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Union Calendar No. 459 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8773 

[Report No. 118–556] 

Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2024 

Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 

and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur6 poses, namely: 

7 TITLE I 

8 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

9 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 

12 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 

13 Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas14 senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve15 ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 

16 for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec17 essary for the performance of official business; executive 

18 direction program activities; international affairs and eco19 nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac20 tivities, including technical assistance to State, local, and 

21 territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management poli22 cies and programs activities, $244,424,000, of which not 

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1 wise available for such purposes: Provided, That of the 

2 amount appropriated under this heading— 

3 (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep4 tion and representation expenses; 

5 (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 

6 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 

7 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 

8 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 

9 Secretary’s certificate; and 

10 (3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain 

11 available until September 30, 2026, for— 

12 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 

13 Audit and Internal Control Program; 

14 (B) information technology modernization 

15 requirements; 

16 (C) the audit, oversight, and administra17 tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 

18 (D) the development and implementation 

19 of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity 

20 and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including 

21 entering into cooperative agreements; 

22 (E) operations and maintenance of facili23 ties; and 

24 (F) international operations. 


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1 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED

2 STATES FUND

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign 

5 Investment in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain 

6 available until expended: Provided, That the chairperson 

7 of the Committee may transfer such amounts to any de8 partment or agency represented on the Committee (ex9 cluding the Department of the Treasury) subject to ad10 vance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 

11 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 

12 further, That amounts so transferred shall remain avail13 able until expended for expenses of implementing section 

14 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, (50 U.S.C. 

15 4565), and shall be available in addition to any other 

16 funds available to any department or agency: Provided fur17 ther, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of such Act 

18 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collec19 tions: Provided further, That the total amount appro20 priated under this heading from the general fund shall be 

21 reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 

22 fiscal year 2025, so as to result in a total appropriation 

23 from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. 


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1 OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 

4 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys5 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter6 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction 

7 proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, 

8 drug kingpins, and other national security threats, 

9 $230,533,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be 

10 available for addressing human rights violations and cor11 ruption, including activities authorized by the Global 

12 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 

13 2656 note): Provided, That of the amounts appropriated 

14 under this heading, up to $16,000,000 shall remain avail15 able until September 30, 2026. 

16 CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

17 For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 

18 for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 

19 $99,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2027: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 

21 supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas22 ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur23 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 

24 heading, $7,000,000 shall be available for administrative 

25 expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to 


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1 provide oversight of the investments made under this 

2 heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supple3 ment and not supplant any other amounts made available 

4 to the Treasury Chief Information Officer. 

5 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL

6 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For development and acquisition of automatic data 

9 processing equipment, software, and services and for re10 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart11 ment of the Treasury, $9,400,000, to remain available 

12 until September 30, 2027: Provided, That these funds 

13 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec14 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of15 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 

16 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 

17 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur18 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head19 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev20 enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue 

21 Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

25 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 


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1 5, United States Code, $47,887,000, including hire of pas2 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 

3 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con4 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 

5 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 

6 which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2026, shall be for audits and investigations 

8 conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 

9 Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re10 vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 

11 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 

12 shall be available for official reception and representation 

13 expenses. 

14 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX

15 ADMINISTRATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 

18 General for Tax Administration in carrying out chapter 

19 4 of title 5, United States Code, including purchase and 

20 hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and 

21 services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 

22 may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Ad23 ministration; $170,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall re24 main available until September 30, 2026; of which not to 

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1 penses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available 

2 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 

3 allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspec4 tor General for Tax Administration; and of which not to 

5 exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 

6 representation expenses. 

7 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En10 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve11 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 

12 foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 

13 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in14 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula15 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 

16 $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

17 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 

18 with or without reimbursement, $170,193,000, of which 

19 not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available until 

20 September 30, 2027. 

21 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 

24 of the Fiscal Service, $343,511,000; of which not to ex25 ceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 


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1 2027, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 

2 and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 

3 and representation expenses. 

4 In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil 

5 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 

6 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 

7 Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 

8 380. 

9 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 

12 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 

13 passenger motor vehicles, $158,506,000; of which not to 

14 exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 

15 representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 

16 $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and de17 velopment programs for laboratory services; and provision 

18 of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with 

19 or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount 

20 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for 

21 the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and 

22 label applications: Provided further, That of the amount 

23 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain 

24 available until September 30, 2026, shall be for the costs 

25 associated with enforcement of and education regarding 


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1 the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Ad2 ministration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

3 UNITED STATES MINT

4 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

5 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 

6 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 

7 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 

8 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis9 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper10 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 

11 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in12 curred during fiscal year 2025 under such section 5136 

13 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in14 vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 

15 $50,000,000. 

16 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

17 FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 

19 Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 

20 I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 

21 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 

22 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 

23 to the rate for EX–III, $276,600,000. Of the amount ap24 propriated under this heading— 


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1 (1) not less than $170,000,000, notwith2 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 

3 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg4 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 

5 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 

6 2026, for financial assistance and technical assist7 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 

8 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 

9 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to 

10 $1,600,000 may be available for training and out11 reach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12 

12 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be 

13 used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to 

14 $10,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) of sec15 tion 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

16 4707(d)), may be available to provide financial as17 sistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach 

18 to community development financial institutions to 

19 expand investments that benefit individuals with dis20 abilities: Provided, That the cost of direct and guar21 anteed loans, including the cost of modifying such 

22 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con23 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 

24 That these funds are available to subsidize gross ob25 ligations for the principal amount of direct loans not 


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1 to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the 

2 funds provided under this paragraph, excluding 

3 those made to community development financial in4 stitutions to expand investments that benefit individ5 uals with disabilities and those made to community 

6 development financial institutions that serve popu7 lations living in persistent poverty counties, the 

8 Community Development Financial Institutions 

9 Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to 

10 organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty 

11 areas: Provided further, That for purposes of this 

12 section, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means any 

13 census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 per14 cent as measured by the 2016–2020 five-year data 

15 series available from the American Community Sur16 vey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and 

17 Puerto Rico or with a poverty rate of at least 20 

18 percent as measured by the 2010 Island areas De19 cennial Census data for any territory or possession 

20 of the United States; 

21 (2) not less than $35,000,000, notwithstanding 

22 section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 

23 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2026, for 

24 financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 

25 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 


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1 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com2 munities and provided primarily through qualified 

3 community development lender organizations with 

4 experience and expertise in community development 

5 banking and lending in Indian country, Native 

6 American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organiza7 tions, and other suitable providers; 

8 (3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until 

9 September 30, 2026, for the Bank Enterprise Award 

10 program; 

11 (4) not less than $3,000,000 is available until 

12 September 30, 2026, to provide grants for loan loss 

13 reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for 

14 small dollar loan programs under section 122 of 

15 Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): Provided, 

16 That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public 

17 Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants 

18 and technical assistance; 

19 (5) up to $33,600,000 is available for adminis20 trative expenses, including administration of Com21 munity Development Financial Institutions Fund 

22 programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Pro23 gram, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for the 

24 development of tools to better assess and inform 

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1 vestment performance and Community Development 

2 Financial Institutions program impacts, and up to 

3 $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 

4 the direct loan program; and 

5 (6) during fiscal year 2025, none of the funds 

6 available under this heading are available for the 

7 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

8 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 

9 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 

10 Community Development and Regulatory Improve11 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 

12 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 

13 under such section 114A shall not exceed 

14 $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 

15 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 

16 2026: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 

17 under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be 

18 used for awards that support investments that serve 

19 populations living in persistent poverty counties: 

20 Provided further, That for the purposes of this para21 graph and paragraph (1), the term ‘‘persistent pov22 erty counties’’ means any county, including county 

23 equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 

24 percent or more of its population living in poverty 

25 over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 


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1 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016–2020 

2 five-year data series available from the American 

3 Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census or 

4 any other territory or possession of the United 

5 States that has had 20 percent or more of its popu6 lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 

7 measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island Areas 

8 Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bu9 reau of the Census. 

10 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

11 TAXPAYER SERVICES

12 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv13 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist14 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 

15 advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 

16 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 

17 Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed 

18 $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

19 2026, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be for the 

20 Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less 

21 than $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2026 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic 

23 grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to 

24 $200,000, of which not less than $45,000,000, to remain 

25 available until September 30, 2026, shall be available for 


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1 the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Match2 ing Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance, 

3 and of which not less than $291,200,000 shall be available 

4 for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: 

5 Provided, That of the amounts made available for the Tax6 payer Advocate Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be 

7 for identity theft and refund fraud casework. 

8 ENFORCEMENT

9 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 

10 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 

11 owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con12 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 

13 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi14 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi15 cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 

16 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 

17 determined by the Commissioner, $3,437,622,000; of 

18 which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available 

19 until September 30, 2026; of which not less than 

20 $65,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 

21 Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed 

22 $35,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the 

23 Criminal Investigation Division: Provided, That the 

24 amount made available for investigative technology for the 

25 Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to 


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1 amounts made available for the Criminal Investigation Di2 vision under the ‘‘Operations Support’’ heading. 

3 OPERATIONS SUPPORT

4 For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Rev5 enue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement 

6 programs, including rent payments; facilities services; 

7 printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and 

8 other IRS-wide administration activities; research and sta9 tistics of income; telecommunications; information tech10 nology development, enhancement, operations, mainte11 nance and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles 

12 (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Rev13 enue Service Oversight Board; and other services as au14 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be deter15 mined by the Commissioner; $3,750,826,000, of which not 

16 to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2026; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall 

18 remain available until expended for acquisition of equip19 ment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; 

20 of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available 

21 until September 30, 2027, for research; and of which not 

22 to exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and rep23 resentation expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 

24 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 

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1 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

2 and the Comptroller General of the United States detail3 ing major information technology investments in the Inter4 nal Revenue Service Integrated Modernization Business 

5 Plan portfolio, including detailed, plain language sum6 maries on the status of plans, costs, and results; prior re7 sults and actual expenditures of the prior quarter; upcom8 ing deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks and 

9 mitigation strategies associated with ongoing work; rea10 sons for any cost or schedule variances; and total expendi11 tures by fiscal year: Provided further, That the Internal 

12 Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification 

13 for fiscal year 2026, a summary of cost and schedule per14 formance information for its major information technology 

15 systems. 

16 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

17 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv18 ice’s business systems modernization program, 

19 $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2027, and shall be for the capital asset acquisition of in21 formation technology systems, including management and 

22 related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including re23 lated Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contrac24 tual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 

25 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That not later than 30 days after 


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1 the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall 

2 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 

4 Comptroller General of the United States detailing major 

5 information technology investments in the Internal Rev6 enue Service Integrated Modernization Business Plan 

7 portfolio, including detailed, plain language summaries on 

8 the status of plans, costs, and results; prior results and 

9 actual expenditures of the prior quarter; upcoming 

10 deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks and mitiga11 tion strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons for 

12 any cost or schedule variances; and total expenditures by 

13 fiscal year. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE

15 SERVICE

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of an appropria18 tion in this Act made available to the Internal Revenue 

19 Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue 

20 Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 

21 Committee: Provided, That, no funds may be transferred 

22 to ‘‘Enforcement’’. 

23 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main24 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 

25 following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 


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1 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im2 partial application of tax law. 

3 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti4 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe5 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro6 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 

7 SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 

8 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 

9 improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi10 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 

11 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 

12 to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 

13 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 

14 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 

15 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 

16 SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 

17 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 

18 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 

19 such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 

20 and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 

21 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 

22 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic23 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 

24 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available under 

25 this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 


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1 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 

2 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con3 stitution of the United States. 

4 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 

6 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 

7 beliefs. 

8 SEC. 108. None of funds made available by this Act 

9 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex10 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce11 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, 

12 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 

13 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re14 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 

15 May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 

16 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 

17 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana18 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 

19 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 

20 Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 

21 expended— 

22 (1) to make a payment to any employee under 

23 a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 

24 (2) under any hiring or personnel selection 

25 process with respect to re-hiring a former employee; 


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1 unless such program or process takes into account the 

2 conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or 

3 former employee. 

4 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the 

6 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 

7 and disclosure of returns and return information). 

8 SEC. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec9 retary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this 

10 Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Sec11 retary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire au12 thority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without 

13 regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly 

14 to positions in the competitive service to process back15 logged tax returns and return information. 

16 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, 

17 United States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal 

18 Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide pas19 senger carrier transportation and protection between the 

20 Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place 

21 of employment. 

22 SEC. 113. None of the funds made available by this 

23 or any other Act may be used to develop or provide tax24 payers a free, public electronic return-filing service option, 

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1 priations of the House and the Senate, House Ways and 

2 Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee. 

3 SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

4 to purchase firearms or ammunition for the Internal Rev5 enue Service above the levels in the possession of the In6 ternal Revenue Service on December 22, 2022. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE

8 TREASURY

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 115. Appropriations to the Department of the 

11 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al12 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

13 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 

14 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 

15 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 

16 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 

17 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 

18 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 

19 of health and medical services to employees and their de20 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author21 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

22 SEC. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria23 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De24 partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 

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1 work’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and 

2 Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may be transferred be3 tween such appropriations upon the advance approval of 

4 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer 

6 under this section may increase or decrease any such ap7 propriation by more than 2 percent. 

8 SEC. 117. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria9 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

10 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen11 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad12 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 

14 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro15 priation by more than 2 percent. 

16 SEC. 118. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

17 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 

18 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 

19 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 

20 SEC. 119. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans21 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Sala22 ries and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as nec23 essary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That 

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1 penses account from debt collections received in the Debt 

2 Collection Fund. 

3 SEC. 120. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

5 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu6 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 

9 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

10 Affairs. 

11 SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 

13 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav14 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 

15 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func16 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 

17 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 

18 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com19 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 

20 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent21 atives and the Senate. 

22 SEC. 122. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

23 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De24 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re25 lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 


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1 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 

2 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 

3 2025 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 

4 Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 

5 SEC. 123. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail6 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus7 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 

8 representation expenses. 

9 SEC. 124. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

10 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro11 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

12 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an13 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 

14 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest15 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 

16 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart17 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac18 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas19 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 

20 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur21 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 

22 project that has not been fully completed. 

23 SEC. 125. During fiscal year 2025— 

24 (1) none of the funds made available in this or 

25 any other Act may be used by the Department of 


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1 the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Serv2 ice, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, rev3 enue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a par4 ticular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 

5 used to determine whether an organization is oper6 ated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare 

7 for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

8 Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regu9 lations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 

10 29, 2013)); and 

11 (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 

12 January 1, 2010, which are used to make such de13 terminations shall apply after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act for purposes of determining status 

15 under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organiza16 tions created on, before, or after such date. 

17 SEC. 126. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

19 an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 

21 amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran22 chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 

23 provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 

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1 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran2 chise Fund. 

3 SEC. 127. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 

4 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall 

5 submit reports on the activities of the Office to the Com6 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of 

8 the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee 

9 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

10 (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 

11 include— 

12 (1) the obligations made during the previous 

13 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 

14 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 

15 of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 

16 (3) the number of full-time equivalents within 

17 each office during the previous quarter; 

18 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva19 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis20 cal year; and 

21 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec22 tives, and performance measures of each office. 

23 (c) At the request of any such Committees specified 

24 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Research shall 


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1 make officials available to testify on the contents of the 

2 reports required under subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 128. In addition to amounts otherwise available, 

4 there is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for 

5 Pandemic Recovery, $5,000,000, to remain available until 

6 expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out section 

7 4018 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu8 rity Act (Public Law 116–136). 

9 SEC. 129. None of the funds made available in this 

10 Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, 

11 or otherwise allow, whether by general or specific license, 

12 travel-related or other transactions incident to non-edu13 cational exchanges described in section 515.565(b) of title 

14 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 

15 SEC. 130. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec16 retary of Homeland Security shall provide a joint report 

17 not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act 

18 regarding travel pursuant to sections 515.565(b), 

19 515.560(a)(1), 515.560(c)(4)(i), and 515.561 of title 31, 

20 Code of Federal Regulations. 

21 SEC. 131. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury to 

23 design, build, develop, or establish a United States Central 

24 Bank Digital Currency or discontinue circulation or use 

25 of paper currency as legal tender in the United States. 


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1 SEC. 132. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Financial Crimes Enforcement 

3 Network to implement or enforce beneficial ownership re4 porting rules pursuant to division F of the William M. 

5 (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

6 Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–283) that have been 

7 found by a Federal court to be unconstitutional or do not 

8 reflect Congressional intent, including reporting rules for 

9 small businesses and homeowners associations. 

10 SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 

12 rulemaking entitled, ‘‘Exchange of Coin’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 

13 36721 (May 3, 2024)). 

14 SEC. 134. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to implement or enforce the rule relating 

16 to ‘‘Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds’’ 

17 (88 Fed. Reg. 80584 (November 20, 2023)) or any sub18 stantially similar rule. 

19 SEC. 135. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used by the Federal Insurance Office to imple21 ment, administer, or enforce subsection (e)(6) of section 

22 313 of title 31, United States Code. Additionally, none 

23 of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 

24 the Office of Financial Research to implement, administer, 

25 or enforce section 5343(f) of title 12, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 136. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to establish with the Department of 

3 Treasury an advisory committee with respect to any envi4 ronmental, social, or governance matter. 

5 SEC. 137. Amounts made available under section 

6 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) 

7 shall be available for any necessary expenses of the De8 partment of the Treasury Office of Inspector General with 

9 respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A of title V 

10 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

11 2021, and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act 

12 of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 

13 such purposes. 

14 SEC. 138. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to carry out amendments published on 

16 May 29, 2024, with respect to sections 515.340, 515.570, 

17 515.582, and 515.584 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula18 tions. 

19 SEC. 139. None of the funds appropriated or other20 wise made available by this Act may be used for bonuses, 

21 pay raises, or official travel by political appointees at the 

22 Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 

23 Treasury until the Office adds— 

24 (1) all entities on the list, on the date of the en25 actment of this Act, of Chinese military companies 


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1 produced by the Department of Defense in accord2 ance with section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) 

3 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 

4 Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) to the Non5 SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Compa6 nies List (NS-CMIC List), that are not already on 

7 the NS-CMIC List; and 

8 (2) all subsidiaries and affiliates on the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act of companies on the NS10 CMIC List, including of any entity added to such 

11 list pursuant to paragraph (1), to the NS-CMIC 

12 List. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 

14 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 


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1 TITLE II 

2 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 

3 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

4 THE WHITE HOUSE

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses for the White House as au7 thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 

8 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; 

9 subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 

10 shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 

11 section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not 

12 to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as 

13 provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 

14 official reception and representation expenses, to be avail15 able for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi16 dent; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy 

17 Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

18 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $60,000,000. 

19 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

20 OPERATING EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 

22 at the White House, $15,000,000, to be expended and ac23 counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 

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1 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

2 For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi3 dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec4 essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 

5 of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 

6 with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, 

7 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

8 amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 

9 exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob10 ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex11 penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

12 shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit13 ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti14 mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 

15 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

16 expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

17 shall require the national committee of the political party 

18 of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 

19 separately accounted for and available for expenses relat20 ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 

21 committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 

22 the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 

23 of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 

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1 curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 

2 after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 

3 the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 

4 penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 

5 not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 

6 the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out7 standing debt on a United States Government claim under 

8 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 

9 that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 

10 charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella11 neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi12 dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap13 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen14 ate, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal 

15 year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reim16 bursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 

17 during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 

18 amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 

19 consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 

20 amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 

21 events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 

22 reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 

23 That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 

24 the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 

25 within the Executive Residence that includes a standard 


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1 for the classification of any such expense as political or 

2 nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 

3 paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Res4 idence from any other applicable requirement of sub5 chapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 

6 Code. 

7 WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

8 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 

9 Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 

10 U.S.C. 105(d), $2,475,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and 

12 health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. 

13 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 

16 Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ17 ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,200,000. 

18 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND

19 SECURITY COUNCIL

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the National Security 

22 Council and the Homeland Security Council, including 

23 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,500,000, of 

24 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for official 

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1 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra4 tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 

5 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

6 $106,500,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall 

7 remain available until expended for continued moderniza8 tion of information resources within the Executive Office 

9 of the President: Provided, That of the amounts provided 

10 under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be available 

11 for a program to provide payments (such as stipends, sub12 sistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to 

13 students, recent graduates, and veterans recently dis14 charged from active duty who are performing voluntary 

15 services in the Executive Office of the President under sec16 tion 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, or comparable 

17 authority and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 

18 available to pay or compensate such individuals: Provided 

19 further, That such payments shall not be considered com20 pensation for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may 

21 be paid in advance. 

22 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 

25 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 


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1 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 

2 the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

3 Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 

4 States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 

5 title 31, United States Code, $126,000,000, of which not 

6 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa7 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro8 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 

9 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri10 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 

11 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree12 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 

13 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 

14 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 

15 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit16 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 

17 Management and Budget, before the Committees of the 

18 House of Representatives and the Senate on Appropria19 tions or their subcommittees: Provided further, That none 

20 of the funds made available for the Office of Management 

21 and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering 

22 of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of Engi23 neers for submission to the Committees on Appropria24 tions: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 

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1 by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating 

2 or determining if water resource project or study reports 

3 submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the 

4 Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applica5 ble laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the 

6 Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided fur7 ther, That the Office of Management and Budget shall 

8 have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary 

9 policy reviews of water resource matters on which the 

10 Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That 

11 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

12 shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 

13 committees when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided 

14 further, That if water resource reports have not been 

15 transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appro16 priating committees within 15 days after the end of the 

17 Office of Management and Budget review period based on 

18 the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume 

19 Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the 

20 report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no later 

21 than 14 days after the submission of the budget of the 

22 United States Government for fiscal year 2026, the Direc23 tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall make 

24 publicly available on a website a tabular list for each agen25 cy that submits budget justification materials (as defined 


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1 in section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability and 

2 Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at min3 imum, the name of the agency, the date on which the 

4 budget justification materials of the agency were sub5 mitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where 

6 the budget justification materials are published on the 

7 website of the agency. 

8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT

9 COORDINATOR

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellec11 tual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by 

12 title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for 

13 Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403), 

14 including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

15 $1,838,000. 

16 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the National 

19 Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the Wil20 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza21 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 

22 $19,126,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail23 able for official reception and representation expenses. 


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1 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

4 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 

5 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza6 tion Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for 

7 official reception and representation expenses; and for par8 ticipation in joint projects or in the provision of services 

9 on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or 

10 public organizations or agencies, with or without reim11 bursement, $19,000,000: Provided, That the Office is au12 thorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both 

13 real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year 

14 limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 

15 work of the Office. 

16 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

17 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

20 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

21 Areas Program, $299,600,000, to remain available until 

22 September 30, 2026, for drug control activities consistent 

23 with the approved strategy for each of the designated 

24 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of 

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1 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 

2 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 

3 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans4 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 

5 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 

6 Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used 

7 for auditing services and associated activities and 

8 $1,500,000 shall be for the Grants Management System 

9 for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Pro10 vided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior 

11 to fiscal year 2023 may be used for any other approved 

12 activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming re13 quirements: Provided further, That each HIDTA des14 ignated as of September 30, 2024, shall be funded at not 

15 less than the fiscal year 2024 base level, unless the Direc16 tor submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Senate justification for 

18 changes to those levels based on clearly articulated prior19 ities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy 

20 performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, 

21 That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appro22 priations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2025 fund23 ing among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enact24 ment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of 

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1 mined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not 

2 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 

3 further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 

4 funds so transferred from this appropriation are not nec5 essary for the purposes provided herein and upon notifica6 tion to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be 

8 transferred back to this appropriation. 

9 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

11 For other drug control activities authorized by the 

12 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National 

13 Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as 

14 amended, $134,950,000, to remain available until ex15 pended, which shall be available as follows: $109,000,000 

16 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not 

17 more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, 

18 and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as di19 rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 

20 by section 8204 of Public Law 115–271; $3,000,000 for 

21 drug court training and technical assistance; $14,000,000 

22 for anti-doping activities; up to $2,500,000 for the United 

23 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen24 cy; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and 

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1 Public Law 114–198: Provided, That amounts made avail2 able under this heading may be transferred to other Fed3 eral departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 

4 Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Na5 tional Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days 

6 prior to obligating funds under this heading for United 

7 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen8 cy, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan 

10 and explanation of the proposed uses of these funds. 

11 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS

12 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 

13 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 

14 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 

15 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 

16 3 U.S.C. 108, $990,000, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2025. 

18 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte21 grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 

22 technology in the Federal Government, $8,000,000, to re23 main available until expended: Provided, That the Director 

24 of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer 


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1 these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out 

2 projects to meet these purposes. 

3 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 

6 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 

7 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 

8 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex9 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex10 pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 

11 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,000,000. 

12 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

13 OPERATING EXPENSES

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 

16 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 

17 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi18 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 

19 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 

20 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $315,000: Provided, That advances, re21 payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 

22 made to any department or agency for expenses of car23 rying out such activities. 


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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE

2 OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE

3 PRESIDENT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 

6 under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi7 dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 

8 Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 

9 Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of10 fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi11 dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 

12 Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 

13 such other officer as the President may designate in writ14 ing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on 

15 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

16 Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such ap17 propriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 

18 with and available for the same time and for the same 

19 purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro20 vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 

21 increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro22 vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 

23 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi24 dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 

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1 SEC. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2025, any Executive 

2 order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by 

3 the President shall be accompanied by a written statement 

4 from the Director of the Office of Management and Budg5 et on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 

6 revenues, of such order or memorandum. 

7 (b) Any such statement shall include— 

8 (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im9 pact of such order or memorandum on the Federal 

10 Government; 

11 (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 

12 obligations and outlays as the result of such order 

13 or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each 

14 year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal 

15 year 2025; and 

16 (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov17 ernment as the result of such order or memorandum 

18 over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 

19 2025. 

20 (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo21 randum is issued during fiscal year 2025 due to a national 

22 emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and 

23 Budget may issue the statement required by subsection 

24 (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order 

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1 (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presi2 dential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential 

3 memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess 

4 of $100,000,000. 

5 SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

6 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man7 agement and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all 

8 Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing 

9 compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act. 

10 SEC. 204. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to develop or implement guidance related 

12 to the valuation of ecosystem and environmental services 

13 and natural assets in Federal regulatory decision-making, 

14 as directed by Executive Order No. 14072 of April 22, 

15 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 24851, relating to strengthening the 

16 Nation’s forests, communities, and local economies). 

17 SEC. 205. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used to implement the proposed revisions, pub19 lished on April 6, 2023, to OMB Circular A-4. 

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 

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1 TITLE III 

2 THE JUDICIARY 

3 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su6 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 

7 building and grounds, including purchase and hire of pas8 senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 

9 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 

10 representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, 

11 to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, 

12 $136,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 

13 until expended. 

14 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

15 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 

16 justice and associate justices of the court. 

17 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

18 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 

19 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im20 posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 

21 under the direction of the Chief Justice, $13,506,000, to 

22 remain available until expended. 


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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL

2 CIRCUIT

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For salaries of officers and employees, and for nec5 essary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 

6 $37,500,000. 

7 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

8 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 

9 judge and judges of the court. 

10 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 

13 services, and necessary expenses of the court, as author14 ized by law, $21,700,000. 

15 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

16 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 

17 judge and judges of the court. 

18 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER

19 JUDICIAL SERVICES

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For the salaries of judges of the United States Court 

22 of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other offi23 cers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 

24 specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, 

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1 for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author2 ized by law, $6,106,841,000 (including the purchase of 

3 firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 

4 $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for 

5 space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings 

6 related to new space alteration and construction projects. 

7 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

8 be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 

9 and district judges (including judges of the territorial 

10 courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus11 tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 

12 service. 

13 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 

14 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 

15 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub16 lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $11,686,000, to be appro17 priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 

18 Fund. 

19 DEFENDER SERVICES

20 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 

21 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor22 neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 

23 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim24 bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 

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1 thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 

2 maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 

3 of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 

4 criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa5 tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 

6 expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 

7 actions for the protection of their employment, as author8 ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim9 bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 

10 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 

11 forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse12 ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 

13 under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 

14 general administrative expenses, $1,500,000,000, to re15 main available until expended. 

16 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

17 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 

18 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis19 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa20 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 

21 pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro22 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $38,555,000, 

23 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

24 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 


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1 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 

2 5332. 

3 COURT SECURITY

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

6 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 

7 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

8 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 

9 States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, 

10 and maintenance of security systems and equipment for 

11 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

12 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 

13 States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, 

14 inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, 

15 perimeter security, basic security services provided by the 

16 Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 

17 authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement 

18 and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 

19 $777,361,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 

20 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 

21 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 

22 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 

23 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 

24 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 

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1 eral: Provided, That funds made available under this head2 ing may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program 

3 to facilitate security and emergency management services 

4 among the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, 

5 Federal Protective Service, General Services Administra6 tion, other Federal agencies, state and local governments 

7 and the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel 

8 Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public 

9 Law 117–263, division C, title LIX, subtitle D) and 28 

10 U.S.C. 604(a)(24). 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

12 COURTS

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 

15 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ16 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas17 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 

18 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else19 where, $104,578,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au20 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

21 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen24 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $34,837,000; 

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1 tember 30, 2026, to provide education and training to 

2 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 

3 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa4 tion expenses. 

5 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 

8 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 

9 Code, $22,050,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au10 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 

14 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 

15 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

16 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria17 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi18 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro19 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 

20 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De21 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

22 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis23 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

24 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

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1 funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 

2 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

3 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 

4 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 

6 of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 

7 shall be available for official reception and representation 

8 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 

9 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 

10 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 

11 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 

12 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 

13 SEC. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States 

14 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec15 utive’’ each place it appears. 

16 SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 

17 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

18 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 

19 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 

20 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 

21 United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 

22 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De23 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 

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1 rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 

2 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 

3 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 

4 SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve5 ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 

6 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph 12– 

7 (1) in the second sentence (relating to the Dis8 trict of Kansas), by striking ‘‘33 years and 6 

9 months’’ and inserting ‘‘34 years and 6 months’’; 

10 and 

11 (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Dis12 trict of Hawaii), by striking ‘‘30 years and 6 

13 months’’ and inserting ‘‘31 years and 6 months’’. 

14 (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, 

15 Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis16 trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria17 tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 

18 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 

19 (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 

20 ‘‘31 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘32 years and 

21 6 months’’. 

22 (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart23 ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 

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1 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘22 years’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘23 years’’; 

3 (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central 

4 District of California), by striking ‘‘21 years and 6 

5 months’’ and inserting ‘‘22 years and 6 months’’; and 

6 (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western dis7 trict of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘20 years’’ and in8 serting ‘‘21 years’’. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria10 tions Act, 2025’’. 


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1 TITLE IV 

2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

3 FEDERAL FUNDS

4 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

5 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 

6 to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 

7 program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 

8 Columbia resident tuition support, $20,000,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in10 cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be11 half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 

12 amount based upon the difference between in-State and 

13 out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu14 cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 

15 institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 

16 awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 

17 of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 

18 eligible students and such other factors as may be author19 ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov20 ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi21 dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 

22 Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 

23 and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal24 ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 

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1 shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 

2 Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 

3 for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup4 port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 

5 Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 

6 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate for these funds show8 ing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur9 pose therefor. 

10 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND

11 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

12 For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de13 termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ14 ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 

15 of surrounding jurisdictions, $77,000,000, to remain 

16 available until expended, for the costs of providing public 

17 safety at events related to the presence of the National 

18 Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re19 quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv20 ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 

21 of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs 

22 of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 

23 terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 

24 surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That, of the amount 

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1 $47,000,000 shall be used for costs associated with the 

2 Presidential Inauguration held in January 2025. 

3 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

4 COURTS

5 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum6 bia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehi7 cles, $300,000,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis8 trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,283,000, of which 

9 not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and represen10 tation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of 

11 Columbia, $142,571,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 

12 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 

13 the District of Columbia Court System, $91,896,000, of 

14 which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 

15 representation expenses; and $50,250,000, to remain 

16 available until September 30, 2026, for capital improve17 ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro18 vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 

19 shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia 

20 Courts master plan study and facilities condition assess21 ment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 

22 appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Co23 lumbia Courts for administering bar examinations and 

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1 able until expended, for salaries and expenses associated 

2 with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the 

3 District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, 

4 sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding 

5 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 

6 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage7 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

8 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 

9 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 

10 after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap11 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen12 ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 

13 more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this 

14 heading among the items and entities funded under this 

15 heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 

16 Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 

17 by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 

18 the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 

19 title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 

20 of Columbia Courts. 

21 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN

22 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

23 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

24 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 

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1 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 

2 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro3 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 

4 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 

5 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 

6 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech7 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 

8 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 

9 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 

10 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay11 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 

12 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 

13 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du14 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to 

15 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds pro16 vided under this heading shall be administered by the 

17 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis18 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

19 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap20 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 

21 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 

22 as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen23 cies: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances 

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1 heading, $12,000,000, are hereby rescinded not later than 

2 September 30, 2025. 

3 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND

4 OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR

5 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

6 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

7 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 

8 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au9 thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self10 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $295,000,000, of 

11 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 

12 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 

13 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 

14 to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating 

15 to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 

16 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 

17 Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this head18 ing, $208,034,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com19 munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in20 clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 

21 to protection orders or the provision of services for or re22 lated to such persons, of which up to $4,253,000 shall re23 main available until September 30, 2027, for costs associ24 ated with the relocation under replacement leases for 

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1 Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated under 

2 this heading, $86,966,000 shall be available to the Pretrial 

3 Services Agency, of which up to $2,503,000 shall remain 

4 available until September 30, 2027, for costs associated 

5 with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters 

6 offices, field offices, and related facilities: Provided further, 

7 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 

8 amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 

9 by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 

10 and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 

11 for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Pro12 vided further, That amounts under this heading may be 

13 used for programmatic incentives for defendants to suc14 cessfully complete their terms of supervision. 

15 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

16 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

17 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

18 hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 

19 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 

20 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 

21 1997, $59,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

22 other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 

23 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage24 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

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1 of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the District 

2 of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for 

3 employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender 

4 Service a program substantially similar to the program set 

5 forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, except that the maximum amount of the pay7 ment made under the program to any individual may not 

8 exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) 

9 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That for 

10 the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services 

11 from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in 

12 accordance with section 403 of the Government Manage13 ment Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 

14 Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an 

15 agency of the United States Government: Provided further, 

16 That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service 

17 may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable 

18 services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of 

19 property and services to the same extent and under the 

20 same conditions as an executive agency under sections 

21 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. 

22 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE

23 COORDINATING COUNCIL

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1 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 

2 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis3 trict of Columbia. 

4 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

5 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2026, to the Commission on Judicial Dis7 abilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomi8 nation Commission, $300,000. 

9 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

10 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro11 gram in the District of Columbia, $55,500,000, to remain 

12 available until expended, for payments authorized under 

13 the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division 

14 C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That, to the extent 

15 that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 

16 following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 

17 Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships 

18 available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 

19 Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including stu20 dents who were not offered a scholarship during any pre21 vious school year: Provided further, That within funds pro22 vided for opportunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall 

23 be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 

24 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the 

25 activities specified in section 3009 of the Act. 


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1 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2 NATIONAL GUARD

3 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

4 National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until ex5 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis6 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 

7 Access Program. 

8 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF

9 HIV/AIDS

10 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

11 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in12 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac13 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co14 lumbia, $4,000,000. 

15 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

16 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

17 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

18 Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain avail19 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 

20 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 

21 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 

22 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 

23 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS

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1 of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro2 grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘District 

3 of Columbia Budget for the Fiscal Year ending September 

4 30, 2025’’ and at the rate set forth under such heading, 

5 as included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Local Budget Act of 

6 2024 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia, 

7 as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Pro8 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

9 except as provided in section 450A of the District of Co10 lumbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official 

11 Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and 

12 General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47– 

13 369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provi14 sions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 

15 Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia 

16 for fiscal year 2025 under this heading shall not exceed 

17 the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget 

18 Request Act of 2024 submitted to Congress by the District 

19 of Columbia, as amended as of the date of enactment of 

20 this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District 

21 of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That 

22 the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of 

23 one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency 

24 or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur25 ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 


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1 of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re2 quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 

3 Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Offi4 cer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as 

5 are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 

6 meets these requirements, including the apportioning by 

7 the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 

8 funds made available to the District during fiscal year 

9 2025, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not re10 program for operating expenses any funds derived from 

11 bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 

12 projects. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

14 Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 


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1 TITLE V 

2 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con6 ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 

7 et seq., $3,430,000, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2026, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re9 ception and representation expenses. 

10 CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the authorities 

13 of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 

14 $650,000,000 to remain available until expended. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER FINANCIAL

16 PROTECTION BUREAU

17 SEC. 500. Section 1017 of the Consumer Financial 

18 Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5497) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

20 (A) by amending the heading of such sub21 section to read as follows: ‘‘BUDGET, FINAN22 CIAL MANAGEMENT, AND AUDIT.—’’; 

23 (B) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 

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1 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

2 (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 

3 (D) by striking subparagraphs (E) and (F) 

4 of paragraph (1), as so redesignated; 

5 (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 

6 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

7 subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and 

8 (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 

9 (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and 

10 (3) and inserting the following: — 

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to 

13 the Bureau $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to 

14 carry out the authorities of the Bureau.’’; and 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

16 paragraph (2). 

17 SEC. 501. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Finan18 cial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in section 1011-— 

21 (A) in subsection (a)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘in the Federal Reserve 

23 System,’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘independent bureau’’ 

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1 (B) by striking subsections (b), (c), and 

2 (d); 

3 (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub4 section (j); 

5 (D) in subsection (j), as so redesignated, 

6 by striking ‘‘, including in cities in which the 

7 Federal reserve banks, or branches of such 

8 banks, are located,’’; and 

9 (E) by inserting after subsection (a) the 

10 following new subsections: 

11 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULA12 TIONS.—The commission of the Bureau may prescribe 

13 such regulations and issue such orders in accordance with 

14 this title as the Bureau may determine to be necessary 

15 for carrying out this title and all other laws within the 

16 Bureau’s jurisdiction and shall exercise any authorities 

17 granted under this title and all other laws within the Bu18 reau’s jurisdiction. 

19 ‘‘(c) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The management of the Bu21 reau shall be vested in a commission, which shall be com22 posed of 5 members who shall be appointed by the Presi23 dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 

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1 in the provision of consumer financial products and serv2 ices. 

3 ‘‘(2) STAGGERING.—The members of the commis4 sion shall serve staggered terms, which initially shall be 

5 established by the President for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 

6 5 years, respectively. 

7 ‘‘(3) TERMS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to the 

9 initial staggered terms described under paragraph 

10 (2), each member of the commission, including the 

11 Chair, shall serve for a term of 5 years. 

12 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—The President may remove 

13 any member of the commission for inefficiency, ne14 glect of duty, or malfeasance in office. 

15 ‘‘(C) VACANCIES.—Any member of the com16 mission appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 

17 the expiration of the term to which that member’s 

18 predecessor was appointed (including the Chair) 

19 shall be appointed only for the remainder of the 

20 term. 

21 ‘‘(D) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each 

22 member of the commission may continue to serve 

23 after the expiration of the term of office to which 

24 that member was appointed until a successor has 

25 been appointed by the President and confirmed by 


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1 the Senate, except that a member may not continue 

2 to serve more than 1 year after the date on which 

3 the term of that member would otherwise expire. 

4 ‘‘(E) OTHER EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITED.—No 

5 member of the commission shall engage in any other 

6 business, vocation, or employment. 

7 ‘‘(d) AFFILIATION.—Not more than three mem8 bers of the commission shall be members of any one polit9 ical party. 

10 ‘‘(e) CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) INITIAL CHAIR.—The first member and 

12 Chair of the commission shall be the individual serving 

13 as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec14 tion on the day before the date of the enactment of this 

15 subsection. Such individual shall serve until the President 

16 has appointed all 5 members of the commission in accord17 ance with subsection (c). 

18 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT CHAIR.—Of the 5 members 

19 appointed in accordance with subsection (c), the President 

20 shall appoint 1 member to serve as the subsequent Chair 

21 of the commission. 

22 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY.—The Chair shall be the prin23 cipal executive officer of the commission, and shall exer24 cise all of the executive and administrative functions of 

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1 ‘‘(A) the appointment and supervision of per2 sonnel employed under the commission (other than 

3 personnel employed regularly and full time in the 

4 immediate offices of members of the commission 

5 other than the Chair); 

6 ‘‘(B) the distribution of business among per7 sonnel appointed and supervised by the Chair and 

8 among administrative units of the commission; and 

9 ‘‘(C) the use and expenditure of funds. 

10 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—In carrying out any of the 

11 Chair’s functions under the provisions of this subsection, 

12 the Chair shall be governed by general policies of the com13 mission and by such regulatory decisions, findings, and de14 terminations as the commission may by law be authorized 

15 to make. 

16 ‘‘(5) REQUESTS OR ESTIMATES RELATED TO 

17 APPROPRIATIONS.—Requests or estimates for regular, 

18 supplemental, or deficiency appropriations on behalf of the 

19 commission may not be submitted by the Chair without 

20 the prior approval of the commission. 

21 ‘‘(6) DESIGNATION.—The Chair shall be known as 

22 both the ‘Chair of the commission’ of the Bureau and the 

23 ‘Chair of the Bureau’. 

24 ‘‘(f) INITIAL QUORUM ESTABLISHED.—For 

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1 of this subsection, the first member and Chair of the com2 mission described under subsection (e)(1) shall constitute 

3 a quorum for the transaction of business until the Presi4 dent has appointed all 5 members of the commission in 

5 accordance with subsection (c). Following such appoint6 ment of 5 members, the quorum requirements of sub7 section (g) shall apply. 

8 ‘‘(g) NO IMPAIRMENT BY REASON OF VACAN9 CIES.—No vacancy in the members of the commission 

10 after the establishment of an initial quorum under sub11 section (f) shall impair the right of the remaining mem12 bers of the commission to exercise all the powers of the 

13 commission. Three members of the commission shall con14 stitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except 

15 that if there are only 3 members serving on the commis16 sion because of vacancies in the commission, 2 members 

17 of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the trans18 action of business. If there are only 2 members serving 

19 on the commission because of vacancies in the commission, 

20 2 members shall constitute a quorum for the 6-month pe21 riod beginning on the date of the vacancy which caused 

22 the number of commission members to decline to 2. 

23 ‘‘(h) SEAL.—The Bureau shall have an official seal. 

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1 ‘‘(1) CHAIR.—The Chair shall receive compensation 

2 at the rate prescribed for level I of the Executive Schedule 

3 under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. 

4 ‘‘(2) OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMIS5 SION.—The 4 other members of the commission shall 

6 each receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level 

7 II of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 

8 5, United States Code.’’; 

9 (2) in section 1012(c)— 

10 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AUTON11 OMY OF THE BUREAU’’ and inserting ‘‘CO12 ORDINATION WITH THE BOARD OF 

13 GOVERNORS’’; 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘(1) COORDINATION 

15 WITH THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.—’’; 

16 and 

17 (C) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

18 and (5); and 

19 (3) in section 1014(b), by striking ‘‘Not fewer 

20 than 6 members shall be appointed upon the rec21 ommendation of the regional Federal Reserve Bank 

22 Presidents, on a rotating basis.’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 

23 fewer than half of all members shall have private 

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1 (b) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in a law, 

2 regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

3 States to the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Finan4 cial Protection, except in subsection (e)(1) of section 1011 

5 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 

6 U.S.C. 5491), as added by this Act, shall be deemed a 

7 reference to the commission leading and governing the Bu8 reau of Consumer Financial Protection, as described 

9 under section 1011 of the Consumer Financial Protection 

10 Act of 2010. 

11 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT 

13 OF 2010.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

15 subparagraph (B), the Consumer Financial Protec16 tion Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amend17 ed— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ 

19 each place such term appears, other than where 

20 such term is used to refer to a Director other 

21 than the Director of the Bureau of Consumer 

22 Financial Protection, and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’; 

23 (ii) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such 

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1 rector other than the Director of the Bureau of 

2 Consumer Financial Protection; and 

3 (iii) in section 1002, by striking paragraph 

4 (10). 

5 (B) EXCEPTIONS.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Finan7 cial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et 

8 seq.) is amended— 

9 (I) in section 1013(c)(3)— 

10 (aa) by striking ‘‘Assistant Direc11 tor of the Bureau for’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘Head of the Office of’’; and 

13 (bb) in subparagraph (B), by 

14 striking ‘‘Assistant Director’’ and in15 serting ‘‘Head of the Office’’; 

16 (II) in section 1013(g)(2)— 

17 (aa) by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT 

18 DIRECTOR’’ and inserting ‘‘HEAD 

19 OF THE OFFICE’’; and 

20 (bb) by striking ‘‘an assistant di21 rector’’ and inserting ‘‘a Head of the 

22 Office of Financial Protection for 

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1 (III) in section 1016(a), by striking 

2 ‘‘Director of the Bureau’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Chair of the Bureau’’; and 

4 (IV) by striking section 1066. 

5 (ii) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table 

6 of contents for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re7 form and Consumer Protection Act is amended 

8 by striking the item relating to section 1066. 

9 (2) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM 

10 AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.—The Dodd11 Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 

12 (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (A) in section 111(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘Direc14 tor’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair’’; and 

15 (B) in section 1447, by striking ‘‘Director of 

16 the Bureau’’ each place such term appears and in17 serting ‘‘Chair of the Bureau’’. 

18 (3) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER ACT.— 

19 Section 921(a)(4)(C) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act 

20 (15 U.S.C. 1693o–2(a)(4)(C)), as added by section 

21 1075(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 

22 2010, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau of 

23 Consumer Financial Protection’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of 

24 the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’’. 


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1 (4) EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY 

2 ACT.—The Expedited Funds Availability Act (12 U.S.C. 

3 4001 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Bu4 reau’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Bu5 reau’’. 

6 (5) FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.— 

7 Section 2 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 

8 1812) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Consumer 

9 Financial Protection Bureau’’ each place such term ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Bureau of Consumer 

11 Financial Protection’’. 

12 (6) FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EX13 AMINATION COUNCIL ACT OF 1978.—Section 

14 1004(a)(4) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examina15 tion Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3303(a)(4)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Consumer Financial 

17 Protection Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Bureau 

18 of Consumer Financial Protection’’. 

19 (7) FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EDUCATION 

20 IMPROVEMENT ACT.—Section 513 of the Financial 

21 Literacy and Education Improvement Act (20 U.S.C. 

22 9702) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such 

23 term appears and inserting ‘‘Chair’’. 

24 (8) HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT OF 

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1 of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2806 et seq) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec3 tion’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau 

4 of Consumer Financial Protection’’. 

5 (9) INTERSTATE LAND SALES FULL DISCLO6 SURE ACT.—The Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure 

7 Act (15 U.S.C. 1701 et seq) is amended— 

8 (A) in section 1402— 

9 (i) by striking paragraph (1); and 

10 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

11 through (12) as paragraphs (1) through (11), 

12 respectively; 

13 (B) in section 1403(c)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

15 Bureau’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

17 Bureau’’; 

18 (C) in section 1407— 

19 (i) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘he’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘the Bureau’’; and 

21 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Director 

22 or anyone designated by him’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Bureau’’; 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘his findings’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘the findings of the Bureau’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘his recommendation’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘the recommendation of the Bureau’’; 

5 (E) in section 1415— 

6 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘he may, 

7 in his discretion,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Bureau 

8 may, in the discretion of the Bureau,’’; 

9 (ii) in subsection (b)— 

10 (I) ) by striking ‘‘in his discretion’’ 

11 each place such term appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘in the discretion of the Bureau’’; 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘he deems’’ and in14 serting ‘‘the Bureau determines’’; and 

15 (III) by striking ‘‘he may deem’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘the Bureau may determine’’; 

17 and 

18 (iii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Di19 rector, or any officer designated by him,’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘the Bureau’’; 

21 (F) in section 1416(a)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘Director of the Bureau of 

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1 sumer Financial Protection, which may delegate 

2 any’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘his administrative’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘administrative’’; and 

5 (iii) by striking ‘‘himself’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘the commission of the Bureau’’; 

7 (G) in section 1418a(b)(4), by striking ‘‘Sec8 retary’s determination’’ and inserting ‘‘determina9 tion of the Bureau’’; and 

10 (H) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such 

11 term appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau’’. 

12 (10) REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCE13 DURES ACT OF 1974.—Section 5 of the Real Estate 

14 Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2604) is 

15 amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘The Director of the Bureau of 

17 Consumer Financial Protection (hereafter in this 

18 section referred to as the ‘Director’)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 

20 (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Bu21 reau’)’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such term 

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1 (11) S.A.F.E. MORTGAGE LICENSING ACT OF 

2 2008.—The S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 

3 (12 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place such term 

5 appears in headings and text and inserting ‘‘Bureau 

6 of Consumer Financial Protection’’; and 

7 (B) in section 1503, by striking paragraph 

8 (10). 

9 (12) TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE.—Sec10 tion 3513(c) of title 44, United States Code, is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘Director of the’’. 

12 SEC. 502. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used to implement section 1071 of the Dodd14 Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 

15 SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to implement or enforce the Consumer 

17 Financial Protection Bureau’s rule entitled ‘‘Credit Card 

18 Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)’’. 

19 SEC. 504. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used to implement or enforce the Consumer 

21 Financial Protection Bureau’s rule entitled ‘‘Registry of 

22 Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and 

23 Court Orders’’. 


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1 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 

4 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve5 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 

6 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv7 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 

8 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi9 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 

10 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex11 penses, $142,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain 

12 available until expended, to carry out the program, includ13 ing administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the 

14 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 

15 Law 110–140 as amended), and of which $2,000,000 shall 

16 remain available until expended, to carry out the program, 

17 including administrative costs, authorized by section 204 

18 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Mon19 oxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division 

20 Q of Public Law 117–103). 

21 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER PRODUCT

22 SAFETY COMMISSION

23 SEC. 510. During fiscal year 2025, none of the 

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1 Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 

2 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 

3 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 

4 (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con5 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 

6 Administration and the Department of Defense, 

7 completes a study to determine— 

8 (A) the technical validity of the lateral sta9 bility and vehicle handling requirements pro10 posed by such standard for purposes of reduc11 ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi12 cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll13 overs in the off-road environment, including the 

14 repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 

15 compliance with such requirements; 

16 (B) the number of ROV rollovers that 

17 would be prevented if the proposed require18 ments were adopted; 

19 (C) whether there is a technical basis for 

20 the proposal to provide information on a point21 of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist22 ance on a progressive scale; and 

23 (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 

24 by the United States military if the proposed 

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1 (2) a report containing the results of the study 

2 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 

3 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

4 and Transportation of the Senate; 

5 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com6 merce of the House of Representatives; 

7 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

8 the Senate; and 

9 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

10 the House of Representatives. 

11 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, 

13 or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. Consumer 

14 Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class 

15 of products. 

16 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety 

18 Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries or Table 

19 Saws (CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074) published by the 

20 Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Reg21 ister on May 12, 2017 (82 FR 22190). 

22 SEC. 513. During fiscal year 2025, none of the 

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1 reational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section 

2 as ‘‘ROVs’’) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this 

3 section as ‘‘UTVs’’), published by the Consumer Product 

4 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 

5 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) until after— 

6 (1) The National Academy of Sciences, in con7 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 

8 Administration and the Department of Defense, 

9 completes a study to determine— 

10 (A) the technical validity of the debris pen11 etration resistance requirements proposed by 

12 such standard for purposes of reducing the risk 

13 of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road 

14 environment, including the repeatability and re15 producibility of testing for compliance with such 

16 requirements; 

17 (B) the number of ROV/UTV debris pene18 trations that would be prevented if the proposed 

19 requirements were adopted; 

20 (C) the effect on the availability and utility 

21 of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States mili22 tary if the proposed requirements were adopted; 

23 (D) the effect on the availability and utility 

24 of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the 


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1 United States if the proposed requirements 

2 were adopted; and 

3 (2) a report containing the results of the study 

4 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 

5 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

6 and Transportation of the Senate; 

7 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com8 merce of the House of Representatives; 

9 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

10 the Senate; and 

11 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

12 the House of Representatives. 

13 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer16 ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $20,000,000, 

17 of which $1,500,000 shall be made available to the Na18 tional Institute of Standards and Technology for election 

19 reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote 

20 Act of 2002; of which not less than $2,324,429 shall be 

21 for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General; 

22 and of which not to exceed $8,000 shall be for official re23 ception and representation expenses. 


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1 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica4 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni5 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

6 5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 

7 representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi8 cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 

9 5 U.S.C. 3109, $416,112,000, to remain available until 

10 expended: Provided, That $416,112,000 of offsetting col11 lections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 

12 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be 

13 retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain 

14 available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 

15 herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 

16 collections are received during fiscal year 2025 so as to 

17 result in a final fiscal year 2025 appropriation estimated 

18 at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collections re19 ceived in excess of $416,112,000 in fiscal year 2025 shall 

20 not be available for obligation: Provided further, That re21 maining offsetting collections from prior years collected in 

22 excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 

23 year and otherwise be coming available on October 1, 

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1 ceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 

2 may be retained and made available for obligation shall 

3 not exceed $139,000,000 for fiscal year 2025: Provided 

4 further, That, of the amount appropriated under this head5 ing, not less than $12,686,000 shall be for the salaries 

6 and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL

8 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

9 SEC. 520. Section 302 of the Universal Service 

10 Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ each place it appears and 

12 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

13 SEC. 521. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis15 sion to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations 

16 for universal service support payments to implement the 

17 February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 

18 Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec19 tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup20 port payments. 

21 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis23 sion or the Universal Service Administrative Company to 

24 update the currently applicable minimum service stand25 ards for fixed or mobile broadband Internet access services 


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1 pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.408 without further consider2 ation through notice and comment rulemaking procedures 

3 of the impact these minimum standards have on afford4 ability and consumer choice and to reduce the support 

5 level pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.403(a)(2): Provided fur6 ther, That, the FCC shall consider through notice and 

7 comment rulemaking procedures the impact that the sup8 port level for voice service as set forth in 47 C.F.R. 

9 §54.403(a)(2) has on low-income consumers’ access to 

10 public safety. 

11 SEC. 523. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

13 final rule entitled ‘‘The Infrastructure Investment and 

14 Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimi15 nation,’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), or any 

16 substantially similar rule. 

17 SEC. 524. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

19 final rule entitled ‘‘Safeguarding and Securing the Open 

20 Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 

21 45404 (May 22, 2024)), or any substantially similar rule. 

22 SEC. 525. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to establish within the Federal Commu24 nications Commission an advisory committee with respect 

25 to any environmental, social or governance matter. 


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1 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

2 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

4 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 

5 5, United States Code, $52,632,000, to be derived from 

6 the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, 

7 the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 

8 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

11 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

12 $76,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail13 able for reception and representation expenses. 

14 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

17 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga18 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 

19 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 

20 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult21 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi22 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 

23 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 

24 Columbia and elsewhere, $29,500,000: Provided, That 

25 public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 


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1 may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub2 sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 

3 employed intermittently in the Government service, and 

4 compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 

5 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re6 ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 

7 labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 

8 to and merged with this account, to be available without 

9 further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 

10 conferences. 

11 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING

12 COUNCIL

13 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND

14 For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 

15 Improvement Fund established pursuant to section 

16 41009(d) of Public Law 114–94, $4,000,000, to remain 

17 available until expended. 

18 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com21 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au22 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 

23 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

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1 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 

2 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 

3 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 

4 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

5 other provision of law, not to exceed $304,000,000 of off6 setting collections derived from fees collected for 

7 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro8 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 

9 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 

10 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 

11 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi12 sion of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 in offsetting collec13 tions derived from fees to implement and enforce the Tele14 marketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Tele15 marketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 

16 Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this ac17 count, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 

18 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here19 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 

20 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 

21 year 2025 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2025 appro22 priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 

23 $69,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 

24 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 


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1 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 

2 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRADE

4 COMMISSION

5 SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 

7 entitled ‘‘Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation 

8 Rule’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 590 (January 4, 2024)). 

9 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to finalize or enforce the ‘‘Trade Regula11 tion on the Use of Earnings Claims’’ or the ‘‘Review of 

12 the Business Opportunity Rule’’ rulemakings without a 

13 clear statement of need or unless overlapping rulemaking 

14 and improvements in self-regulation and consumer protec15 tion of industries that would be impacted is considered. 

16 SEC. 532. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used by employees of the Federal Trade Com18 mission to conduct any activity with the European Union’s 

19 European Commission, the United Kingdom’s Competi20 tion and Markets Authority, or the People’s Republic of 

21 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation for 

22 any merger review, investigation, or enforcement action. 

23 SEC. 533. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 

25 rule defining or describing unfair methods of competition 


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1 for purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 

2 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

5 February 4, 2021, suspension of early termination to fil6 ings made under section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 U.S. 

7 C. 18a). 

8 SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to implement administer, or enforce 

10 amendments to part 803 of the premerger notification 

11 rules that implement section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 

12 U.S.C. 18a) and to the premerger notification and report 

13 form and instructions made after June 14, 2021. 

14 SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

16 October 25, 2021, Statement of the Commission on Use 

17 of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders. 

18 SEC. 537. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

20 November 10, 2022, ‘‘Policy Statement Regarding the 

21 Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 

22 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Commission File 

23 No. P221202’’. 

24 SEC. 538. None of the funds made available by this 

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1 sioners certify that they have had access to review all rel2 evant materials at least 10 business days prior to a Com3 mission Meeting or vote on the matter. 

4 SEC. 539. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used for the Federal Trade Commission to 

6 pursue or continue a Civil Investigative Demand against 

7 a gaming or hospitality company if the action utilizes au8 thority from the Safe Guards Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 314) 

9 or the Red Flags Rule (16 C.F.R Part 681). 

10 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

11 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

12 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

13 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec16 tions deposited into the Fund, shall be available for nec17 essary expenses of real property management and related 

18 activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 

19 maintenance, and protection of Federally owned and 

20 leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Co21 lumbia; restoration of leased premises; moving govern22 mental agencies (including space adjustments and tele23 communications relocation expenses) in connection with 

24 the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contrac25 tual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, 


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1 and moving; repair and alteration of Federally owned 

2 buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appur3 tenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 

4 preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 

5 buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as oth6 erwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to pur7 chase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 

8 Federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de9 sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 

10 new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 

11 and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga12 tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 

13 and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 

14 $8,932,122,000, of which— 

15 (1) $250,000,000 shall remain available until 

16 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso17 ciated design and construction services, in addition 

18 to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, of 

19 which— 

20 (A) $200,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and 

21 Alterations; and 

22 (B) $50,000,000 is for Special Emphasis 

23 Programs: 

24 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 

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1 pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 

2 be limited to the amount identified for each project, 

3 except each project in this or any previous Act may 

4 be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent 

5 unless advance approval is obtained from the Com6 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Senate of a greater amount: 

8 Provided further, That additional projects for which 

9 prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund10 ed under this category only if advance approval is 

11 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 

12 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro13 vided further, That the amounts provided in this or 

14 any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 

15 used to fund costs associated with implementing se16 curity improvements to buildings necessary to meet 

17 the minimum standards for security in accordance 

18 with current law and in compliance with the re19 programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit20 tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That 

21 the difference between the funds appropriated and 

22 expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, 

23 under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may 

24 be transferred to ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alterations’’ or 

25 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 


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1 projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 

2 in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs and Al3 terations’’ may be used to pay claims against the 

4 Government arising from any projects under the 

5 heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 

6 authorized increases in prospectus projects; 

7 (2) $5,606,122,000 for rental of space to re8 main available until expended; and 

9 (3) $3,076,000,000 for building operations to 

10 remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

11 total amount of funds made available from this 

12 Fund to the General Services Administration shall 

13 not be available for expenses of any construction, re14 pair, alteration and acquisition project for which a 

15 prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has 

16 not been approved, except that necessary funds may 

17 be expended for each project for required expenses 

18 for the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro19 vided further, That funds available in the Federal 

20 Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency re21 pairs when advance approval is obtained from the 

22 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 

24 amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 

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1 and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 

2 lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 

3 or other property not in Government ownership or 

4 control as may be appropriate to enable the United 

5 States Secret Service to perform its protective func6 tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 

7 from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 

8 That revenues and collections and any other sums 

9 accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2025, ex10 cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 

11 in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 

12 authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed13 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 

14 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex15 cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 

16 GENERAL ACTIVITIES

17 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

18 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro19 vided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the 

20 management of real and personal property assets and cer21 tain administrative services; Government-wide policy sup22 port responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor 

23 vehicles, information technology management, and related 

24 technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 


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1 U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by 

2 statute; $69,000,000. 

3 OPERATING EXPENSES

4 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro5 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 

6 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis7 posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction and 

8 management; $52,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 

9 is for official reception and representation expenses. 

10 CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

11 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro12 vided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian 

13 Board of Contract Appeals, $10,000,000, of which 

14 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

15 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

17 General and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

18 $72,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 

19 shall be available for information technology enhance20 ments related to providing a modern technology case man21 agement solutions: Provided further, That not to exceed 

22 $50,000 shall be available for payment for information 

23 and detection of fraud against the Government, including 

24 payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Pro25 vided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 


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1 for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and pri2 vate citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives result3 ing in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 

4 ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER

5 PRESIDENTS

6 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 

7 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 

8 $5,500,000. 

9 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 

12 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses author13 ized by law in support of interagency projects that enable 

14 the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 

15 activities electronically, through the development and im16 plementation of innovative uses of information technology; 

17 $55,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 

18 Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may 

19 be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the pur20 pose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided fur21 ther, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, 

22 and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available 

23 until expended for necessary expenses in support of inter24 agency projects that enable the Federal Government to en25 hance its ability to conduct activities electronically through 


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1 the development and implementation of innovative uses of 

2 information technology in the aggregate amount not to ex3 ceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, 

4 revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 

5 Fund during fiscal year 2025 in excess of such amount 

6 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 

7 expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 

8 Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, 

9 up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions 

10 and full-time hires to support activities related to the Ad11 ministration’s requirements under title II of the Founda12 tions for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Pub13 lic Law 115–435): Provided further, That the transfer au14 thorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other 

15 transfer authority provided in this Act. 

16 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 

19 Transition Act of 1963 (Public Law 88–277), as amended 

20 (in this heading referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), $10,202,314, 

21 of which $6,971,863 is available for activities authorized 

22 by sections 3(a)(1) through 3(a)(7) and 3(a)(10) of the 

23 Act; $2,730,451 is available for activities authorized by 

24 section 5 of the Act; and not to exceed $500,000 is avail25 able for activities authorized by subsections 3(a)(8) and 


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1 3(a)(9) of the Act: Provided, That such amounts may be 

2 transferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisition Services 

3 Fund’’ or ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obliga4 tions incurred prior to enactment of this Act for the pur5 poses provided herein related to the Presidential election 

6 in 2024: Provided further, That in the case where the 

7 President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case 

8 where the Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice 

9 President, $10,202,314 is permanently cancelled, pursu10 ant to subsection 3(g) of the Act: Provided further, That 

11 amounts available under this heading shall be in addition 

12 to any other amounts available for such purposes. 

13 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For the Working Capital Fund of the General Serv16 ices Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until 

17 expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Adminis18 trator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide 

19 support services for Federal rulemaking agencies. 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES

21 ADMINISTRATION

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 540. Funds available to the General Services 

24 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 

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1 SEC. 541. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 

2 made available for fiscal year 2025 for Federal Buildings 

3 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 

4 only to the extent necessary to meet program require5 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap6 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 

7 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

8 SEC. 542. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 

9 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 

10 a fiscal year 2026 request for United States Courthouse 

11 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 

12 standards for construction as established and approved by 

13 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con14 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 

16 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 

17 Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 

18 standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 

19 to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 

20 SEC. 543. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

21 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 

22 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 

23 other service usually provided through the Federal Build24 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 

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1 mined by the General Services Administration in consider2 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 

3 (Public Law 92–313). 

4 SEC. 544. From funds made available under the 

5 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail6 ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 

7 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 

8 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav9 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti10 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Senate. 

12 SEC. 545. In any case in which the Committee on 

13 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub15 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 

16 authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con17 gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin18 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 

19 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 

20 to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 

21 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter22 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 

23 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro24 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 

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1 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 

3 the resolution. 

4 SEC. 546. With respect to projects funded under the 

5 heading ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Adminis6 trator of General Services shall submit a spending plan 

7 and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the 

8 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent9 atives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 547. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this Act may be made available 

13 for the purchase of real property by the General Services 

14 Administration, unless as needed for a project authorized 

15 pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307. 

16 SEC. 548. None of the funds made available by this 

17 or any other appropriations Act under the heading ‘‘Gen18 eral Services Administration—Federal Buildings Fund’’ 

19 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (in this section 

20 referred to as the ‘‘FBI’’) Headquarters Consolidation, 

21 may be obligated or expended until the General Services 

22 Administration provides the Committee with a detailed 

23 plan and timeline to support the District of Columbia24 based personnel by— 


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1 (1) keeping the current FBI headquarters oper2 ational; or 

3 (2) identifying another Federally owned location 

4 in the District of Columbia that can serve as the 

5 FBI headquarters building. 

6 SEC. 549. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to finalize, promulgate, or implement the 

8 rule proposed by the General Services Administration enti9 tled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Green10 house Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial 

11 Risk’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 68312 (November 14, 2022)), or to 

12 propose, promulgate, or implement any substantially simi13 lar rule or policy. 

14 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 

17 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub18 lic Law 93–642, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex19 pended. 

20 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

24 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza25 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 


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1 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 

2 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author3 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 

4 District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 

5 motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 

6 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa7 tion expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2026, and in addition not to exceed 

9 $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 

10 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap11 peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 

12 and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 

13 Systems Protection Board. 

14 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL

15 FOUNDATION

16 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

19 Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 

20 Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 

21 seq.), $1,782,000, to remain available for direct expendi22 ture until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 

23 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available 

24 to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of 

25 Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 


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1 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all current 

2 and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspec3 tor General of the Department of the Interior will remain 

4 available until expended for audits and investigations of 

5 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 

6 consistent with chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, 

7 and for annual independent financial audits of the Morris 

8 K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to 

9 the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 

10 107–289): Provided further, That previous amounts trans11 ferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Depart12 ment of the Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. 

13 Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual inde14 pendent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 

15 Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–289): Provided 

16 further, That any interest earned during fiscal year 2025 

17 from investments made from discretionary appropriations 

18 to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund 

19 after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. §5606(b)(1) shall be 

20 available until expended. 

21 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

22 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu23 tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi24 ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 

25 $3,904,000, to remain available until expended. 


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1 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

2 OPERATING EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin4 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis5 tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 

6 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re7 view and declassification of documents, the activities of 

8 the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 

9 and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 

10 hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al11 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

12 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 

13 $427,250,000, of which $30,000,000 shall remain avail14 able until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the 

15 Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, 

16 manage, and store Government records. 

17 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

19 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

20 General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 

21 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and chapter 4 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

23 $5,920,000. 


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1 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

2 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar3 chives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment 

4 for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for 

5 holdings, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND

7 RECORDS COMMISSION GRANTS PROGRAM

8 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 

9 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 

10 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended. 

12 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

13 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

14 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 

15 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, 

16 and 9910, $3,423,000 shall be available until September 

17 30, 2025, for technical assistance to low-income des18 ignated credit unions. 

19 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

22 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the chapter 131 

23 of title 5, United States Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 

24 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter 

25 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, 


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1 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental 

2 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else3 where, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 

4 $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 

5 $22,386,000. 

6 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

10 Office of Personnel Management in this heading referred 

11 to as ‘‘OPM’’ pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 

12 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, in13 cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 

14 examinations performed for veterans by private physicians 

15 on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District 

16 of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehi17 cles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and rep18 resentation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or sub19 sistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act 

20 activities require an employee to remain overnight at his 

21 or her post of duty, $198,137,000: Provided, That of the 

22 total amount made available under this heading, 

23 $10,710,000 may remain available until expended, for in24 formation technology modernization, and shall be in addi25 tion to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: 


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1 Provided further, That of the total amount made available 

2 under this heading, $1,445,000 may be made available for 

3 strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisi4 tion workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Pro5 curement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et 

6 seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and re7 tention of such workforce and information technology in 

8 support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for man9 agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 

10 and in addition $241,000,000 for administrative expenses, 

11 to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM 

12 without regard to other statutes, including direct procure13 ment of printed materials, for the retirement and insur14 ance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of 

15 this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use ap16 plicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 

17 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 

18 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 

19 this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex20 penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 

21 pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 

22 or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 

23 That the President’s Commission on White House Fel24 lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo25 ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2025, accept donaVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:41 Jun 18, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8773.RH H8773

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1 tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 

2 further, That such donations, including those from prior 

3 years, may be used for the development of publicity mate4 rials to provide information about the White House Fel5 lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 

6 travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala7 ries of employees of such Commission: Provided further, 

8 That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available 

9 under this heading may be transferred to an information 

10 technology working capital fund established for purposes 

11 authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the 

12 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 

13 (Public Law 115–91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided 

14 further, That the OPM Director shall notify, and receive 

15 approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the 

16 House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 

17 in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: 

18 Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund 

19 under such transfer authority from any organizational cat20 egory of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such or21 ganizational category’s budget as identified in the report 

22 required by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That 

23 amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available 

24 for obligation through September 30, 2028. 


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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 

6 5, United States Code, including services as authorized by 

7 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

8 $7,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $31,000,000 

9 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro10 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage11 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans12 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 

13 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 

14 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author15 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 

16 and elsewhere. 

17 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

20 Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized 

21 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for wit22 nesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co23 lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi24 cles, $31,585,000. 


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1 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib4 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 

5 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 

6 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to remain avail7 able until September 30, 2026. 

8 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re11 form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 

12 Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $3,605,000, 

13 to remain available until expended. 

14 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex17 change Commission, including services as authorized by 

18 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 

19 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 

20 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa21 tion expenses, $2,004,663,000, to remain available until 

22 expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for 

23 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 

24 $275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat 

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1 sions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be avail2 able for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted 

3 by the Commission with foreign governmental and other 

4 regulatory officials, members of their delegations and 

5 staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, 

6 such expenses to include necessary logistic and adminis7 trative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and 

8 foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental ex9 penses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and 

10 (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not more 

11 than $644,719,000 shall be for the Division of Enforce12 ment. 

13 In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 

14 replication, and related costs associated with replacement 

15 leases for the Commission’s office facilities, not to exceed 

16 $8,400,000, to remain available until expended. 

17 For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 

18 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 

19 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2025, all amounts appropriated 

20 under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap21 propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2025: Pro22 vided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 

23 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 

24 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 

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1 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 

2 for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed 

3 $8,400,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available 

4 until expended for move, replication, and related costs 

5 under this heading associated with replacement leases for 

6 the Commission’s office facilities: Provided further, That 

7 the total amount appropriated under this heading from 

8 the general fund for fiscal year 2025 shall be reduced as 

9 such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final 

10 total fiscal year 2025 appropriation from the general fund 

11 estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That if 

12 any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and 

13 related costs associated with replacement leases for the 

14 Commission’s office facilities is subsequently de-obligated 

15 by the Commission, such amount that was derived from 

16 the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, 

17 and such amounts that were derived from fees or assess18 ments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each na19 tional securities exchange and national securities associa20 tion, respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments 

21 paid by such national securities exchange or national secu22 rities association under section 31 of the Securities Ex23 change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2025. 


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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SECURITIES AND

2 EXCHANGE COMMISSION

3 SEC. 550. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 

5 entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Cli6 mate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 

7 21668 (March 28, 2024)) or any substantially similar 

8 rule. 

9 SEC. 551. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 

11 rulemaking entitled ‘‘Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk 

12 Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N13 PORT Reporting’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 77172 (December 16, 

14 2022)). 

15 SEC. 552. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 

17 rulemakings entitled ‘‘Regulation Best Execution’’, 

18 ‘‘Order Competition Rule’’, and ‘‘Regulation NMS: Min19 imum Pricing Increments, Access Fees, and Transparency 

20 of Better Priced Order’’. 

21 SEC. 553. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used to compel a private company to make 

23 a public offering under the Securities Act of 1933 by 

24 amending the ‘‘held of record’’ definition under section 

25 12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 


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1 SEC. 554. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 

3 rulemaking entitled ‘‘Safeguarding Advisory Client As4 sets’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 14672 (March 9, 2023)). 

5 SEC. 555. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to implement any program that requires 

7 a national securities exchange, a national securities asso8 ciation, or a member of such an exchange or association 

9 to collect and provide personally identifiable information 

10 with respect to a retail market participant to meet the re11 quirements relating to an order or a reportable event 

12 under section 242.613(c)(7) of title 17, Code of Federal 

13 Regulations, or any successor regulations thereof. 

14 SEC. 556. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to review or approve the budget for the 

16 Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as de17 scribed in 15 U.S.C. 7219, until the FASB withdraws the 

18 Accounting Standards Update on Income Tax Disclosures 

19 issued in December 2023 (No. 2023-09). 

20 SEC. 557. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to develop, promulgate, finalize, imple22 ment, or enforce rulemaking that would, directly or indi23 rectly, create new disclosure requirements under Regula24 tion D or lower the amount of money an issuer can raise 

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1 SEC. 558. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to implement or enforce ‘‘Staff Account3 ing Bulletin No. 121’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 21015 (April 11, 

4 2022)). 

5 SEC. 559. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 

7 entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Gov8 ernance, and Incident Disclosure’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 51896 

9 (August 4, 2023)). 

10 SEC. 560. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to carry out an enforcement action re12 lated to a digital asset transaction, except for enforcement 

13 actions related to fraud or market manipulation, unless 

14 (1) the Securities and Exchange Commission has promul15 gated a regulation that clarifies which digital assets are 

16 securities under existing law, or (2) Congress passes legis17 lation that gives the Securities and Exchange Commission 

18 regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction over digital assets 

19 and it is signed into law by the President. 

20 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys23 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 

24 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 

25 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 


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1 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv2 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 

3 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

4 $31,300,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 

5 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 

6 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 

7 deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na8 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 

9 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con10 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 

11 Forces of the United States. 

12 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

15 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 

16 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 

17 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex18 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex19 penses, $305,378,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 

20 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 

21 lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis22 trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub23 lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 

24 and certain loan program activities, including fees author25 ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 


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1 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 

2 received from all such activities shall be credited to this 

3 account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 

4 out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro5 vided further, That the Small Business Administration 

6 may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 

7 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec8 tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 

9 fiscal year 2025: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 

10 be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 

11 System, to be available until September 30, 2026: Pro12 vided further, That $15,500,000 shall be available for 

13 costs associated with the certification of small business 

14 concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-dis15 abled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the Small 

16 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f–1; 657f), respectively, and 

17 section 862 of Public Law 116–283, to be available until 

18 September 30, 2026. 

19 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

20 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en21 trepreneurial and small business development, 

22 $299,550,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2026: Provided, That $140,000,000 shall be available to 

24 fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2025 or fiscal 

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1 ness Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 shall be for 

2 marketing, management, and technical assistance under 

3 section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

4 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 

5 the microloan program: Provided further, That 

6 $20,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 

7 carry out export programs that assist small business con8 cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 

9 Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 

10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

12 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 

13 5, United States Code, $42,020,000. 

14 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 

16 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 

17 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi18 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $10,109,000, 

19 to remain available until expended. 

20 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain 

23 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in24 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de25 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 


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1 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 

2 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 

3 2025 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 

4 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and com5 mitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of 

6 section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 

7 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggre8 gate, $12,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fis9 cal year 2025 commitments for general business loans au10 thorized under paragraphs (1) through (35) of section 

11 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 

12 $32,500,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term 

13 loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 

14 by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 

15 year 2025 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 

16 under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 

17 Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided 

18 further, That during fiscal year 2025, guarantees of trust 

19 certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi20 ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 

21 $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 

22 to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

23 $162,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged 

24 with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 


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1 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

4 loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 

5 Business Act, $175,000,000, to be available until ex6 pended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector 

7 General of the Small Business Administration for audits 

8 and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro9 grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 

10 appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of 

11 which $165,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses 

12 of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 

13 program, which may be transferred to and merged with 

14 the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 

15 which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 

16 for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 

17 and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex18 penses: Provided, That, of the funds provided under this 

19 heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disasters de20 clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

21 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Pro22 vided further, That the amount for major disasters under 

23 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 

24 disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 


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1 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

2 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 570. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria7 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 

8 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans9 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro10 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

11 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

12 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

13 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail14 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

15 with the procedures set forth in that section. 

16 SEC. 571. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria17 tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad18 ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 

19 and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans20 ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys21 tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 

22 as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 

23 A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

24 Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 

25 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 


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1 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent2 atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 

3 to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 

4 for obligation through September 30, 2028. 

5 SEC. 572. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to carry out an enforcement action 

7 against a recipient of Federal assistance for a major dis8 aster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

9 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

10 seq.) in any case in which such recipient— 

11 (1) is unable to make monthly repayments for 

12 a duplication of benefits under section 312 of the 

13 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 

14 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155); and 

15 (2) has not yet received Community Develop16 ment Block Grant funds for which such recipient is 

17 eligible. 

18 SEC. 573. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used by the Small Business Administration 

20 to further fund or transfer funds to the Community Navi21 gator Pilot Program established under section 5004 of the 

22 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9013). 

23 SEC. 574. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used by the Small Business Administration 

25 to fund climate change initiatives. 


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1 SEC. 575. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to create, implement, administer, expand, 

3 or enforce a direct lending program by the Small Business 

4 Administration not in effect on January 1, 2024. 

5 SEC. 576. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to hire staff at the District of Columbia 

7 office until the Small Business Administration senior area 

8 manager position at the Coachella Valley, California, sat9 ellite office is staffed by at least one individual. 

10 SEC. 577. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to carry out the memorandum of under12 standing between the Small Business Administration and 

13 the Michigan Department of State, dated March 18, 2024, 

14 relating to the provision of voter registration services in 

15 Michigan. 

16 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

17 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

18 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 

19 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub20 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 

21 States Code, $49,750,000: Provided, That mail for over22 seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 

23 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

24 to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to imple25 ment any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 


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1 or employee of any State or local child support enforce2 ment agency, or any individual participating in a State 

3 or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for 

4 information requested or provided concerning an address 

5 of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 

6 funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 

7 close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 

8 further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 

9 continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational 

10 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as author11 ized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

12 Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 

13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

17 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 

18 5, United States Code, $274,000,000, to be derived by 

19 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 

20 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account21 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 

22 UNITED STATES TAX COURT

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 

25 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 


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1 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa2 tion expenses, $55,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re3 main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex4 penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi5 cate of the judge. 


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1 TITLE VI 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

3 SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

4 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

5 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

6 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

7 funded in this Act. 

8 SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

9 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

10 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria11 tions, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority 

12 in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless 

13 expressly so provided herein. 

14 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 

15 under this Act for any consulting service through procure16 ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 

17 to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 

18 of public record and available for public inspection, except 

19 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex20 isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 

21 SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 

22 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in23 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

24 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro25 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 


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1 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 

3 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac4 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 

5 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol6 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 

7 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 

8 SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

9 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

10 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

11 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

13 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

14 person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap15 ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

16 SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

17 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre18 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund19 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex20 penditure in fiscal year 2025, or provided from any ac21 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

22 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

23 available for obligation or expenditure through a re24 programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 

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1 funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 

2 for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con3 gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac4 tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 

5 House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 

6 purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac7 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 

8 is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi9 ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 

10 creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un11 less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap12 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen13 ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 

14 restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 

15 or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 

16 consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 

17 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur18 ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact19 ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 

20 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 

21 the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 

22 the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans23 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 

24 That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 

25 for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee 


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1 equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 

2 to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 

3 budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust4 ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

5 fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 

6 each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 

7 level by object class and program, project, and activity as 

8 detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 

9 budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which10 ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 

11 for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 

12 for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 

13 discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 

14 and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 

15 interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 

16 or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 

17 be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 

18 required date that the report has not been submitted to 

19 the Congress. 

20 SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

21 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

22 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2025 from 

23 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

24 for fiscal year 2025 in this Act, shall remain available 

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1 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

2 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

3 House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 

4 prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 

5 That these requests shall be made in compliance with re6 programming guidelines. 

7 SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 

8 this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi9 dent to request— 

10 (1) any official background investigation report 

11 on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves12 tigation; or 

13 (2) a determination with respect to the treat14 ment of an organization as described in section 

15 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

16 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 

17 Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 

18 Internal Revenue Service. 

19 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 

20 (1) in the case of an official background inves21 tigation report, if such individual has given express 

22 written consent for such request not more than 6 

23 months prior to the date of such request and during 

24 the same presidential administration; or 


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1 (2) if such request is required due to extraor2 dinary circumstances involving national security. 

3 SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul4 gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 

5 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed6 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 

7 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 

8 SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 

9 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 

10 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of11 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 

12 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 

13 expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made 

14 available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 

15 to court approval. 

16 SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 

17 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 

18 expenses in connection with any health plan under the fed19 eral employees health benefits program which provides any 

20 benefits or coverage for abortions. 

21 SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 

22 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 

23 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 

24 result of an act of rape or incest. 


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1 SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 

2 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur3 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 

4 forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu5 larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 

6 to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa7 tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 

8 United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 

9 in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 

10 SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 

11 United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu12 latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac13 cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 

14 commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 

15 non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex16 penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 

17 to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func18 tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em19 ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 

20 is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 

21 or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 

22 to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 

23 person or entity is an organization described in section 

24 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex25 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 


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1 SEC. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

2 of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 

3 authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 

4 construction or alteration of real property for office, meet5 ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 

6 Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of7 fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 

8 case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 

9 with the current lessor. 

10 (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 

11 emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 

12 the President to require emergency leasing authority with 

13 respect to such agency. 

14 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 

15 agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 

16 provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen17 eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 

18 Service. 

19 SEC. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the fol20 lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 

21 (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 

22 102). 

23 (2) Payments to— 

24 (A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 

25 (28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 


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1 (B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 

2 (28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 

3 (C) the United States Court of Federal 

4 Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 

5 178(l)). 

6 (3) Payment of Government contributions— 

7 (A) with respect to the health benefits of 

8 retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 

9 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 

10 Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 

11 Stat. 849); and 

12 (B) with respect to the life insurance bene13 fits for employees retiring after December 31, 

14 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 

15 (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 

16 new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 

17 Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 

18 8348). 

19 (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 

20 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 

21 Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 

22 III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 

23 States Code. 

24 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex25 empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 


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1 otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con2 tained in this Act. 

3 SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to 

5 complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working 

6 Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Pro7 posed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regu8 latory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working Group on 

9 Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 

10 No. 13563. 

11 SEC. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch 

12 agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In13 formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par14 ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 

15 related to information technology. 

16 (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 

17 agency funded by this Act that are available for informa18 tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con19 sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 

20 budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 

21 of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 

22 as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of23 ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 

24 Officer of the agency and budget officials. 


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1 SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 

3 33 of title 44, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 622. None of the funds made available in this 

5 Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 

6 disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv7 ice to the public or remote computing service of the con8 tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec9 tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 

10 in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 

11 in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 

12 Constitution of the United States. 

13 SEC. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 

14 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 

15 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail16 able to the department or agency over which that Inspec17 tor General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 

18 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that In19 spector General’s access to such records, documents, or 

20 other materials, under any provision of law, except a provi21 sion of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 

22 and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of ac23 cess. A department or agency covered by this section shall 

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1 ner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with 

2 statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the informa3 tion provided by the establishment over which that Inspec4 tor General has responsibilities under the chapter 4 of title 

5 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered 

6 by this section shall report to the Committees on Appro7 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

8 within five calendar days any failures to comply with this 

9 requirement. 

10 SEC. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

11 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 

12 to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 

13 the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 

14 competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 

15 that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec16 tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

17 in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 

18 shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel19 oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter20 native to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided further, That 

21 any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing 

22 high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommuni23 cations carriers until support under such mechanism com24 mences. 


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1 SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

3 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

4 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

5 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

6 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

7 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 

8 criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activi9 ties, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 

10 activity. 

11 SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 

13 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 

14 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 

15 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 

16 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 

17 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government18 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 

19 overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 

20 such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 

21 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

22 SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under 

23 this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac24 tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 

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1 Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 

2 the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 

3 in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 

4 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 

6 determination. 

7 (b) None of the funds made available under this Act 

8 may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 

9 than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 

10 States, at any single conference occurring outside the 

11 United States unless the agency or entity determines that 

12 such attendance is in the national interest and advance 

13 notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in15 cludes the basis of that determination. 

16 SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 

18 the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this 

19 Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

20 10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

21 SEC. 629. In addition to any amounts appropriated 

22 or otherwise made available for expenses related to en23 hancements to www.oversight.gov, $450,000, to remain 

24 available until expended, shall be provided for an addi25 tional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General 


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1 Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) 

2 of chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That 

3 these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any 

4 authority available to the Council of the Inspectors Gen5 eral on Integrity and Efficiency under section 424 of title 

6 5, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 

9 public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man10 agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 

11 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 

12 transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

14 SEC. 631. Federal agencies funded under this Act 

15 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 

16 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 

17 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub18 lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex19 pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 

20 this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 

21 available to the agency for advertising or other commu22 nications regarding the programs and activities of the 

23 agency. 

24 SEC. 632. When issuing statements, press releases, 

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1 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 

2 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 

3 funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— 

4 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro5 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 

6 money; 

7 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 

8 project or program; and 

9 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 

10 costs of the project or program that will be financed 

11 by non-governmental sources. 

12 SEC. 633. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis14 sion to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, 

15 or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, 

16 contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid 

17 to trade associations. 

18 SEC. 634. Not later than 45 days after the last day 

19 of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall sub20 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

21 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re22 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 

23 quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the 

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1 SEC. 635. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to procure electric vehicles, electric vehi3 cle batteries, electric vehicle charging stations or infra4 structure. 

5 SEC. 636. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this Act may be used to implement, 

7 enforce, or otherwise carry out Executive Order No. 14037 

8 of August 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 43583, relating to 

9 Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and 

10 Trucks), Executive Order No. 14057 of December 8, 2021 

11 (86 Fed. Reg. 70935, relating to Catalyzing Clean Energy 

12 Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability), Ex13 ecutive Order No. 14096 of April 21, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 

14 25251, relating to Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment 

15 to Environmental Justice for All), Executive Order No. 

16 13990 of January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7037, relating 

17 to Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Re18 storing Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis), Executive 

19 Order No. 14008 of January 27, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 

20 7619, relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 

21 Abroad), Executive Order No. 14030 of May 20, 2021 (86 

22 Fed. Reg. 27967, relating to Climate-Related Financial 

23 Risk), Executive Order No. 14082 of September 12, 2022 

24 (87 Fed. Reg. 56861, relating to Implementation of the 

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1 duction Act of 2022), and section 6 of Executive Order 

2 No. 14013 of February 4, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg 8839, relat3 ing to Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs To Resettle 

4 Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change 

5 on Migration). 

6 SEC. 637. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 

8 activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 

9 or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 

10 SEC. 638. None of the funds appropriated or other11 wise made available by this Act may be made available 

12 to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out the 

13 Equity Action Plans of the Department of Treasury, the 

14 Federal Communications Commission, the General Serv15 ices Administration, the Office of Personnel Management 

16 or any other Federal agency diversity, equity, or inclusion 

17 initiative, as well as Executive Order No. 13985 of Janu18 ary 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009, relating to advancing 

19 racial equity and support for underserved communities 

20 through the Federal Government), Executive Order No. 

21 14035 of June 21, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34596, relating 

22 to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the Fed23 eral workforce), or Executive Order No. 14091 of Feb24 ruary 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relating to further 


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1 advancing racial equity and support for underserved com2 munities through the Federal Government). 

3 SEC. 639. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be made available to support, directly or indi5 rectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any laboratory 

6 owned or controlled by the governments of the People’s 

7 Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Re8 public of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 

9 the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Ven10 ezuela under the regime of Nicola ́s Maduro Moros, or any 

11 other country determined by the Secretary of State to be 

12 a foreign adversary. 

13 SEC. 640. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to enforce the requirements in section 

15 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

16 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)) that the solicitation of 

17 contributions from member corporations stockholders and 

18 executive or administrative personnel, and the families of 

19 such stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must 

20 be separately and specifically approved by the member cor21 poration involved prior to such solicitation, and that such 

22 member corporation does not approve any such solicitation 

23 by more than one such trade association in any calendar 

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1 SEC. 641. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec2 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 

3 title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 

4 none of the funds provided by this Act shall be used in 

5 whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against 

6 a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person 

7 speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held reli8 gious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or 

9 should be recognized as, a union of one man and one 

10 woman. 

11 (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 

12 subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 

13 taken by the Federal Government to— 

14 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 

15 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as16 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp17 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter18 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 

19 in subsection (a); 

20 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur21 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 

22 such person; 

23 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 

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1 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li2 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 

3 other similar position or status from or to such per4 son; or 

5 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth6 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 

7 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 

8 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 

9 degree from an educational program, from or to 

10 such person. 

11 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 

12 The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li13 censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 

14 that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec15 tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 

16 such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per17 son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 

18 religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 

19 (a). 

20 SEC. 642. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to develop, finalize, or implement the pro22 posed regulation titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sec23 tor of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under title 

24 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act 

25 (88 Fed. Reg. 65350 (Sept. 22, 2023)). 


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1 SEC. 643. The Postmaster General of the United 

2 States Postal Service shall notify in writing any Member 

3 of Congress at least 30 days before the Postal Service re4 leases any stamp (including special stamps, semipostal 

5 stamps, and any other stamp) depicting a landmark in, 

6 a significant event or commemoration of an event that oc7 curred in, or an individual from, in the case of a Member 

8 of the House of Representatives, the district or State the 

9 Member represents or, in the case of a Senator, the State 

10 the Senator represents. In this section, the term ‘‘Member 

11 of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

12 2106 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include 

13 the Vice President. 

14 SEC. 644. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act may be used to fly or display a flag over or within 

16 a facility of the Federal Government other than the flag 

17 of the United States, a flag bearing an official U.S. Gov18 ernment seal or insignia, or the Prisoner of War/Missing 

19 in Action flag. 

20 SEC. 645. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth21 erwise made available to the United States Postal Service 

22 by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following 

23 persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting over24 sight, any facility owned or leased by the United States 

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1 terials, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collec2 tion, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary 

3 thereto, or to make any temporary modification at any 

4 such facility that in any way alters what is observed by 

5 a visiting member of Congress or such designated em6 ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence 

7 of such modification: 

8 (1) A Member of Congress. 

9 (2) An employee of the United States House of 

10 Representatives or the United States Senate des11 ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this 

12 section. 

13 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re14 quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the 

15 intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for 

16 the purpose of conducting oversight. 

17 TITLE VII 

18 GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

19 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 

22 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 

23 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2025 shall obligate 

24 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen25 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 


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1 administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en2 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 

3 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 

4 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

5 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 

6 agency, or instrumentality. 

7 SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 

8 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 

9 in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United 

10 States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve11 hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforce12 ment vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance 

13 vehicles, and police type), is hereby fixed at $40,000 ex14 cept station wagons for which the maximum shall be 

15 $41,140: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by 

16 not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: Provided fur17 ther, That the limits set forth in this section may not be 

18 exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid ve19 hicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions 

20 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Develop21 ment, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, 

22 That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded 

23 by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles 

24 acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost 

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1 ther, That the limits set forth in this section shall not 

2 apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which 

3 operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to 

4 electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell ve5 hicles. 

6 SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart7 ments and independent establishments for the current fis8 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex9 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 

10 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 

11 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 

12 SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 

13 the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con14 tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 

15 compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern16 ment of the United States (including any agency the ma17 jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 

18 of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti19 nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 

20 of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit21 ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 

22 outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 

23 is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant24 ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 

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1 then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 

2 allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur3 poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 

4 shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require5 ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 

6 being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 

7 of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub8 mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec9 essary: Provided further, That any person making a false 

10 affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 

11 shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 

12 more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the 

13 above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in sub14 stitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 

15 further, That any payment made to any officer or em16 ployee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 

17 recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 

18 further, That this section shall not apply to any person 

19 who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 

20 United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or 

21 to international broadcasters employed by the Broad22 casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 

23 of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 

24 service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 

25 Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 


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1 employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 

2 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart3 ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 

4 to an agreement with another country. 

5 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart6 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec7 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex8 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 

9 Services Administration for charges for space and services 

10 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build11 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 

12 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 

13 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 

14 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 

15 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 

16 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re17 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 

18 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 

19 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre20 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex21 pended for the following purposes: 

22 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 

23 and recycling programs as described in Executive 

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1 such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 

2 the Executive order. 

3 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man4 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 

5 development and implementation of hazardous waste 

6 management and pollution prevention programs. 

7 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 

8 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 

9 Federal agency. 

10 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 

11 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 

12 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 

13 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 

14 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 

15 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 

16 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 

17 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 

18 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 

19 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 

20 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex21 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 

22 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 

23 correspondingly reduced. 

24 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 

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1 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 

2 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 

3 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 

4 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 

5 financial support from more than one agency or instru6 mentality. 

7 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 

8 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 

9 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 

10 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 

11 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 

12 United States. 

13 SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 

14 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 

15 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 

16 President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 

17 be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 

18 or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 

19 head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 

20 make improvements for any such office, unless advance 

21 notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 

22 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec24 tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of25 fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 


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1 used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 

2 directly controlled by the individual. 

3 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec4 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

5 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

6 the interagency funding of national security and emer7 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 

8 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti9 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 

10 2012). 

11 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 

12 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 

13 any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 

14 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 

15 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol16 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com17 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 

18 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 

19 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 

20 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 

21 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer22 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage23 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi24 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 

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1 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 

2 Federal employees or members of the armed forces de3 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 

4 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 

5 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 

6 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 

7 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 

8 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 

9 Government, who— 

10 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat11 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em12 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 

13 direct oral or written communication or contact with 

14 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 

15 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 

16 to the employment of such other officer or employee 

17 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 

18 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 

19 whether such communication or contact is at the ini20 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re21 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 

22 committee, or subcommittee; or 

23 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 

24 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 

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1 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis2 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti3 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em4 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 

5 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 

6 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 

7 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 

8 communication or contact of such other officer or 

9 employee with any Member, committee, or sub10 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 

11 (1); 

12 (3) unjustifiably refuses to comply with a duly 

13 issued and valid congressional subpoena. 

14 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 

15 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 

16 any employee training that— 

17 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl18 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

19 performance of official duties; 

20 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev21 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

22 some participants; 

23 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

24 of the content and methods to be used in the train25 ing and written end of course evaluation; 


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1 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

2 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

3 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em4 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

5 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

6 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par7 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

8 workplace. 

9 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

10 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

11 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

12 SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

13 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu14 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu15 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 

16 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 

17 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 

18 or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla19 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 

20 to the Congress itself. 

21 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

22 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed23 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 

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1 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 

2 competent jurisdiction. 

3 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 

4 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 

5 information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mail6 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 

7 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Senate. 

10 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 

11 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 

12 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa13 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 

14 authorized by Congress. 

15 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 

16 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 

17 under 5 U.S.C. 105; 

18 (2) includes a military department, as defined 

19 under section 102 of such title and includes the 

20 United States Postal Service. 

21 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu22 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 

23 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 

24 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 

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1 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 

2 effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 

3 in the performance of official duties. 

4 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec5 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

6 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 

7 or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 

8 Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 

9 finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 

10 costs. 

11 SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec12 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart13 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 

14 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government15 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of16 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 

17 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 

18 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 

19 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis20 trator of General Services to support Government-wide 

21 and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 

22 procurement, and other management innovations, initia23 tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 

24 reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 

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1 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des2 ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man3 agement Council for overall management improvement ini4 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 

5 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 

6 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 

7 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia8 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure9 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun10 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur11 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 

12 not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 

13 duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 

14 Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 

15 and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide inno16 vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 

17 the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 

18 Services Administration, Government-Wide Policy’’ during 

19 fiscal year 2025 shall remain available for obligation 

20 through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That not 

21 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc22 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta23 tion with the Administrator of General Services, shall sub24 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

25 of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 


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1 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen2 ate, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

3 of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for 

4 the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided fur5 ther, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: 

6 (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under 

7 this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred 

8 or reimbursed in fiscal year 2025; (ii) a detailed break9 down of the purposes for all funds estimated to be trans10 ferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including 

11 total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose 

12 salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where appli13 cable, a description of the funds intended for use by or 

14 for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where 

15 applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by 

16 or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Con17 gress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimburse18 ments may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days 

19 following notification of the Committees on Appropriations 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 

21 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

22 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 

24 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 


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1 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 

2 the location. 

3 SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec4 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

5 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

6 the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 

7 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 

8 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 

9 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 

10 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 

11 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re12 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 

13 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

15 and the Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, 

16 and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 

17 Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of 

18 this Act. 

19 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 

20 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 

21 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 

22 funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 

23 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 

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1 funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 

2 funds. 

3 SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY

4 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 

5 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 

6 be used by any Federal agency— 

7 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 

8 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 

9 personally identifiable information relating to an in10 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern11 ment Internet site of the agency; or 

12 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 

13 party (including another government agency) to col14 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de15 rived from any means, that includes any personally 

16 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 

17 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 

18 site. 

19 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 

20 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 

21 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 

22 identify particular persons; 

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1 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu2 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 

3 applicable law; or 

4 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 

5 that is a system security action taken by the oper6 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 

7 to providing the Internet site services or to pro8 tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 

9 Internet site. 

10 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac12 tions to implement, interpret, or enforce authorities 

13 provided in law. 

14 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina15 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ16 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 

17 condition, management practices and policies and 

18 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 

19 law. 

20 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

21 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 

22 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 

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1 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 

2 with— 

3 (1) any of the following religious plans: 

4 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 

5 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 

6 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 

7 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 

8 religious beliefs. 

9 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 

10 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub11 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 

12 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 

13 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 

14 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 

15 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re16 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 

17 SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur18 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 

19 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 

20 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu21 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 

22 oversight authorities. 

23 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de25 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 


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1 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 

2 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov3 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 

4 ownership pilot program. 

5 SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

7 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 

8 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 

9 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im10 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per11 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 

12 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg13 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 

14 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 

15 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 

16 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 

18 or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig19 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 

20 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 

21 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

22 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 

23 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is author24 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 


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1 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 

2 cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 

3 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

4 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 

5 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 

6 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis7 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 

8 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre9 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 

10 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 

11 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 

13 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 

14 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 

15 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap16 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

17 other Act may be used for any Federal Government con18 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 

19 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 

20 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 

21 or any subsidiary of such an entity. 

22 (b) WAIVERS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 

24 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern25 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 


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1 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re2 quired in the interest of national security. 

3 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 

4 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 

5 such issuance to Congress. 

6 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 

7 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 

9 pursuant to such contract. 

10 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2025, for each employee 

11 who— 

12 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 

13 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 

14 (2) retires under any other provision of sub15 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 

16 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa17 rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 

18 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 

19 equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver20 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 

21 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 

22 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 

23 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis24 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 

25 5, United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re3 quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 

4 to disclose any of the following information as a condition 

5 of submitting the offer: 

6 (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 

7 expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse8 ment for an electioneering communication that is 

9 made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 

10 of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 

11 election for Federal office or to a political com12 mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 

13 election for Federal office. 

14 (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 

15 payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 

16 entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 

17 or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 

18 reasonable expectation that the person will use the 

19 funds to make a payment described in paragraph 

20 (1). 

21 (b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 

22 ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘election23 eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 

24 ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 


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1 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 

2 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 

4 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 

5 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Govern6 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a Mem7 ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com8 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 

9 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 

10 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 

11 SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

12 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 

13 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 

14 2025, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 

15 prevailing rate employee described in section 

16 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 

17 (A) during the period from the date of expira18 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec19 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef20 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust21 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2025, in an 

22 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli23 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 

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1 (B) during the period consisting of the remain2 der of fiscal year 2025, in an amount that exceeds, 

3 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 

4 payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 

5 sum of— 

6 (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 

7 in fiscal year 2025 under section 5303 of title 

8 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 

9 under the General Schedule; and 

10 (ii) the difference between the overall aver11 age percentage of the locality-based com12 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 

13 2025 under section 5304 of such title (whether 

14 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av15 erage percentage of such payments which was 

16 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 

17 section. 

18 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

19 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 

20 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

21 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 

22 may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 

23 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 

24 be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli25 cable to such employee. 


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1 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay2 able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 

3 who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 

4 30, 2024, shall be determined under regulations pre5 scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 

6 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 

7 of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 

8 may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 

9 30, 2024, except to the extent determined by the Office 

10 of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur11 pose of this subsection. 

12 (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 

13 for service performed after September 30, 2024. 

14 (6) For the purpose of administering any provision 

15 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre16 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em17 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu18 tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 

19 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 

20 or basic pay payable after the application of this sub21 section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 

22 (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 

23 permit or require the payment to any employee covered 

24 by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 

25 be payable were this subsection not in effect. 


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1 (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 

2 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub3 section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 

4 necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali5 fied employees. 

6 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 

7 in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 

8 take place in fiscal year 2025 under sections 5344 and 

9 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 

10 (1) not less than the percentage received by em11 ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 

12 are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 

13 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 

14 States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ15 ees at locations where there are no employees whose 

16 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 

17 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 

18 employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 

19 United States Code, shall be considered to be located 

20 in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 

21 States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 

23 (2) effective as of the first day of the first ap24 plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 

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1 SEC. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch de2 partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 

3 this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 

4 reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 

5 for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 

6 costs and contracting procedures related to each con7 ference held by any such department, agency, board, com8 mission, or office during fiscal year 2025 for which the 

9 cost to the United States Government was more than 

10 $100,000. 

11 (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con12 ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica13 ble period— 

14 (1) a description of its purpose; 

15 (2) the number of participants attending; 

16 (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 

17 United States Government, including— 

18 (A) the cost of any food or beverages; 

19 (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 

20 (C) the cost of employee or contractor 

21 travel to and from the conference; and 

22 (D) a discussion of the methodology used 

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1 (4) a description of the contracting procedures 

2 used including— 

3 (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 

4 competitive basis; and 

5 (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 

6 conducted by the departmental component or 

7 office in evaluating potential contractors for the 

8 conference. 

9 (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 

10 head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 

11 or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 

12 official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 

13 date, location, and number of employees attending a con14 ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 

15 board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 

16 appropriations Act during fiscal year 2025 for which the 

17 cost to the United States Government was more than 

18 $20,000. 

19 (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro20 priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 

21 be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con22 ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 

23 programmatically related to the purpose for which the 

24 grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 

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1 or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 

2 the grant or contract. 

3 (e) None of the funds made available in this or any 

4 other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con5 ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 

6 of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 

7 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 

8 memorandum. 

9 SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 

10 or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 

11 eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac12 tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 

13 a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 

14 enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 

15 is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi16 sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 

17 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 

18 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

19 enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 

20 published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 

21 Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 

22 et seq.). 

23 SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

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1 regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 

2 function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of3 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 

4 other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 

5 SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth6 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 

7 available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 

8 with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 

9 such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 

10 internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib11 iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac12 tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 

13 to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent14 ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re15 ceive such information. 

16 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con17 travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 

18 Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart19 ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 

20 information. 

21 SEC. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 

22 other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree23 ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern24 ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree25 ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 


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1 the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 

2 with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 

3 the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 

4 existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi5 fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 

6 reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special 

7 Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 

8 mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of au9 thority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 

10 health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 

11 The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanc12 tions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive or13 ders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 

14 agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith15 standing the preceding provision of this section, a non16 disclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed 

17 by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence 

18 or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 

19 officer of the United States Government, may contain pro20 visions appropriate to the particular activity for which 

21 such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 

22 shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not dis23 close any classified information received in the course of 

24 such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 

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1 shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures 

2 to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 

3 agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential 

4 to reporting a substantial violation of law. 

5 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 

6 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 

7 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 

8 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 

9 (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 

10 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en11 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 

12 substantially similar language to that required in sub13 section (a). 

14 SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 

15 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

16 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

17 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

18 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil19 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad20 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 

21 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 

22 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col23 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 

24 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 

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1 and has made a determination that this further action is 

2 not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 

3 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 

4 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

5 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

6 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

7 to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 

8 violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 

9 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic10 tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 

11 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter12 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro13 tect the interests of the Government. 

14 SEC. 746. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate ad15 justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 

16 the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 

17 year 2025 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 

18 on December 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of divi19 sion B of Public Law 118–47. 

20 (b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 

21 section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 

22 provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 

23 2025 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 

24 position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 

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1 payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De2 cember 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of division 

3 B of Public Law 118–47. Such an employee may not re4 ceive a rate increase during calendar year 2025, except 

5 as provided in subsection (i). 

6 (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv7 ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi8 sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 

9 subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em10 ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 

11 (d)(1) This subsection applies to— 

12 (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu13 tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the 

14 official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; 

15 or 

16 (B) a limited term appointee or limited emer17 gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service 

18 serving under a political appointment and paid a 

19 rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for 

20 level IV of the Executive Schedule. 

21 (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 

22 5, United States Code, an employee described in para23 graph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during cal24 endar year 2025, except as provided in subsection (i). 


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1 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

2 employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality 

3 based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 

4 States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official 

5 rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 

6 under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate 

7 increase during calendar year 2025, except as provided in 

8 subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees 

9 in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service 

10 pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 

11 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 

12 pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 

13 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap14 plied to them. 

15 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre16 vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint17 ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 

18 under applicable law. 

19 (g) This section does not apply to an individual who 

20 makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 

21 pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, 

22 for such time as that election is in effect. 

23 (h) This section does not apply to an individual who 

24 makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 

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1 Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) for such time as that 

2 election is in effect. 

3 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 

4 employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in5 crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov6 ered position only if that new position has higher-level du7 ties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than 

8 the level or range for the position held immediately before 

9 the movement. Any such increase must be based on the 

10 rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 

11 of pay in effect on December 31, 2024, by operation of 

12 section 747 of division B of Public Law 118–47. 

13 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 

14 an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 

15 during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 

16 pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 

17 limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 

18 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of division B of Pub19 lic Law 118–47. 

20 (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 

21 to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2025 

22 but ends in calendar year 2026, the bar on the employee’s 

23 receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 

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1 (l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered 

2 position’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 

3 pay is restricted under this section. 

4 (m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 

5 first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 

6 1, 2025. 

7 SEC. 747. In the event of a violation of the Impound8 ment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of 

9 the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, 

10 shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts 

11 and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a copy 

12 of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees 

13 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

14 Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the 

15 report is transmitted to the Congress. 

16 SEC. 748. (a) Each department or agency of the exec17 utive branch of the United States Government shall notify 

18 the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the 

19 House of Representatives and the Senate and any other 

20 appropriate congressional committees if— 

21 (1) an apportionment is not made in the re22 quired time period provided in section 1513(b) of 

23 title 31, United States Code; 


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1 (2) an approved apportionment received by the 

2 department or agency conditions the availability of 

3 an appropriation on further action; or 

4 (3) an approved apportionment received by the 

5 department or agency may hinder the prudent obli6 gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 

7 program, project, or activity by such department or 

8 agency. 

9 (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 

10 committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa11 tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 

12 name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 

13 account. 

14 SEC. 749. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 

15 United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 

16 made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 

17 agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter18 agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 

19 recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army 

20 Medical Research and Development Command, the Con21 gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 

22 National Institutes of Health research programs. 

23 SEC. 750. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec24 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart25 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 


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1 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Federal Cit2 izen Services Fund’’ with the approval of the Director of 

3 the Office of Management and Budget, funds made avail4 able for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 

5 including rebates from charge card and other contracts: 

6 Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts other7 wise available, shall be administered by the Administrator 

8 of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Fed9 eral Citizen Services Fund and to support Government10 wide and other multi-agency financial, information tech11 nology, procurement, and other activities, including serv12 ices authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 

13 agencies to take advantage of information technology in 

14 sharing information: Provided further, That the total 

15 funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 

16 $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the 

17 funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 

18 Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ 

19 during fiscal year 2025 shall remain available for obliga20 tion through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 

21 not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 

22 Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 

23 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

24 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

25 House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 


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1 plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Pro2 vided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 

3 include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized 

4 under this section and the estimate of amounts to be 

5 transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2025; (ii) a de6 tailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 

7 to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 

8 (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 

9 whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) 

10 where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 

11 use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed 

12 by Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reim13 bursements may be made pursuant to this section until 

14 15 days following notification of the Committees on Ap15 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen16 ate by the Director of the Office of Management and 

17 Budget. 

18 SEC. 751. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds 

19 provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 

20 year 2025 that are specified in the disclosure table sub21 mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 

22 Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV that 

23 is included in the report or explanatory statement accom24 panying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient 

25 of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes 


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1 of the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records 

2 retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the 

3 Comptroller General of the United States. 

4 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 

5 amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any require6 ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities de7 scribed in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the 

8 Comptroller General. 

9 SEC. 752. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act or any other Act may be provided to States, cities, 

11 or localities that allow non-citizens to vote in Federal elec12 tions. 

13 SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act, or any other Act, may be used to make investments 

15 under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds 

16 that make investment decisions based primarily on envi17 ronmental, social, or governance criteria. 

18 SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated or other19 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 

20 available to— 

21 (a) classify or facilitate the classification of any com22 munications by a United States person as mis-, dis-, or 

23 mal-information; or 

24 (b) partner with or fund nonprofit or other organiza25 tions that pressure or recommend private companies to 


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1 censor lawful and constitutionally protected speech of 

2 United States persons, including recommending the cen3 soring or removal of content on social media platforms. 

4 SEC. 755. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act or any other Act shall be used or transferred to an6 other Federal agency, board, or commission to recruit, 

7 hire, promote, or retain any person who either has been 

8 convicted of a Federal or State child pornography charge, 

9 has been convicted of any other Federal or State sexual 

10 assault charge or has been formally disciplined for using 

11 Federal resources to access, use, or sell child pornography. 

12 SEC. 756. None of the funds made available by this 

13 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

14 or otherwise carry out Executive Order No. 14019 (86 

15 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting), 

16 except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order. 

17 SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin19 ister, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine man20 dates. 

21 SEC. 758. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec22 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive agency 

23 (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United 

24 States Code) may transfer to or reimburse the ‘‘Informa25 tion Technology Oversight and Reform’’ account with 


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1 funds made available for the current fiscal year by this 

2 or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and 

3 other contracts: Provided, That these funds, in addition 

4 to amounts otherwise available, shall be administered by 

5 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for 

6 necessary expenses of the United States Digital Service: 

7 Provided further, That the total funds transferred or reim8 bursed pursuant to this authority shall not exceed 

9 $30,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That 

10 funds transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this author11 ity during fiscal year 2025 shall remain available for obli12 gation through September 30, 2027: Provided further, 

13 That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

14 of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and 

15 Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

16 of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 

17 spend plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: 

18 Provided further, That the spend plan shall, at a min19 imum, include: (i) the estimate of amounts to be trans20 ferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2025; (ii) a detailed 

21 breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be 

22 transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (includ23 ing total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose 

24 salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) where 

25 applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by 


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1 or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Con2 gress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimburse3 ments may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days 

4 following notification of the Committees on Appropriations 

5 of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 

6 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

7 SEC. 759. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act or any other Act may be used to contract with, grant 

9 awards to, or otherwise obligate or expend to NewsGuard 

10 Technologies, Inc. (doing business as ‘‘NewsGuard’’); 

11 Disinformation Index, Inc., Disinformation Index, Ltd., or 

12 Global Disinformation Index gUG (collectively doing busi13 ness as ‘‘Global Disinformation Index’’); or any other enti14 ty, including a nonprofit organization (as described by sec15 tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), that 

16 engages in operations or activities, or produces products, 

17 the function of which is to demonetize or rate the credi18 bility of a domestic entity (including news and information 

19 outlets) based on lawful speech of such domestic entity 

20 under the stated function of ‘‘fact-checking’’, or otherwise 

21 exposing or correcting mis-information, dis-information, 

22 or mal-information. 

23 SEC. 760. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

24 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 


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1 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 

2 VIII. 


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1 TITLE VIII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 

3 COLUMBIA 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 

6 funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 

7 necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 

8 settlements or judgments that have been entered against 

9 the District of Columbia government. 

10 SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 

11 Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 

12 implementation of any policy including boycott designed 

13 to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 

14 or any State legislature. 

15 SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 

16 under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 

17 Federal and District government agencies, that remain 

18 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2025, 

19 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

20 United States derived by the collection of fees available 

21 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 

22 obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re23 programming of funds which— 

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1 (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi2 bility center; 

3 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi4 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 

5 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 

6 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 

7 which funds have been denied or restricted; 

8 (5) re-establishes any program or project pre9 viously deferred through reprogramming; 

10 (6) augments any existing program, project, or 

11 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 

12 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which13 ever is less; or 

14 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 

15 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi16 bility center, unless prior approval is received from 

17 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Senate. 

19 (b) The District of Columbia government is author20 ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 

21 requests of local funds under this title through November 

22 7, 2025. 

23 SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 

24 Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 

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1 offices of United States Senators or United States Rep2 resentatives under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 

3 Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 

4 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 

5 SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec6 tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 

7 any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em8 ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 

9 unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 

10 performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 

11 For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 

12 does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 

13 residence and workplace, except in the case of— 

14 (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 

15 Police Department who resides in the District of Co16 lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 

17 Department; 

18 (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi19 cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 

20 Emergency Medical Services Department who re21 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 

22 hours a day; 

23 (3) at the discretion of the Director of the De24 partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 

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1 who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 

2 call 24 hours a day; 

3 (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex4 aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 

5 Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 

6 of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 

7 (5) at the discretion of the Director of the 

8 Homeland Security and Emergency Management 

9 Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se10 curity and Emergency Management Agency who re11 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 

12 hours a day; 

13 (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 

14 (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 

15 of Columbia. 

16 SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 

17 in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor18 ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 

19 government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 

20 civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 

21 voting representation in Congress for the District of Co22 lumbia. 

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1 on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi2 cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 

3 SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 

4 this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 

5 for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 

6 pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 

7 local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 

8 be inappropriate for such distribution. 

9 SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 

10 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 

11 from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 

12 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 

13 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 

14 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep15 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 

16 SEC. 809. No funds available for obligation or ex17 penditure by the District of Columbia government under 

18 any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 

19 where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 

20 fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 

21 result of an act of rape or incest. 

22 SEC. 810. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 

23 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 

24 Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 

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1 Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 

2 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 

3 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 

4 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 

5 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 

6 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2025 that 

7 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 

8 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 

9 other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 

10 actual expenditures. 

11 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 

12 which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co13 lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 

14 unanticipated changes in program requirements. 

15 SEC. 811. No later than 30 calendar days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi17 cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro18 priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 

19 for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 

20 operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 

21 Schools that aligns schools’ budgets to actual enrollment. 

22 The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for23 mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern24 ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 


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1 of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 

2 204.42). 

3 SEC. 812. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 

4 operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co5 lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 

6 once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con7 sistent with the provisions of this Act. 

8 (b) The District of Columbia government is author9 ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 

10 local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 

11 four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 

12 funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro13 grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 

14 with the provisions of this Act. 

15 (c) The District of Columbia government may not 

16 transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 

17 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 

18 capital projects. 

19 SEC. 813. None of the Federal funds appropriated 

20 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

21 the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 

22 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 

23 SEC. 814. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

24 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob25 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 


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1 year 2024 from appropriations of Federal funds made 

2 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2025 in 

3 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 

4 2026, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 

5 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com6 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 

8 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 

9 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out10 lined in section 803 of this Act. 

11 SEC. 815. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2026, during a 

12 period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 

13 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 

14 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 

15 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 

16 are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub17 ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum18 bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 

19 subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 

20 (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 

21 of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 

22 which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2026 

23 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co24 lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 

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1 ment for fiscal year 2026 for purposes of section 446 of 

2 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 

3 D.C. Official Code). 

4 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 

5 to be available— 

6 (1) during any period in which a District of Co7 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2026 is 

8 in effect; or 

9 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 

10 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 

11 2026. 

12 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro13 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 

14 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 

15 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 

16 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 

17 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 

18 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2026 

19 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 

20 (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 

21 during any period of fiscal year 2026 if any other provi22 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria23 tions)— 


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1 (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail2 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 

3 to continue for such period; or 

4 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 

5 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 

6 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac7 tivity to continue for such period. 

8 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 

9 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 

10 mandated by other law. 

11 SEC. 816. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 

12 of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 

13 (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 

14 respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 

15 Bridge Project. 

16 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 

17 means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 

18 and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 

19 Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 

20 the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 

21 other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 

22 passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 

23 access crossings over the Potomac River. 

24 SEC. 817. Not later than 45 days after the last day 

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1 agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall sub2 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re4 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 

5 quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in 

6 this Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 

7 SEC. 818. None of the funds available for obligation 

8 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 

9 under any authority may be used to carry out the Repro10 ductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 

11 2014 (D.C. Law 20-261) or to implement any rule or reg12 ulation promulgated to carry out such Act. 

13 SEC. 819. (a) Section 602(a) of the District of Co14 lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1 206.02(a), D.C. Official 

15 Code) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (9); 

17 (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 

18 (10) and inserting ‘‘; or ;’’ and 

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

20 ‘‘(11) enact any act, resolution, rule, regulation, 

21 guidance, or other law to permit any person to carry 

22 out any activity, or to reduce the penalties imposed 

23 with respect to any activity, to which subsection (a) 

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1 tion Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14402) applies (taking 

2 into consideration subsection (b) of such section).’’. 

3 (b) The Death With Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 

4 21 182) is hereby repealed. 

5 SEC. 820. (a) No later than 60 calendar days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act the District of Co7 lumbia shall submit a report to the Committees regarding 

8 the District of Columbia’s enforcement of the Partial 

9 Birth Abortion Ban Act. 

10 (b) The report submitted shall include: 

11 (1) how health care providers within the District of 

12 Columbia are alerted to their responsibility to comply with 

13 the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act; 

14 (2) how the District of Columbia responds to poten15 tial violations; 

16 (3) how many potential violations have been inves17 tigated in the District of Columbia in the past five years; 

18 (4) whether the District of Columbia preserved each 

19 child’s remains for appropriate examination during the in20 vestigation; 

21 (5) whether the District of Columbia conducted a 

22 thorough investigation of the death of each child and what 

23 each investigation showed; 

24 (6) whether the Chief Medical Examiner was directed 

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1 method and cause of death in accordance with section 

2 2906 of the Establishment of the Office of the Chief Med3 ical Examiner Act of 2000(sec. 5–1405, D.C. Official 

4 Code; 

5 (7) whether the District of Columbia directed a sub6 sequent autopsy to be completed by an independent, li7 censed pathologist to confirm the findings of the Chief 

8 Medical Examiner; and 

9 (8) whether the District of Columbia ensured the 

10 proper and respectful burial of each child. 

11 SEC. 821. None of the funds available for obligation 

12 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 

13 under any authority may be used to enforce the District 

14 of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s 

15 December 29, 2023, final rule relating to ‘‘Adoption of 

16 California Vehicle Emission Standards’’. 

17 SEC. 822. None of the funds available for obligation 

18 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 

19 under any authority may be used by the District of Colum20 bia to enact or carry out any law which prohibits motorists 

21 from making right turns on red, including the Safer 

22 Streets Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-214). 

23 SEC. 823. None of the funds available for obligation 

24 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 

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1 the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996 (sec. 

2 50-2209.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 

3 SEC. 824. (a) Section 5 of the Corrections Oversight 

4 Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. 

5 Law 24–344) is repealed, and the provision of law amend6 ed by such section (section 16–5505, D.C. Official Code) 

7 is restored as if such section had not been enacted into 

8 law. 

9 (b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in 

10 the enactment of the Corrections Oversight Improvement 

11 Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022. 

12 SEC. 825. None of the funds available for obligation 

13 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 

14 under any authority may be used to implement the Local 

15 Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D. C. 

16 Law 24-344) or any activities related to enrolling or reg17 istering noncitizens into voter rolls for local elections. 

18 SEC. 826. An individual who has a valid weapons 

19 carry permit from any United States state or territory 

20 may possess and carry a concealed handgun in the area 

21 governed by the District of Columbia and Washington 

22 Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 

23 SEC. 827. None of the funds available for obligation 

24 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 

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1 prehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act 

2 of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345). 

3 SEC. 828. Sections 102(a)(3) and 102(c)(1)(B) of the 

4 Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 

5 22–197) are hereby repealed, and any provision of law 

6 amended by these sections is hereby restored as if such 

7 sections had not been enacted into law. 

8 SEC. 829. None of the funds made available for obli9 gation or expenditure by the District of Columbia under 

10 any authority may be used to implement, administer, or 

11 enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandate. 

12 SEC. 830. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 

13 in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 

14 rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 

15 associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 

16 Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 

17 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de18 rivative. 

19 (b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 

20 by the District of Columbia government under any author21 ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to 

22 legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 

23 possession, use, or distribution of any Schedule I sub24 stance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 


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1 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for 

2 recreational purposes. 

3 SEC. 831. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

4 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 

5 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 

6 of this title or of title IV. 

7 TITLE IX 

8 ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 

9 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

10 SEC. 901. $0. 

11 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services 

12 and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 459 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8773 

[Report No. 118–556] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for financial services and 

September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. general government for the fiscal year ending 

JUNE 17, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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