–7 (17 C.F.R. 270.2a–7) related to money market 

funds and their ability to provide liquidity to the capital and municipal markets. 

Section 633. The Committee includes new language regarding restrictions relating to foreign entities. 

Section 634. The Committee includes new language which prohibits the General Services Administration from providing bonuses 

to employees who are under investigation. 

TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS, GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 701. The Committee continues the 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 the 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 the provision allowing 

funds made available to agencies for travel to also be used for 

quarter allowances and cost-of-living allowances. 

Section 704. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

the employment of noncitizens. 

Section 705. The Committee continues the provision giving agencies the authority to pay General Services Administration bills for 

space renovation and other services. 

Section 706. The Committee continues the 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 the 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 the provision prohibiting 

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Section 709. The Committee continues the 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 the provision limiting the 

amount of funds that can be used for redecoration of offices under 

certain circumstances. 

Section 711. The Committee continues the provision to allow for 

interagency funding of national security and emergency telecommunications initiatives. 

Section 712. The Committee continues the 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 the provision prohibiting 

the payment of any employee who prohibits, threatens or prevents 

another employee from communicating with Congress. 

Section 714. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

Federal training not directly related to the performance of official 

duties. 

Section 715. The Committee continues, with technical adjustments, the provision prohibiting the expenditure of funds for implementation of agreements in nondisclosure policies unless certain 

provisions are included. 

Section 716. The Committee continues the 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 717. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

any Federal agency from disclosing an employee’s home address to 

any labor organization, absent employee authorization or court 

order. 

Section 718. The Committee continues the provision, with a 

modification, 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 719. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

the use of funds for propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized by Congress. 

Section 720. The Committee continues the provision directing 

agency employees to use official time in an honest effort to perform 

official duties. 

Section 721. The Committee continues the provision allowing the 

use of funds to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. 

Section 722. The Committee continues the provision allowing 

agencies to transfer $17,000,000 to the Government-wide Policy account of General Services Administration to finance an appropriate 

share of various government-wide boards and councils. The Committee directs the Chief Human Capital Officers Council (CHCOC) 

to report to the Committee on steps taken by the Council to improve retirement processing within 90 days of enactment. 

Section 723. The Committee continues the provision that permits 

breast feeding in a Federal building or on Federal property if the 

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Section 724. The Committee continues the 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. The report should include 

the entire budget of the National Science and Technology Council. 

Section 725. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

documents involving the distribution of Federal funds to indicate 

the agency providing the funds and the amount provided. 

Section 726. The Committee continues the 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 727. The Committee continues a provision requiring 

health plans participating in the Federal Employee Health Benefits 

Program to provide contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions to certain religious plans. 

Section 728. The Committee continues language supporting strict 

adherence to anti-doping activities. 

Section 729. 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 730. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds for implementation of Office of Personnel Management regulations limiting detailees to the Legislative Branch, and implementing limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship 

Program. 

Section 731. The Committee continues the provision that restricts the use of funds for Federal law enforcement training facilities. 

Section 732. The Committee continues the provision concerning 

transfers or reimbursements for ‘‘E-Government’’ initiatives. 

Section 733. The Committee continues the 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 that 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 734. The Committee continues the 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 735. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

agencies to evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before 

issuing the individual a government travel charge card and limits 

agency actions accordingly. 

Section 736. The Committee continues the 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 737. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

agencies to pay a fee to the Office of Personnel Management for 

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Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary Separation 

Incentive payments. 

Section 738. The Committee includes language prohibiting funds 

to require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract or 

participating in an acquisition to disclose political contributions. 

Section 739. The Committee continues the provision concerning 

the non-application of these general provisions to title IV and to 

title VIII. 

The Committee does not include requested language to freeze the 

pay of senior Executive Branch political positions because on February 1, 2012, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3835 

eliminating cost of living and locality pay adjustments for all Federal employees in 2013. 

TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 801. The Committee continues the provision that appropriates funds for refunding overpayments of taxes collected and for 

paying settlements and judgments against the District of Columbia 

government. 

Section 802. The Committee continues language prohibiting the 

use of Federal funds for publicity or propaganda purposes. 

Section 803. The Committee continues the provision that establishes reprogramming procedures for Federal funds. 

Section 804. The Committee continues the provision prohibiting 

the use of Federal funds to provide salaries or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or Representative. 

Section 805. The Committee continues language restricting the 

use of official vehicles to official duties. 

Section 806. The Committee continues the provision that prohibits the use of Federal funds for any petition drive or civil action 

which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. 

Section 807. The Committee includes language prohibiting the 

use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs. 

Section 808. The Committee continues the provision that includes a ‘‘conscience clause’’ on legislation that pertains to contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans. 

Section 809. The Committee continues language prohibiting the 

use of Federal funds to legalize or reduce penalties associated with 

the possession, use, or distribution on any schedule I substance 

under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols 

derivative. 

Section 810. The Committee continues the provision that prohibits the use of funds for abortion except in the cases of rape or 

incest or if necessary to save the life of the mother. 

Section 811. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to submit a revised operating 

budget for all agencies in the D.C. government, no later than 30 

calendar days after the enactment of this Act that realigns budgeted data with anticipated actual expenditures. 

Section 812. The Committee continues the provision requiring 

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Schools, no later than 30 calendar days after the enactment of this 

Act that realigns school budgets to actual school enrollment. 

Section 813. The Committee modifies a provision allowing the 

transfer of local funds and capital and enterprise funds. 

Section 814. The Committee continues the provision which limits 

references to ‘‘this Act’’ as referring to only this title and title IV. 

The recommendation does not include the requested language allowing the District of Columbia to spend local funds in the absence 

of an appropriations act. Nonetheless, the Committee recognizes 

the challenges the District would face in the event of a Federal government shutdown. The Committee believes that District leaders 

and the congressional committees of jurisdiction should consider 

possible legislative solutions to address these challenges. 

TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

Section 901. The Committee includes a provision that prohibits 

new budget authority from exceeding the budget allocation in fiscal 

year 2013. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REQUIREMENTS

The following items are included in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives: 

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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: 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund .................................................................. $830,000,000 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ................................... 900,000 

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is submitted describing the transfer of funds provided in the accompanying bill: 

UNDER TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Under the Department of the Treasury, ‘‘Office of Terrorism and 

Financial Intelligence, Salaries and Expenses’’, unobligated balances associated with these activities under the Departmental Offices heading shall be transferred and merged with this account. 

Section 101 allows the transfer of five percent of any appropriation (or three percent of Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ‘‘Enforcement’’) made available to the IRS to any other IRS appropriation, 

subject to prior congressional approval. 

Section 108 authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector General, Special Inspector 

General for Troubled Asset Relief Program, Financial Management 

Service, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, and the Bureau of the Public Debt 

appropriations under certain circumstances. 

Section 109 authorizes transfers, up to two percent, between the 

IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 

under certain circumstances. 

Section 112 authorizes the transfer of funds from the ‘‘Financial 

Management Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, to the ‘‘Debt Collection Fund’’ as necessary to cover the cost of debt collection. 

UNDER TITLE II—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF 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 ‘‘Information Technology Oversight 

and Reform’’, allowing the transfer of funds to other agencies to 

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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 any appropriation, subject to approval 

of the Committee. 

UNDER TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY

Language is included under ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

and Other Judicial Services, Court Security’’, allowing funds to be 

transferred 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 V—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Under Title V, Independent Agencies, a number of transfers are 

allowed. 

(1) The Election Assistance Commission account may transfer 

$1,375,000 to the National Institute for Standards and Technology 

and allows for the transfer of unexpended balances if the agency 

is terminated. 

(2) Within the Federal Buildings Fund unobligated balances 

under building operations may be transferred to and merged with 

Public Building Service Salaries and Expenses or Building Operations and Maintenance and section 505 allows the transfer of 

funding within Federal Buildings Fund after approval of the Committee. 

(3) Under Electronic Government funds may be transferred to 

other agencies and if the administration of the USAspending.gov 

program changes funds may to transferred to the office authorized 

to administer the program. 

(4) Under Merit Systems Protection Board, an amount is transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

(5) Under Office of Personnel Management, amounts from certain 

trust funds are transferred to the Salaries and Expenses and Office 

of Inspector General accounts for administrative expenses; 

(6) Under the Postal Regulatory Commission, amounts are transferred from the Postal Service Fund; 

(7) Under the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board 

if terminated, funds may be transferred to the office authorized to 

replace the office. 

(8) Under Small Business Administration, Business Loans Program Account, amounts may be transferred to and merged with 

Salaries and Expenses. 

(9) Under Small Business Administration, Disaster Loans Program Account, amounts may be transferred to and merged with the 

Office of Inspector General, and Salaries and Expenses. 

(10) Under Administrative Provision-Small Business Administration, amounts may be transferred between appropriations of the 

Small Business Administration. 

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UNDER TITLE VII—GOVERNMENT-WIDE

Section 722 authorizes departments and agencies to transfer 

funds to the General Services Administration to support certain financial, information technology, procurement and other management initiatives. 

UNDER TITLE VIII—GENERAL PROVISIONS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Section 803 authorizes the District of Columbia to transfer local 

funds and section 813 allows transfer funds between operations 

and capital accounts. 

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. 

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 italics, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

SECTION 122 OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, 

JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 

AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 

(Public Law 105–119) 

AN ACT making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 

State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

1998, and for other purposes. 

SEC. 122.(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to 

paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to establish, for a period of ø14 years¿ 16 years from date of enactment of 

this provision, a personnel management demonstration project providing for the compensation and performance management of not 

more than a combined total of 950 employees who fill critical scientific, technical, engineering, intelligence analyst, language translator, and medical positions in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 

Firearms. 

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TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE 

SUBTITLE I—GENERAL 

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CHAPTER 3—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION 

* * * * * * * 

§ 310. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

(a) * * * 

(b) DIRECTOR.— (1) * * * 

(2) DUTIES AND POWERS.—The duties and powers of the Director are as follows: 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(E) Furnish research, analytical, and informational services to financial institutions, appropriate Federal and foreign regulatory agencies with regard to financial institutions, and appropriate Federal, State, local, and foreign 

law enforcement authorities, in accordance with policies 

and guidelines established by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, in the interest of detection, prevention, and prosecution of terrorism, organized crime, money laundering, and 

other financial crimes. 

* * * * * * * 

SECTION 203 OF THE JUDICIAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 

1990 

SEC. 203. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The President shall appoint, by 

and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

Except øwith respect to the district of Kansas¿ with respect to the 

eastern district of Missouri, 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 eastern district of Missouri occurring 10 

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 district of Kansas occurring ø21 years 

or more¿ 22 years and 6 months or more after the confirmation 

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gan, 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 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 ø18 years or more¿ 

19 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. 

* * * * * * * 

SECTION 312 OF THE 21ST CENTURY DEPARMENT OF 

JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT 

SEC. 312. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— (1) * * * 

(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 the central district of 

California and the western district of North Carolina, occurring 

ø10 years¿ 11 years or more after the confirmation date of the 

judge named 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 10 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 

10 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. 

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TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE 

PART I—ORGANIZATION OF COURTS

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 5—DISTRICT COURTS 

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§ 104. Mississippi 

Mississippi is divided into two judicial districts to be known as 

the northern and southern districts of Mississippi. 

Northern District 

ø(a) The northern district comprises four divisions. 

ø(1) Eastern division comprises the counties of Alcorn, 

Attala, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, 

Monroe, Oktibbeha, Prentiss, Tishomingo, and Winston. 

øCourt for the eastern division shall be held at Aberdeen, 

Ackerman, and Corinth. 

ø(2) The western division comprises the counties of Benton, 

Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Marshall, Montgomery, Pontotoc, 

Tippah, Union, Webster, and Yalobusha. 

øCourt for the Western division shall be held at Oxford. 

ø(3) The Delta division comprises the counties of Bolivar, 

Coahoma, De Soto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, and 

Tunica. 

øCourt for the Delta division shall be held at Clarksdale and 

Cleveland. 

ø(4) The Greenville division comprises the counties of Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, and Washington. 

øCourt for the Greenville division shall be held at Greenville.¿ 

(a) The northern district comprises three divisions. 

(1) The Aberdeen Division comprises the counties of Alcorn, 

Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, 

Oktibbeha, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Webster, and Winston. 

Court for the Aberdeen Division shall be held at Aberdeen, 

Ackerman, and Corinth. 

(2) The Oxford Division comprises the counties of Benton, 

Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, 

Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tunica, Union, and 

Yalobusha. 

Court for the Oxford Division shall be held at Oxford. 

(3) The Greenville Division comprises the counties of Attala, 

Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Grenada, Humphreys, Leflore, 

Montgomery, Sunflower, and Washington. 

Court for the Greenville Division shall be held at Clarksdale, 

Cleveland, and Greenville. 

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§ 105. Missouri 

Missouri is divided into two judicial districts to be known as the 

Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri. 

Eastern District 

(a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. 

(1) The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Crawford, 

Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, øIron,¿ Jefferson, Lincoln, Maries, 

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Saint Louis, Warren, and Washington, and the city of Saint 

Louis. 

Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Saint Louis. 

* * * * * * * 

(3) The Southeastern Division comprises the counties of 

Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron, 

Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, 

Ripley, Saint Genevieve, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, and Wayne. 

Court for the Southeastern Division shall be held at Cape 

Girardeau. 

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DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER 

PROTECTION ACT 

(Public Law 111-203) 

AN ACT To promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ‘‘too big to fail’’, to 

protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE X—BUREAU OF CONSUMER 

FINANCIAL PROTECTION 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle A—Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1017. FUNDING; PENALTIES AND FINES. 

(a) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM BOARD OF GOVERNORS.— 

(1) * * * 

(2) FUNDING CAP.— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(C) REVIEWABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision in this title, the funds derived from the Federal Reserve System pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to review by the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives and the Senate.¿ 

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VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT 

TITLE XIV—POOL AND SPA SAFETY 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 1405. STATE SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. 

(a) * * * 

(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under the program, a 

State shall— 

(1) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that it 

has a State statute, or that, after the date of enactment of this 

title, it has enacted a statute, or amended an existing statute, 

and provides for the enforcement of, a law that— 

(A) except as provided in section 1406(a)(1)(A)(i), applies 

to øall swimming pools constructed after the date that is 

6 months after the date of enactment of the Financial 

Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 

2012 in the State¿ all swimming pools constructed in the 

State after the date a State submits an application to the 

Commission for a grant under this section; and 

* * * * * * * 

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated to the Commission for each of øfiscal years 2009 

and 2010¿ fiscal years 2009 through 2014 $2,000,000 to carry out 

this section, such sums to remain available until expended. Any 

amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection that remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of øfiscal year 2012¿ fiscal 

year 2014 shall be retained by the Commission and credited to the 

appropriations account that funds enforcement of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act. 

SEC. 1406. MINIMUM STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.— (1) SAFETY STANDARDS.—A State meets the minimum State 

law requirements of this section if— 

(A) the State requires by statute— 

(i) the enclosure of all outdoor residential pools and 

spas by barriers to entry that will effectively prevent 

small children from gaining unsupervised and unfettered access to the pool or spa; and 

ø(ii) that all pools and spas be equipped with devices 

and systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool 

or spa drains;¿ 

ø(iii)¿ (ii) that pools and spas built more than 1 year 

after the date of the enactment of such statute have— 

(I) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(III) no main drain; and 

ø(iv) every swimming pool and spa that has a main 

drain, other than an unblockable drain, be equipped 

with a drain cover that meets the consumer product 

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ø(v) that periodic notification is provided to owners 

of residential swimming pools or spas about compliance with the entrapment protection standards of the 

ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any 

successor standard; and¿ 

* * * * * * * 

ø(2) NO LIABILITY INFERENCE ASSOCIATED WITH STATE NOTIFI- CATION REQUIREMENT.—The minimum State law notification 

requirement under paragraph (1)(A)(v) shall not be construed 

to imply any liability on the part of a State related to that requirement.¿ 

ø(3)¿ (2) USE OF MINIMUM STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS.—The 

Commission— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(4)¿ (3) REQUIREMENTS TO REFLECT NATIONAL PERFORMANCE

STANDARDS AND COMMISSION GUIDELINES.—In establishing minimum State law requirements under øparagraph (1)¿ paragraph (1)(B), the Commission shall— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SECTION 207 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE 

§ 207. Restrictions on former officers, employees, and elected officials of the executive and legislative 

branches 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(m) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN ENTI- TIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the restrictions contained in 

subsection (f), any person who serves in a position described in 

paragraph (2) and who, within 10 years after leaving that position, knowingly— 

(A) represents a foreign entity before any Member, officer, 

or employee of either House of Congress, or any officer or 

employee of a department or agency of the executive branch, 

with the intent to influence a decision of such officer, employee, or Member, in his or her official capacity, or 

(B) aids or advises a foreign entity with the intent to influence a decision of any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, or any officer or employee of a department or agency of the executive branch, in his or her 

official capacity, 

shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. 

(2) POSITIONS SUBJECT TO RESTRICTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The positions referred to in paragraph 

(1) are the following: 

(i) The President. 

(ii) The Vice President. 

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(iv) A covered appointee position. 

(B) COVERED APPOINTEE POSITION.—For purposes of this 

paragraph, an individual serves in a ‘‘covered appointee position’’ if the individual serves— 

(i) except as provided in clause (ii), in a position in 

an Executive agency to which the individual was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 

consent of the Senate; 

(ii) in a position that is held by an active duty commissioned officer of the uniformed services who is serving in a grade or rank for which the pay grade (as 

specified in section 201 of title 37) is pay grade O–7 or 

higher; or 

(iii) in any of the following positions: 

(I) Deputy Director of National Intelligence. 

(II) Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence 

Agency. 

(III) Associate Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 

(IV) The Director of the National Clandestine 

Service. 

(V) Chief of Station for the Central Intelligence 

Agency at an embassy or consulate of the United 

States. 

(3) LIMITATION TO COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.—The 

limitations contained in paragraph (1) apply only with respect 

to a foreign entity in a country that is designated as a country 

of particular concern for religious freedom under section 

402(b)(1)(A) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 

(22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A). 

(4) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subsection— 

(A) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ means an Executive 

agency as defined by section 105 of title 5, including the 

Executive Office of the President; 

(B) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ has the meaning 

given that term in subsection (e)(9) of this section; and 

(C) the term ‘‘foreign entity’’ means— 

(i) the government of a foreign country as defined in 

section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 

1938, as amended; and 

(ii) any entity owned or controlled, in whole or in 

part, by the government of a foreign country (as so defined). 

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. The bill provides, in some instances, for funding of 

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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. 

The bill includes several limitations on official entertainment, reception and representation expenses. Similar provisions have appeared 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 the 

Treasury Building Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 

insurance policies for real properties leased or owned overseas; official reception and representation expenses; contributions to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for the Department’s participation in programs related to global tax administration; information technology modernization requirements; Treasury-wide financial audits; cybersecurity; critical infrastructure protection and compliance policy programs; and the period of availability. 

Language is included for the Office of Terrorism and Financial 

Intelligence, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ that provides funds combating threats to national security and secure space. Language is 

also included that limits the availability of certain amounts and 

transfers funds. 

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 

and specifies amounts for 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 the purchase and hire of motor vehicles and specifies 

amounts for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature. 

Language is included for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, that provides funds for the hire of 

motor vehicles; travel and training of non-federal and foreign government personnel attending meetings involving domestic or foreign financial law enforcement, intelligence, and regulation; official 

reception and representation expenses; and assistance to Federal 

law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement. Language is also included that limits the availability of certain 

amounts. 

Language is included for the Financial Management Service, 

‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, that provides a certain amount for official 


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reception and representation expenses and limits the availability 

for systems modernization funds. 

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 and laboratory assistance to State and 

local agencies with or without reimbursement. Language is also included that specifies the amounts for official reception and representation expenses and cooperative research and development. 

Language is included for the U.S. Mint, ‘‘United States Mint 

Public Enterprise Fund’’, that 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 Bureau of the Public Debt, ‘‘Administering the Public Debt’’, that specifies funds for official reception 

and representation expenses; and provides that appropriations 

from the General Fund will be reduced as fees are collected, and 

that a portion of the funds are to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for administration of the Fund. Language is also 

included that limits the availability of certain amounts. 

Language is included for the Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund Program Account that provides specific amounts 

for: Native American initiatives, administrative expenses, and the 

cost of direct loans. Language is included clarifying the cost of direct loans and the cost of modifying direct loans, and specifying the 

limitation on gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 

loans. Language is included with regards to persistent poverty 

counties. 

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, 

implementation of the tax credit in title II of division A of the 

Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210), and dedicating funding 

for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, low-income taxpayer clinic grants, Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 

grants, and operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service. 

Language is included for 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 

funding for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. 

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 dedicating funding for the IRS Oversight Board and official reception and representation expenses. 

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 

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sociated with operations, and places certain restrictions on the use 

of the funds. 

In addition, the bill provides the following administrative provisions: 

Section 101. Language is included that allows for the transfer of 

five percent (three percent in the case of Enforcement) of any appropriation 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 taxpayer rights, dealing courteously 

with taxpayers, and cross-cultural relations. 

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 that provides the IRS’s authority to hire experts and consultants. 

Section 106. Language is included prohibiting funds made available in the healthcare reform act from being transferred to the IRS 

for implementing the healthcare reform act. 

Section 107. Language is included 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 that are overseas; and to hire experts or consultants. 

Section 108. Language is included that authorizes transfers, up 

to two percent, between ‘‘Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 

Program’’, ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, ‘‘Financial Management 

Service’’, ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’, ‘‘Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network’’, and ‘‘Bureau of the Public Debt’’ 

appropriations under certain circumstances. 

Section 109. Language is included that authorizes transfers, up 

to two percent, between the Internal Revenue Service and the 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration under certain 

circumstances. 

Section 110. Language is included limiting funds for the purchase of law enforcement vehicles unless the purchase is consistent 

with vehicle management principles. 

Section 111. Language is included prohibiting the Department of 

the Treasury from undertaking a redesign of the one dollar Federal 

Reserve note. 

Section 112. Language is included providing for transfers from 

and reimbursements to ‘‘Financial Management Service, Salaries 

and Expenses’’ for the purposes of debt collection. 

Section 113. Language is included extending a pay demonstration program. 

Section 114. Language is included requiring congressional approval for the construction and operation of a museum by the 

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Section 115. Language is included prohibiting funds in this or 

any other Act 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 116. Language is included deeming that funds for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence-related activities are specifically authorized in fiscal year 2013 until enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013. 

Section 117. 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 118. Language is included requiring the Department of 

the Treasury to submit a capital investment plan. 

Section 119. Language is included allowing the Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network to share more information with their foreign 

counterparts. 

Section 120. Language is included requiring a quarterly report 

from both the Office of Financial Research and Office of Financial 

Stability. 

Section 121. Language is included requiring the Department of 

the Treasury to submit a report on its Working Capital Fund. 

TITLE II—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Language under The White House, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, provides funds for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 

105 and 107, subsistence expenses, hire of vehicles, newspapers, 

periodicals, travel, and official entertainment expenses; and the Office of Policy Development. 

Language under the Executive Residence at the White House, 

‘‘Operating Expenses’’, provides funds for official entertainment expenses of the President, and the care, maintenance, repair and alterations, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence at the 

White House. 

Language under the Executive Residence at the White House, 

‘‘Reimbursable Expenses’’, 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 a miscellaneous receipt; 

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 under ‘‘White House Repair and Restoration’’ provides 

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Residence at the White House; and allows funds to remain available until expended. 

Language under National Security Council and Homeland Security Council ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, provides for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

Language under Office of Administration, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, provides funds for continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the 

President, to remain available until expended. 

Language under Office of Management and Budget, ‘‘Salaries 

and Expenses’’, provides funds for expenses, services authorized by 

5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of vehicles; carrying out provisions of chapter 35 of 44 U.S.C.; specifies funds for official representation expense; 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; 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; requires consultation with House and Senate standing 

committees with respect to the number of printed and electronic 

versions of the fiscal year 2014 budget that should be provided by 

OMB; provides that administrative costs associated with the Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation can be funded 

under this heading. 

Language under the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, provides funds for expenses, research, official 

reception and representation expenses, participation in joint 

projects, and allows for the acceptance of gifts. Language is also included providing funds for policy research and evaluation and making these funds available until expended. 

Language under Federal Drug Control Programs, ‘‘High Intensity 

Drug Trafficking Areas Program’’, provides for the transfer of funds 

to Federal agencies and departments. Language is also included regarding the availability of funds, specifying the amount of funds for 

auditing and associated activities, requiring each designated High 

Intensity Drug Trafficking Area to receive not less than the fiscal 

year 2012 base allocation unless the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy determines otherwise and submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, and requiring reports 

regarding initial allocations and discretionary funding. 

Language under Federal Drug Control Programs, ‘‘Other Federal 

Drug Control Programs’’ provides funds to support matching grants 

to drug-free communities (with an amount specified to be made 

available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended by Public Law 109–469), anti-doping activities, the U.S. membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency, drug courts and a 

competitive grant program. Language also limits the availability of 

funds. 

Language under ‘‘Information Technology Oversight and Reform’’ 

provides funds to remain available until expended; allows funding 

to be transferred to agencies to carry out projects; and requires 


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quarterly reports on identified savings by fiscal year, agency and 

appropriation. 

Language under Special Assistance to the President, ‘‘Salaries 

and Expenses’’, enables the Vice President to provide assistance to 

the President, services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 

106, subsistence, and the hire for vehicles. 

Language under 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, official entertainment expenses 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 between various accounts within the 

Executive Office of the President, with advance approval of the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 202. Language is included requiring the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget to submit a report to the Committee on improving regulation and regulatory review. 

Section 203. Language is included requiring the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget to report on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111–203). 

Section 204. Language is included prohibiting funds to prepare, 

sign or approve statements abrogating legislation passed by the 

House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President. 

Section 205. Language is included requiring the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report to the Appropriations and Budget Committees on the implementation of sequestration required under section 251(a) of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. $5,000,000 of OMB’s Salaries and Expenses appropriation shall not be available for obligation until this report is submitted. 

Section 206. Language is included requiring the President to submit a detailed report on the sequestration required by section 251A 

of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

for January 2, 2013. 

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 under Supreme Court, ‘‘Care of the Building and Grounds’’, permitting funds to remain available until expended. 

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 until expended for specific purposes. Language is 


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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. 

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 2013 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 a court security pilot 

program. 

Section 305. Language is included extending temporary judgeships in the eastern district of Missouri, Kansas, Hawaii, Arizona, 

the northern district of Alabama, the central district of California, 

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Section 306. Language is included requiring the Judicial Conference to submit a plan to freeze the number of square feet funded 

by the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Salaries and Expenses appropriation in fiscal year 2014 and 

reduce the number of square feet occupied by the Judiciary by at 

least 1 percent in the next four fiscal years. 

Section 307. Language is included regarding the boundaries of divisions in the eastern district of Missouri and the northern district 

of Mississippi. 

Section 308. Language is included prohibiting funds for circuit 

judicial conferences. 

TITLE IV—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Language is included under ‘‘Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support’’, permitting the amount appropriated to remain available until expended; and specifying conditions for the use, award, 

and financial accounting of funds. 

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, to respond to terrorist threats or 

attacks, and for costs associated with the Presidential Inauguration. 

Language is included under ‘‘Federal Payment to the District of 

Columbia Courts’’: (1) 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; 

(2) specifying certain amounts for specific purposes; (3) allowing 

funds made available for capital improvements to remain available 

until September 30, 2014, and (4) providing for the reallocation of 

funds. 

Language is included under ‘‘Defender Services in the District of 

Columbia Courts’’: (1) providing that the amount appropriated 

shall remain available until expended; (2) specifying who shall administer these funds; and (3) 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. 

Language is included under ‘‘Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia’’: 

(1) specifying certain amounts for specific purposes and programs; 

(2) 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 (3) authorizing the Director to accept and use gifts to support offender and 

defendant programs; to accept and use equipment, supplies, and 

vocational training services necessary to sustain, educate, and 

train offenders and defendants, including their dependent children; 

and specifying for recording the acceptance of such gifts. 

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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; (2) 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, 

2014. 

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. 

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 Redevelopment of the Saint Elizabeths Hospital Campus’’, providing funds 

for a center for innovation and entrepreneurship to remain available until expended. 

Language is included under ‘‘Federal Payment for Testing and 

Treatment of HIV/AIDS’’ for testing and treatment. 

Language is included under ‘‘District of Columbia Funds’’: (1) 

providing funds as proposed in the Fiscal Year 2012 Proposed 

Budget and Financial Plan submitted to Congress by the District 

of Columbia; (2) limits the amount provided in this Act for the District of Columbia to the amount of the proposed budget or the sum 

of total revenues; (3) providing conditions for increasing the 

amount provided; and (4) directing the Chief Financial Officer to 

ensure the District of Columbia meets all requirements, but prohibits the reprogramming of capital projects. 

TITLE V—INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

The bill provides the following administrative provisions under 

the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB): 

Section 501. Language is included repealing the prohibition 

against the Committees on Appropriations reviewing transfers from 

the Federal Reserve System to the CFPB. 

Section 502. Language is included changing the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (CFPB) source of funding from transfers from the Federal Reserve System to annual appropriations beginning in fiscal year 2014. 

Section 503. Language is included requiring CFPB to submit 

quarterly reports about its activities and to testify about its activities when requested. 

Language is included for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, that provides funds for expenses, the 

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(with a limitation on rates for individuals), nominal awards, official 

reception and representation expenses, and allowing $500,000 to 

remain available until September 30, 2014 for a grant program authorized by section 1405 of Public Law 110–140 (15 U.S.C. 8004). 

Language is included for the Election Assistance Commission, 

‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, that allows for the transfer of funds to 

the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities. Language is included providing for the transfer of 

any unobligated balances should the Election Assistance Commission be terminated during fiscal year 2013. 

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, and special counsel 

fees. Language provides for the assessment and collection of offsetting collections, authorizes retention of such collections, and provides that they remain available until expended. Language removes the availability for obligation of excess collections. Language 

waives existing law concerning proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system. 

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, or any successor to these funds. 

Language is included for the Federal Election Commission, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, that specifies funds for 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, 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 and Expenses’’, permitting funds for uniforms and allowances 

therefor, services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, official reception 

and representation 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 deposited in the Fund; specifies the conditions under which 

funds made available can be used; limits the availability of funds; 

limits full-time equivalent employees, limits square footage and requires the approval to change the amounts as reported in a plan. 

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 

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and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. Language is included 

that limits the availability of funds. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

‘‘Office of Inspector General’’, that provides funds for information 

and detection of fraud; and for awards in recognition of efforts that 

enhance the office. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

‘‘Electronic Government’’, that provides funds to carry out the EGovernment Act of 2002 that may be transferred to Federal agencies under certain conditions and if the office responsible for 

USAspending.gov changes, then funds for USAspending.gov are 

transferred to that office. 

Language is included for the General Services Administration, 

‘‘Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents’’, that allows a 

portion of these funds to be transferred. 

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, 

‘‘Expenses, Presidential Transition’’, that provides funds limited to 

certain activities authorized under the Presidential Transition Act 

of 1963. 

In addition, the bill provides the following administrative provisions under the General Services Administration (GSA): 

Section 504. Language is included providing authority for the use 

of funds for the hire of motor vehicles. 

Section 505. 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 506. Language is included requiring funds proposed for 

developing courthouse construction requests to meet appropriate 

standards and the priorities of the Judicial Conference. 

Section 507. Language is included requiring GSA to prepare a 

2014 budget request with a total inventory of space less than the 

inventory in 2013. 

Section 508. 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 requested rent. 

Section 509. Language is included permitting GSA to pay small 

claims (up to $250,000) made against the Federal Government. 

Section 510. 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 511. Language is included requiring GSA to have both 

the authorization and appropriation for construction before taking 

land from private land owners. 

Section 512. Language is included requiring GSA to apply current limitations on employee awards to fiscal year 2013 funding. 

Section 513. Language is included requiring the GSA Administrator to certify that the cost of conferences are appropriate and 

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Section 514. Language is included requiring GSA to submit quarterly spending reports on the activities of the Federal Buildings 

Fund. 

Section 515. Language is included requiring GSA to submit a detailed report on the amounts that the Working Capital Fund 

charges to each office for services. 

Language is included for the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund allowing appropriations to remain available 

until expended. 

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, and administration expenses to 

adjudicate retirement appeals, and provides for the transfer of 

some funds. 

Language is included for the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

Udall Foundation, ‘‘Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust 

Fund’’, that specifies the availability of funds and specifies an 

amount for financial audits. 

Language is included for the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

Udall Foundation, ‘‘Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund’’, that 

specifies the availability of 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 et 

seq., 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 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, improvement, and provision of adequate storage; 

and provides that funds remain available until expended. 

Language is included for 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 limits 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 also included providing funds available until expended 

for responsibilities under the STOCK Act. 

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 


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conference rooms, hire of passenger motor vehicles, official reception and representation expenses, advances for reimbursements, 

payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances, the Enterprise 

Human Resources Integration project, the Human Resources Line 

of Business project, and the transfer of administrative expenses; 

limits the availability of some funds; 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 the transfer of 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 for transfer of funds from 

the Postal Service Fund. 

Language is included for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board that allows for the transfer of any unobligated balances should the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 

2011 (DATA Act) be enacted during fiscal year 2013. 

Language is included for the Securities and Exchange Commission, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, that provides for rental of space, 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 providing for information technology initiatives. 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 

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 for hire of motor vehicles 

and official reception and representation expenses. Language is 

also included to provide authority to charge fees and credit such 

fees to the account without further appropriation. Language is also 

included to fund grants. Language is also included for the Loan 

Modernization and Accounting System. 

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 

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latory Flexibility Act of 1980 and allows funds to remain available 

until expended. 

Language is also included authorizing the transfer of funds from 

the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account to cover required administrative and facilities related expenses. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration, 

‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’, limiting commitments for certain guaranteed loan programs and for providing for the cost of direct loans and guaranteed loans. Language is also included authorizing the transfer of funds to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for administrative expenses. 

Language is included for the Small Business Administration 

‘‘Disaster Loan Program Account’’, that provides for the transfer of 

funds to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ and to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ and allows funds to remain available until expended. 

Language is included allowing for the transfer of funds between 

Small Business Administration appropriations. 

Language is included for the United States Postal Service, ‘‘Payment to the Postal Service Fund’’, that provides funds for revenue 

foregone; limits the availability of funds; stipulates that mail for 

overseas voting and mail for the blind is free; stipulates that 6-day 

delivery and rural mail delivery shall continue at not less than the 

1983 level; prohibits funds from being used to charge a fee to a 

child support enforcement agency seeking the address of a postal 

customer; and prohibits funds from being used to consolidate or 

close small rural and other small post offices. 

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, and that travel expenses of the 

judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. 

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 the 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 

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Section 608. Language is included specifying reprogramming procedures. The provision requires that agencies or entities funded by 

the Act 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 either the House or 

Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) 

augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 

$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing 

programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities. 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. 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 a Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation except with the express consent of the individual involved 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 section 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 Future 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 prohibiting the obligation of 

funds in fiscal year 2013 from the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 

Section 619. Language is included requiring certain agencies to 

provide quarterly reports on unobligated prior year balances. 

Section 620. Language is included requiring certain agencies in 

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seeking new office space or making alterations to existing office 

space. 

Section 621. Language is included prohibiting funds for the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary 

Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory 

Efforts’’, unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed 

to Children complies with Executive Order 13563, including the requirement in section (c) to provide quantified present and future 

benefits and costs. 

Section 622. Language is included prohibiting funding for certain 

czars including the White House Director of the Office of Health 

Reform, the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 

Change, the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and 

Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, and the White House 

Director of Urban Affairs or to include any substantially similar 

provisions. 

Section 623. Language is included prohibiting funds from being 

used by any agency in this Act for any new hires not verified 

through the E-Verify Program established under section 403(a) of 

the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 

of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 

Section 624. Language is included prohibiting funding made 

available by this Act to be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation 

that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 

law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency 

is aware of the conviction, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination 

that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 

the government. 

Section 625. Language is included prohibiting funding made 

available by this Act to be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation 

that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, 

for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for 

collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of 

the unpaid tax liability, unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination 

that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 

the Government. 

Section 626. Language is included providing for several appropriated mandatory accounts. 

Section 627. Language is included amending the Virginia 

Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act to allow for a greater number of States and municipalities to qualify for the program. 

Section 628. Language is included directing the Comptroller General to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the Consumer Product 

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Section 629. Language is included rescinding $900,000 from the 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. 

Section 630. Language is included requiring certain regulatory 

agencies to provide a report on increasing public participation in 

rulemaking, improving coordination among Federal agencies, and 

identifying ineffective or excessively burdensome regulations. 

Section 631. Language is included prohibiting agencies within 

this Act from spending funds on travel, conferences, or employee 

awards programs that are not authorized by Federal law, regulation, or Executive Order. 

Section 632. Language is included requiring the Securities and 

Exchange Commission to submit a report on the effectiveness of 

Rule 2a–7 (17 C.F.R. 270.2a–7) related to money market funds and 

their ability to provide liquidity to the capital and municipal markets. 

Section 633. Language is included regarding restrictions relating 

to foreign entities. 

Section 634. Language is included to prohibit the General Services Administration from providing bonuses to employees who are 

under investigation. 

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 an exemption for the purchase of electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 

Section 703. Language is included allowing funds made available 

to agencies for travel to also be used for quarter allowances and 

cost-of-living allowances. 

Section 704. Language is included prohibiting the employment of 

noncitizens. 

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 

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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 the expenditure of 

funds for implementation of agreements in nondisclosure policies 

unless certain provisions are included. 

Section 716. 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 717. 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 718. 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. 

Section 719. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds 

for propaganda and publicity purposes not authorized by Congress. 

Section 720. Language is included directing agency employees to 

use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. 

Section 721. Language is included allowing the use of funds to 

finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

Section 722. Language is included allowing agencies to transfer 

$17,000,000 to the Government-wide Policy account of the General 

Services Administration to finance an appropriate share of various 

government-wide boards and councils. 

Section 723. 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 724. 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. The report should include the entire budget of the National Science and Technology Council. 

Section 725. Language is included requiring documents involving 

the distribution of Federal funds to indicate the agency providing 

the funds and the amount provided. 

Section 726. 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. 

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vide contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions to certain religious plans. 

Section 728. Language is included supporting strict adherence to 

anti-doping activities. 

Section 729. 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 730. Language is included prohibiting funds for implementation of Office of Personnel Management regulations limiting 

detailees to the Legislative Branch, and implementing limitations 

on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program. 

Section 731. Language is included restricting the use of funds for 

Federal law enforcement training facilities. 

Section 732. Language is included concerning transfers or reimbursements for ‘‘E-Government’’ initiatives. 

Section 733. 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. This provision confirms the opinion of the Government Accountability Office dated February 17, 2005 (B–304272). 

Section 734. 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 735. Language is included requiring agencies to evaluate 

the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the individual 

a government travel charge card and limits agency actions accordingly. 

Section 736. 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. 

Section 737. 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 738. Language is included prohibiting funds to require 

any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract or participating in an acquisition to disclose political contributions. 

Section 739. Language is included concerning the non-application 

of these general provisions to title IV and to title VIII. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

In addition, the bill provides the following provisions under this 

title: 

Section 801. Language is included that appropriates funds for refunding overpayments of taxes collected and for paying settlements 

and judgments against the District of Columbia government. 

Section 802. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal 

funds for publicity or propaganda purposes. 

Section 803. Language is included establishing reprogramming 

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Section 804. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal 

funds to provide salaries or other costs associated with the offices 

of a United States Senator or Representative. 

Section 805. Language is included restricting the use of official 

vehicles to official duties. 

Section 806. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal 

funds for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require 

Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the 

District of Columbia. 

Section 807. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal 

funds for needle exchange programs. 

Section 808. Language is included regarding a ‘‘conscience 

clause’’ on legislation that pertains to contraceptive coverage by 

health insurance plans. 

Section 809. Language is included prohibiting the use of Federal 

funds to legalize or reduce penalties associated with the possession, 

use, or distribution on any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 

Section 810. Language is included prohibiting the use of funds 

for abortion except in the cases of rape or incest or if necessary to 

save the life of the mother. 

Section 811. Language is included requiring the Chief Financial 

Officer (CFO) to submit a revised operating budget for all agencies 

in the D.C. government, no later than 30 calendar days after the 

enactment of this Act that realigns budgeted data with anticipated 

actual expenditures. 

Section 812. Language is included requiring the CFO to submit 

a revised operating budget for D.C. Public Schools, no later than 

30 calendar days after the enactment of this Act that realigns 

school budgets to actual school enrollment. 

Section 813. Language is included allowing the transfer of local 

funds and capital and enterprise funds. 

Section 814. Language is included limiting references to ‘‘this 

Act’’ as referring to only this title and title IV. 

TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 901. Language is included prohibiting new budget authority from exceeding the budget allocation in fiscal year 2013. 

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: 


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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 and outlays provided in the bill with the appropriate allocations made under section 302(b) of the Budget Act. 

BUDGETARY IMPACT PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to 

its subcommittees of amounts in the First Concurrent Resolution of 

2013: 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 

[In millions of dollars] 

302b allocation This bill 

Budget 

authority Outlays Budget authority Outlays 

General purpose discretionary ....................................... 21,150 23,939 21,150 *23,939 

Mandatory ....................................................................... 21,240 21,234 21,240 21,234 

* Includes outlays from prior year budget authority. 

FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 308(a)(1)(B) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table contains 

five-year projections associated with the budget authority provided 

in the accompanying bill, as provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Outlays 

2013 .................................................................................................................. ¥38,739* 

2014 .................................................................................................................. 2,998 

2015 .................................................................................................................. 38 

2016 .................................................................................................................. ¥440 

2017 and future years ..................................................................................... ¥3,470 

* Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 308(a)(1)(C) of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget 

Office has provided the following estimates of new budget authority 

and outlays provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local governments. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget 

authority Outlays 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2013 ............................................ 410 443* 

* Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 


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CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

Pursuant to section 6(e) of the rules of the Committee on Appropriations, the following statement is submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the 

accompanying bill. 

The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is 

clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United 

States (the appropriation power), which states: ‘‘No Money shall be 

drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations 

made by Law . . .’’ In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of 

the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Congress 

shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the 

common Defense and general welfare of the United States . . .’’ Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to 

appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period 

of availability and to set forth terms and conditions governing their 

use. 

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 

bill with amounts enacted for fiscal year 2012 and budget estimates presented for fiscal year 2013. 


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MINORITY VIEWS 

We want to begin by thanking Chairwoman Emerson for her 

leadership on this Subcommittee and her work to involve us and 

consider our input at every opportunity. She and her staff are consummate professionals and we appreciate her work in drafting this 

bill and throughout the committee process. 

The fiscal year (FY) 2013 bill approved by the Committee provides net budget authority of $21.15 billion, a cut of $376 million 

below FY 2012 and nearly $2 billion below the Administration’s 

request. 

We are extremely disappointed that House Republicans walked 

away from the bipartisan agreement to establish $1.047 trillion as 

the Committee’s allocation. A majority of their conference voted for 

the Budget Control Act agreement less than a year ago. By reneging on the agreement, House Republicans put themselves at odds 

with House Democrats, the White House, Senate Democrats, and 

Senate Republicans. Senate Minority Leader McConnell recently 

voted for an overall allocation of $1.047 trillion and Ranking Member Cochran stated that it’s appropriate ‘‘for the Committee to proceed on the basis of the discretionary caps enacted into law.’’ House 

Republicans introduced uncertainty about the discretionary allocation and about whether the House majority will threaten to shut 

down the government. This breach of trust will serve only to slow 

down the appropriations process, and the austere House allocation, 

if it stands, will stall economic growth and impede job creation. 

The Financial Services and General Government bill funds programs that touch the lives of every American as consumers, as investors, and as taxpayers. The subcommittee’s inadequate allocation requires unsustainable cuts. These cuts will impact all of us 

by not providing needed resources for the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (SEC), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and a number of agencies with budgets almost entirely composed of fixed 

costs, such as personnel expenses and rent. These cuts will reduce 

the ability of the government to effectively protect consumers and 

investors and investigate tax cheats and collect revenues. The bill 

will also necessitate the furloughing of many hundreds of federal 

and private workers, increase unemployment, and reduce vital 

services to the public. 


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The IRS is frozen at the FY12 enacted level, which is nearly $1 

billion below the request. To deal with the FY12 funding amount, 

the IRS cut staffing by approximately 5,000 employees through 

buy-outs and attrition. To enter a second year at that level will ensure more buyouts and vacancies, and possibly furloughs, especially 

in the area of enforcement. Thus, fewer audits will be performed, 

more tax cheats will get away with not paying their fair share, and 

the tax gap will grow. Enforcement resources have a return-on-investment of about $4-to-$1, so as a result this reduction will decrease revenue and increase the deficit by about $4 billion per year. 

This cut will cost more in the outyears than it will save in fiscal 

year 2013. The Judiciary is cut below the FY12 level by $23 million, which 

will have a significant impact on employees. The Judiciary has reduced staffing by 1,200 employees in the past year to deal with reduced budgets, and further cuts will force the federal courts to lay 

off support staff and stop payments to attorneys who represent indigent criminal defendants. These layoffs will include probation officers and pre-trial staff, so there will be fewer probation officers 

to monitor sex offenders and felons, perform law enforcement duties, and protect the general public. The SEC is funded $195 million below the President’s request, which means the agency is funded only $50 million above the FY12 

level. Additionally, the small increase is dedicated only to technology improvements, so there will be no hiring of the staff needed 

to finalize the remaining Dodd-Frank rules and regulations. Further, the SEC Reserve Fund, authorized by Dodd-Frank, is prohibited from obligating funds for FY13. This funding level for the SEC 

will not allow for the full implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Election Assistance Commission will receive only $5.75 million in funding, which will significantly hinder the agency. The 

agency will no longer be able to help states improve their election 

practices and equipment to ensure fair and well-run elections in 

our nation. 

There are numerous other cuts as well that will cause an erosion 

of consumer protections and assistance to disadvantaged communities. The subcommittee’s allocation requires deep cuts that 

will significantly harm America’s consumers, investors, taxpayers, 

workers, businesses, judiciary, the security of our elections, and 

even our deficit. 

We are also distressed that this bill includes several controversial policy riders. The bill once again interferes in the District of 

Columbia’s local affairs, restricting the District from spending its 

own funds in the provision of abortion services for low-income individuals. This micromanagement is not the proper role of Congress 

and authorizing issues do not belong on an appropriations bill. 

There are further restrictions on the Judiciary and a prohibition on 

the provision of abortion coverage for all health benefits programs 

provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 


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We appreciate the efforts the Chairwoman made to adequately 

fund the Small Business Administration, the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, and antiterrorism programs at the Department of the Treasury. We are also pleased that 

the Chairwoman worked with us to remove a prohibition on the 

FCC’s mandate that broadcasters must publish their political files 

online. She helped ensure that these files will be transparent and 

accessible online, and we appreciate those efforts and the outcome. 

However, the allocation the subcommittee received is simply insufficient to fund all of the important activities in this bill’s jurisdiction. We hope to work with the majority to address these issues 

and look forward to continuing the open and positive process the 

Chairwoman has fostered; however, in its current form, we cannot 

support the bill. 

NORMAN D. DICKS. 

JOSE ́ E. SERRANO. 

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