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Calendar No. 479 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 115–281 

FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2019 

JUNE 21, 2018.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. LANKFORD of Oklahoma, from the Committee on 

Appropriations, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 3107] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports an original bill (S. 

3107) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 

other purposes, reports favorably thereon without amendment and 

recommends that the bill do pass. 

Amounts of new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2019 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $45,944,000,000 

Amount of 2018 appropriations ............................... 48,149,851,000 

Amount of 2019 budget estimate ............................ 49,124,783,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2018 appropriations .......................................... ¥2,205,851,000 

2019 budget estimate ........................................ ¥3,180,783,000 
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C O N T E N T S 

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Overview and Summary of the Bill ........................................................................ 5 

Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 5 

Reprogramming Guidelines .................................................................................... 5 

Relationship With Budget Offices .......................................................................... 6 

Congressional Budget Justifications ...................................................................... 7 

Agency Reports ........................................................................................................ 7 

Antideficiency Act Violations .................................................................................. 8 

Other Matters and Directives ................................................................................. 8 

Title I: Department of the Treasury: 

Departmental Offices ....................................................................................... 9 

Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence .............................................. 11 

Cybersecurity Enhancement Account ............................................................. 12 

Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs ................... 13 

Office of Inspector General .............................................................................. 14 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ..................................... 15 

Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program ............... 16 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ........................................................ 17 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service ............................................................................ 19 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau .................................................. 20 

United States Mint ........................................................................................... 20 

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund ................................. 21 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing ................................................................. 23 

Internal Revenue Service ................................................................................. 24 

Taxpayer Services ............................................................................................. 28 

Enforcement ...................................................................................................... 31 

Operations Support .......................................................................................... 32 

Business Systems Modernization .................................................................... 33 

Administrative Provisions—Internal Revenue Service ................................. 34 

Administrative Provisions—Department of the Treasury ............................. 35 

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

President: 

The White House .............................................................................................. 37 

Executive Residence at the White House ....................................................... 37 

White House Repair and Restoration ............................................................. 38 

Council of Economic Advisers .......................................................................... 38 

National Security Council and Homeland Security Council ......................... 38 

Office of Administration ................................................................................... 39 

Office of Management and Budget .................................................................. 39 

Office of National Drug Control Policy ........................................................... 41 

Federal Drug Control Programs: 

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program .................................... 42 

Other Federal Drug Control Programs .................................................... 43 

Unanticipated Needs ........................................................................................ 44 

Information Technology Oversight and Reform ............................................. 44 

Special Assistance to the President ................................................................ 45 

Official Residence of the Vice President ......................................................... 46 

Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds 

Appropriated to the President ..................................................................... 46 
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Title III: The Judiciary: 

Supreme Court of the United States .............................................................. 47 

Care of the Building and Grounds ........................................................... 48 

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ............................... 48 

United States Court of International Trade ................................................... 49 

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services ................. 49 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund .............................................. 49 

Defender Services ...................................................................................... 50 

Fees of Jurors and Commissioners .......................................................... 51 

Court Security ........................................................................................... 51 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts ........................................ 52 

Federal Judicial Center .................................................................................... 52 

United States Sentencing Commission ........................................................... 52 

Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary ..................................................... 53 

Title IV—District of Columbia: 

Federal Payments: 

Federal Funds ............................................................................................ 54 

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support ...................................... 54 

Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the 

District of Columbia .............................................................................. 55 

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts ............................ 56 

Federal Payment for Defender Services in District of Columbia 

Courts ..................................................................................................... 56 

Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision 

Agency for the District of Columbia ..................................................... 57 

Federal Payment to the Public Defender Service for the District 

of Columbia ............................................................................................ 57 

Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council .......... 58 

Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions ............................................ 58 

Federal Payment for School Improvement .............................................. 59 

Federal Payment for the D.C. National Guard ....................................... 59 

Federal Payment for HIV/AIDS Prevention ............................................ 60 

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ..................................................................................................... 60 

District of Columbia Funds ............................................................................. 61 

Title V—Independent Agencies: 

Administrative Conference of the United States ........................................... 62 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...................................................... 62 

Consumer Product Safety Commission ........................................................... 63 

Election Assistance Commission ..................................................................... 65 

Federal Communications Commission ............................................................ 65 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Office of the Inspector General .... 70 

Federal Election Commission .......................................................................... 70 

Federal Labor Relations Authority ................................................................. 71 

Federal Trade Commission .............................................................................. 71 

General Services Administration .................................................................... 73 

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation ...................................................... 82 

Merit Systems Protection Board ..................................................................... 83 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation ....................................... 83 

National Archives and Records Administration ............................................. 84 

National Credit Union Administration ........................................................... 87 

Office of Government Ethics ............................................................................ 88 

Office of Personnel Management ..................................................................... 89 

Office of Special Counsel .................................................................................. 93 

Postal Regulatory Commission ........................................................................ 94 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ................................................. 94 

Securities and Exchange Commission ............................................................ 96 

Selective Service System .................................................................................. 98 

Small Business Administration ....................................................................... 98 

United States Postal Service ........................................................................... 107 

United States Tax Court .................................................................................. 108 

Statement Concerning General Provisions ............................................................ 109 
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Title VI—General Provisions—This Act ................................................................ 110 

Title VII—General Provisions—Governmentwide ................................................ 113 

Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia ......................................... 117 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 119 

Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 120 

Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 121 

Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 123 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 124 
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

The Financial Services and General Government appropriations 

bill provides funding for the Department of the Treasury, including 

the Internal Revenue Service; the Executive Office of the President; 

the Judiciary; the District of Columbia; and more than two dozen 

independent Federal agencies. 

The Committee recommends $45,944,000,000 in discretionary 

and mandatory appropriations. This represents a decrease of 

$2,205,851,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level, and a decrease of $3,180,783,000 below the budget request. Of the total, 

$23,688,000,000 is provided in discretionary appropriations. Mandatory appropriations less scorekeeping adjustments total 

$22,256,000,000. 

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 

During fiscal year 2019, for the purposes of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as 

amended, with respect to appropriations contained in the accompanying bill, the terms ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ [PPA] shall 

mean any item for which a dollar amount is contained in appropriations acts (including joint resolutions providing continuing appropriations) or accompanying reports of the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations, or accompanying conference reports 

and joint explanatory statements of the committee of conference. 

REPROGRAMMING GUIDELINES 

The Committee includes a provision (section 608) establishing 

the authority of agencies to reprogram funds and the limitation on 

that authority. The provision specifically requires the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 

any proposal to reprogram funds that: (1) creates a new program; 

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or 

personnel for any PPA for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to redirect funds that were 

directed in such reports for a specific activity to a different purpose; (5) augments an existing PPA in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 

percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces an existing PPA by 

$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures offices differently than the congressional 

budget justifications or the table at the end of the Committee report, whichever is more detailed. 

The Committee retains the requirement that each agency submit 

an operating plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 60 days after enactment of this act to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 

authorities provided in this act. Specifically, each agency should 
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provide a table for each appropriation with columns displaying the 

budget request; adjustments made by Congress; adjustments for rescissions, if appropriate; and the fiscal year enacted level. The table 

shall delineate the appropriation both by object class and by PPA. 

The report must also identify items of special congressional interest. 

The Committee expects the agencies and bureaus to submit reprogramming requests in a timely manner and to provide a thorough explanation of the proposed reallocations, including a detailed 

justification of increases and reductions and the specific impact the 

proposed changes will have on the budget request for the following 

fiscal year. Except in emergency situations, reprogramming requests should be submitted no later than June 30. 

The Committee expects each agency to manage its programs and 

activities within the amounts appropriated by Congress. The Committee reminds agencies that reprogramming requests should be 

submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable emergency or a situation that could not have been anticipated when formulating the 

budget request for the current fiscal year. Further, the Committee 

notes that when a Department or agency submits a reprogramming 

or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations and does 

not receive identical responses from the House and the Senate, it 

is the responsibility of the Department or agency to reconcile the 

House and the Senate differences before proceeding, and if reconciliation is not possible, to consider the request to reprogram 

funds unapproved. 

RELATIONSHIP WITH BUDGET OFFICES 

Through the years, the Committee has channeled most of its inquiries and requests for information and assistance through the 

budget offices of the various departments, agencies, offices, and 

commissions. The Committee has often pointed to the natural affinity and relationship between the budget offices and the Committee 

which makes such a relationship workable. The Committee reiterates its longstanding position that while the Committee reserves 

the right to call upon any office or officer in the departments, agencies, and commissions, the primary conjunction between the Committee and these entities must be through the budget offices. To 

help ensure the Committee’s ability to perform its responsibilities, 

the Committee insists on having direct, unobstructed, and timely 

access to the budget offices and expects to be able to receive forthright and complete responses from those offices and their employees. 

The Committee expects timely agency compliance with mandated 

reporting requirements. The Committee directs all agencies from 

which reports are required to allow sufficient time to secure any 

necessary internal and external clearances of reports in order to 

satisfy congressional deadlines. The Committee strongly urges 

agencies to alert the Committee as far as possible in advance of 

any expected slippage in meeting a report delivery due date. 
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS 

Budget justifications are prepared not for the use of the agency, 

but instead are the primary tool used by the House and Senate 

Committees on Appropriations to evaluate the resource requirements and fiscal needs of agencies. The Committee is aware that 

the format and presentation of budget materials is largely left to 

the agency within presentation objectives set forth by the Office of 

Management and Budget [OMB]. However, the Committee expects 

agencies to consult with the Committees on Appropriations in advance regarding any plans to modify the format of agency budget 

documents to ensure that the data needed to make appropriate and 

meaningful funding decisions is provided. 

The Committee directs that justifications submitted with the fiscal year 2020 budget requests by agencies funded under this act 

must contain the customary level of detailed data and explanatory 

statements to support the appropriations requests at the level of 

detail contained in the funding table included at the end of the report. Among other items, agencies shall provide a detailed discussion of proposed new initiatives, proposed changes in the agency’s 

financial plan from prior year enactment, and detailed data on all 

programs and comprehensive information on any office or agency 

restructurings. At a minimum, each agency must also provide adequate justification for funding and staffing changes for each individual office. Explanatory materials should compare programs, 

projects, and activities that are proposed for fiscal year 2020 to the 

fiscal year 2019 enacted level. 

The Committee includes a general provision requiring that agencies provide, as a component incorporated within their fiscal year 

2020 budget justification materials submitted to the Committee, a 

separate table briefly describing the top management challenges 

for fiscal year 2019 as identified by the agency inspector general, 

along with an explanation of how the fiscal year 2020 budget request addresses each such management challenge. 

The Committee is aware that the analytical materials required 

for review by the Committee are unique to each agency in this act. 

Therefore, the Committee expects that each agency will coordinate 

with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in advance on its planned presentation for its budget justification materials in support of the fiscal year 2020 budget request. 

AGENCY REPORTS 

As a measure to reduce costs and conserve paper, the Committee 

reminds agencies funded by this act that currently provide separate copies of periodic reports (such as Performance and Accountability Reports) and correspondence to the chairs of the House and 

Senate Appropriations Committees and Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government, and also to the ranking 

members of the committees and subcommittees, to use a single 

cover letter jointly addressed to the chairs and ranking members 

of the Committee and subcommittee of both the House and the 

Senate. To the greatest extent feasible, agencies should include in 

the cover letter a reference or hyperlink to facilitate electronic access to the report and provide the documents by electronic mail de-
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livery. Consolidating addressees and remitting a copy of the letter 

and attachments to each recipient should expedite agency processing. This should also help ensure that consistent information is 

conveyed concurrently to the majority and minority committee offices of both chambers of Congress. 

ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT VIOLATIONS 

The Antideficiency Act is a cornerstone of Federal fiscal law. It 

forbids agencies from exceeding an appropriation, apportionment, 

or allotment; from obligating funds before Congress has appropriated them; and from accepting voluntary services or employing 

personal services exceeding that authorized by law. These prohibitions ensure that agencies operate within amounts that Congress 

has appropriated and, therefore, that agency activities are carried 

out in accordance with the will of the people as expressed through 

Congress. 

The Antideficiency Act requires agencies to immediately report 

violations of the act to Congress and to the President and to transmit a copy of each report to the Comptroller General. These reports 

must include all relevant facts pertaining to the violation and a 

statement of action taken. These reports provide information essential to the Committee as it performs oversight and as it considers 

agency funding levels. Therefore, the Committee directs any agency 

funded by this Act to concurrently transmit to the Subcommittee 

on Financial Services and General Government a copy of any 

Antideficiency Act violation report submitted pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

1351 or 31 U.S.C. 1517(b). 

OTHER MATTERS AND DIRECTIVES 

Cybersecurity.—Cybersecurity remains one of the most significant challenges facing the Nation. Recent events have demonstrated that the Federal Government faces an array of cyberbased threats to its systems and data and the results have proven 

disastrous to millions of Americans. The Committee remains concerned that billions of Federal dollars are spent each fiscal year yet 

there is no guarantee of security for Americans. The Committee 

stresses the importance of the role of the Federal Chief Information 

Officer [CIO] in protecting Federal assets and information and 

strengthening the Federal Government’s overall cybersecurity infrastructure. The Committee is committed to conducting oversight 

of agencies within its jurisdiction to ensure that funding is being 

spent wisely and effectively while ensuring that stronger cyber controls are in place. The Committee encourages the Administration 

and agencies to enhance their cyber strategies and allocate resources accordingly to combat cybercrime and data breaches. 
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TITLE I 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $201,751,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 201,751,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 208,751,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Secretary of the Treasury has the primary role in formulating and managing the domestic and international tax and financial policies of the Federal Government. The Secretary’s responsibilities funded by the Departmental Offices Salaries and Expenses appropriation include: recommending and implementing 

U.S. domestic and international economic and tax policy; formulating fiscal policy; governing the fiscal operations of the Government; managing the public debt; managing international development policy; representing the United States on international monetary, trade, and investment issues; overseeing Department of the 

Treasury overseas operations; and directing the administrative operations of the Department of the Treasury. The majority of the 

Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides resources for policy 

formulation and implementation in the areas of domestic and international finance, tax, economic, trade, financial operations and general fiscal policy. This appropriation also provides resources to support the Secretary, policy components, and departmental administrative policies in financial and personnel management, procurement operations, and information systems and telecommunications. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $208,751,000 for the Departmental 

Offices account of the Department of the Treasury for fiscal year 

2019. The recommendation is $7,000,000 above the enacted level to 

allow the Department to manage a growing caseload associated 

with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, 

invest in information technology improvements, and hire additional 

staff to conduct economic analysis of tax regulatory actions. 

Wildlife Trafficking.—The Committee directs the Department to 

use available resources to pursue and enforce money laundering 

and other related laws as related to wildlife trafficking and the illegal ivory trade. The Department shall report to the Committee 

semiannually during fiscal year 2019 on such enforcement actions 

and other steps taken to carry out the Eliminate, Neutralize, and 

Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 during this fiscal year. 
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Ivory Poaching.—Militias, armed groups, insurgents, and even 

terrorist groups are using profits from illegal ivory poaching and 

trafficking to further violence in Africa and elsewhere. Often the 

sales are to China and involve organized crime, shell companies, 

and arms traffickers. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Department of the Treasury to use available resources to pursue and 

enforce money laundering and other related laws as related to the 

illegal ivory trade, particularly in Africa. The Department shall report to the Committee every 6 months during the fiscal year on 

such enforcement actions taken during the fiscal year. 

Management of Capital Investments.—The Committee notes that 

section 123 of the bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to develop an annual Capital Investment Plan, to be submitted to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives within 30 days following submission of the President’s 

annual budget request. The Committee directs the Department to 

include estimated funding needs for the lifetime capital costs for 

each project, not just for the budget year. The Committee also directs the Department to include in the Capital Investment Plan 

meaningful and understandable summaries of capital investments 

by project type (e.g., information technology). The Committee directs the Office of the Chief Information Officer to ensure that adequate resources are devoted both to projects in the capital phase 

and to proper maintenance and modernization of existing systems 

and to ensure that all projects are tracked properly and described 

completely in the annual Capital Investment Plan. 

Cybersecurity.—The Committee supports investments in financial 

cybersecurity research, and strongly urges the Department of the 

Treasury, including the Office of Critical Infrastructure Policy, to 

work with the National Science Foundation, the Department of 

Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate and its 

Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, and others to leverage 

cybersecurity research and efforts to protect our Nation where it is 

most vulnerable. 

Puerto Rico.—The Committee encourages the Department to provide technical assistance to Puerto Rico on stabilizing and strengthening public financial management and financial management systems. The Committee directs the Department to submit a report 

within 30 days of the end of the fiscal year to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the House and Senate providing detailed descriptions of any technical assistance that has been provided, including: 

what activities have been undertaken by Treasury employees in 

the provision of technical assistance; timeframes within which the 

activities have occurred; number of full-time-equivalent hours devoted to provision of the activities; and documentation that the activities have occurred. 

Financial Literacy.—The Committee is concerned about the low 

level of financial literacy and numeracy skills among the adult population of the United States, as one in seven adults do not have 

the basic financial literacy skills to succeed in all but the most rudimentary financial literacy tasks. The Committee encourages the 

Department to explore the degree to which current Federal financial literacy programs benefit those individuals with less than basic 
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literacy skills and to develop measurable goals and objectives for 

the Financial Literacy and Education Commission that address the 

needs of this population. Finally, the Committee urges the Department to explore opportunities to work with rural community-based 

adult and family literacy organizations to promote and implement 

future financial literacy initiatives. 

DATA Act.—In a November 2017 report, the Government Accountability Office [GAO] reviewed the quality of data reported by 

Federal agencies in accordance with the Digital Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). This report found issues and 

challenges with the completeness and accuracy of the data submitted, use of data elements, and presentation of the data on 

USAspending.gov. The report makes six recommendations for Executive Action, four of which are directed at the Department of the 

Treasury. The Committee directs the Department to continue working toward full compliance under the law and build on progress todate and the recommendations made in the report to improve data 

quality for the benefit of taxpayers. 

OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $141,778,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 159,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 159,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Economic and trade sanctions issued and enforced by the Office 

of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence’s [TFI] Office of Foreign Assets Control safeguard financial systems against illicit use and 

combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, money launderers, 

proliferators of weapons of mass destruction, and other national security threats. In addition, TFI produces vital analysis with regard 

to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence across all elements of 

the national security community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $159,000,000 for 

the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to carry out its 

central role in detecting and defeating security threats. 

African Conflicts.—The Committee is concerned that sanction 

programs related to African conflicts like South Sudan and human 

rights programs such as Global Magntisky are under-staffed. When 

staff is reassigned during times of crisis to supplement work targeting other regions, the problem is exacerbated. The Committee 

recommendation includes a significant increase for the Office of 

Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, and the Committee expects 

the Department to increase the number of employees in the Office 

of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence focused on enforcing financial sanctions in African countries. 

Economic Sanctions and Divestments.—The Committee recommendation includes resources for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence programs. With these funds, the Department will continue 

to issue and enforce economic and trade sanctions consistent with 
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national security and foreign policy goals. These sanctions are a 

key tool for asserting U.S. policy toward countries and entities 

under sanction. The Committee directs the Department to fully implement all sanctions and divestment measures, particularly those 

applicable to WMD proliferation, terrorism, transnational organized crime, human rights abuses, drug trafficking, the Islamic 

State of Iraq and the Levant, Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Iran, 

Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Burma, and designated rebel 

groups operating in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The Committee directs the Department to promptly notify the 

Committee of any resource constraints that adversely impact the 

implementation of any sanctions program. 

Cryptocurrency.—The Department shall report to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House and Senate on the state of antimoney laundering efforts, threats to sanctions enforcement, and 

the effectiveness of U.S. anti-money laundering laws in combatting 

cryptocurrency-based money laundering, including any legislative 

recommendations to improve the interdiction of cryptocurrencybased money laundering and sanctions circumvention schemes. 

CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $24,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 25,208,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 25,208,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Cybersecurity Enhancement Account is a dedicated account 

designed to bolster the Department’s cybersecurity posture and 

mitigate cybersecurity threats to the U.S. financial infrastructure. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $25,208,000 in Department-wide 

funding for focus on critical improvements to systems in the Treasury-wide budget activity identified in the congressional justification 

for this new account, including the Treasury Secure Data Network, 

the Fiscal Service Trusted Internet Connections, and the other systems that have been identified as High Value Assets. The funding 

will also support identification and protection of information systems; detection of threat actors; and response and recovery from 

cyber incidents. A portion of the resources will also support a dedicated innovation fund for evolving high impact cyber investments 

throughout the Department. 

Treasury Chief Information Officer Oversight.—Cybersecurity remains one of the most significant challenges facing the Nation. Recent events have demonstrated that the Federal Government faces 

as array of cyber-based threats to its systems and data and the results have proven disastrous to millions of Americans. The Committee directs the Treasury CIO to review and approve each investment under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account and report to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 

each quarter on the progress of each investment. In order to help 

ensure that the Treasury CIO retains control over the execution of 

these funds, the Committee recommendation does not permit transfers of funds from the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account and 
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does not adopt the language in the request allowing these funds to 

be obligated and expended through allocation accounts available to 

individual offices and bureaus. 

Spend Plans.—To improve oversight of these funds across the 

Department, the Committee expects the CIOs of each office and bureau of the Treasury to submit a spend plan for each prospective 

investment under this heading to the Treasury Department CIO 

for review. The Committee directs the Treasury CIO to review each 

investment submitted under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Account heading to improve oversight of these funds across the Department; none of the funds under this heading will be available 

to fund such an investment without the approval of the Treasury 

CIO. 

The spend plans should include how the investment will: enhance Department-wide coordination of cybersecurity efforts and 

improve the Department’s responsiveness to cybersecurity threats; 

provide bureau and agency leadership with greater visibility into 

cybersecurity efforts and further encourage information sharing 

across bureaus; improve identification of cyber threats and better 

protect information systems from attack; provide a platform to enhance efficient communication, collaboration, and transparency 

around the common goal of improving not only the cybersecurity of 

the Treasury Department, but also the Nation’s financial sector. 

The spend plans should also detail the type of cybersecurity enhancement the investment represents, and the cost, scope, schedule 

of the investment, and explain how it complements existing cyber 

efforts. 

DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,426,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The 1997 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act 

established this account, which is authorized to be used by or on 

behalf of Treasury bureaus at the Secretary’s discretion to modernize business processes and increase efficiency through technology investments, as well as other activities that involve more 

than one Treasury bureau or Treasury’s interface with other Government agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,000,000 for Department-wide 

Systems and Capital Investments Programs [DSCIP]. 

The Committee notes that the DSCIP account has been utilized 

to fund a wide variety of multiyear initiatives. Given the complexity of these initiatives, the bill includes language in section 123 

directing the Department of the Treasury to submit an annual 

Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations 

within 30 days after the President’s budget submission. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $37,044,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 36,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,044,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

As a result of the 1988 amendments to the Inspector General 

Act, the Secretary of the Treasury established the Office of Inspector General [OIG] in 1989. 

The OIG conducts and supervises audits, evaluations, and investigations designed to: (1) promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in departmental programs and operations; and (2) keep the Secretary and Congress 

fully and currently informed of problems and deficiencies in the administration of departmental programs and operations. The audit 

function provides program audit, contract audit, 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 audit 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. These audits contribute significantly to improved financial management by helping Treasury 

managers identify improvements needed in their accounting and 

internal control systems. The evaluations function reviews program 

performance and issues critical to the mission of the Department. 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $37,044,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. This amount is equal to 

the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The Committee directs the Inspector General to utilize funds provided to meet mandated audit requirements such as information 

security in addition to other prioritized work including Treasury’s 

responsibilities as they relate to combatting terrorist financing and 

money laundering. 

The Committee remains concerned about cyber-based threats as 

Treasury’s information systems are critical to the core functions of 

government and the Nation’s financial infrastructure. The Committee encourages the Inspector General to conduct oversight work 

on the potential vulnerability of Treasury’s networks and systems 

including its physical security, continuous monitoring, and strong 

authentication. 
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TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $169,634,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 161,113,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 169,634,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration [TIGTA] 

was established by the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 

(Public Law 105–206). TIGTA was created to provide independent 

audit and investigative services necessary to improve the quality 

and credibility of oversight of the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] 

and ensure that the IRS is held to a high level of accountability. 

TIGTA conducts audits, investigations, and inspections and evaluations to assess the operations and programs of the IRS and related entities, the IRS Oversight Board and the Office of Chief 

Counsel to (1) 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) recommend actions 

to resolve fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies in these programs and operations, and keep the Secretary 

and Congress fully and currently informed of these issues and the 

progress made in resolving them. 

The audit function provides program audit, limited contract 

audit, and financial audit services. Program audits review and 

audit all facets of the IRS and related entities in an effort to improve IRS systems and operations, while ensuring fair and equitable treatment of taxpayers. Contract audits focus on invoices/ 

vouchers submitted to the IRS to determine whether charges are 

valid and to identify erroneous and improper payments. The investigative function provides for the detection and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving IRS programs and operations 

and protects the IRS and related entities against external attempts 

to corrupt or threaten the administration of the tax laws. 

During fiscal year 2017, TIGTA recovered, protected, and identified monetary benefits totaling $187,000,000. In fiscal year 2017, 

TIGTA received 10,638 complaints, opened 2,835 investigations, 

and closed 2,876 investigations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $169,634,000 for 

TIGTA. This amount is the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level. The Committee recognizes the expansive workload that 

TIGTA has assumed as well as considerable demands on its resources in order to be responsive to Congress. The Committee acknowledges the challenges TIGTA faces in adapting its oversight 

activities to address increasingly complex and high-risk issues associated with IRS operations, including protecting sensitive taxpayer data, detection and investigation of fraud and electronic 

crime, impersonation scams, and review of procurement activities. 

The Committee recognizes that growth in the size and workload of 

the IRS generates concomitant increased work for TIGTA. 
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Since fiscal year 2011, TIGTA has designated the security of taxpayer data as the top concern facing the IRS based on the increased number and sophistication of threats to taxpayer information and the need for the IRS to better protect taxpayer data. The 

IRS is responsible for safeguarding a vast amount of sensitive financial and personal data, processing returns that contain confidential information for over 100 million taxpayers. Persistent information security weaknesses put the IRS at risk of disruption, 

fraud, or inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information. 

Recent cyber events involving the IRS have illustrated that bad 

actors are constantly seeking new ways to attack and exploit IRS 

systems and processes in order to access tax information for the 

purpose of stealing identities and filing fraudulent tax returns. As 

the IRS expands online tools available to taxpayers through its Future State initiative it is imperative that the IRS implement necessary security controls. The Committee appreciates the work 

TIGTA has performed to evaluate whether the IRS has properly 

implemented secure electronic authentication in accordance with 

Federal standards and encourages TIGTA to keep the Committee 

informed of the IRS’s responses to its recommendations. In addition, the Committee looks forward to reviewing TIGTA’s audit assessing the effect of legacy systems on the IRS’s ability to deliver 

modernized tax administration. 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes significant changes to 

the tax code affecting individuals, businesses, and tax-exempt organizations and the IRS has numerous responsibilities in accordance 

with this act such as hiring additional staff, updating information 

technology [IT] systems, and making necessary changes to forms 

and publications used by taxpayers. The Committee acknowledges 

TIGTA’s initial assessment of the IRS’s implementation efforts and 

looks forward to reviewing TIGTA’s future work to monitor the 

IRS’s efforts to implement the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. 

Combatting IRS Impersonation Scams.—According to TIGTA, as 

of April 2018, more than 2,100,000 Americans have been targeted 

by an IRS impersonation scam. Additionally, more than 12,700 

Americans have lost a total of at least $66,900,000 to IRS impersonation scams. Given the ubiquitous nature of this scam, the Committee commends the work that TIGTA has done thus far to combat these scams, encourages TIGTA to continue to prioritize working with the IRS to increase awareness of this scam, and urges 

TIGTA to pursue the criminals perpetrating this fraud. 

SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF

PROGRAM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $34,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 17,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,500,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (Public Law 110–343) 

established the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Trou-
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bled Asset Relief Program [SIGTARP] to perform audits and investigations of the Troubled Asset Relief Program [TARP]. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $17,500,000 for SIGTARP for fiscal 

year 2019. The recommendation is $16,500,000 below the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

The Committee notes that less than 1 percent of TARP investments remain outstanding, the application periods for the Federal 

Housing Administration Refinance program and Making Home Affordable initiative have ended, and nearly 70 percent of Housing 

Finance Agency Hardest Hit Fund disbursements have occurred. 

The Committee notes SIGTARP has found fraud, waste, and abuse 

in TARP programs that have disbursed funds. The Committee expects SIGTARP to continue winding down its operations as disbursements under TARP housing programs are paid out and 

SIGTARP approaches its sunset date. 

FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $115,003,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 117,800,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 117,800,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN], a bureau 

within the Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, is the largest overt collector of financial intelligence in the United States. FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the 

financial system from the abuses of financial crime, including terrorist financing, money laundering, and other illicit activity. 

FinCEN accomplishes its mission by administering the Bank Secrecy Act, a collection of statutes that form the Nation’s antimoney 

laundering/counterterrorist financing regulatory regime. As the delegated administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN is responsible for the development and implementation of regulations, rules, 

and guidance issued under the Bank Secrecy Act. FinCEN also 

oversees the work of eight Federal agencies with delegated responsibility to examine various sectors of the financial industry for compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act’s requirements. FinCEN is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating the information reported by financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy 

Act through a Governmentwide access service. FinCEN is the 

United States’ Financial Intelligence Unit [FIU] and a founding 

member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. As 

the United States’ FIU, FinCEN routinely shares information and 

cooperates with other FIUs around the world to address the global 

problems of terrorist financing, money laundering, and other illicit 

activity. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $117,800,000 for FinCEN. The 

amount is $2,797,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level to 
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enhance FinCEN’s national security capacity and develop a nonbank financial institution risk assessment model. 

Money Laundering of Cybercrime Proceeds.—The Committee recognizes that major data security breaches are becoming more common and are often orchestrated by sophisticated cybercriminal enterprises who then monetize the data and launder it through U.S. 

financial institutions. The Committee notes FinCEN’s history of 

supporting law enforcement cases that combat cybercrime, 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. In addition to analyzing financial flows for this important effort in the course of ongoing strategic operations, FinCEN shall 

continue to use this data to ensure reporting institutions remain 

vigilant in detecting the laundering of cybercriminal proceeds. The 

Committee notes that FinCEN has issued two cyber-related 

advisories to financial institutions concerning, respectively, cyberevents and cyber-enabled crime generally and on business e-mail 

compromise more specifically. The advisories assisted financial institutions in understanding how to identify and report suspicious 

cyber-related activity. The Committee encourages FinCEN to continue to issue cyber-related advisories or other publications, as appropriate, to keep financial institutions apprised of the trends, 

typologies, red flag indicators, and other information that may assist financial institutions in reporting cyber-related suspicious activities. 

Money Laundering by Foreign Agents.—The Committee is concerned by the increased use of the U.S. financial system by corrupt 

foreign government officials and private citizens engaged in criminal enterprises, as these illegal practices are often used to finance 

additional criminal activity and encourage domestic repression in 

countries including, but not limited to, Venezuela. The Committee 

encourages FinCEN to continue to work closely with the Department of Justice in its efforts to investigate these crimes so that the 

assets of persons and entities involved in money laundering 

through U.S. financial institutions may be frozen and that ensuing 

cases may be prosecuted to the fullest extent. 

Beneficial Ownership.—FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions [CDD Rule] went into effect 

on May 11, 2018. The CDD Rule requires enhanced due diligence 

requirements for financial institutions to identify and verify the 

beneficial owners of legal entity customers at the time of account 

openings. The beneficial ownership requirement is intended to address weaknesses in the financial system and provide information 

that will assist law enforcement in financial investigations, help 

prevent evasion of targeted financial sanctions, improve the ability 

of financial institutions to assess risk, facilitate tax compliance, 

and advance U.S. compliance with international standards and 

commitments. The Committee recognizes the challenges smaller 

community banks and credit unions face with regulations as they 

can be more costly and burdensome and encourages the Secretary 

of the Treasury to keep the Committee informed of the impact the 

CDD Rule is having on these institutions. 
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BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $338,280,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 330,837,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 338,280,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Fiscal Service is to promote the financial integrity and operational efficiency of the U.S. Government through 

accounting, borrowing, collections, payments, and shared services. 

The Fiscal Service provides central payment services to Federal 

agencies and operates the Federal Government’s collections and deposit systems in addition to providing Governmentwide accounting 

and reporting services, managing the collection of delinquent debt 

owed to the Federal Government, borrowing on behalf of the Federal Government, and providing support services for other Federal 

agencies on a reimbursable basis. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $338,280,000 for 

the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. This amount is equal to the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level. 

Judgment Fund Transparency.—The Judgment Fund is a permanent, indefinite appropriation available to pay final money judgments and awards against the United States pursuant to section 

1304 of title 31 of the United States Code. The Judgment Fund is 

also available to pay compromise settlements entered into by the 

U.S. Department of Justice related to actual or imminent litigation. 

Transparency and accountability are essential and reasonable expectations of American taxpayers, yet the Committee remains concerned with the lack of transparency with these taxpayer funded 

payments. 

The Judgment Fund Section in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

administers the Judgment Fund, and the Committee directs the 

Department to issue the 2018 report within 60 days of enactment 

of this Act for the 2018 fiscal year, and directs that the report include all judgment fund payments since 2016, unless the disclosure 

of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or court order. 

With respect to each payment made from the Judgement Fund, 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. In addition, if a payment is made to a foreign state, the Department 

shall include a description of the payment method, the currency denomination used for the payment, and the name and location of the 

financial institution to which the payment was dispersed if it is 

owned or controlled by a foreign state. 

DATA Act.—The Committee is supportive of the Department’s 

implementation of the DATA Act (Public Law 113–101). The Fiscal 

Service has worked to establish a DATA Act schema that leverages 

industry standards to create a Government-wide data structure for 
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Federal spending information. The Committee expects the Fiscal 

Service to continue to work with Federal agencies to improve implementation of section 5 of the DATA Act. 

ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $111,439,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 114,427,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 111,439,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [TTB] is charged 

with collecting revenue and protecting the public and is responsible 

for enforcement of certain Federal laws and regulations relating to 

alcohol and tobacco. TTB works directly and in cooperation with 

others to maintain a sound revenue management and collection 

system that continues to reduce the regulatory burden, improve 

service, collect the revenue due, and prevent tax evasion and other 

criminal conduct. TTB is also responsible for preventing consumer 

deception, ensuring that regulated products comply with Federal 

commodity, safety, and distribution requirements, and providing 

customer service. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $111,439,000 for TTB activities including full implementation of the Craft Beverage Modernization 

Act (Public Law 115–97). 

Labeling Program.—The surge of small brewers, distillers, and 

wine makers emerging in the domestic market has also meant a 

rapid annual growth in the number of alcohol beverage label, formula, and permit applications submitted to the TTB. In recent 

years, understaffing and outdated filing and processing procedures 

in the Bureau’s labeling, formula, and permitting programs caused 

significant delays in application approvals. These delays ultimately 

affected the ability of the applicants to get their product to the 

market in a timely manner. The Committee encourages the Bureau 

to continue to make strategic investments that will further streamline the approval process to keep up with the volume of label, formula, and permit applications and reduce delays. 

Trade Practice Enforcement.—Enforcement of trade practice functions, as required under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, is 

critical to ensuring a competitive, fair, and safe marketplace. The 

Committee expects funds to continue to be used for the Bureau’s 

programs to enforce trade practice violations. 

UNITED STATES MINT

UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Mint manufactures coins, sells numismatic 

and investment products, and provides for security and asset protection. Public Law 104–52 established the U.S. Mint Public Enter-
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prise Fund [the Fund]. The Fund encompasses the previous Salaries and Expenses, Coinage Profit Fund, Coinage Metal Fund, and 

the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund. The Mint submits annual 

audited business-type financial statements to the Secretary of the 

Treasury and to Congress in support of the operations of the revolving fund. 

The operations of the Mint are divided into two major activities: 

manufacturing and sales (including circulating coinage and numismatic and investment products); and protection. The Mint is credited with receipts from its circulating coinage operations, equal to 

the full cost of producing and distributing coins that are put into 

circulation, including depreciation of the Mint’s plant and equipment on the basis of current replacement value. Those receipts pay 

for the costs of the Mint’s operations, which include the costs of 

production and distribution. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a spending level of $30,000,000 for 

circulating coinage and protective service capital investments for 

the Mint. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FUND PROGRAM

ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $250,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 14,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 250,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund makes 

investments in the form of grants, loans, equity investments, deposits, and technical assistance grants to new and existing community development financial institutions [CDFIs] through the CDFI 

program. CDFIs include community development banks, credit 

unions, venture capital funds, revolving loan funds, and microloan 

funds, among others. Recipient institutions engage in lending and 

investment for affordable housing, small business, and community 

development within underserved communities. The CDFI Fund administers the Bank Enterprise Award Program, which provides a 

financial incentive to insured depository institutions to undertake 

community development financing activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $250,000,000 for the CDFI Fund. Of 

the amounts provided, $182,000,000 is for financial and technical 

assistance grants, $16,000,000 is for Native Initiatives, $25,000,000 

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

the administrative expenses for all programs. 

The Committee notes the CDFI Fund’s ability to leverage private 

sector investment in community development projects such as affordable housing, retail development, and community centers, as 

well as lending to small businesses. However, the Committee remains concerned about an overall lack of transparency into many 
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of the CDFI Fund’s programs and nominal ability to verify investment impacts. The Committee strongly believes it is important to 

ensure that CDFIs are delivering investments to the borrowers and 

communities that need it most. The Committee notes the steps the 

CDFI fund has taken to facilitate better data collection, integration, and management through its Awards Management Information System [AMIS]. The Committee provides $1,000,000 for the development of tools, including AMIS, to better measure and assess 

CDFI investment performance, improve data quality, and enable 

more efficient allocation of CDFI Fund resources. The Committee 

directs the CDFI Fund to prioritize completion of such tools in fiscal year 2019. In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary to 

report to the Appropriations Committees within 90 days of enactment on the impact fiscal year 2017 CDFI Fund Awardees are having in the communities they serve; the overall risk to which the 

Fund’s portfolio is exposed; and a description of awardees that are 

at risk of noncompliance. 

Core Program.—The Committee recommends $182,000,000 for 

the CDFI Fund to carry out its financial assistance and technical 

assistance programs, including the Healthy Foods Financing Initiative. The Committee believes that applicants for CDFI awards 

should receive fair and equal consideration, consistent with section 

102 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–325), including financial 

and technical assistance for lending and investment in small businesses, affordable housing, community development, and efforts to 

increase the availability of affordable, healthy foods in underserved 

communities. The core CDFI Program should be the source of 

awards allocations for these purposes. 

CDFI Program Integration for Individuals With Disabilities.— 

The Committee notes the bill does not include dedicated funds for 

financial and technical assistance grants to position more CDFIs to 

incorporate the needs of the disabled into their business plans and 

practices but highlights that dedicated funds provided in fiscal year 

2017 and fiscal year 2018 for this purpose are available until September 30, 2019. As previously directed, the CDFI Fund must submit a report not later than the end of fiscal year 2019 that includes 

the number of awards, amount of each award, and anticipated 

projects funded as well as findings and recommendations related to 

the efficacy of award efforts and impacts on the disability community. 

Bank Enterprise Award Program.—The Committee recommends 

$25,000,000 for the Bank Enterprise Award Program to increase 

lending, investment, and service activities within economically distressed communities. This program plays an important role in providing financial services to underserved communities across the 

country. 

Native Programs.—The Committee recommends $16,000,000 for 

grants, loans, and technical assistance and training programs to 

benefit Native American, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian 

communities in the coordination of development strategies, increased access to equity investments, and loans for development activities. 
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The Committee expects the CDFI Fund to ensure no funding is 

allocated to tribes to support marijuana production, manufacturing, 

or distribution and report to the Committee on any Tribe who engages in such activities and receives funding appropriated by this 

act. 

Non-Metropolitan and Rural Areas.—The Committee directs 

Treasury to take into consideration the unique conditions, challenges, and scale of non-metropolitan and rural areas when designing and administering programs to address economic revitalization 

and community development and when making CDFI award decisions. The Committee notes that the CDFI Fund is required by 12 

U.S.C. 4706(b) to seek to fund a geographically diverse group of 

award recipients, including those from non-metropolitan and rural 

areas. In addition, the Committee directs funding to be used in 

each program for projects that serve populations living in persistent poverty counties in accordance with this act. The Committee directs the Secretary to report to the Appropriations Committees within 90 days of enactment detailing how the fiscal year 

2019 CDFI Program recipients intend to serve non-metropolitan 

and rural areas and populations living in persistent poverty counties. 

Bond Guarantee Program.—The Committee includes a provision 

enabling the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee up to 

$500,000,000 in bonds until December 31, 2019, as authorized by 

section 1134 of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Public Law 

111–240). The bond guarantees will not result in a cost to the taxpayer. The bonds are intended to support CDFI lending and investment activities in underserved communities by providing a source 

of long-term capital, and the funds raised through the bonds will 

be used to capitalize new loans or refinance existing loans. 

The Committee notes that several Federal agencies have developed partnerships with the Corporation for National and Community Service [CNCS] to help further the agency goals and to support targeted human capital needs of their grantees, including 

partnerships with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

the Department of Education, the Department of Transportation, 

and the U.S. Forest Service. Given that ‘‘Economic Opportunity’’ is 

one of CNCS’s five key focus areas, the Committee encourages the 

CDFI Fund to engage with CNCS to explore whether there may be 

potential opportunities for collaboration on an initiative to train 

and to place AmeriCorps members at certified CDFIs. 

BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing [BEP] has been the sole 

manufacturer of U.S. paper currency for almost 150 years. The origin of the BEP is traced to an act of Congress passed on February 

25, 1862, 12 Stat. 345, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury 

to issue a new currency—United States notes. While this law was 

the cornerstone authority for the operations of the engraving and 

printing division of the Treasury for many years, it was not until 

an Act of June 20, 1874, 18 Stat. 100, that the Congress first referred to this division as the ‘‘Bureau of Engraving and Printing.’’ 
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The Bureau’s status as a distinct bureau within the Department of 

the Treasury was solidified by section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897, 

30 Stat. 18, which placed all of the business of the BEP under the 

immediate control of a director, subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. The 1897 law is now codified in 31 U.S.C. 

303. 

The BEP designs, manufactures, and supplies Federal Reserve 

notes and other security documents issued by the Federal Government. The operations of the BEP are currently financed by means 

of a revolving fund established in accordance with the provisions 

of Public Law 656, August 4, 1950 (31 U.S.C. 181), which requires 

the BEP to be reimbursed by customer agencies for all costs of 

manufacturing products and services performed. The BEP is also 

authorized to assess amounts to acquire capital equipment and provide for working capital needs. 

Washington, DC Production Facility.—The Committee recognizes 

that the age and structural design of the Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing’s Washington, DC facility causes production inefficiencies 

and limits the options available to the BEP in acquiring and installing new manufacturing equipment needed to print the next 

generation of currency. As a result, the current production facility 

would require significant and costly renovations to accommodate 

new up-to-date equipment and achieve manufacturing efficiencies. 

Since 2010, BEP has commissioned four studies to investigate alternatives and requirements to ensure future currency production. 

These studies evaluated the capabilities of the existing DC production facilities, as well as the future of currency demand. 

The Department estimates that a new modern production facility 

that is smaller, more efficient and flexible will enable BEP to reduce its space by 28 percent, reduce annual operating costs by 

$38,000,000 and achieve $579,000,000 in total savings over a decade. Additionally, the main production facility could then be renovated for BEP and other Treasury administrative functions to consolidate the Department’s footprint and reduce its reliance on 

leased spaces in order to save additional taxpayer money. 

The Committee includes a provision to allow BEP to utilize its 

revolving fund to acquire land and construct a replacement currency production facility. As a result, no direct appropriation is required to build or acquire a new facility. 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Internal Revenue Service administers the Nation’s tax laws 

and collects the revenue that funds more than 92 percent of the 

Federal Government’s operations and public services. The IRS’s 

mission is to provide taxpayers with quality service by helping 

them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all. The IRS focuses 

its enforcement programs toward increasing voluntary tax compliance by deterring taxpayers inclined to evade their tax obligations 

while vigorously pursuing those who violate the law. Each year, 

IRS employees deal directly with more American taxpayers than 

any other institution, public or private. 
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Unfortunately, the IRS does not seem to have its priorities in 

order. The Committee remains concerned about IRS’s Future State 

vision where taxpayers will rely on online services for their IRS 

interactions. According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, a central component of the IRS’s Future State plan is to migrate taxpayers away from interacting with the agency by phone or in person and toward interacting with the agency through online accounts. In addition, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate, 

there are about 33 million taxpayers who do not have broadband 

Internet access, and about 14 million taxpayers who do not have 

any Internet at all. 

While some evolution in service delivery can be expected, it is the 

IRS’s ability to manage that change without adversely impacting 

taxpayers that is most worrisome. The protection of taxpayer data 

is of particular concern given the mistakes the IRS has made in the 

past in its rush to expand online services. The IRS’s online tools 

and applications such as Identity Protection Personal Identification 

Number, Get Transcript, and the online Data Retrieval Tool used 

to assist those filling out the Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid have been subject to cyberattacks, resulting in the loss of taxpayer information. The committee encourages IRS to adhere to recommendations by TIGTA and GAO to strengthen its security controls. 

The IRS continues to ignore the impact of its own behavior on 

the attitudes of taxpayers. When the IRS takes actions that represent a serious breach of the trust of the American people, it undermines taxpayers’ faith in the impartiality of the agency. The 

self-inflicted damage harms the very credibility that is essential for 

our voluntary compliance system to function. Americans have lost 

faith in the institution and it is incumbent upon the agency to regain the trust of the taxpayers. 

Unfortunately there continues to be evidence of a culture that is 

simply out of touch with taxpayers and their concerns. When the 

IRS singles out certain groups for disparate treatment it should not 

be surprised by the lasting impact such actions have on taxpayer 

attitudes. When the IRS hires employees with past performance or 

conduct issues, it does nothing to maintain the public trust in tax 

administration or build confidence in the IRS’s ability to safeguard 

taxpayer’s rights and privacy. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total of $11,262,554,000 for the 

Internal Revenue Service for fiscal year 2019. 

Tax Gap.—The vast majority of Americans voluntarily pay their 

fair share of taxes, yet there is still a ‘‘tax gap.’’ The tax gap is the 

difference between what taxpayers are supposed to pay and what 

they actually do pay. According to IRS estimates, taxpayers collectively pay more than 80 percent of the taxes they owe. In April 

2016, IRS estimated that the average annual gross tax gap was 

$458,000,000,000 for tax years 2008–2010. However, IRS estimates 

that through late payments and enforcement actions it eventually 

will collect an additional $52,000,000,000 on average for those 

years, leaving the average net tax gap at $406,000,000,000 for tax 

years 2008–2010. In a 2017 report (GAO–18–39), GAO found that 
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the IRS had moved away from setting specific, numeric goals for 

improving taxpayer compliance. GAO recommended that the Commissioner of the IRS re-establish goals for improving voluntary 

compliance and develop and document a strategy that outlines how 

it will use underlying tax gap data to update compliance strategies 

to address the tax gap. The Committee directs the Secretary to formally report back in writing within 60 days of enactment on its 

new and ongoing efforts to address the tax gap. In addition, the 

Committee directs the Secretary to provide an in-person briefing to 

the Committees on Appropriations on such a report, as well as its 

efforts to implement GAO’s open recommendations from GAO–18– 

39. 

Tax Reform.—The Committee notes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 

(Public Law 115–97) is the most significant revision of the U.S. tax 

code in over 30 years. Containing hundreds of provisions intended 

to provide relief to American families and make America’s businesses more competitive, implementing the new law will require 

extensive administrative work in calendar years 2018 and 2019. 

Recognizing that the IRS would require additional resources to implement the new law in a way that adequately serves taxpayers, 

facilitates tax compliance, and protects sensitive taxpayer data the 

Committees on Appropriations provided $320,000,000 in Public 

Law 115–141 to be used solely for carrying out Public Law 115– 

97. The Committee includes a provision that provides an additional 

$77,000,000 to continue implementation of Public Law 115–97. The 

Committee urges the Secretary to keep the Committees of Appropriations informed of its progress in carrying out its responsibilities 

to provide taxpayer assistance, education, and outreach; revise 

hundreds of forms, publications, and instructions on an expedited 

basis; and modify existing tax processing systems to incorporate 

changes pursuant to Public Law 115–97. 

Information Technology Challenges.—In fiscal years 2016 and 2017 the IRS spent almost $6,000,000,000 on IT investments. The 

Committee agrees with TIGTA that successful modernization of 

IRS systems and the development and implementation of new information technology applications are critical to meeting the IRS’s 

evolving business needs and to enhancing services provided to taxpayers. In recent testimony, IRS’s Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support reported that approximately 64 percent of the agency’s IT hardware is aged and out of warranty, and 32 percent of 

IRS’s software is two or more releases behind industry standards. 

According to TIGTA, the IRS’s reliance on legacy systems, aged 

hardware, and outdated programming languages pose significant 

risks to the IRS’s ability to deliver its mission. The Committee 

stresses that it is unacceptable for the American taxpayer to not 

be able to access IRS systems on the deadline to file their tax returns. The Committee urges the IRS to address increased risks facing IRS IT legacy investments and directs the Secretary to report 

to the Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of enactment 

with a five-year IT modernization plan for the IRS. 

User Fees.—Numerous user fees are collected by the IRS for services provided by the IRS to taxpayers. Specifically, the IRS charges 

user fees for various activities that include assisting taxpayers in 

complying with their tax liabilities, clarifying the application of the 
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tax code to particular circumstances, and ensuring the quality of 

paid preparers of tax returns, among others. Those fees are available for use by the IRS at the discretion of the Commissioner. According to the IRS, it determines the use of user fees based on 

agency-wide requirements given the total IRS funding available. In 

its fiscal year 2019 budget request, the IRS estimates user fees of 

$498,900,000 will supplement its fiscal 2019 funding. As evidence 

of its priorities, in fiscal year 2018 the IRS anticipates spending 

over a third of its user fees on ACA information technology needs. 

The Committee directs the IRS to submit a user fee spending plan 

within 60 days of enactment detailing planned spending on its four 

appropriations accounts—Taxpayer Services, Enforcement, Operations Support, and Business Modernization Systems. Specifically, 

the Committee would like to see how programs, investments, and 

initiatives funded through each appropriations account are supported by user fees. 

Cybersecurity.—The IRS is responsible for safeguarding a vast 

amount of sensitive financial and personal data, processing returns 

that contain confidential information for over 100 million taxpayers. Persistent information security weaknesses put the IRS at 

risk of disruption, fraud, or inappropriate disclosure of sensitive information. TIGTA stated that the security over taxpayer data and 

protection of the IRS resources was the top priority in its list of top 

ten management challenges for the IRS for fiscal year 2018. GAO 

recently reported that numerous deficiencies in the IRS’s controls 

increases the risk that the IRS’s network devices and systems 

could be compromised and used by unauthorized individuals to access sensitive taxpayer data (GAO–18–165). Given the recent 

breaches to taxpayer data, it is clear the IRS cannot afford to have 

taxpayer information misused, improperly disclosed, or destroyed. 

Securing the IRS’s systems and protecting taxpayers’ information 

should be a top priority for the IRS. 

Data Security of Minors.—The Committee directs the IRS to brief 

the Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment on 

the status of the data security protections for personally identifiable information of children, including the sufficiency of any existing and newly implemented security procedures and a disclosure of 

instances where the personal identifying information of a child has 

been compromised. 

Employee Performance and Conduct.—The Committee continues 

past language acknowledging that the IRS must ensure that its 

employees comply with the tax law in order to maintain the 

public’s confidence. The Committee is concerned about a recent 

TIGTA report that found that the employee award screening procedures that have been implemented do not fully comply with the Department of Treasury and the Consolidated Appropriations Act requirements. In fiscal year 2016, the IRS issued more than 

$1,100,000 in awards and other forms of recognition to 1,147 employees who were not screened per the IRS procedures. In fiscal 

year 2017, the IRS issued almost $642,000 in awards to 815 employees who had not been screened per IRS procedures and had received discipline ranging from admonishment to written reprimand 

for a tax or conduct matter. TIGTA recommended that the IRS 

Human Capital Officer expand misconduct screening to consider 
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employees with any level of disciplinary action prior to issuing 

awards, among other directives. In a separate audit, TIGTA found 

that the IRS hired more than 10 percent of employees who were 

previously terminated from the IRS or separated while under investigation for a conduct or performance issue. The Committee 

agrees with TIGTA that rehiring employees with known conduct 

and performance issues presents increased risks to the IRS and 

taxpayers. 

Budget Presentation for Staffing of New Initiatives.—The Committee strongly believes that transparency in the budget request 

documents is critical for congressional oversight and informed decisionmaking. The Committee directs that the justification materials 

submitted by the IRS to the Committee for fiscal year 2020 should 

accurately reflect the anticipated hiring dates for staff identified for 

proposed new initiatives. The Committee expects that resources 

designated for hiring of staff for new initiatives be predicated on 

the expected hiring dates, and not assume that such planned hiring 

will occur on one particular date during the fiscal year. The Office 

of Management and Budget Circular A–11 suggests agencies consider delays in recruiting and hiring when budgeting for staff. 

TAXPAYER SERVICES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,506,554,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,241,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,506,554,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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 $2,506,554,000 for Taxpayer Services. This amount is $265,554,000 above the budget request and 

equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level to prioritize taxpayer 

services. Bill language is included providing not less than 

$9,890,000 for the tax counseling for the elderly program, not less 

than $12,000,000 for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, not less 

than $15,000,000, to be available for 2 years, for a community volunteer income tax assistance [VITA] matching grant program for 

tax return preparation assistance and $206,000,000 for the Taxpayer Advocate Service of which $5,000,000 shall be devoted to assisting taxpayers impacted by tax-related identity theft and refund 

fraud. 

Providing quality taxpayer service is a critical component of the 

IRS’s efforts to help the taxpaying public understand their tax obligation while making it easier to participate in the tax system. The 

Committee notes that the IRS has flexibility in how it allocates 

user fees as well as the transfer authority among appropriations 

accounts. In fiscal year 2018, the IRS did not allocate user fees to 

the Taxpayer Services account for its level of service [LOS]—the 
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relative success rate of taxpayers who call the IRS toll-free number 

seeking assistance from a customer service representative—performance since the 2018 omnibus bill provided sufficient appropriations to maintain a 75 percent LOS in fiscal year 2018. According 

to the IRS, the LOS was better than expected because fewer taxpayers called the IRS. The National Taxpayer Advocate remains 

concerned about the IRS’s recent and continuing reductions in service for taxpayers, including declining to answer all but basic tax 

law questions during the filing season or any questions after the 

filing season, eliminating walk-in service at Taxpayer Assistance 

Centers [TACs], and eliminating the ability of taxpayers to ask 

questions of the IRS online. 

The fiscal year 2019 LOS target is 47 percent and assumes at least $58,000,000 from user fees. The 2019 filing season LOS is 

projected to be 55 percent. These targets take into account the potential impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115–97). 

The IRS assumes the IRS assistors will need to answer 4 million 

additional phone calls to maintain the LOS. This represents a 17 

percent increase over the 23 million assisted calls answered in fiscal year 2017. The IRS plans to spend $15,000,000 of the 

$320,000,000 provided in the fiscal year 2018 omnibus bill on taxpayer assistance, education, and outreach. The Committee encourages the IRS to use resources available through user fee revenues 

to augment the direct discretionary appropriation for Taxpayer 

Services in a manner that reflects taxpayer services as a top priority. 

Future State Vision.—The Committee remains concerned about 

the IRS’s Future State vision where taxpayers will rely on online 

services for their IRS interactions. According to the IRS, taxpayer 

preferences are changing as more taxpayers prefer to interact with 

the IRS using digital tools at the time and place of their choosing. 

According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, the IRS Future 

State strategy fails to acknowledge that taxpayers need, not just 

prefer, to engage in a conversation with the IRS at many points in 

their transactions to understand how the complex rules and procedures apply to their particular facts and circumstances. While the 

online account application is a good information retrieval tool, it is 

not a substitute for personalized service. Given the impact of recent 

tax law changes on the fiscal year 2019 filing season, the Committee directs the IRS to provide taxpayers and their representatives with high quality, secure service through all available channels with an emphasis on personalized service. 

Rural Service Delivery Issues.—The IRS has been plagued by significant wait times and deteriorating rate of response for assistance 

provided through the national toll-free line. Given the significant 

changes made to the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it is 

more imperative than ever that the IRS offer personal and local assistance to Americans taxpayers. The Committee notes with concern that both the overall number of TACs continues to decline and 

the number of TACs currently staffed with only one employee continues to increase, often resulting in the effective closures of the 

sites. While the IRS has created virtual customer service sites in 

some locations, the technical and financial requirements of these 

sites have not been made widely available. The Committee is con-
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cerned that the actions taken by the IRS and the proposed ‘‘Future 

State’’ of service leave rural taxpayers reliant on paid preparers or 

unable to obtain timely and accurate assistance with pre- and postfiling questions. The Committee notes that the IRS has not sought 

congressional or public comment on its plans or offered any alternatives to meet the needs of rural taxpayers. To rectify this situation, the Committee directed the IRS to report to the Committee 

within 120 days of enactment of the fiscal year 2018 Consolidated 

Appropriations Act (Public Law 115–141) the steps being taken to 

prevent any closures or effective closures of TAC locations, and the 

status of any proposed alternatives to fully staffed TACs (such as 

virtual customer service sites). Additionally, the Committee directed the IRS to study the impact of closing a TAC and the adverse effects it has on taxpayers and their interaction with the IRS. 

The Committee awaits and looks forward to receiving these reports 

from the IRS within the deadline set forth in Public Law 115–141. 

The Committee recognizes the difficulty in hiring specialized positions in TACs in rural field offices. To attract qualified tax specialists to deliver satisfactory customer service for tax filing, the 

Committee encourages the IRS to hire replacement full-time employees in field offices that are not located within 50 miles from another field office in a state. 

Taxpayer Services in Alaska and Hawaii.—Given the remote distance of Alaska and Hawaii from the U.S. mainland and the difficulty experienced by Alaska and Hawaii taxpayers in receiving 

needed tax assistance by the national toll-free line, it is imperative 

that the Taxpayer Advocate Service Centers in these States are appropriately staffed and capable of resolving taxpayer problems of 

the most complex nature. The Committee directs the IRS to continue to staff each Taxpayer Advocate Service Center in each of 

these States with a Collection Technical Advisor and an Examination Technical Advisor in addition to the current complement of office staff. Within 120 days of enactment, the Committee directs the 

IRS to conduct a study on the cost and feasibility of opening additional TACs or expanding access to virtual face-to-face taxpayer 

services in these and other remote and rural States with few TACs. 

Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.—The VITA and 

Tax Counseling for the Elderly [TCE] programs are an important 

aspect of IRS efforts to provide income tax preparation assistance 

programs for underserved taxpayers, including rural, elderly, disabled, English as a second language, American Indian, and low-income taxpayers. The Committee provides $15,000,000 for VITA 

grants and $9,890,000 for TCE grants. 

Single Point of Contact for Victims of Identity Theft.—The Joint 

Explanatory Statement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018, directed the IRS to provide victims of tax-related identity 

theft with the name, email, and telephone number of a single employee to assist them in resolving cases where either the victim’s 

case involves more than one tax issue or the victim’s case involves 

more than one tax year. The Committee directs the IRS to report 

to the Committee on the implementation of this directive and on 

the full cycle time for resolving identity theft cases. 
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ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,860,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,628,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,860,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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 

relating to detection and investigation of criminal violations of the 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,860,000,000 for enforcement activities for fiscal year 2019. This amount is $232,000,000 above the 

budget request to help strengthen identity theft protection. 

Combating Refund Fraud and Identity Theft.—Tax-related identity theft continues to plague the IRS. Following the 2016–2017 

data breaches to IRS’s Get Transcript and identity protection personal identification service the IRS learned that the personal data 

of as many as 100,000 taxpayers could have been compromised 

from an online tool for students to apply for financial aid. TIGTA 

has consistently ranked protection of taxpayer data as one of the 

highest priority challenges facing the IRS while GAO has reported 

on persistent deficiencies in IRS’s internal controls. The Committee 

directs the IRS to establish, as a top priority, stronger security 

measures to protect all tax filers before identity theft occurs, as 

well as reliable measures to protect tax filers who experience identity theft. The IRS should specifically consider the recommendations of TIGTA, GAO, and the National Taxpayer Advocate and to 

report back to the Committee on Appropriations within 90 days, 

documenting its plans to address this problem. 

IRS Private Debt Collection.—According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, out of the more than 4,100 taxpayers who made 

payments after their debts were assigned to a private debt collector 

[PDC], 44 percent had incomes below 250 percent of the Federal 

poverty level, and 169 should not have been assigned to a PDC in 

the first place because they were receiving Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits. The 

Committee is concerned that the IRS did not honor its commitment 

to exclude these taxpayers’ debts from assignment to PDCs. Therefore, the IRS should use available IRS data to prevent the debts 

of Social Security Disability Insurance recipients from assignment 

to PDCs. 

Processing of Applications for Tax-Exempt Status.—The Committee strongly believes that meaningful, transparent, and sustained corrective action is warranted to restore any erosion of public trust in the IRS, strengthen the agency, and prevent any recurrence of the circumstances that led to the use of inappropriate case 
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screening criteria in the handling of applications for certain tax-exempt groups based on their political beliefs. In March 2015, TIGTA 

assessed the IRS’s actions in response to its 2013 recommendations 

to improve the identification and processing of applications for taxexempt status involving political campaign intervention TIGTA’s 

report found that the IRS implemented significant changes to the 

process for reviewing applications for tax-exempt status. The Committee notes language was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 restricting the use of Federal funds to develop 

new IRS regulations covering section 501(c)(4) and that the same 

language is continued in this bill. 

Preventing Payroll Tax Fraud.—The Committee retains an administrative provision enacted for fiscal year 2018 which requires 

that the IRS issue a notice of confirmation of any address change 

relating to an employer making employment tax payments; that 

such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former and new address, and requires that an officer or employee of the IRS shall give 

special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer 

who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 

Misclassification of Contractors.—The Committee remains concerned that staffing within the IRS’s SS–8 Program, responsible for 

making determinations as to a worker’s Federal employment tax 

status, has not always kept pace with the number of SS–8 filings 

during past filing seasons. The Committee believes that the IRS 

SS–8 Program is critical to ensuring that workers are classified 

correctly, identifying leads for employment tax exams and criminal 

investigations, and combating the underreporting of employment 

taxes that contributes significantly to the tax gap. The Committee 

believes it is crucial that the IRS maintain sufficient staffing at all 

SS–8 processing locations. The Committee directs the IRS to notify 

the House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Appropriations 

Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee prior to making any staffing reductions or 

reallocations within the SS–8 processing program. 

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,634,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,155,796,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,709,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Operations Support appropriation provides for overall planning and direction of the IRS including Infrastructure, including 

administrative services related to space and housing, rent and 

space alterations, buildings service maintenance, guard services, 

and non-IT equipment; Shared Services and Support, including policy management, IRS-wide support for research, strategic planning, 

communications and liaison, finance, human resources, equity, diversity, and inclusion programs, printing, postage, business systems planning, corporate training, legal services, procurement, and 

employee benefit programs; and Information Services, including the 

staffing, equipment, and related costs to manage, maintain, and op-
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erate the information systems critical to the support of tax administration programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,709,000,000 for Operations Support for fiscal year 2019. This amount is $75,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level to provide for investments in information technology infrastructure. 

The Committee remains concerned that the IRS continues to supplement this appropriations account with the vast majority of its 

user fees. 

Information Technology Reports.—Given the size and significance 

of the IRS’s IT investments and the challenges inherent in successfully delivering these complex IT investments, it is important that 

the Committees on Appropriations be provided reliable information 

to assist with their oversight responsibilities. The Committee directs the IRS to submit quarterly reports on particular major 

project activities to the Committees on Appropriations and the 

GAO, no later than 30 days following the end of each calendar 

quarter in fiscal year 2019. The Committee expects the reports to 

include detailed, plain English explanations of the cumulative expenditures and schedule performance to date, specified by fiscal 

year; the costs and schedules for the previous 3 months; the anticipated costs and schedules for the upcoming 3 months; and the total 

expected costs to complete the major information technology project 

activities. In addition, the quarterly report should clearly explain 

when the project was started; the expected date of completion; the 

percentage of work completed as compared to planned work; the 

current and expected state of functionality; any changes in schedule; and current risks unrelated to funding amounts and mitigation 

strategies. The Committee directs the Department of the Treasury 

to conduct a semi-annual review of the IRS’s IT investments to ensure the cost, schedule, and scope goals of the projects are transparent. The Committee further directs GAO to review and provide 

an annual report to the Committees evaluating the cost and schedule of activities of all major IRS information technology projects for 

the year, with particular focus on the projects about which the IRS 

is submitting quarterly reports to the Committee. 

BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $110,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 110,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 110,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Business Systems Modernization appropriation provides resources for the planning and capital asset acquisition of information technology to modernize the IRS business systems. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $110,000,000 for Business Systems 

Modernization for fiscal year 2019. This amount is equal to the 

budget request. 
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The Committee supports the IRS’s priority to modernize operations to gain efficiencies, protect data, and reduce long-term maintenance costs. The Committee remains concerned that the IRS has 

been using the Individual Master File, which uses an outdated assembly language code, for more than 50 years. The Committee 

urges the IRS to convert the core Individual Master File functions 

into Java-based programs and continue efforts to make the Customer Account Data Engine 2 the legal and financial authoritative 

source of individual taxpayer data. 

The Committee expects the IRS to continue to submit quarterly 

reports to the Committees and GAO during fiscal year 2019, no 

later than 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter. The 

Committee expects the reports to include detailed, plain English 

explanations of the cumulative expenditures and schedule performance to date, specified by fiscal year; the costs and schedules for 

the previous 3 months; the anticipated costs and schedules for the 

upcoming 3 months; and the total expected costs to complete major 

IT investments. In addition, the quarterly report should clearly explain when the project was started; the expected date of completion; the percentage of work completed as compared to planned 

work; the current and expected state of functionality; any changes 

in schedule; and current risks unrelated to funding amounts and 

mitigation strategies. The Committee directs the Department of the 

Treasury to conduct a semi-annual review of major IT investments 

to ensure the cost, schedule, and scope goals of the projects are 

transparent. The Committee further directs GAO to review and 

provide an annual report to the Committee evaluating the cost and 

schedule of major IT investments for the year, as well as an assessment of the functionality achieved. 

The Committee remains concerned that IRS systems modernization, by its nature, is a high-risk endeavor, and appreciates that 

the IRS has, in recent years, satisfied the majority of developmental milestones planned for completion early, under budget, or 

within 10 percent of cost and schedule estimates. Because of the 

tendency for certain projects or components to exceed schedule and 

cost estimates, the Committee urges IRS management to maintain 

close routine scrutiny of cost and schedule factors. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee includes 12 administrative provisions as follows: 

Section 101 continues a provision allowing the IRS to transfer up 

to 5 percent of any appropriation made available to the agency in 

fiscal year 2018 to any other IRS appropriation, upon the advance 

approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 102 continues a provision maintaining a training program in taxpayers’ rights and cross-cultural relations. 

Section 103 continues a provision requiring the IRS to institute 

and enforce policies and procedures, which will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against 

identity theft. 

Section 104 continues a provision directing that funds shall be 

available for improved facilities and increased staffing to support 
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sufficient and effective 1–800 help line services for taxpayers including enhanced response time to taxpayer communications, particularly for victims of tax-related crimes. 

Section 105 continues a provision requiring videos produced by 

the IRS to be approved in advance by the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board. 

Section 106 continues a provision requiring the IRS to issue notices to employers of any address change request and to give special consideration to offers in compromise for taxpayers who have 

been victims of payroll tax preparer fraud. 

Section 107 continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds 

by the IRS to target United States citizens for exercising any right 

guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution. 

Section 108 continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds 

by the IRS to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their 

ideological beliefs. 

Section 109 continues a provision that requires the IRS to comply 

with procedures on conference spending as recommended by the 

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. 

Section 110 continues provision that prohibits the use of funds 

to give bonuses or hire former employees without consideration of 

conduct and compliance with Federal tax laws. 

Section 111 continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds 

to violate the confidentiality of tax returns. 

Section 112 continues a provision which prohibits funds for prepopulated returns. Section 113 includes a provision that provides $77,000,000 to implement Public Law 115–97. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee includes 13 administrative provisions, as follows: 

Section 114 authorizes certain basic services within the Treasury 

Department in fiscal year 2018, including purchase of uniforms; 

maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; and contracts 

with the Department of State for health and medical services to 

employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries. 

Section 115 authorizes transfers, up to 2 percent, between Departmental Offices, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, 

Office of Inspector General, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 

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

Trade Bureau, appropriations under certain circumstances. 

Section 116 authorizes transfers, up to 2 percent, between the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 

Administration under certain circumstances. 

Section 117 prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing from redesigning the $1 Federal 

Reserve Note. 

Section 118 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer 

funds from Salaries and Expenses, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, to 

the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt col-
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lection. Such amounts shall be reimbursed to the Salaries and Expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection 

Fund. 

Section 119 requires prior approval for the construction and operation of a museum by the United States Mint. 

Section 120 prohibits the merger of the United States Mint and 

the Bureau of Engraving and Printing without prior approval of 

the committees of jurisdiction. 

Section 121 authorizes the Department’s intelligence activities. 

Section 122 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to use not to exceed $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for reception and representation expenses. 

Section 123 requires the Secretary of the Treasury to develop an 

annual Capital Investment Plan. 

Section 124 continues a provision that requires a report on the 

Department’s Franchise Fund. 

Section 125 continues a provision which prohibits the Department from finalizing any regulation related to the standards used 

to determine the tax-exempt status of a 501(c)(4) organization. 

Section 126 continues a provision that requires quarterly reports 

of the Office of Financial Research and Office of Financial Stability. 

Section 127 provides for the reimbursement of certain expenses 

in fiscal year 2019. 

Section 128 allows the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to utilize its revolving fund to construct a replacement currency production facility. 
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TITLE II 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS 

APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

THE WHITE HOUSE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $55,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 55,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 55,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account of The White House provides staff assistance and administrative services for the direct 

support of the President. The White House also serves as the President’s representative before the media. In accordance with 3 U.S.C. 

105, The White House office also supports and assists the activities 

of the spouse of the President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $55,000,000 for 

The White House, Salaries and Expenses. The recommendation is 

equal to the budget request. 

EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $12,917,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 13,081,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 13,081,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

These funds provide for the care, maintenance, repair, alteration, 

refurnishing, improvement, air-conditioning, heating, and lighting 

of the White House and the official and ceremonial functions of the 

President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,081,000 for 

the Executive Residence at the White House. The Committee recommendation is equal to the fiscal year 2019 request. The bill also 

continues certain restrictions on reimbursable expenses for use of 

the Executive Residence. 
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WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $750,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 750,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 750,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account funds the repair, alteration, and improvement of 

the Executive Residence at the White House. A separate account 

was established in fiscal year 1996 to program and track expenditures for the capital improvement projects at the Executive Residence at the White House. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $750,000 for 

White House Repair and Restoration, equal to the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level and the budget request. 

COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,187,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,187,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,187,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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 the preparation of the annual Economic Report of the President to Congress. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,187,000 for 

salaries and expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers. This 

amount is equal to the budget request. 

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $11,800,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 13,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,800,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The National Security Council advises the President in integrating domestic, foreign, and military policies related to national 

security, and the Homeland Security Council advises the President 

in coordinating homeland security-related policies across the Government. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,800,000 for 

the salaries and expenses of the National Security Council and the 

Homeland Security Council. 

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $100,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 100,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 100,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Administration provides administrative services to 

the Executive Office of the President [EOP]. These services, defined 

by Executive Order 12028 of 1977, include financial, personnel, library and records services, information management systems support, and general office services. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $100,000,000 for 

the Office of Administration for fiscal year 2019. This amount is 

equal to the budget request. 

The Committee’s recommendation includes not to exceed 

$12,800,000 to remain available until expended for modernization 

of the information technology infrastructure within the Executive 

Office of the President. 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $101,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 103,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 103,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Management and Budget [OMB] assists the President in the discharge of his budgetary, management, and other executive responsibilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $103,000,000 for 

the Office of Management and Budget, which is $2,000,000 above 

the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The Committee directs OMB to utilize sufficient resources to respond in a timely and complete manner to requests from Congress, 

in particular requests related to program funding and operations. 

The Committee recommendation includes a $2,000,000 increase 

for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to hire additional personnel dedicated to regulatory review and reforms. 

Apportionment.—The Committee expects prompt apportionment 

for appropriations made by this Act or any other appropriations 

Act, while at the same time recognizes that, at times, there may 
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be valid programmatic reasons for delay in such apportionment. 

Should circumstances arise that necessitate a delayed apportionment, the Committee expects the Office of Management and Budget to work with the applicable department or agency to make the 

relevant Appropriations Subcommittee aware of the circumstances 

causing the delay. 

Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.—The Committee 

continues to strongly support the Office of the Intellectual Property 

Enforcement Coordinator [IPEC], including its important work promoting private sector efforts to reduce online copyright infringement. The Committee directs the Office to continue to promote private sector efforts to reduce online copyright infringement and to 

implement a meaningful plan, as called for in the Joint Strategic 

Plan, to enhance capacity building, outreach, and training programs to promote meaningful protection of American intellectual 

property abroad. Therefore, the Committee recommends no less 

than three full-time equivalents [FTEs] dedicated solely to the Office of the IPEC from OMB. 

Duplication and Cost Savings.—For the past 8 years, GAO has 

published an annual report that identifies Federal agencies, programs, and initiatives with fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative 

goals or activities. While Congress and Executive branch agencies 

have made progress in addressing actions that GAO identified from 

2011 to 2017, further steps are needed to address the remaining actions GAO has identified. Congress and executive branch agencies 

have partially or fully addressed 76 percent of the actions GAO 

identified from 2011 to 2017, resulting in about $178 billion in financial benefits. GAO estimates that tens of billions more could be 

saved by fully implementing open actions. 

The Office of Management and Budget is directed to submit a report to the Committee, within 180 days of enactment, on actions 

the Administration is taking and plans to take to address the fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative goals or activities across the 

Executive Branch identified by the annual GAO reports. As part of 

this report, OMB should identify any legal impediments to each 

agency’s ability to further reduce fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative goals or activities and suggest legislative recommendations, 

if applicable. 

Conferences.—The Committee continues a provision in title VII of 

the bill requiring agencies to report annually to their inspector general or senior ethics officer on conferences costing more than 

$100,000 and to notify the same official of conferences costing more 

than $20,000 within 15 days of a conference. The provision also 

prohibits funding for any travel and conference activities that are 

not in compliance with OMB Memorandum M–12–12 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum. Agencies shall report conference expenditures in excess of $100,000 on agency Web sites and 

OMB shall notify the Committee annually in writing of any agencies failing to report this information. 

Biodefense Activities.—The Committee directs OMB to conduct a 

detailed analysis of the Administration’s budget for biodefense activities as part of the annual budget process. Such analysis should 

display all funds requested for biodefense activities, both mandatory and discretionary, by agency and categorized by biodefense en-
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terprise element (threat awareness, prevention, deterrence, preparedness, surveillance and detection, response, attribution, recovery, and mitigation), and bioforensic capabilities. Funding identified by this analysis should be accompanied by detailed explanations of how they align with long-term biodefense goals (as identified by the strategy described under Section 104 of title 6, United 

States Code). This detailed analysis should be submitted to Congress concurrently with the President’s budget request. 

Government-Wide Provisions.—The bill includes a variety of general provisions that apply to all Federal agencies funded through 

the appropriations process. Provisions address a number of issues 

including workplace policies on illegal drug use, limitations on use 

of funds for office renovations or the purchase of passenger motor 

vehicles, improper Internet use and limitations on funding for conferences. The Committee agrees that the responsibility to enforce 

these provisions lies primarily with the individual agencies. However, the Committee believes that OMB should be responsible for 

ensuring that all agencies are aware of these provisions and that 

agencies have the necessary policies and procedures in place to 

comply with these requirements. The Committee directs OMB to 

submit, within 45 days of enactment, a plan for ensuring agency 

awareness and compliance with the government-wide general provisions. 

OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $18,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 17,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,400,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP], established 

by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and reauthorized by Public 

Law 109–469, is charged with developing policies, objectives, and 

priorities for the National Drug Control Program. In addition, 

ONDCP administers the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 

program, the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, and several other related initiatives. 

This account provides funding for personnel compensation, travel, and other basic operations of the Office, and for general policy 

research to support the formulation of the National Drug Control 

Strategy. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,400,000 for 

ONDCP’s salaries and expenses. The Committee rejects proposals 

to transfer the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas [HIDTA] and 

Drug-Free Communities programs to the Department of Justice 

and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, respectively. 

Opioid Crisis.—The Committee is deeply concerned about the 

opioid crisis, which impacts communities across the country and affects people from all walks of life, with devastating consequences. 
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The Office of National Drug Control Policy is a key participant in 

efforts to combat this epidemic. As ONDCP carries out its mission, 

it is critically important to ensure that rural and underserved 

areas that are hardest-hit in the opioid crisis and which have the 

highest concentrations of opioid-related cases are sufficiently supported in its programs, policies, and activities. 

Opioid Addiction.—As prescription drug monitoring programs 

successfully control the supply of prescription drugs available, 

those struggling with substance abuse disorders who are no longer 

able to obtain or afford prescription opioids often turn to heroin 

and other opioids. The Committee recognizes the prevalence of 

opioid addiction and the resultant increase in trafficking of and addiction to heroin and other emergent threats such as fentanyl. The 

Committee encourages the HIDTA program through ONDCP, to 

the extent practicable, to prioritize discretionary funds to aid 

States that have identified heroin and opioid addiction as an emergent threat, and have developed and implemented community responses to combat addiction to heroin and other opioids. HIDTAs 

enable necessary coordination of law enforcement efforts and support for state and local law enforcement and must continue to play 

a significant role in the eradication of heroin and prescription drug 

diversion. 

FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $280,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 280,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The HIDTA program was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse 

Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–690) and the Office of National Drug 

Control Policy’s reauthorization (Public Law 109–469) to provide 

assistance to Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities operating in those areas most adversely affected by drug trafficking. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $280,000,000 for 

the HIDTA program. The Committee directs that funding shall be 

provided for the existing HIDTAs at no less than the fiscal year 

2018 level. 

ONDCP is directed to consult with the HIDTAs in advance of deciding programmatic spending allocations for discretionary (supplemental) funding, taking particular note of areas with highest rates 

of overdose deaths. 

The Committee recommendation specifies that up to $2,700,000 

may be used for auditing services and associated activities. 

Heroin and Opioid Abuse Initiatives.—The Committee is gravely 

concerned about the public health crisis unfolding across the 

United States as the rate of overdose deaths involving heroin and 

prescription opioid use has reached record levels. According to the 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of deaths 
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from drug verdoses involving opioid pain relievers, heroin, and 

fentanyl has increased by 200 percent since 2000. The Committee 

urges ONDCP to consult with the HIDTAs to disrupt the distribution, use, and prevalence of heroin and opioid abuse. Within 90 

days of enactment of this act, the Committee directs ONDCP to report to the Committee on how the administration intends to address the distribution, use, and prevalence of heroin, fentanyl and 

opioid abuse and ONDCP’s coordination with other Federal agencies, Drug-Free Community coalitions, and HIDTA partners to combat this public health crisis. 

Overdose Detection Mapping.—The Committee is aware of a new 

HIDTA initiative that may be a model for expansion within the 

HIDTA program to help local agencies address drug threats and 

save lives. The Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program 

[ODMAP] provides real-time overdose surveillance data across jurisdictions to support public safety and public health efforts to mobilize an immediate response to an overdose spike. ONDCP is encouraged to distribute information to regional HIDTA Executive 

Boards for the purposes of integrating and implementing the 

ODMAP into each regional Threat Assessment and Strategy for 

Program Year 2019–2020. This would allow each regional HIDTA 

Executive Board to work with State and local stakeholders to enact 

a strategic plan in order to: (1) determine appropriate participants 

in ODMAP; (2) select team leads; (3) define the number of suspected overdoses in a certain timeframe (‘‘spikes’’) that trigger a response plan; (4) interview target audience(s); (5) understand local 

resources and requirements; and (6) evaluate their results. 

OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $117,093,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 11,843,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 117,327,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–690), and the 

Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act (Public 

Law 109–469) established this account to be administered by the 

Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The funds 

appropriated to the program support high-priority drug control programs and may be transferred to drug control agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $117,327,000 for 

Other Federal Drug Control Programs. Within this amount, the 

Committee provides the following funding levels: 

Amount 

Drug-Free Communities Support Program ....................................................................................................... $99,000,000 

National Community Anti-Drug Coalition training ................................................................................. 2,000,000 
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Amount 

Drug court training, including standards training, and technical assistance .............................................. 2,000,000 

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

World Anti-Doping Agency [WADA] ................................................................................................................... 2,577,000 

Activities as authorized by Public Law 109–469, section 1105 .................................................................... 1,250,000 

Activities as authorized by Public Law 114–198, section 103 ...................................................................... 3,000,000 

Drug-Free Communities Support Program.—ONDCP directs the 

Drug-Free Communities Support Program [DFCSP] in partnership 

with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. DFCSP provides dollar-for-dollar matching grants of up to 

$125,000 to local coalitions that mobilize their communities to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and inhalant abuse. Such 

grants support coalitions of youth; parents; media; law enforcement; school officials; faith-based organizations; fraternal organizations; State, local, and tribal government agencies; healthcare professionals; and other community representatives. The DFCSP enables these coalitions to strengthen their coordination and prevention efforts, encourage citizen participation in substance abuse reduction efforts, and disseminate information about effective programs. The Committee provides $99,000,000 for the continuation of 

the DFCSP. 

The Committee includes a provision in the bill directing ONDCP 

to provide $2,000,000 of DFCSP funds for training and related purposes as authorized by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 

by Public Law 109–469. 

UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $798,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

These funds enable the President to meet unanticipated exigencies in support of the national interest, security, or defense. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $1,000,000, which is the same as 

the request. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $19,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 25,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 19,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The goal of the Information Technology Oversight and Reform 

[ITOR] program is to drive value in Federal IT investments by 

making smarter investment decisions and reducing waste, duplication, and inefficient uses of IT through data-driven investment 

management, deliver digital services to 25 Federal agencies, and 
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protect IT assets and information by improving oversight of Federal cybersecurity practices. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $19,000,000 for the ITOR program. 

The Federal Government plans to invest approximately 

$90,000,000,000 during fiscal year 2019 in IT development for a 

wide variety of capabilities, spanning, for example, from basic desktop computing to a searchable database for investigating terrorist 

financing activity. However, it is clear to the Committee that this 

spending on IT does not produce $90,000,000,000 in value for the 

public as a result of IT projects that arrive late or over budget. The 

Committee notes that Federal IT projects have failed because of a 

lack of oversight and governance. ITOR funding in fiscal year 2019 

is intended to help drive value in Federal IT investments by making smarter investment decisions and reducing waste, duplication, 

and inefficient uses of IT, delivering digital services, improving 

oversight of Federal cybersecurity practices, and providing IT training. 

IT Dashboard.—The Committee supports OMB’s management 

and enhancement of the IT Dashboard, a Web site that includes 

cost, schedule, and performance data for major IT investments. The 

Committee directs OMB to use ITOR funding to work with agencies to implement the Federal Information Technology Acquisition 

Reform Act, which is designed to improve Federal IT acquisitions. 

Specifically, the Committee directs OMB to report quarterly to the 

Committee on Appropriations on the cost savings, avoidance, and 

reductions in duplicative IT investments. 

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,228,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,228,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,228,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides for staff and expenses to enable the 

Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection 

with the performance of executive duties and responsibilities. 

These funds also support the official activities of the spouse of the 

Vice President. The Vice President also has a staff funded by the 

Senate to assist him in the performance of his legislative duties. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,228,000 for 

special assistance to the President. This amount is equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level and the budget request. 
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OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATING EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $302,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 302,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 302,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account supports the care and operation of the Vice President’s residence on the grounds of the Naval Observatory. These 

funds 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 $302,000 for the 

official residence of the Vice President. This amount is equal to the 

budget request and the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE

PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 201 continues a provision that provides flexibility in the 

use of funds in accounts under the EOP. 

Section 202 requires the Director of the OMB to include a statement of budgetary impact with any Executive order issued during 

fiscal year 2019. 
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TITLE III 

THE JUDICIARY 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Established under Article III of the Constitution, the judicial 

branch of Government is a separate but equal branch. The Federal 

judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, United States Courts of 

Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of International Trade, Court of Federal Claims, and several other entities 

and programs. The organization of the judiciary, the district and 

circuit boundaries, the places of holding court, and the number of 

Federal judges are legislated by the Congress and signed into law 

by the President. 

The Committee’s recommended funding levels support the Federal judiciary’s role of providing equal justice under the law and include sufficient funds to support this critical mission. The recommended funding level includes the salaries of judges and support staff and the operation and security of our Nation’s courts. 

The judicial branch is subject to the same funding constraints 

facing the executive and legislative branches. It is imperative that 

the Federal judiciary devote its resources primarily to the retention 

of staff. Further, it is also important that the judiciary contain controllable costs such as travel, construction, and other expenses. 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $82,028,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 84,359,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 84,703,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Supreme Court consists of nine justices appointed under Article III of the Constitution of the United States, 

one of whom is appointed as Chief Justice of the United States. 

The Supreme Court acts as the final arbiter in the Federal court 

system. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $84,703,000 for 

the salaries and expenses of personnel, and the costs of operating 

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

The Committee’s recommendation is above the enacted level and 

equal to reestimate level provided by the Judiciary to address security needs identified by the Court. 
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CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $16,153,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 15,999,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,999,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Care of the Building and Grounds, for expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol, provides for the structural and mechanical care 

of the United States Supreme Court Building and Grounds, including maintenance and operation of mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,999,000 for 

personnel and other services related to the Supreme Court building 

and grounds, which is supervised by the Architect of the Capitol. 

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $31,291,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 31,274,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 32,016,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was 

established on October 1, 1982 under Article III of the Constitution. The court was formed by the merger of the United States 

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the appellate division of 

the United States Court of Claims. The court consists of 12 judges 

who are appointed by the President, with the advice and consent 

of the Senate. Judges are appointed to the court under Article III 

of the Constitution of the United States. 

The Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction in a variety of 

subjects, including international trade, Government contracts, patents, certain claims for money from the United States Government, 

Federal personnel, and veterans’ benefits. Appeals to the court 

come from all Federal district courts, the United States Court of 

Federal Claims, the United States Court of International Trade, 

and the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. The court also 

takes appeals of certain administrative agencies’ decisions, including the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Board of Contract Appeals, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and the 

Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. Decisions of the United 

States International Trade Commission, the Office of Compliance of 

the United States Congress, and the Government Accountability 

Office Personnel Appeals Board are also reviewable by the court. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,016,000. 

The recommendation is consistent with the reestimate provided by 

the Judiciary. 
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UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $18,889,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 19,070,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 19,450,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Court of International Trade, located in New 

York City, consists of nine Article III judges. The court has exclusive nationwide jurisdiction over civil actions brought against the 

United States, its agencies and officers, and certain civil actions 

brought by the United States, arising out of import transactions 

and the administration and enforcement of the Federal customs 

and international trade laws. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $19,450,000. 

The recommendation is consistent with the reestimate provided by 

the Judiciary. 

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL

SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $5,099,061,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 5,132,543,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,157,961,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Salaries and Expenses is one of four accounts that provide total 

funding for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services. In addition to funding the salaries of judges and support staff, this account also funds the operating costs of appellate, 

district, and bankruptcy courts, the Court of Federal Claims, and 

probation and pretrial services offices. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,154,461,000 

for salaries and expenses. 

The Committee encourages the Judiciary to explore additional 

consolidation of office space to reduce overall operating costs, including expanded use of shared courtrooms, judges’ chambers 

suites, clerks’ offices, and other court units. Within 150 days of enactment, the Judiciary is directed to examine space utilization 

across the country and report to the Committee on ongoing and future initiatives to achieve cost and space reductions, including the 

number and square footage of vacant courtrooms and chambers nationwide, and the Judiciary’s justification for the vacancies. 

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $8,230,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 8,475,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,475,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Enacted by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 

(Public Law 99–660), the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is 

a Federal no-fault program designed to resolve a perceived crisis in 

vaccine tort liability claims that threatened the continued availability of childhood vaccines nationwide. The statute’s primary intention is the creation of a more efficient adjudicatory mechanism 

that ensures a no-fault compensation result for those allegedly injured or killed by certain covered vaccines. This program protects 

the availability of vaccines in the United States by diverting a substantial number of claims from the tort arena. 

Not only did this act create a special fund to pay judgments 

awarded under the act, but it also created the Office of Special 

Masters within the United States Court of Federal Claims to hear 

vaccine injury cases. The act stipulates that up to eight special 

masters may be appointed for this purpose. The special masters expenditures are reimbursed to the judiciary for vaccine injury cases 

from a special fund set up under the Vaccine Act. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,475,000. The 

recommendation is consistent with the budget request. 

DEFENDER SERVICES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,078,713,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,141,489,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,140,846,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Defender Services program ensures the right to counsel 

guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, the Criminal Justice Act (18 

U.S.C. 3006A(e)) and other congressional mandates for those who 

cannot afford to retain counsel and other necessary defense services. The Criminal Justice Act provides that courts appoint counsel 

from Federal public and community defender organizations or from 

a panel of private attorneys established by the court. The Defender 

Services program helps to maintain public confidence in the Nation’s commitment to equal justice under the law and ensures the 

successful operation of the constitutionally based adversary system 

of justice by which Federal criminal laws and federally guaranteed 

rights are enforced. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,140,846,000. 

The recommendation is $62,133,000 above the fiscal year 2018 

funding level and is sufficient to fund projected caseload for Federal defender organizations and panel attorneys. The Committee’s 

recommendation supports a current services operating level for the 

Defender Services program for fiscal year 2019. 
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FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $50,944,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 51,233,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 49,750,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account provides for the statutory fees and allowances of 

grand and petit jurors and for the compensation of jury and land 

commissioners. Budgetary requirements depend primarily upon the 

volume and the length of jury trials demanded by parties to both 

civil and criminal actions and the number of grand juries being 

convened by the courts at the request of the United States Attorneys. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $49,750,000. 

The recommendation is $3,921,000 below the fiscal year 2018 funding level and consistent with the Judiciary’s reestimate of its request. 

COURT SECURITY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $586,999,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 602,309,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 604,460,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Court Security appropriation was established in 1983 and 

funds the necessary expenses incident to the provision of protective 

guard services, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance 

of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses 

and other facilities housing Federal court operations, including 

building access control, inspection of mail and packages, directed 

security patrols, perimeter security provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 

1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Public 

Law 100–702). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $604,460,000. 

The recommendation is $17,461,000 above the fiscal year 2018 

funding level and consistent with Judiciary’s reestimate of its request. 

The Committee recommendation funds projected Federal Protective Service charges, contracts for court security officers protecting 

Federal courthouses, and security systems and equipment costs. 

Funding is included to hire five new staff at the U.S. Marshals 

Service [USMS] to work on the physical access control systems program as part of the judiciary’s and USMS’s multiyear strategy to 

replace aging and failing building access systems at Federal courthouses nationwide. Funding is also included for judiciary-funded 

court security costs associated with new courthouses. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $90,423,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 89,867,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 92,413,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Administrative Office [AO] of the United States Courts was 

created in 1939 by an act of Congress. It serves the Federal judiciary in carrying out its constitutional mission to provide equal justice under the law. Beyond providing numerous services to the Federal courts, the AO provides support and staff counsel to the Judicial Conference of the United States and its committees, and implements Judicial Conference policies as well as applicable Federal 

statutes and regulations. The AO is the focal point for communication and coordination within the Federal judiciary and with Congress, the executive branch, and the public on behalf of the judiciary. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,413,000. 

This recommendation is consistent with the Judiciary’s reestimate. 

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $29,265,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 29,064,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 29,819,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Judicial Center, located in Washington, DC, 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 Center’s responsibilities include educating judges 

and other judicial branch personnel about legal developments and 

efficient litigation management and court administration. Additionally, the Center also analyzes the efficacy of case and court management procedures and ensures the Federal judiciary is aware of 

the methods of best practice. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $29,819,000. 

UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $18,699,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 18,548,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,548,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Sentencing Commission establishes, reviews, 

and revises 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. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,548,000. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends the following administrative provisions for the judiciary: 

Section 301 allows the judiciary to expend funds for the employment of experts and consultative services. 

Section 302 allows the judiciary, subject to the Committee’s reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5 percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the amount that may be 

transferred into any one appropriation. 

Section 303 limits official reception and representation expenses 

incurred by the Judicial Conference of the United States to no 

more than $11,000. 

Section 304 grants the judicial branch the same tenant alteration 

authorities as the executive branch. 

Section 305 provides continued authority for a court security 

pilot program. 

Section 306 extends for 1 year the authorization of a temporary 

judgeship in Kansas, Missouri, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, New 

Mexico, Texas, California, North Carolina, and Hawaii. 
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TITLE IV 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

FEDERAL PAYMENTS

FEDERAL FUNDS

The Appropriations Committees have a special relationship with 

the District of Columbia that is unlike any other city in the country. Under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, the Federal Government is required to fund the court operations of the District of Columbia, offender and defendant supervision, and defendant representation. 

Title IV of this act provides Federal payments to meet these statutory obligations. Title IV also includes other Federal payments to 

fund initiatives in areas including education and security. 

Death with Dignity.—Congress has expressly forbidden the use of 

Federal funding for purposes related to assisted suicide under the 

Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (P.L. 105–12). 

The Committee remains concerned that the Death With Dignity 

Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21–182) puts our nation’s most vulnerable— 

people who are elderly, disabled, or fighting mental illness—at risk. 

As such, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia 

shall submit a report to the Committee to certify that no Federal 

funds are used to implement D.C. Law 21–182 in the District of 

Columbia in contravention of existing law. The District shall also 

report to the Committees on Appropriations on the number of lethal prescriptions prescribed during the fiscal year, the number of 

patients that actually consumed the medication and the cause of 

death that was listed on the death certificate. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $40,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Resident Tuition Support program was created by the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–98), 

expanded through the District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–157), and amended and reauthorized through Public Law 110–97. The program provides grants 

of up to $10,000 annually for undergraduate District students to 

attend eligible public 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities 

nationwide. The grants are applied toward the cost of the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition. Grants of up to 

$2,500 are provided for students to attend private institutions in 
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the DC metropolitan area and private historically Black colleges 

and universities nationwide. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $30,000,000 

for the resident tuition support program. The District of Columbia 

can contribute local funds to this program if there is demand for 

the program above the level of Federal funds available. 

Since inception, the Resident Tuition Support program has 

awarded over $350,000,000 and assisted over 24,000 students enroll in college. The program has also been expanded twice while enrollment rates and the percentage of undergraduate District students receiving the maximum $10,000 award have fluctuated. According to the National Center for Education Statistics reports on 

nationwide undergraduate enrollment, ‘‘while total undergraduate 

enrollment increased by 37 percent between 2000 and 2010, enrollment decreased by 4 percent between 2010 and 2014. Undergraduate enrollment is projected to increase 14 percent from 17.3 

million to 19.8 million students between 2014 and 2025.’’ The 10- 

year accomplishment report of the Resident Tuition Support program noted that many grantees drop out on their path to a degree 

and 41 percent graduate from college in 6 years. According to the 

most recent data available, about 60 percent of students nationwide who began seeking a bachelor’s degree in 2008 completed that 

degree within 6 years, compared to approximately 51 percent in the 

Resident Tuition Support program. It is important for the program 

to realize a return on its investment, wherein every grantee earns 

a college degree. Given the changing landscape in nationwide college enrollment and graduation rates, the Committee directed GAO 

in fiscal year 2017 to conduct a review of the D.C. Tutition Assistance Grant program. This review is to assess, to the extent possible, trends in eligibility, enrollment, performance and outcomes, 

and describe the steps taken to provide support to current participants. The review will also consider other available resources for 

the program and provide an analysis of scholarship programs offered by other municipalities in the United States, including a comparison of participant requirements, administrative expenses, outcomes and funding sources. The Committee looks forward to receiving this report from GAO. 

In addition, the Committee directs that the State Superintendent 

shall include, as a component of the fiscal year 2020 budget justification submission, an annual update of the District’s efforts, including research findings, to enhance the retention, persistence, 

and graduation rates of program participants, including early 

awareness and readiness initiatives to promote academic college 

preparation, guidance, and other support mechanisms and partnerships. The budget justification should also describe the status and 

effectiveness of cost containment measures instituted. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS

IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $13,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 12,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,000,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This Federal payment provides funds for emergency planning 

and security costs related to the presence of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $12,000,000, 

for emergency planning and security costs, which is equal to the request. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $265,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 244,939,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 244,939,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Under the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33, title XI), the Federal 

Government is required to finance the District of Columbia Courts, 

the judicial branch of the District of Columbia government. This 

Federal payment to the District of Columbia Courts funds the operations of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Superior Court, 

the Court System, and the Capital Improvement Program. By law, 

the annual budget includes estimates of the expenditures for the 

operations of the Courts prepared by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, the Court’s policy-making body, as well as the 

President’s recommendation for funding the Courts’ operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment to the District of 

Columbia Courts of $244,939,000. This amount includes 

$13,379,000 for the Court of Appeals, $121,251,000 for the Superior 

Court, $71,909,000 for the Court System, and $38,400,000 for capital improvements to courthouse facilities. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF

COLUMBIA COURTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $49,890,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 46,005,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 46,005,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The District of Columbia Courts appoint and compensate attorneys to represent persons who are financially unable to obtain such 

representation. The Defender Services programs provide counsel 

for indigent persons who are charged with criminal offenses, for 

family proceedings involving child abuse, neglect, and termination 

of parental rights, and for guardianship proceedings for protection 

of mentally incapacitated individuals and minors whose parents 

are deceased. 

In addition to legal representation, these programs provide indigent persons with services such as transcripts of court proceedings, 
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expert witness testimony, foreign and sign language interpretation, 

and investigations and genetic testing. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $46,005,000 

for Defender Services in the District of Columbia Courts, the same 

as the budget request. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER

SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $244,298,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 256,724,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 256,724,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency [CSOSA] 

for the District of Columbia is an independent Federal agency created by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 

Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–33, title XI). CSOSA acquired the operational responsibilities for the former District agencies in charge of probation and parole, and houses the Pretrial 

Services Agency within its framework. The mission of CSOSA is to 

increase public safety, prevent crime, reduce recidivism, and support the fair administration of justice in close collaboration with 

the community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $256,724,000, 

which is the same as the request. Of this amount, $73,558,000 is 

designated for the Pretrial Services Agency and $183,166,000 is 

designated for the Community Supervision Program. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE FOR THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $41,829,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 45,858,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,858,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Public Defender Service [PDS] for the District of Columbia, 

an independent organization established by a District of Columbia 

statute (16 D.C. Code 2–1601–1608), has a distinct mission to provide and promote quality legal representation services within the 

District of Columbia justice system. PDS provides legal representation to indigent adults and children facing loss of liberty and provides support in the form of training, consultation, and legal reference services to members of the local bar appointed as counsel 

in criminal, juvenile, and mental health cases involving indigent 

individuals. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment to the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia of $45,858,000, which 

is equal to the budget request. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING

COUNCIL

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,150,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council [CJCC] provides a 

forum for District of Columbia and Federal law enforcement to 

identify criminal justice issues and solutions, and improve the coordination of their efforts. In addition, the CJCC developed and 

maintains the Justice Integrated Information System which provides for the sharing of information with Federal and local law enforcement. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $2,150,000 to 

CJCC. 

The Committee recognizes that integrated technology is a critical 

tool employed by law enforcement, judicial, correctional and supervising agencies. Further, the Committee appreciates the importance of promoting operational security, technical integrity, and 

system redundancies/fail-safes to ensure continuity of operation of 

the system in the event an unanticipated circumstance could otherwise render the system inoperable. The Committee recommendation includes increased funding to support the JUSTIS system-tosystem related initiatives including the enhancements to the interregional usage associated with Mid-Atlantic Regional Information 

Sharing initiative and enhancements to the system’s security posture (including an external review of the system security plan) and 

redundancy design as a proactive measure to protect against cyber 

disruption. 

The Committee directs the CJCC to submit performance measures in an annual report to accompany the fiscal year 2020 budget 

justification, which should also describe progress made on specific 

CJCC initiatives. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $565,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 565,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 565,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Judicial Nomination Commission [JNC] recommends a panel 

of three candidates to the President for each judicial vacancy in the 

District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Superior Court. From 

the panel selected by the JNC, the President nominates a person 

for each vacancy and submits his or her name for confirmation to 
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the Senate. The Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure 

[CJDT] has jurisdiction over all judges of the Court of Appeals and 

Superior Court and makes determinations as to 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 $565,000 as a Federal payment for 

the judicial commissions, of which $270,000 is designated for the 

Judicial Nomination Commission and $295,000 is designated for 

the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. This amount 

is the same as the budget request. Funds shall remain available 

until September 30, 2020. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $45,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 45,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 52,500,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

As authorized by Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 

and as part of a three-part comprehensive funding strategy, the 

District of Columbia receives funds for District of Columbia Public 

Schools [DCPS], public charter schools, and Opportunity Scholarships. The intent of this comprehensive funding approach was to 

ensure progress and improvement of DCPS and public charter 

schools, while ensuring continued funding to support the Opportunity Scholarship Program for students to attend private schools. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $52,500,000 

above for school improvement, which is $7,500,000 above the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level and the budget request to prevent a reduction in the number of students currently enrolled in the Opportunity Scholarship Program. These funds are allocated as follows: 

$17,500,000 for District of Columbia Public Schools, $17,500,000 for 

Public Charter Schools and $17,500,000 for Opportunity Scholarships. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE D.C. NATIONAL GUARD

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $435,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 435,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 435,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia 

National Guard Retention and College Access Program provides 

tuition assistance for nonresident District of Columbia National 

Guard members. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $435,000 for 

the D.C. National Guard designated for the Major General David 

F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and 

College Access Program. This amount is the same as the budget request. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR HIV/AIDS PREVENTION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Based on the national HIV/AIDS case based reporting system, 

the District has among the highest AIDS diagnosis rates in the 

country. Currently, 2.5 percent of the population was diagnosed 

and is living with HIV. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation includes a Federal payment of 

$2,000,000 to support testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The 

Committee is concerned with the lack of metrics utilized to determine program success and encourages the District to include additional reporting in the fiscal year 2020 budget justification describing how this payment will support proposed activities in 2020. 

FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND

SEWER AUTHORITY

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $14,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Approximately one-third of the District of Columbia is served by 

a combined sewer system, constructed by the Federal Government 

in 1890, in which both sanitary waste and storm water flow 

through the same pipes. When the collection system or the Blue 

Plains treatment plant reach capacity, typically during periods of 

heavy rainfall, the system is designed to overflow the excess water. 

This mixture of sewage and storm water runoff is discharged to the 

Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, Rock Creek, and tributary waters 

between 60 and 75 times each year. Under a judicial consent decree entered on March 23, 2005, the Water and Sewer Authority 

is undertaking a 20-year, $2,600,000,000 sewer construction program to reduce combined sewer overflows [CSO]. The Clean Rivers 

Project includes deep underground storage tunnels, side tunnels to 

reduce flooding, pump station rehabilitation, and the elimination of 

over a dozen CSO outfalls along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers 

and Rock Creek. When completed in 2025, this project is expected 

to vastly improve water quality and significantly reduce contaminated discharges into and debris in our Nation’s capital waterways 

as well as improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a Federal payment of $10,000,000 to 

be matched by at least $10,000,000 provided by the Water and 

Sewer Authority, to continue implementation of the Long-Term 

Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

The Committee recommends, for the operating expenses of the 

District of Columbia, the amount as set forth in the enrolled 

version of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request Act of 2018, District of Columbia Bill 21–668, as may be amended. 

Budget Autonomy.—The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of establishing a seat for the Federal Government. Accordingly, article I, section 8 of the Constitution provides that Congress 

exercises ‘‘exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever’’ in the District of Columbia. The Supreme Court has held in the case of 

Palmore v. United States that this clause vests Congress with ‘‘plenary’’ authority to exercise powers to legislate for all matters in the 

District. Pursuant to this Constitutional power, Congress enacted 

the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973. The District government holds only the powers that Congress granted it through 

the Home Rule Act. Though that act granted the District substantial powers of local self-government, it expressly preserved Congressional authority to review and affirmatively approve all District obligations and expenditures. The Home Rule Act did not 

grant the Government of the District of Columbia authority to 

change the longstanding process through which the District Government transmits its budget request to the President for submission to Congress, with all amounts—local or otherwise—becoming 

available for obligation or expenditure only in accordance with an 

act of Congress. Indeed, section 603 of the Home Rule Act explicitly 

provided that the act made ‘‘no change in existing law, regulation, 

or basic procedure and practice relating to the respective roles of 

the Congress, the President, the Federal Office of Management and 

Budget, and the Comptroller General of the United States in the 

preparation, review, submission, examination, authorization, and 

appropriation of the total budget of the District of Columbia Government.’’ Because section 603 is not part of the District Charter, 

it cannot be amended by the District Council or voters. Only an act 

of Congress may change the District’s budget process. Furthermore, 

the Budget Autonomy Act had no effect on the applicability of the 

Antideficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341), which bars ‘‘an officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government’’ from incurring obligations or making expenditures 

that exceed the amount appropriated by law. 
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TITLE V 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,100,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Administrative Conference of the United States [ACUS] is 

an independent agency and advisory committee created to study 

administrative processes in order to recommend improvements to 

Congress and agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $3,100,000 for ACUS for fiscal year 

2019. 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $249,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 281,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 281,500,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] was established as an independent agency by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1389; 7 U.S.C. 4a). The Commission administers the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. section 

1, et seq. 

The CFTC oversees our Nation’s futures, options and swaps markets. The Commission’s mission is to foster transparent, open, competitive and financially sound derivatives markets. Effective oversight by the CFTC protects market participants from fraud, manipulation and abusive practices, and protects the public and our economy from systemic risk related to derivatives. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $281,500,000 for 

the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is equal to the 

budget request. The Committee recommendation includes increased 

funding to boost the CFTC’s analytical expertise, cybersecurity ca-
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pabilities and financial technology to maximize the Commission’s 

ability to oversee our nation’s swaps, futures, and options markets. The Committee recommendation includes $57,000,000 for the 

purchase of information technology. The Committee highlights the 

crucial need for the CFTC to make mission-critical investments in 

technology to sort through the vast volume of data and information 

generated daily by markets. The CFTC’s responsibilities to conduct 

effective oversight and analysis of the swaps and futures markets 

requires greater attention to and investments in its information 

technology systems. 

The Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2018 includes $3,302,509 for the OIG. Of this amount, not more than $502,509 

should be for overhead expenses. 

Spending Plan.—The Committee directs the CFTC to submit, 

within 30 days of enactment, a detailed spending plan for the allocation of the funds made available, displayed by discrete program, 

project, and activity, including staffing projections, specifying both 

FTEs and contractors, and planned investments in information 

technology. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $126,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 123,450,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 126,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Consumer Product Safety Commission [CPSC] is an independent regulatory agency that was established on May 14, 1973, 

and is responsible for protecting the public against unreasonable 

risks of injury from consumer products; assisting consumers to 

evaluate the comparative safety of consumer products; developing 

uniform safety standards for consumer products and minimizing 

conflicting State and local regulations; and promoting research and 

investigation into the causes and prevention of product-related 

deaths, illnesses, and injuries. 

In carrying out its mandate, the CPSC establishes mandatory 

product safety standards, where appropriate, to reduce the unreasonable risk of injury to consumers from consumer products; helps 

industry develop voluntary safety standards; bans unsafe products 

if it finds that a safety standard is not feasible; monitors recalls of 

defective products; informs and educates consumers about product 

hazards; conducts research and develops test methods; collects and 

publishes injury and hazard data; and promotes uniform product 

regulations by governmental units. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $126,000,000 for the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, which is equal to the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level. 

Flame Retardant Chemicals.—As the Commission considers new 

upholstered furniture flammability standards, the Committee encourages the Commission to take steps to adopt as a national man-
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datory flammability standard for residential upholstered furniture 

the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117–2013, a standard that does not lead 

to the use of flame retardant chemicals. In 2012, the Commission 

released a study that indicates that flame retardant chemicals, as 

currently used in upholstered furniture foam, have no practical impact on flammability. The Commission should also move forward to 

convene a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act in order to assess and issue a report on the 

possible harm to consumers’ health and safety from the use of the 

class of additive, non-polymeric organohalogen flame retardants in 

children’s products, furniture, mattresses, and the casings surrounding electronics. 

Furniture Tip-Overs.—Furniture tip-overs, particularly televisions, remain a serious risk to children and consumers. According 

to a 2014 CPSC study, between 2011 and 2013 an estimated annual average of 38,000 people were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for product instability or tip-over injuries related to televisions, furniture, and appliances. The same study reported that between 2000 and 2013 there were 430 tip-over fatalities, 84 percent of which were suffered by children younger than 

age 18. The Committee encourages the Commission to continue to 

engage with industry, consumer groups, and the public to increase 

efforts to limit or mitigate the risk associated with furniture tipovers. 

Portable Generators.—The Committee recognizes the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning deaths and injuries associated with portable generators. The Committee urges the Commission to keep the 

Committees of Appropriations informed of its progress to address 

the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning deaths and injuries associated with portable generators. 

Bicycle Standards.—The Committee recognizes that there have 

been technological changes in bicycle design and in the materials 

used to manufacture bicycles since the bicycle regulations were promulgated. The Committee encourages the Commission to undertake a comprehensive review of the bicycle regulations to determine how these regulations might be further amended to reflect 

advancements in technology. 

Youth Sports Concussions.—The Committee is concerned with 

the growth of diagnosed traumatic brain injuries for children participating in various sports. According to the Centers for Disease 

Control, in 2012, 329,290 children were treated for sports and 

recreation-related injuries that included a diagnosis of a concussion. The Committee encourages the CPSC to work cooperatively 

with all stakeholders, including other Federal agencies, to update 

the current standards for youth safety and protection equipment. 

The Committee notes that the Joint Explanatory Statement of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, directed the CPSC to report 

to the Committees of Appropriations on the progress to update the 

current National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic 

Equipment football helmet standards. 
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $10,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 9,200,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,200,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Election Assistance Commission [EAC] was created by the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 [HAVA] (Public Law 107–252) and 

is charged with implementing provisions of that act relating to the 

reform of Federal election administration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee provides $9,200,000 for EAC’s administrative expenses. The Committee bill requires that $1,500,000 of these funds 

be transferred to the National Institute for Standards and Technology [NIST] for technical assistance related to the development 

of voluntary State voting systems guidelines. 

Within 30 days of the transfer, the Director of NIST (or designee) 

shall provide to the Executive Director (or Acting) of the EAC and 

the Committee an expenditure plan for the funds that includes: (1) 

the number and position title and office of each staff person doing 

work and amount of time each staff person spends on that work; 

(2) the specific tasks accomplished including length of time needed 

to accomplish the task; (3) an explanation of expenditures, including contracts and grants, and use of the EAC funding transferred 

to NIST (including enumeration of funds); and (4) an explanation 

of how the work accomplished relates to mandated activities under 

HAVA. Finally, the Executive Director (or Acting) of the EAC and 

Director of NIST (or designee) shall work together to set priorities 

for the work outlined in order to meet timelines. 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $322,035,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 333,118,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 333,118,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Communications Commission [FCC] is charged with 

regulating interstate and international communications by radio, 

television, wire, satellite, and cable. The FCC is also charged with 

promoting the safety of life and property through wire and radio 

communications. The mandate of the FCC under the Communications Act is to make available to all people of the United States a 

rapid, efficient, nationwide, and worldwide wire and radio communication service. The FCC performs five major functions to fulfill 

this charge: (1) spectrum allocation; (2) creating rules to promote 

fair competition and protect consumers where required by market 
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conditions; (3) authorization of service; (4) enhancing public safety 

and homeland security; and (5) enforcement. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $333,118,000 for 

the Salaries and Expenses of the FCC for fiscal year 2019. The 

total appropriation of $333,118,000 will be derived from offsetting 

collections. 

The Committee also recommends that up to $130,284,000 be retained from spectrum auction activities to fund the administrative 

expenses of conducting such auctions. 

Incentive Auction.—The Committee notes the additional work to 

be performed in fiscal year 2019 by the FCC for new eligible entities of the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund including Television 

Translator stations, Low Power Television stations, and FM Broadcast stations. Of the recommended amount for spectrum auction 

administrative expenses, $17,550,000 should be used to fund administrative expenses relating to the post-Incentive Auction repack. 

The Committee expects the FCC will keep it apprised of its 

progress to develop a rulemaking and oversee the distribution of 

funds for new eligible entities. The Committee stresses the importance of completing its administrative work in fiscal year 2019. The 

Committee continues a prior directive for the FCC to provide 

monthly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Commerce, and the House 

Committee on Energy and Commerce with the current status of the 

construction schedule including the allocation provided to all eligible entities and the status of any relief granted to accommodate 

stations that face unforeseen circumstances during the transition 

period. 

Wireless Support.—The Committee includes a provision that 

would provide certainty to rural wireless broadband users and carriers across the Nation as the Federal Communications Commission continues to develop a new framework for parts of the Universal Service Fund. The provision reaffirms the intent of current 

regulations adopted by the Commission (47 CFR 54.307(e)(5) and 

(e)(6)) that provide that competitive eligible telecommunications 

carriers will continue to receive reliable support until Mobility 

Fund Phase II is implemented. The Committee preserves the Commission’s flexibility to develop nationwide replacement mechanisms 

for high-cost support, which could include Mobility Fund Phase II, 

another support mechanism, or set of support mechanisms and a 

separate but complementary Alaska-specific support mechanism. 

The Committee does not intend that this section will limit the 

Commission’s consideration, development, or adoption of a replacement mechanism other than Mobility Fund Phase II or a separate 

Alaska-specific support mechanism. 

Tribal Lifeline Reform.—The Committee recognizes the steps 

taken by the FCC to reform the Lifeline program by limiting enhanced Tribal support to facilities-based providers. The Committee 

urges the Commission to ensure that such reforms are holding carriers accountable for their program dollars and their commitment 

to serve local networks. 
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Broadband Connectivity on Tribal Lands.—The Committee remains concerned about the lack of access to broadband services on 

Tribal lands. According to data collected by the FCC, only 65 percent of residents on rural, Tribal lands have access to fast 

broadband service, which is eight times worse than the national average. The Committee urges the FCC to responsibly and efficiently 

take action to increase access to broadband on Tribal lands and 

supports consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, and entities related to Hawaiian home lands. The FCC is encouraged to use all available resources with the goal of spending $300,000 to support consultation 

with Federal recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and 

entities related to Hawaiian home lands. Any action by the FCC to 

address broadband services on Tribal lands should be done in a 

manner that takes into account duplication of Federal programs, 

grants, funding streams, and overbuilding of networks. The FCC 

should consult with Federal stakeholders and agencies who have a 

role in deploying broadband when assessing duplication. The Committee urges the FCC to examine alternative and emerging technologies for deployment of internet to areas where traditional infrastructure is costly to deploy. The Committee also urges the FCC to 

consider population density when determining the definition of 

service to rural areas. 

Contraband Cell Phones.—The Committee remains concerned regarding the continued exploitation of contraband cell phones in 

prisons and jails nationwide. Given the growing public safety concerns (more cell phones are seized each year), this is an issue of 

critical importance that requires solutions sooner rather than later. 

The Committee recognizes that the Bureau of Prisons [BOP] and 

the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 

[NTIA] have worked over the last decade to block cell signals within prison cells while limiting signal blockages outside of prison 

cells, both for officer safety and to limit any impact on the public. 

The Committee understands that CTIA, the wireless industry trade 

association, established a task force that includes representatives 

of nine state prison systems, the Association of State Correctional 

Administrators, as well as BOP in response to congressional concerns. The Committee understands FCC facilitated the first meeting in April 2018. The Committee directs the FCC, in consultation 

with BOP and NTIA, to brief the Committees on Appropriations 

within 60 days of enactment on its timeline for further addressing 

the contraband cell phone in prisons issue and the status of any 

reports the FCC has received from the task force. Following the 

briefing, the FCC is directed to share with the Committees any 

barriers that arise and prevent the FCC from meeting the proposed 

timeline. 

Oversight Monitoring and Rating System.—Section 551 of the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996 required the FCC to establish 

guidelines and recommended procedures for the rating of video programming to parents and provided the FCC with the ability to certify that distributors of video programming developed and implemented a compliant voluntary rating system. The video programming industry submitted ‘‘TV Parental Guidelines’’ to the FCC, 

which were accepted in a 1998 report and order. The video pro-
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gramming industry also established a TV Parental Guidelines 

Oversight Monitoring Board to ensure the guidelines are applied 

accurately and consistently, address complaints and requests from 

the public, and provide information to producers and program distributors. The Committee recognizes it has been close to 20 years 

since this issue was visited and directs the FCC to report to the 

Committee within 90 days of enactment on the extent to which the 

rating systems matches the video content that is being shown and 

the ability of the TV Parental Guidelines Oversight Monitoring 

Board to address public concerns. The FCC is further directed to 

examine the monitoring board’s ability to conduct transparent 

meetings and efforts to include relevant stakeholders. 

Call Completion in Rural Areas.—The Committee recognizes that 

the FCC is considering a Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking that will adopt new measures, and seek comment on others, to better tackle the problem of call completion and 

ensure that calls are completed to all Americans—including those 

in rural America. As directed in the fiscal year 2018 report, the 

Committee looks forward to receiving a report detailing the FCC’s 

efforts to resolve call completion issues and to prevent discriminatory delivery of calls to any area of the country. 

Universal Service Reform.—The Committee expresses concern regarding fraud, waste, and abuse within the Universal Service Fund 

programs. The Committee directs the FCC to prioritize unserved 

areas in all Universal Service Fund programs. 

The Committee supports the Lifeline program’s mission of making basic communications services affordable to low-income Americans, and shares the Commission’s objective of minimizing waste, 

fraud, and abuse in the program. The Committee urges the Commission to ensure that the measures already adopted to combat 

waste, fraud, and abuse, such as the National Verifier, are implemented. 

The Committee appreciates the ongoing commitment of the FCC 

to modernize and focus the Universal Service Fund [USF] on promoting broadband availability and affordability. Nevertheless, the 

Committee is troubled that the budget for the High Cost USF program has not been revised since 2011. The Committee strongly 

supports a comprehensive assessment of what is needed to appropriately fund the High Cost USF program budget to fulfill its statutory mandate for universal service pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 254(b)(4) 

while addressing GAO’s open recommendation to improve accountability and transparency of high-cost program funding (GAO–14– 

587). 

Remote Areas Fund.—While the Committee is encouraged by the 

Commission’s efforts to expand broadband access throughout rural 

America, the Committee believes the Remote Areas Fund [RAF] 

will be both critical and necessary to broadband deployment in the 

most remote areas of the country. The Committee urges the FCC 

to move forward with the RAF no later than one year after the 

commencement of the CAF Phase II auction, or as soon as practicable thereafter. The Committee believes that the RAF must be 

structured to provide an opportunity for robust participation. 

Robocalls.—The Committee recognizes the pervasiveness of abusive and illegal robocalls that are disrupting and harming Ameri-
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cans every day. While the Committee appreciates the current efforts the FCC and the Federal Trade Commission [FTC] are committing to enforcing laws and working alongside industry on solving the illegal robocall problem, it is clear that more focus needs 

to be dedicated to solving this increasingly prevalent issue. As 

such, the Committee directs the FCC and the FTC to continue to 

collaborate with each other and with industry to defend Americans 

from unwanted robocalls. 

Information Technology Reform.—The Committee supports the 

FCC’s efforts to improve its IT investments and directs the Commission to report to the Committee within 6 months on how it will 

prioritize future IT reform efforts and identify the most important 

IT systems to be modernized. The Committee further directs the 

FCC to report to the Committee on the role of IT failure or any 

other cause for significant delays in the Universal Service Company’s issuance of E-Rate funding determination letters to schools 

and libraries. 

5G Services.—The Committee appreciates that the Commission 

moved swiftly following enactment of amendments to 47 U.S.C. 

309(j)(8)(C) made as part of Public Law 115–141 to schedule auctions for licenses in the 24GHz and 28GHz bands and the Committee expects the Commission to work to ensure that those auctions occur without delay. To build on those auctions and more 

fully support the deployment of 5G services and advance U.S. competitiveness, the Committee directs the Commission to report not 

later than April 1, 2019 on the prospect and timeline for making 

additional mid-band and high-band spectrum available for either licensed or unlicensed use. 

Topography.—As the FCC develops the auction procedures for 

Mobility Fund II to facilitate wireless broadband service in 

unserved rural regions, the Committee urges the Commission to 

consider the impact of a state or locality’s surface configuration on 

the availability of wireless service and ensure that topography does 

not impede or adversely affect the auction results. 

Permitting Process.—The Committee encourages the FCC to continue to work toward streamlining their permitting process by finding ways to minimize costs and duplication as well as expedite 

broadband deployment in rural areas. 

Mobility Fund II.—The Committee remains concerned that the 

auction process will preclude high cost areas from consideration, 

many of which are rural areas that are most in need of assistance. 

The Committee encourages the FCC to consider a reasonable set 

aside of the funding that will be made available through the Mobility Fund II auction to provide assistance to these high-cost, geographically challenged areas. 

Radio Frequency.—On March 27, 2013, the FCC released a First 

Report and Order/Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry regarding the Commission’s rules on Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (ET Docket Nos. 

13–84 and 03–137). The Committee encourages the FCC to work 

with relevant agencies on ET Docket Nos. 13–84 and 03–137 and 

to report to the Committee on the current status of the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking within 30 days of enactment. 
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Coordination on Rural Communications Services.—The Committee recognizes the FCC’s vital role in preserving and advancing 

universal communications services. The Committee encourages the 

FCC to coordinate efforts with the Rural Utility Service to optimize 

the use of limited resources and promote broadband deployment in 

rural America. 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $39,136,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 42,982,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 42,982,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [FDIC] OIG conducts 

audits, investigations, and other reviews to assist and augment the 

FDIC’s contribution to the stability of, and public confidence in, the 

Nation’s financial system. A separate appropriation more effectively ensures the OIG’s independence consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 and other legislation. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $42,982,000 for the FDIC inspector 

general, the same as the budget request and $3,846,000 more than 

the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Funds are to be derived from the 

Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $71,250,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 71,250,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 71,250,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Election Commission [FEC] was created through the 

1974 Amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 

(Public Law 93–443). Consistent with its duty of executing our Nation’s Federal campaign finance laws, and in pursuit of its mission 

of maintaining public faith in the integrity of the Federal campaign 

finance system, the FEC conducts three major regulatory programs: (1) providing public disclosure of funds raised and spent to 

influence Federal elections; (2) enforcing compliance with restrictions on contributions and expenditures made to influence Federal 

elections; and (3) administering public financing of Presidential 

campaigns. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $71,250,000 for the Federal Election 

Commission. 
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FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $26,200,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 26,200,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 26,200,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Labor Relations Authority [FLRA] is an independent 

administrative Federal agency created by title VII of the Civil 

Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–454) with a mission to 

carry out five statutory responsibilities in relation to the Federal 

workforce: (1) determining the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) resolving complaints of unfair labor 

practices; (3) adjudicating exceptions to arbitrator’s awards; (4) adjudicating legal issues relating to the duty to bargain; and (5) resolving impasses during negotiations. 

The FLRA’s authority is divided by law and by delegation among 

a three-member authority and an Office of General Counsel, appointed by the President and subject to Senate confirmation; and 

the Federal Service Impasses Panel, which consists of seven parttime members appointed by the President. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,200,000 for 

the Federal Labor Relations Authority. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $306,317,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 309,700,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 309,700,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Trade Commission administers a variety of Federal 

antitrust and consumer protection laws. Activities in the antitrust 

area include detection and elimination of illegal collusion, anticompetitive mergers, unlawful single-firm conduct, and injurious 

vertical agreements. The FTC enforces consumer protection laws 

involving advertising, marketing, and financial practices; fights 

consumer fraud; and addresses privacy and identity protection concerns. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $309,700,000 for the 

salaries and expenses of the FTC for fiscal year 2019. 

The Congressional Budget Office estimates $136,000,000 of collections from Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger filing fees and 

$17,000,000 of collections from Do-Not-Call fees will partially offset 

the appropriation requirement for this account. The total amount 

of direct appropriations for this account is therefore $156,700,000. 

The Committee recognizes the FTC’s mission to preserve competition in the marketplace and protect consumers, including ef-
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forts to improve the security of consumer financial transactions. 

The recommended funding will support these necessary endeavors. 

The recommendation includes funding for the FTC Do-Not-Call initiative, of which the entire amount is to be derived from the collection of fees. 

Sports Concussion.—According to the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury 

that can occur in any sport or recreation activity. Given the potential for real injury to children, the Committee urges the FTC to remain vigilant in its enforcement efforts against potential unfair 

and deceptive practices related to sports concussion. The FTC 

should review any National Academies’ report on sports-related 

concussions in youth for any matter that may inform efforts to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive practices in or affecting 

commerce. The FTC should also be vigilant of and, if necessary, 

take steps to prevent anticompetitive conduct related to the development and use of industry standards that could reduce competition and innovation in protective sports equipment. 

Contact Lenses.—The Committee is disappointed in the FTC’s decision not to include the proposed patient safety improvements related to the prescription verification process in its draft contact 

lens rule and instead impose new paperwork requirements on patients and doctors that are unnecessarily burdensome. The Committee directs the FTC to prioritize patient safety and consider enforcement mechanisms under its existing authority or revisions to 

the draft rule that address sales of excessive quantities of lenses, 

illegal substitutions, and communication challenges associated with 

prescription verification, including robo-calls. The Committee further directs the FTC to continue to confer and consult with other 

Federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, to 

optimize its enforcement and consumer education activities. 

Credit Card Skimmers.—The Committee appreciates the FTC’s 

effort to warn Americans travelling abroad to be alert for credit 

card skimmers placed by thieves inside automatic teller machines 

and gas pumps. However, the Committee is aware that such credit 

card information theft increasingly occurs within the United States 

and thus urges the FTC to work with the Department of Justice 

and state attorneys general to prevent such consumer scams. 

Pharmacy Benefit Managers.—The Committee is concerned about 

the anticompetitive effects of continued consolidation in the pharmacy benefits management [PBM] industry. Such consolidation has 

the potential to reduce patient choice, decrease access to pharmacy 

services, and lead to higher prescription drug costs paid by plan 

sponsors and consumers. The Committee encourages the FTC to 

evaluate and address these concerns as it reviews ongoing consolidation in the PBM industry. 

Robocalls.—The Committee supports the FTC’s initiatives to 

spur the development and availability of technology that will provide consumers with greater protection from unwanted and illegal 

telephone calls. The Committee notes the success of previous Commission-led ‘‘robocall challenges’’ and urges the FTC to consider 

further challenges that will speed the availability of innovative 

technological protections for consumers. 
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Technical Expertise.—The Committee is concerned that the FTC 

lacks sufficient technical expertise to enforce consumer protection 

in the digital domain. The Committee recommends that the FTC’s 

Bureau of Consumer Protection add up to 10 additional FTE technologists to work across the five law enforcement areas (Privacy 

and Identity Protection, Financial Practices, Marketing Practices, 

Advertising Practices, and Enforcement). These technologists 

should have an academic or professional background in computer 

science, cybersecurity, software engineering or other related field. 

Unfair Methods of Competition.—The Committee requests that 

the FTC, in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration, 

examine Congress’ intent regarding unfair methods of competition 

in 15 U.S.C. 45(n) and the FTC’s standalone section 5 authorities 

with regards to unreasonable cost increases, including those that 

occur over multiple years, on off-patent pharmaceutical drugs and 

biologics when there are no alternative options available to the consumer, and when price increases are unreasonable, unavoidable, 

and not due to increased manufacturing costs of the product. The 

committee requests the FTC submit a report to the Committee 

within 120 days of the bill’s enactment. 

Deceptive Online Marketing.—The Committee urges the FTC to 

share with state Attorneys General materials to help educate consumers about online booking scams, including the use of websites 

and call centers to mislead consumers into believing that they are 

dealing directly with hotels. The Committee also encourages the 

FTC to make state Attorneys General aware of its recent enforcement action against Reservation Counter, LLC, and its owners. 

Made in USA Standard.—The Committee understands that the 

FTC has not amended its ‘‘Made in USA’’ standard since it was 

adopted in 1977. During that time, innovative technologies have 

connected global supply chains to domestic manufacturers for producing goods and materials. Such a global economy is a cause for 

concern on whether the ‘‘Made in USA’’ standard reflects these significant changes over time. The Committee strongly encourages the 

FTC to review its ‘‘Made in USA’’ standard by soliciting feedback 

and conducting consumer perception surveys so that the standard 

may reflect current sentiments of what makes a product ‘‘Made in 

USA.’’ If the Commission does not feel that a review of the standard is warranted, the Committee requests a response within 90 

days of enactment of this act justifying this position. 

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The General Services Administration [GSA] was established by 

the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (Public Law 81–152) when Congress mandated the consolidation of the 

Federal Government’s real property and administrative services. 

GSA is organized into the Public Buildings Service, the Federal Acquisition Service, the Office of Governmentwide Policy, and the Office of Citizen Services. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Federal Fleet.—The Federal government spends more than 

$4,000,000,000 annually to acquire, operate, and maintain civilian 

and non-tactical military vehicles. The annual Federal Fleet Report 

publishes motor vehicle fleet inventory, cost, and use data from 

Federal departments and agencies. The Committee expects timely 

release of this data annually and is greatly concerned that GSA 

has not published the Federal Fleet Report for fiscal years 2016 

and 2017. The Committee directs GSA to publish these reports 

within 90 days of enactment. 

GSA Advantage.—GSA is encouraged to explore options for the 

listing of remanufactured products in a way that acknowledges 

both the original manufacturer and the business that refurbished 

the product. One option for GSA to explore would be the modification of categories within the product listing for recognizing both the 

manufacturer and the refurbisher. 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.—The 

Committee is encouraged that GSA and the National Park Service 

are working toward a solution to relocate and consolidate the visitor center and headquarters for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park with other nearby National Park Service 

offices in Williamsport, Maryland. We encourage continued dialogue between the agencies to move the project forward. 

Indian Energy Preference.—The Committee is concerned by 

GAO’s findings that GSA has not issued any guidance, rules or regulations regarding the purchase of energy products or by-products 

from Indian tribes, in accordance with the Energy Policy Act (Public Law 109–58). The Committee directs GSA to report on what additional steps the agency will take to implement the provisions in 

the act, specifically section 2602(d) and section 203. 

FBI Headquarters.—Due to concerns about the FBI Headquarters Revised Nationally-Focused Consolidation Plan which was 

submitted to Congress by GSA on February 12, 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) included no 

funding for this project. No funds were requested for the project for 

fiscal year 2019 and no funds are provided in this bill. 

The Committee continues to be reluctant to appropriate any additional funds for this project due to the unanswered questions regarding the new plan, including the revision of longstanding mission and security requirements. The Committee encourages GSA to 

work with the FBI to submit a prospectus for a new, fully-consolidated headquarters building, including at one of the three previously vetted sites that complies with prior Congressional directives and actions and meets Interagency Security Committee Level 

V security standards. 

Dirksen Courthouse.—The Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago is adjacent to buildings in critical disrepair that are scheduled to be sold 

to a developer. Concerns have been raised as to the effect of the 

development plan on the security of the Court and other federal 

agencies in the courthouse. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2018 directed GSA to review the current development plan to ensure that it does not pose security problems and report back to the 

Committee. The Committee looks forward to receiving this report 
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and to continuing to coordinate with GSA, the Federal Judiciary, 

and other federal tenants to ensure security risks to the Courthouse are appropriately evaluated and addressed. 

Buy American.—The Committee recognizes that there is currently no comprehensive government-wide repository for information about waivers to the Buy American Act, Berry Amendment 

and other domestic content statutes. This lack of transparency 

harms small- and medium-sized manufacturers who are often negatively impacted by waivers to the Buy American Act that allow the 

government to purchase manufactured goods overseas. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 encouraged GSA to examine the 

feasibility of a website, called BuyAmerican.gov, to track, government-wide, the use of waivers to our domestic procurement laws 

and report to the Appropriations Committee within 120 days of enactment. The Committee looks forward to promptly receiving this 

report. 

Chesapeake Bay Program Office.—Most of the Federal agencies 

involved in the Chesapeake Bay Program have been co-located in 

the Annapolis area and leases are approaching renewal. The Committee encourages GSA to work closely with the Department of the 

Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure, to the 

extent practicable and cost-effective, that as many of the Federal 

agencies as possible, be co-located in the Annapolis area to facilitate program coordination. 

Energy Efficiency.—The Committee has been encouraged by 

GSA’s continued leadership in the use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts [ESPCs], which generate energy savings to pay for 

the investment in energy-related equipment, but is concerned 

about possible drop off in the use of these contracts to address deferred maintenance and infrastructure improvements. Accordingly, 

the Committee directs the Administrator to report, no later than 45 

days after enactment of this Act, on the number and value of 

ESPCs entered into by GSA annually for 2014–2018 and projections for 2019 and 2020. 

FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND—LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF

REVENUE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Limitation on availability of revenue: 

Limitation on availability, 2018 .................................................... $9,073,938,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2019 ....................... 10,131,673,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,633,450,000 

The Federal Buildings Fund [FBF] finances the activities of the 

Public Buildings Service, 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. 
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CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION

Limitation on availability, 2018 ........................................................... $692,069,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2019 .............................. 1,338,387,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,080,068,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The construction and acquisition fund finances the site, design, 

construction, management, and inspection costs of new Federal facilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $1,080,068,000 for 

construction and acquisition: 

—$767,900,000 for the Department of Transportation Lease Purchase Option, which will reduce the Federal government’s rental payments to the private sector by approximately 

$49,400,000 annually. 

—$100,000,000 for the DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths to be 

combined with existing unobligated balances to consolidate the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is currently located in several leases throughout the National Capital Region. 

—$27,268,000 for the Former Hardesty Federal Complex 

—$9,000,000 for the Southeast Federal Center Remediation 

—$175,900,000 for the Calexico West Land Port of Entry Phase 

II. 

REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS

Limitation on availability, 2018 ........................................................... $666,335,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2019 .............................. 909,746,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 890,419,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Under this activity, GSA executes its responsibility for repairs 

and alterations of both Government-owned and -leased facilities 

under the control of GSA. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $890,419,000 for repairs and alterations in fiscal year 2019. 

The Committee recommends $424,690,000 for major repairs and 

alterations projects, $373,556,000 for Basic Repairs and Alterations, $30,000,000 for the Fire and Life Safety Program, 

$11,500,000 for the Judiciary Capital Security Program, and 

$50,673,000 for the Consolidation Activities Program. 

RENTAL OF SPACE

Limitation on availability, 2018 ........................................................... $5,493,768,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2019 .............................. 5,430,345,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,418,845,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The rental of space program funds lease payments made to privately owned buildings, temporary space for Federal employees 
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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. GSA is responsible for leasing general purpose space and land incident thereto for Federal agencies, 

except in cases where GSA has delegated its leasing authority. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $5,418,845,000 for 

rental of space. 

BUILDING OPERATIONS

Limitation on availability, 2018 ........................................................... $2,221,766,000 

Limitation on availability, budget estimate, 2019 .............................. 2,253,195,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,244,118,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This activity provides for the operation of all Government-owned 

facilities under the jurisdiction of GSA and building services in 

GSA-leased space where the terms of the lease do not require the 

lessor to furnish such services. Services included in building operations are cleaning, protection, maintenance, payments for utilities 

and fuel, grounds maintenance, and elevator operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $2,244,118,000 for 

building operations. 

GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $53,499,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 65,835,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 58,499,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Governmentwide Policy [OGP], working cooperatively with other agencies, provides the leadership needed to develop and evaluate policies associated with high-performance green 

buildings and real property, acquisition policy, personal property, 

travel and transportation management, vehicles and aircraft, committee and regulations management, and management of Federal 

spending data. OGP collaborates with partner agencies and other 

stakeholders to improve public access to policy information and 

support data, and improve transparency in Government. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $58,499,000 for 

Governmentwide Policy. GSA is encouraged to consider the potential national security implications of acquiring telecommunications 

technology from foreign companies. 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $45,645,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 49,440,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 49,440,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Operating Expenses supports a variety of operational activities 

which are not feasible or appropriate for a user fee arrangement. 

Major programs include the personal property utilization and donation activities of the Federal Acquisition Service; the real property 

utilization and disposal activities of the Public Buildings Service; 

and the Management and Administration activities, including support of Governmentwide emergency response and recovery activities, and top-level agency-wide management, administration, and 

communications activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $49,440,000 for 

Operating Expenses. 

CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $8,795,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 9,301,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,301,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals is responsible for resolving contract disputes between government contractors and Federal 

agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,301,000 for 

the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $65,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 67,000,000 

Committee recommendation (including transfer) ............................... 67,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation provides agency-wide audit and investigative 

functions to identify and correct management and administrative 

deficiencies within GSA, which create conditions for existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. The audit 

function provides internal audit and contract audit 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. 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. 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 $65,000,000 for 

the Office of Inspector General. 
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In addition to the foregoing appropriation, the Committee provides $2,000,000 to be immediately transferred to the Council of 

the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency for enhancements to www.oversight.gov. 

Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency 

Website.—The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 

Efficiency [CIGIE] was established by the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008. The Council is made up of 73 individual Inspectors General [IGs] from both the Executive and Legislative 

branches and 6 integrity-related senior officials. CIGIE’s mission is 

to address integrity, economy, and effectiveness issues that transcend individual Government agencies and increase the professionalism and effectiveness of the IG workforce. 

In fiscal year 2016, CIGIE developed a working group charged 

with developing a website to consolidate in one place all public reports from inspectors general to improve the public’s access to independent information about the Federal Government. The Committee commends CIGIE for its efforts to develop this website for 

the public to follow the ongoing oversight work of all IGs that publicly post reports. With the launch of Oversight.gov, users can now 

sort, search, and filter the site’s database of public reports across 

agencies to find oversight areas of interest. 

IG recommendations have the potential to save significant taxpayer dollars, but agencies continue to fail to implement many of 

these recommendations. The Committee believes a centralized 

database will help Congress, agencies, and taxpayers track outstanding recommendations and will ultimately make the federal 

government more efficient and effective. 

In addition to funds otherwise available to CIGIE, the Committee recommendation includes $2,000,000 to be transferred to 

CIGIE’s revolving fund to enhance Oversight.gov, including the development of a database that contains the status of open IG recommendations. 

As CIGIE scales a pilot program of select IGs to the entire IG 

community, the Committee encourages all IGs to provide timely 

updates to Oversight.gov to ensure the open recommendation database is regularly updated. 

No later than 120 days after enactment, CIGIE is directed to report to the Committee on Appropriations with a spend plan on the 

proposed use of the use of funds, including additional website features and functionality and interest from CIGIE members in regularly providing updated information for the open IG recommendation repository. 

ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,754,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,796,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,796,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation currently provides pensions, office staffs, and 

related expenses for former Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. 

Bush, William Clinton, and George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,796,000 for allowances and office 

staff for former Presidents. 

FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $50,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 58,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 55,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Federal Citizen Services Fund provides for the salaries and 

expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies [OCSIT]. OCSIT provides the means for citizens, businesses, other governments, and the media to obtain information 

and services easily from the Government via the Web, email, printed media, and telephone. OCSIT leads several interagency groups 

to share best practices and develop strategies for improving the 

way Government provides services to the American public. 

The Federal Citizen Services [FCS] Fund is financed from annual 

appropriations to pay for the salaries and expenses of OCSIT staff 

and Citizens Services programs. Reimbursements from Federal 

agencies pay for the direct costs of information services OCSIT provides on their behalf. The FCS Fund also receives funding from 

user fees for publications ordered by the public, payments from private entities for services rendered, and gifts from the public. All income is available without regard to fiscal year limitations, but is 

subject to an annual aggregate expenditure limit as set forth in appropriation acts. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $55,000,000 for the Federal Citizen 

Services Fund. 

TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND

Appropriation, 2018 ............................................................................... $100,000,000 

Budget estimates, 2019 ......................................................................... 210,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

The Technology Modernization Fund [TMF] is designed to be a 

full cost recovery fund that finances the transition of Federal agencies from antiquated legacy IT systems to modern IT platforms. 

The Fund is administered by GSA in accordance with recommendations made by an inter-agency TMF Board established by the Modernizing Government Technology Act. The Fund was established to 

provide upfront funding for modernization investments, which 

agencies are required to repay over a period of up to five years. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $0 for the TMF. The Committee 

notes the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115– 

141), provided $100,000,000 for the TMF. As of June 2018, the 

TMF approved proposals submitted by three Federal agencies totaling $45,000,000. As the TMF reviews the remaining proposals, the 

Committee encourages GSA and OMB to provide additional trans-
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parency surrounding agency proposals at each stage of the selection 

process, including projects submitted for consideration and those 

selected to receive funding. The Committee will continue to monitor 

the proposal process and work with GSA and OMB to establish 

metrics for determining program and project success. 

Within 30 days of enactment of this act, GSA is directed to provide the Committee on Appropriations details on proposals submitted by agencies to the Technology Modernization Fund and proposals that have been awarded funding. For each proposal, the information shall include: the agency seeking funding; the type of 

project for which funding was requested; the requested and approved cost of the project; the plan for repayment of the funds; and 

whether a repayment extension was requested, and if so, whether 

it was granted. For future proposals, GSA shall provide the Committee this information at the time of award. 

ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND

Appropriation, 2018 ............................................................................... $5,000,000 

Budget estimates, 2019 ......................................................................... 31,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,500,000 

This account provides appropriations for the purposes of carrying 

out actions pursuant to the recommendations of the Public Buildings Reform Board focusing on civilian real property. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,500,000 for 

the Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund. The Committee 

supports the Public Buildings Reform Board and efforts to reduce 

Federal real property costs by consolidating and selling underutilized and vacant Federal buildings and other civilian real property. 

However, a Public Buildings Reform Board Chair has not been 

nominated, and the six Board members have not been appointed, 

resulting in lower than anticipated Board expenditures and delays 

in recommendations from the Board. The Committee will continue 

to monitor steps being taken to stand up the Public Buildings Reform Board to ensure sufficient resources are available to meet program needs. 

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 6,070,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,070,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This appropriation supports the authorized activities of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund and the Federal Permitting 

Improvement Steering Council. The Council will lead on-going government-wide efforts to modernize the Federal permitting and review process for major infrastructure projects and work with Federal agency partners to implement and oversee adherence to the 

statutory requirements set forth in the Fixing America’s Surface 

Transportation Act of 2015. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,070,000 for 

the Environmental Review Improvement Fund. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 520 authorizes GSA to use funds for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 

Section 521 authorizes GSA to transfer funds within the Federal 

buildings fund to meet program requirements. 

Section 522 requires that the fiscal year 2020 budget request 

meet certain standards. 

Section 523 provides 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 rate. 

Section 524 continues the provision that permits GSA to pay small claims less than $250,000 made against the Government. 

Section 525 provides that certain lease agreements must conform 

to an approved prospectus. 

Section 526 requires a GSA spending plan for certain accounts 

and programs. 

HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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. 

The Foundation Trust Fund was established with a one-time 

$30,000,000 appropriation in 1976. The authorizing legislation directed that this endowment be invested solely in U.S. Treasury Securities, the interest from which has funded the Foundation’s operating budget. With the decline in interest rates, the annual yield 

from the trust fund has declined by nearly 80 percent since 2002. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,000,000 for 

the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation. 

The Committee notes that administrative expenses of the Foundation exceeded scholarship payments in fiscal year 2017. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Foundation to examine its operating budget and work to reduce overhead costs and achieve additional cost savings. 
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $46,835,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 46,835,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 46,835,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Merit Systems Protection Board [MSPB] was established by 

the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. MSPB is an independent 

quasi-judicial agency manifested to protect Federal merit systems 

against partisan political and other prohibited personnel practices 

and to ensure adequate protection for employees against abuses by 

agency management. 

MSPB assists Federal agencies in running a merit-based civil 

service system. This is accomplished on a case-by-case basis 

through hearing and deciding employee appeals and on a systemic 

basis by reviewing significant actions and regulations of the Office 

of Personnel Management [OPM] and conducting studies of the 

civil service and other merit systems. The intended results of 

MSPB’s efforts are to assure that personnel actions taken against 

employees are processed within the law and that actions taken by 

OPM and other agencies support and enhance Federal merit principles. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,835,000 for 

the MSPB. The recommendation includes not more than $2,345,000 

for adjudicating retirement appeals through an appropriation from 

the trust fund consistent with past practice. 

MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION

MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,975,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,875,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,875,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The General Fund payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 

L. Udall Trust Fund is invested in Treasury securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund. Interest earnings from the 

investments are used to carry out the activities of the Morris K. 

Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. The Foundation awards 

scholarships, fellowships, and grants, and funds activities of the 

Udall Center. 

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation also supports training programs for professionals in health care policy and 

public policy, such as the Native Nations Institute [NNI]. NNI, 

based at the University of Arizona, provides Native Americans with 
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leadership and management training, and analyzes policies relevant to tribes. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,875,000 for 

the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund. 

The Committee appreciates the progress made by the Udall 

Foundation to strengthen its internal controls related to contract 

oversight and personnel management. The Committee directs the 

Foundation to report semiannually to the Committee regarding its 

continued work in instituting reformed internal controls, including 

milestones achieved. Finally, the Committee provides that $200,000 

shall be transferred to the Inspector General of the Department of 

the Interior to conduct annual audits and investigations of the 

Foundation and submit reports of its findings to the Committee in 

order to ensure that the Foundation’s spending, management, and 

other activities are subject to regular oversight and review. 

ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,366,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,200,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,200,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution is a 

Federal program established by Public Law 105–156 to assist parties in resolving environmental, natural resource, and public lands 

conflicts. The Institute is part of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 

L. Udall Foundation and serves as an impartial, nonpartisan institution providing professional expertise, services, and resources to 

all parties involved in such disputes. The Institute helps parties determine whether collaborative problem solving is appropriate for 

specific environmental conflicts, how and when to bring all the parties together for discussion, and whether a third-party facilitator or 

mediator might be helpful in assisting the parties in their efforts 

to reach consensus or to resolve the conflict. In addition, the Institute maintains a roster of qualified facilitators and mediators with 

substantial experience in environmental conflict resolution and can 

help parties in selecting an appropriate neutral professional. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,200,000 for 

the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund. 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

The National Archives and Records Administration [NARA] is 

the national recordkeeper, managing the Government’s archives 

and records, and operating the Presidential libraries. NARA is an 

independent agency created by statute in 1934 and tasked with the 

unique mission to identify, access, protect, preserve, and make 

available for use the important documents and records of all three 

branches of the Federal Government. NARA administers the Information Security Oversight Office, is the publisher of the Federal 
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Register, and makes grants for historical documentation through 

the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. In 

addition, NARA is charged with additional responsibilities including mediating Freedom of Information Act disputes and coordinating controlled unclassified information. 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $384,911,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 365,105,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 375,105,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account provides for basic operations dealing with management of the Federal Government’s archives and records, operation 

of Presidential libraries, review for declassification of classified security information, and other duties. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $375,105,000 for operating expenses 

of the National Archives and Records Administration for fiscal year 

2019. 

The Committee’s recommendation supports initiatives to 

strengthen NARA’s record management leadership role; address archival storage needs; continue to develop, build, and expand the IT 

infrastructure to conduct the business of the National Declassification Center established in Executive Order 13526; operate and 

maintain the Electronic Records Archive; and improve research 

room holdings protection. 

The Committee continues to encourage NARA to digitize and 

post online archival records that are relocated as a result of a facility closure. The Committee directs NARA to report, within 90 days 

of enactment, on its progress to digitize and preserve physical access to archival records that have been or will be relocated to another State by any facility closure occurring from fiscal years 2014 

to 2018, inclusive or planned for fiscal year 2019. The report shall: 

(1) describe the progress that has been made to digitize and post 

online such records that have been moved; (2) describe NARA’s 

digitization priorities for 2019 pertaining to any relocated archival 

records; and (3) include a timeline for completing the digitization 

and posting online process. The Committee further directs NARA 

to give due consideration and appropriate adjudication, within the 

limits of the Federal Records Act and all applicable laws, of any request to review archival records that are relocated as a result of 

a facility closure, to determine whether those records continue to 

require permanent preservation in the National Archives. 

Recordkeeping.—The Committee remains concerned about the 

ability of Federal agencies to effectively manage email and other 

electronic Federal records so that essential records are available 

when required by Congress in order to fulfill its oversight responsibilities. The executive branch must assure the American public 

that records documenting Government decisions and actions are retained for the appropriate time period and can be retrieved and 

provided to Congress in a timely manner and as required by law. 

The Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 
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(Public Law 113–187) modernized the Federal records management 

statutes to include emails and electronic records and to reinforce 

that the executive branch must manage these records with greater 

care and stewardship than what has been observed in recent 

months and years. 

The Committee notes that NARA has made significant progress 

in issuing guidance directing executive branch agencies to manage 

electronic Federal records, including email records, as required by 

law. The Committee expects NARA to incorporate email recordkeeping standards into its inspections of other agencies’ records 

management programs, with special emphasis on personal and 

alias email accounts used for conducting official business. The 

Committee also notes that NARA has received additional resources 

to increase oversight over executive branch compliance with Federal recordkeeping laws. The Committee directs NARA to continue 

to place a high priority on its recordkeeping oversight mission and 

to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Oversight 

and Government Reform, and the Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs any instances of substantial 

non-compliance by executive agencies or significant risk to Federal 

records that are identified in the course of NARA oversight activities. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,801,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,241,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,801,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Office of Inspector General is to ensure that 

NARA safeguards and preserves the records of our Government 

while providing the American people with access to the essential 

documentation of their rights and the actions of their Government. 

The OIG accomplishes this by combating fraud, waste, and abuse 

through high-quality objective audits and investigations covering 

all aspects of agency operations at facilities nationwide. The OIG 

also serves as an independent, internal advocate for the economy, 

efficiency, and effectiveness of NARA and its operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $4,801,000 for the OIG. The Committee supports a distinct account for the OIG in order to clearly 

identify the resources necessary to staff and operate the expanding 

mission-critical oversight and accountability functions performed by 

the OIG to ensure responsible NARA stewardship over public 

records. 

REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $7,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 7,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,500,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This account provides for the repair, alteration, and improvement 

of Archives facilities and Presidential libraries nationwide, and provides adequate storage for holdings. Funding made available will 

better enable NARA to maintain its facilities in proper condition 

for public visitors, researchers, and NARA employees, and also 

maintain the structural integrity of the buildings. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $7,500,000 for the repairs and restoration account. This amount is equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level and equal to the budget request. 

NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION

GRANTS PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $6,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission 

[NHPRC] provides grants nationwide to preserve and publish 

records that document American history. Administered within the 

National Archives, which preserves Federal records, 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. Since 

1964, the NHPRC has funded nearly 5,000 projects at local government archives, colleges and universities, and other nonprofit institutions to facilitate use of public records and other collections by 

scholars, family and local historians, journalists, documentary 

filmmakers, and many others. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for the NHPRC. This 

amount is equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The Committee commends the National Archives and Records 

Administration and the NHPRC for their work to ensure the publication and preservation of our Nation’s history. The Committee 

urges the NHPRC to continue to support the completion of documentary editions through the Grants Program and to support the 

scholarly presentation of our country’s most treasured historical 

documents. 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,000,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Community Development Revolving Loan Fund [CDRLF] 

program 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 5 years, although shorter repayment periods may 

be considered. Technical assistance grants [TAGs] are also available to low-income credit unions for improving operations as well 

as addressing safety and soundness issues. Credit unions use TAG 

funds for specific initiatives, including taxpayer assistance, financial education, home ownership initiatives, and training assistance. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for technical assistance 

grants to community development credit unions. The Committee 

expects the CDRLF to continue making loans from available funds 

derived from repaid loans and interest earned on previous loans to 

designated credit unions. 

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $16,439,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 16,294,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,439,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Government Ethics [OGE], a separate agency within the executive branch, was established by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–521). The OGE is charged by law 

to provide overall direction of executive branch policies designed to 

prevent conflicts of interest and ensure high ethical standards for 

executive branch employers. The OGE carries out these responsibilities by promulgating and maintaining enforceable standards of 

ethical conduct for nearly 2.7 million civilian employees in more 

than 130 executive branch agencies and the White House; overseeing a financial disclosure system that reaches 26,000 public and 

over 380,000 confidential financial disclosure report filers; ensuring 

that executive branch ethics programs are in compliance with applicable ethics laws and regulations; providing direct education and 

training products to more than 4,500 ethics officials executive 

branch-wide; conducting outreach to the general public, the private 

sector, and civil society; and providing technical assistance to, 

State, local, and foreign governments, and international organizations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,439,000 for 

salaries and expenses of the OGE in fiscal year 2019. 
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $129,341,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 132,172,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 132,172,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Personnel Management was established by Public 

Law 95–454, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, enacted on October 13, 1978. OPM is responsible for management of Federal 

human resources policy and oversight of the merit civil service system. Although individual agencies are largely responsible for personnel operations, OPM provides a Governmentwide framework for 

human resources policy, advises and assists agencies (often on a reimbursable basis) with workforce planning and personnel matters, 

and ensures that agency operations are consistent with requirements of law on issues such as veterans preference and merit system compliance. OPM oversees examination of applicants for employment in the competitive service; issues regulations and policies 

on recruitment, hiring, classification and pay, training, and other 

aspects of personnel management; and manages the process for 

personnel security and background checks for suitability and national security clearances. OPM is also responsible for administering the retirement, health benefits, and life insurance programs affecting most Federal employees, retired Federal employees, and their families and survivors. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a general fund appropriation of 

$132,172,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Personnel Management. 

National Background Investigations Bureau.—The National 

Background Investigations Bureau [NBIB] was created to restructure the way OPM handles background investigations in the wake 

of the massive breach announced in fiscal year 2016 that exposed 

sensitive information on millions of current, former and prospective 

Federal employees, their family members, and other contacts. 

While NBIB has efforts underway to improve, modernize, and 

streamline the background investigations process it continues to 

face a growing inventory of investigations, as recently as high as 

700,000 investigations. The National Defense Authorization Act 

[NDAA] of 2018 § 925 states that the Secretary of Defense has the 

authority to conduct all types of background investigations for Department of Defense [DoD] personnel and mandates that, by October 1, 2020, DoD will assume responsibility for its own background 

investigations according to the implementation plan developed pursuant to §951(a)(1) of the NDAA of 2017. The Committee is aware 

that NBIB is cooperating with DoD on the implementation of this 

provision and is continuing to analyze other scenarios including 

transitioning NBIB outside of OPM. The Committee directs OPM 

and NBIB to provide quarterly updates to the Committees of Ap-
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propriations as more developments occur and OPM issues an assessment of the impact of the transition and implications to the 

agency in fiscal year 2019 and beyond. 

Official Time.—The Committee notes the importance of providing 

insight on official time hours to provide value to the taxpayer. In 

2014, GAO recommended that OPM consider whether it would be 

useful to share agencies’ practices on monitoring use of official 

time. GAO also recommended that OPM work with agencies to 

identify opportunities to increase efficiency of data collection and 

reporting of official time data to OPM. As a result, OPM solicited 

from agencies their practices on monitoring the use of official time. 

In its 2018 report, OPM found that bargaining unit employees 

spent a total of 3,633,290 hours performing representational duties 

on official time in fiscal year 2016, an increase of 4.76 percent compared to fiscal year 2014. Further, government-wide, the number 

of official time hours used per bargaining unit employee on representational matters increased from 2.88 hours in fiscal year 2014 

to 2.97 hours during fiscal year 2016. The estimated total payroll 

costs, average salary and benefits, for fiscal year 2016 official time 

hours were $177,211,408, compared to $162,522,783 in fiscal year 

2014. GAO has expressed concerns about how OPM determines 

cost estimates and OPM has stated they will continue to explore 

alternative approaches. OPM’s report on official time usage in the 

Federal Government does not capture a complete accounting of all 

the costs of union activities in the Federal Government. OPM’s report does not include the costs of taxpayer-funded facilities, equipment, and travel expenses agencies provide labor organizations as 

a result of collective bargaining. The Committee directs OPM to assist agencies in strengthening internal controls and increasing 

transparency and accountability for monitoring and reporting on 

the use of official time. 

IT Modernization.—Since fiscal year 2017 the Committee has 

provided OPM $32,000,000 to improve IT security and infrastructure. The Committee notes the progress OPM has made in its IT 

Transformation Strategy through activities such as migrating data 

center equipment and systems to strategic data centers and upgrading software components. The Committee supports OPM’s efforts to develop an employee digital record and modernize the 

Trust Fund Federal Financial System. However, the Committee remains concerned about OPM’s overall IT posture and directs OPM 

to implement the recommendations of GAO reports and IG reports 

to improve information security. The Committee continues a prior 

directive for OPM to provide quarterly briefings to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the House and Senate outlining progress on 

its IT Transformation and Cybersecurity Strategy. 

Federal Telework.—The Committee notes that OPM’s fiscal year 

2016 report to Congress on the Status of Telework in the Federal 

Government found that from 2015 to 2016, telework participation 

increased from 20 percent to 22 percent of all employees and from 

46 to 51 percent of eligible employees. The Committee encourages 

OPM to work with agencies to continue to improve data collection 

methods and provide training for employees and managers to be effective teleworkers. The Committee further encourages OPM to 
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work with agencies on establishing outcome goals for telework and 

to assess progress towards achieving those goals. 

Trust Fund Federal Financial System.—The Committee supports 

OPM’s efforts to modernize the Trust Fund Federal Financial System [FFS] and highlights that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018 (Public Law 115–141) provided $9,400,000 to modernize FFS. 

OPM previously stated FFS was unable to meet many trust fund 

accounting and related business processes, resulting in increased 

inefficiencies across multiple areas within OPM. In June 2017, 

OPM issued a Request for Information [RFI] seeking input from industry. According to the RFI, OPM was looking for new and innovative technological approaches and solution options to fill existing 

technology and trust fund related business gaps that are preventing the agency from fulfilling long term strategic goals efficiently and cost effectively. The Committee directs OPM to submit 

a report within 30 days of enactment to the Committee on Appropriations providing a spend plan for the $18,4000,000 dedicated to 

the FFS initiative; the options the agency is pursuing to modernize 

FFS; and a timeline for completion of the modernization of FFS. 

Retirement Processing.—The Committee acknowledges OPM’s actions to address the backlog of retirement claims and supports continued efforts to eliminate the backlog. OPM is directed to continue 

to inform the Committee of its progress. 

Federal Security Clearances.—The Committee notes that in light 

of misconduct involving Federal contractor personnel under OPM’s 

Federal Investigative Services, there has been increased scrutiny 

into the process of conducting quality reviews for security clearance 

background investigations. The Committee recognizes the inherent 

conflict of interest when Federal security clearance contractors are 

contractually permitted to conduct quality reviews of their own 

work and urges the OPM Director to prevent future occurrences 

through stricter contractual control mechanisms. The Committee 

notes that preventing such inherent conflicts of interest with Federal contractors conducting security clearances significantly mitigates risk, a critical element to good governance and U.S. national 

security. Therefore, the Committee includes a provision in title VI 

preventing such contractors from conducting quality reviews of 

their own work. To ensure that contractor work is conducted properly, OPM should ensure that internal controls are implemented to 

prevent investigations from being closed prematurely. 

LIMITATION

(TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Limitation, 2018 ..................................................................................... $131,414,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 133,483,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 133,483,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

These funds will be transferred from the appropriate trust funds 

of the Office of Personnel Management to cover administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance programs. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation of $133,483,000 for administrative expenses. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Inspector General is charged with establishing policies for conducting and coordinating efforts which promote economy, efficiency, and integrity in the Office of Personnel Management’s activities which prevent and detect fraud, waste, and mismanagement in the agency’s programs. Contract audits provide 

professional advice to agency contracting officials on accounting 

and financial matters regarding the negotiation, award, administration, repricing, and settlement of contracts. Internal agency 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, 

healthcare providers, and insurance subscribers. The investigative 

function provides for the detection and investigation of improper 

and illegal activities involving programs, personnel, and operations. 

Administrative sanctions debar from participation in the health insurance program those healthcare providers whose conduct may 

pose a threat to the financial integrity of the program itself or to 

the well-being of insurance program enrollees. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in fiscal 

year 2019, which is equal to the budget request. 

The Committee appreciates the audit work the Inspector General 

has conducted on OPM’s IT security programs and practices and 

supports the OIG’s recommendations to improve OPM’s technical 

security controls. The Committee remains concerned about OPM’s 

security posture as it overhauls its technology infrastructure. The 

Committee encourages the OIG to continue monitoring OPM’s infrastructure improvement process. The Committee is also concerned about the ability of contractors to effectively provide assistance to millions of Americans that were affected by the data breach 

in addition to security controls with its existing vendors. The Committee encourages the OIG to continue to conduct oversight on 

OPM’s contracting and procurement practices. 

Semiannual Report to Congress.—The Committee encourages the 

OIG to regularly report in its Semiannual Report to Congress 

OPM’s efforts to improve and address cybersecurity challenges including steps taken to prevent, mitigate, and respond to data 
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breaches involving sensitive personnel records and information; 

OPM’s cybersecurity policies and procedures in place, including 

policies and procedures relating to IT best practices such as data 

encryption, multifactor authentication, and continuous monitoring; 

OPM’s oversight of contractors providing IT services; and OPM’s 

compliance with government-wide initiatives to improve 

cybersecurity. 

(LIMITATION ON TRANSFER FROM TRUST FUNDS)

Limitation, 2018 ..................................................................................... $25,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 25,265,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 25,265,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a limitation on transfers from the 

trust funds in support of the OIG activities totaling $25,265,000 for 

fiscal year 2019. 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $26,535,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 26,252,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 26,535,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel [OSC] provides a safe channel 

for Federal employees to report waste, fraud, abuse, and threats to 

public health and safety. 

The OSC was first established on January 1, 1979. From 1979 

until 1989, it operated as an autonomous investigative and prosecutorial arm of the Merit Systems Protection Board. In 1989, Congress enacted the Whistleblower Protection Act (Public Law 101– 

12), which made OSC an independent agency within the executive 

branch. In 1994, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Public Law 103–353) became law. It defined 

employment-related rights of persons in connection with military 

service, prohibited discrimination against them because of that 

service, and gave OSC new authority to pursue remedies for violations by Federal agencies. 

Enactment of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act 

(Public Law 112–199) in November 2012 significantly expanded the 

jurisdiction of the OSC and the types of cases the OSC is required 

by law to investigate. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,535,000 for 

OSC, which is $283,000 above the budget request and equal to the 

fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Veterans Affairs cases.—OSC estimates that from fiscal years 

2015 through 2017, Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] cases increased significantly, surpassing 5,883 new matters. Notably, 

three-fourths of OSC’s whistleblower disclosures that are substantiated in full or in part are from the VA. The Committee commends 
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OSC’s ongoing work in obtaining relief for VA whistleblowers and 

recognizes that such success may be contributing to the willingness 

of VA employees to report wrongdoing, resulting in the continued 

increase in VA-related cases. The Committee supports OSC’s efforts to address these matters and expects that as OSC continues 

to move toward a more cohesive internal structure through its 

‘‘One OSC’’ initiative, it will be able to allocate personnel resources 

more effectively to adjust to unit influxes to help address the increased VA caseload. 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $15,200,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 15,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,200,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Postal Regulatory Commission [PRC] is an independent 

agency that has exercised regulatory oversight over the United 

States Postal Service since its creation by the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. For over 3 decades, that oversight consisted primarily of conducting public, on-the-record hearings concerning proposed rates, mail classification, and major service changes, and recommended decisions for action to the Postal Service Board of Governors. The mission of the PRC is to ensure transparency and accountability of the United States Postal Service and foster a vital 

and efficient universal mail system. 

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 

109–435) assigned significant responsibilities to the PRC. These enhanced authorities include providing regulatory oversight of the 

pricing of Postal Service products and services, ensuring Postal 

Service transparency and accountability, consulting on delivery 

service standards and performance measures, consulting on international postal policies, preventing cross-subsidization or other 

anticompetitive postal practices, and serving as a forum to act on 

complaints with postal products and services. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation, out of the Postal 

Fund, of $15,200,000 for the PRC. 

The Committee urges the PRC, which is funded from the Postal 

Service Fund and derived directly from postal rates and fees paid 

by postal customers, to optimize efficient use of its resources, including exercising prudent decision-making. 

PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $8,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,000,000 
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board [PCLOB] is an 

independent agency within the executive branch established by the 

Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 

2007 (Public Law 110–53). The Board is the successor to the Board 

created within the Executive Office of the President under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public 

Law 108–458) as recommended in the July 22, 2004 report of the 

National Commission on Terrorist Acts Upon the United States 

(the 9/11 Commission). 

The Board’s purpose is to review and analyze actions the executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism, ensuring 

the need for such actions is balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties; and to ensure that liberty concerns are appropriately considered in the development and implementation of 

laws, regulations, and policies related to efforts to protect the Nation against terrorism. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

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

the PCLOB. In addition, the Board has access to unobligated balances to fund Board current expenses. 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $5,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Public Buildings Reform Board was created under the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to identify opportunities 

for the Government to significantly reduce its inventory of civilian 

real property and reduce cost to the Government. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee supports the Public Buildings Reform Board and 

efforts to reduce Federal real property costs by consolidating and 

selling underutilized and vacant Federal buildings and other civilian real property. The fiscal year 2018 budget request for the 

Board was $2,000,000, while the Consolidated Appropriations Act 

of 2018 provided $5,000,000. As a result, the Board has sufficient 

resources to meet expected obligations in fiscal year 2019. Additionally, a Chair has not been nominated by the President, and the six 

Board members have not been appointed by the President, resulting in lower than anticipated expenditures. As a result, the Committee recommendation does not include funding for the Board. 

However, the Committee will continue to monitor steps being taken 

to stand up the Board to ensure sufficient resources are available 

to meet program needs. 
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,896,507,052 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,699,052,809 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,695,490,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] is an independent agency responsible for administering many of the Nation’s 

laws regulating the areas of securities and finance. 

The mission of the SEC is to administer and enforce Federal securities laws in order to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, 

and efficient markets, and promote capital formation. This includes 

ensuring full disclosure of appropriate financial information, regulating the Nation’s securities markets, and preventing and policing 

fraud and malpractice in the securities and financial markets. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends a total budget (obligational) authority of $1,658,302,000 for the salaries and expenses of the SEC, to 

be fully derived from fee collections. The Committee also provides 

$37,188,942 for costs associated with relocation under a replacement lease for the Commission’s New York regional office facilities, 

should such a new building be the winning alternative in a competitive procurement process to be conducted by the GSA. The total 

appropriation of $37,188,942 will be fully derived from offsetting 

collections whereby any unused portion of the funds would be refunded to fee payers. The Committee expects the Commission to 

work closely with the GSA to keep the Committee informed of 

progress on the replacement lease. 

Fee Offset Nature of Account.—Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, 

transaction fees receipts are treated as offsetting collections equal 

to the amount of the appropriation. 

Reserve Fund Notifications.—The Committee appreciates the 

SEC’s adherence to its obligation to notify Congress of the date, 

amount, and purpose of any obligation from the Fund within 10 

days of such obligation. The Committee directs the SEC, in its written notifications to Congress required by 15 U.S.C. 78d(i)(3) regarding amounts obligated from the SEC Reserve Fund, to specify: (1) 

the balance in the fund remaining available after the obligation is 

deducted; (2) the estimated total cost of the project for which 

amounts are being deducted; (3) the total amount for all projects 

that have withdrawn funding from the Reserve Fund since fiscal 

year 2012; and (4) the estimated amount, per project, that will be 

required to complete all ongoing projects which use funding derived 

from the Reserve Fund. 

Spending Plan.—The Committee directs the SEC to submit, 

within 30 days of enactment, a detailed spending plan for the allocation of appropriated funds displayed by discrete program, project, 

and activity, including staffing projections, specifying both FTEs 

and contractors, and planned investments in information technology. The Committee also directs the SEC to submit, within 30 
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days of enactment, a detailed spending plan for the allocation of expenditures from the Reserve Fund. 

Promoting Capital Formation.—The opportunity to invest in the 

public companies has provided Main Street investors, workers 

planning for retirement, and families saving for college access to an 

extraordinary engine of wealth creation: equity ownership in growing businesses. Accordingly, the Committee is concerned by the 

decades-long decline in the number of public companies and initial 

public offerings in the United States. The Committee directs the 

Commission to consider the factors that may be driving these 

trends and report to the Committee on its conclusions within 90 

days of enactment. The Commission’s consideration of these matters should include the greater availability of exemptions and the 

potential burdens imposed by registration policies, reporting requirements, and proxy rules and the impact of proxy advisory 

firms. 

Disclosure Thresholds.—The Committee is concerned that investors could be circumventing the 5 percent disclosure threshold required by section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. The Committee encourages the Commission to take steps so that investors 

may not use derivatives to conceal their true voting or investment 

power, to the extent the Commission currently has jurisdiction over 

such derivatives. Similarly, the Committee advises the Commission 

to take steps so that groups of investors are not allowed to avoid 

disclosure by breaking investments into smaller pieces that are 

under five percent. 

Cybersecurity Disclosure.—The Committee appreciates the effort 

made by the Commission to provide clarity through its most recent 

interpretive guidance to assist public companies in preparing disclosures about cybersecurity risks and incidents. In particular, the 

Committee commends the Commission for recognizing that disclosures regarding ‘‘how the board of directors engages with management on cybersecurity issues allow investors to assess how a board 

of directors is discharging its risk oversight responsibility in this 

increasingly important area.’’ Still, the Committee encourages the 

Commission to build on this effort, for example, by carefully monitoring the disclosures provided by public companies after the Commission’s statement and interpretative guidance and by working to 

ensure that cybersecurity risks are being appropriately disclosed so 

that investors may have the material information necessary to 

make reasonable investment decisions. 

Registered Investment Professionals.—The Committee recognizes 

the distinct roles of firms registered under the Securities Exchange 

Act of 1934 and of those solely registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Committee encourages the Commission to 

be mindful of these differences in its pending rulemaking actions, 

as well as in any future rulemakings that the Commission conducts. 
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SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $22,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 26,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 26,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Selective Service System is an independent Federal agency, 

operating with permanent authorization under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.). The agency is not part 

of the Department of Defense, but its basic mission 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. However, the Selective Service System remains the primary vehicle by which personnel will be 

brought into the military if Congress and the President should authorize a return to the draft. 

In December 1987, Selective Service was tasked by law (Public 

Law 100–180) to develop plans for a postmobilization healthcare 

personnel delivery system capable of providing the necessary critically skilled healthcare personnel to the Armed Forces in time of 

emergency. An automated system capable of handling mass registration and inductions is now complete, together with necessary 

draft legislation, a draft Presidential proclamation, prototype forms 

and letters, and other products. These products will be available 

should the need arise. The development of supplemental standby 

products, such as a compliance system for healthcare personnel, 

continues using very limited existing resources. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,000,000 for 

the Selective Service System. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $700,840,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 678,928,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 699,270,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Small Business Administration [SBA] provides American entrepreneurs access to capital, Federal contracting opportunities, 

and entrepreneurial education in order to grow businesses and create jobs. The SBA also provides disaster assistance for businesses 

of all sizes, non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $699,270,000 for the 

Small Business Administration. Funding is distributed among the 

SBA appropriation accounts as described below. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $268,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 265,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 267,500,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides for the overall 

operating expenses of the SBA, including compensation and benefits for staff located at headquarters, regional, and district offices, 

rent and other agency-wide costs, and operating costs for program 

offices, including the Office of Capital Access, Office of Credit Risk 

Management, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Office of Investments and Innovation, Office of Government Contracting and 

Business Development, Office of International Trade, Office of 

Management and Administration, and for other program and supporting offices. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $267,500,000 for salaries and expenses of the SBA. 

The Committee recommends at least $12,000,000 for the SBA’s 

Office of Credit Risk Management [OCRM] for lender oversight and 

risk-based reviews. Funding for the Office of General Counsel has 

been provided separately from this total. In support of its mission 

to analyze and manage the risk of the SBA’s loan portfolio, OCRM 

performs performance analytics to identify and understand lender 

performance trends and assess the quality of the overall loan portfolio. The Committee finds that OCRM must play a key role in 

eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the SBA lending programs 

and protecting taxpayer losses on loans by ensuring lenders comply 

with procedures that mitigate the risk of loss under the SBA’s loan 

programs. 

The Committee is concerned about the quality of lender oversight 

activities at the SBA, particularly considering the magnitude of the 

SBA’s loan portfolio, and notes that the SBA’s OIG continues to 

identify weaknesses in the SBA’s lender oversight process. The 7(a) 

loan program alone has grown over 50 percent in the past three fiscal years, and the Committee strongly believes the SBA must conduct robust oversight and enforcement efforts to ensure the integrity of all lending programs. The SBA loan programs rely on numerous outside parties (e.g., private lenders, local economic development organizations, nonprofit community lenders, and venture 

capital investors) to complete loan transactions, and many of the 

SBA’s loans are made by lenders to whom the SBA has delegated 

loan-making authority. GAO recently found that the SBA does not 

routinely collect or analyze information on the criteria used by 

lenders for borrowers who cannot obtain conventional credit at reasonable terms elsewhere (GAO–18–421). GAO recommended specific steps to improve the SBA’s monitoring efforts. The SBA’s Inspector General also recently found that certain 7(a) loans to poultry farmers did not meet regulatory and SBA requirements for eligibility (OIG Report 18–13). The Committee agrees with GAO and 

the SBA OIG recommendations and urges the SBA to implement 
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controls to reinforce general program soundness and manage overall risk. 

NAICS Code.—The SBA has three exceptions to the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] Code 541712. These 

exceptions, due to their similarity, have created confusion in the 

procurement process and unnecessarily limited opportunities for 

small businesses. Therefore, the Committee directs the SBA to consolidate the three current exceptions into one single exception, with 

an employee cap of 1,500. The methodology for determining employee size for NAICS Codes should also be revised to use a 36 

month rolling average computation in lieu of a 12 month rolling average. 

SBIC Licensing.—The Committee would like to see an expedited 

and streamlined licensing process for known, repeat Small Business Investment Companies [SBICs] that have the same management teams and a proven track record in the SBIC Program. A 

fast-track process for repeat licensees should be completed no 

longer than 60–90 days after an application is submitted to the 

SBA, which will allow the SBA to properly redirect their licensing 

resources to more first-time funds. The SBA should improve their 

‘‘green light letter,’’ so that it clearly outlines the needed benchmarks for license approval. The SBA should not reduce the amount 

or type of SBIC program data it has reported for years and should 

make that data available no less than 10 business days after the 

end of the quarter. 

SBIC Concentration.—The Committee is concerned about the geographic concentration of SBICs. Seventy-two percent of all SBICs 

are located in 10 states, and seventeen states do not have a single 

SBIC. Regardless of the geographic spread of investments being 

made in small businesses by SBICs, there is great economic value 

for firms receiving SBIC financing to have increased proximity to 

their investors, as well as economic value for regions that contain 

SBICs. The Committee looks forward to receiving a report as directed in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 directing the SBA to develop a plan to increase the geographic dispersion of SBICs and the number of 

SBICs in states that currently do not have them. The Committee 

further directs the SBIC program to include in its annual report 

progress on this plan as part of the authorizing statute’s direction 

to detail ‘‘the Administration’s plans to insure the provision of 

small business investment company financing to all areas of the 

country.’’ The Committee also encourages the SBA to conduct Investment Committee interviews on-site or as close to the applicant’s physical location as possible. 

SBIC Collaboration.—The SBA is directed to continue its collaborative effort with the SEC to ensure effective oversight of SBICs 

and the protection of SBIC investors. 

Federal and State Technology Partnership Program.—The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for the Federal and State Technology [FAST] Partnership Program in fiscal year 2019. The Committee supports the FAST program’s efforts to reach innovative, 

technology-driven small businesses and to leverage the Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR] and Small Business Technology 

Transfer [STTR] program to stimulate economic development. The 
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FAST program is particularly important in States that are seeking 

to build high technology industries but are underrepresented in the 

SBIR/STTR programs. The Committee recognizes that Small Business and Technology Development Centers [SBTDCs] serve small 

businesses in these fields and are accredited to provide intellectual 

property and technology commercialization assistance to businesses 

in high technology industries. Of the amount provided, $1,000,000 

shall be for FAST awards to SBTDCs fully accredited for technology designation as of December 31, 2018. 

Interagency Committee for Women’s Business Enterprise.—The 

Committee recognizes the efforts of the SBA, along with the National Women’s Business Council, in leading current efforts at the 

Federal level to assist women-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. 

The Committee encourages the SBA to examine the re-establishment of the Interagency Committee for Women’s Business Enterprise in order to improve the ability of the Federal Government to 

better coordinate Federal resources assisting women business owners and eliminate redundancies among Federal agencies. 

ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $247,100,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 192,450,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 241,600,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The SBA’s Entrepreneurial Development Programs support noncredit business assistance to entrepreneurs. The appropriation includes funding for a vast network of resource partners located 

throughout the Nation, including Small Business Development 

Centers, Women’s Business Centers, SCORE (previously Service 

Corps of Retired Executives) chapters, and Veterans Business Outreach centers. This resource network and several other SBA programs provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to entrepreneurs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $241,600,000 for the 

SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs. 

The Committee recommendations, by program, are displayed in 

the following table: 

ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee 

recommendation 

7(j) Technical Assistance ..................................................................................................................................... 2,800 

Entrepreneurship Education ................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

Growth Accelerators ............................................................................................................................................. 2,000 

HUBZone Program ................................................................................................................................................ 3,000 

Microloan Technical Assistance ........................................................................................................................... 31,000 

National Women’s Business Council ................................................................................................................... 1,500 

Native American Outreach ................................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Regional Innovation Clusters ............................................................................................................................... 5,000 

SCORE .................................................................................................................................................................. 11,500 

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) ................................................................................................... 130,000 
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ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

State Trade Expansion Promotion (STEP) ............................................................................................................ 18,000 

Veterans Outreach ................................................................................................................................................ 12,300 

PRIME Technical Assistance ................................................................................................................................ 2,500 

Women’s Business Centers (WBC) ....................................................................................................................... 18,000 

Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs ....................................................................................... 241,600 

The Committee directs that the amounts provided for SBA’s Entrepreneurial Development Programs, as specified in the table 

above, shall be administered in the same manner as previous years 

and shall not be reduced, reallocated, or reprogrammed to provide 

additional funds for other programs, initiatives, or activities. 

Small Business Development Centers.—The Committee continues 

to support the Small Business Development Center [SBDC] Program and recommends $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. SBDCs 

play an integral role in the SBA resource partner network that 

supports 1,200,000 small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs each year. Through more than 900 service centers, 

SBDCs provide management and technical assistance in key areas 

to small business clients throughout the Nation. The SBDC program is the largest grant program in the SBA’s portfolio. The OIG 

has identified problems with co-mingling SBDC grant funds with 

private- enterprise contributions and accounting for required 

matching funds. Some SBDCs are also co-located with WBC’s, 

which makes it difficult to determine what services are associated 

with each grant program. In addition, having two grant programs 

delivering similar services increases the risk of duplicating services 

and contributes to government waste. A recent OIG review determined that an SBDC’s subcenters did not adequately document employees’ time and effort on the grant (Report 16–06). The Committee urges the SBA to conduct comprehensive credit risk management through its loan and lender monitoring system and focused reviews of SBA lending partners to identify both performance 

and compliance risk behaviors. These tools and updated processes 

will enhance risk mitigation in a cost-effective manner. Multi-stage 

portfolio monitoring and targeted levels of assessments will allow 

SBA staff to determine the potential risk of each lending partner 

and what level and scope of review is most applicable. The Committee stresses the importance of improving its oversight and controls of grants for entrepreneurial development. 

The Committee directs that, subject to the availability of funds, 

the Administrator of the SBA shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that a small business development center is appropriately reimbursed within the same fiscal year in which the expenses are 

submitted for reimbursement for any and all legitimate expenses 

incurred in carrying out activities under section 21(a)(1) et seq. of 

the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(1) et seq.). 

SCORE.—The Committee recommends $11,500,000 for the 

SCORE Program (formerly known as the Service Corps of Retired 

Executives). The SCORE program is a national volunteer organization which provides management and technical assistance training 
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to small business owners and prospective owners. SCORE counselors are volunteers who assist clients virtually and in-person 

through 350 SCORE chapter offices, SBA’s 68 district offices, and 

other establishments. The program is authorized to solicit cash and 

in-kind contributions from the private sector to be used to carry out 

its functions and provides services at no charge or very low cost. 

The Committee understands that the cooperative agreement to 

SCORE funds volunteer recruitment, training and support, equipment and leases, technology, management systems, evaluations, 

marketing materials, and course development necessary for a successful volunteer provider network. The Committee directs the SBA 

to provide to the Committee within 60 days of enactment a cost 

break-out of direct costs including grants and contracts and compensation and benefits as well as agency-wide costs such as rent. 

Further, the Committee directs SBA to provide performance 

metrics on the program including how the program will meet its 

target of serving 600,000 clients each year and how the program 

determines the number of small businesses created by SCORE. 

Women’s Business Centers.—The Committee recommends 

$18,000,000 for WBCs. The WBC program funds more than 100 

nonprofit organizations that provide quality advising and training 

services to women entrepreneurs in socially or economically disadvantaged communities in an effort to help women start their own 

businesses. Participating organizations must match the Federal 

funding with one non-Federal dollar for every two Federal dollars 

during the first 2 years and on a one-to-one basis thereafter. The 

Committee recommends that the SBA refine and share its quarterly dashboard of performance goals with all WBCs for transparency and coordinate services with other business assistance programs to avoid duplication. 

Veterans Programs.—The Committee supports funding for veterans programs and provides $12,300,000 for veterans outreach, 

which includes funding for Veterans Business Outreach Centers, 

Boots to Business, Veteran-Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, and Boots to Business Reboot. The recommendation is equal 

to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level and above the budget request. 

Native American Outreach.—The SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs works to ensure that American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop, and expand 

small businesses have full access to SBA’s entrepreneurial development, lending, and procurement programs. The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for SBA’s Native American Outreach program. The recommendation is equal to the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level and above the budget request. The Committee encourages the 

SBA to coordinate the Native American Outreach program to ensure there is no duplication or overlap and that these programs operate at the highest quality level. 

HUBZone.—The Historically Underutilized Business Zones 

[HUBZone] program helps small businesses in urban and rural 

communities gain preferential access to Federal procurement opportunities. The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for the 

HUBZone program. This program is a critical resource for dis-
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tressed communities, especially those surrounding military bases 

closed under the Base Realignment and Closure process. 

Regional Innovation Clusters.—The Committee recommends 

$5,000,000 for the SBA’s regional innovation clusters. The Committee encourages the SBA to support nonprofit organizations that 

provide business development services designed to accelerate industry sectors built on regional assets under the initiative. The 

Committee encourages the SBA to support initiatives that promote 

a culture of innovative entrepreneurship and provide services and 

support directly to early-stage and high-tech innovation opportunities. 

State Trade and Expansion Promotion [STEP].—The Committee 

recommends $18,000,000 for STEP for fiscal year 2018. STEP provides grants to states to supplement their export promotion programs with the goal of increasing the number of small businesses 

that are exporting and raising the value of exports for small businesses that are already exporting. States provide matching funds 

for STEP grants and have used funds to support trade missions, 

international marketing efforts, export counseling, and export trade 

show exhibits. 

The SBA’s Inspector General recently reported on the extent to 

which STEP recipients measured program activity performance 

and overall management and effectiveness of STEP (Report 18–11). 

The OIG found that the SBA made significant progress in improving the overall management and effectiveness of STEP since 2012 

but that the SBA needs to improve its performance measures and 

program oversight. Specifically, the SBA relied on unverified return 

on investment measurements instead of other performance measures and did not ensure program recipients achieved program 

goals. The Committee urges the SBA to implement the OIG’s recommendations to improve the overall management and effectiveness of STEP. 

Entrepreneurial Education.—The Committee recommends 

$2,000,000 for the entrepreneurial education program. The recommendation will allow the SBA to support its entrepreneurial 

education initiative to provide intensive training to small business 

owners with existing small businesses that have completed the 

‘‘start up’’ phase and are facing common, solvable challenges to sustain and grow their businesses. 

Growth Accelerators.—The Committee recommends $2,000,000 

for growth accelerators—organizations that help entrepreneurs 

start and scale their business—which provide awards in the 

amount of $50,000. Within amounts provided for growth accelerators, the SBA shall prioritize funding to applications from States 

that have not previously received an award. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $19,900,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 21,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 21,900,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The SBA Office of Inspector General conducts audits to identify 

wasteful expenditures and program mismanagement, investigates 
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fraud and other wrongdoing, and takes other actions to deter and 

detect waste, fraud, abuse, and inefficiencies in SBA programs and 

operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $21,900,000 for the 

OIG. 

The Committee directs the OIG to continue routine analysis and 

reporting on the SBA’s oversight of the 7(a) loan program; effective 

management of counseling and training services offered by partner 

organizations; and the SBA’s management of the Disaster Assistance Program. 

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $9,120,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 9,120,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,120,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the SBA, solicits and represents the views, concerns, and interests of small 

businesses before Congress, the White House, Federal agencies, 

Federal courts, and State policymakers. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $9,120,000 for the Office of Advocacy. 

BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $156,220,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 4,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 159,150,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The SBA administers a variety of loan programs to expand entrepreneurs’ access to capital to start and grow small businesses. The 

7(a) loan program is the Federal Government’s primary business 

loan program to assist small businesses in obtaining financing 

when they do not qualify for traditional credit. Under 7(a), the SBA 

guarantees a portion (typically 75 to 90 percent) of loans made by 

private lenders. Under the 504 program, the SBA supports loans 

to small businesses for financing major fixed assets such as real estate and major equipment. The 504 program combines SBA guaranteed loans made by nonprofit Certified Development Companies 

with loans from private lenders to provide financing for small businesses. 

Under the Small Business Investment Company [SBIC] program, 

the SBA partners with professionally managed investment funds, 

called SBICs. The SBICs combine their own capital with funds borrowed with an SBA guarantee to make investments in small businesses. 
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Finally, under the Microloan program, the SBA provides funds to 

specialized nonprofit, community-based intermediary lenders which 

provide small loans for working capital, inventory, and other operating expenses. The maximum microloan is $50,000 and the average loan made under the program is approximately $13,000. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommendation provides $159,150,000 for the 

Business Loans Program Account for fiscal year 2019. 

The recommendation provides $155,150,000 for administrative 

expenses, which may be transferred to and merged with SBA salaries and expenses to cover the common overhead expenses associated with the business loans programs. 

The recommendation provides $4,000,000 for the Microloan direct 

loan program to support lending volume estimated at $42,000,000. 

An additional amount of $31,000,000 is recommended under the 

heading ‘‘Entrepreneurial Development Programs’’ for technical assistance grants to Microlending intermediaries. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... $186,458,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The SBA provides low-interest, long-term loans to businesses of 

all sizes, homeowners, renters, and nonprofit organizations affected 

by disasters. The SBA disaster loans are the primary form of Federal assistance for the repair and rebuilding of non-farm, private 

sector disaster losses. The SBA makes two types of disaster loans. 

Physical disaster loans are for permanent rebuilding and replacement of uninsured or underinsured disaster-damaged privately 

owned real and/or personal property and are available to businesses of all sizes, nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters. Economic Injury Disaster Loans provide necessary working 

capital for small businesses and nonprofit organizations until normal operations resume after a disaster. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The bill provides no funding for the administrative costs of the 

Disaster Loans Program. The Disaster Loans Program Administration account received $225,000,000 in supplemental funding in 

Public Law 115–56 and $618,000,000 in Public Law 115–123. As of 

May 31, 2018, the SBA had $580,000,000 available in unobligated 

no-year administrative funds. However, the Committee will continue to monitor the SBA’s staffing needs and its response to prior 

and future disaster events and declarations. 

SBA Disaster Loan Duplication of Assistance.—The Committee is 

concerned that some disaster victims are penalized with disaster 

relief benefit reductions if they apply for SBA disaster loans but 

wind up not taking the loan when other federal assistance is 

awarded. The Committee urges the SBA to continue working with 
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the Department of Housing and Urban Development on the consideration of whether an applicant for assistance from the grantee applied and was approved for, but declined, assistance related to the 

major disaster from the administration under section 7(b) of the 

Small Business Act. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 530 continues a provision concerning transfer authority 

and availability of funds. 

Section 531 includes a provision concerning 7(a) loan level authority. 

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $58,118,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 55,235,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 55,235,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Postal Service does not depend upon taxpayer 

subsidies through discretionary appropriations for its operations 

but generates nearly all of its more than $65,000,000,000 in annual 

gross operating revenue by charging users of the mail for the costs 

of postage, products, and services. Funds provided to the Postal 

Service in the Payment to the Postal Service Fund include appropriations for revenue forgone including providing free mail for the 

blind, and for overseas absentee voting. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $55,235,000 

for payment to the Postal Service Fund to compensate for revenue 

forgone on free mail for the blind and for overseas voters. 

The Committee includes provisions in the bill to ensure that mail 

for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free; 

that 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue without reduction; and that none of the funds provided be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices in fiscal 

year 2019. 

Multinational Species Conservation Fund Semi-Postal Stamp.— 

The Committee supports the Multinational Species Conservation 

Fund Semi-Postal Stamp. The Committee understands that more 

than 40 million copies of the original printing of the stamp remain. 

As the law permits the US. Postal Service to continue to sell the 

stamp and it can be done at no additional cost to the taxpayer, the 

Committee directs the US. Postal Service to continue to offer the 

stamp for sale to the public through fiscal year 2020. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $245,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 234,650,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 250,000,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The United States Postal Service OIG is an independent organization established in 1996 and charged with reporting to Congress 

on the overall efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of Postal Service programs and operations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation, out of the Postal 

Fund, of $250,000,000 for the United States Postal Service OIG. 

The amount is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level 

to address the growing concern of narcotics trafficking through the 

mail system. 

UNITED STATES TAX COURT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $50,740,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 55,563,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 51,515,000 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Tax Court is an independent judicial body in the legislative branch established in 1969 under Article I of the Constitution of the United States. The Court was created to provide a national forum for the resolution of disputes between taxpayers and 

the Internal Revenue Service, to resolve cases expeditiously while 

giving careful consideration to the merits of each matter, and to ensure the uniform interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code. 

The Tax Court is one of three courts in which taxpayers can 

bring suit to contest IRS liability determinations, and the only one 

in which taxpayers can do so without prepaying any portion of the 

disputed taxes. The matters over which the Court has jurisdiction 

are set forth in various sections of title 26 of the United States 

Code. 

The Court is composed of 19 judges, one of whom the judges elect 

as chief judge. Tax Court judges are appointed to 15-year terms by 

the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. In their 

judicial duties the judges are assisted by senior judges, who participate in the adjudication of regular cases, and by special trial 

judges, who hear small tax cases and certain regular cases assigned to them by the chief judge. 

The Court is headquartered in Washington, DC, and conducts 

trial sessions in 74 cities throughout the United States, including 

Hawaii and Alaska. Decisions by the Court are reviewable by the 
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U.S. Courts of Appeals and, if certiorari is granted, by the Supreme 

Court. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $51,515,000 for 

the U.S. Tax Court. 

STATEMENT CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The Financial Services and General Government appropriations 

bill includes general provisions which govern both the activities of 

the agencies covered by the bill, and, in some cases, activities of 

agencies, programs, and general government activities that are not 

specifically covered by the bill. 

The bill contains a number of general provisions that have been 

carried in this bill for many years and which are routine in nature 

and scope. General provisions in the bill are explained under this 

section of the report. Those general provisions that deal with a single agency only are shown as administrative provisions immediately following that particular agency’s or department’s appropriation accounts in the bill. Those provisions that address activities or directives affecting all of the agencies covered in this bill are 

contained in title VI. General provisions that are Governmentwide 

in scope are specified in title VII of this bill. General provisions applicable to the District of Columbia are set forth in title VIII of this 

bill. 
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TITLE VI 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

Section 601 continues the provision prohibiting pay and other expenses of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this act. 

Section 602 continues the provision prohibiting obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless 

expressly provided. 

Section 603 continues the provision limiting expenditures for any 

consulting service through procurement contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection. 

Section 604 continues the provision prohibiting funds in this act 

from being transferred without express authority. 

Section 605 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 (46 Stat. 590). 

Section 606 continues the provision prohibiting the use of funds 

unless the recipient agrees to comply with the Buy American Act. 

Section 607 continues the provision prohibiting funding for any 

person or entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act. 

Section 608 continues the provision authorizing the reprogramming of funds and specifies the reprogramming procedures for 

agencies funded by this act. 

Section 609 continues the provision ensuring that 50 percent of 

unobligated balances may remain available for certain purposes. 

Section 610 continues the provision restricting the use of funds 

for the Executive Office of the President to request official background reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation without 

the written consent of the individual who is the subject of the report. 

Section 611 continues the provision ensuring that the cost accounting standards shall not apply with respect to a contract under 

the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. 

Section 612 continues the provision allowing use of certain funds 

relating to nonforeign area cost of living allowances. 

Section 613 continues the provision prohibiting the expenditure 

of funds for abortions under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. 

Section 614 continues the provision providing an exemption from 

section 613 if the life of the mother is in danger or the pregnancy 

is a result of an act of rape or incest. 

Section 615 continues the provision waiving restrictions on the 

purchase of nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies in the 

case of acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology. 
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Section 616 continues a provision on the acceptance by agencies 

or commissions funded by this act, or by their officers or employees, 

of payment or reimbursement for travel, subsistence, or related expenses from any person or entity (or their representative) that engages in activities regulated by such agencies or commissions. 

Section 617 continues a provision permitting the Securities and 

Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to fund a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging 

regulatory issues, notwithstanding section 708 of this act. 

Section 618 continues the provision requiring agencies covered by 

this act with independent leasing authority to consult with the 

General Services Administration before seeking new office space or 

making alterations to existing office space. 

Section 619 provides for several appropriated mandatory accounts, where authorizing language requires the payment of funds 

for Compensation of the President, the Judicial Retirement Funds 

(Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund, Judicial Survivors’ Annuities 

Fund, and the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund), the Government Payment for Annuitants for Employee Health Benefits and Employee Life Insurance, and the Payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. In addition, language is included for certain retirement, healthcare and 

survivor benefits required by 3 U.S.C. 102 note. 

Section 620 is a provision allowing the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to obligate amounts collected from monetary 

penalties for the purpose of funding scholarships for accounting 

students, as authorized by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public 

Law 107–204). 

Section 621 continues the provision prohibiting funds for the 

Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report on food 

marketed to children unless certain requirements are met. 

Section 622 continues a provision addressing conflicts of interest 

by preventing contractor security clearance-related background investigators from undertaking final Federal reviews of their own 

work. 

Section 623 continues the provision providing authority for Chief 

Information Officers over information technology spending. 

Section 624 continues the provision prohibiting funds from being 

used in contravention of the Federal Records Act. 

Section 625 continues the provision related to electronic communications. 

Section 626 continues the provision relating to Universal Service 

Fund payments for wireless providers. 

Section 627 continues the provision relating to inspectors general. 

Section 628 continues the provision relating to pornography and 

computer networks. 

Section 629 continues the provision relating to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission. 

Section 630 is a new provision to prohibit funds to pay for award 

or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance. 

Section 631 is a new provision relating to conference expenditures. 
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Section 632 is a new provision to prohibit acquisition of certain 

telecommunications equipment. 

Section 633 is a new provision relating to Federal travel. 
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TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENTWIDE 

DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 701 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 continues the provision setting specific limits on the 

cost of passenger vehicles purchased by the Federal Government 

with exceptions for police, heavy duty, electric hybrid, and clean 

fuels vehicles with an exception for commercial vehicles that operate on emerging motor vehicle technology. 

Section 703 continues the provision allowing funds made available to agencies for travel to also be used for quarters allowances 

and cost-of-living allowances. 

Section 704 continues the provision prohibiting the Government, 

with certain specified exceptions, from employing non-U.S. citizens 

whose posts of duty would be in the continental United States. 

Section 705 continues the provision ensuring that agencies will 

have authority to pay the General Services Administration for 

space renovation and other services. 

Section 706 continues the provision allowing agencies to use receipts from the sale of materials for acquisition, waste reduction 

and prevention, environmental management programs, and other 

Federal employee programs. 

Section 707 continues the provision providing that funds for administrative expenses may be used to pay rent and other service 

costs in the District of Columbia. 

Section 708 continues the provision precluding interagency financing of groups absent prior statutory approval. 

Section 709 continues the provision prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance 

with the applicable law of the United States. 

Section 710 continues the provision limiting the amount that can 

be used for redecoration of offices under certain circumstances. 

Section 711 continues the provision that permits interagency 

funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives, which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, and entities. 

Section 712 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 continues the provision prohibiting the use of funds 

to prevent Federal employees from communicating with Congress 
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or to take disciplinary or personnel actions against employees for 

such communication. 

Section 714 continues the provision prohibiting Federal training 

not directly related to the performance of official duties. 

Section 715 continues the provision prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda designed to support or 

defeat legislation pending before Congress. 

Section 716 continues the provision prohibiting the use of appropriated funds by an agency to provide home addresses of Federal 

employees to labor organizations, absent employee authorization, or 

court order. 

Section 717 continues the provision prohibiting the use of appropriated funds to provide nonpublic information such as mailing or 

telephone lists to any person or organization outside of the Government without approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 718 continues the provision prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the 

United States not authorized by Congress. 

Section 719 continues the provision directing agencies’ employees 

to use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. 

Section 720 continues the provision authorizing the use of current fiscal year funds to finance an appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board administrative costs. 

Section 721 continues a provision authorizing the transfer of 

funds to the General Services Administration to finance an appropriate share of various Governmentwide boards and councils under 

certain conditions. 

Section 722 continues the provision authorizing breastfeeding at 

any location in a Federal building or on Federal property. 

Section 723 continues the provision permitting interagency funding of the National Science and Technology Council, and requiring 

an OMB report on the budget and resources of the Council. 

Section 724 continues the provision requiring identification of the 

Federal agencies providing Federal funds and the amount provided 

for all proposals, solicitations, grant applications, forms, notifications, press releases, or other publications related to the distribution of funding to a State. 

Section 725 continues the provision prohibiting the use of funds 

to monitor personal information relating to the use of Federal 

Internet sites. 

Section 726 continues the provision regarding contraceptive coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan. 

Section 727 continues the provision recognizing that the United 

States is committed to ensuring the health of the Olympic, Pan 

American and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to antidoping in sport activities. 

Section 728 continues the provision allowing departments and 

agencies to use official travel funds to participate in the fractional 

aircraft ownership pilot programs. 

Section 729 continues the provision prohibiting funds for implementation of OPM regulations limiting detailees to the legislative 

branch and placing certain limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship program. 
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Section 730 continues the provision prohibiting the expenditure 

of funds for the acquisition of certain additional Federal law enforcement training facilities. 

Section 731 continues a provision that prohibits executive branch 

agencies from creating or funding prepackaged news stories that 

are broadcast or distributed in the United States unless specific notification conditions are met. 

Section 732 continues a provision prohibiting funds used in contravention of the Privacy Act, section 552a of title 5, United States 

Code or section 522.224 of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Section 733 continues a provision prohibiting funds in this or any 

other act from being used for Federal contracts with inverted domestic corporations or other corporations using similar inverted 

structures, unless the contract preceded this act or the Secretary 

grants a waiver in the interest of national security. 

Section 734 continues a provision requiring agencies to remit to 

the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal 

to the Office of Personnel Management’s average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year to be available to the Office of Personnel Management for the cost of processing retirements of employees who separate under Voluntary 

Early Retirement Authority or who receive Voluntary Separation 

Incentive Payments. 

Section 735 continues a provision prohibiting funds to require 

any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose political contributions. 

Section 736 continues a provision prohibiting funds for the painting of a portrait of an employee of the Federal Government including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the 

head of an executive branch agency, of the head of an office of the 

legislative branch. 

Section 737 continues a provision limiting the pay increases of 

certain prevailing rate employees. 

Section 738 continues a provision eliminating automatic statutory pay increases for the Vice President, political appointees paid 

under the executive schedule, ambassadors who are not career 

members of the Foreign Service, politically appointed (noncareer) 

Senior Executive Service employees, and any other senior political 

appointee paid at or above level IV of the executive schedule. 

Section 739 continues a provision requiring reports to Inspectors 

General concerning expenditures for agency conferences. 

Section 740 continues a provision prohibiting the use of funds to 

increase, eliminate, or reduce a program or project unless such 

change is made pursuant to reprogramming or transfer provisions. 

Section 741 continues a provision prohibiting the Office of Personnel Management or any other agency from using funds to implement regulations changing the competitive areas under reductionsin-force for Federal employees. 

Section 742 continues a provision that prohibits the use of funds 

to begin or announce a study or a public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function 

performed by civilian Federal employees pursuant to Office of Man-
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agement and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative 

regulation, directive, or policy. 

Section 743 continues a provision that ensures that contractors 

are not prevented from reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing 

confidentiality agreements that would prohibit such disclosure. 

Section 744 continues a provision prohibiting funds to any corporation with certain unpaid Federal tax liabilities unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and 

made a determination that this further action is not necessary to 

protect the interests of the Government. 

Section 745 continues a provision prohibiting funds to any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation within 

the preceding 24 months unless an agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination 

that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 

the Government. 

Section 746 continues a provision prohibiting the expenditure of 

funds for the implementation of agreements in certain nondisclosure policies unless certain provisions are included in the policies. 

Section 747 continues a provision relating to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 

Given the need for transparency and accountability in the Federal budgeting process, the Committee directs the Bureau to provide a briefing at least annually before the relevant Appropriations 

subcommittee on the Bureau’s finances and expenditures. 

Section 748 continues a provision that addresses possible technical scorekeeping differences for fiscal year 2018 between the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. 

Section 749 is a provision to provide a pay increase for Federal 

employees. 

Section 750 continues a provision declaring the inapplicability of 

these general provisions to title IV and title VIII. 
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TITLE VIII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 801 continues the provision that allows the use of local 

funds for refunding overpayments of taxes collected and for paying 

settlements and judgments against the District of Columbia government. 

Section 802 continues the provision that prohibits the use of Federal funds for publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat 

legislation before Congress or any State legislature. 

Section 803 continues the provision that establishes notification 

requirements for certain reprogramming and transfer requirements 

with respect to funds and specifies a timeframe for approval and 

execution of requests to reprogram and transfer local funds. 

Section 804 continues the provision that prohibits the use of Federal funds for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 

offices of U.S. Senator or Representative under section 4(d) of the 

D.C. Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979. 

Section 805 continues, with a modification, the provision that restricts the use of official District of Columbia government vehicles 

to official duties and not between a residence and workplace, except 

under certain circumstances. 

Section 806 continues the provision that prohibits the use of Federal funds by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any 

other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require 

Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the 

District of Columbia. 

Section 807 continues the provision that prohibits the use of Federal funds in this act to distribute, for the purpose of preventing 

the spread of blood borne pathogens, sterile needles or syringes in 

any location that has been determined by local public health officials or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for 

such distribution. 

Section 808 continues the provision that includes a ‘‘conscience 

clause’’ on legislation that pertains to contraceptive coverage by 

health insurance plans. 

Section 809 continues the provision that prohibits the use of 

funds to legalize or reduce penalties associated with any schedule 

I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. 

Section 810 continues the provision that prohibits the use of 

funds for abortion, with certain exceptions. 

Section 811 continues the provision requiring the CFO to submit 

a revised operating budget for agencies the CFO certifies as requiring a reallocation to address unanticipated program needs. 
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Section 812 continues the provision requiring the CFO to submit 

a revised appropriated funds budget for the District of Columbia 

Schools that aligns the schools’ budgets to actual enrollment. 

Section 813 continues the provision authorizing the transfer of 

local funds between operating funds and capital and enterprise 

funds. 

Section 814 continues the provision prohibiting obligations beyond the current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of funds unless 

expressly provided. 

Section 815 continues the provision that ensures that 50 percent 

of unobligated balances may remain available for certain purposes. 

Section 816 continues a provision that appropriates local funds 

during fiscal year 2019 if there is an absence of a continuing resolution or regular appropriation for the District of Columbia. Funds 

are provided under the same authorities and conditions and in the 

same manner and extent as provided for fiscal year 2018. 

Section 817 continues the provision which limits references to 

‘‘this act’’ in this title or title IV as referring to only this title and 

title IV. 
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1Deposits into the Federal Buildings Fund are available for real property management and 

related activities in the amounts specified in annual appropriations laws, as provided by 40 

U.S.C. 592. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment to 

the House bill ‘‘which proposes an item of appropriation which is 

not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty 

stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate 

during that session.’’ 

The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not covered 

under this rule, but reports this information in the spirit of full disclosure. 

Items providing funding for fiscal year 2019 which lack authorization are as follows: 

Department of the Treasury 

Departmental Offices 

Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments 

Office of the Inspector General 

Inspector General for Tax Administration 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Fiscal Service 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 

Internal Revenue Service: 

Taxpayer Services 

Enforcement 

Operations Support 

Business Systems Modernization 

Executive Office of the President 

Office of Management and Budget 

Office of National Drug Control Policy 

District of Columbia 

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support 

Federal Payment for the District of Columbia Water and Sewer 

Authority 

Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions 

Federal Payment for the D.C. National Guard 

Independent Agencies 

Administrative Conference of the United States 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

Election Assistance Commission 

Federal Communications Commission 

Federal Election Commission 

Federal Trade Commission 

General Services Administration: 

Federal Buildings Fund 1

Merit Systems Protection Board 
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National Archives and Records Administration, National Historical Publications and Records Commission 

National Credit Union Administration: Community Development 

Revolving Loan Fund 

Office of Government Ethics 

Office of Special Counsel 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 21, 2018, the 

Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 3107) 

making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 

purposes, provided that the bill be subject to amendment and that 

the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, and provided that 

the Chairman of the Committee or his designee be authorized to 

offer the substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment 

in the nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by 

a recorded vote of 31–0, a quorum being present. The vote was as 

follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Shelby 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Alexander 

Ms. Collins 

Ms. Murkowski 

Mr. Graham 

Mr. Blunt 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Hoeven 

Mr. Boozman 

Mrs. Capito 

Mr. Lankford 

Mr. Daines 

Mr. Kennedy 

Mr. Rubio 

Mrs. Hyde-Smith 

Mr. Leahy 

Mrs. Murray 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Tester 

Mr. Udall 

Mrs. Shaheen 

Mr. Merkley 

Mr. Coons 

Mr. Schatz 

Ms. Baldwin 

Mr. Murphy 

Mr. Manchin 

Mr. Van Hollen 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the Committee.’’ 

In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law proposed to 

be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing law to be omitted 

is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman. 

JUDICIAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1990, 

PUBLIC LAW 101–650 

SEC. 203. APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF DISTRICT JUDGES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.—The President shall appoint, by 

and with the advice and consent of the Senate— 

(1) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 

California; 

* * * * * * * 

(12) 1 additional district judge for the eastern district of 

Virginia. 

Except with respect to the district of Kansas, the western district 

of Michigan, the eastern district of Pennsylvania, the district of 

Hawaii, and the northern district of Ohio, the first vacancy in the 

office of district judge in each of the judicial districts named in this 

subsection, occurring 10 years or more after the confirmation date 

of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created by this 

subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the district of Kansas occurring ø27 years and 6 

months¿ 28 years and 6 months or more after the confirmation 

date of the judge named to fill the temporary judgeship created for 

such district under this subsection, shall not be filled. The first vacancy in the office of district judge in the western district of Michigan, occurring after December 1, 1995, shall not be filled. The first 

vacancy in the office of district judge in the eastern district of 

Pennsylvania, occurring 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 ø24 years and 6 
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months¿ 25 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. 

21ST CENTURY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATON ACT, PUBLIC LAW 107–273 

SEC. 312. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS. 

(a) PERMANENT DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.— 

* * * * * * * 

(c) TEMPORARY JUDGESHIPS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.* * * 

* * * * * * * 

(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 ø16 years¿ 17 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 ø15 years and 6 

months¿ 16 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 ø14 years¿ 15 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. 

TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, HOUSING AND URBAN 

DEVELOPMENT, THE JUDICIARY, THE DISTRICT OF 

COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006, PUBLIC LAW 109–115 

TITLE IV 

THE JUDICIARY 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

SEC. 406. The existing judgeship for the eastern district of Missouri authorized by section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act 

of 1990 (Public Law 101–650, 104 Stat. 5089) as amended by Public 

Law 105–53, as of the effective date of this Act, shall be extended. 

The first vacancy in the office of district judge in this district occurring ø25 years and 6 months¿ 26 years and 6 months or more after 

the confirmation date of the judge named to fill the temporary 

judgeship created by section 203(c) shall not be filled. 
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL 

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee allocation for 2019: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government: 

Mandatory ............................................................... 22,406 22,406 22,398 1 22,398 

Discretionary ........................................................... 23,688 23,688 23,201 1 23,138 

Security .......................................................... 31 31 NA NA 

Nonsecurity .................................................... 23,657 23,657 NA NA 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2019 ........................................................................ .................... .................... .................... 2 39,212 

2020 ........................................................................ .................... .................... .................... 4,229 

2021 ........................................................................ .................... .................... .................... 1,056 

2022 ........................................................................ .................... .................... .................... 699 

2023 and future years ........................................... .................... .................... .................... 521

Financial assistance to State and local governments 

for 2019 ...................................................................... NA 679 NA 2 180 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2019 

appropriation Budget estimate 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 201,751 201,751 208,751 ∂7,000 ∂7,000 Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence .......................................................................................................... 141,778 159,000 159,000 ∂17,222 ............................Cybersecurity Enhancement Account ......................................................................................................................... 24,000 25,208 25,208 ∂1,208 ............................Department–wide Systems and Capital Investments Programs ............................................................................... 4,426 4,000 4,000 ¥426 ............................Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 37,044 36,000 37,044 ............................ ∂1,044 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ................................................................................................... 169,634 161,113 169,634 ............................ ∂8,521 Special Inspector General for TARP ........................................................................................................................... 34,000 17,500 17,500 ¥16,500 ............................Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ..................................................................................................................... 115,003 117,800 117,800 ∂2,797 ............................

Subtotal, Departmental Offices .................................................................................................................... 727,636 722,372 738,937 ∂11,301 ∂16,565 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund (rescission) ......................................................................................................................... ¥702,000 ............................ ............................ ∂702,000 ............................

Total, Departmental Offices .......................................................................................................................... 25,636 722,372 738,937 ∂713,301 ∂16,565 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service ...................................................................................................................................... 338,280 330,837 338,280 ............................ ∂7,443 Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ............................................................................................................. 111,439 114,427 111,439 ............................ ¥2,988 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account .................................................................. 250,000 14,000 250,000 ............................ ∂236,000 

Total, Department of the Treasury, non–IRS ................................................................................................ 725,355 1,181,636 1,438,656 ∂713,301 ∂257,020 

Internal Revenue Service 

Taxpayer Services ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,506,554 2,241,000 2,506,554 ............................ ∂265,554 Enforcement ................................................................................................................................................................ 4,860,000 4,628,000 4,860,000 ............................ ∂232,000 

Program Integrity ............................................................................................................................................... ............................ 204,643 ............................ ............................ ¥204,643 

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,860,000 4,832,643 4,860,000 ............................ ∂27,357 
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Operations Support ..................................................................................................................................................... 3,634,000 4,155,796 3,709,000 ∂75,000 ¥446,796 

Program Integrity ............................................................................................................................................... ............................ 156,928 ............................ ............................ ¥156,928 

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 3,634,000 4,312,724 3,709,000 ∂75,000 ¥603,724 

Business systems modernization ............................................................................................................................... 110,000 110,000 110,000 ............................ ............................General provision (sec. 113) ...................................................................................................................................... 320,000 ............................ 77,000 ¥243,000 ∂77,000 

Total, Internal Revenue Service .................................................................................................................... 11,430,554 11,496,367 11,262,554 ¥168,000 ¥233,813 Total, title I, Department of the Treasury .................................................................................................... 12,155,909 12,678,003 12,701,210 ∂545,301 ∂23,207 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (12,857,909 ) (12,316,432 ) (12,701,210 ) (¥156,699 ) (∂384,778 ) Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥702,000 ) ............................ ............................ (∂702,000 ) ............................

TITLE II—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 

FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

The White House 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 55,000 55,000 55,000 ............................ ............................Executive Residence at the White House: 

Operating expenses ........................................................................................................................................... 12,917 13,081 13,081 ∂164 ............................White House repair and restoration .................................................................................................................. 750 750 750 ............................ ............................

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 13,667 13,831 13,831 ∂164 ............................

Council of Economic Advisers .................................................................................................................................... 4,187 4,187 4,187 ............................ ............................National Security Council and Homeland Security Council ....................................................................................... 11,800 13,500 11,800 ............................ ¥1,700 Office of Administration ............................................................................................................................................. 100,000 100,000 100,000 ............................ ............................

Total, The White House ................................................................................................................................. 184,654 186,518 184,818 ∂164 ¥1,700 

Office of Management and Budget ........................................................................................................................... 101,000 103,000 103,000 ∂2,000 ............................

Office of National Drug Control Policy 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 18,400 17,400 18,400 ............................ ∂1,000 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program ......................................................................................................... 280,000 ............................ 280,000 ............................ ∂280,000 Other Federal Drug Control Programs ........................................................................................................................ 117,093 11,843 117,327 ∂234 ∂105,484 

Total, Office of National Drug Control Policy ............................................................................................... 415,493 29,243 415,727 ∂234 ∂386,484 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2019 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Unanticipated needs .................................................................................................................................................. 798 1,000 1,000 ∂202 ............................Information Technology Oversight and Reform .......................................................................................................... 19,000 25,000 19,000 ............................ ¥6,000 Special Assistance to the President and Official Residence of the Vice President: 

Salaries and expenses ...................................................................................................................................... 4,288 4,288 4,288 ............................ ............................Operating expenses ........................................................................................................................................... 302 302 302 ............................ ............................

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,590 4,590 4,590 ............................ ............................Total, title II, Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President ....................... 725,535 349,351 728,135 ∂2,600 ∂378,784 

TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY 

Supreme Court of the United States 

Salaries and expenses: 

Salaries of Justices ........................................................................................................................................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 ............................ ............................Other salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................. 82,028 84,359 84,703 ∂2,675 ∂344 

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 85,028 87,359 87,703 ∂2,675 ∂344 

Care of the Building and Grounds ............................................................................................................................ 16,153 15,999 15,999 ¥154 ............................

Total, Supreme Court of the United States .................................................................................................. 101,181 103,358 103,702 ∂2,521 ∂344 

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 

Salaries and expenses: 

Salaries of judges ............................................................................................................................................. 3,000 4,000 4,000 ∂1,000 ............................Other salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................. 31,291 31,274 32,016 ∂725 ∂742 

Total, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit .................................................................... 34,291 35,274 36,016 ∂1,725 ∂742 
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United States Court of International Trade 

Salaries and expenses: 

Salaries of judges ............................................................................................................................................. 1,000 2,000 2,000 ∂1,000 ............................Other salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................. 18,889 19,070 19,450 ∂561 ∂380 

Total, U.S. Court of International Trade ....................................................................................................... 19,889 21,070 21,450 ∂1,561 ∂380 

Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services 

Salaries and expenses: 

Salaries of judges and bankruptcy judges ....................................................................................................... 435,000 429,000 429,000 ¥6,000 ............................Other salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................. 5,099,061 5,132,543 5,154,461 ∂55,400 ∂21,918 

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 5,534,061 5,561,543 5,583,461 ∂49,400 ∂21,918 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund .................................................................................................................. 8,230 8,475 8,475 ∂245 ............................Defender services ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,078,713 1,141,489 1,140,846 ∂62,133 ¥643 Fees of jurors and commissioners ............................................................................................................................. 50,944 51,233 49,750 ¥1,194 ¥1,483 Court security ............................................................................................................................................................. 586,999 602,309 604,460 ∂17,461 ∂2,151 

Total, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services ....................................................... 7,258,947 7,365,049 7,386,992 ∂128,045 ∂21,943 

Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 90,423 89,867 92,413 ∂1,990 ∂2,546 

Federal Judicial Center 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 29,265 29,064 29,819 ∂554 ∂755 

United States Sentencing Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 18,699 18,548 18,548 ¥151 ............................

Total, title III, the Judiciary .......................................................................................................................... 7,552,695 7,662,230 7,688,940 ∂136,245 ∂26,710 

TITLE IV—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support .......................................................................................................... 40,000 ............................ 30,000 ¥10,000 ∂30,000 Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of Columbia .................................... 13,000 12,000 12,000 ¥1,000 ............................Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Courts ................................................................................................ 265,400 244,939 244,939 ¥20,461 ............................Federal Payment for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts ................................................................... 49,890 46,005 46,005 ¥3,885 ............................Federal Payment to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia ................ 244,298 256,724 256,724 ∂12,426 ............................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2019 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service .................................................................... 41,829 45,858 45,858 ∂4,029 ............................Federal Payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council ................................................................................ 2,000 1,900 2,150 ∂150 ∂250 Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions ............................................................................................................... 565 565 565 ............................ ............................Federal Payment for School Improvement ................................................................................................................. 45,000 45,000 52,500 ∂7,500 ∂7,500 Federal Payment for the D.C. National Guard ........................................................................................................... 435 435 435 ............................ ............................Federal Payment for Testing and Treatment of HIV/AIDS ......................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 2,000 ¥3,000 ¥3,000 Federal Payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ................................................................ 14,000 ............................ 10,000 ¥4,000 ∂10,000 

Total, Title IV, District of Columbia ............................................................................................................. 721,417 658,426 703,176 ¥18,241 ∂44,750 

TITLE V—OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

Administrative Conference of the United States ....................................................................................................... 3,100 3,100 3,100 ............................ ............................Commodity Futures Trading Commission .................................................................................................................. 249,000 250,000 281,500 ∂32,500 ∂31,500 

CFTC Fee Spending (legislative proposal) ........................................................................................................ ............................ 31,500 ............................ ............................ ¥31,500 

Consumer Product Safety Commission ...................................................................................................................... 126,000 123,450 126,000 ............................ ∂2,550 Election Assistance Commission ................................................................................................................................ 10,100 9,200 9,200 ¥900 ............................

Election Reform Program .................................................................................................................................. 380,000 ............................ ............................ ¥380,000 ............................

Federal Communications Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 322,035 333,118 333,118 ∂11,083 ............................Offsetting fee collections ........................................................................................................................................... ¥322,035 ¥333,118 ¥333,118 ¥11,083 ............................

Direct appropriation ...................................................................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

General provision (sec. 511) ...................................................................................................................................... 600,000 ............................ ............................ ¥600,000 ............................

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

Office of Inspector General (by transfer) ................................................................................................................... (39,136 ) (42,982 ) (42,982 ) (∂3,846 ) ............................Deposit Insurance Fund (transfer) ............................................................................................................................. (¥39,136 ) (¥42,982 ) (¥42,982 ) (¥3,846 ) ............................Federal Election Commission ..................................................................................................................................... 71,250 71,250 71,250 ............................ ............................
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Federal Labor Relations Authority .............................................................................................................................. 26,200 26,200 26,200 ............................ ............................

Federal Trade Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 306,317 309,700 309,700 ∂3,383 ............................Offsetting fee collections (mergers) .......................................................................................................................... ¥126,000 ¥136,000 ¥136,000 ¥10,000 ............................Offsetting fee collections (telephone) ........................................................................................................................ ¥16,000 ¥17,000 ¥17,000 ¥1,000 ............................

Direct appropriation ...................................................................................................................................... 164,317 156,700 156,700 ¥7,617 ............................

General Services Administration 

Federal Buildings Fund 

Limitations on availability of revenue: 

Construction and acquisition of facilities ........................................................................................................ 692,069 1,338,387 1,080,068 ∂387,999 ¥258,319 Repairs and alterations .................................................................................................................................... 666,335 909,746 890,419 ∂224,084 ¥19,327 Rental of space ................................................................................................................................................. 5,493,768 5,430,345 5,418,845 ¥74,923 ¥11,500 Building operations ........................................................................................................................................... 2,221,766 2,253,195 2,244,118 ∂22,352 ¥9,077 Installment acquisition payments ..................................................................................................................... ............................ 200,000 ............................ ............................ ¥200,000 

Subtotal, Limitations on Availability of Revenue ......................................................................................... 9,073,938 10,131,673 9,633,450 ∂559,512 ¥498,223 

Rental income to fund ............................................................................................................................................... ¥9,950,519 ¥10,131,673 ¥10,131,673 ¥181,154 ............................

Total, Federal Buildings Fund ...................................................................................................................... ¥876,581 ............................ ¥498,223 ∂378,358 ¥498,223 

Government–wide policy ............................................................................................................................................. 53,499 65,835 58,499 ∂5,000 ¥7,336 Operating expenses .................................................................................................................................................... 45,645 49,440 49,440 ∂3,795 ............................Civilian Board of Contract Appeals ........................................................................................................................... 8,795 9,301 9,301 ∂506 ............................Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 65,000 67,000 67,000 ∂2,000 ............................Allowances and office staff for former Presidents .................................................................................................... 4,754 4,796 4,796 ∂42 ............................Federal Citizen Services Fund .................................................................................................................................... 50,000 58,400 55,000 ∂5,000 ¥3,400 Technology Modernization Fund ................................................................................................................................. 100,000 210,000 ............................ ¥100,000 ¥210,000 Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund .......................................................................................................... 5,000 31,000 15,500 ∂10,500 ¥15,500 Environmental Review Improvement Fund ................................................................................................................. 1,000 6,070 6,070 ∂5,070 ............................GSA—President’s Management Council Workforce Fund .......................................................................................... ............................ 50,000 ............................ ............................ ¥50,000 

Total, General Services Administration ........................................................................................................ ¥542,888 551,842 ¥232,617 ∂310,271 ¥784,459 

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation ................................................................................................................... 1,000 ............................ 1,000 ............................ ∂1,000 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2019 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Merit Systems Protection Board 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 44,490 42,145 44,490 ............................ ∂2,345 Limitation on administrative expenses ...................................................................................................................... 2,345 2,345 2,345 ............................ ............................

Total, Merit Systems Protection Board ......................................................................................................... 46,835 44,490 46,835 ............................ ∂2,345 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund ...................................................................................................... 1,975 1,875 1,875 ¥100 ............................Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund .................................................................................................................... 3,366 3,200 3,200 ¥166 ............................

Total, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L Udall Foundation ............................................................................... 5,341 5,075 5,075 ¥266 ............................

National Archives and Records Administration 

Operating expenses .................................................................................................................................................... 384,911 365,105 375,105 ¥9,806 ∂10,000 

Reduction of debt .............................................................................................................................................. ¥25,050 ¥27,224 ¥27,224 ¥2,174 ............................

Subtotal ......................................................................................................................................................... 359,861 337,881 347,881 ¥11,980 ∂10,000 

Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 4,801 4,241 4,801 ............................ ∂560 Repairs and restoration ............................................................................................................................................. 7,500 7,500 7,500 ............................ ............................National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program ............................................................ 6,000 ............................ 6,000 ............................ ∂6,000 

Total, National Archives and Records Administration ................................................................................. 378,162 349,622 366,182 ¥11,980 ∂16,560 

NCUA Community Development Revolving Loan Fund ............................................................................................... 2,000 ............................ 2,000 ............................ ∂2,000 Office of Government Ethics ...................................................................................................................................... 16,439 16,294 16,439 ............................ ∂145 

Office of Personnel Management 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 129,341 132,172 132,172 ∂2,831 ............................
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Limitation on administrative expenses ............................................................................................................. 131,414 133,483 133,483 ∂2,069 ............................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses .................................................................................................................. 260,755 265,655 265,655 ∂4,900 ............................

Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 ............................ ............................

Limitation on administrative expenses ............................................................................................................. 25,000 25,265 25,265 ∂265 ............................

Subtotal, Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................... 30,000 30,265 30,265 ∂265 ............................Total, Office of Personnel Management ....................................................................................................... 290,755 295,920 295,920 ∂5,165 ............................

Office of Special Counsel ........................................................................................................................................... 26,535 26,252 26,535 ............................ ∂283 Postal Regulatory Commission ................................................................................................................................... 15,200 15,100 15,200 ............................ ∂100 Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board .............................................................................................................. 8,000 5,000 5,000 ¥3,000 ............................Public Buildings Reform Board .................................................................................................................................. 5,000 2,000 ............................ ¥5,000 ¥2,000 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 1,652,000 1,658,302 1,658,302 ∂6,302 ............................

SEC NYC Regional Office .................................................................................................................................. ............................ 40,750 37,189 ∂37,189 ¥3,561 

Headquarters lease .................................................................................................................................................... 244,507 ............................ ............................ ¥244,507 ............................

Subtotal, Securities and Exchange Commission .......................................................................................... 1,896,507 1,699,052 1,695,491 ¥201,016 ¥3,561 

SEC fees ............................................................................................................................................................ ¥1,896,507 ¥1,699,050 ¥1,695,491 ∂201,016 ∂3,559 SEC Reserve Fund (rescission) ......................................................................................................................... ............................ ¥25,000 ............................ ............................ ∂25,000 

Selective Service System ............................................................................................................................................ 22,900 26,400 26,000 ∂3,100 ¥400 

Small Business Administration 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................................................................... 268,500 265,000 267,500 ¥1,000 ∂2,500 Entrepreneurial Development Programs ..................................................................................................................... 247,100 192,450 241,600 ¥5,500 ∂49,150 Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 19,900 21,900 21,900 ∂2,000 ............................Office of Advocacy ...................................................................................................................................................... 9,120 9,120 9,120 ............................ ............................Business Loans Program Account: 

Direct loans subsidy .......................................................................................................................................... 3,438 4,000 4,000 ∂562 ............................Guaranteed loan subsidy .................................................................................................................................. ............................ ¥155,150 ............................ ............................ ∂155,150 Administrative expenses .................................................................................................................................... 152,782 155,150 155,150 ∂2,368 ............................

Total, Business loans program account ....................................................................................................... 156,220 4,000 159,150 ∂2,930 ∂155,150 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2019 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Disaster Loans Program Account: 

Administrative expenses .................................................................................................................................... ............................ 186,458 ............................ ............................ ¥186,458 

Total, Small Business Administration .......................................................................................................... 700,840 678,928 699,270 ¥1,570 ∂20,342 

United States Postal Service 

Payment to the Postal Service Fund .......................................................................................................................... 58,118 55,235 55,235 ¥2,883 ............................Office of Inspector General ........................................................................................................................................ 245,000 234,650 250,000 ∂5,000 ∂15,350 

Total, United States Postal Service .............................................................................................................. 303,118 289,885 305,235 ∂2,117 ∂15,350 

United States Tax Court ............................................................................................................................................. 50,740 55,563 51,515 ∂775 ¥4,048 

Total, title V, Independent Agencies ............................................................................................................ 2,959,944 3,008,773 2,303,539 ¥656,405 ¥705,234 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (2,959,944 ) (3,033,773 ) (2,303,539 ) (¥656,405 ) (¥730,234 ) Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... ............................ (¥25,000 ) ............................ ............................ (∂25,000 ) 

(By transfer) .................................................................................................................................................. (39,136 ) (42,982 ) (42,982 ) (∂3,846 ) ............................

TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Mandatory appropriations (sec. 619) ......................................................................................................................... 21,800,000 21,818,000 21,818,000 ∂18,000 ............................PCA Oversight Board scholarships (sec. 620) ........................................................................................................... 1,000 ............................ 1,000 ............................ ∂1,000 SBA 503 Unobligated balances (sec. 620) ................................................................................................................ ¥2,600 ¥50,000 ............................ ∂2,600 ∂50,000 Government–wide transfers (sec. 737) ...................................................................................................................... ............................ 3,000,000 ............................ ............................ ¥3,000,000 

Total, title VI, General Provisions ................................................................................................................. 21,798,400 24,768,000 21,819,000 ∂20,600 ¥2,949,000 
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OTHER APPROPRIATIONS 

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS (P.L. 115–56) 

SBA, Disaster Loans Progam Account ....................................................................................................................... 450,000 ............................ ............................ ¥450,000 ............................

Total, Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements (P.L. 115–56) ................................ 450,000 ............................ ............................ ¥450,000 ............................

BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2018 (P.L. 115–123) 

GSA, Federal Buildings Fund (emergency) ................................................................................................................. 126,951 ............................ ............................ ¥126,951 ............................SBA, Office of Inspector General (emergency) ........................................................................................................... 7,000 ............................ ............................ ¥7,000 ............................SBA, Disaster Loans Program Account (emergency) ................................................................................................. 1,652,000 ............................ ............................ ¥1,652,000 ............................

Total, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115–123) ................................................................................ 1,785,951 ............................ ............................ ¥1,785,951 ............................Total, Other Appropriations ........................................................................................................................... 2,235,951 ............................ ............................ ¥2,235,951 ............................

(Emergency) ......................................................................................................................................... 2,235,951 ............................ ............................ ¥2,235,951 ............................

Grand total .................................................................................................................................................... 48,149,851 49,124,783 45,944,000 ¥2,205,851 ¥3,180,783 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................... (46,618,500 ) (48,838,212 ) (45,944,000 ) (¥674,500 ) (¥2,894,212 ) Rescissions .......................................................................................................................................... (¥704,600 ) (¥75,000 ) ............................ (∂704,600 ) (∂75,000 ) Emergency ............................................................................................................................................ (2,235,951 ) ............................ ............................ (¥2,235,951 ) ............................

(By transfer) .................................................................................................................................................. (39,136 ) (42,982 ) (42,982 ) (∂3,846 ) ............................

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