116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7617 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other 

purposes. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense, Commerce, 

3 Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Finan4 cial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and 

5 Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, 

6 and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT. 

8 Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 

9 to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 

10 be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi11 sion. 

12 SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO REPORT. 

13 (a) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 

14 Act’’ contained in division A of this Act shall be treated 

15 as a reference to House Report 116–453. The effect of 

16 such Report shall be limited to division A and shall apply 

17 for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro18 vided by, and the implementation of, division A. 

19 (b) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 

20 Act’’ contained in division B of this Act shall be treated 

21 as a reference to House Report 116–455. The effect of 

22 such Report shall be limited to division B and shall apply 

23 for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro24 vided by, and the implementation of, division B. 

25 (c) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 

26 Act’’ contained in division C of this Act shall be treated 
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1 as a reference to House Report 116–449. The effect of 

2 such Report shall be limited to division C and shall apply 

3 for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro4 vided by, and the implementation of, division C. 

5 (d) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 

6 Act’’ contained in division D of this Act shall be treated 

7 as a reference to House Report 116–456. The effect of 

8 such Report shall be limited to division D and shall apply 

9 for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro10 vided by, and the implementation of, division D. 

11 (e) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 

12 Act’’ contained in division E of this Act shall be treated 

13 as a reference to House Report 116–450. The effect of 

14 such Report shall be limited to division E and shall apply 

15 for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro16 vided by, and the implementation of, division E. 

17 (f) Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying this 

18 Act’’ contained in division F of this Act shall be treated 

19 as a reference to House Report 116–452. The effect of 

20 such Report shall be limited to division F and shall apply 

21 for purposes of determining the allocation of funds pro22 vided by, and the implementation of, division F. 

23 SEC. 4. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

24 (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con25 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or re3 scinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently 

4 so designates all such amounts and transmits such des5 ignations to the Congress. 

6 (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con7 gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 

8 Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal9 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

10 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the 

11 President subsequently so designates all such amounts 

12 and transmits such designations to the Congress. 

13 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

14 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 

15 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

16 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

17 fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, for military func18 tions administered by the Department of Defense and for 

19 other purposes, namely: 

20 TITLE I 

21 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

22 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

23 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

24 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta25 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza-
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1 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

2 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 

3 Army on active duty (except members of reserve compo4 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 

5 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

6 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 

7 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart8 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

9 $44,936,603,000. 

10 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

11 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

12 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta13 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza14 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

15 between permanent duty stations, for members of the 

16 Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve pro17 vided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for 

18 members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and for 

19 payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377, 

20 as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department 

21 of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $33,757,999,000 

22 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000). 

23 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

24 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

25 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta-
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1 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza2 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

3 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Ma4 rine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve 

5 provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to sec6 tion 156 of Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

7 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Re8 tirement Fund, $14,534,551,000. 

9 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

10 For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 

11 interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of sta12 tion travel (including all expenses thereof for organiza13 tional movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel 

14 between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air 

15 Force on active duty (except members of reserve compo16 nents provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; 

17 for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and 

18 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 

19 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart20 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

21 $32,675,965,000. 

22 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

23 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

24 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Re25 serve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 
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1 7038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 

2 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 

3 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

4 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

5 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

6 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au7 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 

8 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

9 Retirement Fund, $5,025,216,000. 

10 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

11 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

12 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Re13 serve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 

14 United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 

15 section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in con16 nection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 

17 of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing re18 serve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 

19 duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 

20 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Depart21 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

22 $2,223,690,000. 

23 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

24 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

25 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
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1 Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 

2 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty 

3 under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 

4 in connection with performing duty specified in section 

5 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under6 going reserve training, or while performing drills or equiv7 alent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon 

8 leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 

9 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 

10 Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

11 $857,394,000. 

12 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

13 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

14 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 

15 Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 

16 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on 

17 active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United 

18 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

19 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

20 while undergoing reserve training, or while performing 

21 drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses au22 thorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; 

23 and for payments to the Department of Defense Military 

24 Retirement Fund, $2,179,763,000. 
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1 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

2 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

3 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na4 tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, 

5 or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United 

6 States Code, or while serving on duty under section 

7 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United 

8 States Code, in connection with performing duty specified 

9 in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or 

10 while undergoing training, or while performing drills or 

11 equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by 

12 section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay13 ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 

14 Fund, $8,639,005,000 (increased by $10,000,000) (re15 duced by $10,000,000). 

16 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

17 For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 

18 travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na19 tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 

20 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 

21 Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 

22 title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 

23 in connection with performing duty specified in section 

24 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while under25 going training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
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1 duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 

2 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments 

3 to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 

4 $4,525,466,000. 

5 TITLE II 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

8 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

9 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as author10 ized by law, $40,424,428,000 (increased by $500,000) (re11 duced by $5,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced 

12 by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000): Provided, That 

13 not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies 

14 and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the ap15 proval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and pay16 ments may be made on his certificate of necessity for con17 fidential military purposes. 

18 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

19 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

20 for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the 

21 Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $49,248,117,000 (re22 duced by $1,500,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced 

23 by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000): Provided, That 

24 not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies 

25 and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the ap-
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1 proval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and pay2 ments may be made on his certificate of necessity for con3 fidential military purposes. 

4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

5 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

6 for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, 

7 as authorized by law, $7,512,336,000. 

8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

9 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

10 for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as 

11 authorized by law, $33,595,328,000 (increased by 

12 $2,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by 

13 $10,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 

14 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, 

15 to be expended on the approval or authority of the Sec16 retary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on 

17 his certificate of necessity for confidential military pur18 poses. 

19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

20 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

21 for the operation and maintenance of the Space Force, as 

22 authorized by law, $2,498,544,000 (reduced by 

23 $5,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000). 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

4 for the operation and maintenance of activities and agen5 cies of the Department of Defense (other than the military 

6 departments), as authorized by law, $38,967,817,000 (re7 duced by $7,700,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced 

8 by $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000) (reduced by 

9 $2,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

10 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

11 $4,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (reduced by 

12 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

13 $7,000,000) (reduced by $31,306,000) (reduced by 

14 $4,000,000) (reduced by $382,084,000) (increased by 

15 $382,084,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by 

16 $4,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

18 $20,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 

19 $2,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

20 $1,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by 

21 $6,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by 

22 $2,500,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 

23 $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000): Provided, That 

24 not more than $6,859,000 may be used for the Combatant 

25 Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 
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1 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, 

2 That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emer3 gencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the 

4 approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 

5 payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 

6 confidential military purposes: Provided further, That of 

7 the funds provided under this heading, not less than 

8 $48,000,000 shall be made available for the Procurement 

9 Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of 

10 which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available for cen11 ters defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, 

12 That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

13 available by this Act may be used to plan or implement 

14 the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison of15 fice of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office 

16 of the Secretary of a military department, or the service 

17 headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative 

18 affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, That 

19 $17,732,000, to remain available until expended, is avail20 able only for expenses relating to certain classified activi21 ties, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary 

22 of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations 

23 or research, development, test and evaluation appropria24 tions, to be merged with and to be available for the same 

25 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
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1 Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item 

2 unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation 

3 and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds de4 scribed in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That 

5 of the funds provided under this heading, $659,225,000 

6 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), of 

7 which $164,806,000 to remain available until September 

8 30, 2022, shall be available to provide support and assist9 ance to foreign security forces or other groups or individ10 uals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, cri11 sis response, or other Department of Defense security co12 operation programs; of which not less than $30,000,000 

13 shall be available for International Security Cooperation 

14 Programs with countries in the United States Africa Com15 mand area of responsibility; of which not less than 

16 $130,000,000 shall be available for International Security 

17 Cooperation Programs with countries in the United States 

18 Southern Command area of responsibility; and not to ex19 ceed $21,814,000 shall be for Defense Security Coopera20 tion Agency headquarters expenses: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional de22 fense committees in writing and not fewer than 15 days 

23 prior to obligating funds for International Security Co24 operation Programs: Provided further, That the Secretary 

25 of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the Commit-
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1 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

2 and the Senate on the use and status of funds provided 

3 under this heading: Provided further, That the transfer au4 thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 

5 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

7 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

8 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or9 ganization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; re10 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

11 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re12 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip13 ment; and communications, $3,004,717,000. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

15 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

16 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or17 ganization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; re18 pair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

19 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re20 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip21 ment; and communications, $1,155,746,000. 

22 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

23 RESERVE

24 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

25 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or-
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1 ganization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Re2 serve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger 

3 motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; 

4 recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip5 ment; and communications, $322,706,000. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

7 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

8 for the operation and maintenance, including training, or9 ganization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; 

10 repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor 

11 vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; re12 cruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equip13 ment; and communications, $3,300,284,000. 

14 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

15 GUARD

16 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin17 istering the Army National Guard, including medical and 

18 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 

19 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc20 tures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; per21 sonnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel ex22 penses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 

23 Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard 

24 division, regimental, and battalion commanders while in25 specting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
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1 regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, Na2 tional Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 

3 National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of re4 pair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 

5 equipment (including aircraft), $7,611,147,000. 

6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

7 For expenses of training, organizing, and admin8 istering the Air National Guard, including medical and 

9 hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal 

10 hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to struc11 tures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of pas12 senger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air 

13 National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, 

14 modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 

15 equipment, including those furnished from stocks under 

16 the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 

17 travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 

18 authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on 

19 active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 

20 while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 

21 Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the 

22 Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,853,942,000. 
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1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED

2 FORCES

3 For salaries and expenses necessary for the United 

4 States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 

5 $15,211,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used 

6 for official representation purposes. 

7 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For the Department of the Army, $264,285,000 (re10 duced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), to re11 main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec12 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 

13 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc14 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

15 buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or 

16 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 

17 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

18 to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and 

19 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

20 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 

21 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

22 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 

23 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

24 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

25 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
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1 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au2 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

3 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the Department of the Navy, $404,250,000, to 

6 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec7 retary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such 

8 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc9 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

10 buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or 

11 for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by 

12 this appropriation to other appropriations made available 

13 to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and 

14 to be available for the same purposes and for the same 

15 time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 

16 Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 

17 part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 

18 not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 

19 amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 

20 Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 

21 under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au22 thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
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1 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For the Department of the Air Force, $509,250,000, 

4 to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 

5 Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 

6 such funds are required for environmental restoration, re7 duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of un8 safe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air 

9 Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made 

10 available by this appropriation to other appropriations 

11 made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be 

12 merged with and to be available for the same purposes 

13 and for the same time period as the appropriations to 

14 which transferred: Provided further, That upon a deter15 mination that all or part of the funds transferred from 

16 this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes pro17 vided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to 

18 this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer au19 thority provided under this heading is in addition to any 

20 other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 

21 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For the Department of Defense, $19,952,000, to re24 main available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec25 retary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds 
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1 are required for environmental restoration, reduction and 

2 recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 

3 and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar 

4 purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appro5 priation to other appropriations made available to the De6 partment of Defense, to be merged with and to be avail7 able for the same purposes and for the same time period 

8 as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided fur9 ther, That upon a determination that all or part of the 

10 funds transferred from this appropriation are not nec11 essary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

12 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

13 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

14 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro15 vided elsewhere in this Act. 

16 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED

17 DEFENSE SITES

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For the Department of the Army, $288,750,000, to 

20 remain available until transferred: Provided, That the Sec21 retary of the Army shall, upon determining that such 

22 funds are required for environmental restoration, reduc23 tion and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 

24 buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Depart25 ment of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this 
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1 appropriation to other appropriations made available to 

2 the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to 

3 be available for the same purposes and for the same time 

4 period as the appropriations to which transferred: Pro5 vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 

6 of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 

7 necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

8 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

9 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

10 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority pro11 vided elsewhere in this Act. 

12 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

13 For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 

14 Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of 

15 Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sec16 tions 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, 

17 United States Code), $147,500,000, to remain available 

18 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amounts 

19 shall not be subject to the limitation in section 407(c)(3) 

20 of title 10, United States Code. 

21 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

22 For assistance, including assistance provided by con23 tract or by grants, under programs and activities of the 

24 Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 

25 Program authorized under the Department of Defense Co-
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1 operative Threat Reduction Act, $360,190,000, to remain 

2 available until September 30, 2023. 

3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE

4 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT

5 For the Department of Defense Acquisition Work6 force Development Account, $198,501,000, to remain 

7 available for obligation until September 30, 2021: Pro8 vided, That no other amounts may be otherwise credited 

9 or transferred to the Account, or deposited into the Ac10 count, in fiscal year 2021 pursuant to section 1705(d) of 

11 title 10, United States Code. 

12 TITLE III 

13 PROCUREMENT 

14 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

15 For construction, procurement, production, modifica16 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 

17 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 

18 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 

19 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

20 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

21 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

22 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

23 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap24 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 

25 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
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1 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

2 foregoing purposes, $3,503,013,000 (increased by 

3 $5,500,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep4 tember 30, 2023. 

5 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

6 For construction, procurement, production, modifica7 tion, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including 

8 ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and 

9 accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 

10 devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 

11 the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, 

12 and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 

13 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

14 title; and procurement and installation of equipment, ap15 pliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; 

16 reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 

17 equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 

18 foregoing purposes, $3,419,333,000, to remain available 

19 for obligation until September 30, 2023. 

20 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

21 VEHICLES, ARMY

22 For construction, procurement, production, and 

23 modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 

24 equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and acces25 sories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
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1 expansion of public and private plants, including the land 

2 necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

3 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con4 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

5 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 

6 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

7 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

8 layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 

9 purposes, $3,696,263,000, to remain available for obliga10 tion until September 30, 2023. 

11 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

12 For construction, procurement, production, and 

13 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe14 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub15 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au16 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

17 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur18 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac19 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap20 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip21 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

22 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor23 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

24 for the foregoing purposes, $2,789,898,000, to remain 

25 available for obligation until September 30, 2023. 
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1 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

2 For construction, procurement, production, and 

3 modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and 

4 non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger 

5 motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 

6 electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare 

7 parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized 

8 equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 

9 private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 

10 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

11 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

12 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 

13 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

14 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern15 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 

16 expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 

17 $8,453,422,000 (reduced by $5,500,000) (reduced by 

18 $17,160,000) (increased by $17,160,000) (increased by 

19 $5,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep20 tember 30, 2023. 

21 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

22 For construction, procurement, production, modifica23 tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 

24 ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 

25 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
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1 ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter2 ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

3 thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and 

4 installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools 

5 in public and private plants; reserve plant and Govern6 ment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

7 $17,710,109,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to remain 

8 available for obligation until September 30, 2023. 

9 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

10 For construction, procurement, production, modifica11 tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap12 ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 

13 and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 

14 plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 

15 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con16 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 

17 procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 

18 and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 

19 plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 

20 layaway, $4,378,594,000, to remain available for obliga21 tion until September 30, 2023. 

22 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE

23 CORPS

24 For construction, procurement, production, and 

25 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe-
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1 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub2 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au3 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

4 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur5 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac6 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap7 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip8 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

9 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor10 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

11 for the foregoing purposes, $795,134,000 (increased by 

12 $5,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep13 tember 30, 2023. 

14 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

15 For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisi16 tion, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, includ17 ing armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appli18 ances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public 

19 and private plants; reserve plant and Government and con20 tractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, 

21 long lead time components and designs for vessels to be 

22 constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of 

23 public and private plants, including land necessary there24 for, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
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1 and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of 

2 title, as follows: 

3 Columbia Class Submarine, $2,862,179,000; 

4 Columbia Class Submarine (AP), $1,123,175,000; 

5 Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–80), 

6 $904,800,000; 

7 Carrier Replacement Program (CVN–81), 

8 $1,606,432,000; 

9 Virginia Class Submarine, $4,603,213,000; 

10 Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,173,187,000; 

11 CVN Refueling Overhauls, $1,878,453,000; 

12 CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $17,384,000; 

13 DDG–1000 Program, $78,205,000; 

14 DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,931,245,000; 

15 DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $29,297,000; 

16 FFG–Frigate, $1,053,123,000; 

17 LPD Flight II, $1,155,801,000; 

18 TAO Fleet Oiler, $20,000,000; 

19 Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship, $157,790,000; 

20 LCU 1700, $87,395,000; 

21 Service Craft, $244,147,000; 

22 LCAC SLEP, $56,461,000; 

23 For COVID–19 recovery for second, third, and fourth 

24 tier suppliers, $100,000,000; 
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1 For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 

2 destination transportation, $806,539,000; and 

3 Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 

4 $369,112,000. 

5 In all: $22,257,938,000, to remain available for obli6 gation until September 30, 2025: Provided, That addi7 tional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 

8 2025, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and 

9 other such budgeted work that must be performed in the 

10 final stage of ship construction: Provided further, That 

11 none of the funds provided under this heading for the con12 struction or conversion of any naval vessel to be con13 structed in shipyards in the United States shall be ex14 pended in foreign facilities for the construction of major 

15 components of such vessel: Provided further, That none 

16 of the funds provided under this heading shall be used 

17 for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign ship18 yards: Provided further, That funds appropriated or other19 wise made available by this Act for Columbia Class Sub20 marine (AP) may be available for the purposes authorized 

21 by subsection (f), (g), (h) or (i) of section 2218a of title 

22 10, United States Code, only in accordance with the provi23 sions of the applicable subsection. 
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1 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

2 For procurement, production, and modernization of 

3 support equipment and materials not otherwise provided 

4 for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new 

5 ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase 

6 of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expan7 sion of public and private plants, including the land nec8 essary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 

9 be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 

10 approval of title; and procurement and installation of 

11 equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 

12 private plants; reserve plant and Government and con13 tractor-owned equipment layaway, $9,986,796,000 (re14 duced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), to re15 main available for obligation until September 30, 2023: 

16 Provided, That such funds are also available for the main17 tenance, repair, and modernization of Pacific Fleet ships 

18 under a pilot program established for such purposes. 

19 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

20 For expenses necessary for the procurement, manu21 facture, and modification of missiles, armament, military 

22 equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant 

23 equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation 

24 thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and 

25 Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; ve-
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1 hicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of pas2 senger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 

3 of public and private plants, including land necessary 

4 therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac5 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap6 proval of title, $2,693,354,000 (increased by 

7 $31,306,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep8 tember 30, 2023. 

9 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

10 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

11 aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, 

12 specialized ground handling equipment, and training de13 vices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 

14 equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Gov15 ernment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 

16 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

17 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

18 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

19 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov20 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 

21 other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes in22 cluding rents and transportation of things, 

23 $19,587,853,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain 

24 available for obligation until September 30, 2023. 
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1 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

2 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

3 missiles, rockets, and related equipment, including spare 

4 parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equip5 ment, and training devices; expansion of public and pri6 vate plants, Government-owned equipment and installa7 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac8 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

9 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con10 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re11 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip12 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore13 going purposes including rents and transportation of 

14 things, $2,249,157,000, to remain available for obligation 

15 until September 30, 2023. 

16 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

17 For construction, procurement, production, and 

18 modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; spe19 cialized equipment and training devices; expansion of pub20 lic and private plants, including ammunition facilities, au21 thorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, 

22 and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing pur23 poses, and such lands and interests therein, may be ac24 quired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to ap25 proval of title; and procurement and installation of equip-
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1 ment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private 

2 plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor3 owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary 

4 for the foregoing purposes, $609,338,000, to remain avail5 able for obligation until September 30, 2023. 

6 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

7 For procurement and modification of equipment (in8 cluding ground guidance and electronic control equipment, 

9 and ground electronic and communication equipment), 

10 and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not oth11 erwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehi12 cles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehi13 cles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern14 ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such 

15 plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 

16 the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

17 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

18 thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov19 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 

20 $23,603,470,000 (reduced by $5,000,000), to remain 

21 available for obligation until September 30, 2023. 

22 PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE

23 For construction, procurement, and modification of 

24 spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including 

25 spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling 
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1 equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and 

2 private plants, Government-owned equipment and installa3 tion thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and ac4 quisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 

5 lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con6 struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; re7 serve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip8 ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the fore9 going purposes including rents and transportation of 

10 things, $2,289,934,000, to remain available for obligation 

11 until September 30, 2023. 

12 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

13 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart14 ment of Defense (other than the military departments) 

15 necessary for procurement, production, and modification 

16 of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts there17 for, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger 

18 motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public 

19 and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in 

20 such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land 

21 for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 

22 therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 

23 thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Gov24 ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
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1 $5,418,220,000, to remain available for obligation until 

2 September 30, 2023. 

3 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

4 For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant 

5 to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Produc6 tion Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4518, 4531, 4532, and 4533), 

7 $191,931,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 TITLE IV 

9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

10 EVALUATION 

11 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

12 ARMY

13 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci14 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ15 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa16 cilities and equipment, $13,126,499,000 (reduced by 

17 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

18 $4,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

19 $4,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

20 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

21 $3,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by 

22 $4,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

23 $5,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by 

24 $4,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep25 tember 30, 2022. 
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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

2 NAVY

3 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci4 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ5 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa6 cilities and equipment, $20,165,874,000 (increased by 

7 $7,700,000) (increased by $2,500,000) (increased by 

8 $1,500,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

9 $4,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep10 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That funds appropriated in 

11 this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be 

12 used to meet unique operational requirements of the Spe13 cial Operations Forces. 

14 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

15 AIR FORCE

16 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci17 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ18 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa19 cilities and equipment, $36,040,609,000 (increased by 

20 $5,000,000) (reduced by $250,000) (increased by 

21 $250,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by 

22 $2,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

23 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

24 $20,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep25 tember 30, 2022. 
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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

2 SPACE FORCE

3 For expenses necessary for basic and applied sci4 entific research, development, test and evaluation, includ5 ing maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of fa6 cilities and equipment, $10,187,840,000 (increased by 

7 $4,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

8 2022. 

9 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

10 DEFENSE-WIDE

11 For expenses of activities and agencies of the Depart12 ment of Defense (other than the military departments), 

13 necessary for basic and applied scientific research, devel14 opment, test and evaluation; advanced research projects 

15 as may be designated and determined by the Secretary 

16 of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, 

17 lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 

18 $24,617,177,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

19 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

20 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

21 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

22 $2,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by 

23 $3,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000) (increased by 

24 $5,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

25 $15,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
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1 $5,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by 

2 $3,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep3 tember 30, 2022. 

4 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

5 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

6 for the independent activities of the Director, Operational 

7 Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of 

8 operational test and evaluation, including initial oper9 ational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, 

10 and in support of, production decisions; joint operational 

11 testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 

12 connection therewith, $210,090,000, to remain available 

13 for obligation until September 30, 2022. 

14 TITLE V 

15 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

16 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

17 For the Defense Working Capital Funds, 

18 $1,348,910,000. 

19 TITLE VI 

20 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

21 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

22 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical 

23 and health care programs of the Department of Defense 

24 as authorized by law, $33,297,902,000 (increased by 

25 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
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1 $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 

2 $2,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by 

3 $4,000,000) (increased by $7,400,000) (reduced by 

4 $7,400,000); of which $31,097,781,000 (reduced by 

5 $4,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

6 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), shall be for oper7 ation and maintenance, of which not to exceed 1 percent 

8 shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 

9 2022, and of which up to $16,024,715,000 may be avail10 able for contracts entered into under the TRICARE pro11 gram; of which $557,896,000, to remain available for obli12 gation until September 30, 2023, shall be for procure13 ment; and of which $1,642,225,000 (increased by 

14 $4,500,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

15 $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 

16 $2,000,000), to remain available for obligation until Sep17 tember 30, 2022, shall be for research, development, test 

18 and evaluation: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 

19 provision of law, of the amount made available under this 

20 heading for research, development, test and evaluation, 

21 not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV pre22 vention educational activities undertaken in connection 

23 with United States military training, exercises, and hu24 manitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in Af25 rican nations: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
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1 under this heading for research, development, test and 

2 evaluation, not less than $1,020,500,000 (increased by 

3 $4,500,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

4 $5,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 

5 $2,000,000) shall be made available to the United States 

6 Army Medical Research and Development Command to 

7 carry out the congressionally directed medical research 

8 programs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall submit to the Congressional defense committees 

10 quarterly reports on the current status of the deployment 

11 of the electronic health record: Provided further, That the 

12 Secretary of Defense shall provide notice to the Congres13 sional defense committees not later than 10 business days 

14 after delaying the proposed timeline of such deployment 

15 if such delay is longer than 1 week: Provided further, That 

16 the Comptroller General of the United States shall per17 form quarterly performance reviews of such deployment. 

18 CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, 

19 DEFENSE

20 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

21 for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal 

22 chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the pro23 visions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Au24 thorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the de25 struction of other chemical warfare materials that are not 
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1 in the chemical weapon stockpile, $889,500,000, of which 

2 $106,691,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of 

3 which no less than $51,009,000 shall be for the Chemical 

4 Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of 

5 $22,235,000 for activities on military installations and 

6 $28,774,000, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2022, to assist State and local governments; $616,000 

8 shall be for procurement, to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2023, of which not less than $616,000 shall 

10 be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness 

11 Program to assist State and local governments; and 

12 $782,193,000, to remain available until September 30, 

13 2022, shall be for research, development, test and evalua14 tion, of which $775,699,000 shall only be for the Assem15 bled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. 

16 DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 

17 DEFENSE

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of 

20 the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 

21 available to the Department of Defense for military per22 sonnel of the reserve components serving under the provi23 sions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for oper24 ation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, 

25 development, test and evaluation, $746,223,000, of which 
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1 $421,029,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; 

2 $123,704,000 (reduced by $4,000,000) (increased by 

3 $4,000,000) shall be for the drug demand reduction pro4 gram; $195,979,000 (reduced by $4,000,000) (increased 

5 by $4,000,000) shall be for the National Guard counter6 drug program; and $5,511,000 shall be for the National 

7 Guard counter-drug schools program: Provided, That the 

8 funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

9 for obligation for the same time period and for the same 

10 purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro11 vided further, That upon a determination that all or part 

12 of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 

13 necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts 

14 may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided 

15 further, That the transfer authority provided under this 

16 heading is in addition to any other transfer authority con17 tained elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That funds 

18 appropriated under this heading for counter-narcotics sup19 port may only be transferred 15 days following written 

20 notification to the congressional defense committees. 

21 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For expenses and activities of the Office of the In23 spector General in carrying out the provisions of the In24 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, $387,696,000, 

25 of which $385,740,000 shall be for operation and mainte-
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1 nance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for 

2 emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on 

3 the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and 

4 payments may be made on the Inspector General’s certifi5 cate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of 

6 which $858,000, to remain available for obligation until 

7 September 30, 2023, shall be for procurement; and of 

8 which $1,098,000, to remain available until September 30, 

9 2022, shall be for research, development, test and evalua10 tion. 

11 TITLE VII 

12 RELATED AGENCIES 

13 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND

14 DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

15 For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Re16 tirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the 

17 proper funding level for continuing the operation of the 

18 Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 

19 System, $514,000,000. 

20 INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

21 For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Commu22 nity Management Account, $619,728,000. 
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1 TITLE VIII 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained 

4 in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur5 poses not authorized by the Congress. 

6 SEC. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions 

7 of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or em8 ployment of, any person not a citizen of the United States 

9 shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: 

10 Provided, That salary increases granted to direct and indi11 rect hire foreign national employees of the Department of 

12 Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess 

13 of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian 

14 employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is 

15 computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, 

16 United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percent17 age increase provided by the appropriate host nation to 

18 its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 

19 That this section shall not apply to Department of De20 fense foreign service national employees serving at United 

21 States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Depart22 ment of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Pro23 vided further, That the limitations of this provision shall 

24 not apply to foreign national employees of the Department 

25 of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 
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1 SEC. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained 

2 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

3 the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 

4 SEC. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appro5 priations in this Act which are limited for obligation dur6 ing the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 

7 last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this sec8 tion shall not apply to obligations for support of active 

9 duty training of reserve components or summer camp 

10 training of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 

11 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of 

13 Defense that such action is necessary in the national inter14 est, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 

15 of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 

16 $1,000,000,000 of working capital funds of the Depart17 ment of Defense or funds made available in this Act to 

18 the Department of Defense for military functions (except 

19 military construction) between such appropriations or 

20 funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and 

21 to be available for the same purposes, and for the same 

22 time period, as the appropriation or fund to which trans23 ferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer may not 

24 be used unless for higher priority items, based on unfore25 seen military requirements, than those for which originally 
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1 appropriated and in no case where the item for which 

2 funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Pro3 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 

4 the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to 

5 this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided 

6 further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 

7 available to prepare or present a request to the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Senate for reprogramming of funds, unless for 

10 higher priority items, based on unforeseen military re11 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 

12 and in no case where the item for which reprogramming 

13 is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided 

14 further, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of 

15 funds using authority provided in this section shall be 

16 made prior to June 30, 2021: Provided further, That 

17 transfers among military personnel appropriations shall 

18 not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation 

19 on the amount of funds that may be transferred under 

20 this section. 

21 SEC. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific pro22 grams, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 

23 and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to 

24 such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the 

25 tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in 
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1 the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obliga2 tion and expenditure of amounts appropriated or other3 wise made available in this Act for those programs, 

4 projects, and activities for which the amounts appro5 priated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required 

6 by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such 

7 tables to the same extent as if the tables were included 

8 in the text of this Act. 

9 (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables de10 scribed in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivi11 sions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this 

12 Act: Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when trans13 fers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur be14 tween appropriation accounts. 

15 SEC. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enact16 ment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit 

17 a report to the congressional defense committees to estab18 lish the baseline for application of reprogramming and 

19 transfer authorities for fiscal year 2021: Provided, That 

20 the report shall include— 

21 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa22 rate column to display the President’s budget re23 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

24 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

25 fiscal year enacted level; 
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1 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro2 priation both by budget activity and program, 

3 project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Ap4 pendix; and 

5 (3) an identification of items of special congres6 sional interest. 

7 (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none 

8 of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 

9 reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 

10 subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 

11 committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 

12 writing to the congressional defense committees that such 

13 reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 

14 requirement: Provided, That this subsection shall not 

15 apply to transfers from the following appropriations ac16 counts: 

17 ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Army’’; 

18 ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Navy’’; 

19 ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Air Force’’; 

20 ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide’’; and 

21 ‘‘Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense 

22 Sites’’. 

23 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash bal25 ances in working capital funds of the Department of De-
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1 fense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, may be maintained in only such 

3 amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disburse4 ments to be made from such funds: Provided, That trans5 fers may be made between such funds: Provided further, 

6 That transfers may be made between working capital 

7 funds and the ‘‘Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense’’ 

8 appropriation and the ‘‘Operation and Maintenance’’ ap9 propriation accounts in such amounts as may be deter10 mined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of 

11 the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 

12 transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense 

13 has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer: Pro14 vided further, That except in amounts equal to the 

15 amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, 

16 no obligations may be made against a working capital fund 

17 to procure or increase the value of war reserve material 

18 inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 

19 Congress prior to any such obligation. 

20 SEC. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not 

21 be used to initiate a special access program without prior 

22 notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congres23 sional defense committees. 

24 SEC. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act 

25 shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that 
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1 employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of 

2 $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that in3 cludes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of 

4 $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement 

5 leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic 

6 order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in 

7 any one year, unless the congressional defense committees 

8 have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the pro9 posed contract award: Provided, That no part of any ap10 propriation contained in this Act shall be available to ini11 tiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order 

12 quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to 

13 the limits of the Government’s liability: Provided further, 

14 That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

15 shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement con16 tracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 

17 of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 un18 less specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 

19 That no multiyear procurement contract can be termi20 nated without 30-day prior notification to the congres21 sional defense committees: Provided further, That the exe22 cution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a 

23 present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared 

24 to an annual procurement: Provided further, That none of 

25 the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear 
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1 contract executed after the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act unless in the case of any such contract— 

3 (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to 

4 Congress a budget request for full funding of units 

5 to be procured through the contract and, in the case 

6 of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that in7 cludes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through 

8 the contract for which procurement funds are re9 quested in that budget request for production be10 yond advance procurement activities in the fiscal 

11 year covered by the budget, full funding of procure12 ment of such unit in that fiscal year; 

13 (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do 

14 not include consideration of recurring manufacturing 

15 costs of the contractor associated with the produc16 tion of unfunded units to be delivered under the con17 tract; 

18 (3) the contract provides that payments to the 

19 contractor under the contract shall not be made in 

20 advance of incurred costs on funded units; and 

21 (4) the contract does not provide for a price ad22 justment based on a failure to award a follow-on 

23 contract. 

24 SEC. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the op25 eration and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are 
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1 hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, 

2 United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance 

3 costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. 

4 Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and 

5 civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations 

6 and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of title 

7 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be re8 ported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United 

9 States Code: Provided, That funds available for operation 

10 and maintenance shall be available for providing humani11 tarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams 

12 in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely 

13 associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact 

14 of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239: 

15 Provided further, That upon a determination by the Sec16 retary of the Army that such action is beneficial for grad17 uate medical education programs conducted at Army med18 ical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army 

19 may authorize the provision of medical services at such 

20 facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonre21 imbursable basis, for civilian patients from American 

22 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is23 lands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi24 cronesia, Palau, and Guam. 
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1 SEC. 8012. (a) During the current fiscal year, the 

2 civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not 

3 be managed on the basis of any constraint or limitation 

4 in terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent 

5 positions, or maximum number of employees, but are to 

6 be managed primarily on the basis of, and in a manner 

7 consistent with— 

8 (1) the total force management policies and 

9 procedures established under section 129a of title 

10 10, United States Code; 

11 (2) the workload required to carry out the func12 tions and activities of the Department; and 

13 (3) the funds made available to the Department 

14 for such fiscal year. 

15 (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

16 be used to reduce the civilian workforce programmed full 

17 time equivalent levels absent the appropriate analysis of 

18 the impacts of these reductions on workload, military force 

19 structure, lethality, readiness, operational effectiveness, 

20 stress on the military force, and fully burdened costs. 

21 (c) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

22 be used for term or temporary hiring authorities for en23 during functions. 

24 (d) A projection of the number of full-time equivalent 

25 positions shall not be considered a constraint or limitation 
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1 for purposes of subsection (a) and reducing funding for 

2 under-execution of such a projection shall not be consid3 ered managing based on a constraint or limitation for pur4 poses of such subsection. 

5 (e) The fiscal year 2022 budget request for the De6 partment of Defense, and any justification material and 

7 other documentation supporting such request, shall be 

8 prepared and submitted to Congress as if subsections (a) 

9 and (b) were effective with respect to such fiscal year. 

10 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply 

11 to military (civilian) technicians. 

12 SEC. 8013. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to in14 fluence congressional action on any legislation or appro15 priation matters pending before the Congress. 

16 SEC. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this 

17 Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of 

18 any member of the Army participating as a full-time stu19 dent and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Vet20 erans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education 

21 Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is 

22 credited toward completion of a service commitment: Pro23 vided, That this section shall not apply to those members 

24 who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 
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1 1987: Provided further, That this section applies only to 

2 active components of the Army. 

3 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act 

5 for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Pro6 gram may be transferred to any other appropriation con7 tained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing 

8 a Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program developmental assistance 

9 agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 

11 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the 

12 authority of this provision or any other transfer authority 

13 contained in this Act. 

14 SEC. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be 

15 available for the purchase by the Department of Defense 

16 (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard 

17 anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under 

18 unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured 

19 in the United States from components which are substan20 tially manufactured in the United States: Provided, That 

21 for the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘manufactured’’ 

22 shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing 

23 of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blast24 ing process): Provided further, That for the purpose of this 

25 section substantially all of the components of anchor and 
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1 mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manu2 factured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the 

3 components produced or manufactured in the United 

4 States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components pro5 duced or manufactured outside the United States: Pro6 vided further, That when adequate domestic supplies are 

7 not available to meet Department of Defense requirements 

8 on a timely basis, the Secretary of the Service responsible 

9 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case10 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

11 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Senate that such an acquisition must be made in order 

13 to acquire capability for national security purposes. 

14 SEC. 8017. None of the funds appropriated by this 

15 Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated 

16 funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures 

17 malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for 

18 resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the 

19 drink) on a military installation located in the United 

20 States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured 

21 within that State, or in the case of the District of Colum22 bia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military 

23 installation is located: Provided, That, in a case in which 

24 the military installation is located in more than one State, 

25 purchases may be made in any State in which the installa-
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1 tion is located: Provided further, That such local procure2 ment requirements for malt beverages and wine shall 

3 apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installa4 tions in States which are not contiguous with another 

5 State: Provided further, That alcoholic beverages other 

6 than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and 

7 the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most 

8 competitive source, price and other factors considered. 

9 SEC. 8018. None of the funds available to the De10 partment of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dis11 pose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, 

12 .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or 

13 to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or am14 munition components that are not otherwise prohibited 

15 from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small 

16 arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified 

17 by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable 

18 or unsafe for further use. 

19 SEC. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds ap20 propriated or made available in this Act shall be used dur21 ing a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an orga22 nization, unit, activity or function of the Department of 

23 Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Pro24 vided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this re25 striction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
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1 to the congressional defense committees that such a relo2 cation is required in the best interest of the Government. 

3 SEC. 8020. In addition to the funds provided else4 where in this Act, $25,000,000 is appropriated only for 

5 incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the In6 dian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided, 

7 That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier 

8 that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or 

9 supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United 

10 States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by 

11 an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) 

12 of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a con13 tractor for the purposes of being allowed additional com14 pensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act 

15 of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime contract 

16 or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the 

17 expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making ap18 propriations for the Department of Defense with respect 

19 to any fiscal year: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

20 section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section 

21 shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisi22 tion of supplies or services, including any contract and any 

23 subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items 

24 produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any 

25 subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 
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1 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 

2 controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 

3 section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 8021. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 

5 Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national 

6 or international political or psychological activities. 

7 SEC. 8022. During the current fiscal year, the De8 partment of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of 

9 not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in sec10 tion 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipa11 tion of receipt of contributions, only from the Government 

12 of Kuwait, under that section: Provided, That, upon re13 ceipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait 

14 shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which in15 curred such obligations. 

16 SEC. 8023. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall notify 

17 the congressional defense committees in writing not more 

18 than 15 days after the receipt of any contribution of funds 

19 received from the government of a foreign country for any 

20 purpose relating to the stationing or operations of the 

21 United States Armed Forces. 

22 (b) Any notification submitted under subsection (a) 

23 shall include the amount of the contribution; the purpose 

24 for which such contribution was made; and the authority 
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1 under which such contribution was accepted by the Sec2 retary of Defense. 

3 (c) The Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 

4 15 days prior to obligating funds received pursuant to sub5 section (a), submit to the congressional defense commit6 tees in writing a notification of the details of any such 

7 obligation, including— 

8 (1) the total amount of such contributions and 

9 the date received; 

10 (2) the account or accounts to which such con11 tributions were deposited and may be subsequently 

12 transferred; 

13 (3) a description of the purpose for which such 

14 contributions were made; any contributions expected 

15 in future years from the foreign country; any agree16 ment or memorandum of understanding between the 

17 United States and such country relating to such con18 tributions; and any associated in-kind contributions; 

19 (4) the planned use of such contributions, in20 cluding whether such contributions would support 

21 existing or new stationing or operations of the 

22 United States Armed Forces; and 

23 (5) a list of any additional congressional action 

24 or notification (other than the notification required 
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1 by this section) needed prior to the obligation or ex2 penditure of such contributions. 

3 (d) Nothing in this section may be construed to au4 thorize the Secretary to accept contributions from a for5 eign country. 

6 SEC. 8024. (a) Of the funds made available in this 

7 Act, not less than $56,205,000 shall be available for the 

8 Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— 

9 (1) $43,205,000 shall be available from ‘‘Oper10 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ to support Civil 

11 Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, 

12 readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand 

13 reduction activities involving youth programs; 

14 (2) $11,200,000 shall be available from ‘‘Air15 craft Procurement, Air Force’’; and 

16 (3) $1,800,000 shall be available from ‘‘Other 

17 Procurement, Air Force’’ for vehicle procurement. 

18 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reim19 bursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 

20 counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 

21 local government agencies. 

22 SEC. 8025. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

23 Act are available to establish a new Department of De24 fense (department) federally funded research and develop25 ment center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a 
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1 separate entity administrated by an organization man2 aging another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership cor3 poration consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and 

4 other nonprofit entities. 

5 (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, 

6 Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting 

7 Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, 

8 and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except 

9 when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be com10 pensated for his or her services as a member of such enti11 ty, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in 

12 a fiscal year: Provided, That a member of any such entity 

13 referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 

14 travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Fed15 eral Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the per16 formance of membership duties. 

17 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 

18 of the funds available to the department from any source 

19 during the current fiscal year may be used by a defense 

20 FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for 

21 construction of new buildings not located on a military in22 stallation, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded 

23 by Government grants, for absorption of contract over24 runs, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include 
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1 employee participation in community service and/or devel2 opment. 

3 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 

4 the funds available to the department during fiscal year 

5 2021, not more than 6,110 staff years of technical effort 

6 (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Pro7 vided, That, of the specific amount referred to previously 

8 in this subsection, not more than 1,148 staff years may 

9 be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: 

10 Provided further, That this subsection shall not apply to 

11 staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program 

12 and the Military Intelligence Program. 

13 (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submis14 sion of the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request, 

15 submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff 

16 years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense 

17 FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget 

18 estimates. 

19 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

20 the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs 

21 is hereby increased by $21,834,000: Provided, That this 

22 subsection shall not apply to appropriations for the Na23 tional Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intel24 ligence Program (MIP). 
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1 SEC. 8026. None of the funds appropriated or made 

2 available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 

3 or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned fa4 cility or property under the control of the Department of 

5 Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United 

6 States or Canada: Provided, That these procurement re7 strictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 

8 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) 

9 or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications 

10 of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further, 

11 That the Secretary of the military department responsible 

12 for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case13 by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees 

14 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available 

16 to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely 

17 basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order 

18 to acquire capability for national security purposes: Pro19 vided further, That these restrictions shall not apply to 

20 contracts which are in being as of the date of the enact21 ment of this Act. 

22 SEC. 8027. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

23 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ means the Armed 

24 Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the 

25 Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Sub-
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1 committee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations 

2 of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the 

3 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa4 tives. 

5 SEC. 8028. During the current fiscal year, the De6 partment of Defense may acquire the modification, depot 

7 maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels 

8 as well as the production of components and other De9 fense-related articles, through competition between De10 partment of Defense depot maintenance activities and pri11 vate firms: Provided, That the Senior Acquisition Execu12 tive of the military department or Defense Agency con13 cerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that success14 ful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and in15 direct costs for both public and private bids: Provided fur16 ther, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 

17 76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this 

18 section. 

19 SEC. 8029. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 

20 consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 

21 determines that a foreign country which is party to an 

22 agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the 

23 terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 

24 types of products produced in the United States that are 

25 covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 
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1 rescind the Secretary’s blanket waiver of the Buy Amer2 ican Act with respect to such types of products produced 

3 in that foreign country. 

4 (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 

5 reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of under6 standing, between the United States and a foreign country 

7 pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospec8 tively waived the Buy American Act for certain products 

9 in that country. 

10 (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Con11 gress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 

12 purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2021. Such 

13 report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 

14 for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to 

15 any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade 

16 Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any 

17 international agreement to which the United States is a 

18 party. 

19 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Buy 

20 American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United 

21 States Code. 

22 SEC. 8030. During the current fiscal year, amounts 

23 contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 

24 Facility Investment Recovery Account established by sec25 tion 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
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1 of 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall 

2 be available until expended for the payments specified by 

3 section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 

4 SEC. 8031. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

5 of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no 

6 cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian 

7 Tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Da8 kota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and 

9 Washington relocatable military housing units located at 

10 Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, 

11 Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force 

12 Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the 

13 needs of the Air Force. 

14 (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at 

15 no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under sub16 section (a) in accordance with the request for such units 

17 that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation 

18 Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian Tribes lo19 cated in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, 

20 South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Wash21 ington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condi22 tion that the housing units shall be removed within a rea23 sonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary. 

24 (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall re25 solve any conflicts among requests of Indian Tribes for 
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1 housing units under subsection (a) before submitting re2 quests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection 

3 (b). 

4 (d) In this section, the term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ means 

5 any recognized Indian Tribe included on the current list 

6 published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 

7 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 

8 (Public Law 103–454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 5131). 

9 SEC. 8032. During the current fiscal year, appropria10 tions which are available to the Department of Defense 

11 for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase 

12 items having an investment item unit cost of not more 

13 than $250,000. 

14 SEC. 8033. Up to $14,000,000 of the funds appro15 priated under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

16 Navy’’ may be made available for the Asia Pacific Re17 gional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the 

18 United States Indo-Pacific Command to execute Theater 

19 Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian as20 sistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs 

21 of training and exercising with foreign security forces: 

22 Provided, That funds made available for this purpose may 

23 be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for 

24 humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined 

25 exercise expenses: Provided further, That funds may not 
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1 be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country 

2 that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of 

3 assistance under any other provision of law. 

4 SEC. 8034. The Secretary of Defense shall issue reg5 ulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco6 related products in military resale outlets in the United 

7 States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 

8 most competitive price in the local community: Provided, 

9 That such regulations shall direct that the prices of to10 bacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military re11 tail outlets shall be within the range of prices established 

12 for military retail system stores located in the United 

13 States. 

14 SEC. 8035. (a) During the current fiscal year, none 

15 of the appropriations or funds available to the Department 

16 of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the 

17 purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquir18 ing a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale dur19 ing the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to 

20 customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital 

21 Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable 

22 to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund 

23 during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an 

24 investment item would be chargeable during the current 
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1 fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of 

2 Defense for procurement. 

3 (b) The fiscal year 2022 budget request for the De4 partment of Defense as well as all justification material 

5 and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2022 

6 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and sub7 mitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment 

8 which was classified as an end item and funded in a pro9 curement appropriation contained in this Act shall be 

10 budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2022 procurement 

11 appropriation and not in the supply management business 

12 area or any other area or category of the Department of 

13 Defense Working Capital Funds. 

14 SEC. 8036. None of the funds appropriated by this 

15 Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall 

16 remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 

17 year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 

18 Contingencies, which shall remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That funds appropriated, 

20 transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intel21 ligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund 

22 during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall 

23 remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

24 any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intel25 ligence Agency for advanced research and development ac-
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1 quisition, for agent operations, and for covert action pro2 grams authorized by the President under section 503 of 

3 the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall 

4 remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided fur5 ther, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the 

6 Central Intelligence Agency for the construction, improve7 ment, or alteration of facilities, including leased facilities, 

8 to be used primarily by personnel of the intelligence com9 munity shall remain available until September 30, 2023. 

10 SEC. 8037. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart11 ment of Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, not less than $12,000,000 shall 

13 be made available only for the mitigation of environmental 

14 impacts, including training and technical assistance to 

15 Tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of in16 formation, documenting of environmental damage, and de17 veloping a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost 

18 to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands re19 sulting from Department of Defense activities. 

20 SEC. 8038. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

21 Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of 

22 Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, com23 plies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this 

24 subsection, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 

25 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
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1 (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a per2 son has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label 

3 bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription to any product 

4 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

5 in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance 

6 with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, wheth7 er the person should be debarred from contracting with 

8 the Department of Defense. 

9 (c) In the case of any equipment or products pur10 chased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is 

11 the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Depart12 ment of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase 

13 only American-made equipment and products, provided 

14 that American-made equipment and products are cost15 competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely 

16 fashion. 

17 SEC. 8039. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 

18 and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 

19 be used— 

20 (1) to establish a field operating agency; or 

21 (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the 

22 Armed Forces or civilian employee of the depart23 ment who is transferred or reassigned from a head24 quarters activity if the member or employee’s place 

25 of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. 
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1 (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a mili2 tary department may waive the limitations in subsection 

3 (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, 

4 and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Senate that the grant6 ing of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 

7 or the financial requirements of the department. 

8 (c) This section does not apply to— 

9 (1) field operating agencies funded within the 

10 National Intelligence Program; 

11 (2) an Army field operating agency established 

12 to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of im13 provised explosive devices, and, as determined by the 

14 Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; 

15 (3) an Army field operating agency established 

16 to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of bio17 metric activities and to integrate common biometric 

18 technologies throughout the Department of Defense; 

19 or 

20 (4) an Air Force field operating agency estab21 lished to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs 

22 Program and Mortuary Operations for the Depart23 ment of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 

24 SEC. 8040. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

25 this Act shall be available to convert to contractor per-
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1 formance an activity or function of the Department of De2 fense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this 

3 Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian em4 ployees unless— 

5 (1) the conversion is based on the result of a 

6 public-private competition that includes a most effi7 cient and cost effective organization plan developed 

8 by such activity or function; 

9 (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official deter10 mines that, over all performance periods stated in 

11 the solicitation of offers for performance of the ac12 tivity or function, the cost of performance of the ac13 tivity or function by a contractor would be less costly 

14 to the Department of Defense by an amount that 

15 equals or exceeds the lesser of— 

16 (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organi17 zation’s personnel-related costs for performance 

18 of that activity or function by Federal employ19 ees; or 

20 (B) $10,000,000; and 

21 (3) the contractor does not receive an advan22 tage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the 

23 Department of Defense by— 

24 (A) not making an employer-sponsored 

25 health insurance plan available to the workers 
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1 who are to be employed in the performance of 

2 that activity or function under the contract; or 

3 (B) offering to such workers an employer4 sponsored health benefits plan that requires the 

5 employer to contribute less towards the pre6 mium or subscription share than the amount 

7 that is paid by the Department of Defense for 

8 health benefits for civilian employees under 

9 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 

10 (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard 

11 to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or 

12 (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 

13 notwithstanding any administrative regulation, require14 ment, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority 

15 to enter into a contract for the performance of any com16 mercial or industrial type function of the Department of 

17 Defense that— 

18 (A) is included on the procurement list estab19 lished pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner20 O’Day Act (section 8503 of title 41, United States 

21 Code); 

22 (B) is planned to be converted to performance 

23 by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by 

24 a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handi25 capped individuals in accordance with that Act; or 
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1 (C) is planned to be converted to performance 

2 by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent owner3 ship by an Indian Tribe, as defined in section 4(e) 

4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education As5 sistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)), or a Native Ha6 waiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) 

7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)). 

8 (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts 

9 or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 

10 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 

12 Department of Defense under the authority provided by 

13 this section shall be credited toward any competitive or 

14 outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be es15 tablished by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 

16 to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance 

17 with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United 

18 States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of com19 mercial activities. 

20 (RESCISSIONS)

21 SEC. 8041. Of the funds appropriated in Department 

22 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 

23 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro24 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That no 

25 amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were des-
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1 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper2 ations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 

4 budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

5 Control Act of 1985, as amended: 

6 ‘‘Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, 

7 2019/2021, $14,250,000; 

8 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2019/2021, 

9 $12,953,000; 

10 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2019/2021, 

11 $7,983,000; 

12 ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2019/2021, 

13 $2,226,000; 

14 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2019/2021, 

15 $236,624,000; 

16 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2019/2021, 

17 $12,400,000; 

18 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Defense 

19 Security Cooperation Agency’’, 2020/2021, $20,000,000; 

20 ‘‘Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, 

21 2020/2022, $93,840,000; 

22 ‘‘Other Procurement, Army’’, 2020/2022, 

23 $10,878,000; 

24 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Navy’’, 2020/2022, 

25 $351,009,000; 
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1 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversation, Navy: CVN Refuel2 ing Overhauls’’, 2020/2024, $13,100,000; 

3 ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: TAO Fleet 

4 Oiler (AP)’’, 2020/2024, $73,000,000; 

5 ‘‘Other Procurement, Navy’’, 2020/2022, 

6 $60,920,000; 

7 ‘‘Procurement, Marine Corps’’, 2020/2022, 

8 $33,539,000; 

9 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2020/2022, 

10 $439,458,000; 

11 ‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2020/2022, 

12 $24,500,000; 

13 ‘‘Other Procurement, Air Force’’, 2020/2022, 

14 $11,226,000; 

15 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

16 Army’’, 2020/2021, $310,622,000; 

17 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

18 Navy’’, 2020/2021, $70,000,000; 

19 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air 

20 Force’’, 2020/2021, $219,341,000; 

21 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, De22 fense-Wide’’, 2020/2021, $323,231,000; and 

23 ‘‘Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency 

24 Working Capital Fund’’, 2020/20XX, $150,000,000. 
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1 SEC. 8042. None of the funds available in this Act 

2 may be used to reduce the authorized positions for mili3 tary technicians (dual status) of the Army National 

4 Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force 

5 Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively 

6 imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on 

7 military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions 

8 are a direct result of a reduction in military force struc9 ture. 

10 SEC. 8043. None of the funds appropriated or other11 wise made available in this Act may be obligated or ex12 pended for assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic 

13 of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. 

14 SEC. 8044. Funds appropriated in this Act for oper15 ation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Com16 batant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available 

17 for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses 

18 which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations 

19 for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the 

20 National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or coun21 terintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense 

22 Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the 

23 activities and programs included within the National Intel24 ligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: 

25 Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation 
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1 from established Reserve and National Guard personnel 

2 and training procedures. 

3 SEC. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the 

4 Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug inter5 diction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 

6 any other department or agency of the United States ex7 cept as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 

8 (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intel9 ligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or 

10 counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other de11 partment or agency of the United States except as specifi12 cally provided in an appropriations law. 

13 SEC. 8046. None of the funds appropriated by this 

14 Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller 

15 bearings other than those produced by a domestic source 

16 and of domestic origin: Provided, That the Secretary of 

17 the military department responsible for such procurement 

18 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi19 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 

20 the House of Representatives and the Senate, that ade21 quate domestic supplies are not available to meet Depart22 ment of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that 

23 such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire ca24 pability for national security purposes: Provided further, 

25 That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of 
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1 ‘‘commercial items’’, as defined by section 103 of title 41, 

2 United States Code, except that the restriction shall apply 

3 to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 

4 SEC. 8047. In addition to the amounts appropriated 

5 or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 

6 $47,500,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 

7 Defense: Provided, That upon the determination of the 

8 Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national inter9 est, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts speci10 fied as follows: $22,500,000 to the United Service Organi11 zations and $25,000,000 to the Red Cross. 

12 SEC. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be 

13 used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manu14 factured in the United States, unless the Secretary of De15 fense certifies to the congressional defense committees 

16 that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 

17 capability for national security purposes that is not avail18 able from United States manufacturers. 

19 SEC. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision in 

20 this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program 

21 and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set22 asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, 

23 projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the 

24 extramural budget. 
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1 SEC. 8050. None of the funds available to the De2 partment of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or 

3 expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the 

4 Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by 

5 the contractor to an employee when— 

6 (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in 

7 excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor 

8 to the employee; and 

9 (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs as10 sociated with a business combination. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8051. During the current fiscal year, no more 

13 than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act 

14 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense15 Wide’’ may be transferred to appropriations available for 

16 the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to 

17 be available for the same time period as the appropriations 

18 to which transferred, to be used in support of such per19 sonnel in connection with support and services for eligible 

20 organizations and activities outside the Department of De21 fense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 

22 Code. 

23 SEC. 8052. During the current fiscal year, in the case 

24 of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense 

25 for which the period of availability for obligation has ex-
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1 pired or which has closed under the provisions of section 

2 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a 

3 negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obliga4 tion or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged 

5 to any current appropriation account for the same purpose 

6 as the expired or closed account if— 

7 (1) the obligation would have been properly 

8 chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or 

9 closed account before the end of the period of avail10 ability or closing of that account; 

11 (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly 

12 chargeable to any current appropriation account of 

13 the Department of Defense; and 

14 (3) in the case of an expired account, the obli15 gation is not chargeable to a current appropriation 

16 of the Department of Defense under the provisions 

17 of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 

19 101–510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Pro20 vided, That in the case of an expired account, if sub21 sequent review or investigation discloses that there 

22 was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unex23 pended balance in the account, any charge to a cur24 rent account under the authority of this section shall 

25 be reversed and recorded against the expired ac-
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1 count: Provided further, That the total amount 

2 charged to a current appropriation under this sec3 tion may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent 

4 of the total appropriation for that account: 

5 Provided, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp6 troller) shall include with the budget of the President for 

7 fiscal year 2022 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to 

8 section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) a statement 

9 describing each instance if any, during each of the fiscal 

10 years 2016 through 2021 in which the authority in this 

11 section was exercised. 

12 SEC. 8053. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

13 of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may per14 mit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance 

15 Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-avail16 able, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard 

17 Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for 

18 such use on a case-by-case basis. 

19 (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 

20 credited to funds available for the National Guard Dis21 tance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 

22 associated with the use of equipment of the project under 

23 that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 

24 purposes without fiscal year limitation. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 8054. Of the funds appropriated in this Act 

3 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense4 Wide’’, $40,000,000 (increased by $6,000,000) shall be 

5 for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual 

6 Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program: Provided, That 

7 the funds are made available for transfer to the Depart8 ment of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the 

9 Department of the Air Force: Provided further, That funds 

10 transferred shall be merged with and available for the 

11 same purposes and for the same time period as the appro12 priations to which the funds are transferred: Provided fur13 ther, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 

14 other transfer authority provided in this Act. 

15 SEC. 8055. None of the funds appropriated in title 

16 IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for deliv17 ery to military forces for operational training, operational 

18 use or inventory requirements: Provided, That this restric19 tion does not apply to end-items used in development, 

20 prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to 

21 acceptance for operational use: Provided further, That the 

22 Secretary of Defense shall, at the time of the submittal 

23 to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 

24 2022 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 

25 Code, submit to the congressional defense committees a 
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1 report detailing the use of funds requested in research, 

2 development, test and evaluation accounts for end-items 

3 used in development, prototyping and test activities pre4 ceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Pro5 vided further, That the report shall set forth, for each end6 item covered by the preceding proviso, a detailed list of 

7 the statutory authorities under which amounts in the ac8 counts described in that proviso were used for such item: 

9 Provided further, That this restriction does not apply to 

10 programs funded within the National Intelligence Pro11 gram: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

12 may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certi13 fying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 

14 the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is 

15 in the national security interest to do so. 

16 SEC. 8056. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a 

17 case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country 

18 each limitation on the procurement of defense items from 

19 foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines 

20 that the application of the limitation with respect to that 

21 country would invalidate cooperative programs entered 

22 into between the Department of Defense and the foreign 

23 country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements 

24 for the procurement of defense items entered into under 

25 section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
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1 country does not discriminate against the same or similar 

2 defense items produced in the United States for that coun3 try. 

4 (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— 

5 (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on 

6 or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

7 (2) options for the procurement of items that 

8 are exercised after such date under contracts that 

9 are entered into before such date if the option prices 

10 are adjusted for any reason other than the applica11 tion of a waiver granted under subsection (a). 

12 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation re13 garding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bear14 ings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by 

15 section XI (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff 

16 Schedule of the United States and products classified 

17 under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 

18 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 

19 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 

20 8211, 8215, and 9404. 

21 SEC. 8057. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available by this or other Department of De23 fense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended 

24 for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to 

25 military family housing units of the Department of De-
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1 fense, including areas in such military family housing 

2 units that may be used for the purpose of conducting offi3 cial Department of Defense business. 

4 SEC. 8058. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 

6 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense7 Wide’’ for any new start advanced concept technology 

8 demonstration project or joint capability demonstration 

9 project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, in10 cluding a description of the project, the planned acquisi11 tion and transition strategy and its estimated annual and 

12 total cost, has been provided in writing to the congres13 sional defense committees. 

14 SEC. 8059. The Secretary of Defense shall continue 

15 to provide a classified quarterly report to the Committees 

16 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Senate, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as 

18 directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 

19 SEC. 8060. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 

20 10, United States Code, a Reserve who is a member of 

21 the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard 

22 duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 

23 may perform duties in support of the ground-based ele24 ments of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 
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1 SEC. 8061. None of the funds provided in this Act 

2 may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity 

3 ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has 

4 a center-fire cartridge and a United States military no5 menclature designation of ‘‘armor penetrator’’, ‘‘armor 

6 piercing (AP)’’, ‘‘armor piercing incendiary (API)’’, or 

7 ‘‘armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)’’, except to an 

8 entity performing demilitarization services for the Depart9 ment of Defense under a contract that requires the entity 

10 to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of 

11 Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) ren12 dered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; 

13 or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a con14 tract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture 

15 of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Per16 manent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by 

17 the Department of State. 

18 SEC. 8062. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his des20 ignee, may waive payment of all or part of the consider21 ation that otherwise would be required under section 2667 

22 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of 

23 personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to 

24 any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, 

25 United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fra-
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1 ternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the 

2 Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on 

3 a case-by-case basis. 

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 8063. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

6 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 

7 $137,724,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro8 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

9 the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such 

10 funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Pro11 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized 

12 to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition 

13 of real property, construction, personal services, and oper14 ations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this 

15 section: Provided further, That contracts entered into 

16 under the authority of this section may provide for such 

17 indemnification as the Secretary determines to be nec18 essary: Provided further, That projects authorized by this 

19 section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and 

20 local law to the maximum extent consistent with the na21 tional security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 

22 SEC. 8064. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

23 or any other Act may be used to take any action to mod24 ify— 
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1 (1) the appropriations account structure 

2 for the National Intelligence Program budget, 

3 including through the creation of a new appro4 priation or new appropriation account; 

5 (2) how the National Intelligence Program 

6 budget request is presented in the unclassified 

7 P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the 

8 Department of Defense budget request; 

9 (3) the process by which the National In10 telligence Program appropriations are appor11 tioned to the executing agencies; or 

12 (4) the process by which the National In13 telligence Program appropriations are allotted, 

14 obligated, and disbursed. 

15 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 

16 prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the Na17 tional Intelligence Program budget at or below the Ex18 penditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise 

19 in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). 

20 SEC. 8065. In addition to amounts provided else21 where in this Act, $5,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 

22 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to 

23 remain available for obligation until expended: Provided, 

24 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that 

25 upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that 
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1 it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be 

2 available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, 

3 Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional 

4 Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family mem5 bers when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of 

6 an eligible military beneficiary. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 8066. Of the amounts appropriated for ‘‘Oper9 ation and Maintenance, Navy’’, up to $1,000,000 shall be 

10 available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for 

11 Public Service Development Trust Fund established under 

12 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv13 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105). 

14 SEC. 8067. None of the funds available to the De15 partment of Defense may be obligated to modify command 

16 and control relationships to give Fleet Forces Command 

17 operational and administrative control of United States 

18 Navy forces assigned to the Pacific fleet: Provided, That 

19 the command and control relationships which existed on 

20 October 1, 2004, shall remain in force until a written 

21 modification has been proposed to the Committees on Ap22 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen23 ate: Provided further, That the proposed modification may 

24 be implemented 30 days after the notification unless an 

25 objection is received from either the House or Senate Ap-
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1 propriations Committees: Provided further, That any pro2 posed modification shall not preclude the ability of the 

3 commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to 

4 meet operational requirements. 

5 SEC. 8068. Any notice that is required to be sub6 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate under section 806(c)(4) 

8 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for 

9 Fiscal Year 2003 (10 U.S.C. 2302 note) after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act shall be submitted pursuant 

11 to that requirement concurrently to the Subcommittees on 

12 Defense of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 SEC. 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

16 under the headings ‘‘Procurement, Defense-Wide’’ and 

17 ‘‘Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense18 Wide’’, $500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative 

19 Programs: Provided, That of this amount, $73,000,000 

20 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Gov21 ernment of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome 

22 defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, sub23 ject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agree24 ment, as amended; $177,000,000 shall be for the Short 

25 Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, in-
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1 cluding cruise missile defense research and development 

2 under the SRBMD program, of which $50,000,000 shall 

3 be for co-production activities of SRBMD systems in the 

4 United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense re5 quirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regulations, 

6 and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production 

7 agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $77,000,000 shall 

8 be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile De9 fense Architecture, of which $77,000,000 shall be for co10 production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in 

11 the United States and in Israel to meet Israel’s defense 

12 requirements consistent with each nation’s laws, regula13 tions, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-pro14 duction agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; 

15 and $173,000,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improve16 ment Program including development of a long range, 

17 ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further, 

18 That the transfer authority provided under this provision 

19 is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 

20 in this Act. 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 8070. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

23 under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 

24 $369,112,000 shall be available until September 30, 2021, 

25 to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided, 
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1 That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

2 Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations 

3 in the amounts specified: Provided further, That the 

4 amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available 

5 for the same purposes as the appropriations to which 

6 transferred to: 

7 (1) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con8 version, Navy’’, 2008/2021: Carrier Replacement 

9 Program $71,000,000; 

10 (2) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con11 version, Navy’’, 2015/2021: DDG–51 Destroyer 

12 $9,634,000; 

13 (3) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con14 version, Navy’’, 2016/2021: CVN Refueling Over15 hauls $198,000,000; 

16 (4) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con17 version, Navy’’, 2016/2021: LPD–17 $30,578,000; 

18 (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con19 version, Navy’’, 2016/2021: TAO Fleet Oiler 

20 $42,500,000; and 

21 (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Con22 version, Navy’’, 2018/2021: TAO Fleet Oiler 

23 $17,400,000. 

24 SEC. 8071. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

25 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel-
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1 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 

2 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na3 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal 

4 year 2021 until the enactment of the Intelligence Author5 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 

6 SEC. 8072. None of the funds provided in this Act 

7 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

8 reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 

9 program, project, or activity, unless the Secretary of De10 fense notifies the congressional defense committees not 

11 less than 30 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far 

12 in advance as practicable) that such program, project, or 

13 activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest 

14 of national security and only after written prior notifica15 tion to the congressional defense committees. 

16 SEC. 8073. The budget of the President for fiscal 

17 year 2022 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 

18 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include sepa19 rate budget justification documents for costs of United 

20 States Armed Forces’ participation in contingency oper21 ations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation 

22 and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, 

23 and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ac24 counts: Provided, That these documents shall include a de25 scription of the funding requested for each contingency op-
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1 eration, for each military service, including all Active and 

2 Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: 

3 Provided further, That these documents shall include esti4 mated costs for each element of expense or object class, 

5 a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contin6 gency operation, and programmatic data including, but 

7 not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve 

8 component, and estimates of the major weapons systems 

9 deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further, 

10 That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP– 

11 5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense 

12 Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency op13 erations for the budget year and the 2 preceding fiscal 

14 years. 

15 SEC. 8074. None of the funds in this Act may be 

16 used for research, development, test, evaluation, procure17 ment or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a 

18 missile defense system. 

19 SEC. 8075. The Secretary of Defense may use up to 

20 $500,000,000 of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 

21 made available in this Act to the Department of Defense 

22 for the rapid acquisition and deployment of supplies and 

23 associated support services pursuant to section 806 of the 

24 Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

25 Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note): 
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1 Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the 

2 congressional defense committees promptly of all uses of 

3 such authority. 

4 SEC. 8076. None of the funds appropriated or made 

5 available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 

6 the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squad7 ron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce 

8 the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the 

9 levels funded in this Act: Provided, That the Air Force 

10 shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to 

11 perform other missions in support of national defense re12 quirements during the non-hurricane season. 

13 SEC. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act 

14 shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence in15 formation unless the information has been lawfully col16 lected and processed during the conduct of authorized for17 eign intelligence activities: Provided, That information 

18 pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled 

19 in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth 

20 Amendment of the United States Constitution as imple21 mented through Executive Order No. 12333. 

22 SEC. 8078. (a) None of the funds appropriated by 

23 this Act may be used to transfer research and develop24 ment, acquisition, or other program authority relating to 
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1 current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from 

2 the Army. 

3 (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and oper4 ational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aer5 ial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of De6 fense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned 

7 aerial vehicles. 

8 SEC. 8079. None of the funds appropriated by this 

9 Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National 

10 Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond 

11 the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 

12 research and technology, which shall remain available until 

13 September 30, 2022. 

14 SEC. 8080. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 

15 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations 

16 made in this Act under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and 

17 Conversion, Navy’’ shall be considered to be for the same 

18 purpose as any subdivision under the heading ‘‘Ship19 building and Conversion, Navy’’ appropriations in any 

20 prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply 

21 to the total amount of the appropriation. 
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1 SEC. 8081. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intel3 ligence shall submit a report to the congressional intel4 ligence committees to establish the baseline for application 

5 of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 

6 2021: Provided, That the report shall include— 

7 (1) a table for each appropriation with a sepa8 rate column to display the President’s budget re9 quest, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments 

10 due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

11 fiscal year enacted level; 

12 (2) a delineation in the table for each appro13 priation by Expenditure Center and project; and 

14 (3) an identification of items of special congres15 sional interest. 

16 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel17 ligence Program in this Act shall be available for re18 programming or transfer until the report identified in sub19 section (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 

20 committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 

21 certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence com22 mittees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 

23 as an emergency requirement. 

24 SEC. 8082. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law, any transfer of funds, appropriated or otherwise made 
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1 available by this Act, for support to friendly foreign coun2 tries in connection with the conduct of operations in which 

3 the United States is not participating, pursuant to section 

4 331(d) of title 10, United States Code, shall be made in 

5 accordance with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as appli6 cable. 

7 SEC. 8083. Any transfer of amounts appropriated to, 

8 credited to, or deposited in the Department of Defense Ac9 quisition Workforce Development Account in or for fiscal 

10 year 2021 to a military department or Defense Agency 

11 pursuant to section 1705(e)(1) of title 10, United States 

12 Code, shall be covered by and subject to section 8005 or 

13 9002 of this Act, as applicable. 

14 SEC. 8084. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 

16 333 of title 10, United States Code, or peacekeeping oper17 ations for the countries designated annually to be in viola18 tion of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act 

19 of 2008 (Public Law 110–457; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) may 

20 be used to support any military training or operation that 

21 includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers 

22 Prevention Act of 2008, unless such assistance is other23 wise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers 

24 Prevention Act of 2008. 
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1 SEC. 8085. (a) None of the funds provided for the 

2 National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appro3 priations Act shall be available for obligation or expendi4 ture through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in ac5 cordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security 

6 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 

7 (1) creates a new start effort; 

8 (2) terminates a program with appropriated 

9 funding of $10,000,000 or more; 

10 (3) transfers funding into or out of the Na11 tional Intelligence Program; or 

12 (4) transfers funding between appropriations, 

13 unless the congressional intelligence committees are 

14 notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming 

15 of funds; this notification period may be reduced for 

16 urgent national security requirements. 

17 (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel18 ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 

19 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

20 reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with 

21 section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

22 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 

23 decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex ac24 companying the Act unless the congressional intelligence 

25 committees are notified 30 days in advance of such re-
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1 programming of funds; this notification period may be re2 duced for urgent national security requirements. 

3 SEC. 8086. For the purposes of this Act, the term 

4 ‘‘congressional intelligence committees’’ means the Perma5 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

6 Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of 

7 the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

9 and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 

10 Appropriations of the Senate. 

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 8087. During the current fiscal year, not to ex13 ceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made 

14 in title II of this Act for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

15 Army’’, ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, and ‘‘Oper16 ation and Maintenance, Air Force’’ may be transferred by 

17 the military department concerned to its central fund es18 tablished for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to sec19 tion 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. 

20 SEC. 8088. None of the funds appropriated by this 

21 Act may be available for the purpose of making remit22 tances to the Department of Defense Acquisition Work23 force Development Account in accordance with section 

24 1705 of title 10, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 8089. (a) Any agency receiving funds made 

2 available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and 

3 (c), post on the public website of that agency any report 

4 required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any 

5 other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agen6 cy that it shall serve the national interest. 

7 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— 

8 (1) the public posting of the report com9 promises national security; or 

10 (2) the report contains proprietary information. 

11 (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall 

12 do so only after such report has been made available to 

13 the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for 

14 no less than 45 days. 

15 SEC. 8090. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

16 otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for 

17 any Federal contract for an amount in excess of 

18 $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— 

19 (1) enter into any agreement with any of its 

20 employees or independent contractors that requires, 

21 as a condition of employment, that the employee or 

22 independent contractor agree to resolve through ar23 bitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 

24 Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising 

25 out of sexual assault or harassment, including as-
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1 sault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 

2 distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, su3 pervision, or retention; or 

4 (2) take any action to enforce any provision of 

5 an existing agreement with an employee or inde6 pendent contractor that mandates that the employee 

7 or independent contractor resolve through arbitra8 tion any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act 

9 of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sex10 ual assault or harassment, including assault and 

11 battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, 

12 false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, 

13 or retention. 

14 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

15 made available by this Act may be expended for any Fed16 eral contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 

17 each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 

18 not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 

19 agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub20 section (a), with respect to any employee or independent 

21 contractor performing work related to such subcontract. 

22 For purposes of this subsection, a ‘‘covered subcon23 tractor’’ is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of 

24 $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). 
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1 (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 

2 respect to a contractor’s or subcontractor’s agreements 

3 with employees or independent contractors that may not 

4 be enforced in a court of the United States. 

5 (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the applica6 tion of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 

7 subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 

8 subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary per9 sonally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 

10 harm to national security interests of the United States, 

11 and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not 

12 longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determina13 tion shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the 

14 waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, 

15 and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a 

16 waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not 

17 avoid harm to national security interests of the United 

18 States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Con19 gress, and simultaneously make public, any determination 

20 under this subsection not less than 15 business days be21 fore the contract or subcontract addressed in the deter22 mination may be awarded. 

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 8091. From within the funds appropriated for 

25 operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Pro-
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1 gram in this Act, up to $137,000,000, shall be available 

2 for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Depart3 ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration 

4 Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 

5 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

6 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided, That for purposes 

7 of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are oper8 ations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal 

9 Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet10 erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 

11 Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 

12 Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of 

13 Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That additional 

14 funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for op15 eration and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 

16 to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Vet17 erans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 

18 written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent20 atives and the Senate. 

21 SEC. 8092. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available by this Act may be used by the De23 partment of Defense or a component thereof in contraven24 tion of the provisions of section 130h of title 10, United 

25 States Code. 
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1 SEC. 8093. Appropriations available to the Depart2 ment of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy 

3 and light armored vehicles for the physical security of per4 sonnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 

5 $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limi6 tations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 

7 vehicles. 

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 SEC. 8094. Upon a determination by the Director of 

10 National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 

11 the national interest, the Director may, with the approval 

12 of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 

13 exceed $1,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this 

14 Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided, That 

15 such authority to transfer may not be used unless for 

16 higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence re17 quirements, than those for which originally appropriated 

18 and in no case where the item for which funds are re19 quested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further, 

20 That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds 

21 using authority provided in this section shall be made 

22 prior to June 30, 2021. 

23 SEC. 8095. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Res25 olution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 
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1 SEC. 8096. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

2 otherwise made available by this or any other Act may 

3 be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official 

4 or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a 

5 contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative 

6 agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan 

7 or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary 

8 of Rosoboronexport. 

9 (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limita10 tion in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with 

11 the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel12 ligence, determines that it is in the vital national security 

13 interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writ14 ing to the congressional defense committees that— 

15 (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of 

16 lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of 

17 existing lethal military equipment for, the Govern18 ment of the Syrian Arab Republic; 

19 (2) the armed forces of the Russian Federation 

20 have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed 

21 forces present on military bases subject to agree22 ments in force between the Government of the Rus23 sian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; 

24 and 
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1 (3) agents of the Russian Federation have 

2 ceased taking active measures to destabilize the con3 trol of the Government of Ukraine over eastern 

4 Ukraine. 

5 (c) The Inspector General of the Department of De6 fense shall conduct a review of any action involving 

7 Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 

8 Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 

9 later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver 

10 is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector Gen11 eral shall submit to the congressional defense committees 

12 a report containing the results of the review conducted 

13 with respect to such waiver. 

14 SEC. 8097. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a 

16 flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as 

17 covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United 

18 States Code. 

19 SEC. 8098. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 

20 awards on a public website in a searchable format. 

21 SEC. 8099. The Secretary of each military depart22 ment, in reducing each research, development, test and 

23 evaluation and procurement account of the military de24 partment as required under paragraph (1) of section 

25 828(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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1 cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), 

2 as amended by section 825(a)(3) of the National Defense 

3 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, shall allocate the 

4 percentage reduction determined under paragraph (2) of 

5 such section 828(d) proportionally from all programs, 

6 projects, or activities under such account: Provided, That 

7 the authority under section 804(d)(2) of the National De8 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 

9 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) to transfer amounts avail10 able in the Rapid Prototyping Fund shall be subject to 

11 section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable. 

12 SEC. 8100. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 

14 (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 

15 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 

16 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States 

17 person; or 

18 (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 

19 such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 

20 United States Code) of any electronic communica21 tion of a United States person from a provider of 

22 electronic communication services to the public pur23 suant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur24 veillance Act of 1978. 
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1 SEC. 8101. None of the funds made available in this 

2 or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any 

3 officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who 

4 approves or implements the transfer of administrative re5 sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 

6 project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 

7 of another Federal agency not financed by this Act with8 out the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That 

9 this limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds ex10 pressly provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or 

11 provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations 

12 for the Department of Defense. 

13 SEC. 8102. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

14 for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $436,029,000, 

15 to remain available until expended, may be used for any 

16 purposes related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet 

17 established under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 

18 Act of 1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such 

19 amounts are available for reimbursements to the Ready 

20 Reserve Force, Maritime Administration account of the 

21 United States Department of Transportation for pro22 grams, projects, activities, and expenses related to the Na23 tional Defense Reserve Fleet. 

24 SEC. 8103. None of the funds made available in this 

25 Act may be obligated for activities authorized under sec-
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1 tion 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Au2 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112– 

3 81; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand sup4 port to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individ5 uals unless the congressional defense committees are noti6 fied in accordance with the direction contained in the clas7 sified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days 

8 before initiating such support: Provided, That none of the 

9 funds made available in this Act may be used under sec10 tion 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an 

11 ongoing military operation being conducted by United 

12 States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: 

13 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 

14 the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines 

15 that such waiver is required by extraordinary cir16 cumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making 

17 such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees 

18 of such waiver. 

19 SEC. 8104. (a) None of the funds provided in this 

20 Act for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to 

21 award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of 

22 the following components unless those components are 

23 manufactured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment 

24 (including pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion 

25 equipment (including engines, reduction gears, and propel-
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1 lers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard 

2 cranes. 

3 (b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the 

4 FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new 

5 contract that provides for the acquisition of the following 

6 components unless those components are manufactured in 

7 the United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; 

8 electronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; 

9 pumps; propulsion and machinery control systems; totally 

10 enclosed lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard 

11 cranes; auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion pro12 pellers: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall in13 corporate United States manufactured propulsion engines 

14 and propulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate 

15 program beginning not later than with the eleventh ship 

16 of the program. 

17 SEC. 8105. No amounts credited or otherwise made 

18 available in this or any other Act to the Department of 

19 Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account may 

20 be transferred to— 

21 (1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 

22 under section 804(d) of the National Defense Au23 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 

24 2302 note); or 
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1 (2) credited to a military-department specific 

2 fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na3 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2016 (as amended by section 897 of the National 

5 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 

6 SEC. 8106. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card ex8 penses by military or civilian personnel of the Department 

9 of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes 

10 topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited 

11 by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 

12 and Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclo13 sure 3, 14a and 14b). 

14 SEC. 8107. (a) None of the funds made available in 

15 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

16 network unless such network is designed to block access 

17 to pornography websites. 

18 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

19 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

20 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 

21 criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi22 ties, or for any activity necessary for the national defense, 

23 including intelligence activities. 

24 SEC. 8108. None of the funds appropriated by this 

25 Act may be made available to deliver F–35 air vehicles 
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1 or any other F–35 weapon system equipment to the Re2 public of Turkey, except in accordance with section 1245 

3 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

4 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 

5 SEC. 8109. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, any transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made 

7 available by this Act to the Global Engagement Center es8 tablished by section 1287 of the National Defense Author9 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 

10 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) shall be made in accordance with 

11 section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable. 

12 SEC. 8110. In addition to amounts provided else13 where in this Act, there is appropriated $270,000,000, for 

14 an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, 

15 Defense-Wide’’, to remain available until expended: Pro16 vided, That such funds shall only be available to the Sec17 retary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic 

18 Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer 

19 to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative 

21 agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to con22 struct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and sec23 ondary public schools on military installations in order to 

24 address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such 

25 schools: Provided further, That in making such funds 
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1 available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Sec2 retary of Education shall give priority consideration to 

3 those military installations with schools having the most 

4 serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as deter5 mined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further, That 

6 as a condition of receiving funds under this section a local 

7 educational agency or State shall provide a matching share 

8 as described in the notice titled ‘‘Department of Defense 

9 Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expan10 sion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations’’ 

11 published by the Department of Defense in the Federal 

12 Register on September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et 

13 seq.): Provided further, That these provisions apply to 

14 funds provided under this section, and to funds previously 

15 provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or ex16 pand elementary and secondary public schools on military 

17 installations in order to address capacity or facility condi18 tion deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds 

19 remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this sec20 tion. 

21 SEC. 8111. In carrying out the program described in 

22 the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted 

23 Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Se24 verely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service 

25 Members’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
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1 for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance 

2 issued to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of 

3 Defense shall apply such policy and guidance, except 

4 that— 

5 (1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 

6 cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) 

7 and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not 

8 apply; and 

9 (2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 

10 shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 

11 without limitation on the duration of such 

12 cryopreservation and storage. 

13 SEC. 8112. None of the funds provided for, or other14 wise made available, in this or any prior Act making ap15 propriations to the Department of Defense, may be obli16 gated or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide 

17 motorized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other 

18 than small arms and munitions appropriate for customary 

19 ceremonial honors, operational military units, or oper20 ational military platforms if the Secretary determines that 

21 providing such units, platforms, or equipment would un22 dermine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equip23 ment. 

24 SEC. 8113. The Secretary of Defense may obligate 

25 and expend funds made available under this Act for pro-
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1 curement or for research, development, test and evaluation 

2 for the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F– 

3 35 aircraft, including up to two F–35 aircraft of each vari4 ant, to a test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary 

5 of Defense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary 

6 of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify 

7 the congressional defense committees not fewer than 30 

8 days prior to obligating and expending funds under this 

9 section: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pur10 suant to the authority provided in this section shall be 

11 made in accordance with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, 

12 as appropriate, if applicable: Provided further, That air13 craft referred to previously in this section are not addi14 tional to aircraft referred to in section 8135 of the Depart15 ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 and section 

16 8126 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 

17 2020. 

18 SEC. 8114. Amounts appropriated for ‘‘Defense 

19 Health Program’’ in this Act and hereafter may be obli20 gated to make death gratuity payments, as authorized in 

21 subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States 

22 Code, if no appropriation for ‘‘Military Personnel’’ is avail23 able for obligation for such payments: Provided, That such 

24 obligations may subsequently be recorded against appro25 priations available for ‘‘Military Personnel’’. 
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1 SEC. 8115. (a) None of the funds made available by 

2 this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

3 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

4 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

5 to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil6 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad7 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 

8 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 

9 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col10 lecting such tax liability, provided that the applicable Fed11 eral agency is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability. 

12 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable 

13 Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment 

14 of the corporation described in such subsection and has 

15 made a determination that such suspension or debarment 

16 is not necessary to protect the interests of the Federal 

17 Government. 

18 SEC. 8116. During fiscal year 2021, any advance bill19 ing for background investigation services and related serv20 ices purchased from activities financed using Defense 

21 Working Capital Funds shall be excluded from the calcula22 tion of cumulative advance billings under section 

23 2208(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code. 

24 SEC. 8117. None of the funds appropriated or other25 wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 
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1 the National Reconnaissance Office to the United States 

2 Space Force. 

3 SEC. 8118. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 

5 any element of the Department of the Army, the Depart6 ment of the Navy, or a Defense Agency to the United 

7 States Space Force unless, not less than 60 days prior 

8 to initiating such transfer, the Secretary of Defense cer9 tifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Senate that such 

11 transfer is in the national security interest of the United 

12 States and will not have an adverse impact on the Depart13 ment or agency from which such element is being trans14 ferred: Provided, That such certification shall include a 

15 detailed description of the element and timeline for such 

16 transfer. 

17 SEC. 8119. Funds appropriated in titles I and IX of 

18 this Act under the heading ‘‘Military Personnel’’ may be 

19 used for expenses described therein for members of the 

20 United States Space Force on active duty: Provided, that 

21 amounts appropriated under such headings may be used 

22 for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– 

23 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Depart24 ment of Defense Military Retirement Fund. 
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1 SEC. 8120. Prior to the initial obligation of funds 

2 made available in titles II and IX of this Act for the De3 fense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Director 

4 of DSCA shall submit a spend plan by budget activity and 

5 sub-activity to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

6 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That 

7 for funds planned for International Security Cooperation 

8 Programs, the Director shall, in coordination with the 

9 commanders of each geographic combatant command, in10 clude amounts planned for each combatant command and 

11 country, and a comparison to such amounts provided in 

12 the previous 3 fiscal years: Provided further, That 

13 amounts in such plan shall only reflect those amounts des14 ignated in the fiscal year 2021 budget justification mate15 rials and modified by the fiscal year 2021 appropriations 

16 adjustments in this Act and in the table in the report ac17 companying this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary 

18 of Defense shall notify such Committees in writing and 

19 not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating such funds for 

20 any proposed new projects or activities, or transfer of 

21 funds between budget sub-activity groups: Provided fur22 ther, That such plan shall be updated and submitted to 

23 such Committees upon notification of such funds to in24 clude a justification for any changes: Provided further, 

25 That a similar plan shall be provided to such Committees 
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1 outlining funds requested for fiscal year 2022 with the 

2 submission of the fiscal year 2022 budget request. 

3 SEC. 8121. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign ex5 change rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act 

6 is hereby reduced by $436,000,000. 

7 SEC. 8122. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 this Act, to reflect savings due to lower than anticipated 

9 fuel costs, the total amount appropriated in this Act is 

10 hereby reduced by $1,000,000,000. 

11 SEC. 8123. None of the funds appropriated by this 

12 Act may be used to exclude, or implement the exclusion 

13 of, the Department of Defense, or any agency, activity, 

14 or subdivision thereof, from coverage under section 

15 7103(b)(1) or (2) of title 5, United States Code (com16 monly referred to as the ‘‘Federal Service Labor-Manage17 ment Relations Statute’’). 

18 SEC. 8124. Not later than 60 days after the date of 

19 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordi20 nation with the Secretary of State, shall provide all rel21 evant information and documents to the appropriate judi22 cial authorities in El Salvador investigating the December 

23 1981 massacre in El Mozote: Provided, That not later 

24 than 30 days following such action, the Secretary of De25 fense shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
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1 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

2 describing the information and documents provided and 

3 the authorities that received them. 

4 SEC. 8125. (a) Funds appropriated under title IV of 

5 this Act may be used for expenses for agile development, 

6 test and evaluation, procurement, production and modi7 fication, and the operation and maintenance for the fol8 lowing software pilot programs— 

9 (1) Space Command and Control 

10 (PE1203614SF); 

11 (2) Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional 

12 Team (PE0308588D8Z); 

13 (3) Risk Management Information 

14 (PE0608013N); 

15 (4) Maritime Tactical Command Control 

16 (PE0608231N); 

17 (5) National Background Investigation 

18 Services (PE0608197V); 

19 (6) Global Command and Control System 

20 – Joint (PE0308150K); 

21 (7) Defensive Cyber Operations Army 

22 (PE0608041A); and 

23 (8) Acquisition Visibility 

24 (PE0608648D8Z). 
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1 (b) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact2 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

3 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep4 resentatives and the Senate a plan for carrying out each 

5 pilot program specified in subsection (a), including goals 

6 and metrics for each program. 

7 (c) Following the submission of the plan under sub8 section (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 

9 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent10 atives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of 

11 each pilot program specified in subsection (a). 

12 SEC. 8126. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the 

14 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de15 fense committees a report that includes— 

16 (1) the number of members of the Armed Forces de17 ployed by each geographic combatant command (other 

18 than United States Northern Command), set forth sepa19 rately by each of the Armed Forces and whether regular, 

20 National Guard, or Reserve; 

21 (2) the number of Department of Defense civilian em22 ployees deployed by each geographic combatant command 

23 (other than United States Northern Command); 
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1 (3) the number of Department of Defense contractor 

2 employees deployed by each geographic combatant com3 mand (other than United States Northern Command); and 

4 (4) for each category of personnel described in para5 graphs (1) through (3), the country and named operation 

6 to which such personnel are assigned, if applicable; a de7 scription of the functions performed by such personnel; 

8 and a comparison of the number of personnel to the num9 ber of such personnel in reports previously submitted 

10 under this section. 

11 (b) Each report under subsection (a) shall be sub12 mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 

13 annex. 

14 SEC. 8127. Not more than 15 days before deploying 

15 a security force assistance brigade of the United States 

16 Army to a friendly foreign country to conduct a program 

17 to provide training or equipment to the security forces of 

18 such country to build the capacity of such forces, the Sec19 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 

20 committees a notification that includes— 

21 (1) an identification of the United States Army 

22 brigade, including the number of individuals to be 

23 deployed; 

24 (2) a description of any education and training 

25 provided to such brigade before deployment in order 
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1 to conduct the program, including on the language, 

2 cultural, and the social dynamics of the friendly for3 eign country where the program would be conducted; 

4 (3) a description of the amount, type, and pur5 pose of the training or equipment to be provided 

6 under the program; 

7 (4) the authority under which the program is 

8 authorized, whether congressional notification (other 

9 than the notification required by this section) is re10 quired to conduct the program under such authority, 

11 and whether such notification has been made; 

12 (5) an identification of the foreign country in 

13 which the program would be conducted, the specific 

14 security forces whose capacity would be built under 

15 the program, and an evaluation of the ability of such 

16 forces to absorb the training and equipment to be 

17 provided under the program; 

18 (6) the cost, implementation timeline, and deliv19 ery schedule for the training and equipment to be 

20 provided under the program, and the source of 

21 funds; 

22 (7) a description of any arrangements made for 

23 sustainment of the program; 

24 (8) information, including the amount, type, 

25 and purpose, of any prior assistance provided to the 
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1 foreign country by any security force assistance bri2 gade of the United States Army; 

3 (9) information, including the amount, type, 

4 and purpose, on the security assistance provided to 

5 the foreign country during the current and prior fis6 cal year under other train and equip programs, and 

7 a description of how the training and equipment to 

8 be provided under the program fits into the overall 

9 objective of such programs; and 

10 (10) a description of whether training and 

11 equipment to be provided under the program could 

12 be provided pursuant to other train and equip au13 thorities. 

14 SEC. 8128. Of funds made available by section 8102 

15 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 

16 (division C of Public Law 113–76) that remain unobli17 gated as of the date of the enactment of this Act, up to 

18 $13,000,000 shall be available for grants, cooperative 

19 agreements, and to supplement other Federal funds for 

20 the following authorized purposes: public healthcare pro21 fessionals and public health laboratory staff; laboratory 

22 and medical equipment; and medical supplies: Provided, 

23 That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days 

24 prior to obligating funds made available for such purposes, 
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1 notify the congressional defense committees in writing of 

2 the details of any such obligation. 

3 SEC. 8129. None of the funds provided in this Act 

4 for requirements development, performance specification 

5 development, concept design and development, ship con6 figuration development, systems engineering, naval archi7 tecture, marine engineering, operations research analysis, 

8 industry studies, preliminary design, development of the 

9 Detailed Design and Construction Request for Proposals 

10 solicitation package, or related activities for the AS(X) 

11 Submarine Tender, T–ARC(X) Cable Laying and Repair 

12 Ship, T–AGOS(X) Oceanographic Surveillance Ship, 

13 Light Amphibious Warship, Next Generation Medium Am14 phibious Ship, or Next Generation Medium Logistics Ship 

15 may be used to award a new contract for such activities 

16 unless these contracts include specifications that all hull, 

17 mechanical, and electrical components are manufactured 

18 in the United States. 

19 SEC. 8130. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be obligated or expended for the purpose of de21 commissioning any Navy Littoral Combat Ships. 

22 SEC. 8131. (a) Not later than 3 days after a signifi23 cant deployment or redeployment of members of the 

24 Armed Forces to a location outside the United States, the 
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1 Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de2 fense committees a notification that includes— 

3 (1) the number of members of the Armed 

4 Forces deployed or redeployed; 

5 (2) the name of each unit deployed or re6 deployed; 

7 (3) the duration of the orders for the de8 ployment or redeployment; 

9 (4) the location of the deployment or rede10 ployment; 

11 (5) the purpose for the deployment or re12 deployment; 

13 (6) the estimated cost of the deployment or 

14 redeployment over such timeline; and 

15 (7) an explanation of how the Secretary in16 tends to pay the costs of such deployment or re17 deployment, including identification of the spe18 cific accounts that will be used to pay such 

19 costs for each fiscal year. 

20 (b) Each notification under subsection (a) shall be 

21 submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi22 fied annex. 

23 (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to au24 thorize a deployment or redeployment. 
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1 SEC. 8132. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be obligated or expended in a manner that does 

3 not comply with the requirements of section 365 of H.R. 

4 7120, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, as passed by the 

5 House of Representatives on June 25, 2020. 

6 SEC. 8133. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act or any prior Department of Defense Appropriations 

8 Acts may be used to conduct, or make specific prepara9 tions for, any explosive nuclear weapons test that produces 

10 any yield. 

11 SEC. 8134. None of the funds appropriated or other12 wise made available by this Act or any prior Department 

13 of Defense Appropriations Acts may be used to construct 

14 a wall, fence, border barriers, or border security infra15 structure along the southern land border of the United 

16 States: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or 

17 otherwise made available under the heading ‘‘Drug Inter18 diction and Counter-drug Activities, Defense’’ in title VI 

19 of this Act may be used for the construction of fences pur20 suant to subsection (b)(7) of section 284 of title 10, 

21 United States Code. 

22 SEC. 8135. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, funds made available to the Department of Defense 

24 for fiscal year 2020 that were transferred by such Depart25 ment on February 13, 2020, and remain unobligated as 
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1 of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be returned 

2 to the original account or accounts and may not be used 

3 for any purpose other than the original purposes for which 

4 they were appropriated by the Department of Defense Ap5 propriations Act, 2020 (division A of Public Law 116–93), 

6 notwithstanding the transfer authority provided by section 

7 8005 of such Act. 

8 SEC. 8136. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used for members of the Armed Forces serving 

10 on active duty in support of security or immigration en11 forcement operations at the southern border unless the 

12 agency requesting such support enters into an agreement 

13 with the Secretary of Defense to reimburse the Depart14 ment of Defense for all costs incurred by the Department 

15 to provide such services. 

16 SEC. 8137. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

17 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense18 Wide’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 

19 30, 2022: Provided, That such funds shall only be avail20 able to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office 

21 of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, 

22 to make grants to communities impacted by military avia23 tion noise for the purpose of installing noise mitigating 

24 insulation at covered facilities: Provided further, That, to 

25 be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a commu-
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1 nity must enter into an agreement with the Secretary 

2 under which the community prioritizes the use of funds 

3 for the installation of noise mitigation at covered facilities 

4 in the community: Provided further, That, in carrying out 

5 the program, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate 

6 and minimize duplication of efforts with the noise mitiga7 tion program established under part 150 of title 14, Code 

8 of Federal Regulations: Provided further, That, in this sec9 tion, the term ‘‘covered facilities’’ means hospitals, 

10 daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, 

11 and private residences that are located within one mile of 

12 a military installation or another location at which mili13 tary aircraft are stationed or are located in an area im14 pacted by excessive military aviation noise, as determined 

15 by the Department of Defense’s noise monitoring pro16 grams. 

17 SEC. 8138. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this Act or any prior Department 

19 of Defense Appropriations Acts may be used to provide 

20 guidance on, review, prepare, approve, or recommend 

21 budget request funding levels or initiatives for the Depart22 ment of Energy. 

23 SEC. 8139. Of the funds appropriated in this Act 

24 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Army’’, 

25 $1,000,000 shall be made available for expenses for the 
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1 renaming of Army installations, facilities, roads, and 

2 streets named after confederate leaders and officers. 

3 TITLE IX 

4 OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 

5 MILITARY PERSONNEL 

6 MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

8 Army’’, $2,748,033,000: Provided, That such amount is 

9 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op10 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

15 Navy’’, $382,286,000: Provided, That such amount is des16 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper17 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

22 Marine Corps’’, $129,943,000: Provided, That such 

23 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con24 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 

5 Air Force’’, $1,077,168,000: Provided, That such amount 

6 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

7 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

8 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

9 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

12 Army’’, $33,414,000: Provided, That such amount is des13 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper14 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

15 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

19 Navy’’, $11,771,000: Provided, That such amount is des20 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper21 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

22 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

23 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

3 Marine Corps’’, $2,048,000: Provided, That such amount 

4 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

5 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

6 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

7 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 

10 Air Force’’, $16,816,000: Provided, That such amount is 

11 designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op12 erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per17 sonnel, Army’’, $195,314,000: Provided, That such 

18 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con19 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

20 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per24 sonnel, Air Force’’, $5,800,000: Provided, That such 

25 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con-
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1 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

2 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 

5 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main7 tenance, Army’’, $16,530,754,000: Provided, That such 

8 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con9 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

10 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

11 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main14 tenance, Navy’’, $10,942,741,000: Provided, That such 

15 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con16 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

17 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main21 tenance, Marine Corps’’, $1,145,600,000: Provided, That 

22 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

23 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu24 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

25 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Air Force’’, $18,861,862,000: Provided, That 

4 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

5 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu6 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

7 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main10 tenance, Space Force’’, $77,115,000: Provided, That such 

11 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con12 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

13 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

14 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main17 tenance, Defense-Wide’’, $6,169,693,000: Provided, That 

18 of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 

19 $180,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2022, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 

21 nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ22 ing access, provided to United States military and stability 

23 operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic 

24 State of Iraq and Syria: Provided further, That such reim25 bursement payments may be made in such amounts as the 
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1 Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Sec2 retary of State, and in consultation with the Director of 

3 the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, 

4 based on documentation determined by the Secretary of 

5 Defense to adequately account for the support provided, 

6 and such determination is final and conclusive upon the 

7 accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days fol8 lowing written notification to the appropriate congres9 sional committees: Provided further, That these funds may 

10 be used for the purpose of providing specialized training 

11 and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and pro12 viding such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non13 reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United 

14 States military and stability operations in Afghanistan 

15 and to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 

16 15 days following written notification to the appropriate 

17 congressional committees: Provided further, That these 

18 funds may be used to support the Government of Jordan 

19 in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may deter20 mine, to enhance the ability of the armed forces of Jordan 

21 to increase or sustain security along its borders, upon 15 

22 days prior written notification to the congressional defense 

23 committees outlining the amounts intended to be provided 

24 and the nature of the expenses incurred: Provided further, 

25 That of the funds provided under this heading, not to ex-
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1 ceed $1,206,296,000, to remain available until September 

2 30, 2022, shall be available to provide support and assist3 ance to foreign security forces or other groups or individ4 uals to conduct, support or facilitate counterterrorism, cri5 sis response, or other Department of Defense security co6 operation programs, of which not less than $130,000,000 

7 shall be available for International Security Cooperation 

8 Programs with countries in the United States Africa Com9 mand area of responsibility: Provided further, That the 

10 Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 

11 committees in writing and not fewer than 15 days prior 

12 to obligating funds for International Security Cooperation 

13 Programs: Provided further, That these funds may be used 

14 in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may deter15 mine to enhance the border security of nations adjacent 

16 to conflict areas including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and 

17 Tunisia resulting from actions of the Islamic State of Iraq 

18 and Syria: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Ap20 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen21 ate on the use and status of funds provided under this 

22 heading: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

23 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

24 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main5 tenance, Army Reserve’’, $33,399,000: Provided, That 

6 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

7 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu8 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

9 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

11 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main12 tenance, Navy Reserve’’, $21,492,000: Provided, That 

13 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

14 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu15 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

16 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

18 RESERVE

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main20 tenance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $8,707,000: Provided, 

21 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over22 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

23 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

24 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main3 tenance, Air Force Reserve’’, $30,090,000: Provided, That 

4 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

5 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu6 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

7 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL

9 GUARD

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main11 tenance, Army National Guard’’, $79,792,000: Provided, 

12 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over13 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

14 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

15 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main18 tenance, Air National Guard’’, $175,642,000: Provided, 

19 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over20 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

21 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

22 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND

24 For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 

25 $3,047,612,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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1 2022: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 

2 Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Com3 mander, Combined Security Transition Command—Af4 ghanistan, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide assist5 ance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to 

6 the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision 

7 of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and in8 frastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding: 

9 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may obli10 gate and expend funds made available to the Department 

11 of Defense in this title for additional costs associated with 

12 existing projects previously funded with amounts provided 

13 under the heading ‘‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’’ in 

14 prior Acts: Provided further, That such costs shall be lim15 ited to contract changes resulting from inflation, market 

16 fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary con17 tract actions to complete existing projects, and associated 

18 supervision and administration costs and costs for design 

19 during construction: Provided further, That the Secretary 

20 may not use more than $50,000,000 under the authority 

21 provided in this section: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary shall notify in advance such contract changes and 

23 adjustments in annual reports to the congressional defense 

24 committees: Provided further, That the authority to pro25 vide assistance under this heading is in addition to any 
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1 other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: 

2 Provided further, That contributions of funds for the pur3 poses provided herein from any person, foreign govern4 ment, or international organization may be credited to this 

5 Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for 

6 such purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of De7 fense shall notify the congressional defense committees in 

8 writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any 

9 contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the 

10 funds received and the specific use of such contributions: 

11 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 

12 fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appro13 priation account, notify the congressional defense commit14 tees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Pro15 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 

16 the congressional defense committees in writing and not 

17 fewer than 15 days prior to obligating funds for any pro18 posed new projects or activities, or transfer of funds be19 tween budget sub-activity groups in excess of 

20 $10,000,000: Provided further, That the United States 

21 may accept equipment procured using funds provided 

22 under this heading in this or prior Acts that was trans23 ferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned 

24 by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That 

25 equipment procured using funds provided under this head-
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1 ing in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the 

2 security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the secu3 rity forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to 

4 the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Depart5 ment of Defense upon written notification to the congres6 sional defense committees: Provided further, That of the 

7 funds provided under this heading, not less than 

8 $20,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of 

9 women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and 

10 the recruitment and training of female security personnel: 

11 Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 

12 heading and made available for the salaries and benefits 

13 of personnel of the Afghanistan Security Forces may only 

14 be used for personnel who are enrolled in the Afghanistan 

15 Personnel and Pay System: Provided further, That funds 

16 appropriated under this heading for the Afghanistan Secu17 rity Forces may only be obligated if the Secretary of De18 fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, certifies 

19 in writing to the congressional defense committees that 

20 such forces are controlled by a civilian, representative gov21 ernment that is protecting human rights and women’s 

22 rights and preventing terrorists and terrorist groups from 

23 using the territory of Afghanistan to threaten the security 

24 of the United States and United States allies: Provided 

25 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
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1 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter2 rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

5 For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 

6 Train and Equip Fund’’, $700,000,000, to remain avail7 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such funds 

8 shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordina9 tion with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in10 cluding training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 

11 and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renova12 tion; construction for facility fortification and humane 

13 treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, ir14 regular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre15 paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 

16 State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated 

17 groups: Provided further, That amounts made available 

18 under this heading shall be available to provide assistance 

19 only for activities in a country designated by the Secretary 

20 of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 

21 as having a security mission to counter the Islamic State 

22 of Iraq and Syria, and following written notification to the 

23 congressional defense committees of such designation: 

24 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall en25 sure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any 
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1 forces or individuals, such elements or individuals are ap2 propriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such 

3 elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups 

4 associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving 

5 commitments from such elements to promote respect for 

6 human rights and the rule of law: Provided further, That 

7 the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days 

8 prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify 

9 the congressional defense committees in writing of the de10 tails of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 

11 Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, 

12 including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, 

13 including the Government of Iraq and other entities, to 

14 carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Pro15 vided further, That contributions of funds for the purposes 

16 provided herein from any foreign government or other en17 tity may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until 

18 expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further, 

19 That the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize such con20 tributions when providing any assistance for construction 

21 for facility fortification: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating 

23 to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 

24 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

25 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that such pro-
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1 vision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise 

2 limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and 

3 justification for such waiver is submitted to the congres4 sional defense committees, the Committees on Appropria5 tions and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com6 mittees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the 

7 House of Representatives: Provided further, That the 

8 United States may accept equipment procured using funds 

9 provided under this heading, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq 

10 Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior Acts, that was trans11 ferred to security forces, irregular forces, or groups par12 ticipating, or preparing to participate in activities to 

13 counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and returned 

14 by such forces or groups to the United States, and such 

15 equipment may be treated as stocks of the Department 

16 of Defense upon written notification to the congressional 

17 defense committees: Provided further, That equipment 

18 procured using funds provided under this heading, or 

19 under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ in prior 

20 Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, irregular 

21 forces, or groups participating, or preparing to participate 

22 in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 

23 may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense 

24 when determined by the Secretary to no longer be required 

25 for transfer to such forces or groups and upon written 
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1 notification to the congressional defense committees: Pro2 vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 

3 quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees 

4 on the use of funds provided under this heading, including, 

5 but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, the 

6 nature and scope of support and sustainment provided to 

7 each group or individual, the area of operations for each 

8 group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, 

9 or individuals: Provided further, That such amount is des10 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper11 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

12 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

13 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 PROCUREMENT 

15 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

17 Army’’, $595,112,000, to remain available until Sep18 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des19 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper20 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

21 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

25 Army’’, $865,992,000, to remain available until Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper3 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

4 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT

7 VEHICLES, ARMY

8 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap9 ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $15,225,000, 

10 to remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 

11 That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over12 seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 

13 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 

14 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

16 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am17 munition, Army’’, $110,668,000, to remain available until 

18 September 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des19 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper20 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

21 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

23 OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

25 Army’’, $875,666,000, to remain available until Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des2 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper3 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

4 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

5 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

8 Navy’’, $33,241,000, to remain available until September 

9 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

10 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

11 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

12 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

13 of 1985. 

14 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procure16 ment, Navy’’, $5,572,000, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des18 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper19 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE

23 CORPS

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am25 munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $77,424,000, to re-
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1 main available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That 

2 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

3 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu4 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

5 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

6 OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

8 Navy’’, $341,612,000, to remain available until September 

9 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

10 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

11 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

12 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

13 of 1985. 

14 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 

16 Corps’’, $47,963,000, to remain available until September 

17 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

18 the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

19 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

20 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

21 of 1985. 

22 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

23 For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 

24 Air Force’’, $787,665,000, to remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des-
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1 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper2 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 

7 Air Force’’, $223,772,000, to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des9 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper10 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am15 munition, Air Force’’, $802,455,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount 

17 is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 

18 Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

19 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

20 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 

23 Air Force’’, $355,339,000, to remain available until Sep24 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des25 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
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1 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

2 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, De6 fense-Wide’’, $335,837,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That such amount is des8 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper9 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT

13 For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac14 tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro15 curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 

16 Forces, $1,000,000,000, to remain available for obligation 

17 until September 30, 2023: Provided, That the Chiefs of 

18 National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later 

19 than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually sub20 mit to the congressional defense committees the mod21 ernization priority assessment for their respective Na22 tional Guard or Reserve component: Provided further, 

23 That none of the funds made available by this paragraph 

24 may be used to procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or 

25 procure or modify missiles, munitions, or ammunition: 
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1 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

2 Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

3 War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 

4 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

5 of 1985. 

6 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 

7 EVALUATION 

8 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

9 ARMY

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop11 ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $175,824,000, to re12 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

13 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

14 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu15 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

16 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

18 NAVY

19 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop20 ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $59,562,000, to re21 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

22 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

23 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu24 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

25 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

2 AIR FORCE

3 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop4 ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $5,304,000, to re5 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

6 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

7 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu8 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

9 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 

11 DEFENSE-WIDE

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop13 ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $80,818,000 

14 (reduced by $6,000,000) (increased by $6,000,000), to re15 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

16 such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 

17 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu18 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

19 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 

21 DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working 

23 Capital Funds’’, $20,090,000: Provided, That such 

24 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con25 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
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1 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 

4 DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro6 gram’’, $365,098,000, which shall be for operation and 

7 maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated 

8 by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/ 

9 Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

10 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

11 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the In14 spector General’’, $24,069,000: Provided, That such 

15 amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Con16 tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 

17 section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 

20 SEC. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

21 law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 

22 amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

23 Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021. 
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1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 

3 of Defense that such action is necessary in the national 

4 interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Of5 fice of Management and Budget, transfer up to 

6 $900,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made 

7 available to the Department of Defense in this title: Pro8 vided, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress 

9 promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority 

10 in this section: Provided further, That the authority pro11 vided in this section is in addition to any other transfer 

12 authority available to the Department of Defense and is 

13 subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority 

14 provided in section 8005 of this Act. 

15 SEC. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and 

16 costs for design during construction associated with a con17 struction project funded with appropriations available for 

18 operation and maintenance or the ‘‘Afghanistan Security 

19 Forces Fund’’ provided in this Act and executed in direct 

20 support of overseas contingency operations in Afghani21 stan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract 

22 is awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, 

23 supervision and administration costs and costs for design 

24 during construction include all in-house Government costs. 
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1 SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, 

2 the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 

3 and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in 

4 the United States Central Command area of responsi5 bility: (1) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of 

6 $75,000 per vehicle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehi7 cles for the physical security of personnel or for force pro8 tection purposes up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, not9 withstanding price or other limitations applicable to the 

10 purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 

11 SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $2,000,000 of the amounts 

12 appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 

13 and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used, notwithstanding 

14 any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders’ 

15 Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose 

16 of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to re17 spond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and re18 construction requirements within their areas of responsi19 bility: Provided, That each project (including any ancillary 

20 or related elements in connection with such project) exe21 cuted under this authority shall not exceed $1,000,000: 

22 Provided further, That not later than 45 days after the 

23 end of each 6 months of the fiscal year, the Secretary of 

24 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit25 tees a report regarding the source of funds and the alloca-
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1 tion and use of funds during that 6-month period that 

2 were made available pursuant to the authority provided 

3 in this section or under any other provision of law for the 

4 purposes described herein: Provided further, That, not 

5 later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year quar6 ter, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 

7 committees quarterly commitment, obligation, and expend8 iture data for the CERP in Afghanistan: Provided further, 

9 That, not less than 15 days before making funds available 

10 pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under 

11 any other provision of law for the purposes described here12 in for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion 

13 of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the 

14 congressional defense committees a written notice con15 taining each of the following: 

16 (1) The location, nature and purpose of the 

17 proposed project, including how the project is in18 tended to advance the military campaign plan for 

19 the country in which it is to be carried out. 

20 (2) The budget, implementation timeline with 

21 milestones, and completion date for the proposed 

22 project, including any other CERP funding that has 

23 been or is anticipated to be contributed to the com24 pletion of the project. 
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1 (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 

2 project, including the agreement with either the host 

3 nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 

4 United States Government or a third-party contrib5 utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 

6 maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro7 vided through the proposed project. 

8 SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De9 fense for operation and maintenance may be used, not10 withstanding any other provision of law, to provide sup11 plies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, 

12 and other logistical support to allied forces participating 

13 in a combined operation with the armed forces of the 

14 United States and coalition forces supporting military and 

15 stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Is16 lamic State of Iraq and Syria: Provided, That the Sec17 retary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 

18 congressional defense committees regarding support pro19 vided under this section. 

20 SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli22 gated or expended by the United States Government for 

23 a purpose as follows: 
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1 (1) To establish any military installation or 

2 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

3 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 

4 (2) To exercise United States control over any 

5 oil resource of Iraq or Syria. 

6 (3) To establish any military installation or 

7 base for the purpose of providing for the permanent 

8 stationing of United States Armed Forces in Af9 ghanistan. 

10 SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used in contravention of the following laws 

12 enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the 

13 United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other 

14 Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 

15 (done at New York on December 10, 1984): 

16 (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 

17 Code. 

18 (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 

19 and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 

20 Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 

21 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including 

22 regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Fed23 eral Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of 

24 Federal Regulations. 
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1 (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department 

2 of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

3 to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and 

4 Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

5 148). 

6 SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Af7 ghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obli8 gated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan 

9 by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) 

10 of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC 

11 must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any 

12 service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually 

13 and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess 

14 of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the 

15 Department of Defense must certify to the congressional 

16 defense committees that the AROC has convened and ap17 proved a process for ensuring compliance with the require18 ments in the preceding proviso and accompanying report 

19 language for the ASFF. 

20 SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 

21 Department of Defense for operation and maintenance 

22 may be used to purchase items having an investment unit 

23 cost of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon de24 termination by the Secretary of Defense that such action 

25 is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a 
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1 Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contin2 gency operations overseas, such funds may be used to pur3 chase items having an investment item unit cost of not 

4 more than $500,000. 

5 SEC. 9011. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appro6 priated by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation 

7 Agency in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ 

8 may be used to provide assistance to the Government of 

9 Jordan to support the armed forces of Jordan and to en10 hance security along its borders. 

11 SEC. 9012. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act under the headings ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces 

13 Fund’’ and ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, and 

14 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense15 Wide’’ for Department of Defense security cooperation 

16 grant programs, may be used to procure or transfer man17 portable air defense systems. 

18 SEC. 9013. Of the amounts appropriated in this title 

19 under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense20 Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 

21 $275,000,000, of which $137,500,000 to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2021, shall be for the Ukraine Secu23 rity Assistance Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall 

24 be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

25 with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, includ-
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1 ing training; equipment; lethal assistance; logistics sup2 port, supplies and services; sustainment; and intelligence 

3 support to the military and national security forces of 

4 Ukraine, and for replacement of any weapons or articles 

5 provided to the Government of Ukraine from the inventory 

6 of the United States: Provided further, That of the 

7 amounts made available in this section, $50,000,000 shall 

8 be available only for lethal assistance described in para9 graphs (2) and (3) of section 1250(b) of the National De10 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 

11 114–92): Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 

12 shall, not less than 15 days prior to obligating funds made 

13 available in this section, notify the congressional defense 

14 committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 

15 Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not 

16 more than 60 days after such notification is made, inform 

17 such committees if such funds have not been obligated and 

18 the reasons therefor: Provided further, That the United 

19 States may accept equipment procured using funds made 

20 available in this section in this or prior Acts that was 

21 transferred to the security forces of Ukraine and returned 

22 by such forces to the United States: Provided further, That 

23 equipment procured using funds made available in this 

24 section in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to 

25 the military or National Security Forces of Ukraine or re-
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1 turned by such forces to the United States, may be treated 

2 as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written noti3 fication to the congressional defense committees: Provided 

4 further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

5 amounts made available in this section shall be exempt 

6 from apportionment under chapter 15 of title 31, United 

7 States Code. 

8 SEC. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 

9 available for replacement of funds for items provided to 

10 the Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the 

11 United States to the extent specifically provided for in sec12 tion 9013 of this Act. 

13 SEC. 9015. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist15 ance to the Azov Battalion. 

16 SEC. 9016. Equipment procured using funds provided 

17 in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Part18 nerships Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 

19 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

20 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

21 (Public Law 113–291), or under the heading ‘‘Iraq Train 

22 and Equip Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 

23 1236 of such Act, and not yet transferred to authorized 

24 recipients may be transferred to foreign security forces, 

25 irregular forces, groups, or individuals, authorized to re-
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1 ceive assistance using amounts provided under the heading 

2 ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ in this Act: Pro3 vided, That such equipment may be transferred 15 days 

4 following written notification to the congressional defense 

5 committees. 

6 SEC. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or 

7 otherwise made available by this Act under the headings 

8 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ and 

9 ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ for reimburse10 ment made to the Government of Pakistan under section 

11 1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

12 Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) may be made available 

13 unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

14 Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense 

15 committees that the Government of Pakistan is— 

16 (1) cooperating with the United States in 

17 counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Net18 work, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, 

19 Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic 

20 and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking 

21 steps to end support for such groups and prevent 

22 them from basing and operating in Pakistan and 

23 carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring 

24 countries; 
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1 (2) not supporting terrorist activities against 

2 United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 

3 Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 

4 intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 

5 processes in Pakistan; 

6 (3) dismantling improvised explosive device 

7 (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 

8 used in the manufacture of IEDs; 

9 (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re10 lated material and expertise; 

11 (5) implementing policies to protect judicial 

12 independence and due process of law; 

13 (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 

14 States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts 

15 and assistance programs in Pakistan; and 

16 (7) providing humanitarian organizations access 

17 to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 

18 Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 

19 (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

20 the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in sub21 section (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 

22 to the congressional defense committees that it is in the 

23 national security interest to do so: Provided, That if the 

24 Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 

25 of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries 
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1 shall report to the congressional defense committees on 

2 both the justification for the waiver and on the require3 ments of this section that the Government of Pakistan was 

4 not able to meet: Provided further, That such report may 

5 be submitted in classified form if necessary. 

6 SEC. 9018. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 

8 the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), in9 cluding for the introduction of United States armed forces 

10 into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where immi11 nent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 

12 circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters 

13 while equipped for combat, in contravention of the con14 gressional consultation and reporting requirements of sec15 tions 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 

16 1543). 

17 SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention 

19 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), 

20 including for the introduction of United States armed or 

21 military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in 

22 Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 

23 indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 

24 airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in con25 travention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
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1 requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 

2 1542 and 1543). 

3 SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be 

4 made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo 

5 aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or 

6 the Afghanistan Air Force. 

7 SEC. 9021. Funds made available by this Act under 

8 the heading ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’ may be 

9 used to provide limited training, equipment, and other as10 sistance that would otherwise be prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 

11 362 to a unit of the security forces of Afghanistan only 

12 if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 

13 defense committees, within 30 days of a decision to pro14 vide such assistance, that (1) a denial of such assistance 

15 would present significant risk to United States or coalition 

16 forces or significantly undermine United States national 

17 security objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the Secretary 

18 has sought a commitment by the Government of Afghani19 stan to take all necessary corrective steps: Provided, That 

20 such certification shall be accompanied by a report de21 scribing: (1) the information relating to the gross violation 

22 of human rights; (2) the circumstances that necessitated 

23 the provision of such assistance; (3) the Afghan security 

24 force unit involved; (4) the assistance provided and the 

25 assistance withheld; and (5) the corrective steps to be 
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1 taken by the Government of Afghanistan: Provided fur2 ther, That every 120 days after the initial report an addi3 tional report shall be submitted detailing the status of any 

4 corrective steps taken by the Government of Afghanistan: 

5 Provided further, That if the Government of Afghanistan 

6 has not initiated necessary corrective steps within 1 year 

7 of the certification, the authority under this section to pro8 vide assistance to such unit shall no longer apply: Provided 

9 further, That the Secretary shall submit a report to such 

10 committees detailing the final disposition of the case by 

11 the Government of Afghanistan. 

12 SEC. 9022. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be made available for any member of the Taliban 

14 except to support a reconciliation activity that includes the 

15 participation of members of the Government of Afghani16 stan, does not restrict the participation of women, and is 

17 authorized by section 1218 of the National Defense Au18 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116– 

19 92). 

20 SEC. 9023. Nothing in this Act may be construed as 

21 authorizing the use of force against Iran. 

22 SEC. 9024. Not later than 15 days after the date on 

23 which any foreign base that involves the stationing or op24 erations of the United States Armed Forces, including a 

25 temporary base, permanent base, or base owned and oper-
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1 ated by a foreign country, is opened or closed, the Sec2 retary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 

3 committees in writing of the opening or closing of such 

4 base: Provided, that such notification shall also include in5 formation on any personnel changes, costs, and savings 

6 associated with the opening or closing of such base. 

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 SEC. 9025. In addition to amounts otherwise made 

9 available in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated 

10 to the Department of Defense and made available for 

11 transfer only to the operation and maintenance, military 

12 personnel, and procurement accounts, to improve near13 term intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capa14 bilities and related processing, exploitation, and dissemi15 nation functions of the Department of Defense: Provided, 

16 That the transfer authority provided in this section is in 

17 addition to any other transfer authority provided else18 where in this Act: Provided further, That not later than 

19 30 days prior to exercising the transfer authority provided 

20 in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a 

21 report to the congressional defense committees on the pro22 posed uses of these funds: Provided further, That the 

23 funds provided in this section may not be transferred to 

24 any program, project, or activity specifically limited or de25 nied by this Act: Provided further, That such funds may 
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1 not be obligated for new start efforts: Provided further, 

2 That amounts made available by this section are des3 ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper4 ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 

5 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That the 

7 authority to provide funding under this section shall termi8 nate on September 30, 2021. 

9 (RESCISSIONS)

10 SEC. 9026. Of the funds appropriated in Department 

11 of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 

12 hereby rescinded from the following accounts and pro13 grams in the specified amounts: Provided, That such 

14 amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas 

15 Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu16 ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 

17 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 

18 ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2019/2021, 

19 $16,400,000; 

20 ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Defense 

21 Security Cooperation Agency’’, 2020/2021, $80,000,000; 

22 ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2020/2021, 

23 $1,100,000,000; and 

24 ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2020/2021, 

25 $250,000,000. 
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1 SEC. 9027. Effective 240 days after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act, the Authorization for Use of Mili3 tary Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) 

4 is hereby repealed. 

5 SEC. 9028. The Authorization for Use of Military 

6 Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

7 243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. 

8 SEC. 9029. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 

9 (2), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

10 available by this Act may be obligated or expended for any 

11 use of military force in or against Iran unless Congress 

12 has— 

13 (A) declared war; or 

14 (B) enacted specific statutory author15 ization for such use of military force after 

16 the date of the enactment of this Act that 

17 meets the requirements of the War Powers 

18 Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.). 

19 (2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not 

20 apply to a use of military force that is consistent with sec21 tion (2)(c) of the War Powers Resolution. 

22 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed— 

23 (1) to prevent the President from using nec24 essary and appropriate force to defend United States 

25 allies and partners if Congress enacts specific statu-
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1 tory authorization for such use of force consistent 

2 with the requirements of the War Powers Resolution 

3 (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.); 

4 (2) to relieve the executive branch of restric5 tions on the use of force, reporting, or consultation 

6 requirements set forth in the War Powers Resolution 

7 (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.); or 

8 (3) to authorize the use of military force. 

9 SEC. 9030. None of the funds appropriated or other10 wise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 

11 or support any law enforcement action, carried out by a 

12 member of the Armed Forces or employee (including any 

13 contract employee) of the Department of Defense deployed 

14 pursuant to section 253 of title 10, United States Code, 

15 unless such individual wears a clearly visible identification 

16 that indicates the first and last name of the individual, 

17 a unique identifier or badge number, rank or title, and 

18 the Armed Force or agency that vests such individual with 

19 authority to carry out or support such action. 

20 SEC. 9031. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act may be used in contraven22 tion of the First Amendment of the Constitution. 

23 SEC. 9032. None of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Oper25 ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be used to re-
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1 quire, support, or pay private sector (as defined in Depart2 ment of Defense Instruction 8000.01) manufacturers (as 

3 used in Department of Defense Instruction 8500.2) of 

4 software and hardware (as defined in Department of De5 fense Instruction 8510.01, effective May 24, 2016) for 

6 consumers (as defined in section 106(1) of the Electronic 

7 Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 

8 U.S.C. 7006(1))) to— 

9 (1) intentionally add security vulnerabilities, as 

10 such term is defined in section 102(17) of the Cy11 bersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (6 

12 U.S.C. 1501(17)) to their items or services; 

13 (2) remove any security function, mechanism, 

14 service, or solution, as such term is used in Depart15 ment of Defense Directive 8500.01E (effective April 

16 23, 2007) from their items or services; or 

17 (3) remove encryption end-to-end, as such term 

18 is used in Department of Defense Instruction 

19 8420.01 from their items or services. 

20 SEC. 9033. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to implement Directive-type Memo22 randum (DTM)–19–004, titled ‘‘Military Service by 

23 Transgender Persons and Persons with Gender Dys24 phoria’’, and dated March 12, 2019 (effective date April 

25 12, 2019). 
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1 SEC. 9034. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft 

3 in the primary mission aircraft inventory of the Air Na4 tional Guard. 

5 SEC. 9035. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used to support the Badr Organization. 

7 SEC. 9036. None of the funds available by this Act 

8 may be used to support the Iraqi Popular Mobilization 

9 Forces. 

10 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De11 fense Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

12 DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, 

13 SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

14 APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 

15 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

16 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

17 fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other pur18 poses, namely: 

19 TITLE I 

20 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

21 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

22 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

23 For necessary expenses for international trade activi24 ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 

25 to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attract-
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1 ing, and retaining business investment in the United 

2 States, and for engaging in trade promotional activities 

3 abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative 

4 agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of 

5 United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 

6 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage 

7 for dependent members of immediate families of employees 

8 stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted over9 seas; travel and transportation of employees of the Inter10 national Trade Administration between two points abroad, 

11 without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States 

12 Code; employment of citizens of the United States and 

13 aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for 

14 periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, 

15 repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of tem16 porary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; 

17 payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the 

18 first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States 

19 Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to 

20 exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses 

21 abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official 

22 use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining 

23 insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, 

24 $542,428,000 (reduced by $542,428,000) (increased by 

25 $542,428,000), of which $75,000,000 shall remain avail-
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1 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

2 $11,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and 

3 used by the International Trade Administration, notwith4 standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Pro5 vided further, That, of amounts provided under this head6 ing, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China anti7 dumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compli8 ance activities: Provided further, That the provisions of the 

9 first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) 

10 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 

11 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in car12 rying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this 

13 Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual 

14 Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall in15 clude payment for assessments for services provided as 

16 part of these activities. 

17 BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

18 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

19 For necessary expenses for export administration and 

20 national security activities of the Department of Com21 merce, including costs associated with the performance of 

22 export administration field activities both domestically and 

23 abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 

24 immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em25 ployment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 
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1 contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in 

2 the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 

3 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims 

4 arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for offi5 cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa6 tion to informers under the Export Control Reform Act 

7 of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain 

8 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; 

9 Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et 

10 seq.), and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 

11 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 

12 of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi13 cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi14 cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi15 tation otherwise established by law, $137,664,000, to re16 main available until expended: Provided, That the provi17 sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec18 tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex19 change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 

20 apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 

21 That payments and contributions collected and accepted 

22 for materials or services provided as part of such activities 

23 may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activi24 ties, and for providing information to the public with re25 spect to the export administration and national security 
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1 activities of the Department of Commerce and other ex2 port control programs of the United States and other gov3 ernments. 

4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

6 For grants for economic development assistance as 

7 provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 

8 Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for 

9 grants authorized by sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson10 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

11 3722 and 3723), $314,000,000, to remain available until 

12 expended, of which $35,000,000 shall be for grants under 

13 such section 27 and $4,500,000 shall be for grants under 

14 such section 28. 

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of administering the eco17 nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 

18 law, $42,000,000: Provided, That funds provided under 

19 this heading may be used to monitor projects approved 

20 pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act 

21 of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, sections 27 

22 and 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 

23 Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722 and 3723), and the Commu24 nity Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
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1 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

2 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

3 For necessary expenses of the Department of Com4 merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 

5 business enterprises, including expenses of grants, con6 tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi7 zations, $52,000,000, of which not more than 

8 $16,000,000 shall be available for overhead expenses, in9 cluding salaries and expenses, rent, utilities, and informa10 tion technology services. 

11 ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco14 nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 

15 of Commerce, $111,855,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to 

16 remain available until September 30, 2022. 

17 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

18 CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

19 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana20 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 

21 by law, $288,403,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro22 vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 

23 and marketing activities. 
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1 PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana4 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic 

5 censuses and programs provided for by law, 

6 $1,392,709,000, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2023: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, 

8 funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and mar9 keting activities: Provided further, That within the 

10 amounts appropriated, $3,556,000 shall be transferred to 

11 the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities as12 sociated with carrying out investigations and audits re13 lated to the Bureau of the Census. 

14 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

15 ADMINISTRATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 

18 the National Telecommunications and Information Ad19 ministration (NTIA), $45,500,000, to remain available 

20 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, notwith21 standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 

22 shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec23 trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv24 ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 

25 collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 
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1 available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec2 retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off3 setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 

4 transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 

5 incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 

6 related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 

7 Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 

8 under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 

9 Government agencies shall remain available until ex10 pended. 

11 PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING

12 AND CONSTRUCTION

13 For the administration of prior-year grants, recov14 eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro15 priated are available for the administration of all open 

16 grants until their expiration. 

17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

20 For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 

21 and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in22 cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec23 retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 

24 of the USPTO, $3,695,295,000, to remain available until 

25 expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 
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1 from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec2 tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 

3 USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 

4 2021, so as to result in a fiscal year 2021 appropriation 

5 from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 

6 That during fiscal year 2021, should the total amount of 

7 such offsetting collections be less than $3,695,295,000, 

8 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur9 ther, That any amount received in excess of 

10 $3,695,295,000 in fiscal year 2021 and deposited in the 

11 Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 

12 available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc13 tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

15 and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 

16 preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated 

17 as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 

18 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

19 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

20 Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac21 cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 

22 to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ‘‘Sala23 ries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That from 

24 amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 

25 made available in fiscal year 2021 for official reception 
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1 and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fis2 cal year 2021 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala3 ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec4 essary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage 

5 of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees 

6 under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 

7 the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 

8 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per9 sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 

10 basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chap11 ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other12 wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for 

13 USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 

14 and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 

15 USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 

16 Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 

17 Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 

18 Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 

19 Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, 

20 and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those 

21 accounts: Provided further, That any differences between 

22 the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 

23 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides 

24 for USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an im25 puted cost on USPTO’s financial statements, where appli-
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1 cable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and col3 lected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant 

4 to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amend5 ed by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act 

6 (Public Law 112–29): Provided further, That within the 

7 amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to 

8 the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities as9 sociated with carrying out investigations and audits re10 lated to the USPTO. 

11 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

12 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 

15 Standards and Technology (NIST), $789,000,000 (in16 creased by $5,000,000), to remain available until ex17 pended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be trans18 ferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided, That not 

19 to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and rep20 resentation expenses: Provided further, That NIST may 

21 provide local transportation for summer undergraduate re22 search fellowship program participants. 

23 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

24 For necessary expenses for industrial technology 

25 services, $170,000,000, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended, of which $153,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

2 (reduced by $1,000,000) shall be for the Hollings Manu3 facturing Extension Partnership, and of which 

4 $17,000,000 shall be for the National Network for Manu5 facturing Innovation (also known as ‘‘Manufacturing 

6 USA’’). 

7 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

8 For construction of new research facilities, including 

9 architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 

10 and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro11 vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech12 nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 

13 National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 

14 U.S.C. 278c–278e), $85,000,000, to remain available until 

15 expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 

16 include in the budget justification materials that the Sec17 retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 

18 of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 

19 President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

20 Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Stand21 ards and Technology construction project having a total 

22 multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and si23 multaneously the budget justification materials shall in24 clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 

25 such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
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1 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 

6 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

7 including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 

8 vessels; pilot programs for state-led fisheries management, 

9 notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, con10 tracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for 

11 the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to coopera12 tive agreements; and relocation of facilities, 

13 $3,871,659,000 (increased by $1,500,000) (increased by 

14 $2,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000), to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That fees and dona16 tions received by the National Ocean Service for the man17 agement of national marine sanctuaries may be retained 

18 and used for the salaries and expenses associated with 

19 those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 

20 United States Code: Provided further, That in addition, 

21 $253,171,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund 

22 entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Re23 search Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, which shall 

24 only be used for the Fishery Science and Management pro25 gram activities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
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1 $66,389,000 shall be for payment to the Department of 

2 Commerce Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That 

3 of the $4,142,330,000 provided for in direct obligations 

4 under this heading, $3,871,659,000 is appropriated from 

5 the general fund, $253,171,000 is provided by transfer, 

6 and $17,500,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year 

7 obligations: Provided further, That any deviation from the 

8 amounts designated for specific activities in the report ac9 companying this Act or any use of deobligated balances 

10 of funds provided under this heading in previous years, 

11 shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 

12 of this Act: Provided further, That, in addition, for nec13 essary retired pay expenses under the Retired Service14 man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and 

15 for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and 

16 their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act 

17 (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 

18 PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For procurement, acquisition and construction of 

21 capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 

22 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

23 $1,524,360,000 (increased by $2,300,000) (reduced by 

24 $2,300,000), to remain available until September 30, 

25 2023, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
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1 struction of vessels and construction of facilities shall re2 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 

3 $1,537,360,000 provided for in direct obligations under 

4 this heading, $1,524,360,000 is appropriated from the 

5 general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries 

6 of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any devi7 ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 

8 in the report accompanying this Act or any use of 

9 deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 

10 in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 

11 forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 

12 the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget jus13 tification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress 

14 in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 

15 submitted with the budget of the President under section 

16 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for 

17 each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

18 procurement, acquisition or construction project having a 

19 total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the 

20 budget justification shall include an estimate of the budg21 etary requirements for each such project for each of the 

22 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, within 

23 the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred 

24 to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities 

25 associated with carrying out investigations and audits re-
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1 lated to satellite procurement, acquisition and construc2 tion. 

3 PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

4 For necessary expenses associated with the restora5 tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re6 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That, 

7 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 

8 may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 

9 Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the feder10 ally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 

11 Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for con12 servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 

13 listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 

14 by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu15 lations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty fishing 

16 rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of 

17 Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on 

18 guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: 

19 Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based 

20 on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be 

21 available for marketing activities: Provided further, That 

22 funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching 

23 requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions 

24 of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 
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1 FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

2 For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 

3 Law 95–372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from 

4 receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 

5 until expended. 

6 FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE

7 For salaries and expenses associated with the admin8 istration of fishery disaster assistance, $300,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

10 funds shall be used for administering the fishery disaster 

11 programs authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

12 Conservation and Management Act and the Interjurisdic13 tional Fisheries Act of 1986. 

14 FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

15 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

16 Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2021, obligations of direct 

17 loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 

18 Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for tradi19 tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 

20 Act of 1936. 

21 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses for the management of the 

24 Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 

25 not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa-
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1 tion, $73,080,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

2 $2,500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000): Provided, That no 

3 employee of the Department of Commerce may be detailed 

4 or assigned from a bureau or office funded by this Act 

5 or any other Act to offices within the Office of the Sec6 retary of the Department of Commerce for more than 30 

7 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing bu8 reau or office is fully reimbursed for the salary and ex9 penses of the employee for the entire period of assignment 

10 using funds provided under this heading. 

11 RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

12 For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod13 ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,123,000. 

14 NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

15 For necessary expenses for a business application 

16 system modernization, $20,000,000, to remain available 

17 until September 30, 2023. 

18 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

20 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

21 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $35,520,000: Pro22 vided, That notwithstanding section 6413 of the Middle 

23 Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public 

24 Law 112–96), an additional $2,000,000, to remain avail25 able until expended, shall be derived from the Public Safe-
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1 ty Trust Fund for activities associated with carrying out 

2 investigations and audits related to the First Responder 

3 Network Authority (FirstNet). 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 

7 appropriations and funds made available to the Depart8 ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 

9 activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 

10 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 

11 by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 

12 be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 

13 only upon the certification of officials designated by the 

14 Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 

15 public interest. 

16 SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria17 tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 

18 this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 

19 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 

20 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

21 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 

22 by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

23 SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria24 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De25 partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
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1 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

2 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans3 fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 

4 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec5 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga6 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce7 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 

8 Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap9 propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 

10 or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 

11 and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 

12 or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 

13 of Commerce. 

14 SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 

15 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

16 Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 

17 amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 

18 Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 

19 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2021: Provided, That 

20 the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 

21 $11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geo22 stationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series 

23 Program is $10,828,059,000. 

24 SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not 
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1 limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security serv2 ices) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 

3 improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 

4 are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera5 tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy 

6 in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or 

7 other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protec8 tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 

9 the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 

10 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 

11 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts re12 ceived as reimbursement for services provided under this 

13 section or the authority under which the use or occupancy 

14 of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be cred15 ited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the 

16 costs of such services. 

17 SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 

18 prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog19 raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac20 tivity over its networks. 

21 SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 

22 and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 

23 their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim24 its of available appropriations, the land, services, equip25 ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, 
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1 or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, 

2 local government, Indian Tribal Government, Territory, or 

3 possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 

4 any foreign government or international organization, for 

5 purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 

6 statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos7 pheric Administration. 

8 SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Serv9 ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 

10 or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 

11 the Service has provided information to the customer on 

12 how an electronic copy of such report or document may 

13 be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a cus14 tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig15 ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 

16 limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re17 producing, and delivering such report or document. 

18 SEC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na19 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

20 the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter 

21 into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on 

22 a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, per23 sonnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and ex24 pend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a 

25 Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern-
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1 ment, Tribal Government, territory, or possession or any 

2 subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received for 

3 permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to 

4 this section shall be deposited under the heading ‘‘Na5 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Oper6 ations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall remain avail7 able until September 30, 2023, for such purposes: Pro8 vided further, That all funds within this section and their 

9 corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 

10 SEC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any 

11 prior appropriations Act that remain available for obliga12 tion, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Eco13 nomics and Statistics Administration of the Department 

14 of Commerce, including amounts provided for programs 

15 of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of 

16 the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative 

17 agreements with appropriate entities, including any Fed18 eral, State, or local governmental unit, or institution of 

19 higher education, to aid and promote statistical, research, 

20 and methodology activities which further the purposes for 

21 which such amounts have been made available. 

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 

23 Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
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1 TITLE II 

2 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

3 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for the administration of the 

6 Department of Justice, $120,041,000 (reduced by 

7 $2,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (reduced by 

8 $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) (reduced by 

9 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

10 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

11 $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,500,000) (reduced by 

12 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

13 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

14 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,500,000), of which not to ex15 ceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Depart16 ment of Justice facilities shall remain available until ex17 pended, and of which $5,000,000 is available only for the 

18 purposes of carrying out provisions related to a Task 

19 Force on Law Enforcement Oversight established pursu20 ant to section 220 of this Act. 

21 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For necessary expenses for information sharing tech24 nology, including planning, development, deployment and 

25 departmental direction, $33,875,000, to remain available 
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1 until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 

2 transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds 

3 available to the Department of Justice for information 

4 technology, to remain available until expended, for enter5 prise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur6 ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 

7 is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 

8 in this Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 

9 to the first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 

10 under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available 

11 for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 

12 procedures set forth in that section. 

13 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For expenses necessary for the administration of im16 migration related activities of the Executive Office for Im17 migration Review, $734,000,000, of which $4,000,000 

18 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for 

19 Immigration Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration 

20 Examinations Fee’’ account, and of which not less than 

21 $25,000,000 shall be available for services and activities 

22 provided by the Legal Orientation Program: Provided, 

23 That not to exceed $35,000,000 of the total amount made 

24 available under this heading shall remain available until 

25 September 30, 2022. 
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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

3 General, $113,985,000, including not to exceed $10,000 

4 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential char5 acter: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall re6 main available until September 30, 2022. 

7 UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 

10 Commission as authorized, $13,539,000: Provided, That, 

11 notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi12 ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis13 sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap14 pointed. 

15 LEGAL ACTIVITIES

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 

19 Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ20 ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi21 dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 

22 accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 

23 General; the administration of pardon and clemency peti24 tions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in 

25 the District of Columbia, $969,211,000 (increased by 
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1 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), of which not to ex2 ceed $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall re3 main available until expended: Provided, That of the 

4 amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues pay5 ments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until 

6 expended: Provided further, That of the total amount ap7 propriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to 

8 INTERPOL Washington for official reception and rep9 resentation expenses: Provided further, That of the total 

10 amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be avail11 able to the Criminal Division for official reception and rep12 resentation expenses: Provided further, That $10,000,000 

13 shall be for the Civil Rights Division for additional ex14 penses relating to the enforcement of section 210401 of 

15 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

16 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under sec17 tions 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and 

18 administrative enforcement by the Department of Justice, 

19 including compliance with consent decrees or judgments 

20 entered into under such section 210401: Provided further, 

21 That upon a determination by the Attorney General that 

22 emergent circumstances require additional funding for liti23 gation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General 

24 may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 

25 General Legal Activities’’ from available appropriations 
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1 for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, 

2 as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: 

3 Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the pre4 ceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under 

5 section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obli6 gation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce7 dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That of 

8 the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary 

9 shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries 

10 and expenses associated with the election monitoring pro11 gram under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 

12 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Per13 sonnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Pro14 vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 

15 heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 

16 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

17 That of the amount appropriated, not less than 

18 $198,744,000 shall be available for the Criminal Division, 

19 including related expenses for the Mutual Legal Assist20 ance Treaty Program. 

21 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De22 partment of Justice associated with processing cases 

23 under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 

24 not to exceed $19,000,000, to be appropriated from the 
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1 Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund and to remain 

2 available until expended. 

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

4 For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti5 trust and kindred laws, $180,274,000, to remain available 

6 until expended, of which not to exceed $2,000 shall be 

7 made available for official reception and representation ex8 penses: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi9 sion of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings 

10 under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 

11 of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collec12 tion (and estimated to be $150,000,000 in fiscal year 

13 2021), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses 

14 in this appropriation, and shall remain available until ex15 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro16 priated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 

17 offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2021, 

18 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation 

19 from the general fund estimated at $30,274,000. 

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

21 For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 

22 States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop23 erative agreements, $2,347,177,000: Provided, That of the 

24 total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 

25 available for official reception and representation ex-
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1 penses: Provided further, That $10,000,000 shall be for 

2 additional expenses relating to the enforcement of section 

3 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce4 ment Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforce5 ment under sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United 

6 States Code, and administrative enforcement by the De7 partment of Justice, including compliance with consent de8 crees or judgments entered into under such section 

9 210401: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 

10 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

11 That each United States Attorney shall establish or par12 ticipate in a task force on human trafficking. 

13 UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

14 For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 

15 Program, as authorized, $232,361,000, to remain avail16 able until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law, deposits to the United States 

18 Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated 

19 shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 

20 to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not21 withstanding any other provision of law, fees deposited 

22 into the Fund pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, 

23 United States Code (as limited by section 1004(b) of the 

24 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (division B of Public 

25 Law 115–72)), shall be retained and used for necessary 
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1 expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available 

2 until expended: Provided further, That to the extent that 

3 fees deposited into the Fund in fiscal year 2021, net of 

4 amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, exceed 

5 $232,361,000, those excess amounts shall be available in 

6 future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance 

7 in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the sum 

8 herein appropriated from the general fund shall be re9 duced (1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 

10 2021, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due deposi11 tors, (estimated at $318,000,000) and (2) to the extent 

12 that any remaining general fund appropriations can be de13 rived from amounts deposited in the Fund in previous fis14 cal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to re15 sult in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation from the gen16 eral fund estimated at $0. 

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS

18 SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

19 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

20 the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 

21 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, $2,366,000. 

23 FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

24 For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 

25 contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
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1 witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad2 vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, 

3 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

4 $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 

5 witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur6 chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 

7 witness security caravans; and not to exceed $25,000,000 

8 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up9 grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se10 cure automated information network to store and retrieve 

11 the identities and locations of protected witnesses. 

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS

13 SERVICE

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 

16 Service, $20,300,000 (increased by $2,700,000): Provided, 

17 That upon a determination by the Attorney General that 

18 emergent circumstances require additional funding for 

19 conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the 

20 Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may 

21 transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Serv22 ice, from available appropriations for the current fiscal 

23 year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary 

24 to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That 

25 any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 
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1 treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act 

2 and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex3 cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 

4 section. 

5 ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

6 For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 

7 and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States 

8 Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department 

9 of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 

10 UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the United States Mar13 shals Service, $1,484,184,000, of which not to exceed 

14 $6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep15 resentation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall 

16 remain available until expended. 

17 CONSTRUCTION

18 For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti19 lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 

20 holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain avail21 able until expended. 

22 FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

23 For necessary expenses related to United States pris24 oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 

25 as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
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1 Code, $1,867,461,000 (reduced by $2,700,000) (reduced 

2 by $4,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro3 vided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered 

4 ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement 

5 assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 

6 States Code: Provided further, That the United States 

7 Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the 

8 Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. 

9 NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 

13 the National Security Division, $114,837,000 (reduced by 

14 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), of which not to 

15 exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 

16 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That upon 

17 a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 

18 circumstances require additional funding for the activities 

19 of the National Security Division, the Attorney General 

20 may transfer such amounts to this heading from available 

21 appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Depart22 ment of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 

23 circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursu24 ant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re25 programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
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1 be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli2 ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

3 INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

4 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

5 For necessary expenses for the identification, inves6 tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 

7 most significant drug trafficking organizations, 

8 transnational organized crime, and money laundering or9 ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter10 governmental agreements with State and local law en11 forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros12 ecution of individuals involved in transnational organized 

13 crime and drug trafficking, $565,000,000, of which 

14 $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro15 vided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations 

16 under this heading may be used under authorities avail17 able to the organizations reimbursed from this appropria18 tion. 

19 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In22 vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 

23 crimes against the United States, $9,703,348,000 (re24 duced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced 

25 by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000), of which not 
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1 to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until ex2 pended: Provided, That $5,000,000 shall be for the Cor3 ruption/Civil Rights Section for additional expenses relat4 ing to the enforcement of section 210401 of the Violent 

5 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 

6 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under sections 241 

7 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and administra8 tive enforcement by the Department of Justice, including 

9 compliance with consent decrees or judgments entered into 

10 under such section 210401: Provided further, That not to 

11 exceed $284,000 shall be available for official reception 

12 and representation expenses. 

13 CONSTRUCTION

14 For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip15 ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 

16 related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facili17 ties, and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 

18 law; conversion, modification, and extension of federally 

19 owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 

20 projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work 

21 environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; 

22 $51,895,000, to remain available until expended. 
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1 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad4 ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un5 foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 

6 to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and ex7 penses for conducting drug education and training pro8 grams, including travel and related expenses for partici9 pants in such programs and the distribution of items of 

10 token value that promote the goals of such programs, 

11 $2,331,370,000, of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall 

12 remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 

13 shall be available for official reception and representation 

14 expenses: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 3672 of 

15 Public Law 106–310, up to $10,000,000 may be used to 

16 reimburse States, units of local government, Indian Tribal 

17 Governments, other public entities, and multijurisdictional 

18 or regional consortia thereof for expenses incurred to clean 

19 up and safely dispose of substances associated with clan20 destine methamphetamine laboratories, conversion and ex21 traction operations, tableting operations, or laboratories 

22 and processing operations for fentanyl and fentanyl-re23 lated substances which may present a danger to public 

24 health or the environment. 
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1 BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND

2 EXPLOSIVES

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To5 bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 

6 local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse7 ment, including training in connection with the training 

8 and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 

9 accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory as10 sistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 

11 or without reimbursement, $1,550,000,000, of which not 

12 to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and rep13 resentation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 

14 available for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided 

15 by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and 

16 not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until ex17 pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

18 herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applica19 tions for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 

20 section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided 

21 further, That such funds shall be available to investigate 

22 and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief 

23 from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 

24 title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 

25 funds made available by this or any other Act may be used 
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1 to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bu2 reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 

3 other agencies or Departments. 

4 CONSTRUCTION

5 For necessary expenses related to construction of lab6 oratory facilities, to include the cost of equipment, fur7 niture, and information technology requirements; con8 struction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, and sites 

9 by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conver10 sion, modification and extension of federally owned build11 ings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; 

12 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. 

13 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 

17 for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 

18 Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the 

19 provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 

20 related issues to foreign governments, $7,770,000,000 (in21 creased by $500,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced 

22 by $2,000,000) of which not less than $165,000,000 shall 

23 be for the programs and activities authorized by the First 

24 Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391): Provided, That 

25 the Attorney General may transfer to the Department of 
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1 Health and Human Services such amounts as may be nec2 essary for direct expenditures by that Department for 

3 medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correc4 tional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of 

5 the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter 

6 into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary 

7 claims processor to determine the amounts payable to per8 sons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish 

9 health services to individuals committed to the custody of 

10 the Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not to 

11 exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and 

12 representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex13 ceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

14 necessary operations: Provided further, That, of the 

15 amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed 

16 $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 

17 make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reim18 bursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided fur19 ther, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may 

20 accept donated property and services relating to the oper21 ation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit en22 tity which has operated such program in the past, notwith23 standing the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes 

24 services under contracts to the Federal Prison System re-
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1 lating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway 

2 houses, or other custodial facilities. 

3 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

4 For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction 

5 of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 

6 remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 

7 correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 

8 thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 

9 remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili10 ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ11 ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 

12 force account, $110,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners 

14 may be used for work performed under this appropriation. 

15 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

16 The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here17 by authorized to make such expenditures within the limits 

18 of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 

19 with the law, and to make such contracts and commit20 ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 

21 by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 

22 be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 

23 budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 
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1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL

2 PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

3 Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 

4 Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 

5 administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 

6 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be com7 puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 

8 with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys9 tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 

10 payment of claims, and expenditures which such account11 ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 

12 of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 

13 shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui14 sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 

15 protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 

16 belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 

17 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

18 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

19 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND

20 PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

23 other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio24 lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 

25 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 
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1 et seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and 

2 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

3 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 

4 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecu5 torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 

6 of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 

7 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 

8 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims 

9 of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 

10 Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 Act’’); the Violence Against 

11 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

12 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Vio13 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 

14 Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Rape Survivor Child 

15 Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–22) (‘‘the 2015 

16 Act’’); and the Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Public 

17 Law 115–392); and for related victims services, 

18 $525,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

19 $1,000,000) (increased by $2,500,000) (increased by 

20 $2,500,000), to remain available until expended, of which 

21 $435,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from amounts 

22 available for obligation in this Act from the Fund estab23 lished by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public 

24 Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C. 20101), notwithstanding section 

25 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the 
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1 amounts otherwise made available under this heading: 

2 Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not 

3 to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this 

4 heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, 

5 training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That 

6 of the amount provided— 

7 (1) $223,000,000 (reduced by $100,000) (in8 creased by $100,000) is for grants to combat vio9 lence against women, as authorized by part T of the 

10 1968 Act; 

11 (2) $39,000,000 (increased by $2,500,000) is 

12 for transitional housing assistance grants for victims 

13 of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or 

14 sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 

15 1994 Act; 

16 (3) $3,500,000 is for the National Institute of 

17 Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for re18 search, evaluation, and statistics of violence against 

19 women and related issues addressed by grant pro20 grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 

21 which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 

22 and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 

23 Justice Programs; 

24 (4) $12,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (in25 creased by $2,000,000) is for a grant program to 
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1 provide services to advocate for and respond to 

2 youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

3 sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children 

4 and youth exposed to such violence; programs to en5 gage men and youth in preventing such violence; and 

6 assistance to middle and high school students 

7 through education and other services related to such 

8 violence: Provided, That unobligated balances avail9 able for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 

10 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to 

11 its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available 

12 for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent 

13 of the total amount available for this grant program 

14 shall be available for grants under the program au15 thorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided 

16 further, That the definitions and grant conditions in 

17 section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 

18 program; 

19 (5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage ar20 rest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 

21 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction 

22 initiative; 

23 (6) $42,500,000 (increased by $2,500,000) is 

24 for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized 

25 by section 41601 of the 1994 Act; 
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1 (7) $45,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 

2 and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 

3 authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 

4 (8) $21,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 

5 crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 

6 section 304 of the 2005 Act; 

7 (9) $47,500,000 (increased by $500,000) is for 

8 legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 

9 1201 of the 2000 Act; 

10 (10) $6,000,000 (increased by $500,000) (in11 creased by $1,000,000) is for enhanced training and 

12 services to end violence against and abuse of women 

13 in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 

14 1994 Act; 

15 (11) $17,500,000 is for grants to support fami16 lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 

17 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 

18 balances available for the programs authorized by 

19 section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 

20 the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 

21 Act, shall be available for this program; 

22 (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training 

23 to end violence against and abuse of women with 

24 disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 

25 2000 Act; 
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1 (13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 

2 Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 

3 domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 

4 the 1994 Act; 

5 (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 

6 violence against Indian women, including as author7 ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 

8 such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval9 uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of10 fice of Justice Programs; 

11 (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 

12 that provides training and technical assistance on 

13 issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 

14 and Alaska Native women; 

15 (16) $4,300,000 is for grants to assist Tribal 

16 Governments in exercising special domestic violence 

17 criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of 

18 the 2013 Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in 

19 section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 

20 program; and 

21 (17) $2,200,000 is for the purposes authorized 

22 under the 2015 Act. 
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1 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

2 RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

3 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

4 other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 

5 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 

6 90–351) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and 

7 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

8 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 

9 Prevention Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–415) (‘‘the 1974 

10 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end 

11 the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public 

12 Law 108–21) (‘‘the PROTECT Act’’); the Justice for All 

13 Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Violence Against 

14 Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 

15 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Vic16 tims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); 

17 the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); 

18 the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); 

19 the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 

20 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the 

21 PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

22 401); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act 

23 of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the 

24 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 

25 79); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 
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1 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women Re2 authorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 

3 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 

4 2016 (Public Law 114–198); the First Step Act of 2018 

5 (Public Law 115–391); and other programs, $88,500,000, 

6 to remain available until expended, of which— 

7 (1) $45,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 

8 programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 

9 C of title I of the 1968 Act; and 

10 (2) $43,500,000 is for research, development, 

11 and evaluation programs, and other activities as au12 thorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and 

13 subtitle C of title II of the 2002 Act, and for activi14 ties authorized by or consistent with the First Step 

15 Act of 2018, of which $6,000,000 is for research 

16 targeted toward developing a better understanding 

17 of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and ad18 vancing evidence-based strategies for effective inter19 vention and prevention; $1,500,000 (increased by 

20 $1,000,000) is for research to study the root causes 

21 of school violence to include the impact and effec22 tiveness of grants made under the STOP School Vio23 lence Act; $1,500,000 is for a national study to un24 derstand the responses of law enforcement to sex 
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1 trafficking of minors; and $3,000,000 is for a na2 tional center on forensics. 

3 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

6 other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 

7 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 

8 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

9 Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–351) (‘‘the 1968 

10 Act’’); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 

11 405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 

12 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Trafficking Victims Pro13 tection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 

14 164); the Violence Against Women and Department of 

15 Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 

16 162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protection 

17 and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 

18 Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and Vio19 lence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); the 

20 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 

21 Law 110–180); subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Se22 curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 

23 Act’’); the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public 

24 Law 108–79); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public 

25 Law 110–199); the Prioritizing Resources and Organiza-
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1 tion for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 

2 110–403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 

3 98–473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 

4 Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 

5 (Public Law 110–416); the Violence Against Women Re6 authorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 

7 Act’’); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 

8 2016 (Public Law 114–198) (‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for 

9 All Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–324); 

10 Kevin and Avonte’s Law (division Q of Public Law 115– 

11 141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s Law’’); the Keep Young Ath12 letes Safe Act of 2018 (title III of division S of Public 

13 Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act’’); the 

14 STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V of division S 

15 of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the STOP School Violence 

16 Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of division S 

17 of Public Law 115–141); the Project Safe Neighborhoods 

18 Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 

19 115–185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 

20 Act (Public Law 115–271); the Second Chance Reauthor21 ization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); and the Mat22 thew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Preven23 tion Act (Public Law 111–84); and other programs, 

24 $2,402,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

25 $2,500,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
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1 $2,500,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by 

2 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

3 $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (increased by 

4 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

5 $1,500,000) (increased by $4,000,000), to remain avail6 able until expended as follows— 

7 (1) $525,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000) 

8 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,500,000) 

9 (reduced by $2,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000) 

10 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 

11 Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part 

12 E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 

13 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under 

14 section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not 

15 apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwith16 standing such subpart 1; $12,500,000 is for an Offi17 cer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on Pre18 venting Violence Against Law Enforcement and En19 suring Officer Resilience and Survivability 

20 (VALOR); $7,500,000 is for an initiative to support 

21 evidence-based policing; $8,500,000 is for an initia22 tive to enhance prosecutorial decision-making; 

23 $2,400,000 is for the operationalization, mainte24 nance and expansion of the National Missing and 

25 Unidentified Persons System; $3,000,000 is for an 
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1 academic based training initiative to improve police2 based responses to people with mental illness or de3 velopmental disabilities; $3,000,000 is for a student 

4 loan repayment assistance program pursuant to sec5 tion 952 of Public Law 110–315; $15,500,000 is for 

6 prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to 

7 States and units of local government, and other pro8 grams, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimi9 nation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–79); 

10 $3,000,000 is for a grant program authorized by 

11 Kevin and Avonte’s Law; $3,000,000 is for a re12 gional law enforcement technology initiative; 

13 $20,000,000 is for grants authorized under the 

14 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Authorization Act 

15 of 2018 (Public Law 115–185); $2,000,000 is for a 

16 grant to provide a drug field testing and training 

17 initiative; $6,500,000 is for the Capital Litigation 

18 Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by sec19 tion 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for 

20 wrongful conviction review; $3,000,000 is for grants 

21 to States and units of local government to deploy 

22 managed access systems to combat contraband cell 

23 phone use in prison; $1,500,000 (increased by 

24 $1,000,000) is for a collaborative mental health and 

25 anti-recidivism initiative; $3,000,000 is for a pro-
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1 gram to improve juvenile indigent defense; 

2 $9,000,000 (increased by $1,500,000) is for commu3 nity-based violence prevention initiatives; $3,500,000 

4 (increased by $2,000,000) is for a national center 

5 for restorative justice; $2,000,000 is for grants for 

6 construction, renovation, or upgrades of child-friend7 ly family visitation spaces in correctional facilities; 

8 $5,000,000 is for the development of best practices 

9 for and the creation of local task forces on public 

10 safety innovation consistent with the requirements 

11 as described in section 366 of H.R. 7120 as passed 

12 by the House of Representatives on June 25, 2020; 

13 $15,000,000 is for technical assistance grants to law 

14 enforcement agencies, consistent with requirements 

15 as described in section 224 of H.R. 7120 as passed 

16 by the House of Representatives on June 25, 2020, 

17 regarding reporting data on the use of force by law 

18 enforcement officers; $5,000,000 is for competitive 

19 grants or contracts to law enforcement agencies, for 

20 the purpose of developing and implementing data 

21 collection programs on hit rates for stops and 

22 searches by law enforcement agencies, consistent 

23 with requirements as described in subsections (a) 

24 and (b) of section 333 of H.R. 7120 as passed by 

25 the House of Representatives on June 25, 2020; 
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1 $7,200,000 is for grants to support State and local 

2 law enforcement agencies in complying with law en3 forcement reform efforts as a result of litigation, in4 cluding consent decrees, out-of-court settlements, 

5 memoranda of understanding, findings, technical as6 sistance, and recommendation letters provided by re7 form authorities; and $50,000,000 is for training 

8 programs for State and local law enforcement offi9 cers on racial profiling, implicit bias, de-escalation, 

10 use of force and a duty to intervene, and procedural 

11 justice: Provided, That of the grant awards funded 

12 from amounts provided herein and not otherwise 

13 specified under this paragraph, each applicant shall 

14 provide assurance that, for each fiscal year covered 

15 by an application, the applicant will use not less 

16 than 10 percent of the total amount of the grant 

17 award for the fiscal year to develop and implement 

18 best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial 

19 profiling, including training to prevent racial 

20 profiling and to encourage more respectful inter21 action with the public, the acquisition and use of 

22 technology to facilitate the accurate collection and 

23 analysis of data, the development and acquisition of 

24 feedback systems and technologies that identify law 

25 enforcement agents or units of agents engaged in, or 
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1 at risk of engaging in, racial profiling or other mis2 conduct, and the establishment and maintenance of 

3 an administrative complaint procedure or inde4 pendent auditor program: Provided further, That of 

5 the grant awards funded from amounts provided 

6 herein and not otherwise specified under this para7 graph, each applicant shall provide assurance that, 

8 for each fiscal year covered by an application, the 

9 applicant will use not less than 5 percent of the total 

10 amount of the grant award for the fiscal year to as11 sist law enforcement agencies of the applicant, in12 cluding campus public safety departments, to gain or 

13 maintain accreditation from certified law enforce14 ment accreditation organizations, consistent with the 

15 requirements as described in section 113 of H.R. 

16 7120 as passed by the House of Representatives on 

17 June 25, 2020: Provided further, That of the grant 

18 awards funded from amounts provided herein and 

19 not otherwise specified under this paragraph, each 

20 applicant shall provide assurance that the applicant 

21 will use not less than 5 percent of the total amount 

22 of the grant award for the fiscal year to study and 

23 implement effective management, training, recruit24 ing, hiring, and oversight standards and programs to 

25 promote effective community and problem solving 
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1 strategies for law enforcement agencies, consistent 

2 with the requirements as described in section 114 of 

3 H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of Representa4 tives on June 25, 2020: Provided further, That of 

5 the grant awards funded from amounts provided 

6 herein and not otherwise specified under this para7 graph, each applicant shall provide assurance that, 

8 for each fiscal year covered by an application, the 

9 applicant will use not less than 5 percent of the total 

10 amount of the grant award for the fiscal year to de11 velop policies and procedures in compliance with sec12 tion 382 of H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of 

13 Representatives on June 25, 2020: Provided further, 

14 That for purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘ap15 plicant’’ means a recipient and a subrecipient of 

16 funds under a program described in this paragraph: 

17 Provided further, That awards hereunder, shall not 

18 be subject to restrictions or special conditions that 

19 are the same as (or substantially similar to) those, 

20 imposed on awards under such subpart in fiscal year 

21 2018, that forbid interference with Federal law en22 forcement; 

23 (2) $251,500,000 for the State Criminal Alien 

24 Assistance Program, as authorized by section 

25 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
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1 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 

2 shall request compensation for any cost greater than 

3 the actual cost for Federal immigration and other 

4 detainees housed in State and local detention facili5 ties; 

6 (3) $95,000,000 for victim services programs 

7 for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 

8 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au9 thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs 

10 authorized under Public Law 113–4; 

11 (4) $14,500,000 for economic, high technology, 

12 white collar, and internet crime prevention grants, 

13 including as authorized by section 401 of Public 

14 Law 110–403, of which $2,500,000 is for competi15 tive grants that help State and local law enforce16 ment tackle intellectual property thefts, and 

17 $2,000,000 for a competitive grant program for 

18 training students in computer forensics and digital 

19 investigation; 

20 (5) $20,500,000 for sex offender management 

21 assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, 

22 and related activities; 

23 (6) $29,000,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bullet24 proof Vest Partnership Grant Program, as author25 ized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Pro-
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1 vided, That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the 

2 National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 

3 Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, 

4 testing and evaluation programs; 

5 (7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 

6 Public Website; 

7 (8) $88,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

8 grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental 

9 health records for the National Instant Criminal 

10 Background Check System, of which no less than 

11 $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the au12 thorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act 

13 of 2007 (Public Law 110–180) and Fix NICS Act 

14 of 2018; 

15 (9) $30,500,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 

16 Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 

17 I of the 1968 Act; 

18 (10) $142,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

19 (increased by $4,000,000) for DNA-related and fo20 rensic programs and activities, of which— 

21 (A) $108,000,000 (increased by 

22 $1,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000) is for 

23 the purposes authorized under section 2 of the 

24 DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 

25 (Public Law 106–546) (the Debbie Smith DNA 
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1 Backlog Grant Program): Provided, That up to 

2 4 percent of funds made available under this 

3 paragraph may be used for the purposes de4 scribed in the DNA Training and Education for 

5 Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and 

6 Court Officers program (Public Law 108–405, 

7 section 303); 

8 (B) $19,000,000 is for other local, State, 

9 and Federal forensic activities; 

10 (C) $9,000,000 is for the purposes de11 scribed in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Convic12 tion DNA Testing Grant Program (Public Law 

13 108–405, section 412); and 

14 (D) $6,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Fo15 rensic Exam Program grants, including as au16 thorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 

17 (11) $49,000,000 for a grant program for com18 munity-based sexual assault response reform; 

19 (12) $12,500,000 for the court-appointed spe20 cial advocate program, as authorized by section 217 

21 of the 1990 Act; 

22 (13) $39,500,000 for assistance to Indian 

23 Tribes; 

24 (14) $100,000,000 for offender reentry pro25 grams and research, as authorized by the Second 
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1 Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by 

2 the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 

3 (Public Law 115–391), without regard to the time 

4 limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of 

5 which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to 

6 improve State, local, and Tribal probation or parole 

7 supervision efforts and strategies, $5,000,000 is for 

8 Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to 

9 enhance and maintain parental and family relation10 ships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidi11 vism reduction strategy, and $4,500,000 is for addi12 tional replication sites employing the Project HOPE 

13 Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model im14 plementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, 

15 and for a research project on the effectiveness of the 

16 model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds 

17 made available in this paragraph may be used for 

18 performance-based awards for Pay for Success 

19 projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay 

20 for Success programs implementing the Permanent 

21 Supportive Housing Model; 

22 (15) $77,500,000 for initiatives to improve po23 lice-community relations, of which $27,500,000 is 

24 for a competitive matching grant program for pur25 chases of body-worn cameras for State, local and 
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1 Tribal law enforcement, $30,000,000 is for a justice 

2 reinvestment initiative, for activities related to crimi3 nal justice reform and recidivism reduction, and 

4 $20,000,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial 

5 criminal justice innovation program; 

6 (16) $412,000,000 for comprehensive opioid 

7 abuse reduction activities, including as authorized by 

8 CARA, and for the following programs, which shall 

9 address opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse re10 duction consistent with underlying program authori11 ties— 

12 (A) $85,000,000 for Drug Courts, as au13 thorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of 

14 the 1968 Act; 

15 (B) $43,000,000 for mental health courts 

16 and adult and juvenile collaboration program 

17 grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of 

18 title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Of19 fender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reau20 thorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub21 lic Law 110–416); 

22 (C) $35,000,000 for grants for Residential 

23 Substance Abuse Treatment for State Pris24 oners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 

25 1968 Act; 
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1 (D) $30,000,000 for a veterans treatment 

2 courts program; 

3 (E) $31,000,000 for a program to monitor 

4 prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 

5 products; and 

6 (F) $188,000,000 for a comprehensive 

7 opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse pro8 gram; 

9 (17) $2,500,000 (increased by $2,500,000) for 

10 a competitive grant program authorized by the Keep 

11 Young Athletes Safe Act; 

12 (18) $87,000,000 for grants to be administered 

13 by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes au14 thorized under the STOP School Violence Act; 

15 (19) $2,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

16 grants to State and local law enforcement agencies 

17 for the expenses associated with the investigation 

18 and prosecution of criminal offenses, involving civil 

19 rights, authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil 

20 Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public 

21 Law 114–325); 

22 (20) $8,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

23 grants to State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 

24 agencies to conduct educational outreach and train25 ing on hate crimes and to investigate and prosecute 
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1 hate crimes, as authorized by section 4704 of the 

2 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes 

3 Prevention Act (Public Law 111–84); 

4 (21) $15,000,000 for a competitive grant pilot 

5 program for qualified nonprofit organizations to pro6 vide legal representation to immigrants arriving at 

7 the southwest border seeking asylum and other 

8 forms of legal protection in the United States; and 

9 (22) $400,000,000 for Law Enforcement Ac10 countability Grants, of which— 

11 (A) $350,000,000 is for grants to hold law 

12 enforcement accountable in the courts: Pro13 vided, That of the amounts provided under this 

14 paragraph, $100,000,000 shall be for grants to 

15 assist States in conducting pattern and practice 

16 investigations at the State level, consistent with 

17 the requirements as described in section 103(b) 

18 of H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of Rep19 resentatives on June 25, 2020: Provided fur20 ther, That of the amounts provided, 

21 $250,000,000 shall be for grants to States and 

22 Tribal Governments to assist in implementing 

23 statutes providing for independent investigation 

24 of law enforcement officers, consistent with the 

25 requirements as described in section 104 of 
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1 H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of Rep2 resentatives on June 25, 2020; and 

3 (B) $50,000,000 is for Law Enforcement 

4 Trust and Integrity Grant Programs: Provided, 

5 That of the amounts provided under this sub6 paragraph— 

7 (i) $25,000,000 shall be for grants to 

8 allow community-based organizations to 

9 study management and operations stand10 ards for law enforcement agencies, con11 sistent with the requirements as described 

12 in subsections (b) and (c) of section 114 of 

13 H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of Rep14 resentatives on June 25, 2020; and 

15 (ii) $25,000,000 shall be for grants to 

16 develop pilot programs and implement ef17 fective standards and programs, consistent 

18 with the requirements as described in sub19 sections (c) and (d) of section 114 of H.R. 

20 7120 as passed by the House of Represent21 atives on June 25, 2020. 

22 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

23 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

24 other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 

25 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the 
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1 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

2 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and De3 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 

4 Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s 

5 Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecu6 torial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation 

7 of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the 

8 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101– 

9 647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Adam Walsh Child Protection 

10 and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 

11 Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 

12 2008 (Public Law 110–401); the Violence Against Women 

13 Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 

14 2013 Act’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 

15 2016 (Public Law 114–324); the Juvenile Justice Reform 

16 Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–385); and other juvenile jus17 tice programs, $337,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

18 (increased by $2,000,000), to remain available until ex19 pended as follows— 

20 (1) $65,000,000 for programs authorized by 

21 section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and 

22 technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organi23 zations with the Federal grants process: Provided, 

24 That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 

25 $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
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1 grant program to support emergency planning 

2 among State, local and Tribal juvenile justice resi3 dential facilities; 

4 (2) $100,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 

5 (3) $44,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of 

6 which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 

7 1974 Act— 

8 (A) $3,000,000 shall be for grants to pre9 vent trafficking of girls; 

10 (B) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal 

11 Youth Program; 

12 (C) $500,000 shall be for an internet site 

13 providing information and resources on children 

14 of incarcerated parents; 

15 (D) $2,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

16 shall be for competitive grants focusing on girls 

17 in the juvenile justice system; 

18 (E) $10,000,000 shall be for an opioid-af19 fected youth initiative; and 

20 (F) $8,000,000 shall be for an initiative 

21 relating to children exposed to violence; 

22 (4) $28,500,000 (increased by $2,000,000) for 

23 programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 

24 Act of 1990; 
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1 (5) $94,500,000 (increased by $1,000,000) for 

2 missing and exploited children programs, including 

3 as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 

4 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the 

5 PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 

6 110–401) shall not apply for purposes of this Act); 

7 and 

8 (6) $5,000,000 for child abuse training pro9 grams for judicial personnel and practitioners, as 

10 authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act: 

11 Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 

12 may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi13 ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author14 ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of 

15 the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) 

16 and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: 

17 Provided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 

18 apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec19 tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and 

20 exploited children programs. 

21 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For payments and expenses authorized under section 

24 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

25 Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (in-
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1 cluding amounts for administrative costs), to remain avail2 able until expended; and $24,800,000 for payments au3 thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu4 cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 

5 to remain available until expended: Provided, That upon 

6 a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 

7 circumstances require additional funding for such dis8 ability and education payments, the Attorney General may 

9 transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ 

10 from available appropriations for the Department of Jus11 tice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: 

12 Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the pre13 ceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under 

14 section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obli15 gation or expenditure except in compliance with the proce16 dures set forth in that section. 

17 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

18 COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con21 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

22 322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

23 of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women 

24 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

25 (Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the American 
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1 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 (Public Law 115– 

2 37); and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 

3 Act (Public Law 115–271), $343,000,000, to remain 

4 available until expended: Provided, That any balances 

5 made available through prior year deobligations shall only 

6 be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: 

7 Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 

8 heading— 

9 (1) $231,000,000 is for grants under section 

10 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) 

11 for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law 

12 enforcement officers under part Q of such title not13 withstanding subsection (i) of such section: Pro14 vided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such 

15 title (34 U.S.C. 10384(c)), funding for hiring or re16 hiring a career law enforcement officer may not ex17 ceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of 

18 Community Oriented Policing Services grants a 

19 waiver from this limitation: Provided further, That 

20 within the amounts appropriated under this para21 graph, $27,000,000 is for improving Tribal law en22 forcement, including hiring, equipment, training, 

23 anti-methamphetamine activities, and anti-opioid ac24 tivities: Provided further, That of the amounts ap25 propriated under this paragraph, $6,500,000 is for 
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1 community policing development activities in fur2 therance of the purposes in section 1701: Provided 

3 further, That of the amounts appropriated under 

4 this paragraph $40,000,000 is for regional informa5 tion sharing activities, as authorized by part M of 

6 title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred 

7 to and merged with ‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Sta8 tistics’’ for administration by the Office of Justice 

9 Programs: Provided further, That within the 

10 amounts appropriated under this paragraph, no less 

11 than $3,000,000 is to support the Tribal Access 

12 Program: Provided further, That within the amounts 

13 appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 (in14 creased by $2,500,000) is for training, peer men15 toring, and mental health program activities as au16 thorized under the Law Enforcement Mental Health 

17 and Wellness Act (Public Law 115–113): Provided 

18 further, That within the amount appropriated under 

19 this paragraph, no less than $4,000,000 is for grant 

20 programs to develop best practices for, and to cre21 ate, civilian review boards, consistent with the re22 quirements as described in section 104(b) of H.R. 

23 7120 as passed by in the House of Representatives 

24 on June 25, 2020. 
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1 (2) $11,000,000 is for activities authorized by 

2 the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199); 

3 (3) $13,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

4 State law enforcement agencies in States with high 

5 seizures of precursor chemicals, finished meth6 amphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump sei7 zures: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 

8 paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes 

9 to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 

10 precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphet11 amine traffickers; 

12 (4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to 

13 statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 

14 high rates of primary treatment admissions for her15 oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 

16 shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate 

17 or investigate illicit activities, including activities re18 lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis19 tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 

20 and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 

21 collaboration; and 

22 (5) $53,000,000 is for competitive grants to be 

23 administered by the Community Oriented Policing 

24 Services Office for purposes authorized under the 
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1 STOP School Violence Act (title V of division S of 

2 Public Law 115–141). 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 201. None of the funds appropriated by this 

6 title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where 

7 the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 

8 were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Pro9 vided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitu10 tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section 

11 shall be null and void. 

12 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated under this 

13 title shall be used to require any person to perform, or 

14 facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 

15 SEC. 203. Nothing in the preceding section shall re16 move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris17 ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in18 mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: 

19 Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin20 ishes the effect of section 202 intended to address the phil21 osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 

22 Prisons. 

23 SEC. 204. None of the funds made available under 

24 this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 

25 or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 
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1 transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 

2 conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 

3 classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 

4 than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 

5 Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing 

6 such a prisoner. 

7 SEC. 205. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

8 Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele9 vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec10 tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 

11 purposes. 

12 (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, main13 tenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 

14 equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 

15 programs. 

16 SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under 

17 this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or 

18 enhanced information technology program having total es19 timated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, un20 less the Deputy Attorney General and the investment re21 view board certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

22 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 

23 information technology program has appropriate program 

24 management controls and contractor oversight mecha-
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1 nisms in place, and that the program is compatible with 

2 the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 

3 SEC. 207. The notification thresholds and procedures 

4 set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to devi5 ations from the amounts designated for specific activities 

6 in this Act and in the report accompanying this Act, and 

7 to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 

8 this title in previous years. 

9 SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

10 may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 

11 or approve a public-private competition under the Office 

12 of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any suc13 cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for 

14 work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons 

15 or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 

16 SEC. 209. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, 

18 or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual 

19 or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or 

20 his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 

21 from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, 

22 United States Code. 

23 SEC. 210. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 

24 and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 

25 available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
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1 respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head2 ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 

3 Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Jus4 tice Programs’’— 

5 (1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to 

6 the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reim7 bursement programs may be used by such Office to 

8 provide training and technical assistance; and 

9 (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 

10 grant or reimbursement programs under such head11 ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 

12 research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis13 tered by the National Institute of Justice and the 

14 Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to 

15 and merged with funds provided to the National In16 stitute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statis17 tics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 

18 statistical purposes, without regard to the authoriza19 tions for such grant or reimbursement programs. 

20 SEC. 211. Upon request by a grantee for whom the 

21 Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hard22 ship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds ap23 propriated in this or any other Act making appropriations 

24 for fiscal years 2018 through 2021 for the following pro25 grams, waive the following requirements: 
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1 (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State 

2 and local reentry demonstration projects under part 

3 FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

4 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), 

5 the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 

6 part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 

7 (2) For grants to protect inmates and safe8 guard communities as authorized by section 6 of the 

9 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 

10 30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 

11 such Act. 

12 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 

14 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 

15 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made avail16 able by this or any other Act. 

17 SEC. 213. None of the funds made available under 

18 this Act, other than for the national instant criminal back19 ground check system established under section 103 of the 

20 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 

21 40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 

22 to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi23 vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus24 pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, un-
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1 less law enforcement personnel of the United States con2 tinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 

3 SEC. 214. (a) None of the income retained in the De4 partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 

5 title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 

6 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 

7 year 2021, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for 

8 implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan9 cial management system. 

10 (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal11 ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 

12 of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 

13 Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 

14 shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2021, and 

15 any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 

16 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec17 tion 505 of this Act. 

18 (c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli19 gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 

20 title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga21 tion during fiscal year 2021, and any use, obligation, 

22 transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 

23 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 

24 SEC. 215. Discretionary funds that are made avail25 able in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may 
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1 be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 

2 authorized under such authorities as have been enacted 

3 for Performance Partnership Pilots in appropriations acts 

4 in prior fiscal years and the current fiscal year. 

5 SEC. 216. Notwithstanding section 219 of division B 

6 of Public Law 116–93, section 1930(a)(6)(B) of title 28, 

7 United States Code, shall be applied for fiscal years 2021 

8 and 2022 by substituting ‘‘$300,000,000’’ for 

9 ‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

10 SEC. 217. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used by the Executive Office for Immigration 

12 Review to implement case performance numeric metrics 

13 that are linked to performance evaluations for individual 

14 immigration judges. 

15 SEC. 218. Section 151 of the Foreign Relations Au16 thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 

17 101–246; 5 U.S.C. 5928 note), is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘Drug Enforcement 

19 Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘, the’’; and 

20 (2) by inserting ‘‘, or the United States Mar21 shals Service’’ after ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investiga22 tion’’. 

23 SEC. 219. None of the funds made available under 

24 this Act for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assist25 ance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing 
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1 Services program may be awarded to a State or unit of 

2 local government unless the United States Attorney Gen3 eral certifies that the State or unit of local government— 

4 (1) maintains adequate policies and procedures 

5 designed to eliminate racial profiling in law enforce6 ment, and has eliminated any existing practices that 

7 permit or encourage racial profiling in law enforce8 ment; 

9 (2) requires each law enforcement officer in the 

10 State or unit of local government to complete train11 ing programs on racial profiling, implicit bias, de-es12 calation, use of force and a duty to intervene in 

13 cases where another law enforcement officer is using 

14 excessive force against a civilian, and procedural jus15 tice; 

16 (3) has in effect a law that prohibits law en17 forcement officers in the State or other jurisdiction 

18 from using a chokehold or carotid hold, consistent 

19 with the requirements as described in section 363 of 

20 H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of Representa21 tives on June 25, 2020; 

22 (4) has in effect a law that prohibits law en23 forcement officers in the State or other jurisdiction 

24 from using less lethal force, consistent with the re25 quirements as described in section 364 of H.R. 7120 
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1 as passed by the House of Representatives on June 

2 25, 2020; 

3 (5) has in effect a law that prohibits law en4 forcement officers in the State or other jurisdiction 

5 from using deadly force, consistent with the require6 ments as described in section 364 of H.R. 7120 as 

7 passed by the House of Representatives on June 25, 

8 2020; 

9 (6) has in effect a law that prohibits the 

10 issuance of a ‘‘no-knock warrant’’ in a drug case, 

11 consistent with the requirements as described in sec12 tion 362 of H.R. 7120 as passed by the House of 

13 Representatives on June 25, 2020; 

14 (7) has provided the United States Attorney 

15 General a law enforcement practice report that in16 cludes information on the race, ethnicity, age, and 

17 gender of the officers and employees of the law en18 forcement agency and of members of the public in19 volved in— 

20 (A) traffic violation stops; 

21 (B) pedestrian stops; 

22 (C) frisk and body searches; 

23 (D) instances where officers or employees 

24 of the law enforcement agency used deadly 

25 force including— 
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1 (i) a description of when and where 

2 deadly force was used, and whether it re3 sulted in death; 

4 (ii) a description of deadly force di5 rected against an officer or employee and 

6 whether it resulted in injury or death; and 

7 (iii) the law enforcement agency’s jus8 tification for use of deadly force, if the 

9 agency determines it was justified; and 

10 (8) will not make such funds available to a law 

11 enforcement agency that has entered into or renewed 

12 any contractual arrangement, including a collective 

13 bargaining agreement with a labor organization, 

14 that— 

15 (A) would prevent the Attorney General 

16 from seeking or enforcing equitable or declara17 tory relief against a law enforcement agency en18 gaging in a pattern or practice of unconstitu19 tional misconduct; or 

20 (B) conflicts with any terms or conditions 

21 contained in a consent decree. 

22 NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT

23 OVERSIGHT

24 SEC. 220. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab25 lished within the Department of Justice a task force to 
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1 be known as the Task Force on Law Enforcement Over2 sight (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task 

3 Force’’). 

4 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be com5 posed of individuals appointed by the Attorney General, 

6 who shall appoint not less than one individual from each 

7 of the following: 

8 (1) The Special Litigation Section of the Civil 

9 Rights Division. 

10 (2) The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Di11 vision. 

12 (3) The Federal Coordination and Compliance 

13 Section of the Civil Rights Division. 

14 (4) The Employment Litigation Section of the 

15 Civil Rights Division. 

16 (5) The Disability Rights Section of the Civil 

17 Rights Division. 

18 (6) The Office of Justice Programs. 

19 (7) The Office of Community Oriented Policing 

20 Services (COPS). 

21 (8) The Corruption/Civil Rights Section of the 

22 Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

23 (9) The Community Relations Service. 

24 (10) The Office of Tribal Justice. 
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1 (11) The unit within the Department of Justice 

2 assigned as a liaison for civilian review boards. 

3 (c) POWERS AND DUTIES.—The Task Force shall 

4 consult with professional law enforcement associations, 

5 labor organizations, and community-based organizations 

6 to coordinate the process of the detection and referral of 

7 complaints regarding incidents of alleged law enforcement 

8 misconduct. 

9 SEC. 221. None of the funds appropriated by this 

10 title shall be made available for any law enforcement agen11 cy of any State, unit of local government, or federally rec12 ognized Tribal Government unless the Attorney General 

13 of the United States has certified that such agency has 

14 begun or completed the process of obtaining accreditation 

15 from a law enforcement accreditation organization (as de16 fined in section 112(2) of H.R. 7120 as passed by the 

17 House of Representatives on June 25, 2020) approved by 

18 the Attorney General. 

19 SEC. 222. None of the funds made available under 

20 this Act for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assist21 ance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing 

22 Services program may be awarded to a State or unit of 

23 local government unless the United States Attorney Gen24 eral certifies that the State or unit of local government 

25 has in effect a law that— 
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1 (1) makes it a criminal offense for any person 

2 acting under color of law of the State or unit of local 

3 government to engage in a sexual act with an indi4 vidual, including an individual who is under arrest, 

5 in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of 

6 any law enforcement officer; and 

7 (2) prohibits a person charged with an offense 

8 described herein from asserting the consent of the 

9 other individual as a defense. 

10 In the case of a multi-jurisdictional or regional consortium 

11 that would be eligible to receive funds under the Commu12 nity Oriented Policing Services grant program, if any 

13 member of that consortium is a State or unit of local gov14 ernment that does not have in effect a law described in 

15 paragraphs (1) and (2), that consortium shall not be eligi16 ble to receive such funds. 

17 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 

18 Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

19 TITLE III 

20 SCIENCE 

21 OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 

23 Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na24 tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 

25 Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 
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1 passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 

2 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 

3 $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 

4 and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum5 bia, $5,544,000. 

6 NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL

7 For necessary expenses of the National Space Coun8 cil, in carrying out the purposes of title V of Public Law 

9 100–685 and Executive Order No. 13803, hire of pas10 senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by sec11 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 

12 $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 

13 $1,965,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

14 provision of law, the National Space Council may accept 

15 personnel support from Federal agencies, departments, 

16 and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and 

17 offices may detail staff without reimbursement to the Na18 tional Space Council for purposes provided herein. 

19 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

20 SCIENCE

21 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

22 in the conduct and support of science research and devel23 opment activities, including research, development, oper24 ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa25 cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
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1 and communications activities; program management; per2 sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 

3 therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 

4 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 

5 of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 

6 maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 

7 aircraft, $7,097,500,000 (reduced by $30,000,000) (in8 creased by $30,000,000), to remain available until Sep9 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That, $2,021,800,000 shall be 

10 for Earth Science; $2,713,400,000 (reduced by 

11 $40,000,000) (increased by $40,000,000) shall be for 

12 Planetary Science; $1,306,200,000 shall be for Astro13 physics; $423,000,000 shall be for the James Webb Space 

14 Telescope; and $633,100,000 shall be for Heliophysics: 

15 Provided further, That of the amounts provided, 

16 $403,500,000 is for an orbiter to meet the science goals 

17 for the Jupiter Europa mission as recommended in pre18 vious Planetary Science Decadal surveys: Provided further, 

19 That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

20 shall use the Space Launch System, if available, as the 

21 launch vehicles for the Jupiter Europa missions, plan for 

22 an orbiter launch no later than 2025 and a lander launch 

23 no later than 2027, and include in the fiscal year 2022 

24 budget the 5-year funding profile necessary to achieve 

25 these goals. 
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1 AERONAUTICS

2 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

3 in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 

4 development activities, including research, development, 

5 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

6 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con7 trol, and communications activities; program manage8 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

9 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

10 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur11 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

12 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 

13 administrative aircraft, $819,000,000 (increased by 

14 $15,000,000) (reduced by $15,000,000), to remain avail15 able until September 30, 2022. 

16 SPACE TECHNOLOGY

17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

18 in the conduct and support of space technology research 

19 and development activities, including research, develop20 ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 

21 repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space22 craft control, and communications activities; program 

23 management; personnel and related costs, including uni24 forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 

25 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
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1 penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

2 purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 

3 mission and administrative aircraft, $1,100,000,000, to 

4 remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 

5 That $227,000,000 shall be for RESTORE–L/SPace In6 frastructure DExterous Robot: Provided further, That 

7 $110,000,000 shall be for the development, production 

8 and demonstration of a nuclear thermal propulsion sys9 tem, of which $80,000,000 shall be for the design of a 

10 flight demonstration system: Provided further, That, not 

11 later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 

12 National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall pro13 vide a plan for the design of a flight demonstration. 

14 EXPLORATION

15 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

16 in the conduct and support of exploration research and 

17 development activities, including research, development, 

18 operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 

19 facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con20 trol, and communications activities; program manage21 ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 

22 allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

23 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur24 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 

25 lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
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1 administrative aircraft, $6,017,600,000, to remain avail2 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That not less 

3 than $1,400,500,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose 

4 Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 

5 $2,600,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System 

6 (SLS) launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not 

7 less than 130 metric tons and which shall have core ele8 ments and an Exploration Upper Stage developed simulta9 neously to be used to the maximum extent practicable, in10 cluding for Earth to Moon missions and Moon landings: 

11 Provided further, That of the amounts provided for SLS, 

12 not less than $400,000,000 shall be for SLS Block 1B 

13 development including the Exploration Upper Stage and 

14 associated systems including related facilitization: Pro15 vided further, That $459,700,000 shall be for Exploration 

16 Ground Systems including infrastructure in support of 

17 SLS Block 1B missions: Provided further, That the Na18 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 

19 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual 

21 budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an inte22 grated system that includes the SLS, the Orion Multi-Pur23 pose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems that 

24 will ensure a crewed launch as early as possible, as well 

25 as a system-based funding profile for a sustained launch 
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1 cadence that contemplates the use of an SLS Block 1B 

2 cargo variant and associated ground systems: Provided 

3 further, That $1,557,400,000 shall be for exploration re4 search and development. 

5 SPACE OPERATIONS

6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

7 in the conduct and support of space operations research 

8 and development activities, including research, develop9 ment, operations, support and services; space flight, space10 craft control and communications activities, including op11 erations, production, and services; maintenance and re12 pair, facility planning and design; program management; 

13 personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow14 ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 

15 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 

16 and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 

17 charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin18 istrative aircraft, $4,052,200,000, to remain available 

19 until September 30, 2022. 

20 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND

21 MATHEMATICS ENGAGEMENT

22 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

23 in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 

24 education research and development activities, including 

25 research, development, operations, support, and services; 
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1 program management; personnel and related costs, includ2 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec3 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

4 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

5 and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 

6 of mission and administrative aircraft, $126,000,000 (in7 creased by $1,000,000), to remain available until Sep8 tember 30, 2022, of which $26,000,000 shall be for the 

9 Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 

10 and $50,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be for 

11 the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Pro12 gram. 

13 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

14 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

15 in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 

16 technology, exploration, space operations and education 

17 research and development activities, including research, 

18 development, operations, support, and services; mainte19 nance and repair, facility planning and design; space 

20 flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; 

21 program management; personnel and related costs, includ22 ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec23 tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 

24 expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 

25 not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and represen-
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1 tation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte2 nance, and operation of mission and administrative air3 craft, $2,953,400,000, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That if available balances in 

5 the ‘‘Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust 

6 Fund’’ are not sufficient to provide for the grant disburse7 ments required under the third and fourth provisos under 

8 such heading in the Department of Housing and Urban 

9 Development-Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

10 1989, (Public Law 100–404), as amended by the Depart11 ments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Devel12 opment, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

13 1995, (Public Law 103–327), up to $1,000,000 shall be 

14 available from amounts made available under this heading 

15 to make such grant disbursements. 

16 CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND

17 RESTORATION

18 For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 

19 including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modi20 fication of facilities, construction of new facilities and ad21 ditions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 

22 and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 

23 property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli24 ance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available 

25 until September 30, 2026: Provided, That proceeds from 
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1 leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 

2 period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 

3 in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 

4 proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail5 able for obligation for fiscal year 2021 in an amount not 

6 to exceed $18,700,000: Provided further, That each an7 nual budget request shall include an annual estimate of 

8 gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds 

9 collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United 

10 States Code. 

11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

13 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

14 $44,200,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 

15 until September 30, 2022. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 

19 shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 

20 a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 

21 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

22 available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero23 nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 

24 transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap25 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
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1 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans2 fers. Any funds transferred to ‘‘Construction and Environ3 mental Compliance and Restoration’’ for construction ac4 tivities shall not increase that account by more than 20 

5 percent. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and 

6 available for the same purposes and the same time period 

7 as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer 

8 pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogram9 ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 

10 be available for obligation except in compliance with the 

11 procedures set forth in that section. 

12 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation pro13 vided for the National Aeronautics and Space Administra14 tion under previous appropriations Acts that remains 

15 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2021 

16 may be transferred between such appropriations, but no 

17 such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically pro18 vided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 

19 such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this provision 

20 shall retain its original availability and shall be treated 

21 as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 

22 Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com23 pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

24 The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro25 vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activ-
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1 ity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent 

2 change of an amount established in that spending plan 

3 that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 

4 this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec5 tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga6 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce7 dures set forth in that section. 

8 Not more than 40 percent of the amounts made avail9 able in this Act for the Gateway; Advanced Cislunar and 

10 Surface Capabilities; Commercial LEO Development; 

11 Human Landing System; and Lunar Discovery and Explo12 ration, excluding the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, may 

13 be obligated until the Administrator submits a multi-year 

14 plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

15 of Representatives and the Senate that identifies esti16 mated dates, by fiscal year, for Space Launch System 

17 flights to build the Gateway; the commencement of part18 nerships with commercial entities for additional LEO mis19 sions to land humans and rovers on the Moon; and con20 ducting additional scientific activities on the Moon. The 

21 multi-year plan shall include key milestones to be met by 

22 fiscal year to achieve goals for each of the lunar programs 

23 described in the previous sentence and funding required 

24 by fiscal year to achieve such milestones. 
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1 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

2 RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

3 For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 

4 Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 

5 and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 

6 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

7 Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase 

8 of flight services for research support; acquisition of air9 craft; and authorized travel; $6,967,123,000 (reduced by 

10 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

11 $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (reduced by 

12 $1,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000) (reduced by 

13 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

14 $200,000,000), (increased by $200,000,000), to remain 

15 available until September 30, 2022, of which not to exceed 

16 $544,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

17 polar research and operations support, and for reimburse18 ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 

19 support and logistical and other related activities for the 

20 United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 

21 for scientific support services and materials furnished by 

22 the National Research Centers and other National Science 

23 Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 

24 to this appropriation. 
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1 MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

2 CONSTRUCTION

3 For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc4 tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 

5 equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu6 ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 

7 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, 

8 $243,230,000, to remain available until expended. 

9 EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

10 For necessary expenses in carrying out science, math11 ematics and engineering education and human resources 

12 programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 

13 Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), includ14 ing services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

15 United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of con16 ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $970,000,000 

17 (reduced by $1,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000) (re18 duced by $350,000,000) (increased by $350,000,000), to 

19 remain available until September 30, 2022. 

20 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

21 For agency operations and award management nec22 essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 

23 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized 

24 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas25 senger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
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1 authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 

2 States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of 

3 Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of 

4 Homeland Security for security guard services; 

5 $345,640,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 

6 official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

7 further, That contracts may be entered into under this 

8 heading in fiscal year 2021 for maintenance and operation 

9 of facilities and for other services to be provided during 

10 the next fiscal year. 

11 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

12 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala13 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

14 the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 

15 and the employment of experts and consultants under sec16 tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car17 rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 

18 Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 

19 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,500,000: Provided, That not 

20 to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 

21 and representation expenses. 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

24 General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
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1 1978, $17,850,000, of which $400,000 shall remain avail2 able until September 30, 2022. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

6 available for the current fiscal year for the National 

7 Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred be8 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

9 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans10 fers. Any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be 

11 treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 

12 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except 

13 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 

14 The Director of the National Science Foundation 

15 (NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

16 the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 

17 days in advance of any planned divestment through trans18 fer, decommissioning, termination, or deconstruction of 

19 any NSF-owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (in20 cluding land, structures, and equipment) valued greater 

21 than $2,500,000. 

22 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria23 tions Act, 2021’’. 
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1 TITLE IV 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 

6 Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

7 $12,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro8 priated in this paragraph may be used to employ any indi9 viduals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 

10 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one spe11 cial assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, 

12 That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 

13 shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 

14 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, 

15 who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That 

16 the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation to carry 

17 out the work of the Commission: Provided further, That 

18 none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 

19 used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly au20 thorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act 

21 of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a). 

22 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment 

25 Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
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1 Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em2 ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the 

3 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of 

4 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 

5 1991, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 

6 (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amend7 ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 

8 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in9 cluding services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

10 United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 

11 authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 

12 Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 

13 $32,600,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 

14 agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 

15 $408,700,000: Provided, That the Commission is author16 ized to make available for official reception and represen17 tation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: 

18 Provided further, That the Commission may take no action 

19 to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, 

20 or reorganization until such time as the Committees on 

21 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

22 Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance 

23 with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of 

24 this Act: Provided further, That the Chair may accept and 
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1 use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Com2 mission. 

3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the International Trade 

6 Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

7 and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

8 United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official 

9 reception and representation expenses, $105,000,000, to 

10 remain available until expended. 

11 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

12 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

13 For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 

14 carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 

15 Act of 1974, $465,000,000, of which $423,400,000 is for 

16 basic field programs and required independent audits; 

17 $5,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 

18 such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 

19 additional audits of recipients; $24,000,000 is for manage20 ment and grants oversight; $5,000,000 is for client self21 help and information technology; $5,000,000 is for a Pro 

22 Bono Innovation Fund; and $2,000,000 is for loan repay23 ment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor24 poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 

25 and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 
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1 the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based em2 ployees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal 

4 Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided 

5 further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 

6 made available for the current fiscal year for the Legal 

7 Services Corporation in this Act may be transferred be8 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 

9 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans10 fers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 

11 preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

12 funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail13 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

14 with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided fur15 ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, 

16 the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an 

17 agency of the United States Government. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES

19 CORPORATION

20 None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 

21 Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur22 pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 

23 provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 

24 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 

25 Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
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1 the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, 

2 except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 

3 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2020 and 

4 2021, respectively. 

5 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com8 mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 

9 Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), 

10 $3,769,000. 

11 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

12 REPRESENTATIVE

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 

15 States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas16 senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 

17 consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 

18 United States Code, $55,000,000, of which $1,000,000 

19 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 

20 the total amount made available under this heading, not 

21 to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception 

22 and representation expenses. 
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1 TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For activities of the United States Trade Representa4 tive authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation 

5 and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), 

6 including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the 

7 Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any 

8 transfer pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall 

9 be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 

10 Act. 

11 STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 

14 as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 

15 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $7,700,000, of which $500,000 

16 shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 

17 That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official 

18 reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 

19 That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State 

20 Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 

21 United States Government. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

6 this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 

7 not authorized by the Congress. 

8 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 

9 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

10 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

11 SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation 

12 under this Act for any consulting service through procure13 ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United 

14 States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such 

15 expenditures are a matter of public record and available 

16 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided 

17 under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

18 issued pursuant to existing law. 

19 SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica20 tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 

21 be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica22 tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 

23 than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af24 fected thereby. 
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1 SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 

2 or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 

3 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli4 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2021, or provided from 

5 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

6 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

7 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

8 through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or ini9 tiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates 

10 a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or per11 sonnel by any means for any project or activity for which 

12 funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an of13 fice or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, pro14 grams, or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any 

15 functions or activities presently performed by Federal em16 ployees; (7) augments existing programs, projects, or ac17 tivities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

18 less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, 

19 project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; 

20 or (8) results from any general savings, including savings 

21 from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a 

22 change in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap23 proved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Com24 mittees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance 

25 of such reprogramming of funds. 
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1 SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by 

2 a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally 

3 affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, 

4 or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product 

5 sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made 

6 in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to re7 ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 

8 available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen9 sion, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 

10 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula11 tions. 

12 (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to au13 thorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 

14 available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 

15 are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 

16 States, its territories or possessions. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 

18 given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, 

19 Item (1)(f)(3). 

20 SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and 

21 Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the Na22 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 

23 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the sta25 tus of balances of appropriations at the account level. For 
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1 unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, com2 mitted balances the quarterly reports shall separately 

3 identify the amounts attributable to each source year of 

4 appropriation from which the balances were derived. For 

5 balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly 

6 reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of 

7 obligation. 

8 (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 

9 submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 

10 (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 

11 aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 

12 (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, 

13 the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the 

14 maximum extent practicable under such accounting sys15 tem and shall identify and describe in each quarterly re16 port the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 

17 SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or 

18 agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to pre19 vent, personnel actions taken in response to funding re20 ductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the 

21 total budgetary resources available to such department or 

22 agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds be23 tween appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 

24 carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 

25 included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
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1 of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 

2 reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 

3 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 

4 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 

5 Provided further, That for the Department of Commerce, 

6 this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care 

7 and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 

8 SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act 

9 shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco 

10 or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal 

11 by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing 

12 of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions 

13 which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco 

14 products of the same type. 

15 SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund estab17 lished by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public 

18 Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in ex19 cess of $2,650,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 

20 until the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwith21 standing section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts 

22 available from the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 

23 shall be transferred to the Department of Justice Office 

24 of Inspector General and remain available until expended 

25 for crime victim-related oversight and auditing purposes; 
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1 and (2) 5 percent shall be available to the Office for Vic2 tims of Crime for grants, consistent with the requirements 

3 of the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian Tribes to improve 

4 services for victims of crime. 

5 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the 

6 Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi7 nate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 

8 students who participate in programs for which financial 

9 assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents 

10 or legal guardians of such students. 

11 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in13 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

14 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro15 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

16 SEC. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart17 ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Na18 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Na19 tional Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Cor20 poration shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector 

21 General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for 

22 which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit 

23 reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which 

24 may include preliminary findings and a description of 

25 areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initi-
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1 ating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until 

2 any such audit is completed. 

3 (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 

4 described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is 

5 completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Adminis6 trator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make 

7 the results of the audit available to the public on the Inter8 net website maintained by the Department, Administra9 tion, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results 

10 shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— 

11 (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 

12 title 5, United States Code; and 

13 (2) sensitive personal information for any indi14 vidual, the public access to which could be used to 

15 commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 

16 unlawful purposes. 

17 (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 

18 by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state19 ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 

20 the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 

21 certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 

22 will be made available through a subcontract or in any 

23 other manner to another person who has a financial inter24 est in the person awarded the grant or contract. 
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1 (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of 

2 this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on 

3 which the Director of the Office of Management and 

4 Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 

5 Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules 

6 and requirements, substantially similar to the require7 ments in such subsections, consistently apply under the 

8 executive branch ethics program to all Federal depart9 ments, agencies, and entities. 

10 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth11 erwise made available under this Act may be used by the 

12 Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aer13 onautics and Space Administration, or the National 

14 Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate15 impact information system, as defined for security cat16 egorization in the National Institute of Standards and 

17 Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing 

18 Standard Publication 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Cat19 egorization of Federal Information and Information Sys20 tems’’ unless the agency has— 

21 (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor22 mation systems against criteria developed by NIST 

23 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to 

24 inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and 
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1 moderate-impact information systems within the 

2 Federal Government; 

3 (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre4 sumptive awardee against available and relevant 

5 threat information provided by the FBI and other 

6 appropriate agencies; and 

7 (3) in consultation with the FBI or other ap8 propriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of 

9 any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated 

10 with the acquisition of such system, including any 

11 risk associated with such system being produced, 

12 manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities 

13 identified by the United States Government as pos14 ing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, 

15 those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by 

16 the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic 

17 of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 

18 or the Russian Federation. 

19 (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

20 made available under this Act may be used to acquire a 

21 high-impact or moderate-impact information system re22 viewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head 

23 of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 
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1 (1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the 

2 FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a 

3 mitigation strategy for any identified risks; 

4 (2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 

5 the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in 

6 the national interest of the United States; and 

7 (3) reported that determination to the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa9 tives and the Senate and the agency Inspector Gen10 eral. 

11 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or 

13 justify the use of torture by any official or contract em14 ployee of the United States Government. 

15 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi17 lateral trade agreement the text of— 

18 (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 

19 States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 

20 (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 

21 States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 

22 (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 

23 States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 

24 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available in this 

25 Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 
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1 letter in contravention of any of the following laws author2 izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 

3 security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 

4 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 

5 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Secu6 rity Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM 

7 Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts. 

8 SEC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the pro9 gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 

10 Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero11 nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 

12 Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reason13 able cause to believe that the total program cost has in14 creased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall 

15 immediately inform the respective Secretary, Adminis16 trator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Di17 rector shall notify the House and Senate Committees on 

18 Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, 

19 and shall include in such notice: the date on which such 

20 determination was made; a statement of the reasons for 

21 such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken 

22 to control future cost growth of the project; changes made 

23 in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree 

24 to which such changes have contributed to the increase 

25 in total program costs or procurement costs; new esti-
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1 mates of the total project or procurement costs; and a 

2 statement validating that the project’s management struc3 ture is adequate to control total project or procurement 

4 costs. 

5 SEC. 519. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

6 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intel7 ligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be 

8 specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of sec9 tion 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

10 3094) during fiscal year 2021 until the enactment of the 

11 Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. 

12 SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available by this Act may be used to enter into 

14 a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to 

15 award a grant in excess of such amount unless the pro16 spective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the 

17 agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best 

18 of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has 

19 filed all Federal tax returns required during the 3 years 

20 preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a 

21 criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 

22 and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been 

23 notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which 

24 the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is 

25 the subject of an installment agreement or offer in com-
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1 promise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue 

2 Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the sub3 ject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial pro4 ceeding. 

5 (RESCISSIONS)

6 SEC. 521. (a) Of the unobligated balances available 

7 under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

8 Administration, Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture 

9 Fund’’, $10,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded, not 

10 later than September 30, 2021. 

11 (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De12 partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby per13 manently rescinded, not later than September 30, 2021, 

14 from the following accounts in the specified amounts— 

15 (1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $75,000,000; 

16 (2) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi17 ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $70,000,000; and 

18 (3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi19 ties, Community Oriented Policing Services’’, 

20 $15,000,000. 

21 (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 

22 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

23 of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 

24 September 1, 2021, specifying the amount of each rescis25 sion made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 
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1 (d) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a) and (b) 

2 shall not be from amounts that were designated by the 

3 Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement 

4 pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or 

5 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

6 of 1985. 

7 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 

9 travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 

10 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

11 SEC. 523. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend13 ance of more than 50 employees from a Federal depart14 ment or agency, who are stationed in the United States, 

15 at any single conference occurring outside the United 

16 States unless— 

17 (1) such conference is a law enforcement train18 ing or operational conference for law enforcement 

19 personnel and the majority of Federal employees in 

20 attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed 

21 outside the United States; or 

22 (2) such conference is a scientific conference 

23 and the department or agency head determines that 

24 such attendance is in the national interest and noti25 fies the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Senate within at least 15 

2 days of that determination and the basis for that de3 termination. 

4 SEC. 524. The Director of the Office of Management 

5 and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in6 strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro7 priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 

8 expired grant accounts and include in its annual perform9 ance plan and performance and accountability reports the 

10 following: 

11 (1) Details on future action the department, 

12 agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 

13 undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 

14 (2) The method that the department, agency, or 

15 instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances 

16 in expired grant accounts. 

17 (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex18 pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 

19 Treasury of the United States. 

20 (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on 

21 the total number of expired grant accounts with 

22 undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 

23 year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 

24 and the total finances that have not been obligated 

25 to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 
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1 SEC. 525. To the extent practicable, funds made 

2 available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs 

3 that are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal En4 ergy Management Program’’ designation. 

5 SEC. 526. (a) None of the funds made available by 

6 this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and 

7 Space Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and 

8 Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council 

9 (NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, 

10 or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract 

11 of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilat12 erally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned com13 pany unless such activities are specifically authorized by 

14 a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

16 be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 

17 at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 

18 (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 

19 (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or 

20 NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves21 tigation, have certified— 

22 (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 

23 technology, data, or other information with national 

24 security or economic security implications to China 

25 or a Chinese-owned company; and 
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1 (2) will not involve knowing interactions with 

2 officials who have been determined by the United 

3 States to have direct involvement with violations of 

4 human rights. 

5 (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 

6 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal 

8 Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to 

9 the activity in question and shall include a description of 

10 the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major partici11 pants, and its location and timing. 

12 SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds made available in 

13 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

14 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

15 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

16 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

17 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

18 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 

19 criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other 

20 law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 

21 SEC. 528. The Departments of Commerce and Jus22 tice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

23 the National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil 

24 Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 

25 the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services 
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1 Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices 

2 of Science and Technology Policy and the United States 

3 Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and 

4 the State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, 

5 signed by the respective department or agency head, to 

6 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Senate not later than 45 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

11 made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 

12 incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 

13 judged to be below satisfactory performance or for per14 formance that does not meet the basic requirements of a 

15 contract. 

16 SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit18 imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 

19 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of 

20 Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

21 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available under 

22 this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with 

23 respect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 

24 Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 

25 Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken-
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1 tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi2 gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 

3 New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

4 North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, 

5 Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

6 Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir7 ginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the 

8 District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

9 Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 

10 or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of them from implementing 

11 their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, posses12 sion, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 

13 SEC. 532. The Department of Commerce, the Na14 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Na15 tional Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report 

16 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Senate on any official travel to China 

18 by any employee of such Department or agency, including 

19 the purpose of such travel. 

20 SEC. 533. Of the amounts made available by this Act, 

21 not less than 10 percent of each total amount provided, 

22 respectively, for Public Works grants authorized by the 

23 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and 

24 grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 

25 Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall 
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1 be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties: 

2 Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per3 sistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has had 

4 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over 

5 the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 

6 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area In7 come and Poverty Estimates, or any territory or posses8 sion of the United States. 

9 SEC. 534. In determining the formulation and devel10 opment costs of the James Webb Space Telescope for pur11 poses of section 536 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, 

12 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 (division 

13 B of Public Law 116–93), such costs shall not be consid14 ered to include any costs directly related to preventing, 

15 preparing for, and responding to the impacts of a global 

16 pandemic health crisis. 

17 SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used by the Bureau of the Census to use infor19 mation or records received through data sharing agree20 ments in contravention of existing law, including sections 

21 9 and 214 of title 13, United States Code. 

22 SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act may be used to relocate the Bureau of Alcohol, To24 bacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Canine Training 

25 Center or the ATF National Canine Division. 
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1 SEC. 537. (a) None of the funds made available to 

2 the Bureau of the Census in this Act or any other Act 

3 may be used to compile or produce any data product or 

4 tabulation as part of, in combination with, or in connec5 tion with, the 2020 decennial census of population or any 

6 such census data produced pursuant to section 141(c) of 

7 title 13, United States Code, that is based in whole or 

8 in part on data that is not collected in such census. 

9 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 

10 to any data product or tabulation that is required by sec11 tions 141(b) or (c) of such title, that uses the same or 

12 substantially similar methodology and data sources as a 

13 decennial census data product produced by the Bureau of 

14 the Census before January 1, 2019, or that uses a meth15 odology and data sources that the Bureau of the Census 

16 finalized and made public prior to January 1, 2018. 

17 SEC. 538. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used to implement the Attorney General 

19 Memorandum dated November 7, 2018, entitled ‘‘Prin20 ciples and Procedures for Civil Consent Decrees and Set21 tlement Agreements with State and Local Governmental 

22 Entities’’. 

23 SEC. 539. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act may be used to carry out or support any law enforce25 ment action taken to support or control a crowd or public 
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1 demonstration, by any individual employed by a Federal, 

2 State, or local law enforcement agency unless such indi3 vidual wears a clearly visible identification of the law en4 forcement agency that vests such individual with authority 

5 to carry out or support such action. 

6 SEC. 540. None of the funds made available in this 

7 or any other Act (including prior Acts and Acts other than 

8 appropriations Acts) may be used for the salaries or ex9 penses of more than five political and presidential ap10 pointees in the Bureau of the Census. 

11 SEC. 541. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be used to pay any cost to enable the Attorney 

13 General of the United States to travel more than 50 miles 

14 from the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Build15 ing in the District of Columbia. 

16 SEC. 542. Section 510 of division B of Public Law 

17 116–93 is amended— 

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘crime victim-related’’ after 

19 ‘‘expended for’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘associated with this section’’. 

21 SEC. 543. None of the funds appropriated or other22 wise made available by this Act, or by any other Act mak23 ing appropriations or any other funds available, to the De24 partment of Justice for any fiscal year may be made avail25 able for the salary or expenses of any Federal employee 
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1 (including any contract or subcontract employee) who is 

2 responding, pursuant to any Federal authority, to a mass 

3 gathering or public protest in any area under the jurisdic4 tion of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial government un5 less— 

6 (1) such employee wears a uniform that clearly 

7 identifies the Federal agency affiliation of the em8 ployee; 

9 (2) if the employee is responding in a civilian 

10 capacity, wears clothing that is not similar to a com11 bat-style uniform worn by a member of the United 

12 States Armed Forces; 

13 (3) any vehicle used by such employee in the 

14 course of performing official functions identifies the 

15 Federal agency affiliation of the employee; 

16 (4) the Department of Justice publishes a no17 tice on its public-facing website that includes the 

18 total numbers and agency affiliations of employees, 

19 contractors, or subcontractors responding to a mass 

20 gathering or public protest, the specific legal author21 ity under which they are acting, and a precise state22 ment of their mission; 

23 (5) a policy is in force at the employee’s agency 

24 that prohibits the use, at a mass gathering or public 

25 protest, of deadly force or less-lethal force, including 
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1 but not limited to rubber bullets and similar projec2 tiles, stun grenades, flash bangs, and tear gas, un3 less the employee has a reasonable belief that the 

4 subject of such force poses an imminent threat of 

5 death or serious bodily injury to the employee or to 

6 another person; 

7 (6) a policy is in force at the employee’s agency 

8 that prohibits conducting surveillance of, or col9 lecting intelligence on, persons present at a mass 

10 gathering or public protest, unless such persons are 

11 the subject of a predicated criminal investigation 

12 based on a reasonable suspicion that they are en13 gaged in or preparing to engage in criminal activity; 

14 and 

15 (7) the Department of Justice maintains a com16 plete record of any law enforcement activities con17 ducted in connection with the mass gathering or 

18 public protest, including any arrests, detentions, 

19 searches, seizures, or uses of force, and those 

20 records are provided to Congress at 48-hour inter21 vals following the initial deployment of employees to 

22 the mass gathering or protest. 

23 SEC. 544. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used for the acquisition of chemical weapons 
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1 (as such term is defined under section 229F of title 18, 

2 United States Code) for purposes of domestic riot control. 

3 SEC. 545. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth4 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 

5 to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative 

6 agreement with any entity listed in subsection (b). 

7 (b) The entities listed in this subsection are the fol8 lowing: 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Golf Links 

Ireland (formerly The 

Lodge at Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Trump International 

Hotel Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump National Doral 

Miami, Miami, FL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower New 

York, New York City, 

NY 

Trump SoHo New York, 

New York City, NY 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump International 

Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 

Trump International 

Hotel Washington, DC 

Trump Tower, 721 Fifth 

Avenue, New York 

City, New York 

Trump World Tower, 

845 United Nations 

Plaza, New York City, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue, 

502 Park Avenue, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, NY 

Trump Parc East, 100 

Central Park South, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Palace, 200 East 

69th Street, New York 

City, New York 

Heritage, Trump Place, 

240 Riverside Blvd, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Place, 220 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Place, 200 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Grande, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

Trump Hollywood Florida, Hollywood, Florida Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 

Trump Tower at City 

Center, Westchester, 

NY 

Trump Park Residences, 

Yorktown, NY 

Trump Parc Stamford, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Trump Plaza Residences, 

Jersey City, NJ 

The Estate at Trump 

National, Los Angeles, 

CA 

Trump Towers Pune, 

India, Pune, India 

Trump Tower Mumbai, 

India, Mumbai, India 

Trump Towers Makati, 

Philippines, Makati, 

Philippines 

Trump International 

Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump Towers Istanbul, 

Sisli, Istanbul, Sisli 

Trump Tower Punta Del 

Este, Uruguay, Punta 

Sel Este, Uruguay 

Briar Hall Operations 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC, New York, 

New York 
309 

•HR 7617 EH

DT Home Marks International LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Home Marks International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT India Venture LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT India Venture Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jersey City 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jupiter LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Mark Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Qatar Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Products 

International LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Product 

International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Pune Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT MARKS PUNE II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

LP, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Worli LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Worli Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Indian Hills Holdings 

LLC f/k/a Indian Hills 

Development LLC, 

New York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club LLC 

(Trump National Gold 

Club-Jupiter), New 

York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Lamington Family Holdings LLC, New York, 

New York 

Lawrence Towers Apartments, New York, 

New York 

LFB Acquisition LLC, 

New York, New York 

LFB Acquisition Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, 

L.L.C., Palm Beach, 

Florida 

Mar A Lago Club, 

L.L.C, New York, 

New York 

Nitto World Co, Limited, 

Turnberry, Scotland 

OPO Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

OPO Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

OWO Developer LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited (Trump 

International Golf 

Links- Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TIGL Ireland Management Limited, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ace Entertainment Holdings Inc (f/k/a Trump 

Casinos Inc and formerly Trump Taj 

Mahal, Inc), Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp, 

New York, New York 
310 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

LLC (Trump National 

Doral), New York, 

New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Golf Acquisitions 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump International Development LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club LC (Trump 

International Golf 

Club- Florida), New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club Scotland 

Limited, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Inc, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Trump International 

Hotel and Tower Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump International 

Hotel Hawaii LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International Hotels Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump International 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Korean Projects 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Baja 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Baja 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Batumi, 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages, LLC New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Canouan 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks GP Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Holdings 

LP (FKA Trump 

Marks LP), New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Mortgage 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mtg LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 
311 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Panama 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Panama 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philippines Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Philippines LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Products 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Products 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Company LLC, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Marks Real 

Estate Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks SOHO License Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks SOHO 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LP (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

LP), New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Westchester Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Westchester LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks White 

Plains LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club LLC (Trump 

National Golf ClubWestchester), New 

York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

LCC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Old Post Office 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Old Post Office 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump On the Ocean 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Organization 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, New York, New 

York 

Trump Pageants, Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Palace Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Palace/Parc 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp, 

New York, New York 
312 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Parc East Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Park Avenue 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Phoenix Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Plaza LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Plaza Member 

Inc (F/K/A Trump 

Plaza Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Productions LLC 

(former Rancho Lien 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Production Managing Member Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Project Manager 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Restaurants 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Riverside Management LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Ruffin LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Ruffin Tower I 

LLC, Las Vegas, NV 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago Member Corp, 

Chicago, IL 

Trump Scotland Member 

Inc, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Scotsborough 

Square LLC, 

Scotsborough Square, 

VA 

Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, 

New York, New York 

Trump SoHo Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Toronto Development Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Toronto Member 

Corp (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

Member Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Managing 

Member Inc, New 

York, New York 

Trump Village Construction Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Lot 3 Owner LLC (F/ 

K/A Eric Trump Land 

Holdings LLC), New 

York, New York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Wine Marks 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Wine Marks 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump World Productions LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump World Productions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump World Publications LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump/New World Property Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump’s Castle Management Corp, Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Marks White 

Plains Corp, New 

York, New York 

Turnberry Scotland 

Managing Member 

Corp, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

Turnberry Scotland 

LLC, Turnberry, Scotland 

TW Venture I LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II LLC, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TW Venture I Managing 

Member Corp, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II Managing Member Corp, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ultimate Air Corp, New 

York, New York 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

Corp, Chicago, IL 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

LLC, Chicago, IL 

VHPS LLC, Los Angeles, CA 

West Palm Operations 

LLC, WPB, Florida 

Wexford Hall Inc., New 

York, New York 

White Course LLC, 

Miami, FL 
313 

•HR 7617 EH

White Course Managing 

Member Corp, Miami 

FL 

Wilshire Hall LLC, New 

York, New York 

Wollman Rink Operations LLC, New 

York, New York 

Yorktown Real Estate 

LLC (F/K/A/ Yorktown Development Associates LLC), New 

York, New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Donald 

J. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Robert 

S. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump, New 

York, New York 

Fred C. Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Maryanne Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O the 

grandchildren of Fred 

C. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

grantor Trust - DJT 

is the Trustee Successor - Trustee is 

Donald J. Trump, Jr., 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Revocable Trust, New 

York, New York 

The Police Athletic 

League, Inc, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Connect Europe 

Limited, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

DT Endeavor I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Endeavor I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Bali LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Bali Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Lido LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Lido Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower II LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Kolkata LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Tower Kolkata Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Venture I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DTTM Operations LLC, 

New York, New York 

DTTM Operations Managing Member, New 

York, New York 

EID Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

EID Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

THC DC Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, New 

York, New York 

Lamington Farm Club 

(TRUMP NATIONAL 

GOLF CLUBBEDMINSTER)*, 

Bedminster, NJ 

Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, New York, 

New York 

Mobile Payroll Construction Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES LLC, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES MEMBER CORP, New 

York, New York 
314 

•HR 7617 EH

TC MARKS BUENOS 

AIRES LLC, New 

York, New York 

Midland Associates, New 

York, New York 

Miss Universe L.P., 

LLLP (formerly 

Trump Pageants, 

L.P.), New York, New 

York 

Trump Central Park 

West Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

40 Wall Street LLC, 

New York, New York 

401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Chicago, IL 809 North Canon LLC, 

Beverly Hills, CA 

Caribuslness Investments, S.R.L., Dominican Republic 

County Properties, LLC, 

Norfolk, VA 

DJT Aerospace LLC, 

New York, New York 

DJT Operations I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Connect II LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Excel Venture I LLC, 

St. Martin, French 

West Indies 

Fifty-Seventh Street Associates LLC, New 

York, New York 

Pine Hill Development 

LLC, Pine Hill, NJ 

Seven Springs LLC, Mt. 

Kisco, NY 

Trump Turnberry , 

Turnberry, Scotland 

The East 61 Street Company, LP, New York, 

New York 

The Trump Corporation, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Commercial LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Holding Company 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Hudson Valley, 

Hopewell Junction, 

NY 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Charlotte, 

Charlotte, NC 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Philadelphia, 

Pine Hill, NJ 

Trump International 

Golf Links - Scotland, 

Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Las Vegas Development LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Marks Asia LLC, 

Sterling, VA 

Trump Model Management LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Washington 

DC, Potomac Falls, 

VA 

1125 South Ocean LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

T Promotions LLC, New 

York, New York 

HWA 555 Owners, LLC, 

San Francisco, CA 

1290 Avenue of the 

Americas, A TenancyIn-Common, New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Triplex, 

New York, New York 

N/K/A DTW VENTURE LLC, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

THC Vancouver Management Corp, Vancouver, 

Canada 

TNGC Jupiter Management Corp, Jupiter, 

FL 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Management 

Inc., Manhasset, NY 

THC Miami Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, 

Miami, FL 

THC IMEA Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Lido Technical Services Manager LLC, 

Lido, Indonesia 

Trump Las Vegas Sales 

& Marketing, Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV 

Albemarle Estate, Charlottesville, VA 

MacLeod House & 

Lodge, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump Golf Links at 

Ferry Point, New 

York City, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Dubai, 

UAE 

Trump World Golf Club 

Dubai, UAE 

Trump International Resort & Golf Club Lido, 

Lido City, Indonesia 

Seven Springs, Bedford, 

NY 

Le Chateau des 

Palmiers, St. Martin, 

French West Indies 

Trump World, Seoul, 

South Korea 

Trump Towers, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

D B Pace Acquisition, 

LLC, New York, NY 

DJT HOLDINGS LLC, 

New York, NY 

Golf Productions LLC, 

New York, NY 

T International Realty 

LLC, New York, NY 

THC CENTRAL RESERVATIONS LLC, 

New York, NY 

THC CHINA DEVELOPMENT LLC, New 

York, NY 

THC SALES & MARKETING LLC, New 

York, NY 

The Trump-Equitable 

Fifth Avenue Company, New York, NY 

TRUMP 106 CPS LLC, 

New York, NY 
315 

•HR 7617 EH

TRUMP BOOKS LLC 

/THE MIDAS 

TOUCH, New York, 

NY 

TRUMP CAROUSEL 

LLC, New York, NY 

TRUMP CPS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP FERRY 

POINT LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP HOME 

MARKS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP ICE LLC, New 

York, NY 

STORAGE 106 LLC, 

New York, NY 

SC CLEVELAND MS 

MANAGEMENT 

LLC, Cleveland, MS 

T RETAIL LLC, New 

York, NY 

WESTMINSTER 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC, Livingston, NJ 

GOLF RECREATION 

SCOTLAND LIMITED, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

TRUMP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

LLC, New York, NY 

4T HOLDINGS TWO 

LLC, New York, NY 

T EXPRESS LLC, New 

York, NY 

1 SEC. 546. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

3 memorandum entitled, ‘‘Memorandum for Federal Pros4 ecutors Along the Southwest Border’’ with the subject 

5 ‘‘Zero-tolerance for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. 1325(a)’’ 

6 issued by the Attorney General on April 6, 2018. 

7 SEC. 547. None of the funds appropriated or other8 wise made available by this Act may be used in contraven9 tion of the First Amendment of the Constitution. 

10 SEC. 548. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Ex12 ecutive Order No. 13880 (84 Fed. Reg. 33821; July 11, 

13 2019), entitled ‘‘Collecting Information About Citizenship 

14 Status in Connection With the Decennial Census’’. 

15 SEC. 549. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used for Operation Legend or Operation Re17 lentless Pursuit. 
316 

•HR 7617 EH

1 SEC. 550. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

3 Presidential Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens 

4 From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Cen5 sus, issued on July 21, 2020. 

6 SEC. 551. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to carry out paragraph (2) of section 

8 3622(c) of title 18, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 552. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to purchase chemical weapons (as such 

11 term is defined in section 229F of title 18, United States 

12 Code) for law enforcement purposes. 

13 SEC. 553. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 

15 for fiscal year 2021 may be used to develop, promulgate, 

16 issue, finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule en17 titled ‘‘Official Time in Federal Sector Cases Before the 

18 Commission’’ published in the Federal Register on Decem19 ber 11, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 67683). 

20 SEC. 554. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act to the Department of Jus22 tice may be obligated or expended to implement, admin23 ister, or enforce the rule entitled ‘‘DNA Sample Collection 

24 from Immigration Detainees’’ published by the Depart-
317 

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1 ment of Justice in the Federal Register on March 6, 2020 

2 (85 Fed. Reg. 13483). 

3 SEC. 555. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to carry out Order Number 3946–2017 

5 of the Attorney General, issued July 19, 2017. 

6 SEC. 556. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used in contravention of section 547 of title 

8 28, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 557. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with re11 spect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 

12 Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, 

13 Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ken14 tucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michi15 gan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 

16 New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

17 North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, 

18 Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 

19 Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir20 ginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the 

21 District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

22 Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the United States 

23 Virgin Islands, to prevent any of them from implementing 

24 their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, posses25 sion, or cultivation of marijuana. 
318 

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1 SEC. 558. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act to the Department of Justice may be used to prevent 

3 any Indian Tribe (as such term is defined in section 4 

4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist5 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) from enacting or imple6 menting Tribal laws that authorize the use, distribution, 

7 possession, or cultivation of marijuana. 

8 SEC. 559. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used by the Department of Justice to argue, 

10 in the conduct of any litigation to which the United States, 

11 or an agency or officer thereof is a party, that any provi12 sion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

13 (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) or of the Health 

14 Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public 

15 Law 111–152), is unconstitutional or is invalid or unen16 forceable on any ground, including that certain provisions 

17 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are not 

18 severable from section 5000A of that Act. 

19 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Jus20 tice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

21 2021’’. 
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1 DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVEL2 OPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES AP3 PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 

4 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

5 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

6 fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other pur7 poses, namely: 

8 TITLE I 

9 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

10 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

11 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

12 The following appropriations shall be expended under 

13 the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the super14 vision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil func15 tions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river 

16 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro17 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. 

18 INVESTIGATIONS

19 For expenses necessary where authorized by law for 

20 the collection and study of basic information pertaining 

21 to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, 

22 shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and re23 lated needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans 

24 and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and 

25 storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic 
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1 ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 

2 construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 

3 miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 

4 surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications 

5 of projects prior to construction, $151,000,000 (increased 

6 by $1,300,000) (reduced by $1,300,000), to remain avail7 able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

8 initiate seven new study starts during fiscal year 2021: 

9 Provided further, That the Secretary shall not deviate from 

10 the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan 

11 has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

12 of both Houses of Congress. 

13 CONSTRUCTION

14 For expenses necessary for the construction of river 

15 and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore pro16 tection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 

17 projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, 

18 and plans and specifications, of such projects (including 

19 those involving participation by States, local governments, 

20 or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection 

21 by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifica22 tions, shall not constitute a commitment of the Govern23 ment to construction); $2,619,855,000 (increased by 

24 $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) (reduced by 

25 $78,300,000) (increased by $78,300,000) (increased by 
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1 $20,000,000) (reduced by $20,000,000) (increased by 

2 $7,000,000) (reduced by $7,000,000) (reduced by 

3 $52,500,000) (increased by $52,500,000), to remain avail4 able until expended; of which such sums as are necessary 

5 to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facili6 ties under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities pro7 gram shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

8 Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303; and of which 

9 such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs 

10 of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion 

11 of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the In12 land Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifi13 cally provided for in law. 

14 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

15 For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction 

16 projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River allu17 vial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized 

18 by law, $365,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal 

20 share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for in21 land harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte22 nance Trust Fund. 

23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

24 For expenses necessary for the operation, mainte25 nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and 
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1 storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, 

2 and related projects authorized by law; providing security 

3 for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, includ4 ing administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining 

5 harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or 

6 other public agency that serve essential navigation needs 

7 of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying 

8 and charting northern and northwestern lakes and con9 necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and 

10 removing obstructions to navigation, $3,838,000,000, to 

11 remain available until expended, of which such sums as 

12 are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible oper13 ation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and chan14 nels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Har15 bor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as be16 come available from the special account for the Corps of 

17 Engineers established by the Land and Water Conserva18 tion Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account 

19 for resource protection, research, interpretation, and 

20 maintenance activities related to resource protection in the 

21 areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of 

22 which such sums as become available from fees collected 

23 under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used 

24 to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the 

25 dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees 
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1 have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of the total 

2 amount of funds provided for each of the programs, 

3 projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not 

4 be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the begin5 ning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be 

6 available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such 

7 emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines 

8 to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of En9 gineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any re10 maining funds which have not been used for emergency 

11 activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts 

12 provided for the programs, projects, or activities. 

13 REGULATORY PROGRAM

14 For expenses necessary for administration of laws 

15 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 

16 $205,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $205,000,000) (increased by $205,000,000), to remain 

18 available until September 30, 2022. 

19 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

20 For expenses necessary to clean up contamination 

21 from sites in the United States resulting from work per22 formed as part of the Nation’s early atomic energy pro23 gram, $210,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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1 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

2 For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurri3 cane, and other natural disasters and support emergency 

4 operations, repairs, and other activities in response to 

5 such disasters as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to re6 main available until expended. 

7 EXPENSES

8 For expenses necessary for the supervision and gen9 eral administration of the civil works program in the head10 quarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the 

11 Division Engineers; and for costs of management and op12 eration of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activ13 ity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States 

14 Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and 

15 the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Cen16 ter allocable to the civil works program, $200,000,000 (re17 duced by $5,000,000), to remain available until September 

18 30, 2022, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for 

19 official reception and representation purposes and only 

20 during the current fiscal year: Provided, That no part of 

21 any other appropriation provided in this title shall be 

22 available to fund the civil works activities of the Office 

23 of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive di24 rection and management activities of the division offices: 

25 Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal 
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1 Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the super2 vision and general administration of emergency oper3 ations, repairs, and other activities in response to any 

4 flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. 

5 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

6 FOR CIVIL WORKS

7 For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

8 for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 

9 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022: 

10 Provided, That not more than 25 percent of such amount 

11 may be obligated or expended until the Assistant Sec12 retary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 

13 both Houses of Congress a work plan that allocates at 

14 least 95 percent of the additional funding provided under 

15 each heading in this title, as designated under such head16 ing in the report of the Committee on Appropriations ac17 companying this Act, to specific programs, projects, or ac18 tivities. 

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS—CORPS OF 

20 ENGINEERS—CIVIL 

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 

23 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

24 reprogramming of funds that— 
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1 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 

2 or activity; 

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

4 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro5 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

6 denied or restricted by this Act; 

7 (4) reduces funds that are directed to be used 

8 for a specific program, project, or activity by this 

9 Act; 

10 (5) increases funds for any program, project, or 

11 activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 

12 whichever is less; or 

13 (6) reduces funds for any program, project, or 

14 activity by more than $2,000,000 or 10 percent, 

15 whichever is less. 

16 (b) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project 

17 or activity authorized under section 205 of the Flood Con18 trol Act of 1948, section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 

19 1946, section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1954, sec20 tion 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960, section 

21 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962, section 111 

22 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968, section 1135 of the 

23 Water Resources Development Act of 1986, section 206 

24 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, or sec-
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1 tion 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

2 1992. 

3 (c) The Corps of Engineers shall submit reports on 

4 a quarterly basis directly to the Committees on Appropria5 tions of both Houses of Congress detailing all the funds 

6 reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or 

7 categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be 

8 submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 

11 title may be used to award or modify any contract that 

12 commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that 

13 program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, ex14 cept that such amounts may include any funds that have 

15 been made available through reprogramming pursuant to 

16 section 101. 

17 SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer 

18 to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife 

19 Service may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds 

20 provided in this title under the heading ‘‘Operation and 

21 Maintenance’’ to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps 

22 of Engineers projects. 

23 SEC. 104. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

24 for an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate25 rial, after evaluating the least costly, environmentally ac-
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1 ceptable manner for the disposal or management of 

2 dredged material originating from Lake Erie or tributaries 

3 thereto, unless it is approved under a State water quality 

4 certification pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water 

5 Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341): Provided, That 

6 until an open lake placement alternative for dredged mate7 rial is approved under a State water quality certification, 

8 the Corps of Engineers shall continue upland placement 

9 of such dredged material consistent with the requirements 

10 of section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act 

11 of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211). 

12 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used to carry out any water supply reallocation 

14 study under the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Ken15 tucky, project authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 

16 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 595). 

17 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act or any other Act may be used to reorganize or to 

19 transfer the Civil Works functions or authority of the 

20 Corps of Engineers or the Secretary of the Army to an21 other department or agency. 

22 SEC. 107. Additional funding provided in this Act 

23 shall be allocated only to projects determined to be eligible 

24 by the Chief of Engineers. 
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1 SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available by this Act or any prior appropriations Acts for 

4 the Civil Works Program of the United States Army Corps 

5 of Engineers may be committed, obligated, expended, or 

6 otherwise used to design or construct a wall, fence, border 

7 barriers, or border security infrastructure along the south8 ern border of the United States. 

9 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to issue a permit under section 404 of 

11 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to a private enti12 ty or individual for the discharge of dredged or fill mate13 rial from a project located within Water Conservation 

14 Area 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, or 3B in the State of Florida, unless 

15 discharge is from a project that is generally available for 

16 the general public’s or Tribe’s use and benefit and serve 

17 a public purpose, which may include Tribal communities. 

18 SEC. 110. (a) When allocating the additional funding 

19 provided in this title under the headings ‘‘Construction’’ 

20 and ‘‘Mississippi River and Tributaries’’, the Secretary 

21 shall initiate a total of seven new construction starts dur22 ing fiscal year 2021. 

23 (b) For new construction projects, project cost shar24 ing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable 

25 but no later than September 30, 2021. 
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1 (c) No allocation for a new start shall be considered 

2 final and no work allowance shall be made until the Sec3 retary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 

4 both Houses of Congress an out-year funding scenario 

5 demonstrating the affordability of the selected new starts 

6 and the impacts on other projects. 

7 (d) The Secretary shall not deviate from the new 

8 starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been 

9 submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

10 Houses of Congress. 

11 TITLE II 

12 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

13 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT

14 CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

15 For carrying out activities authorized by the Central 

16 Utah Project Completion Act, $20,000,000 (increased by 

17 $5,000,000), to remain available until expended, of which 

18 $1,800,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation 

19 Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah 

20 Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: 

21 Provided, That of the amount provided under this head22 ing, $1,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 

23 2022, for expenses necessary in carrying out related re24 sponsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided fur25 ther, That for fiscal year 2021, of the amount made avail-
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1 able to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, 

2 the Commission may use an amount not to exceed 

3 $1,500,000 for administrative expenses. 

4 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

5 The following appropriations shall be expended to 

6 execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclama7 tion: 

8 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For management, development, and restoration of 

11 water and related natural resources and for related activi12 ties, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilita13 tion of reclamation and other facilities, participation in 

14 fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Ameri15 cans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other 

16 agreements with, State and local governments, federally 

17 recognized Indian Tribes, and others, $1,487,000,000 (re18 duced by $25,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000), to re19 main available until expended, of which $58,476,000 shall 

20 be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River 

21 Basin Fund and $5,584,000 shall be available for transfer 

22 to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; 

23 of which such amounts as may be necessary may be ad24 vanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided, That 

25 $25,882,000 shall be available for transfer into the Black-
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1 feet Water Settlement Implementation Fund established 

2 by section 3717 of Public Law 114–322: Provided further, 

3 That such transfers may be increased or decreased within 

4 the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided fur5 ther, That of the total appropriated, the amount for pro6 gram activities that can be financed by the Reclamation 

7 Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account 

8 established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that 

9 Fund or account: Provided further, That funds contributed 

10 under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the 

11 purposes for which the funds were contributed: Provided 

12 further, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall 

13 be credited to this account and are available until ex14 pended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated 

15 under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts 

16 provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority 

17 projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conserva18 tion Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. Provided 

19 further, That in accordance with section 4007 of Public 

20 Law 114–322, and as recommended by the Secretary of 

21 the Interior in a letter dated June 22, 2020, funding pro22 vided for such purposes in fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 

23 2019 may be made available to the Friant-Kern Canal Ca24 pacity Correction Resulting from Subsidence, the Los 

25 Vaqueros Reservoir Phase 2 Expansion Project, the Delta 
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1 Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction, the North-of-the2 Delta Off stream Storage (Sites Reservoir Project), the 

3 Del Puerto Water District, the San Luis Low point Im4 provement Project, the Sacramento Regional Water Bank, 

5 the Boise River Feasibility Study, and the Cle Elum Pool 

6 Raise: Provided further, That no funds may be obligated 

7 or expended for the projects specified in the preceding pro8 viso until the Secretary of the Interior transmits rec9 ommendations to Congress for projects authorized under 

10 sections 4009(a) and 4009(c) of the Water Infrastructure 

11 Improvements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322) 

12 and the Congress enacts a subsequent appropriations act 

13 making appropriations for energy and water development. 

14 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

15 For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habi16 tat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of 

17 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $55,875,000, 

18 to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the 

19 Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sec20 tions 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 

21 102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

22 That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and 

23 collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and 

24 restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of 

25 Public Law 102–575: Provided further, That none of the 
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1 funds made available under this heading may be used for 

2 the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes 

3 if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes 

4 by a court adopted decree or order. 

5 CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 For carrying out activities authorized by the Water 

8 Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, 

9 consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of 

10 the Interior, $33,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to 

12 carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate 

13 accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry 

14 out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds appro15 priated herein may be used for the Federal share of the 

16 costs of CALFED Program management: Provided fur17 ther, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out 

18 in a balanced manner with clear performance measures 

19 demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals 

20 and objectives of the Program. 

21 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

22 For expenses necessary for policy, administration, 

23 and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, 

24 the Denver office, and offices in the six regions of the Bu25 reau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 
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1 30, 2022, $60,000,000 (reduced by $6,000,000), to be de2 rived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable 

3 as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided, That no part of 

4 any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for 

5 activities or functions budgeted as policy and administra6 tion expenses. 

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

8 Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall 

9 be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger 

10 motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

12 INTERIOR 

13 SEC. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in this title 

14 shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 

15 reprogramming of funds that— 

16 (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, 

17 or activity; 

18 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

19 (3) increases funds for any program, project, or 

20 activity for which funds have been denied or re21 stricted by this Act; 

22 (4) restarts or resumes any program, project, 

23 or activity for which funds are not provided in this 

24 Act, unless prior approval is received from the Com-
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1 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con2 gress; 

3 (5) transfers funds in excess of the following 

4 limits— 

5 (A) 15 percent for any program, project, 

6 or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is 

7 available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or 

8 (B) $400,000 for any program, project, or 

9 activity for which less than $2,000,000 is avail10 able at the beginning of the fiscal year; 

11 (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either 

12 the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabili13 tation category or the Resources Management and 

14 Development category to any program, project, or 

15 activity in the other category; or 

16 (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 

17 obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 

18 $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled 

19 contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due 

20 to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate de21 ficiency judgments. 

22 (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer 

23 of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 

24 Rehabilitation category. 
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1 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘transfer’’ 

2 means any movement of funds into or out of a program, 

3 project, or activity. 

4 (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports 

5 on a quarterly basis directly to the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress detailing all the 

7 funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activi8 ties, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report 

9 shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth12 erwise made available by this Act may be used to deter13 mine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain 

14 for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary 

15 of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 

16 shall conform to the water quality standards of the State 

17 of California as approved by the Administrator of the En18 vironmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detri19 mental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 

20 (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup 

21 Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drain22 age Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the 

23 Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected 

24 until fully repaid pursuant to the ‘‘Cleanup Program— 

25 Alternative Repayment Plan’’ and the ‘‘SJVDP—Alter-
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1 native Repayment Plan’’ described in the report entitled 

2 ‘‘Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Pro3 gram and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, Feb4 ruary 1995’’, prepared by the Department of the Interior, 

5 Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds 

6 by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage 

7 service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall 

8 be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of 

9 such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation 

10 law. 

11 SEC. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public 

12 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 42 

13 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘$530,000,000’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000’’. 

15 SEC. 204. Title I of the CALFED Bay-Delta Author16 ization Act (Public Law 108–361; 118 Stat. 1681), as 

17 amended by section 4007(k) of Public Law 114–322, is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ each place it appears and 

19 inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

20 SEC. 205. Section 9106(g)(2) of the Omnibus Public 

21 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

22 Stat. 1309) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘2021’’. 

24 SEC. 206. Section 6002(g)(4) of the Omnibus Public 

25 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 16 
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1 U.S.C. 1015(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2021’’. 

3 SEC. 207. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation 

4 States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Public 

5 Law 102–250; 43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

7 (b) Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency 

8 Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–250; 43 

9 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘2021’’. 

11 SEC. 208. Title VI of the Claims Resolution Act 

12 (Public Law 111–291; 42 U.S.C. 1305 note) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in section 602 by adding at the end: 

15 ‘‘The term ‘611(g) Agreement’ means the 

16 agreement dated September 17, 2019, executed by 

17 the United States, the State, the Pueblos, the Coun18 ty, and the City pursuant to section 611(g). 

19 ‘‘(24) 611(g) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘611(g) 

20 Agreement’ means the agreement dated September 

21 17, 2019, executed by the United States, the State, 

22 the Pueblos, the County, and the City pursuant to 

23 section 611(g).’’; 

24 (2) in section 611(f)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (1)(A) by striking 

2 ‘‘$106,400,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$243,400,000’’; 

3 (B) by amending subparagraph (B) of 

4 paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Of the amount de6 scribed in subparagraph (A)— (i) the initial 

7 $106,400,000 shall be increased or decreased, 

8 as appropriate, based on ordinary fluctuations 

9 in construction costs since October 1, 2006, as 

10 determined using applicable engineering cost in11 dices; and (ii) any amounts made available in 

12 excess of the amount described in clause (i) 

13 shall be increased or decreased, as appropriate, 

14 based on ordinary fluctuations in construction 

15 costs since October 1, 2018, as determined 

16 using applicable engineering cost indices.’’; and 

17 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and 

18 the 611(g) Agreement’’ after ‘‘the Cost-Sharing 

19 and System Integration Agreement’’; 

20 (3) in section 617(a)(1)(B)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘$187,000,000’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘2028’’; 
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1 (4) in section 617(a)(4) by striking ‘‘since Oc2 tober 1, 2006, as determined using applicable engi3 neering cost indices’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to sec4 tion 611(f)(1)(B)’’; 

5 (5) in section 621 by striking subsection (a) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) APPROVAL.—To the extent the Settlement 

8 Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System Integra9 tion Agreement, and the 611(g) Agreement do not 

10 conflict with this title, the Settlement Agreement, 

11 the Cost-Sharing and System Integration Agree12 ment, and the 611(g) Agreement (including any 

13 amendments to the Settlement Agreement, the Cost 

14 Sharing and System Integration Agreement, and the 

15 611(g) Agreement that are executed to make the 

16 Settlement Agreement, the Cost-Sharing and System 

17 Integration Agreement, or the 611(g) Agreement 

18 consistent with this title) are authorized, ratified, 

19 and confirmed.’’; and 

20 (6) in section 623(e)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘2025’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2028’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (3), in the matter pre2 ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2021’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii)(II), by striking 

5 ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 

6 (D) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 

7 ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’. 

8 SEC. 209. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

9 be used for the Shasta Dam and Reservoir Enlargement 

10 Project. 

11 SEC. 210. Section 10501 of the Omnibus Public Land 

12 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 43 U.S.C. 

13 407) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘For each 

15 of fiscal years 2020 through 2029’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year there17 after’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (c)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘for 

20 each of fiscal years 2020 through 2034’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 

22 year thereafter’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘for 

24 any authorized use’’ and all that follows 

25 through the period at the end and inserting 
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1 ‘‘for any use authorized under paragraph (2).’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) by striking subsection (f). 

4 TITLE III 

5 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

6 ENERGY PROGRAMS 

7 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

8 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

9 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap11 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 

12 efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out 

13 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

15 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

16 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

17 $2,850,240,000 (increased by $600,000) (increased by 

18 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

19 $2,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

20 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

21 $150,000,000) (increased by $150,000,000), to remain 

22 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

23 $165,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, 

24 for program direction: Provided further, That $806,831 

25 from Public Law 111–8 and $1,433,462 from Public Law 
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1 111–85 provided under this heading are hereby rescinded: 

2 Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from 

3 amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 

4 emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolu5 tion on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer6 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 CYBERSECURITY, ENERGY SECURITY, AND EMERGENCY

8 RESPONSE

9 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap11 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy 

12 sector cybersecurity, energy security, and emergency re13 sponse activities in carrying out the purposes of the De14 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

15 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

16 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi17 tion, construction, or expansion, $160,000,000 (increased 

18 by $5,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That of such amount, $13,000,000 shall be avail20 able until September 30, 2022, for program direction. 

21 ELECTRICITY

22 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

23 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap24 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for elec25 tricity delivery activities in carrying out the purposes of 
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1 the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation 

3 of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility 

4 acquisition, construction, or expansion, $195,000,000, to 

5 remain available until expended: Provided, That of such 

6 amount, $18,850,000 shall be available until September 

7 30, 2022, for program direction. 

8 NUCLEAR ENERGY

9 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

10 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap11 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear 

12 energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the De13 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

14 seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 

15 real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisi16 tion, construction, or expansion, $1,435,800,000 (reduced 

17 by $235,000,000) (increased by $235,000,000), to remain 

18 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

19 $79,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, 

20 for program direction. 

21 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

22 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car23 rying out fossil energy research and development activi24 ties, under the authority of the Department of Energy Or25 ganization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the ac-
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1 quisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable in2 terests in any real property or any facility or for plant 

3 or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting in4 quiries, technological investigations and research con5 cerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of 

6 mineral substances without objectionable social and envi7 ronmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), 

8 $727,500,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 

9 $10,000,000) (increased by $2,500,000) (increased by 

10 $5,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

11 That of such amount $62,115,000 shall be available until 

12 September 30, 2022, for program direction. 

13 NAVAL PETROLEUM AND OIL SHALE RESERVES

14 For Department of Energy expenses necessary to 

15 carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 

16 $13,006,000, to remain available until expended: Pro17 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

18 unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be 

19 available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve ac20 tivities. 

21 STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

22 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

23 Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and op24 erations and program management activities pursuant to 
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1 the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 

2 et seq.), $195,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

4 For the acquisition, transportation, and injection of 

5 petroleum products, and for other necessary expenses pur6 suant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, 

7 as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), sections 403 and 

8 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 

9 6241, 6239 note), and section 5010 of the 21st Century 

10 Cures Act (Public Law 114–255), $7,500,000 (reduced by 

11 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail12 able until expended. 

13 NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE

14 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

15 Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, 

16 and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 

17 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 

18 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

19 ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

20 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car21 rying out the activities of the Energy Information Admin22 istration, $126,800,000 (reduced by $15,000,000) (in23 creased by $15,000,000), to remain available until ex24 pended. 
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1 NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

2 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

3 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap4 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-de5 fense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the 

6 purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act 

7 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or con8 demnation of any real property or any facility or for plant 

9 or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

10 $315,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That in addition, fees collected pursuant to sub12 section (b)(1) of section 6939f of title 42, United States 

13 Code, and deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2021 

14 pursuant to section 309 of title III of division C of the 

15 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public 

16 Law 116–94) are appropriated, to remain available until 

17 expended, for mercury storage costs. 

18 URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

19 DECOMMISSIONING FUND

20 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car21 rying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination 

22 and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activi23 ties of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and 

24 title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 

25 $821,583,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrich-
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1 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to re2 main available until expended, of which $21,284,000 shall 

3 be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the 

4 Energy Policy Act of 1992. 

5 SCIENCE

6 For Department of Energy expenses including the 

7 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap8 ital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science 

9 activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

10 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in11 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop12 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con13 struction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 

14 35 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, 

15 $7,050,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

16 $25,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $7,000,000) (increased by $7,000,000), to remain avail18 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

19 $188,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, 

20 for program direction. 

21 NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL

22 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

23 nuclear waste disposal activities to carry out the purposes 

24 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97– 

25 425, as amended, including interim storage activities, 
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1 $27,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

2 $7,500,000 shall be derived from the Nuclear Waste 

3 Fund. 

4 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

5 For Department of Energy expenses necessary in car6 rying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the 

7 America COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69), 

8 $435,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That of such amount, $37,000,000 shall be avail10 able until September 30, 2022, for program direction. 

11 TITLE 17 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE

12 PROGRAM

13 Such sums as are derived from amounts received 

14 from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy 

15 Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall 

16 be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Con17 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided, That for nec18 essary administrative expenses of the Title 17 Innovative 

19 Technology Loan Guarantee Program, as authorized, 

20 $32,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2022: Provided further, That up to 

22 $32,000,000 of fees collected in fiscal year 2021 pursuant 

23 to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall 

24 be credited as offsetting collections under this heading and 

25 used for necessary administrative expenses in this appro-
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1 priation and shall remain available until September 30, 

2 2022: Provided further, That to the extent that fees col3 lected in fiscal year 2021 exceed $32,000,000, those ex4 cess amounts shall be credited as offsetting collections 

5 under this heading and available in future fiscal years only 

6 to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts: 

7 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 

8 the general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are re9 ceived during fiscal year 2021 (estimated at $3,000,000) 

10 and (2) to the extent that any remaining general fund ap11 propriations can be derived from fees collected in previous 

12 fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to 

13 result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation from the 

14 general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That the 

15 Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obli16 gation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of 

17 the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaran18 teed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in 

19 violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal 

20 Regulations. 

21 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING

22 LOAN PROGRAM

23 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 

24 necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehi-
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1 cles Manufacturing Loan Program, $5,000,000, to remain 

2 available until September 30, 2022. 

3 TRIBAL ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

4 For Department of Energy administrative expenses 

5 necessary in carrying out the Tribal Energy Loan Guar6 antee Program, $2,000,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 2022. 

8 OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS

9 For necessary expenses for Indian Energy activities 

10 in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 

11 Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $22,250,000, 

12 to remain available until expended: Provided, That, of the 

13 amount appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall 

14 be available until September 30, 2022, for program direc15 tion. 

16 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

17 For salaries and expenses of the Department of En18 ergy necessary for departmental administration in car19 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga20 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $252,378,000 (re21 duced by $3,100,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced 

22 by $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

23 $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

24 $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain available 

25 until September 30, 2022, including the hire of passenger 
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1 motor vehicles and official reception and representation 

2 expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional 

3 amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated 

4 amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the pro5 visions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et 

6 seq.): Provided, That such increases in cost of work are 

7 offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: 

8 Provided further, That moneys received by the Department 

9 for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $93,378,000 

10 in fiscal year 2021 may be retained and used for operating 

11 expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 

12 of Public Law 95–238, notwithstanding the provisions of 

13 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the sum herein 

14 appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received 

15 during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 

16 2021 appropriation from the general fund estimated at 

17 not more than $159,000,000. 

18 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

19 For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector 

20 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

21 General Act of 1978, $57,739,000, to remain available 

22 until September 30, 2022. 
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1 ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES 

2 NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 

3 ADMINISTRATION 

4 WEAPONS ACTIVITIES

5 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

6 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap7 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

8 atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out 

9 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 

11 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

12 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

13 and the purchase of not to exceed one aircraft, one ambu14 lance, and two passenger buses for replacement only, 

15 $13,659,617,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

16 $1,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

17 That of such amount, $123,684,000 shall be available 

18 until September 30, 2022, for program direction. 

19 DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

20 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

21 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap22 ital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for 

23 defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out 

24 the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization 

25 Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or 
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1 condemnation of any real property or any facility or for 

2 plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, 

3 $2,240,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

4 NAVAL REACTORS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For Department of Energy expenses necessary for 

7 naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of 

8 Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), includ9 ing the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construc10 tion, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital 

11 equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, 

12 $1,684,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

13 which, $91,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Department 

14 of Energy—Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy’’, for the 

15 Advanced Test Reactor: Provided, That of such amount, 

16 $53,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, 

17 for program direction. 

18 FEDERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For expenses necessary for Federal Salaries and Ex20 penses in the National Nuclear Security Administration, 

21 $454,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2022, including official reception and representation ex23 penses not to exceed $17,000. 
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1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE 

2 ACTIVITIES 

3 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

4 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap6 ital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic 

7 energy defense environmental cleanup activities in car8 rying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Orga9 nization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acqui10 sition or condemnation of any real property or any facility 

11 or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expan12 sion, and the purchase of not to exceed one passenger 

13 minivan for replacement only, $6,321,000,000 (increased 

14 by $10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain 

15 available until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

16 $282,093,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, 

17 for program direction. 

18 DEFENSE URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION

19 AND DECOMMISSIONING

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For an additional amount for atomic energy defense 

22 environmental cleanup activities for Department of En23 ergy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamina24 tion and decommissioning activities, $821,583,000, to be 

25 deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup ac-
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1 count which shall be transferred to the ‘‘Uranium Enrich2 ment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’. 

3 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

4 For Department of Energy expenses, including the 

5 purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and cap6 ital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic 

7 energy defense, other defense activities, and classified ac8 tivities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department 

9 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), in10 cluding the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop11 erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, con12 struction, or expansion, $942,300,000, to remain available 

13 until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

14 $346,833,000 shall be available until September 30, 2022, 

15 for program direction. 

16 POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS 

17 BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION FUND

18 Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administra19 tion Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, 

20 are approved for official reception and representation ex21 penses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided, That 

22 during fiscal year 2021, no new direct loan obligations 

23 may be made. 
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1 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHEASTERN POWER

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte4 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 

5 electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling 

6 and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood 

7 Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 

8 southeastern power area, $7,246,000, including official re9 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 

10 exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 

12 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,246,000 col13 lected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the 

14 sale of power and related services shall be credited to this 

15 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

16 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

17 the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Adminis18 tration: Provided further, That the sum herein appro19 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

20 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

21 fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than 

22 $0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

23 3302, up to $52,000,000 collected by the Southeastern 

24 Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act 

25 of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses 
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1 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, 

2 to remain available until expended for the sole purpose 

3 of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: 

4 Provided further, That for purposes of this appropriation, 

5 annual expenses means expenditures that are generally re6 covered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding 

7 purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

8 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SOUTHWESTERN

9 POWER ADMINISTRATION

10 For expenses necessary for operation and mainte11 nance of power transmission facilities and for marketing 

12 electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition 

13 of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facili14 ties, and for administrative expenses, including official re15 ception and representation expenses in an amount not to 

16 exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Con17 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the 

18 Southwestern Power Administration, $47,540,000, to re19 main available until expended: Provided, That notwith20 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Con21 trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $37,140,000 col22 lected by the Southwestern Power Administration from 

23 the sale of power and related services shall be credited to 

24 this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to re25 main available until expended, for the sole purpose of 
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1 funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power 

2 Administration: Provided further, That the sum herein ap3 propriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collec4 tions are received during the fiscal year so as to result 

5 in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not 

6 more than $10,400,000: Provided further, That notwith7 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $15,000,000 collected by 

8 the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 

9 Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 

10 wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as off11 setting collections, to remain available until expended for 

12 the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 

13 expenditures: Provided further, That for purposes of this 

14 appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that 

15 are generally recovered in the same year that they are in16 curred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). 

17 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND

18 MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINIS19 TRATION

20 For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 

21 section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 

22 U.S.C. 7152), and other related activities including con23 servation and renewable resources programs as author24 ized, $259,126,000, including official reception and rep25 resentation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, 
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1 to remain available until expended, of which $259,126,000 

2 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Rec3 lamation Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 

4 3302, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 

5 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the Interior Department 

6 Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to 

7 $169,754,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad8 ministration from the sale of power and related services 

9 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 

10 collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 

11 purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western 

12 Area Power Administration: Provided further, That the 

13 sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be re14 duced as collections are received during the fiscal year so 

15 as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropriation esti16 mated at not more than $89,372,000, of which 

17 $89,372,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Pro18 vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up 

19 to $172,000,000 collected by the Western Area Power Ad20 ministration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 

21 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover pur22 chase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to 

23 this account as offsetting collections, to remain available 

24 until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase 

25 power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further, That 
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1 for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means 

2 expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year 

3 that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 

4 wheeling expenses). 

5 FALCON AND AMISTAD OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE

6 FUND

7 For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for 

8 the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad 

9 Dams, $5,776,000, to remain available until expended, 

10 and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

11 and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Ad12 ministration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 

13 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided, That notwithstanding 

14 the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 

15 $5,548,000 collected by the Western Area Power Adminis16 tration from the sale of power and related services from 

17 the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this 

18 account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain 

19 available until expended for the sole purpose of funding 

20 the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these 

21 Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration 

22 activities: Provided further, That the sum herein appro23 priated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections 

24 are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final 

25 fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than 
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1 $228,000: Provided further, That for purposes of this ap2 propriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 

3 generally recovered in the same year that they are in4 curred: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021, the 

5 Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration 

6 may accept up to $1,526,000 in funds contributed by 

7 United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad 

8 Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating 

9 and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available 

10 for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as 

11 if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such 

12 purpose: Provided further, That any such funds shall be 

13 available without further appropriation and without fiscal 

14 year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United 

15 States Section of the International Boundary and Water 

16 Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintain17 ing, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the 

18 hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with 

19 agreements reached between the Administrator, Commis20 sioner, and the power customers. 

21 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For expenses necessary for the Federal Energy Regu24 latory Commission to carry out the provisions of the De25 partment of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
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1 seq.), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

2 official reception and representation expenses not to ex3 ceed $3,000, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

4 $404,350,000 (reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by 

5 $3,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

6 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to 

7 exceed $404,350,000 of revenues from fees and annual 

8 charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 

9 2021 shall be retained and used for expenses necessary 

10 in this account, and shall remain available until expended: 

11 Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 

12 the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received 

13 during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final fiscal 

14 year 2021 appropriation from the general fund estimated 

15 at not more than $0. 

16 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 

17 ENERGY 

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority 

20 made available by this title for the Department of Energy 

21 shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, 

22 or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals 

23 or similar arrangements (including Requests for 

24 Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Op25 portunity Announcements) for a program, project, or ac-
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1 tivity if the program, project, or activity has not been 

2 funded by Congress. 

3 (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 

4 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

5 at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds 

6 made available in this title may be used to— 

7 (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary 

8 grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; 

9 (B) make a discretionary contract award or 

10 Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 

11 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal 

12 Acquisition Regulation; 

13 (C) issue a letter of intent to make an alloca14 tion, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in 

15 subparagraph (A) or (B); or 

16 (D) announce publicly the intention to make an 

17 allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the lim18 its in subparagraph (A) or (B). 

19 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit directly to 

20 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con21 gress within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a 

22 report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary 

23 grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during 

24 the previous quarter. 
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1 (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and 

2 the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the re3 cipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal 

4 year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, 

5 the account and program, project, or activity from which 

6 the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and 

7 a brief description of the activity for which the award is 

8 made. 

9 (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect 

10 to any program, project, or activity that uses budget au11 thority made available in this title under the heading ‘‘De12 partment of Energy—Energy Programs’’, enter into a 

13 multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into 

14 a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— 

15 (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree16 ment is funded for the full period of performance as 

17 anticipated at the time of award; or 

18 (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agree19 ment includes a clause conditioning the Federal Gov20 ernment’s obligation on the availability of future 

21 year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the 

22 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

23 Congress at least 3 days in advance. 

24 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 

25 the amounts made available by this title shall be expended 
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1 as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and ac2 tivities specified in the ‘‘Bill’’ column in the ‘‘Department 

3 of Energy’’ table included under the heading ‘‘Title III— 

4 Department of Energy’’ in the report of the Committee 

5 on Appropriations accompanying this Act. 

6 (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 

7 reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and 

8 the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropria9 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

10 to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 

11 cause any program, project, or activity funding level to 

12 increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 per13 cent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by 

14 this Act. 

15 (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 

16 available for obligation or expenditure through a re17 programming of funds that— 

18 (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, 

19 project, or activity; 

20 (2) increases funds or personnel for any pro21 gram, project, or activity for which funds are denied 

22 or restricted by this Act; or 

23 (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used 

24 for a specific program, project, or activity by this 

25 Act. 
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1 (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any re2 quirement or restriction in this section that applies to the 

3 use of funds made available for the Department of Energy 

4 if compliance with such requirement or restriction would 

5 pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, 

6 welfare, or national security. 

7 (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any 

9 waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 

10 not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 

11 a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 

12 Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 

13 risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 

14 (h) The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 

15 provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 

16 same appropriation accounts for such activities established 

17 pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged 

18 with funds in the applicable established accounts and 

19 thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same 

20 time period as originally enacted. 

21 SEC. 302. Funds appropriated by this or any other 

22 Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this 

23 Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 

24 authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 

25 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) 
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1 during fiscal year 2021 until the enactment of the Intel2 ligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. 

3 SEC. 303. None of the funds made available in this 

4 title shall be used for the construction of facilities classi5 fied as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 

6 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Of7 fice of Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in 

8 compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 

9 SEC. 304. None of the funds made available in this 

10 title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 

11 decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or 

12 any successive departmental guidance, for construction 

13 projects where the total project cost exceeds 

14 $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate 

15 has been developed for the project for that critical deci16 sion. 

17 SEC. 305. Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy 

18 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), upon a 

19 determination by the President in this fiscal year that a 

20 regional supply shortage of refined petroleum product of 

21 significant scope and duration exists, that a severe in22 crease in the price of refined petroleum product will likely 

23 result from such shortage, and that a draw down and sale 

24 of refined petroleum product would assist directly and sig25 nificantly in reducing the adverse impact of such shortage, 
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1 the Secretary of Energy may draw down and sell refined 

2 petroleum product from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

3 Proceeds from a sale under this section shall be deposited 

4 into the SPR Petroleum Account established in section 

5 167 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 6247), and such amounts shall be available for obligation, 

7 without fiscal year limitation, consistent with that section. 

8 SEC. 306. (a) Of the offsetting collections, including 

9 unobligated balances of such collections, in the ‘‘Depart10 ment of Energy—Power Marketing Administration—Col11 orado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western Area 

12 Power Administration’’, $21,400,000 shall be transferred 

13 to the ‘‘Department of the Interior—Bureau of Reclama14 tion—Upper Colorado River Basin Fund’’ for the Bureau 

15 of Reclamation to carry out environmental stewardship 

16 and endangered species recovery efforts. 

17 (b) No funds shall be transferred directly from ‘‘De18 partment of Energy—Power Marketing Administration— 

19 Colorado River Basins Power Marketing Fund, Western 

20 Area Power Administration’’ to the general fund of the 

21 Treasury in the current fiscal year. 

22 SEC. 307. (a) None of the funds made available in 

23 this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used 

24 to take an action described in subsection (b) unless— 
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1 (1) the Secretary of Energy submits a written 

2 notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress regarding such action, in4 cluding— 

5 (A) a detailed justification and information 

6 about the assumptions underlying such action; 

7 and 

8 (B) with respect to an action described in 

9 paragraph (1) or (3) of such subsection— 

10 (i) a preliminary cost range for the 

11 nuclear weapon program affected by such 

12 action; 

13 (ii) the estimated costs for such pro14 gram during the 5-year period following 

15 the notification; and 

16 (iii) the source and amount of funds 

17 for such action by program, project, or ac18 tivity level; and 

19 (2) a period of 15 business days elapses fol20 lowing the date of such notification. 

21 (b) An action described in this subsection is any of 

22 the following: 

23 (1) Approving the development of a new nuclear 

24 weapon or the modification of a nuclear weapon, in-
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1 cluding as described in section 179(d)(8) of title 10, 

2 United States Code. 

3 (2) Studying whether to develop a new or modi4 fied nuclear weapon. 

5 (3) Changing the scope of a nuclear weapon 

6 program if such change modifies the cost of such 

7 program by $300,000,000 or more. 

8 SEC. 308. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act or any other Act making appropriations for energy 

10 and water development and related agencies for any fiscal 

11 year may be used to conduct, or make specific prepara12 tions for, any explosive nuclear weapons test that produces 

13 any yield. 

14 SEC. 309. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act or any other Act making appropriations for energy 

16 and water development and related agencies may be used 

17 in furtherance of working through the Nuclear Weapons 

18 Council to guide, advise, assist, develop, or execute a budg19 et for the National Nuclear Security Administration. 

20 TITLE IV 

21 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

22 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

23 For expenses necessary to carry out the programs au24 thorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 

25 1965, as amended, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and 
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1 for expenses necessary for the Federal Co-Chairman and 

2 the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, 

3 for payment of the Federal share of the administrative ex4 penses of the Commission, including services as authorized 

5 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and hire 

6 of passenger motor vehicles, $175,000,000, to remain 

7 available until expended. 

8 DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Fa11 cilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized 

12 by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public 

13 Law 100–456, section 1441, $31,000,000, to remain 

14 available until September 30, 2022. 

15 DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For expenses necessary for the Delta Regional Au18 thority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by 

19 the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwith20 standing sections 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, 

21 $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

22 DENALI COMMISSION

23 For expenses necessary for the Denali Commission 

24 including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of 

25 plant and capital equipment as necessary and other ex-
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1 penses, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

2 notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 

3 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided, 

4 That funds shall be available for construction projects in 

5 an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost 

6 for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of 

7 the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, 

8 Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 701 of ap9 pendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 

10 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for 

11 non-distressed communities: Provided further, That not12 withstanding any other provision of law regarding pay13 ment of a non-Federal share in connection with a grant14 in-aid program, amounts under this heading shall be avail15 able for the payment of such a non-Federal share for pro16 grams undertaken to carry out the purposes of the Com17 mission. 

18 NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

19 For expenses necessary for the Northern Border Re20 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

21 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $25,000,000, 

22 to remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

23 amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, 

24 notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United 

25 States Code. 
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1 SOUTHEAST CRESCENT REGIONAL COMMISSION

2 For expenses necessary for the Southeast Crescent 

3 Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized 

4 by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $1,000,000, 

5 to remain available until expended. 

6 SOUTHWEST BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION

7 For expenses necessary for the Southwest Border Re8 gional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by 

9 subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to 

10 remain available until expended. 

11 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For expenses necessary for the Commission in car14 rying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act 

15 of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

16 $849,900,000, including official representation expenses 

17 not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: 

18 Provided, That of the amount appropriated herein, not 

19 more than $9,500,000 may be made available for salaries, 

20 travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Com21 mission, to remain available until September 30, 2022, of 

22 which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy 

23 Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), 

24 the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a major25 ity vote of the Commission: Provided further, That reve-
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1 nues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other 

2 services and collections estimated at $729,293,000 in fis3 cal year 2021 shall be retained and used for necessary 

4 salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 

5 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: 

6 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 

7 this heading, $10,500,000 shall be for university research 

8 and development in areas relevant to the Commission’s 

9 mission, and $5,500,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science 

10 and Engineering Grant Program that will support multi11 year projects that do not align with programmatic mis12 sions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nu13 clear science and engineering: Provided further, That of 

14 the amounts appropriated under this heading, 

15 $17,709,000 shall be for activities related to the develop16 ment of regulatory infrastructure for advanced nuclear 

17 technologies, and $13,349,000 shall be for international 

18 activities, except that the amounts provided under this 

19 proviso shall not be derived from fee revenues: Provided 

20 further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 

21 by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 

22 2021 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appropria23 tion estimated at not more than $120,607,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

3 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

4 General Act of 1978, $13,499,000, to remain available 

5 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That revenues from 

6 licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and 

7 collections estimated at $11,106,000 in fiscal year 2021 

8 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 

9 2022, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 

10 notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 

11 Code: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 

12 shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received dur13 ing fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final fiscal year 

14 2021 appropriation estimated at not more than 

15 $2,393,000: Provided further, That of the amounts appro16 priated under this heading, $1,206,000 shall be for In17 spector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 

18 Safety Board. 

19 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary for the Nuclear Waste Tech22 nical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100– 

23 203, section 5051, $3,600,000, to be derived from the Nu24 clear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 

25 2022. 
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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—INDEPENDENT 

2 AGENCIES 

3 SEC. 401. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 

4 comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of 

5 its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to 

6 Congressional requests for information, consistent with 

7 Department of Justice guidance for all Federal agencies. 

8 SEC. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this 

9 title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be re10 programmed for any program, project, or activity, and the 

11 Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropria12 tions of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior 

13 to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would 

14 cause any program funding level to increase or decrease 

15 by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 

16 during the time period covered by this Act. 

17 (b)(1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may 

18 waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if 

19 compliance with such requirement would pose a substan20 tial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or na21 tional security. 

22 (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify 

23 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con24 gress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as prac25 ticable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the 
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1 activity to which a requirement or restriction would other2 wise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation 

3 of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted 

4 such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the 

5 Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels 

6 to programs, projects, or activities. 

7 (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and 

8 (d), the amounts made available by this title for ‘‘Nuclear 

9 Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses’’ shall be 

10 expended as directed in the report of the Committee on 

11 Appropriations accompanying this Act. 

12 (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regu13 latory Commission shall be available for obligation or ex14 penditure through a reprogramming of funds that in15 creases funds or personnel for any program, project, or 

16 activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 

17 Act. 

18 (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report 

19 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

20 Congress, which includes the following for each program, 

21 project, or activity, including any prior year appropria22 tions— 

23 (1) total budget authority; 

24 (2) total unobligated balances; and 

25 (3) total unliquidated obligations. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

5 may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 

6 congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 

7 matters pending before Congress, other than to commu8 nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 

9 1913. 

10 SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in 

11 title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, 

12 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern13 ment, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 

14 authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 

15 Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in 

16 the report of the Committee on Appropriations accom17 panying this Act, or any authority whereby a department, 

18 agency, or instrumentality of the United States Govern19 ment may provide goods or services to another depart20 ment, agency, or instrumentality. 

21 (b) None of the funds made available for any depart22 ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

23 Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title 

24 III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or 

25 transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appro-
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1 priations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority ref2 erenced in the report of the Committee on Appropriations 

3 accompanying this Act, or any authority whereby a de4 partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 

5 Government may provide goods or services to another de6 partment, agency, or instrumentality. 

7 (c) The head of any relevant department or agency 

8 funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall 

9 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

10 Houses of Congress a semiannual report detailing the 

11 transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a 

12 department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

13 States Government may provide goods or services to an14 other department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the 

15 previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report 

16 shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes 

17 for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or 

18 modify existing notification requirements for each author19 ity. 

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

21 Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 

22 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address 

23 Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low24 Income Populations). 
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1 SEC. 504. (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, or adjudication activi9 ties. 

10 TITLE VI 

11 ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 

12 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 

13 CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

14 INVESTIGATIONS

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Investigations’’, 

16 $110,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec17 essary expenses related to the completion, or initiation and 

18 completion, of studies which are currently authorized or 

19 which are authorized after the date of enactment of this 

20 Act: Provided, That the Secretary may initiate additional 

21 new project starts with funds provided in this paragraph, 

22 without regard to other limitations in this Act: Provided 

23 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

24 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’, 

5 $10,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

6 which not less than $500,000,000 shall be for water-re7 lated environmental infrastructure assistance and 

8 $3,000,000,000 shall be for inland waterways projects: 

9 Provided, That section 102 of Public Law 109–103 (33 

10 U.S.C. 2221) shall not apply to funds provided in this 

11 paragraph: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 

12 other provision of law, section 102 of the Water Resources 

13 Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 

14 2212) shall not apply to funds provided in this paragraph: 

15 Provided further, That the Secretary may initiate addi16 tional new construction starts with funds provided in this 

17 paragraph without regard to section 110 of this Act: Pro18 vided further, That the limitation concerning total project 

19 costs in section 902 of the Water Resources Development 

20 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 2280), as 

21 amended, shall not apply to any project receiving funds 

22 provided in this paragraph: Provided further, That funds 

23 appropriated in this paragraph may be used by the Sec24 retary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 

25 to undertake work authorized to be carried out in accord-
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1 ance with section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 

2 (33 U.S.C. 701r), section 205 of the Flood Control Act 

3 of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), section 206 of the Water Re4 sources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 

5 33 U.S.C. 2330), or section 1135 of the Water Resources 

6 Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 

7 2309a), notwithstanding the program cost limitations set 

8 forth in those sections: Provided further, That such 

9 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

10 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi River and 

15 Tributaries’’, $875,000,000, to remain available until ex16 pended, of which $150,000,000 shall be used for necessary 

17 expenses to address emergency situations at Corps of En18 gineers Federal projects caused by natural disasters: Pro19 vided, That the Secretary may initiate additional new 

20 study starts and additional new construction starts with 

21 funds provided under this paragraph without regard to 

22 other limitations in this Act: Provided further, That the 

23 limitation concerning total project costs in section 902 of 

24 the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public 

25 Law 99–662; 33 U.S.C. 2280), as amended, shall not 
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1 apply to any project receiving funds provided in this para2 graph: Provided further, That funds provided in this para3 graph may not be used to update the final determination 

4 73 Fed. Reg. 54398 (September 19, 2008) or to construct 

5 or provide for the construction of ‘‘Alternative 5’’ as de6 scribed in the Reformulation Main Report and Final Sup7 plemental Environmental Impact Statement released by 

8 the Corps of Engineers in November 2007: Provided fur9 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

10 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Main15 tenance’’, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until ex16 pended, of which $655,000,000 shall be used for necessary 

17 expenses to dredge Federal navigation projects in response 

18 to, and repair damages to Corps of Engineers Federal 

19 projects caused by, natural disasters: Provided, That sec20 tion 9006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 

21 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 33. U.S.C. 3305) shall not 

22 apply to funds provided in this paragraph: Provided fur23 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

24 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
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1 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

2 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 REGULATORY PROGRAM

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Regulatory Program’’, 

5 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ex6 penses necessary to carry out the administration of laws 

7 pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands: 

8 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

9 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec10 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer11 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

13 For an additional amount for ‘‘Formerly Utilized 

14 Sites Remedial Action Program’’, $500,000,000, to re15 main available until expended: Provided, That such 

16 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

17 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and 

22 Coastal Emergencies’’, $415,000,000, to remain available 

23 until expended, for necessary expenses to prepare for 

24 flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support 

25 emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in re-
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1 sponse to such disasters as authorized by law: Provided, 

2 That funding utilized for authorized shore protection 

3 projects shall restore such projects to the full project pro4 file at full Federal expense: Provided further, That such 

5 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

6 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

7 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 EXPENSES

10 For an additional amount for ‘‘Expenses’’, 

11 $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec12 essary expenses to administer and oversee the obligation 

13 and expenditure of amounts provided in this title for the 

14 Corps of Engineers: Provided, That such amount is des15 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re16 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal17 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

18 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

19 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

20 WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and Related 

23 Resources’’, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended, of which— 
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1 (1) $50,000,000 shall be for water reclamation 

2 and reuse projects authorized under title XVI of the 

3 Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment 

4 Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575); 

5 (2) not less than $300,000,000 shall be for 

6 WaterSMART grants; 

7 (3) not less than $200,000,000 shall be for con8 struction activities, for which the Federal share of 

9 the cost shall not be more than 50 percent and for 

10 which the non-Federal share of not less than 50 per11 cent may be provided in cash or in-kind, related to 

12 projects found to be feasible by the Secretary of the 

13 Interior and which are ready to initiate for the re14 pair of critical Reclamation canals where operational 

15 conveyance capacity has been seriously impaired by 

16 factors such as age or land subsidence, focusing on 

17 those that would imminently jeopardize Reclama18 tion’s ability to meet water delivery obligations; 

19 (4) not less than $605,000,000 shall be used 

20 for titles III, IV, V, and VI of the Claims Resolution 

21 Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–291), as amended, 

22 title III, subtitle G of the Water Infrastructure Im23 provements for the Nation Act (Public Law 114– 

24 322), title X, subtitle B, part III of the Omnibus 

25 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
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1 111–11), and the Arizona Water Settlements Act 

2 (Public Law 108–451), as amended; 

3 (5) not less than $100,000,000 shall be used 

4 for rural water projects and shall include water in5 take and treatment facilities of such projects; 

6 (6) $100,000,000 shall be for Environmental 

7 Restoration and Compliance; 

8 (7) $8,500,000 shall be for activity associated 

9 with emergency remediation or repair of any Rec10 lamation facility which has had a failure or there is 

11 imminent threat of failure in 2020, in order to re12 store and maintain water deliveries for irrigation; 

13 (8) $100,000,000 shall be transferred to the 

14 Department of the Interior for programs, projects, 

15 and activities authorized by the Central Utah 

16 Project Completion Act (titles II–V of Public Law 

17 102–575), of which $1,300,000 shall be transferred 

18 to the ‘‘Central Utah Project Completion Account’’ 

19 for use by the Utah Reclamation and Mitigation and 

20 Conservation Commission for emergency assistance; 

21 (9) $250,000,000 shall be for programs, 

22 projects, and activities authorized by the Central 

23 Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102– 

24 575); 
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1 (10) $250,000,000 shall be for programs, 

2 projects, and activities authorized by title I of the 

3 California Bay-Delta Restoration Act (Public Law 

4 108–361), as amended; and 

5 (11) $200,000,000 shall be for Section 10004 

6 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

7 2009 (Public Law 111–11): 

8 Provided, That funds provided under this heading in this 

9 title may not be used for the Shasta Dam and Reservoir 

10 Enlargement Project: Provided further, That such amount 

11 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

12 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

13 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

14 1985. 

15 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

16 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Energy Efficiency and 

18 Renewable Energy’’, $7,780,000,000 (increased by 

19 $25,000,000) (increased by $250,000,000) (increased by 

20 $25,000,000) (increased by $250,000,000), to remain 

21 available until expended, of which— 

22 (1) $3,000,000,000 (increased by 

23 $250,000,000) shall be for the Weatherization As24 sistance Program under part A of title IV of the En25 ergy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 
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1 94–385; 42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), of which 

2 $300,000,000 shall be for enhancements and innova3 tion as described in section 603 of this Act, and 

4 $2,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000) shall be for 

5 training and technical assistance to strengthen and 

6 increase weatherization apprenticeship pathways; 

7 (2) $730,000,000 shall be for the State Energy 

8 Program authorized under part D of title III of the 

9 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 

10 94–163; 42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.); 

11 (3) $2,000,000,000 (increased by 

12 $250,000,000) shall be for Energy Efficiency and 

13 Conservation Block Grants for implementation of 

14 programs authorized under subtitle E of title V of 

15 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 

16 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17151 et seq.), of 

17 which $1,500,000,000 (increased by $250,000,000) 

18 is available through the formula in subtitle E; 

19 (4) $1,000,000,000 (increased by $25,000,000) 

20 shall be for the Vehicles Technologies Office to de21 velop electric and alternative vehicle infrastructure; 

22 (5) $500,000,000 shall be for the Advanced 

23 Manufacturing Office, of which— 

24 (A) $250,000,000 shall be for battery sup25 ply chain support; 
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1 (B) $125,000,000 shall be for a grant pro2 gram to improve energy efficiency at water and 

3 wastewater plants; and 

4 (C) $125,000,000 shall be for a domestic 

5 manufacturing conversion grant program au6 thorized under section 132 of subtitle B in title 

7 I of the Energy Independence and Security Act 

8 of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 

9 17011 et seq.); 

10 (6) $200,000,000 (increased by $25,000,000) 

11 shall be for grants to deploy solar and distributed 

12 energy systems in low-income and underserved com13 munities, for which no cost share is required; 

14 (7) $100,000,000 shall be for the Hydrogen 

15 and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for H2@Scale 

16 demonstration and deployment activities related to 

17 hydrogen production, storage, transport, and infra18 structure; 

19 (8) $230,000,000 shall be for facilities and in20 frastructure; and 

21 (9) $20,000,000 shall be for program direction: 

22 Provided, That funds provided under this heading in this 

23 title may not be used for any activities related to the En24 ergy Materials and Processing at Scale Research Facility: 

25 Provided further, That notwithstanding section 3304 of 
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1 title 5, United States Code, and without regard to the pro2 visions of sections 3309 through 3318 of such title 5, the 

3 Secretary of Energy, upon a determination that there is 

4 a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need 

5 for particular positions to carry out the activities funded 

6 under this heading in this title, may from within the funds 

7 provided under this heading in this title, recruit and di8 rectly appoint highly qualified individuals into the com9 petitive service: Provided further, That such authority 

10 shall not apply to positions in the Excepted Service or the 

11 Senior Executive Service: Provided further, That any ac12 tion authorized herein shall be consistent with the merit 

13 principles of section 2301 of such title 5, and the Depart14 ment shall comply with the public notice requirements of 

15 section 3327 of such title 5: Provided further, That such 

16 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

17 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 ELECTRICITY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Electricity’’, 

22 $3,350,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

23 necessary expenses related to grid modernization pro24 grams, of which— 
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1 (1) $2,000,000,000 shall be for grants and 

2 demonstrations to enhance the resilience, reliability, 

3 and energy security of electric infrastructure, to im4 prove preparedness and restoration time to mitigate 

5 power disturbances, to continue delivery of power to 

6 critical facilities and electricity-dependent essential 

7 services, to enhance regional grid resilience, and to 

8 facilitate greater incorporation of renewable energy 

9 generation; 

10 (2) $56,500,000 shall be for construction of the 

11 Grid Storage Launchpad; 

12 (3) $500,000,000 shall be for energy storage 

13 demonstration projects across a portfolio of tech14 nologies and approaches; and 

15 (4) not less than $770,500,000 shall be for 

16 grants to manufacturers in the United States for the 

17 manufacturing of advanced batteries and compo18 nents: 

19 Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure regional diver20 sity among eligible entities that receive the funds for 

21 grants, technical assistance, and demonstrations provided 

22 under this heading in this title: Provided further, That 

23 funds provided for these activities shall not be subject to 

24 cost share requirements for State, local, and other govern25 ment recipients: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
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1 section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, and without 

2 regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 

3 of such title 5, the Secretary of Energy, upon a determina4 tion that there is a severe shortage of candidates or a crit5 ical hiring need for particular positions to carry out the 

6 activities funded under this heading in this title, may from 

7 within the funds provided under this heading in this title, 

8 recruit and directly appoint highly qualified individuals 

9 into the competitive service: Provided further, That such 

10 authority shall not apply to positions in the Excepted 

11 Service or the Senior Executive Service: Provided further, 

12 That any action authorized herein shall be consistent with 

13 the merit principles of section 2301 of such title 5, and 

14 the Department shall comply with the public notice re15 quirements of section 3327 of such title 5: Provided fur16 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

17 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 NUCLEAR ENERGY

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Nuclear Energy’’, 

22 $1,250,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 

23 which— 

24 (1) $700,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Re25 actor Demonstration Program; 
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1 (2) not less than $192,300,000 shall be for the 

2 Advanced Small Modular Reactor program: Pro3 vided, That the cost share for any demonstration 

4 project shall be up to 50 percent from the Depart5 ment and not less than 50 percent from non-federal 

6 sources: Provided further, That any demonstration 

7 project must meet the following criteria: 

8 (A) technical feasibility that the dem9 onstration can be operational in 5 to 7 years; 

10 (B) likelihood that the design can be li11 censed for safe operations by the Nuclear Regu12 latory Commission; 

13 (C) use of certified fuel design or dem14 onstration of a clear path to certification within 

15 5 to 7 years; 

16 (D) affordability of the design for full-scale 

17 construction and cost of electricity generation; 

18 (E) ability of the team to provide its por19 tion of the cost share; and 

20 (F) technical abilities and qualifications of 

21 teams desiring to demonstrate a proposed ad22 vanced nuclear reactor technology; 

23 (3) $100,000,000 shall be for integrated hydro24 gen-nuclear demonstration projects; 
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1 (4) $66,000,000 shall be for construction of the 

2 Sample Preparation Laboratory; 

3 (5) $61,700,000 shall be for Materials and 

4 Fuels Complex Plant Health Investments; and 

5 (6) $125,000,000 shall be for Advanced Test 

6 Reactor Recapitalization: 

7 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

8 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec9 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer10 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Fossil Energy Re13 search and Development’’, $1,250,000,000, to remain 

14 available until expended, of which— 

15 (1) $750,000,000 shall be for a carbon capture 

16 and utilization technology commercialization pro17 gram to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, cost, 

18 and environmental performance of fossil fuel-fired 

19 facilities, including the industrial sector, through 

20 front end engineering design, commercial demonstra21 tion of advanced carbon capture technology projects, 

22 commercial demonstration of direct air capture tech23 nology projects, and commercialization projects of 

24 large-scale carbon dioxide storage sites in saline geo25 logical formations, including activities exploring, cat-
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1 egorizing, and developing storage sites and necessary 

2 pipeline infrastructure; 

3 (2) not less than $239,500,000 shall be for 

4 demonstrations of negative emissions technologies; 

5 (3) $23,000,000 shall be for Joule 2 and Joule 

6 3; 

7 (4) $25,000,000 shall be for the Computational 

8 Science and Engineering Center; 

9 (5) $25,000,000 shall be for the Extreme Con10 dition Reactive Fluids Lab; 

11 (6) $25,000,000 shall be for the Materials and 

12 Minerals Characterization Center; 

13 (7) $25,000,000 shall be for the Combustion 

14 Development Facility; 

15 (8) $25,000,000 shall be for the Direct Air 

16 Capture Center; 

17 (9) $20,000,000 shall be for the Center for 

18 Data Analytics and Machine Learning; 

19 (10) $15,000,000 shall be for the Advanced 

20 Alloy Development Facility; 

21 (11) $15,000,000 shall be for the Carbon Utili22 zation Center; 

23 (12) $15,000,000 shall be for the Scale-up Phe24 nomena Laboratory; 
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1 (13) $10,000,000 shall be for Materials Engi2 neering Manufacturing laboratory upgrades; 

3 (14) $9,500,000 shall be for NETL campus in4 frastructure utilities; 

5 (15) $8,000,000 shall be for the Geological En6 vironmental Science Center; 

7 (16) $6,000,000 shall be for Cross Cutting Re8 search and Innovation Center laboratory renova9 tions; and 

10 (17) $4,000,000 shall be for demolition of ex11 cess and aging infrastructure: 

12 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

13 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec14 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 NON-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘Non-Defense Environ18 mental Cleanup’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until 

19 expended, of which— 

20 (1) $50,500,000 shall be for the Moab Uranium 

21 Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project; 

22 (2) $48,000,000 shall be for the Energy Tech23 nology Engineering Center; 

24 (3) $45,500,000 shall be for Lawrence Berkeley 

25 National Laboratory; and 
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1 (4) $56,000,000 shall be for the West Valley 

2 Demonstration Project: 

3 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

4 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec5 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer6 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

7 URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND

8 DECOMMISSIONING FUND

9 For an additional amount for ‘‘Uranium Enrichment 

10 Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund’’, 

11 $240,000,000, to remain available until expended, for nec12 essary expenses related to cleanup of uranium gaseous dif13 fusion plants, of which $120,000,000 shall be for the 

14 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site and 

15 $120,000,000 shall be for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion 

16 Site: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

17 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

18 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

19 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 SCIENCE

21 For an additional amount for ‘‘Science’’, 

22 $6,250,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

23 necessary expenses related to scientific infrastructure, of 

24 which— 
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1 (1) $340,000,000 shall be for procurement of 

2 the exascale systems at the Argonne Leadership 

3 Computing Facility; 

4 (2) $332,000,000 shall be for procurement of 

5 the exascale systems at the Oak Ridge Leadership 

6 Computing Facility; 

7 (3) $75,000,000 shall be for equipment and in8 frastructure for the Quantum Information Science 

9 Research Centers; 

10 (4) $100,000,000 shall be for existing advanced 

11 computing systems at the Leadership Computing 

12 Facilities; 

13 (5) $20,000,000 shall be for power upgrades at 

14 the National Energy Research Scientific Computing 

15 Center; 

16 (6) $4,530,000 shall be for the Exascale Com17 puting Project; 

18 (7) $2,250,000 shall be for ESnet; 

19 (8) $1,500,000 shall be for National Energy 

20 Research Scientific Computing Center 9 infrastruc21 ture; 

22 (9) $1,300,000 shall be for the Argonne Lead23 ership Computing Facility; 

24 (10) $700,000 shall be for the Oak Ridge Lead25 ership Computing Facility; 
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1 (11) $50,000,000 shall be for Environmental 

2 Molecular Sciences Laboratory equipment upgrades; 

3 (12) $50,000,000 shall be for Joint Genome In4 stitute equipment upgrades; 

5 (13) $50,000,000 shall be for Atmospheric Ra6 diation Measurement User Facility fixed and mobile 

7 sites equipment upgrades; 

8 (14) $214,000,000 shall be for the Linac Co9 herent Light Source-II-High Energy; 

10 (15) $207,300,000 shall be for the Spallation 

11 Neutron Source Second Target Station; 

12 (16) $200,000,000 shall be for Ames main 

13 building modernization; 

14 (17) $170,000,000 shall be for the Advanced 

15 Light Source Upgrade; 

16 (18) $151,000,000 shall be for the Advanced 

17 Photon Source Upgrade; 

18 (19) $91,200,000 shall be for the Spallation 

19 Neutron Source Proton Power Upgrade; 

20 (20) $75,000,000 shall be for the Linac Coher21 ent Light Source-II; 

22 (21) $73,000,000 shall be for the Cryomodule 

23 Repair & Maintenance Facility; 

24 (22) $60,000,000 shall be for Nanoscale 

25 Science Research Centers Recapitalization; 
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1 (23) $59,500,000 shall be for NSLS–II Experi2 mental Tools-II; 

3 (24) $65,000,000 shall be for ITER; 

4 (25) $110,000,000 shall be for the Matter in 

5 Extreme Conditions Upgrade; 

6 (26) $134,254,000 shall be for Materials Plas7 ma Exposure experiment equipment; 

8 (27) $641,000,000 shall be for Long Baseline 

9 Neutrino Facility; 

10 (28) $284,380,000 shall be for the Proton Im11 provement Plan II; 

12 (29) $200,300,000 shall be for Large Hadron 

13 Collider computing and equipment; 

14 (30) $100,000,000 shall be for Wilson Hall ren15 ovations; 

16 (31) $62,000,000 shall be for Cosmic Micro17 wave Background—Stage 4; 

18 (32) $9,000,000 shall be for Muon to Electron 

19 Conversion Experiment equipment; 

20 (33) $6,000,000 shall be for Super Cryogenic 

21 Dark Matter Search equipment; 

22 (34) $2,100,000 shall be for the Large Synoptic 

23 Survey Telescope project; 

24 (35) $448,200,000 shall be for the Electron Ion 

25 Collider; 
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1 (36) $202,900,000 shall be for the U.S. Stable 

2 Isotope Production and Research Center; 

3 (37) $145,500,000 shall be for Ton Scale 

4 Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay equipment; 

5 (38) $87,000,000 shall be for the High Rigidity 

6 Spectrometer; 

7 (39) $45,000,000 shall be for isotope capabili8 ties at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams; 

9 (40) $43,100,000 shall be for Measurement of 

10 a Lepton-Lepton Electroweak Reaction equipment; 

11 (41) $39,100,000 shall be for the Gamma-Ray 

12 Energy Tracking Array; 

13 (42) $2,400,000 shall be for Super Pioneering 

14 High Energy Nuclear Interaction Experiment equip15 ment; 

16 (43) $1,000,000 shall be for Facility for Rare 

17 Isotope Beams construction; 

18 (44) $77,000,000 shall be for the Utilities In19 frastructure Project; 

20 (45) $65,000,000 shall be for the ORNL Infra21 structure Improvements project; 

22 (46) $63,000,000 shall be for the Linear Assets 

23 Modernization Project; 

24 (47) $211,036,000 shall be for General Plant 

25 Projects; 
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1 (48) $73,000,000 shall be for the Argonne Util2 ities Upgrade project; 

3 (49) $107,000,000 shall be for the Critical Util4 ities Infrastructure Revitalization project; 

5 (50) $52,000,000 shall be for the Critical Utili6 ties Rehabilitation Project; 

7 (51) $83,750,000 shall be for the BioEPIC 

8 Building; 

9 (52) $59,000,000 shall be for the Princeton 

10 Plasma Innovation Center; 

11 (53) $70,000,000 shall be for CEBAF Renova12 tion and Expansion; 

13 (54) $59,500,000 shall be for the Critical Infra14 structure Recovery and Renewal project; 

15 (55) $75,400,000 shall be for the Seismic and 

16 Safety Modernization project; 

17 (56) $50,000,000 shall be for the Craft Re18 source Facility; 

19 (57) $45,000,000 shall be for the Large Scale 

20 Collaboration Center; 

21 (58) $43,000,000 shall be for the Science User 

22 Support Center; 

23 (59) $39,750,000 shall be for the Translational 

24 Research Capacity construction project; 
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1 (60) $28,000,000 shall be for the Ames Infra2 structure Modernization project; 

3 (61) $5,750,000 shall be for the Energy 

4 Sciences Capability project; 

5 (62) $5,500,000 shall be for the Integrated En6 gineering Research Center; 

7 (63) $1,400,000 shall be for Tritium System 

8 Demolition and Disposal; 

9 (64) $1,300,000 shall be for the Core Facility 

10 Revitalization construction project; 

11 (65) $1,000,000 shall be for the Electrical Ca12 pacity and Distribution Capability project; 

13 (66) $65,000,000 shall be for the TJNAF In14 frastructure Improvement project; and 

15 (67) $12,100,000 shall be for addressing Office 

16 of Science cybersecurity infrastructure deficiencies: 

17 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

18 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec19 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer20 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY

22 For an additional amount for ‘‘Advanced Research 

23 Projects Agency—Energy’’, $250,000,000, to remain 

24 available until expended, for necessary expenses for dem25 onstration projects: Provided, That such amount is des-
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1 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re2 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal3 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Indian En6 ergy Policy and Programs’’, $150,000,000, to remain 

7 available until expended, for necessary expenses for the 

8 development and deployment of energy infrastructure on 

9 Indian lands that results in the reduction of energy costs, 

10 assistance in economic development, and electrification in 

11 Tribal communities: Provided, That such funds shall not 

12 be subject to cost share requirements: Provided further, 

13 That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 

14 for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

15 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

16 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Inspector 

19 General’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended, for necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspec21 tor General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

22 General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452), as amended, 

23 and for providing oversight of the funds provided for the 

24 Department of Energy in this title: Provided, That such 

25 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
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1 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

2 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

3 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

5 For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Environ6 mental Cleanup’’, $2,685,000,000, to remain available 

7 until expended, of which— 

8 (1) $941,000,000 shall be for the Hanford Site, 

9 of which— 

10 (A) $350,000,000 shall be for site infra11 structure upgrades; 

12 (B) $230,000,000 shall be for tank farm 

13 infrastructure; 

14 (C) $175,000,000 shall be for Area 105 K 

15 West Basin disposition; 

16 (D) $71,000,000 shall be for Area 300/296 

17 Waste Site remediation; 

18 (E) $50,000,000 shall be for River Cor19 ridor decontamination and decommissioning; 

20 (F) $35,000,000 shall be for tank farm 

21 evaporator upgrades; and 

22 (G) $30,000,000 shall be for A/AX farms 

23 single shell tank retrievals; 

24 (2) $711,000,000 shall be for the Savannah 

25 River Site, of which— 
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1 (A) $200,000,000 shall be for H Canyon 

2 Basin Dewatering Project; 

3 (B) $140,000,000 shall be for building 

4 235–F decontamination and decommissioning; 

5 (C) $82,000,000 shall be for utilities sys6 tem upgrades; 

7 (D) $75,000,000 shall be for roads and re8 lated infrastructure; 

9 (E) $75,000,000 shall be for critical spares 

10 and infrastructure at the Defense Waste Proc11 essing Facility; 

12 (F) $60,000,000 shall be for Separations 

13 Engineering Development decontamination and 

14 decommissioning; 

15 (G) $32,000,000 shall be for Salt Disposal 

16 Units 8–12; 

17 (H) $25,000,000 shall be for the Nuclear 

18 Materials Storage Vault; and 

19 (I) $22,000,000 shall be for Defense 

20 Waste Processing Facility laboratory instru21 ments and computers; 

22 (3) $375,000,000 shall be for the Waste Isola23 tion Pilot Plant, of which— 

24 (A) $200,000,000 shall be for the Hoist 

25 Capability Project; 
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1 (B) $90,000,000 shall be for the Safety 

2 Significant Ventilation Confinement System; 

3 (C) $55,000,000 shall be for shipping sys4 tem upgrades and shielded containers; and 

5 (D) $30,000,000 shall be for underground 

6 combustion fume reduction activities; 

7 (4) $240,000,000 shall be for the Idaho Site, of 

8 which— 

9 (A) $124,000,000 shall be for accelerated 

10 cleanup, decontamination and decommissioning, 

11 and groundwater; 

12 (B) $72,000,000 shall be for infrastructure 

13 improvements, 

14 (C) $24,000,000 shall be for shielded con15 tainers and assay equipment; and 

16 (D) $20,000,000 shall be for Idaho Nu17 clear Technology and Engineering Center infra18 structure; 

19 (5) $140,000,000 shall be for the Oak Ridge 

20 Site, of which— 

21 (A) $90,000,000 shall be for Y–12 Na22 tional Security Complex and Oak Ridge Na23 tional Laboratory excess facilities decontamina24 tion and decommissioning; 
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1 (B) $30,000,000 shall be for liquid gas2 eous waste operating facilities decontamination 

3 and decommissioning; and 

4 (C) $20,000,000 shall be for Transuranic 

5 Waste Processing Center infrastructure; 

6 (6) $170,000,000 shall be for Lawrence Liver7 more National Laboratory excess facilities decon8 tamination and decommissioning; 

9 (7) $58,000,000 shall be for Los Alamos excess 

10 facilities decontamination and decommissioning; and 

11 (8) $50,000,000 shall be for Los Alamos middle 

12 DP road site investigation and remediation: 

13 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

14 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec15 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer16 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

17 OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Defense Activi19 ties’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 

20 necessary expenses related to secure compartmented intel21 ligence facility infrastructure and IT modernization: Pro22 vided, That funds made available under this paragraph for 

23 intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically author24 ized by Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na25 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094): Provided 
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1 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

2 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec3 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer4 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 GENERAL PROVISIONS—ADDITIONAL 

6 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 

7 SEC. 601. The heads of agencies funded under this 

8 title shall submit a monthly report to the Committees on 

9 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

10 Senate detailing the allocation, obligation, and expendi11 tures of these funds, including new projects selected to be 

12 initiated with funds provided in this title, beginning not 

13 later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 602. The Secretary of Energy shall, in consulta15 tion with the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, 

16 Housing and Urban Development, and Veterans Affairs, 

17 develop an inter-agency collaboration effort to increase 

18 cross-participation in the Department of Energy’s Weath19 erization Assistance Program, the Department of Health 

20 and Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assist21 ance Program, the HUD Lead Hazard Control and 

22 Healthy Homes Program, and the Department of Vet23 erans Affairs. 

24 SEC. 603. The Secretary of Energy shall, within 

25 funds made available in this title, distribute funds to WAP 
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1 grantees via the formula in part A of title IV of the En2 ergy Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94– 

3 385; 42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), for the purpose of innovative 

4 activities that will increase the number of dwelling units 

5 that become weatherization-ready through critical repairs, 

6 promote the deployment of renewable energy systems and 

7 emerging technologies, include community-based weather8 ization concepts, and improve indoor environments 

9 through healthy homes measures. Grantees may also use 

10 such funds for innovative outreach and education, quality 

11 control of work performed, data collection, measurement, 

12 verification, program monitoring, oversight, evaluation, re13 porting, training, and planning related to such work. Such 

14 funding is not subject to the savings-to-investment ratio 

15 requirements in 10 CFR § 440.21. 

16 SEC. 604. (a) Section 415(c)(1) of the Energy Con17 servation and Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 

18 U.S.C. 6865(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,500’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 

20 (b) Section 415(a)(1) of the Energy Conservation and 

21 Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 U.S.C. 

22 6865(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and in23 serting ‘‘12.5 percent’’. 

24 (c) Paragraph (2) of section 415(c) of the Energy 

25 Conservation and Production Act (Public Law 94–385; 42 
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1 U.S.C. 6865(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(2) 

2 Dwelling units weatherized (including dwelling units par3 tially weatherized) under this part, or under other Federal 

4 programs (in this paragraph referred to as ‘previous 

5 weatherization’), may not receive further financial assist6 ance for weatherization under this part until the date that 

7 is 15 years after the date such previous weatherization 

8 was completed. This paragraph does not preclude dwelling 

9 units that have received previous weatherization from re10 ceiving assistance and services (including the provision of 

11 information and education to assist with energy manage12 ment and evaluation of the effectiveness of installed 

13 weatherization materials) other than weatherization under 

14 this part or under other Federal programs, or from receiv15 ing non-Federal assistance for weatherization.’’. 

16 SEC. 605. (a) No later than 6 months after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in co18 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall— 

19 (1) determine any geographic area within the 

20 contiguous United States that lacks a Federal power 

21 marketing agency; 

22 (2) develop a plan or criteria for the geographic 

23 areas identified in paragraph (1) regarding invest24 ment in renewable energy and associated infrastruc25 ture within an area identified in paragraph (1); and 
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1 (3) identify any Federal agency within an area 

2 in paragraph (1) that has, or could develop, the abil3 ity to facilitate the investment in paragraph (2). 

4 (b) The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the 

5 Secretary of Commerce, shall provide the determinations 

6 made under subsection (a) to the Committee on Appro7 priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

8 of the House of Representatives. 

9 (c) Based upon the determinations made pursuant to 

10 subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 

11 with the Secretary of Commerce, shall recommend to the 

12 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

13 Representatives the establishment of any new Federal 

14 lending authority, including authorization of additional 

15 lending authority for existing Federal agencies, not to ex16 ceed $3,500,000,000 per geographic area identified in 

17 subsection (a)(1). 

18 (d) There is hereby appropriated $25,000,000 to 

19 carry out this section. 

20 (e) The amounts provided by this section are des21 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re22 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

24 SEC. 606. (a) Requirements relating to non-Federal 

25 cost-share grants and cooperative agreements for the 
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1 Delta Regional Authority under section 382D of the Agri2 cultural Act of 1961 and Consolidated Farm and Rural 

3 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–3) are waived for 

4 grants awarded in fiscal year 2020 and in subsequent 

5 years in response to economic distress directly related to 

6 the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19). 

7 (b) Requirements relating to non-Federal cost-share 

8 grants and cooperative agreements for the Northern Bor9 der Regional Commission under section 15501(d) of title 

10 40, United States Code, are waived for grants awarded 

11 in fiscal year 2020 and in subsequent years in response 

12 to economic distress directly related to the impacts of the 

13 Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19). 

14 (c) Requirements relating to non-Federal cost-share 

15 grants and cooperative agreements for the Denali Com16 mission are waived for grants awarded in fiscal year 2020 

17 and in subsequent years in response to economic distress 

18 directly related to the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 

19 (COVID–19). 

20 SEC. 607. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to reject any application for a grant 

22 available under funds appropriated by this Act because of 

23 the use of the term ‘‘global warming’’ or the term ‘‘climate 

24 change’’ in the application. 
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1 SEC. 608. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 

3 to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative 

4 agreement with any entity listed in subsection (b). 

5 (b) The entities listed in this subsection are the fol6 lowing: 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Golf Links 

Ireland (formerly The 

Lodge at Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Trump International 

Hotel Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump National Doral 

Miami, Miami, FL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower New 

York, New York City, 

NY 

Trump SoHo New York, 

New York City, NY 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump International 

Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 

Trump International 

Hotel Washington, DC 

Trump Tower, 721 Fifth 

Avenue, New York 

City, New York 

Trump World Tower, 

845 United Nations 

Plaza, New York City, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue, 

502 Park Avenue, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, NY 

Trump Parc East, 100 

Central Park South, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Palace, 200 East 

69th Street, New York 

City, New York 

Heritage, Trump Place, 

240 Riverside Blvd, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Place, 220 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Place, 200 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Grande, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

Trump Hollywood Florida, Hollywood, Florida Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 

Trump Tower at City 

Center, Westchester, 

NY 

Trump Park Residences, 

Yorktown, NY 

Trump Parc Stamford, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Trump Plaza Residences, 

Jersey City, NJ 

The Estate at Trump 

National, Los Angeles, 

CA 

Trump Towers Pune, 

India, Pune, India 

Trump Tower Mumbai, 

India, Mumbai, India 

Trump Towers Makati, 

Philippines, Makati, 

Philippines 

Trump International 

Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump Towers Istanbul, 

Sisli, Istanbul, Sisli 

Trump Tower Punta Del 

Este, Uruguay, Punta 

Sel Este, Uruguay 

Briar Hall Operations 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Home Marks International LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Home Marks International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT India Venture LLC, 

New York, New York 
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DT India Venture Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jersey City 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jupiter LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Mark Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Qatar Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Products 

International LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Product 

International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Pune Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT MARKS PUNE II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

LP, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Worli LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Worli Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Indian Hills Holdings 

LLC f/k/a Indian Hills 

Development LLC, 

New York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club LLC 

(Trump National Gold 

Club-Jupiter), New 

York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Lamington Family Holdings LLC, New York, 

New York 

Lawrence Towers Apartments, New York, 

New York 

LFB Acquisition LLC, 

New York, New York 

LFB Acquisition Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, 

L.L.C., Palm Beach, 

Florida 

Mar A Lago Club, 

L.L.C, New York, 

New York 

Nitto World Co, Limited, 

Turnberry, Scotland 

OPO Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

OPO Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

OWO Developer LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited (Trump 

International Golf 

Links- Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TIGL Ireland Management Limited, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ace Entertainment Holdings Inc (f/k/a Trump 

Casinos Inc and formerly Trump Taj 

Mahal, Inc), Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Chicago Retail 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

LLC (Trump National 

Doral), New York, 

New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Golf Acquisitions 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump International Development LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club LC (Trump 

International Golf 

Club- Florida), New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club Scotland 

Limited, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Inc, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Trump International 

Hotel and Tower Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump International 

Hotel Hawaii LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International Hotels Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump International 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Korean Projects 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Baja 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Baja 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Batumi, 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages, LLC New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Canouan 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks GP Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Holdings 

LP (FKA Trump 

Marks LP), New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Mortgage 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mtg LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach Corp, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Marks Palm 

Beach LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Panama 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Panama 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philippines Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Philippines LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Products 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Products 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Company LLC, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Marks Real 

Estate Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks SOHO License Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks SOHO 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LP (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

LP), New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Westchester Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Westchester LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks White 

Plains LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club LLC (Trump 

National Golf ClubWestchester), New 

York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

LCC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Old Post Office 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Old Post Office 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump On the Ocean 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Organization 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, New York, New 

York 

Trump Pageants, Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Palace Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Palace/Parc 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Parc East Condominium, New York, 

New York 
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Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Park Avenue 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Phoenix Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Plaza LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Plaza Member 

Inc (F/K/A Trump 

Plaza Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Productions LLC 

(former Rancho Lien 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Production Managing Member Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Project Manager 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Restaurants 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Riverside Management LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Ruffin LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Ruffin Tower I 

LLC, Las Vegas, NV 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago Member Corp, 

Chicago, IL 

Trump Scotland Member 

Inc, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Scotsborough 

Square LLC, 

Scotsborough Square, 

VA 

Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, 

New York, New York 

Trump SoHo Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Toronto Development Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Toronto Member 

Corp (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

Member Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Managing 

Member Inc, New 

York, New York 

Trump Village Construction Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Lot 3 Owner LLC (F/ 

K/A Eric Trump Land 

Holdings LLC), New 

York, New York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Wine Marks 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Wine Marks 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump World Productions LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump World Productions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump World Publications LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump/New World Property Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump’s Castle Management Corp, Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Marks White 

Plains Corp, New 

York, New York 

Turnberry Scotland 

Managing Member 

Corp, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

Turnberry Scotland 

LLC, Turnberry, Scotland 

TW Venture I LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II LLC, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TW Venture I Managing 

Member Corp, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II Managing Member Corp, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ultimate Air Corp, New 

York, New York 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

Corp, Chicago, IL 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

LLC, Chicago, IL 

VHPS LLC, Los Angeles, CA 

West Palm Operations 

LLC, WPB, Florida 

Wexford Hall Inc., New 

York, New York 

White Course LLC, 

Miami, FL 

White Course Managing 

Member Corp, Miami 

FL 

Wilshire Hall LLC, New 

York, New York 

Wollman Rink Operations LLC, New 

York, New York 
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Yorktown Real Estate 

LLC (F/K/A/ Yorktown Development Associates LLC), New 

York, New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Donald 

J. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Robert 

S. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump, New 

York, New York 

Fred C. Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Maryanne Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O the 

grandchildren of Fred 

C. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

grantor Trust - DJT 

is the Trustee Successor - Trustee is 

Donald J. Trump, Jr., 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Revocable Trust, New 

York, New York 

The Police Athletic 

League, Inc, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Connect Europe 

Limited, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

DT Endeavor I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Endeavor I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Bali LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Bali Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Lido LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Lido Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower II LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Kolkata LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Tower Kolkata Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Venture I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DTTM Operations LLC, 

New York, New York 

DTTM Operations Managing Member, New 

York, New York 

EID Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

EID Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

THC DC Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, New 

York, New York 

Lamington Farm Club 

(TRUMP NATIONAL 

GOLF CLUBBEDMINSTER)*, 

Bedminster, NJ 

Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, New York, 

New York 

Mobile Payroll Construction Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES LLC, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES MEMBER CORP, New 

York, New York 

TC MARKS BUENOS 

AIRES LLC, New 

York, New York 

Midland Associates, New 

York, New York 

Miss Universe L.P., 

LLLP (formerly 

Trump Pageants, 

L.P.), New York, New 

York 
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Trump Central Park 

West Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

40 Wall Street LLC, 

New York, New York 

401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Chicago, IL 809 North Canon LLC, 

Beverly Hills, CA 

Caribuslness Investments, S.R.L., Dominican Republic 

County Properties, LLC, 

Norfolk, VA 

DJT Aerospace LLC, 

New York, New York 

DJT Operations I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Connect II LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Excel Venture I LLC, 

St. Martin, French 

West Indies 

Fifty-Seventh Street Associates LLC, New 

York, New York 

Pine Hill Development 

LLC, Pine Hill, NJ 

Seven Springs LLC, Mt. 

Kisco, NY 

Trump Turnberry , 

Turnberry, Scotland 

The East 61 Street Company, LP, New York, 

New York 

The Trump Corporation, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Commercial LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Holding Company 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Hudson Valley, 

Hopewell Junction, 

NY 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Charlotte, 

Charlotte, NC 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Philadelphia, 

Pine Hill, NJ 

Trump International 

Golf Links - Scotland, 

Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Las Vegas Development LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Marks Asia LLC, 

Sterling, VA 

Trump Model Management LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Washington 

DC, Potomac Falls, 

VA 

1125 South Ocean LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

T Promotions LLC, New 

York, New York 

HWA 555 Owners, LLC, 

San Francisco, CA 

1290 Avenue of the 

Americas, A TenancyIn-Common, New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Triplex, 

New York, New York 

N/K/A DTW VENTURE LLC, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

THC Vancouver Management Corp, Vancouver, 

Canada 

TNGC Jupiter Management Corp, Jupiter, 

FL 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Management 

Inc., Manhasset, NY 

THC Miami Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, 

Miami, FL 

THC IMEA Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Lido Technical Services Manager LLC, 

Lido, Indonesia 

Trump Las Vegas Sales 

& Marketing, Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV 

Albemarle Estate, Charlottesville, VA 

MacLeod House & 

Lodge, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump Golf Links at 

Ferry Point, New 

York City, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Dubai, 

UAE 

Trump World Golf Club 

Dubai, UAE 

Trump International Resort & Golf Club Lido, 

Lido City, Indonesia 

Seven Springs, Bedford, 

NY 

Le Chateau des 

Palmiers, St. Martin, 

French West Indies 

Trump World, Seoul, 

South Korea 

Trump Towers, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

D B Pace Acquisition, 

LLC, New York, NY 

DJT HOLDINGS LLC, 

New York, NY 

Golf Productions LLC, 

New York, NY 

T International Realty 

LLC, New York, NY 

THC CENTRAL RESERVATIONS LLC, 

New York, NY 

THC CHINA DEVELOPMENT LLC, New 

York, NY 

THC SALES & MARKETING LLC, New 

York, NY 

The Trump-Equitable 

Fifth Avenue Company, New York, NY 

TRUMP 106 CPS LLC, 

New York, NY 

TRUMP BOOKS LLC 

/THE MIDAS 

TOUCH, New York, 

NY 

TRUMP CAROUSEL 

LLC, New York, NY 

TRUMP CPS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP FERRY 

POINT LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP HOME 

MARKS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP ICE LLC, New 

York, NY 
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STORAGE 106 LLC, 

New York, NY 

SC CLEVELAND MS 

MANAGEMENT 

LLC, Cleveland, MS 

T RETAIL LLC, New 

York, NY 

WESTMINSTER 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC, Livingston, NJ 

GOLF RECREATION 

SCOTLAND LIMITED, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

TRUMP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

LLC, New York, NY 

4T HOLDINGS TWO 

LLC, New York, NY 

T EXPRESS LLC, New 

York, NY 

1 SEC. 609. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to grant a hydropower license in con3 travention of the requirement for a licensee to conform 

4 to the rules and regulations of the Federal Energy Regu5 latory Commission for the protection of life, health, and 

6 property under section 10(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 803(c)). 

8 SEC. 610. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used to issue the Record of Decision for the 

10 proposed Pebble Project (POA–2017–271). 

11 SEC. 611. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to remove an inspector from any nuclear 

13 power plant during the transfer of spent fuel from a spent 

14 fuel pool to dry cask storage. 

15 SEC. 612. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used by the Secretary of Energy to make a 

17 guarantee under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act 

18 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) for a project that does not 

19 avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic 

20 emissions of greenhouse gases. 
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1 SEC. 613. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to reject any application for a grant to 

3 be made using funds appropriated by this Act because of 

4 the use of the term ‘‘sea level rise’’ in the application. 

5 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Energy and Water 

6 Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 

7 2021’’. 

8 DIVISION D—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 

9 GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIA10 TIONS ACT, 2021 

11 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

12 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

13 fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other pur14 poses, namely: 

15 TITLE I 

16 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

17 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 

20 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 

21 Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas22 senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve23 ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 

24 for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec25 essary for the performance of official business; executive 
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1 direction program activities; international affairs and eco2 nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac3 tivities, including technical assistance to State, local, and 

4 territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management poli5 cies and programs activities, $231,861,000: Provided, 

6 That of the amount appropriated under this heading— 

7 (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep8 tion and representation expenses; 

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

10 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 

11 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 

12 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 

13 Secretary’s certificate; and 

14 (3) not to exceed $24,000,000 shall remain 

15 available until September 30, 2022, for— 

16 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 

17 Audit and Internal Control Program; 

18 (B) information technology modernization 

19 requirements; 

20 (C) the audit, oversight, and administra21 tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 

22 (D) the development and implementation 

23 of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity 

24 and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including 

25 entering into cooperative agreements; 
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1 (E) operations and maintenance of facili2 ties; and 

3 (F) international operations. 

4 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED

5 STATES FUND

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign 

8 Investment in the United States, $20,000,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That the chairperson 

10 of the Committee may transfer such amounts to any de11 partment or agency represented on the Committee (includ12 ing the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance 

13 notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur15 ther, That amounts so transferred shall remain available 

16 until expended for expenses of implementing section 721 

17 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 

18 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available in addition to any 

19 other funds available to any department or agency: Pro20 vided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of 

21 such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as offset22 ting collections: Provided further, That the total amount 

23 appropriated under this heading from the general fund 

24 shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 

25 during fiscal year 2021, so as to result in a total appro-
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1 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

2 $0. 

3 OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 

6 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys7 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter8 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction 

9 proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, 

10 drug kingpins, and other national security threats, 

11 $172,751,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be 

12 available for addressing human rights violations and cor13 ruption, including activities authorized by the Global 

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

15 2656 note): Provided, That of the amounts appropriated 

16 under this heading, up to $10,000,000 shall remain avail17 able until September 30, 2022. 

18 CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

19 For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 

20 for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 

21 $18,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

22 2023: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 

23 supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas24 ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur25 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 
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1 heading $1,000,000 shall be available for administrative 

2 expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to 

3 provide oversight of the investments made under this 

4 heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supple5 ment and not supplant any other amounts made available 

6 to the Treasury Chief Information Officer. 

7 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL

8 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For development and acquisition of automatic data 

11 processing equipment, software, and services and for re12 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart13 ment of the Treasury, $6,000,000, to remain available 

14 until September 30, 2023: Provided, That these funds 

15 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec16 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of17 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 

18 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 

19 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur20 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head21 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev22 enue Service, Operations Support’’ or ‘‘Internal Revenue 

23 Service, Business Systems Modernization’’. 
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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

4 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

5 General Act of 1978, $41,044,000, including hire of pas6 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 

7 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con8 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 

9 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 

10 which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep11 tember 30, 2022, shall be for audits and investigations 

12 conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 

13 Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re14 vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 

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

16 shall be available for official reception and representation 

17 expenses. 

18 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 

22 General for Tax Administration in carrying out the In23 spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including pur24 chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

25 1343(b)); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at 
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1 such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General 

2 for Tax Administration; $171,350,000, of which 

3 $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

4 2022; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available 

5 for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed 

6 $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of 

7 a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under 

8 the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administra9 tion; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available 

10 for official reception and representation expenses. 

11 SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED

12 ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special 

15 Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the 

16 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public 

17 Law 110–343), $19,000,000. 

18 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En21 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve22 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 

23 foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 

24 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in25 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula-
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1 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 

2 $12,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 

3 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 

4 with or without reimbursement, $126,963,000, of which 

5 not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until 

6 September 30, 2023. 

7 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 

10 of the Fiscal Service, $341,069,000; of which not to ex11 ceed $7,733,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2023, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 

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

14 and representation expenses. 

15 In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil 

16 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 

17 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 

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

19 380. 

20 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 

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

24 passenger motor vehicles, $121,804,000; of which not to 

25 exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 
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1 representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 

2 $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and de3 velopment programs for laboratory services; and provision 

4 of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with 

5 or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount 

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

7 the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and 

8 label applications: Provided further, That of the amount 

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

10 available until September 30, 2022, shall be for the costs 

11 associated with enforcement of and education regarding 

12 the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Ad13 ministration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 

14 UNITED STATES MINT

15 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

16 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 

17 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 

18 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 

19 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis20 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper21 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 

22 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in23 curred during fiscal year 2021 under such section 5136 

24 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in-
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1 vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 

2 $50,000,000. 

3 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

4 FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 

6 Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 

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

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

9 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 

10 to the rate for EX–III, $273,500,000 (increased by 

11 $1,000,000). Of the amount appropriated under this head12 ing— 

13 (1) not less than $171,000,000 (reduced by 

14 $68,400,000) (increased by $68,400,000), notwith15 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 

16 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg17 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 

18 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 

19 2022, for financial assistance and technical assist20 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 

21 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 

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

23 $1,600,000 may be available for training and out24 reach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12 

25 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $2,375,000 may be 
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1 used for the cost of direct loans, and of which up 

2 to $6,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) of 

3 section 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707 

4 (d)), may be available to provide financial assistance, 

5 technical assistance, training, and outreach to com6 munity development financial institutions to expand 

7 investments that benefit individuals with disabilities: 

8 Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed 

9 loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, 

10 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres11 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

12 these funds are available to subsidize gross obliga13 tions for the principal amount of direct loans not to 

14 exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the 

15 funds provided under this paragraph, excluding 

16 those made to community development financial in17 stitutions to expand investments that benefit individ18 uals with disabilities and those made to community 

19 development financial institutions that serve popu20 lations living in persistent poverty counties, the 

21 CDFI Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance 

22 awards to organizations that invest and lend in high23 poverty areas: Provided further, That for purposes of 

24 this section, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means 

25 any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 
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1 percent as measured by the 2011–2015 5-year data 

2 series available from the American Community Sur3 vey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and 

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

5 percent as measured by the 2010 Island areas De6 cennial Census data for any territory or possession 

7 of the United States; 

8 (2) Not less than $16,000,000, notwithstanding 

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

10 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2022, for 

11 financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 

12 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 

13 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com14 munities and provided primarily through qualified 

15 community development lender organizations with 

16 experience and expertise in community development 

17 banking and lending in Indian country, Native 

18 American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organiza19 tions, and other suitable providers; 

20 (3) not less than $25,000,000 (increased by 

21 $1,000,000) is available until September 30, 2022, 

22 for the Bank Enterprise Award program; 

23 (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding 

24 subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 

25 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available 
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1 until September 30, 2022, for a Healthy Food Fi2 nancing Initiative to provide financial assistance, 

3 technical assistance, training, and outreach to com4 munity development financial institutions for the 

5 purpose of offering affordable financing and tech6 nical assistance to expand the availability of healthy 

7 food options in distressed communities; 

8 (5) not less than $10,000,000 is available until 

9 September 30, 2022, to provide grants for loan loss 

10 reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for 

11 small dollar loan programs under section 122 of 

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

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

14 Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants 

15 and technical assistance; 

16 (6) up to $29,500,000 is available until Sep17 tember 30, 2021, for administrative expenses, in18 cluding administration of CDFI Fund programs and 

19 the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not 

20 less than $1,000,000 is for development of tools to 

21 better assess and inform CDFI investment perform22 ance, and up to $300,000 is for administrative ex23 penses to carry out the direct loan program; and 

24 (7) during fiscal year 2021, none of the funds 

25 available under this heading are available for the 
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1 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

2 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 

3 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 

4 Community Development and Regulatory Improve5 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 

6 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 

7 under such section 114A shall not exceed 

8 $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 

9 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 

10 2021: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 

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

12 used for awards that support investments that serve 

13 populations living in persistent poverty counties: 

14 Provided further, That for the purposes of this para15 graph and paragraph (1), the term ‘‘persistent pov16 erty counties’’ means any county, including county 

17 equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 

18 percent or more of its population living in poverty 

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

20 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2011–2015 5- 

21 year data series available from the American Com22 munity Survey of the Bureau of the Census or any 

23 other territory or possession of the United States 

24 that has had 20 percent or more of its population 

25 living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 
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1 by the 1990, 2000, and 2010 Island Areas Decen2 nial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau of 

3 the Census. 

4 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

5 TAXPAYER SERVICES

6 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv7 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist8 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 

9 advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 

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

11 Commissioner, $2,602,554,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) 

12 (increased by $1,000,000), of which not less than 

13 $11,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the El14 derly Program, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall 

15 be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, of which 

16 not less than $28,000,000, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2022, shall be available for the Community 

18 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grants Pro19 gram for tax return preparation assistance, and of which 

20 not less than $211,000,000 shall be available for operating 

21 expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided, 

22 That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Ad23 vocate Service, not less than $5,500,000 shall be for iden24 tity theft and refund fraud casework. 
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1 ENFORCEMENT

2 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 

3 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 

4 owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con5 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 

6 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi7 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi8 cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 

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

10 determined by the Commissioner, $5,206,246,000, of 

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

12 until September 30, 2022, and of which not less than 

13 $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 

14 Enforcement program. 

15 OPERATIONS SUPPORT

16 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv17 ice to support taxpayer services and enforcement pro18 grams, including rent payments; facilities services; print19 ing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other 

20 IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics 

21 of income; telecommunications; information technology de22 velopment, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and se23 curity; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 

24 1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Revenue Service 

25 Oversight Board; and other services as authorized by 5 
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1 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 

2 Commissioner; $4,057,691,000 (increased by 

3 $10,000,000), of which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall 

4 remain available until September 30, 2022; of which not 

5 to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until ex6 pended for acquisition of equipment and construction, re7 pair and renovation of facilities; of which not to exceed 

8 $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

9 2023, for research; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall 

10 be for official reception and representation expenses: Pro11 vided, That not later than 30 days after the end of each 

12 quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a re13 port to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

14 of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller 

15 General detailing the cost and schedule performance for 

16 its major information technology investments, including 

17 the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the 

18 reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of 

19 such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue 

20 Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected 

21 developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be 

22 incurred in the next quarter: Provided further, That the 

23 Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget jus24 tification for fiscal year 2022, a summary of cost and 
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1 schedule performance information for its major informa2 tion technology systems. 

3 BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

4 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv5 ice’s business systems modernization program, 

6 $250,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2023, for the capital asset acquisition of information tech8 nology systems, including management and related con9 tractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Inter10 nal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs as11 sociated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: 

12 Provided, That not later than 30 days after the end of 

13 each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit 

14 a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comp16 troller General detailing the cost and schedule perform17 ance for major information technology investments, in18 cluding the purposes and life-cycle stages of the invest19 ments; the reason for any cost and schedule variances; the 

20 risks of such investments and the strategies the Internal 

21 Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the 

22 expected developmental milestones to be achieved and 

23 costs to be incurred in the next quarter. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE

2 SERVICE

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 4 percent of the appropria5 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

6 Service under the ‘‘Enforcement’’ heading, and not to ex7 ceed 5 percent of any other appropriation made available 

8 in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service, may be trans9 ferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropria10 tion upon the advance approval of the Committees on Ap11 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen12 ate. 

13 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main14 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 

15 following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 

16 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im17 partial application of tax law. 

18 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti19 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe20 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro21 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 

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

23 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 

24 improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi25 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 
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1 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 

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

3 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 

4 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 

5 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 

6 SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 

7 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 

8 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 

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

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

11 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 

12 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic13 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 

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

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

16 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 

17 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con18 stitution of the United States. 

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

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

21 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 

22 beliefs. 

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

24 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex25 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce-
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1 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, 

2 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 

3 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re4 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 

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

6 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 

7 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana8 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 

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

10 Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 

11 expended— 

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

13 a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 

14 (2) under any hiring or personnel selection 

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

16 unless such program or process takes into account the 

17 conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or 

18 former employee. 

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

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

21 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 

22 and disclosure of returns and return information). 

23 SEC. 111. There is hereby established in the Treasury 

24 of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Internal 

25 Revenue Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’: Provided, 
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1 That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds 

2 appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the 

3 General Fund of the Treasury to the Internal Revenue 

4 Service by this or any other Act may be transferred (not 

5 later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last 

6 fiscal year for which such funds are available for the pur7 poses for which appropriated) into the Internal Revenue 

8 Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund: Provided further, 

9 That amounts deposited in the Fund pursuant to this sec10 tion shall remain available for obligation for 3 fiscal years 

11 after the fiscal year of such transfer, and in addition to 

12 such other funds as may be available for such purposes, 

13 for facilities and information technology expenses: Pro14 vided further, That transfer authority under this section 

15 shall be in addition to any other transfer authority pro16 vided in this Act: Provided further, That amounts in the 

17 Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Ap18 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen19 ate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned 

20 use of funds: Provided further, That the Internal Revenue 

21 Service shall include in the annual operating plan required 

22 under section 608 of this Act a report on the unobligated 

23 balances of the Internal Revenue Service Nonrecurring 

24 Expenses Fund and a plan for the use of such funds. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE

2 TREASURY

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 112. Appropriations to the Department of the 

5 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al6 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

7 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 

8 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 

9 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 

10 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 

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

12 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 

13 of health and medical services to employees and their de14 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author15 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

16 SEC. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria17 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De18 partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 

19 Terrorism and Financial Intelligence’’ , ‘‘Financial Crimes 

20 Enforcement Network’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, 

21 and ‘‘Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may 

22 be transferred between such appropriations upon the ad23 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

24 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 
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1 That no transfer under this section may increase or de2 crease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 

3 SEC. 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria4 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 

5 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen6 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad7 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

8 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 

9 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro10 priation by more than 2 percent. 

11 SEC. 115. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

12 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 

13 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 

14 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 

15 SEC. 116. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans16 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Sala17 ries and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as nec18 essary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That 

19 such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and ex20 penses account from debt collections received in the Debt 

21 Collection Fund. 

22 SEC. 117. None of the funds appropriated or other23 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

24 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu25 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 
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1 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 

3 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

4 Affairs. 

5 SEC. 118. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 

7 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav8 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 

9 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func10 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 

11 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 

12 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com13 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 

14 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent15 atives and the Senate. 

16 SEC. 119. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 

17 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De18 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re19 lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 

20 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 

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

22 2021 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 

23 Act for Fiscal Year 2021. 

24 SEC. 120. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail25 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus-
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1 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 

2 representation expenses. 

3 SEC. 121. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

4 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro5 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

6 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an7 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 

8 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest9 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 

10 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart11 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac12 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas13 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 

14 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur15 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 

16 project that has not been fully completed. 

17 SEC. 122. 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 

24 description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 

25 each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip-
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1 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran2 chise Fund. 

3 SEC. 123. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 

4 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the 

5 Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their 

6 activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 

8 on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, 

9 and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

10 Urban Affairs. 

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

12 include— 

13 (1) the obligations made during the previous 

14 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 

15 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 

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

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

18 each office during the previous quarter; 

19 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva20 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis21 cal year; and 

22 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec23 tives, and performance measures of each office. 

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

25 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 
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1 Office of Financial Research shall make officials available 

2 to testify on the contents of the reports required under 

3 subsection (a). 

4 SEC. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

5 law, none of the funds available in the Department of the 

6 Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 9705 of 

7 title 31, United States Code, may be obligated, expended, 

8 or used to plan, design, construct, or carry out a project 

9 to construct a wall, barrier, fence, or road along the south10 ern border of the United States, or a road to provide ac11 cess to a wall, barrier, or fence constructed along the 

12 southern border of the United States. 

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

14 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

15 TITLE II 

16 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 

17 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 

18 THE WHITE HOUSE

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses for the White House as au21 thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 

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

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

24 shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 

25 section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not 
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1 to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as 

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

3 official reception and representation expenses, to be avail4 able for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi5 dent; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy 

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

7 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $55,000,000. 

8 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

9 OPERATING EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 

11 at the White House, $13,641,000, to be expended and ac12 counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 

13 112–114. 

14 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

15 For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi16 dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec17 essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 

18 of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 

19 with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, 

20 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 

21 amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 

22 exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob23 ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex24 penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

25 shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit-
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1 ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti2 mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 

3 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

4 expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 

5 shall require the national committee of the political party 

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

7 separately accounted for and available for expenses relat8 ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 

9 committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 

10 the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 

11 of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 

12 under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 

13 such amount within 60 days after such expense is in14 curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 

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

16 the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 

17 penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 

18 not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 

19 the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out20 standing debt on a United States Government claim under 

21 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 

22 that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 

23 charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella24 neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi25 dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap-
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1 propriations, not later than 90 days after the end of the 

2 fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the 

3 reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Resi4 dence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 

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

6 consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 

7 amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 

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

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

10 That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 

11 the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 

12 within the Executive Residence that includes a standard 

13 for the classification of any such expense as political or 

14 nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 

15 paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Res16 idence from any other applicable requirement of sub17 chapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 

18 Code. 

19 WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION

20 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 

21 Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 

22 U.S.C. 105(d), $1,625,000, to remain available until ex23 pended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and 

24 health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. 
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1 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 

4 Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ5 ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,000,000. 

6 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND

7 SECURITY COUNCIL

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the National Security 

10 Council and the Homeland Security Council, including 

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

12 which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official 

13 reception and representation expenses. 

14 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra17 tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 

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

19 $96,000,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall re20 main available until expended for continued modernization 

21 of information resources within the Executive Office of the 

22 President. 
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1 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 

4 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 

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

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

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

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

9 title 31, United States Code, $107,245,000, of which not 

10 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa11 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro12 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 

13 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri14 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 

15 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree16 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 

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

18 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 

19 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit20 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 

21 Management and Budget, before the Committees on Ap22 propriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, 

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

24 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 

25 the altering of the annual work plan developed by the 
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1 Corps of Engineers for submission to the Committees on 

2 Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds 

3 provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or 

4 indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for 

5 evaluating or determining if water resource project or 

6 study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 

7 through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with 

8 all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant 

9 to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Pro10 vided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 

11 shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform 

12 budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on 

13 which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided fur14 ther, That the Director of the Office of Management and 

15 Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and ap16 propriating committees when the 60-day review is initi17 ated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have 

18 not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and 

19 appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of 

20 the Office of Management and Budget review period based 

21 on the notification from the Director, Congress shall as22 sume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 

23 the report and act accordingly. 
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1 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENFORCEMENT

2 COORDINATOR

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellec4 tual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by 

5 title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for 

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

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

8 $1,300,000. 

9 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

12 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 

13 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza14 tion Act of 1998; not to exceed $10,000 for official recep15 tion and representation expenses; and for participation in 

16 joint projects or in the provision of services on matters 

17 of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public orga18 nizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 

19 $18,400,000: Provided, That the Office is authorized to 

20 accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and 

21 personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, 

22 for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the 

23 Office. 
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1 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

2 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 

5 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 

6 Areas Program, $290,000,000, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2022, for drug control activities consistent 

8 with the approved strategy for each of the designated 

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

10 which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 

11 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 

12 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 

13 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans14 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 

15 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 

16 Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used 

17 for auditing services and associated activities: Provided 

18 further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior to fis19 cal year 2019 may be used for any other approved activi20 ties of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming require21 ments: Provided further, That each HIDTA designated as 

22 of September 30, 2020, shall be funded at not less than 

23 the fiscal year 2020 base level, unless the Director submits 

24 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep25 resentatives and the Senate justification for changes to 
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1 those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and pub2 lished Office of National Drug Control Policy performance 

3 measures of effectiveness: Provided further, That the Di4 rector shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 

5 the initial allocation of fiscal year 2021 funding among 

6 HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this 

7 Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of 

8 discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consulta9 tion with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days 

10 after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon 

11 a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred 

12 from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 

13 provided herein and upon notification to the Committees 

14 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this ap16 propriation. 

17 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For other drug control activities authorized by the 

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

21 Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, 

22 $123,965,000, to remain available until expended, which 

23 shall be available as follows: $102,000,000 for the Drug24 Free Communities Program, of which $2,500,000 shall be 

25 made available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 
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1 107–82, as amended by section 8204 of Public Law 115– 

2 271; $3,000,000 for drug court training and technical as3 sistance; $10,000,000 for anti-doping activities; up to 

4 $2,715,000 for the United States membership dues to the 

5 World Anti-Doping Agency; $1,250,000 for the Model 

6 Acts Program; and $5,000,000 for activities authorized by 

7 section 103 of Public Law 114–198: Provided, That 

8 amounts made available under this heading may be trans9 ferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry 

10 out such activities. 

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, $1,000,000, to remain available until Sep17 tember 30, 2022. 

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, $11,491,000, to 

23 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Direc24 tor 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, $4,698,000. 

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), $302,000: 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 OF

2 THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO

3 THE 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 

25 Vice President. 
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1 SEC. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2021, 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 2021; 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 2021. 

20 (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo21 randum is issued during fiscal year 2021 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 

25 or memorandum is issued. 
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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 10 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. (a) Beginning not later than 10 days after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act and until the require12 ments of subsection (b) are completed, the Office of Man13 agement and Budget shall provide to the Committees on 

14 Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Represent15 atives and the Senate each document apportioning an ap16 propriation, pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, 

17 United States Code, approved by the Office of Manage18 ment and Budget, including any associated footnotes, not 

19 later than 2 business days after the date of approval of 

20 such apportionment by the Office of Management and 

21 Budget. 

22 (b) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact23 ment of this Act, the Office of Management and Budget 

24 shall complete implementation of an automated system to 

25 post each document apportioning an appropriation, pursu-
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1 ant to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code, 

2 including any associated footnotes, in a format that quali3 fies each such document as an Open Government Data 

4 Asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States 

5 Code), not later than 2 business days after the date of 

6 approval of such apportionment, and shall place on such 

7 website each document apportioning an appropriation, 

8 pursuant to such section 1513(b), including any associated 

9 footnotes, already approved the current fiscal year, and 

10 shall report the date of completion of such requirements 

11 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of 

12 the House of Representatives and Senate. 

13 (c) Each document apportioning an appropriation 

14 pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States 

15 Code, that is posted on a publicly accessible website pursu16 ant to such section shall also include a written explanation 

17 by the official approving each such apportionment stating 

18 the rationale for the apportionment schedule and for any 

19 footnotes: Provided, That the Office of Management and 

20 Budget or the applicable department or agency shall make 

21 available classified documentation relating to any appor22 tionment to the appropriate congressional committees on 

23 a schedule to be determined by each such committee. 

24 (d)(1) Not later than 15 days after the date of enact25 ment of this Act, any delegation of apportionment author-
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1 ity pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States 

2 Code, that is in effect as of such date shall be submitted 

3 for publication in the Federal Register: Provided, That 

4 any delegation of such apportionment authority after the 

5 date of enactment of this section shall, on the date of such 

6 delegation, be submitted for publication in the Federal 

7 Register: Provided further, That the Office of Management 

8 and Budget shall publish such delegations in a format that 

9 qualifies such publications as an Open Government Data 

10 Asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States 

11 Code) on a public internet website, which shall be continu12 ously updated with the position of each Federal officer or 

13 employee to whom apportionment authority has been dele14 gated. 

15 (2) Not later than 5 days after any change in the 

16 position of the approving official with respect to such dele17 gated apportionment authority for any account is made, 

18 the Office shall submit a report to the Congress explaining 

19 why such change was made. 

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

21 the President Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
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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 hire of passenger motor 

8 vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not 

9 to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation 

10 expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended 

11 as the Chief Justice may approve, $95,025,000, of which 

12 $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended. 

13 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 

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

15 justice and associate justices of the court. 

16 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

17 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 

18 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im19 posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, 

20 $10,618,000, to 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 $33,802,000. 

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, $20,027,000. 

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, 

25 and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 
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1 for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author2 ized by law, $5,412,919,000 (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 $9,700,000, 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, 

25 expert, and other services for such representations as au-
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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, $1,322,543,000 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)), $55,478,000, 

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 operations, and the procurement, installa9 tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 

10 for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 

11 Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 

12 control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 

13 patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 

14 by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi15 ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve16 ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 

17 $664,011,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 

18 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 

19 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 

20 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 

21 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 

22 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 

23 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen24 eral. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

2 COURTS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 

5 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ6 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas7 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 

8 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else9 where, $97,970,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au10 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 

11 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen14 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $31,115,000; 

15 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep16 tember 30, 2022, to provide education and training to 

17 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 

18 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa19 tion expenses. 

20 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 

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

24 Code, $20,133,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au25 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 

4 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 

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

6 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria7 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi8 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro9 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 

10 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De11 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 

12 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis13 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

14 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

15 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

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

17 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 

18 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 

19 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

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

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

22 shall be available for official reception and representation 

23 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 

24 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 

25 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 
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1 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 

2 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 

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

4 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec5 utive’’ each place it appears. 

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

7 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

8 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 

9 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 

10 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 

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

12 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De13 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 

14 services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build15 ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di16 rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 

17 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 

18 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 

19 SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve20 ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 

21 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph 12— 

22 (1) in the second sentence (relating to the Dis23 trict of Kansas), by striking ‘‘29 years and 6 

24 months’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years and 6 months’’; 

25 and 
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1 (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Dis2 trict of Hawaii), by striking ‘‘26 years and 6 

3 months’’ and inserting ‘‘27 years and 6 months’’. 

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

5 Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis6 trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria7 tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 

8 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 

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

10 ‘‘27 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘28 years and 

11 6 months’’. 

12 (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart13 ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 

14 Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 

15 (1) in the first sentence by inserting after ‘‘ex16 cept in the case of’’ the following: ‘‘the northern dis17 trict of Alabama,’’; 

18 (2) in the first sentence by inserting after ‘‘the 

19 central district of California’’ the following: ‘‘,’’; 

20 (3) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘18 years’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘19 years’’; 

22 (4) by adding at the end of the first sentence 

23 the following: ‘‘The first vacancy in the office of dis24 trict judge in the northern district of Alabama oc25 curring 18 years or more after the confirmation date 
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1 of the judge named to fill the temporary district 

2 judgeship created in that district by this subsection, 

3 shall not be filled.’’; 

4 (5) in the third sentence (relating to the central 

5 District of California), by striking ‘‘17 years and 6 

6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘18 years and 6 months’’; 

7 and 

8 (6) in the fourth sentence (relating to the west9 ern district of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘16 

10 years’’ and inserting ‘‘17 years’’. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria12 tions Act, 2021’’. 

13 TITLE IV 

14 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

15 FEDERAL FUNDS

16 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

17 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 

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

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

20 Columbia resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain 

21 available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in22 cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be23 half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 

24 amount based upon the difference between in-State and 

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

2 institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 

3 awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 

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

5 eligible students and such other factors as may be author6 ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov7 ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi8 dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 

9 Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 

10 and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal11 ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 

12 this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 

13 shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 

14 Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 

15 for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup16 port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 

17 Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 

18 report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

19 of Representatives and the Senate for these funds show20 ing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur21 pose therefor. 

22 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND

23 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

24 For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de25 termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ-
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1 ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 

2 of surrounding jurisdictions, $52,900,000, to remain 

3 available until expended, for the costs of providing public 

4 safety at events related to the presence of the National 

5 Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re6 quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv7 ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 

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

9 of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 

10 terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 

11 surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That funds appro12 priated under this heading may be used to reimburse pres13 idential inauguration expenditures incurred in fiscal year 

14 2020. 

15 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

16 COURTS

17 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum18 bia Courts, $265,618,000 to be allocated as follows: for 

19 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,977,000, 

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

21 representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 

22 District of Columbia, $127,514,000, of which not to ex23 ceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation ex24 penses; for the District of Columbia Court System, 

25 $80,974,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 
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1 reception and representation expenses; and $42,153,000, 

2 to remain available until September 30, 2022, for capital 

3 improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili4 ties: Provided, That funds made available for capital im5 provements shall be expended consistent with the District 

6 of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condi7 tion assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the 

8 amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District 

9 of Columbia Courts for administering bar examinations 

10 and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may 

11 be retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain 

12 available until expended, for salaries and expenses associ13 ated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of 

14 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official 

15 Code, sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwith16 standing any other provision of law, all amounts under 

17 this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office 

18 of Management and Budget and obligated and expended 

19 in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and 

20 expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 

21 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate 

24 not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under 

25 this heading among the items and entities funded under 
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1 this heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee 

2 on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia 

3 may, by regulation, establish a program substantially simi4 lar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 

5 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the 

6 District of Columbia Courts. 

7 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN

8 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

9 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 

10 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen11 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 

12 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro13 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 

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

15 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 

16 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech17 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 

18 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 

19 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 

20 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay21 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 

22 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 

23 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du24 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to 

25 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
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1 provided under this heading shall be administered by the 

2 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis3 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

4 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap5 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 

6 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 

7 as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen8 cies. 

9 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF10 FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT

11 OF COLUMBIA

12 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

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

14 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au15 thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self16 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $245,923,000, of 

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

18 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 

19 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 

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

21 to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 

22 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 

23 Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this head24 ing, $179,180,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com25 munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in-
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1 clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 

2 to protection orders or the provision of services for or re3 lated to such persons: Provided further, That, of the funds 

4 appropriated under this heading, $66,743,000 shall be 

5 available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which 

6 $459,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, 

7 for costs associated with relocation under a replacement 

8 lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related fa9 cilities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 

11 apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 

12 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 

13 as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other 

14 Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts under 

15 this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for 

16 defendants to successfully complete their terms of super17 vision. 

18 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

19 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

20 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 

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

22 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 

23 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 

24 1997, $44,011,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

25 other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
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1 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage2 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 

3 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 

4 of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the District 

5 of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for 

6 employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender 

7 Service a program substantially similar to the program set 

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

9 States Code, except that the maximum amount of the pay10 ment made under the program to any individual may not 

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

12 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That the 

13 District of Columbia Public Defender Service may be 

14 deemed an ‘‘agency’’ for purposes of engaging with and 

15 receiving services from Federal Franchise Fund Programs 

16 established in accordance with section 403 of the Govern17 ment Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

18 356), as amended. 

19 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE

20 COORDINATING COUNCIL

21 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co22 ordinating Council, $2,150,000, to remain available until 

23 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 

24 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis25 trict of Columbia. 
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1 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS

2 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 

3 September 30, 2022, to the Commission on Judicial Dis4 abilities and Tenure, $325,000, and for the Judicial Nomi5 nation Commission, $275,000. 

6 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

7 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro8 gram in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain 

9 available until expended, for payments authorized under 

10 the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division 

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

12 that funds are available for opportunity scholarships and 

13 following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 

14 Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships 

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

16 Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including stu17 dents who were not offered a scholarship during any pre18 vious school year: Provided further, That within funds pro19 vided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,200,000 shall 

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

21 3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the 

22 activities specified in section 3009 of the Act: Provided 

23 further, That none of the funds made available under this 

24 heading may be used for an opportunity scholarship for 

25 a student to attend a school which does not certify to the 
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1 Secretary of Education that the student will be provided 

2 with the same protections under the Federal laws which 

3 are enforced by the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart4 ment of Education which are provided to a student of a 

5 public elementary or secondary school in the District of 

6 Columbia and which does not certify to the Secretary of 

7 Education that the student and the student’s parents will 

8 be provided with the same services, rights, and protections 

9 under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 

10 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) which are provided to a student and 

11 a student’s parents of a public elementary or secondary 

12 school in the District of Columbia, as enumerated in Table 

13 2 of Government Accountability Office Report 18–94 (en14 titled ‘‘Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are 

15 Notified About Changes in Rights for Students with Dis16 abilities’’), issued November 2017. 

17 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

18 NATIONAL GUARD

19 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

20 National Guard, $413,000, to remain available until ex21 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis22 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 

23 Access Program. 
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1 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF

2 HIV/AIDS

3 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

4 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in5 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac6 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co7 lumbia, $4,000,000. 

8 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

9 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

10 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 

11 Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain avail12 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 

13 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 

14 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 

15 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 

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

17 Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

18 TITLE V 

19 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

20 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con23 ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 

24 et seq., $3,500,000, to remain available until September 
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1 30, 2022, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re2 ception and representation expenses. 

3 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 

6 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve7 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 

8 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv9 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 

10 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi11 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 

12 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex13 penses, $137,000,000, of which $1,300,000 shall remain 

14 available until expended to carry out the program, includ15 ing administrative costs, required by section 1405 of the 

16 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 

17 Law 110–140; 15 U.S.C. 8004). 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT

19 SAFETY COMMISSION

20 SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2021, none of the 

21 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final22 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 

23 Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 

24 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 

25 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 
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1 (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con2 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 

3 Administration and the Department of Defense, 

4 completes a study to determine— 

5 (A) the technical validity of the lateral sta6 bility and vehicle handling requirements pro7 posed by such standard for purposes of reduc8 ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi9 cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll10 overs in the off-road environment, including the 

11 repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 

12 compliance with such requirements; 

13 (B) the number of ROV rollovers that 

14 would be prevented if the proposed require15 ments were adopted; 

16 (C) whether there is a technical basis for 

17 the proposal to provide information on a point18 of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist19 ance on a progressive scale; and 

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

21 by the United States military if the proposed 

22 requirements were adopted; and 

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

24 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 
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1 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

2 and Transportation of the Senate; 

3 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com4 merce of the House of Representatives; 

5 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

6 the Senate; and 

7 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 

8 the House of Representatives. 

9 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer13 ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $19,063,000 

14 (increased by $1,000,000), of which $1,500,000 shall be 

15 transferred to the National Institute of Standards and 

16 Technology for election reform activities authorized under 

17 the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 

18 ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS

19 Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help 

20 America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), 

21 $500,000,000 is provided to the Election Assistance Com22 mission for necessary expenses to make payments to 

23 States for activities to improve the administration of elec24 tions for Federal office, including to enhance election tech25 nology and make election security improvements, as au-
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1 thorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: Pro2 vided, That for purposes of applying such sections, the 

3 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 

4 deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 

5 101(d)(2) and 103(a), shall be treated in the same manner 

6 as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 

7 Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided 

8 further, That each reference to the ‘‘Administrator of Gen9 eral Services’’ or the ‘‘Administrator’’ in sections 101 and 

10 103 shall be deemed to refer to the ‘‘Election Assistance 

11 Commission’’: Provided further, That each reference to 

12 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 

13 ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and each reference to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in sec14 tion 103 shall be deemed to refer to ‘‘$600,000’’: Provided 

15 further, That not later than 45 days after the date of en16 actment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission 

17 shall make the payments to States under this heading: 

18 Provided further, That a State shall use such payment to 

19 replace voting systems which use direct-recording elec20 tronic voting machines with a voting system which uses 

21 an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot which is 

22 marked by the voter by hand or through the use of a non23 tabulating ballot-marking device or system, so long as the 

24 voter shall have the option to mark his or her ballot by 

25 hand, and provides the voter with an opportunity to in-
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1 spect and confirm the marked ballot before casting (in this 

2 heading referred to as a ‘‘qualified voting system’’): Pro3 vided further, That for purposes of determining whether 

4 a voting system is a qualified voting system, a voter5 verified paper audit trail receipt generated by a direct-re6 cording electronic voting machine is not a paper ballot: 

7 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

8 under this heading may be used to purchase or obtain any 

9 voting system which is not a qualified voting system: Pro10 vided further, That a State may use such payment to carry 

11 out other authorized activities to improve the administra12 tion of elections for Federal office only if the State cer13 tifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the 

14 State has replaced all voting systems which use direct-re15 cording electronic voting machines with qualified voting 

16 systems: Provided further, That not less than 50 percent 

17 of the amount of the payment made to a State under this 

18 heading shall be allocated in cash or in kind to the units 

19 of local government which are responsible for the adminis20 tration of elections for Federal office in the State. 

21 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica24 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni25 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
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1 5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 

2 representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi3 cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 

4 5 U.S.C. 3109, $376,070,000, to remain available until 

5 expended, of which not less than $33,000,000 shall be for 

6 implementing title VIII of the Communications Act of 

7 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.), as added by the Broadband 

8 DATA Act (Public Law 116–130): Provided, That 

9 $376,070,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 

10 and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Com11 munications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 

12 necessary expenses, and shall remain available until ex13 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro14 priated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are 

15 received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final 

16 fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided 

17 further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), 

18 proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 

19 may be retained and made available for obligation shall 

20 not exceed $134,495,000 for fiscal year 2021: Provided 

21 further, That, of the amount appropriated under this 

22 heading, not less than $11,105,700 shall be for the sala23 ries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL

2 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

3 SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service 

4 Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ each place it appears and 

6 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 

7 SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

8 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 

9 to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for 

10 universal service support payments to implement the Feb11 ruary 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 

12 Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec13 tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup14 port payments. 

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

16 Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en17 force the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Universal Service Con18 tribution Methodology’’ published by the Federal Commu19 nications Commission in the Federal Register on June 13, 

20 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 27570). 

21 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis23 sion to establish or implement a 5G Fund for Rural Amer24 ica, or any similar Federal universal service support mech25 anism, as proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
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1 in the matter of Establishing a 5G Fund for Rural Amer2 ica that was adopted by the Commission on April 23, 2020 

3 (FCC 20–52), until the Commission completes the cre4 ation of the map that depicts the availability of mobile 

5 broadband internet access service required by section 

6 802(c)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

7 U.S.C. 642(c)(1)(C)). 

8 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

9 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

11 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

12 General Act of 1978, $42,982,000, to be derived from the 

13 Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the 

14 FSLIC Resolution Fund. 

15 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

18 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

19 $73,329,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail20 able for reception and representation expenses. 

21 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

24 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga25 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 
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1 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 

2 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult3 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi4 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 

5 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 

6 Columbia and elsewhere, $26,100,000: Provided, That 

7 public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 

8 may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub9 sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 

10 employed intermittently in the Government service, and 

11 compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 

12 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re13 ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 

14 labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 

15 to and merged with this account, to be available without 

16 further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 

17 conferences. 

18 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING

19 COUNCIL

20 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 

23 Improvement Fund established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

24 4370m–8(d), $6,000,000, to remain available until ex25 pended: Provided, That funds appropriated in prior appro-
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1 priations Acts under the heading ‘‘General Services Ad2 ministration—General Activities—Environmental Review 

3 Improvement Fund’’ shall be transferred to and merged 

4 with this account. 

5 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com8 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au9 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 

10 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 

11 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa12 tion expenses, $341,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 

14 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 

15 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 

16 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law, not to exceed $150,000,000 of off18 setting collections derived from fees collected for 

19 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro20 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 

21 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 

22 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 

23 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi24 sion of law, not to exceed $19,000,000 in offsetting collec25 tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 
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1 the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 

2 Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven3 tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 

4 account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 

5 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here6 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 

7 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 

8 year 2021, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appro9 priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 

10 $172,000,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 

11 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 

12 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 

13 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 

14 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

15 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

16 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

17 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec20 tions deposited into the Fund, shall be available for nec21 essary expenses of real property management and related 

22 activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 

23 maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased 

24 buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 

25 restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen-
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1 cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 

2 relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al3 location, and transfer of space; contractual services inci4 dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 

5 and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 

6 grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safe7 guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 

8 and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur9 chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 

10 acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con11 version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre12 liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 

13 otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equip14 ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter15 est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 

16 by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag17 gregate amount of $9,052,711,000 (reduced by 

18 $5,000,000) (reduced by $8,025,000) (reduced by 

19 $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

20 $1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

21 $10,000,000), of which— 

22 (1) $209,700,000 shall remain available until 

23 expended for construction and acquisition (including 

24 funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 

25 and construction services) as follows: 
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1 (A) $200,700,000 shall be for the Depart2 ment of Homeland Security Consolidation at St. 

3 Elizabeths, Washington, DC; and 

4 (B) $9,000,000 shall be for the Southeast 

5 Federal Center Remediation, Washington, DC: 

6 Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 

7 on new construction and acquisition projects may be 

8 exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in 

9 other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of 

10 the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if 

11 required, unless advance approval is obtained from 

12 the Committees on Appropriations of a greater 

13 amount; 

14 (2) $585,965,000 shall remain available until 

15 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso16 ciated design and construction services, of which— 

17 (A) $203,908,000 is for Major Repairs and 

18 Alterations; and 

19 (B) $382,057,000 is for Basic Repairs and 

20 Alterations: 

21 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 

22 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re23 pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 

24 be limited to the amount identified for each project, 

25 except each project in this or any previous Act may 
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1 be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent 

2 unless advance approval is obtained from the Com3 mittees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Pro4 vided further, That additional projects for which 

5 prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund6 ed under this category only if advance approval is 

7 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: 

8 Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 

9 or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may 

10 be used to fund costs associated with implementing 

11 security improvements to buildings necessary to 

12 meet the minimum standards for security in accord13 ance with current law and in compliance with the re14 programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit15 tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, 

16 That the difference between the funds appropriated 

17 and expended on any projects in this or any prior 

18 Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, 

19 may be transferred to ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alter20 ations’’ or used to fund authorized increases in pro21 spectus projects: Provided further, That the amount 

22 provided in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs 

23 and Alterations’’ may be used to pay claims against 

24 the Government arising from any projects under the 
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1 heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 

2 authorized increases in prospectus projects; 

3 (3) $5,723,900,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) 

4 (reduced by $8,025,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) 

5 (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) 

6 (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) 

7 for rental of space to remain available until ex8 pended; and 

9 (4) $2,533,146,000 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: Provided further, 

23 That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable 

24 special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 

25 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable 
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1 fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities 

2 on private or other property not in Government own3 ership or control as may be appropriate to enable 

4 the United States Secret Service to perform its pro5 tective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall 

6 be available from such revenues and collections: Pro7 vided further, That revenues and collections and any 

8 other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 

9 2021, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 

10 592(b)(2), in excess of the aggregate new 

11 obligational authority authorized for Real Property 

12 Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act 

13 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available 

14 for expenditure except as authorized in appropria15 tions Acts. 

16 GENERAL ACTIVITIES

17 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

18 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro19 vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac20 tivities associated with the management of real and per21 sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 

22 Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 

23 acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology 

24 management, and related technology activities; and serv25 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $64,000,000. 
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1 OPERATING EXPENSES

2 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro3 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 

4 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis5 posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, man6 agement, and communications; and services as authorized 

7 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $49,440,000, of which not to exceed 

8 $7,500 is for official reception and representation ex9 penses. 

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, $9,625,000, of which 

14 $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

15 2022. 

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

18 General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

19 $67,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall 

20 be available for payment for information and detection of 

21 fraud against the Government, including payment for re22 covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 

23 That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 

24 to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 
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1 in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en2 hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 

3 ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER

4 PRESIDENTS

5 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 

6 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 

7 $3,915,000. 

8 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Products and 

11 Programs, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 

12 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses in sup13 port of interagency projects that enable the Federal Gov14 ernment to enhance its ability to conduct activities elec15 tronically, through the development and implementation of 

16 innovative uses of information technology; $55,000,000, to 

17 be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Pro18 vided, That the previous amount may be transferred to 

19 Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal 

20 Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the appro21 priations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections de22 posited into the Fund shall be available until expended for 

23 necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other 

24 activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance 

25 its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggre-
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1 gate amount not to exceed $100,000,000: Provided fur2 ther, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and 

3 collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2021 

4 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and 

5 shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized 

6 in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, of the total 

7 amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall be available 

8 for support functions and full-time hires to support activi9 ties related to the Administration’s requirements under 

10 title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy11 making Act (Public Law 115–435): Provided further, That 

12 the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addi13 tion to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 

14 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 

17 Transition Act of 1963, as amended, and 40 U.S.C. 

18 581(e), $9,900,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is 

19 for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) 

20 of the Act: Provided, That such amounts may be trans21 ferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or 

22 ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obligations in23 curred prior to enactment of this Act for the purposes pro24 vided herein related to the Presidential election in 2020: 

25 Provided further, That amounts available under this head-
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1 ing shall be in addition to any other amounts available 

2 for such purposes: Provided further, That if the President3 elect is the incumbent President or the Vice-President4 elect is the incumbent Vice President, $8,900,000 is here5 by transferred to the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ account 

6 for Consolidation Activities under paragraph (2) of such 

7 account. 

8 TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND

9 For the Technology Modernization Fund, 

10 $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for tech11 nology-related modernization activities. 

12 ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND

13 For carrying out section 16(b)(2) of the Federal 

14 Asset Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 

15 287), $16,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services 

20 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 

21 motor vehicles. 

22 SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 

23 made available for fiscal year 2021 for Federal Buildings 

24 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 

25 only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
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1 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap2 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 

3 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

4 SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 

5 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 

6 a fiscal year 2022 request for United States Courthouse 

7 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 

8 standards for construction as established and approved by 

9 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con10 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage11 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 

12 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 

13 Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 

14 standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 

15 to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 

16 SEC. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

17 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 

18 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 

19 other service usually provided through the Federal Build20 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 

21 square foot assessment for space and services as deter22 mined by the General Services Administration in consider23 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 

24 (Public Law 92–313). 
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1 SEC. 524. From funds made available under the 

2 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail3 ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 

4 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 

5 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav6 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti7 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

8 of Representatives and the Senate. 

9 SEC. 525. In any case in which the Committee on 

10 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub12 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 

13 authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con14 gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin15 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 

16 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 

17 to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 

18 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter19 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 

20 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro21 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 

22 statement to each of such committees and the Committees 

23 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 

25 the resolution. 
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1 SEC. 526. With respect to each project funded under 

2 the heading ‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’, and with 

3 respect to E–Government projects funded under the head4 ing ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator 

5 of General Services shall submit a spending plan and ex6 planation for each project to be undertaken to the Com7 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

8 and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 527. Section 3173(d)(1) of title 40, United 

11 States Code, is amended by inserting before the period the 

12 following: ‘‘or for agency-wide acquisition of equipment or 

13 systems or the acquisition of services in lieu thereof, as 

14 necessary to implement the Act’’. 

15 SEC. 528. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the General 

17 Services Administration shall transmit to the Committees 

18 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

19 Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc20 ture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

21 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a report 

22 on the construction of a new headquarters for the Federal 

23 Bureau of Investigation in the National Capital Region. 

24 (b) The report transmitted under subsection (a) shall 

25 be consistent with the requirements of section 3307(b) of 
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1 title 40, United States Code and include a summary of 

2 the material provisions of the construction and full con3 solidation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a new 

4 headquarters facility, including all the costs associated 

5 with site acquisition, design, management, and inspection, 

6 and a description of all buildings and infrastructure need7 ed to complete the project. 

8 SEC. 529. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be used by the General Services Administration 

10 to award or facilitate the award of any contract for the 

11 provision of architectural, engineering, and related serv12 ices in a manner inconsistent with the procedures in the 

13 Brooks Act (40 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and part 36.6 of the 

14 Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

15 SEC. 530. None of the funds made available in this 

16 Act may be used to implement or otherwise carry out di17 rectives contained in any Executive order that would es18 tablish a preferred architectural style for Federal build19 ings and courthouses or that would otherwise conflict with 

20 the Guiding Principles of Federal Architecture as estab21 lished by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Space on 

22 June 1, 1962. 
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1 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 

4 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub5 lic Law 93–642, $1,670,000, to remain available until ex6 pended. 

7 MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

11 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza12 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 

13 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 

14 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author15 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 

16 District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 

17 motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 

18 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa19 tion expenses, $44,490,000, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2022, and in addition not to exceed 

21 $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 

22 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap23 peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 

24 and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 

25 Systems Protection Board. 
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1 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL

2 FOUNDATION

3 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 

6 Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 

7 Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 

8 seq.), $1,800,000, to remain available until expended, of 

9 which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up 

10 to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities 

11 authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and 

12 section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 

13 5604(7)): Provided, That all current and previous 

14 amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of 

15 the Department of the Interior will remain available until 

16 expended for audits and investigations of the Morris K. 

17 Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with 

18 the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as 

19 amended, and for annual independent financial audits of 

20 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation 

21 pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 

22 (Public Law 107–289): Provided further, That previous 

23 amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of 

24 the Department of the Interior may be transferred to the 

25 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for an-
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1 nual independent financial audits pursuant to the Ac2 countability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

3 289). 

4 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

5 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu6 tion Fund to carry out activities under sections 10 and 

7 11 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Founda8 tion Act (Public Law 111–90), $3,200,000, to remain 

9 available until expended: Provided, That during fiscal year 

10 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, any amounts in such 

11 Fund shall, pursuant to section 1557 of title 31, United 

12 States Code, be exempt from the provisions of subchapter 

13 IV of chapter 15 of such title. 

14 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

15 OPERATING EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin17 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis18 tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 

19 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re20 view and declassification of documents, the activities of 

21 the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 

22 and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 

23 hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al24 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 

25 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 
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1 $361,449,000, of which up to $2,000,000 shall remain 

2 available until expended to implement the Civil Rights 

3 Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (Public Law 

4 115–426). 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

7 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

8 General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 

9 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 

10 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor 

11 vehicles, $5,195,000. 

12 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

13 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar14 chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold15 ings, $7,500,000 (increased by $8,025,000), to remain 

16 available until expended. 

17 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS

18 COMMISSION

19 GRANTS PROGRAM

20 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 

21 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 

22 U.S.C. 2504, $7,000,000, to remain available until ex23 pended. 
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1 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION

2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND

3 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 

4 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 

5 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 

6 30, 2022, for technical assistance to low-income des7 ignated credit unions. 

8 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

11 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 

12 Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 

13 and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 

14 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

15 rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 

16 elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex17 ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex18 penses, $18,600,000. 

19 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 

23 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re24 organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv25 ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 
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1 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 

2 veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con3 ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 

4 hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 

5 official reception and representation expenses; advances 

6 for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the 

7 Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred 

8 under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 

9 as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 

10 allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 

11 require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post 

12 of duty, $152,630,000: Provided, That of the total amount 

13 made available under this heading, up to $9,000,000 shall 

14 remain available until expended, for information tech15 nology infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund Fed16 eral Financial System migration or modernization, and 

17 shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for 

18 such purposes: Provided further, That of the total amount 

19 made available under this heading, $1,068,000 may be 

20 made available for strengthening the capacity and capa21 bilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Of22 fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 

23 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, 

24 training, and retention of such workforce and information 

25 technology in support of acquisition workforce effective-
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1 ness or for management solutions to improve acquisition 

2 management; and in addition $154,625,000 for adminis3 trative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate 

4 trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, in5 cluding direct procurement of printed materials, for the 

6 retirement and insurance programs: Provided further, 

7 That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect 

8 the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by 

9 sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 

10 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided fur11 ther, That no part of this appropriation shall be available 

12 for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of 

13 OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 

14 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: 

15 Provided further, That the President’s Commission on 

16 White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 

17 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2021, 

18 accept donations of money, property, and personal serv19 ices: Provided further, That such donations, including 

20 those from prior years, may be used for the development 

21 of publicity materials to provide information about the 

22 White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall 

23 be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, 

24 or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. 
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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 the Inspector 

6 General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 

7 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

8 $5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $26,265,000 

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, $28,900,000 (increased by $1,600,000). 
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1 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory 

5 Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal 

6 Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 

7 435), $18,614,000, to be derived by transfer from the 

8 Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec9 tion 603(a) of such Act. 

10 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib13 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 

14 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 

15 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $8,500,000, to remain available 

16 until September 30, 2022. 

17 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD

18 For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re19 form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 

20 Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $3,500,000, 

21 to remain available until expended. 

22 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex25 change Commission, including services as authorized by 
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1 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 

2 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 

3 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa4 tion expenses, $1,920,000,000, to remain available until 

5 expended; of which not less than $16,313,000 shall be for 

6 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 

7 $75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for 

8 the International Organization of Securities Commissions; 

9 and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available 

10 for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 

11 Commission with foreign governmental and other regu12 latory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to 

13 exchange views concerning securities matters, such ex14 penses to include necessary logistic and administrative ex15 penses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign 

16 invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses 

17 such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) re18 lated lodging or subsistence. 

19 In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 

20 replication, and related costs associated with a replace21 ment lease for the Commission’s District of Columbia 

22 headquarters, not to exceed $18,650,000, to remain avail23 able until expended; and for move, replication, and related 

24 costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commis-
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1 sion’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities, not to ex2 ceed $12,677,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 

4 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 

5 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2021, all amounts appropriated 

6 under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap7 propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2021: Pro8 vided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 

9 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 

10 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 

11 Provided further, That not to exceed $1,920,000,000 of 

12 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 

13 for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed 

14 $18,650,000 of such offsetting collections shall be avail15 able until expended for move, replication, and related costs 

16 under this heading associated with a replacement lease for 

17 the Commission’s District of Columbia headquarters facili18 ties; and not to exceed $12,677,000 of such offsetting col19 lections shall be available until expended for move, replica20 tion, and related costs under this heading associated with 

21 a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco 

22 Regional Office facilities: Provided further, That the total 

23 amount appropriated under this heading from the general 

24 fund for fiscal year 2021 shall be reduced as such offset25 ting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal 
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1 year 2021 appropriation from the general fund estimated 

2 at not more than $0: Provided further, That if any amount 

3 of the appropriation for move, replication, and related 

4 costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commis5 sion’s District of Columbia headquarters office facilities 

6 or if any amount of the appropriation for costs associated 

7 with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Fran8 cisco Regional Office is subsequently de-obligated by the 

9 Commission, such amount that was derived from the gen10 eral fund shall be returned to the general fund, and such 

11 amounts that were derived from fees or assessments col12 lected for such purpose shall be paid to each national secu13 rities exchange and national securities association, respec14 tively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by 

15 such national securities exchange or national securities as16 sociation under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act 

17 of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2021. 

18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SECURITIES AND

19 EXCHANGE COMMISSION

20 SEC. 540. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, 

22 regulation, or order regarding the exempt offering frame23 work changes proposed at 85 Fed. Reg. 17956 without 

24 previously finalizing, issuing, or implementing a final rule 

25 strengthening the filing requirements around exempt of-
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1 ferings in the same or stronger manner as proposed at 

2 78 Fed. Reg. 44806 to enhance the Securities and Ex3 change Commission’s ability to evaluate the development 

4 of market practices in Rule 506 offerings and to address 

5 concerns that may arise in connection with permitting 

6 issuers to engage in general solicitation. 

7 SEC. 541. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, 

9 regulation, or order changing the procedural requirements 

10 or raising resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act 

11 Rule 14a-8 (section 240.14a–8 of title 17, Code of Federal 

12 Regulations) as proposed at 84 Fed. Reg. 66458. 

13 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys16 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 

17 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 

18 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 

19 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv20 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 

21 $750 for official reception and representation expenses; 

22 $27,800,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 

23 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 

24 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 

25 deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na-
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1 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 

2 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con3 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 

4 Forces of the United States. 

5 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

8 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 

9 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 

10 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex11 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex12 penses, $287,947,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 

13 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 

14 lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis15 trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub16 lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 

17 and certain loan program activities, including fees author18 ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 

19 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 

20 received from all such activities shall be credited to this 

21 account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 

22 out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro23 vided further, That the Small Business Administration 

24 may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 

25 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec-
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1 tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 

2 fiscal year 2021: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 

3 be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 

4 System, to be available until September 30, 2022. 

5 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

6 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en7 trepreneurial and small business development, 

8 $277,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail9 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

10 $140,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall be available 

11 to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2021 or fis12 cal year 2022 as authorized by section 21 of the Small 

13 Business Act: Provided further, That $35,000,000 shall be 

14 for marketing, management, and technical assistance 

15 under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

16 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 

17 the microloan program: Provided further, That 

18 $20,500,000 shall be available for grants to States to 

19 carry out export programs that assist small business con20 cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 

21 Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)). 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

24 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

25 General Act of 1978, $22,011,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 

3 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 

4 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi5 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,190,000, to 

6 remain available until expended. 

7 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, to remain 

10 available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed 

11 loans as authorized by section 7(a) of the Small Business 

12 Act (Public Law 83–163), $15,000,000, to remain avail13 able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 

14 the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 

15 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro16 vided further, That subject to section 502 of the Congres17 sional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2021 com18 mitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the 

19 Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 

20 $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 

21 2021 commitments for general business loans authorized 

22 under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not 

23 exceed $30,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing 

24 term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit 

25 provided by revolving loans: Provided further, That during 
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1 fiscal year 2021 commitments for loans authorized under 

2 subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of the Small Business 

3 Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not ex4 ceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal 

5 year 2021 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 

6 under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 

7 Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided 

8 further, That during fiscal year 2021, guarantees of trust 

9 certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi10 ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 

11 $12,000,000,000: Provided further, That the amounts ap12 propriated in the matter preceding the first proviso under 

13 this heading for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized 

14 by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and the com15 mitments for general business loans authorized by the 

16 third proviso under this heading for such loans, shall not 

17 be available for loans authorized under paragraph (36) of 

18 such section 7(a). In addition, for administrative expenses 

19 to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

20 $155,150,000, which may be transferred to and merged 

21 with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 

22 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

24 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

25 loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
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1 Business Act, $168,075,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 

2 (reduced by $1,000,000), to be available until expended, 

3 of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General 

4 of the Small Business Administration for audits and re5 views of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and 

6 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 

7 for the Office of Inspector General; of which $158,075,000 

8 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and 

9 servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may 

10 be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 

11 Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for in12 direct administrative expenses for the direct loan program, 

13 which may be transferred to and merged with the appro14 priations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, That, of the 

15 funds provided under this heading, $142,864,000 shall be 

16 for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 

17 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount 

19 for major disasters under this heading is designated by 

20 Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

21 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

22 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 SEC. 550. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria5 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 

6 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans7 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro8 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 

9 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 

10 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

11 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail12 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

13 with the procedures set forth in that section. 

14 SEC. 551. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria15 tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad16 ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 

17 and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans18 ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys19 tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 

20 as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 

21 A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

22 Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 

23 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 

24 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent25 atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 
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1 to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 

2 for obligation through September 30, 2024. 

3 SEC. 552. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 

4 under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $20,000,000 

5 shall not be available for obligation until the date that the 

6 Administrator certifies and reports to the Committees on 

7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

8 Senate that the Small Business Administration, in con9 sultation with the Comptroller General of the United 

10 States, has established and issued agency-wide guidance 

11 with respect to relations with the Government Account12 ability Office to specifically provide for: (1) expedited 

13 timeframes for providing the Government Accountability 

14 Office with access to records within 10 days after the date 

15 of request; (2) expedited timeframes for interviews of pro16 gram officials by the Government Accountability Office; 

17 and (3) a significant streamlining of the review process 

18 for documents and interview requests by liaisons, counsel, 

19 and program officials, consistent with the objective that 

20 the Government Accountability Office be given timely and 

21 complete access to documents and agency officials. 

22 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

23 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

24 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 

25 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
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1 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 

2 States Code, $55,333,000 (increased by $2,000,000): Pro3 vided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 

4 shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day de5 livery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less 

6 than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the 

7 funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act 

8 shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy 

9 of charging any officer or employee of any State or local 

10 child support enforcement agency, or any individual par11 ticipating in a State or local program of child support en12 forcement, a fee for information requested or provided 

13 concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided fur14 ther, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall 

15 be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small 

16 post offices: Provided further, That the Postal Service may 

17 not destroy, and shall continue to offer for sale, any copies 

18 of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 

19 Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the Multinational 

20 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 

21 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 
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1 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

6 General Act of 1978, $258,180,000 (reduced by 

7 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to be derived by 

8 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 

9 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account10 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 

11 UNITED STATES TAX COURT

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 

14 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 

15 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa16 tion expenses; $57,026,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re17 main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex18 penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi19 cate of the judge. 

20 TITLE VI 

21 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

22 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

23 SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

24 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

25 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
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1 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

2 funded in this Act. 

3 SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

4 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

5 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria6 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

7 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 

8 under this Act for any consulting service through procure9 ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 

10 to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 

11 of public record and available for public inspection, except 

12 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex13 isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 

14 SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 

15 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in16 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

17 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro18 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

19 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 

21 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac22 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 

23 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol24 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 

25 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
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1 SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

2 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

3 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

4 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

5 SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

6 available under this Act shall be made available to any 

7 person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap8 ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 

9 SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

10 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre11 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund12 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex13 penditure in fiscal year 2021, or provided from any ac14 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

15 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

16 available for obligation or expenditure through a re17 programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 

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

19 funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 

20 for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con21 gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac22 tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 

23 House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 

24 purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac25 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
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1 is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi2 ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 

3 creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un4 less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap5 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen6 ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 

7 restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 

8 or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 

9 consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur11 ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact12 ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 

13 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 

14 the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 

15 the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans16 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 

17 That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 

18 for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee 

19 equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 

20 to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 

21 budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust22 ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

23 fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 

24 each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 

25 level by object class and program, project, and activity as 
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1 detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 

2 budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which3 ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 

4 for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 

5 for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 

6 discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 

7 and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 

8 interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 

9 or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 

10 be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 

11 required date that the report has not been submitted to 

12 the Congress. 

13 SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

14 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

15 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2021 from 

16 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

17 for fiscal year 2021 in this Act, shall remain available 

18 through September 30, 2022, for each such account for 

19 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

20 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 

22 prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 

23 That these requests shall be made in compliance with re24 programming guidelines. 
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1 SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi3 dent to request— 

4 (1) any official background investigation report 

5 on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves6 tigation; or 

7 (2) a determination with respect to the treat8 ment of an organization as described in section 

9 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

10 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 

11 Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 

12 Internal Revenue Service. 

13 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 

14 (1) in the case of an official background inves15 tigation report, if such individual has given express 

16 written consent for such request not more than 6 

17 months prior to the date of such request and during 

18 the same presidential administration; or 

19 (2) if such request is required due to extraor20 dinary circumstances involving national security. 

21 SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul22 gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 

23 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed24 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 

25 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
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1 SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 

2 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 

3 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of4 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 

5 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 

6 expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made 

7 available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 

8 to court approval. 

9 SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 

10 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 

11 expenses in connection with any health plan under the 

12 Federal employees health benefits program which provides 

13 any benefits or coverage for abortions. 

14 SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 

15 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 

16 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 

17 result of an act of rape or incest. 

18 SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 

19 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur20 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 

21 forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu22 larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 

23 to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa24 tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 
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1 United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 

2 in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 

3 SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 

4 United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu5 latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac6 cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 

7 commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 

8 non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex9 penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 

10 to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func11 tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em12 ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 

13 is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 

14 or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 

15 to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 

16 person or entity is an organization described in section 

17 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex18 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 

19 SEC. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, 

20 funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading 

21 Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission 

22 by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency 

23 funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to 

24 advise on emerging regulatory issues. 
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1 SEC. 618. (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. 619. (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. 620. 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. 621. (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. 622. 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. 623. 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. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

14 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 

15 to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 

16 the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 

17 competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 

18 that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec19 tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

20 in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 

21 shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel22 oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter23 native to Mobility Fund Phase II. 

24 SEC. 625. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 

25 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
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1 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail2 able to the department or agency over which that Inspec3 tor General has responsibilities under the Inspector Gen4 eral Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector 

5 General’s access to such records, documents, or other ma6 terials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 

7 law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and ex8 pressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 

9 department or agency covered by this section shall provide 

10 its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu11 ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In12 spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 

13 limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro14 vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen15 eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 

16 of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section 

17 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

18 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal19 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 

20 SEC. 626. (a) None of the funds made available in 

21 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

22 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

23 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

24 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

25 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
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1 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 

2 criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activi3 ties, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 

4 activity. 

5 SEC. 627. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 

7 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 

8 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 

9 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 

10 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 

11 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government12 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 

13 overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 

14 such awards or incentive fees are consistent with 

15 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

16 SEC. 628. (a) None of the funds made available under 

17 this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac18 tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 

19 department, agency, board or commission funded by this 

20 Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 

21 the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 

22 in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 

23 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep24 resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 

25 determination. 
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1 (b) None of the funds made available under this Act 

2 may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 

3 than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 

4 States, at any single conference occurring outside the 

5 United States unless the agency or entity determines that 

6 such attendance is in the national interest and advance 

7 notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

8 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in9 cludes the basis of that determination. 

10 SEC. 629. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 

12 the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this 

13 Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 

14 10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

15 SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 

17 public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man18 agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 

19 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 

20 transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

21 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

22 SEC. 631. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be used to penalize a financial institution solely 

24 because the institution provides financial services to an en25 tity that is a manufacturer, a producer, or a person that 
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1 participates in any business or organized activity that in2 volves handling hemp, hemp-derived cannabidiol products, 

3 other hemp-derived cannabinoid products, marijuana, 

4 marijuana products, or marijuana proceeds, and engages 

5 in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State, 

6 political subdivision of a State, or Indian Tribe. In this 

7 section, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

8 States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or pos9 session of the United States. 

10 SEC. 632. None of the funds made available in this 

11 or any other Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or 

12 implement any rule, principle, policy, standard, or guid13 ance, or take any other action with respect to, changing 

14 the 2017 methodology prescribed by the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget for determining the Official Poverty 

16 Measure. 

17 SEC. 633. Of the unobligated balances available in 

18 the Department of the Treasury, Treasury Forfeiture 

19 Fund, established by section 9703 of title 31, United 

20 States Code, $250,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded 

21 not later than September 30, 2021. 

22 SEC. 634. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth23 erwise made available by this Act may be used to enter 

24 into any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with 

25 any entity in which a covered individual directly or indi-
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1 rectly owns, controls, or holds not less than 20 percent, 

2 by vote or value, of the outstanding amount of any class 

3 of equity interest in an entity. For the purposes of deter4 mining whether the requirements of this subsection are 

5 met, the securities owned, controlled, or held by two or 

6 more individuals who are related as described in sub7 section (c) shall be aggregated. 

8 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘equity interest’’ has the 

9 meaning given such term in section 4019 of the CARES 

10 Act (Public Law 116–136). 

11 (c) In this section, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ 

12 means the President or Vice President or a family member 

13 (as that term is defined in section 630.201(b) of title 5, 

14 Code of Federal Regulations) of the President or Vice 

15 President. 

16 SEC. 635. None of the funds made available by this 

17 or any other Act (including prior Acts and Acts other than 

18 appropriations Acts) may be obligated or expended to re19 organize or transfer any function or authority of the Office 

20 of Personnel Management to the General Services Admin21 istration or to the Office of Management and Budget. 

22 SEC. 636. None of the funds made available in this 

23 or any other Act may be used by the Office of Personnel 

24 Management to enter into interagency or service- level 

25 agreements with the General Services Administration or 
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1 the Office of Management and Budget exceeding 

2 $100,000 in total unless, not later than 15 days before 

3 the date any such agreement that would breach the 

4 $100,000 limitation is proposed to be entered into, written 

5 notice describing the agreement is provided to the Com6 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Senate. 

8 SEC. 637. None of the funds provided by this Act 

9 may be used by the Federal Trade Commission or the 

10 Federal Communications Commission to consider taking 

11 action, or to take any action, consistent with Executive 

12 Order No. 13925 of May 28, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 34079), 

13 or to seek comment on or otherwise take action on any 

14 petition for rulemaking filed pursuant to such Executive 

15 order, or to interpret section 230 of the Communications 

16 Decency Act in the manner described in section 2 of such 

17 Executive order. 

18 TITLE VII 

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 

20 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 

23 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 

24 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2021 shall obligate 

25 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
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1 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 

2 administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en3 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 

4 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 

5 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

6 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 

7 agency, or instrumentality. 

8 SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 

9 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 

10 in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United 

11 States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve12 hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement ve13 hicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance ve14 hicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons 

15 for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That 

16 these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for 

17 police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set 

18 forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 

19 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 

20 demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and 

21 Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra22 tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 

23 forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 

24 cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant 

25 to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con-
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1 ventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the lim2 its set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle 

3 that is a commercial item and which operates on alter4 native fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in 

5 hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 

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 

25 of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 
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1 then a citizen when eligible; (4) is a person who owes alle2 giance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is au3 thorized to be employed in the United States pursuant to 

4 the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program estab5 lished under the memorandum of the Secretary of Home6 land Security dated June 15, 2012: Provided, That for 

7 purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such per8 son shall be considered prima facie evidence that the re9 quirements of this section with respect to his or her status 

10 are being complied with: Provided further, That for pur11 poses of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be 

12 submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as 

13 necessary: Provided further, That any person making a 

14 false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon convic15 tion, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned 

16 for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That 

17 the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in 

18 substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Pro19 vided further, That any payment made to any officer or 

20 employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall 

21 be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Pro22 vided further, That this section shall not apply to any per23 son who is an officer or employee of the Government of 

24 the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, 

25 or to international broadcasters employed by the Broad-
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1 casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 

2 of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 

3 service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 

4 Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 

5 employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 

6 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart7 ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 

8 to an agreement with another country. 

9 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart10 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec11 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex12 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 

13 Services Administration for charges for space and services 

14 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build15 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 

16 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 

17 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 

18 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 

19 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 

20 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re21 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 

22 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 

23 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre24 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex25 pended for the following purposes: 
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1 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 

2 and recycling programs as described in Executive 

3 Order No. 13834 (May 17, 2018), including any 

4 such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 

5 the Executive order. 

6 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man7 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 

8 development and implementation of hazardous waste 

9 management and pollution prevention programs. 

10 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 

11 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 

12 Federal agency. 

13 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 

14 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 

15 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 

16 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 

17 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 

18 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 

19 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 

20 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 

21 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 

22 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 

23 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex24 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 
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1 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 

2 correspondingly reduced. 

3 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 

4 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 

5 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 

6 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 

7 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 

8 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 

9 financial support from more than one agency or instru10 mentality. 

11 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 

12 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 

13 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 

14 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 

15 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 

16 United States. 

17 SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 

18 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 

19 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 

20 President, holds office, no funds may be obligated or ex21 pended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 

22 office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 

23 employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements 

24 for any such office, unless advance notice of such fur25 nishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees 
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1 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘office’’ 

3 shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the indi4 vidual, as well as any other space used primarily by the 

5 individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the 

6 individual. 

7 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec8 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

9 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

10 the interagency funding of national security and emer11 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 

12 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti13 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 

14 2012). 

15 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 

16 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 

17 any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 

18 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 

19 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol20 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com21 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 

23 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 

24 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 

25 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer-
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1 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage2 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi3 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 

4 the individual to the White House. 

5 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 

6 Federal employees or members of the armed forces de7 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 

8 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 

9 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 

10 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 

11 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 

12 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 

13 Government, who— 

14 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat15 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em16 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 

17 direct oral or written communication or contact with 

18 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 

19 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 

20 to the employment of such other officer or employee 

21 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 

22 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 

23 whether such communication or contact is at the ini24 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
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1 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 

2 committee, or subcommittee; or 

3 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 

4 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 

5 performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 

6 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis7 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti8 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em9 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 

10 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 

11 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 

12 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 

13 communication or contact of such other officer or 

14 employee with any Member, committee, or sub15 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 

16 (1). 

17 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 

18 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 

19 any employee training that— 

20 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl21 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

22 performance of official duties; 

23 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev24 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

25 some participants; 
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1 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

2 of the content and methods to be used in the train3 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

4 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

5 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

6 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em7 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

8 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

9 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par10 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

11 workplace. 

12 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

13 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

14 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

15 SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 

16 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu17 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu18 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 

19 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 

20 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 

21 or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla22 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 

23 to the Congress itself. 

24 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

25 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed-
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1 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 

2 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 

3 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 

4 competent jurisdiction. 

5 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 

6 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 

7 information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mail8 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 

9 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit10 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

11 and the Senate. 

12 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 

13 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 

14 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa15 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 

16 authorized by Congress. 

17 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 

18 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 

19 under 5 U.S.C. 105; and 

20 (2) includes a military department, as defined 

21 under section 102 of such title, the United States 

22 Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commis23 sion. 

24 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu25 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 
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1 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 

2 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 

3 system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 

4 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 

5 effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 

6 in the performance of official duties. 

7 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec8 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

9 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 

10 or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 

11 Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 

12 finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 

13 costs. 

14 SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec15 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart16 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 

17 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government18 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of19 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 

20 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 

21 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 

22 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis23 trator of General Services to support Government-wide 

24 and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 

25 procurement, and other management innovations, initia-
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1 tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 

2 reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 

3 Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 

4 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des5 ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man6 agement Council for overall management improvement ini7 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 

8 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 

9 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 

10 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia11 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure12 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun13 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur14 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 

15 not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 

16 duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 

17 Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 

18 and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide inno19 vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 

20 the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 

21 Services Administration, Government-wide Policy’’ during 

22 fiscal year 2021 shall remain available for obligation 

23 through September 30, 2022: Provided further, That such 

24 transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 

25 days following notification of the Committees on Appro-
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1 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

2 by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

3 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 

5 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 

6 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 

7 the location. 

8 SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec9 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 

10 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 

11 the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 

12 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 

13 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 

14 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 

15 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 

16 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re17 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 

18 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations, the House Committee on 

20 Science, Space, and Technology, and the Senate Com21 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days 

22 after enactment of this Act. 

23 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 

24 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 

25 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 
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1 funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 

2 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 

3 That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 

4 funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 

5 funds. 

6 SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY

7 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 

8 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 

9 be used by any Federal agency— 

10 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 

11 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 

12 personally identifiable information relating to an in13 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern14 ment internet site of the agency; or 

15 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 

16 party (including another Government agency) to col17 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de18 rived from any means, that includes any personally 

19 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 

20 access to or use of any nongovernmental internet 

21 site. 

22 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 

23 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 

24 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 

25 identify particular persons; 
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1 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden2 tifiable information; 

3 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu4 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 

5 applicable law; or 

6 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 

7 that is a system security action taken by the oper8 ator of an internet site and is necessarily incident to 

9 providing the internet site services or to protecting 

10 the rights or property of the provider of the internet 

11 site. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

13 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac14 tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 

15 provided in law. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina17 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ18 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 

19 condition, management practices and policies and 

20 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 

21 law. 

22 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

23 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 

24 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 
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1 except where the contract also includes a provision for con2 traceptive coverage. 

3 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 

4 with— 

5 (1) any of the following religious plans: 

6 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 

7 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 

8 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 

9 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 

10 religious beliefs. 

11 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 

12 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub13 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 

14 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 

15 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 

16 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 

17 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re18 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 

19 SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur20 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 

21 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 

22 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu23 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 

24 oversight authorities. 
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1 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de3 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 

4 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 

5 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov6 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 

7 ownership pilot program. 

8 SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

9 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 

10 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 

11 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 

12 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im13 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per14 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 

15 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg16 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 

17 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 

18 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 

19 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

20 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 

21 or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig22 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 

23 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 

24 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

25 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 
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1 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is author2 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 

3 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 

4 cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 

5 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

6 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 

7 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 

8 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis9 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 

10 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre11 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 

12 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 

13 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 

14 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 

15 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 

16 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 

17 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap18 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

19 other Act may be used for any Federal Government con20 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 

21 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 

22 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 

23 or any subsidiary of such an entity. 

24 (b) WAIVERS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 

2 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern3 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 

4 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re5 quired in the interest of national security. 

6 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 

7 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 

8 such issuance to Congress. 

9 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 

10 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 

12 pursuant to such contract. 

13 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2021, for each employee 

14 who— 

15 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 

16 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 

17 (2) retires under any other provision of sub18 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 

19 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa20 rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 

21 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 

22 equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver23 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 

24 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 

25 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 
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1 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis2 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 

3 5, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 735. None of the funds made available in this 

5 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 

6 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Govern7 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a mem8 ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com9 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 

10 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 

11 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 

12 SEC. 736. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 

13 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 

14 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 

15 2021, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 

16 prevailing rate employee described in section 

17 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 

18 (A) during the period from the date of expira19 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec20 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef21 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust22 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2021, in an 

23 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli24 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 

25 in accordance with such section; and 
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1 (B) during the period consisting of the remain2 der of fiscal year 2021, 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 2021 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 2021 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, 2020, 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, 2020, 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, 2020. 

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 2021 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, 

25 2020. 
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1 SEC. 737. (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 2021 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 

23 to determine which costs relate to the con24 ference; and 
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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 2021 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 

25 in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 
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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. 738. 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. 739. 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. 740. None of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 

25 to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 
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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. 741. (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. 742. (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 of a violation of any 

7 law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste 

8 of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe9 cific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other 

10 whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, 

11 obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by 

12 controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are 

13 incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: 

14 Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 

15 this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that 

16 is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 

17 of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other 

18 than an employee or officer of the United States Govern19 ment, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular 

20 activity for which such document is to be used. Such form 

21 or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person 

22 will not disclose any classified information received in the 

23 course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 

24 so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure 

25 forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo-
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1 sures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an execu2 tive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essen3 tial to reporting a substantial violation of law. 

4 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 

5 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 

6 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 

7 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 

8 (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 

9 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en10 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 

11 substantially similar language to that required in sub12 section (a). 

13 SEC. 743. None of the funds made available by this 

14 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 

15 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 

16 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 

17 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil18 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad19 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 

20 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 

21 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col22 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 

23 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 

24 has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 
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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. 744. 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. 745. (a) During fiscal year 2021, on the date 

15 on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac16 cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 

17 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 

18 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent19 atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv20 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

21 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 

22 of such request. 

23 (b) Any notification required by this section shall be 

24 made available on the Bureau’s public website. 
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1 SEC. 746. If, for fiscal year 2021, new budget author2 ity provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discre3 tionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 

4 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

5 Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the 

6 Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre7 tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 

8 2021 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Man9 agement and Budget in the amount of the excess but the 

10 total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent 

11 of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits 

12 for all categories for that fiscal year. 

13 SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding the official rate ad14 justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 

15 the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 

16 year 2021 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 

17 on December 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of divi18 sion D of Public Law 116–6. 

19 (b) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under 

20 section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 

21 provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 

22 2021 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 

23 position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 

24 by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 

25 payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De-
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1 cember 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division 

2 D of Public Law 116–6. Such an employee may not receive 

3 a pay rate increase during calendar year 2021, except as 

4 provided in subsection (i). 

5 (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv6 ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi7 sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 

8 subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em9 ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 

10 (d)(1) This subsection applies to— 

11 (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior 

12 Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or 

13 above the official rate for level IV of the Execu14 tive Schedule; or 

15 (B) a limited term appointee or limited 

16 emergency appointee in the Senior Executive 

17 Service serving under a political appointment 

18 and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the of19 ficial rate for level IV of the Executive Sched20 ule. 

21 (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of 

22 title 5, United States Code, an employee described 

23 in paragraph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase 

24 during calendar year 2021, except as provided in 

25 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 locality3 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 2021, 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 

25 entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service 
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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, 2019, by operation of 

12 section 749 of division D of Public Law 116–6. 

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, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division D of Pub19 lic Law 116–6. 

20 (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 

21 to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2021 

22 but ends in calendar year 2022, the bar on the employee’s 

23 receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 

24 of that pay period. 
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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, 2021. 

7 SEC. 748. During the current fiscal year— 

8 (1) With respect to budget authority proposed to be 

9 rescinded or that is set to be reserved or proposed to be 

10 deferred in a special message transmitted under section 

11 1012 or 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impound12 ment Control Act of 1974, such budget authority— 

13 (A) shall be made available for obligation in 

14 sufficient time to be prudently obligated as required 

15 under section 1012(b) or 1013 of such Act; and 

16 (B) may not be deferred or otherwise withheld 

17 from obligation during the 90-day period before the 

18 expiration of the period of availability of such budget 

19 authority, including, if applicable, the 90-day period 

20 before the expiration of an initial period of avail21 ability for which such budget authority was pro22 vided. 

23 (2) With respect to an apportionment of an appro24 priation made pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, 

25 United States Code, an appropriation (as that term is de-
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1 fined in section 1511 of title 31, United States Code) shall 

2 be apportioned— 

3 (A) to make available all amounts for obligation 

4 in sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and 

5 (B) to make available all amounts for obliga6 tion, without precondition or limitation (including 

7 footnotes) that shall be met prior to obligation, not 

8 later than 90 days before the expiration of the pe9 riod of availability of such appropriation, including, 

10 if applicable, 90 days before the expiration of an ini11 tial period of availability for which such appropria12 tion was provided. 

13 (3) As used in this section, the term ‘‘budget author14 ity’’ includes budget authority made available by this or 

15 any other Act, by prior appropriations Acts, or by any law 

16 other than an appropriations Act. 

17 (4)(A) The Comptroller General shall review compli18 ance with this section and shall submit to the Committees 

19 on Appropriations and the Budget, and any other appro20 priate congressional committees of the House of Rep21 resentatives and Senate a report, and any relevant infor22 mation related to the report, on any noncompliance with 

23 this section or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. 

24 (B) The President or the head of the relevant 

25 department or agency of the United States shall pro-
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1 vide information, documentation, and views to the 

2 Comptroller General, as is determined by the Comp3 troller General to be necessary to determine such 

4 compliance, not later than 20 days after the date on 

5 which the request from the Comptroller General is 

6 received, or if the Comptroller General determines 

7 that a shorter or longer period is appropriate based 

8 on the specific circumstances, within such shorter or 

9 longer period. 

10 (C) To carry out the responsibilities of this sec11 tion and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the 

12 Comptroller General shall also have access to inter13 view the officers, employees, contractors, and other 

14 agents and representatives of a department, agency, 

15 or office of the United States at any reasonable time 

16 as the Comptroller General may request. 

17 (5)(A) An officer or employee of the Executive 

18 Branch of the United States Government violating this 

19 section shall be subject to appropriate administrative dis20 cipline including, when circumstances warrant, suspension 

21 from duty without pay or removal from office. 

22 (B) In the event of a violation of this section 

23 or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, or in the 

24 case that the Government Accountability Office 

25 issues a legal decision concluding that a department, 
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1 agency, or office of the United States violated this 

2 section or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, 

3 the President or the head of the relevant department 

4 or agency as the case may be, shall report imme5 diately to the Congress all relevant facts and a state6 ment of actions taken: Provided, That a copy of each 

7 report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller 

8 General and the relevant inspector general on the 

9 same date the report is transmitted to the Congress. 

10 (C) Any such report shall include a summary of 

11 the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and 

12 Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appro13 priation or fund account, the amount involved for 

14 each violation, the date on which the violation oc15 curred, the position of any individuals responsible 

16 for the violation, a statement of the administrative 

17 discipline imposed and any further action taken with 

18 respect to any officer or employee involved in the 

19 violation, and a statement of any additional action 

20 taken to prevent recurrence of the same type of vio21 lation: Provided, That in the case that the Govern22 ment Accountability Office issues a legal decision 

23 concluding that a department, agency, or office of 

24 the United States violated this section and the rel25 evant department, agency, or office does not agree 
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1 that a violation has occurred, the report provided to 

2 Congress, the Comptroller General, and relevant in3 spector general will explain such department, agen4 cy, or office’s position. 

5 (D) If the report identifies the position of any 

6 officer or employee as involved in the violation, such 

7 officer or employee shall be provided a reasonable 

8 opportunity to respond in writing, and any such re9 sponse shall be appended to the report. 

10 SEC. 749. (a) If an executive agency or the District 

11 of Columbia government receives a written request for in12 formation, documentation, or views from the Government 

13 Accountability Office relating to a decision or opinion on 

14 budget or appropriations law, the executive agency or the 

15 District of Columbia government shall provide the re16 quested information, documentation, or views not later 

17 than 20 days after receiving the written request, unless 

18 such written request specifically provides otherwise. 

19 (b) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia 

20 government fails to respond to the request for information, 

21 documentation, or views within the time required by this 

22 section— 

23 (1) the Comptroller General shall notify, in 

24 writing, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 

25 the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
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1 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

2 Senate, and any other appropriate congressional 

3 committee of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Senate of such failure; and 

5 (2) the Comptroller General is hereby expressly 

6 empowered, through attorneys of their own selection, 

7 to bring a civil action in the United States District 

8 Court for the District of Columbia to require such 

9 information, documentation, or views to be pro10 duced, and such court is expressly empowered to 

11 enter in such civil action, against any department, 

12 agency, officer, or employee of the United States, 

13 any decree, judgment, or order which may be nec14 essary or appropriate to require such production. 

15 (c) If the Government Accountability Office deter16 mines that an officer or employee of an executive agency 

17 or an officer or employee of the District of Columbia gov18 ernment has violated section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) 

19 of title 31, United States Code, the head of the agency 

20 or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may 

21 be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress 

22 all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Pro23 vided, That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted 

24 to the Comptroller General on the same date the report 

25 is transmitted to the President and Congress: Provided 
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1 further, That any such report shall include a summary of 

2 the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury 

3 Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund 

4 account, the amount involved for each violation, the date 

5 on which the violation occurred, the position of any officer 

6 or employee responsible for the violation, a statement of 

7 the administrative discipline imposed and any further ac8 tion taken with respect to any officer or employee involved 

9 in the violation, a statement of any additional action taken 

10 to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, a 

11 statement of any determination that the violation was not 

12 knowing and willful that has been made by the executive 

13 agency or District of Columbia government, and any writ14 ten response by any officer or employee identified by posi15 tion as involved in the violation: Provided further, That 

16 in the case that the Government Accountability Office 

17 issues a legal decision concluding that section 1341(a), 

18 1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code was vio19 lated, and the executive agency or District of Columbia 

20 government, as applicable, does not agree that a violation 

21 has occurred, the report provided to the President, the 

22 Congress, and the Comptroller General will explain its po23 sition. 

24 SEC. 750. (a) Each department or agency of the exec25 utive branch of the United States Government shall notify 
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1 the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Senate and any other 

3 appropriate congressional committees if— 

4 (1) an apportionment is not made in the re5 quired time period provided in section 1513(b) of 

6 title 31, United States Code; 

7 (2) an approved apportionment received by the 

8 department or agency conditions the availability of 

9 an appropriation on further action; or 

10 (3) an approved apportionment received by the 

11 department or agency may hinder the prudent obli12 gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 

13 program, project, or activity by such department or 

14 agency. 

15 (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 

16 committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa17 tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 

18 name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 

19 account. 

20 SEC. 751. (a) None of the funds made available by 

21 this or any other Act may be used to administer, imple22 ment, or enforce any collective bargaining agreement, or 

23 any article or any term of any collective bargaining agree24 ment under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, with 

25 an effective date after April 30, 2019, that— 
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1 (1) was not mutually and voluntarily agreed to 

2 by all parties to the agreement; or 

3 (2) was not ordered following the completion of 

4 binding arbitration pursuant to section 7119(b)(2) 

5 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (b) Any collective bargaining agreement that was in 

7 effect before April 30, 2019, or that expired before April 

8 30, 2019, without a new agreement having been executed, 

9 shall remain in full force and effect until a new collective 

10 bargaining agreement reached through mutual and vol11 untary agreement, or ordered following the completion of 

12 binding arbitration pursuant to such section 7119(b)(2), 

13 becomes effective. 

14 SEC. 752. No funds appropriated by this or any other 

15 Act may be used to exclude, or to implement the exclusion 

16 of, any department, agency, or activity or subdivision 

17 thereof, from coverage under the Federal Service Labor18 Management Relations Statute pursuant to section 

19 7103(b)(1) or section 7103(b)(2) of title 5, United States 

20 Code. 

21 SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 

22 or any other Act may be used to prevent Federal workers 

23 from— 

24 (1) using official time for union activities; 
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1 (2) teleworking for telework deemed positions 

2 or when the health or safety of an employee is in 

3 question; or 

4 (3) denying unions space in Federal buildings. 

5 SEC. 754. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es6 tablished the Commission on Federal Naming and Dis7 plays (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

8 (b) DUTIES.— 

9 (1) DEVELOPMENT OF LIST.—Not later than 

10 180 days after the day by which all of its members 

11 have been appointed, the Commission, with input 

12 from the general public, shall develop and publish a 

13 list of property names, monuments, statues, public 

14 artworks, historical markers, and other symbols 

15 owned by the Federal Government or located on 

16 property owned by the Federal Government (includ17 ing the legislative branch and the judicial branch) 

18 which the Commission identifies as inconsistent with 

19 the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, includ20 ing those that do not represent the demographic di21 versity and history of the community. 

22 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 

23 days after publishing the list under paragraph (1), 

24 and after holding not fewer than two public meet25 ings, the Commission shall submit to the President 
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1 and Congress a report containing the following in2 formation: 

3 (A) A recommendation regarding whether 

4 each property name, monument, statue, public 

5 artwork, historical marker, or other symbol on 

6 the list developed under paragraph (1) should 

7 remain unchanged or should be renamed or re8 moved. 

9 (B) Supporting materials and context in10 formation for each recommendation under sub11 paragraph (A). 

12 (C) Such other recommendations as the 

13 Commission may consider appropriate, includ14 ing recommendations for educational programs, 

15 supplemental historical markers, or other activi16 ties to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion 

17 and to promote national reconciliation. 

18 (3) SEPARATE VIEWS OF MEMBERS.—The Com19 mission may include in the report submitted under 

20 paragraph (2) supplemental or dissenting rec21 ommendations from individual members of the Com22 mission. 

23 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

24 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall con25 sist of the following: 
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1 (A) Two members appointed by the Presi2 dent. 

3 (B) Two members appointed by the Speak4 er of the House of Representatives. 

5 (C) Two members appointed by the Major6 ity Leader of the Senate. 

7 (D) One member appointed by the Minor8 ity Leader of the House of Representatives. 

9 (E) One member appointed by the Minor10 ity Leader of the Senate. 

11 (F) Each of the following individuals: 

12 (i) The Secretary of the Smithsonian 

13 Institution. 

14 (ii) The Historian of the House of 

15 Representatives. 

16 (iii) The Historian of the Senate. 

17 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 

18 Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A) 

19 through (E) of paragraph (1) shall have 10 or more 

20 years of educational and professional experience in 

21 one or more of the following disciplines: 

22 (A) History. 

23 (B) Art and antiquities. 

24 (C) Historic preservation. 

25 (D) Cultural heritage. 
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1 (E) Education. 

2 (3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE; TRAVEL

3 EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall serve 

4 without pay, but each member shall receive travel 

5 expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 

6 in accordance with applicable provisions under sub7 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

8 Code. 

9 (4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem10 bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 

11 than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 

12 Act. 

13 (5) CO-CHAIRS.—Not later than 10 days after 

14 the first meeting of the Commission, the members of 

15 the Commission shall select two co-chairs from 

16 among the members. 

17 (d) POWERS.— 

18 (1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis19 sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, 

20 hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 

21 testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 

22 considers appropriate, except that the Commission 

23 shall hold its initial meeting not later than 10 days 

24 after the day by which all of its members have been 

25 appointed. 
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1 (2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis2 sion may secure directly from any department or 

3 agency of the United States information necessary 

4 to enable it to carry out its duties. Upon request of 

5 the Commission, the head of that department or 

6 agency shall furnish that information to the Com7 mission. 

8 (3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 

9 United States mails in the same manner and under 

10 the same conditions as other departments and agen11 cies of the United States. 

12 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— 

13 Upon the request of the Commission, the Librarian 

14 of Congress shall provide to the Commission, on a 

15 reimbursable basis, the administrative support serv16 ices necessary for the Commission to carry out its 

17 duties. 

18 (5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon the 

19 request of the Commission, the head of any Federal 

20 department or agency may detail any of the per21 sonnel of that department or agency to the Commis22 sion to assist it in carrying out its duties. Any per23 sonnel detailed to the Commission under this para24 graph may receive travel expenses, including per 

25 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
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1 cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

2 title 5, United States Code. 

3 (6) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission 

4 may contract with and compensate government and 

5 private agencies or persons for goods and services, 

6 without regard to section 6101 of title 41, United 

7 States Code. 

8 (e) FUNDING.—There is appropriated to carry out 

9 this section $1,500,000, to remain available until ex10 pended. 

11 (f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

12 60 days after submitting the report under subsection 

13 (b)(2). 

14 SEC. 755. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

15 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 

16 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 

17 VIII. 

18 TITLE VIII 

19 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 

20 COLUMBIA 

21 SEC. 801. None of the Federal funds provided under 

22 this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal 

23 and District government agencies, that remain available 

24 for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2021, or pro25 vided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
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1 States derived by the collection of fees available to the 

2 agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga3 tion or expenditures for an agency through a reprogram4 ming of funds which— 

5 (1) creates new programs; 

6 (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi7 bility center; 

8 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi9 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 

10 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 

11 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 

12 which funds have been denied or restricted; 

13 (5) re-establishes any program or project pre14 viously deferred through reprogramming; 

15 (6) augments any existing program, project, or 

16 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 

17 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which18 ever is less; or 

19 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 

20 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi21 bility center, 

22 unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 

23 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

24 Senate. 
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1 SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds available for 

2 obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia gov3 ernment under any authority shall be expended for any 

4 abortion except where the life of the mother would be en5 dangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the 

6 pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 

7 SEC. 803. None of the Federal funds appropriated 

8 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 

9 the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 

10 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 

11 SEC. 804. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

12 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob13 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 

14 year 2021 from appropriations of Federal funds made 

15 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2021 in 

16 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 

17 2022, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 

18 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com19 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

20 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 

21 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 

22 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out23 lined in section 801 of this Act. 

24 SEC. 805. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2022, during a 

25 period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 
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1 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 

2 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 

3 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 

4 are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub5 ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum6 bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 

7 subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 

8 (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 

9 of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 

10 which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2022 

11 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co12 lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 

13 of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern14 ment for fiscal year 2022 for purposes of section 446 of 

15 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 

16 D.C. Official Code). 

17 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 

18 to be available— 

19 (1) during any period in which a District of Co20 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2022 is 

21 in effect; or 

22 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 

23 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 

24 2022. 
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1 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro2 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 

3 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 

4 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 

5 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 

6 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 

7 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2022 

8 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 

9 (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 

10 during any period of fiscal year 2022 if any other provi11 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria12 tions)— 

13 (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail14 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 

15 to continue for such period; or 

16 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 

17 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 

18 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac19 tivity to continue for such period. 

20 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 

21 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 

22 mandated by other law. 

23 SEC. 806. (a) Section 3(c)(2)(G) of the District of 

24 Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
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1 2702(c)(2)(G), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(G) is from a family with a taxable an4 nual income of less than the applicable family 

5 income limit, as defined in paragraph (7).’’. 

6 (b) Section 3(c) of such Act (sec. 38–2702(c), D.C. 

7 Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(7) APPLICABLE FAMILY INCOME LIMIT.—The 

10 term ‘applicable family income limit’ means, with re11 spect to an individual, the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) In the case of an individual who 

13 began an undergraduate course of study prior 

14 to school year 2015–2016, $1,000,000. 

15 ‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who be16 gins an undergraduate course of study in school 

17 year 2016–2017, $750,000. 

18 ‘‘(C) In the case of an individual who be19 gins an undergraduate course of study in school 

20 year 2017–2018 or school year 2018–2019, the 

21 applicable family income limit under this para22 graph for an individual who began an under23 graduate course of study in the previous school 

24 year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, as 

25 measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
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1 from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 

2 Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub3 lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 

4 Department of Labor. 

5 ‘‘(D) In the case of an individual who be6 gins an undergraduate course of study in school 

7 year 2019–2020, $500,000. 

8 ‘‘(E) In the case of an individual who be9 gins an undergraduate course of study in school 

10 year 2020–2021, the amount described in sub11 paragraph (D), adjusted by the Mayor for infla12 tion, as measured by the percentage increase, if 

13 any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Con14 sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 

15 published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 

16 the Department of Labor. 

17 ‘‘(F) In the case of an individual who be18 gins an undergraduate course of study in school 

19 year 2021–2022, $750,000. 

20 ‘‘(G) In the case of an individual who be21 gins an undergraduate course of study in school 

22 year 2022–2023 or any succeeding school year, 

23 the applicable family income limit under this 

24 paragraph for an individual who began an un25 dergraduate course of study in the previous 
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1 school year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, 

2 as measured by the percentage increase, if any, 

3 from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 

4 Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub5 lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 

6 Department of Labor.’’. 

7 (c) The amendments made by this section shall take 

8 effect as if included in the enactment of the Financial 

9 Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 

10 2019 (division D of Public Law 116–6). 

11 SEC. 807. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 

12 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 

13 from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 

14 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 

15 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 

16 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep17 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 

18 SEC. 808. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 

19 of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 

20 (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 

21 respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 

22 Bridge Project. 

23 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 

24 means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 

25 and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 
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1 Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 

2 the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 

3 other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 

4 passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 

5 access crossings over the Potomac River. 

6 SEC. 809. No services may be made available in ac7 cordance with section 740(a) of the District of Columbia 

8 Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40(a), D.C. Official Code) at 

9 any time during fiscal year 2021. 

10 SEC. 810. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 

11 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 

12 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 

13 of this title or of title IV. 

14 TITLE IX 

15 INFRASTRUCTURE 

16 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex19 penses’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 

20 30, 2025, for implementing title VIII of the Communica21 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.), as added by 

22 the Broadband DATA Act (Public Law 116–130): Pro23 vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

24 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

4 REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

5 For the ‘‘Secure and Trusted Communications Net6 works Reimbursement Program’’, as authorized by section 

7 4 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 

8 Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–124; 47 U.S.C. 1603), 

9 $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

10 2025: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 

11 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

12 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

15 For payments by the Federal Communications Com16 mission to providers of broadband internet access service 

17 to expand availability of such service to unserved areas, 

18 underserved areas, and unserved anchor institutions, 

19 $60,000,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to remain 

20 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That such 

21 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

22 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

23 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

24 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

2 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES

3 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 In addition to amounts that are otherwise available 

6 for real property management and related activities, for 

7 an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Federal 

8 Buildings Fund’’, $5,990,000,000, to carry out the pur9 poses of the Fund, of which— 

10 (1) $2,800,000,000 (reduced by $90,000,000) 

11 (increased by $90,000,000) shall be available for 

12 border stations and land ports of entry; 

13 (2) $1,000,000,000 shall be available for acqui14 sition and construction (including sites and ex15 penses, and associated design and construction serv16 ices) of Federal buildings and United States court17 houses, including annexes, expansions, or similar ad18 ditions; 

19 (3) $1,000,000,000 shall be for repairs and al20 terations to facilitate converting General Services 

21 Administration facilities to ‘‘high-performance green 

22 buildings’’, as the term is defined in section 401 of 

23 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 

24 (Public Law 110–140); and 
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1 (4) $940,000,000 shall be available for repairs 

2 and alterations: 

3 Provided, That not to exceed $110,000,000 of the 

4 amounts provided under this heading shall be available 

5 without regard to fiscal year limitations and may be ex6 pended for rental of space, related to leasing of temporary 

7 space in connection with projects funded under this head8 ing: Provided further, That not to exceed $130,000,000 

9 of the amounts provided under this heading shall be avail10 able without regard to fiscal year limitations and may be 

11 expended in the building operations account, for the costs 

12 of completing and supporting the projects funded under 

13 this heading: Provided further, That not less than 

14 $10,000,000 of the funds provided shall be for on-the-job 

15 pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs 

16 registered with the Department of Labor, for the construc17 tion, repair, and alteration of Federal buildings: Provided 

18 further, That not less than $3,000,000,000 of the funds 

19 provided under this heading shall be obligated by Sep20 tember 30, 2022, and the remainder of the funds provided 

21 under this heading shall be available until September 30, 

22 2024: Provided further, That the Administrator of General 

23 Services is authorized to initiate design, construction, re24 pair, alteration, and other projects through existing au25 thorities of the Administrator: Provided further, That none 
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1 of the funds in this paragraph may be used to initiate de2 sign, construction, repair, alteration, and other projects in 

3 the National Capital Region: Provided further, That the 

4 General Services Administration shall submit a detailed 

5 plan, by project, regarding the use of funds made available 

6 in this Act to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days 

8 of enactment of this Act, and update on a quarterly basis 

9 thereafter if there any changes: Provided further, That, 

10 hereafter, the Administrator shall report to the Commit11 tees on the obligation of these funds on a quarterly basis 

12 beginning with the end of the first quarter after the initial 

13 plan is submitted: Provided further, That amounts pro14 vided under this heading that are savings or cannot be 

15 used for the activity for which originally obligated may be 

16 de-obligated and, notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, re-obligated for the purposes identified in the plan 

18 required under this heading not less than 15 days after 

19 notification has been provided to the Committees on Ap20 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen21 ate: Provided further, That funds in the Federal Buildings 

22 Fund made available in this Act for Federal Buildings 

23 Fund activities may be transferred between activities only 

24 to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: 

25 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
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1 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

2 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

6 General’’, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 

7 for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and projects 

8 funded under this title, $10,000,000: Provided, That such 

9 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

10 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 SUPPORT FOR A ROBUST GLOBAL RESPONSE TO THE

14 COVID–19 PANDEMIC

15 SEC. 901. (a) UNITED STATES POLICIES AT THE

16 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas18 ury shall instruct the United States Executive Direc19 tor at each international financial institution (as de20 fined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Fi21 nancial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))) to 

22 use the voice and vote of the United States at the 

23 respective institution— 

24 (A) to seek to ensure adequate fiscal space 

25 for world economies in response to the global 
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1 coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to 

2 as ‘‘COVID–19’’) pandemic through— 

3 (i) the suspension of all debt service 

4 payments to the institution; and 

5 (ii) the relaxation of fiscal targets for 

6 any government operating a program sup7 ported by the institution, or seeking fi8 nancing from the institution, in response 

9 to the pandemic; 

10 (B) to oppose the approval or endorsement 

11 of any loan, grant, document, or strategy that 

12 would lead to a decrease in health care spend13 ing or in any other spending that would impede 

14 the ability of any country to prevent or contain 

15 the spread of, or treat persons who are or may 

16 be infected with, the SARS–CoV–2 virus; and 

17 (C) to require approval of all Special 

18 Drawing Rights allocation transfers from 

19 wealthier member countries to countries that 

20 are emerging markets or developing countries, 

21 based on confirmation of implementable trans22 parency mechanisms or protocols to ensure the 

23 allocations are used for the public good and in 

24 response the global pandemic. 
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1 (2) IMF ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL DRAWING

2 RIGHTS.—It is the policy of the United States to 

3 support the issuance of a special allocation of not 

4 less than 2,000,000,000,000 Special Drawing Rights 

5 so that governments are able to access additional re6 sources to finance their responses to the global 

7 COVID–19 pandemic. The Secretary of the Treas8 ury shall use the voice and vote of the United States 

9 to support the issuance, and shall instruct the 

10 United States Executive Director at the Inter11 national Monetary Fund to support the same. 

12 (3) ALLOCATION OF U.S. SPECIAL DRAWING

13 RIGHTS.—It is also the policy of the United States, 

14 which has large reserves and little use for its Special 

15 Drawing Rights, to contribute a significant portion 

16 its current stock, and any future allocation of, Spe17 cial Drawing Rights to the Poverty Reduction and 

18 Growth Facility (PRGF) or a similar special purpose 

19 vehicle at the International Monetary Fund to help 

20 developing and low-income countries respond to the 

21 health and economic impacts of the COVID–19 pan22 demic. 

23 (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 

24 the United States Executive Director at the Inter25 national Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of 
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1 the United States to actively promote and take all 

2 appropriate actions with respect to implementing the 

3 policy goals of the United States set forth in para4 graphs (2) and (3), and shall post the instruction on 

5 the website of the Department of the Treasury. 

6 (b) UNITED STATES POLICY AT THE G20.—The Sec7 retary of the Treasury shall commence immediate efforts 

8 to reach an agreement with the Group of Twenty to extend 

9 through the end of 2021 the current moratorium on debt 

10 service payments to official bilateral creditors by the 

11 world’s poorest countries. 

12 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Chairman of the Na13 tional Advisory Council on International Monetary and Fi14 nancial Policies shall include in the annual report required 

15 by section 1701 of the International Financial Institutions 

16 Act (22 U.S.C. 262r) a description of progress made to17 ward advancing the policies described in subsection (a) of 

18 this section. 

19 (d) TERMINATION.—Subsections (a) and (c) shall 

20 have no force or effect after the earlier of— 

21 (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act; or 

23 (2) the date that is 30 days after the date on 

24 which the Secretary of the Treasury submits to the 

25 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
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1 the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

2 Representatives a report stating that the SARS– 

3 CoV–2 virus is no longer a serious threat to public 

4 health in any part of the world. 

5 SEC. 902. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act may be used in violation of section 102–38.75(a)(12) 

7 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

8 SEC. 903. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used by the United States Postal Service to 

10 implement the Expedited to Street/Afternoon Sortation 

11 pilot program or to make any change to service or oper12 ations standards as in effect on July 31, 2020. 

13 SEC. 904. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

14 may be used to enforce section 540 of Public Law 110– 

15 329 (122 Stat. 3688) or section 538 of Public Law 112– 

16 74 (125 Stat. 976; 6 U.S.C. 190 note). 

17 SEC. 905. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act may be used in contravention of section 2635.702 of 

19 title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 

20 SEC. 906. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

22 amendments to section 240.14a–1(l), 240.14a–2, or 

23 240.14a–9 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, that 

24 were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission 

25 on July 22, 2020. 
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1 SEC. 907. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 

3 to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative 

4 agreement with any entity listed in subsection (b). 

5 (b) The entities listed in this subsection are the fol6 lowing: 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Golf Links 

Ireland (formerly The 

Lodge at Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Trump International 

Hotel Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump National Doral 

Miami, Miami, FL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower New 

York, New York City, 

NY 

Trump SoHo New York, 

New York City, NY 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump International 

Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 

Trump International 

Hotel Washington, DC 

Trump Tower, 721 Fifth 

Avenue, New York 

City, New York 

Trump World Tower, 

845 United Nations 

Plaza, New York City, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue, 

502 Park Avenue, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, NY 

Trump Parc East, 100 

Central Park South, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Palace, 200 East 

69th Street, New York 

City, New York 

Heritage, Trump Place, 

240 Riverside Blvd, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Place, 220 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Place, 200 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Grande, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

Trump Hollywood Florida, Hollywood, Florida Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 

Trump Tower at City 

Center, Westchester, 

NY 

Trump Park Residences, 

Yorktown, NY 

Trump Parc Stamford, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Trump Plaza Residences, 

Jersey City, NJ 

The Estate at Trump 

National, Los Angeles, 

CA 

Trump Towers Pune, 

India, Pune, India 

Trump Tower Mumbai, 

India, Mumbai, India 

Trump Towers Makati, 

Philippines, Makati, 

Philippines 

Trump International 

Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump Towers Istanbul, 

Sisli, Istanbul, Sisli 

Trump Tower Punta Del 

Este, Uruguay, Punta 

Sel Este, Uruguay 

Briar Hall Operations 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Home Marks International LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Home Marks International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT India Venture LLC, 

New York, New York 
620 

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DT India Venture Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jersey City 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jupiter LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Mark Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Qatar Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Products 

International LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Product 

International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Pune Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT MARKS PUNE II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

LP, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Worli LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Worli Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Indian Hills Holdings 

LLC f/k/a Indian Hills 

Development LLC, 

New York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club LLC 

(Trump National Gold 

Club-Jupiter), New 

York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Lamington Family Holdings LLC, New York, 

New York 

Lawrence Towers Apartments, New York, 

New York 

LFB Acquisition LLC, 

New York, New York 

LFB Acquisition Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, 

L.L.C., Palm Beach, 

Florida 

Mar A Lago Club, 

L.L.C, New York, 

New York 

Nitto World Co, Limited, 

Turnberry, Scotland 

OPO Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

OPO Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

OWO Developer LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited (Trump 

International Golf 

Links- Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TIGL Ireland Management Limited, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ace Entertainment Holdings Inc (f/k/a Trump 

Casinos Inc and formerly Trump Taj 

Mahal, Inc), Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 
621 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Chicago Retail 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

LLC (Trump National 

Doral), New York, 

New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Golf Acquisitions 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump International Development LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club LC (Trump 

International Golf 

Club- Florida), New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club Scotland 

Limited, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Inc, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Trump International 

Hotel and Tower Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump International 

Hotel Hawaii LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International Hotels Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump International 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Korean Projects 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Baja 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Baja 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Batumi, 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages, LLC New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Canouan 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks GP Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Holdings 

LP (FKA Trump 

Marks LP), New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Mortgage 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mtg LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach Corp, New 

York, New York 
622 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Panama 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Panama 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philippines Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Philippines LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Products 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Products 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Company LLC, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Marks Real 

Estate Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks SOHO License Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks SOHO 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LP (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

LP), New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Westchester Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Westchester LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks White 

Plains LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club LLC (Trump 

National Golf ClubWestchester), New 

York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

LCC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Old Post Office 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Old Post Office 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump On the Ocean 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Organization 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, New York, New 

York 

Trump Pageants, Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Palace Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Palace/Parc 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Parc East Condominium, New York, 

New York 
623 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Park Avenue 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Phoenix Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Plaza LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Plaza Member 

Inc (F/K/A Trump 

Plaza Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Productions LLC 

(former Rancho Lien 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Production Managing Member Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Project Manager 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Restaurants 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Riverside Management LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Ruffin LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Ruffin Tower I 

LLC, Las Vegas, NV 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago Member Corp, 

Chicago, IL 

Trump Scotland Member 

Inc, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Scotsborough 

Square LLC, 

Scotsborough Square, 

VA 

Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, 

New York, New York 

Trump SoHo Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Toronto Development Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Toronto Member 

Corp (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

Member Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Managing 

Member Inc, New 

York, New York 

Trump Village Construction Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Lot 3 Owner LLC (F/ 

K/A Eric Trump Land 

Holdings LLC), New 

York, New York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Wine Marks 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Wine Marks 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump World Productions LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump World Productions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump World Publications LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump/New World Property Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump’s Castle Management Corp, Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Marks White 

Plains Corp, New 

York, New York 

Turnberry Scotland 

Managing Member 

Corp, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

Turnberry Scotland 

LLC, Turnberry, Scotland 

TW Venture I LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II LLC, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TW Venture I Managing 

Member Corp, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II Managing Member Corp, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ultimate Air Corp, New 

York, New York 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

Corp, Chicago, IL 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

LLC, Chicago, IL 

VHPS LLC, Los Angeles, CA 

West Palm Operations 

LLC, WPB, Florida 

Wexford Hall Inc., New 

York, New York 

White Course LLC, 

Miami, FL 

White Course Managing 

Member Corp, Miami 

FL 

Wilshire Hall LLC, New 

York, New York 

Wollman Rink Operations LLC, New 

York, New York 
624 

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Yorktown Real Estate 

LLC (F/K/A/ Yorktown Development Associates LLC), New 

York, New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Donald 

J. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Robert 

S. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump, New 

York, New York 

Fred C. Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Maryanne Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O the 

grandchildren of Fred 

C. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

grantor Trust - DJT 

is the Trustee Successor - Trustee is 

Donald J. Trump, Jr., 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Revocable Trust, New 

York, New York 

The Police Athletic 

League, Inc, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Connect Europe 

Limited, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

DT Endeavor I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Endeavor I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Bali LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Bali Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Lido LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Lido Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower II LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Kolkata LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Tower Kolkata Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Venture I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DTTM Operations LLC, 

New York, New York 

DTTM Operations Managing Member, New 

York, New York 

EID Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

EID Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

THC DC Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, New 

York, New York 

Lamington Farm Club 

(TRUMP NATIONAL 

GOLF CLUBBEDMINSTER)*, 

Bedminster, NJ 

Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, New York, 

New York 

Mobile Payroll Construction Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES LLC, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES MEMBER CORP, New 

York, New York 

TC MARKS BUENOS 

AIRES LLC, New 

York, New York 

Midland Associates, New 

York, New York 

Miss Universe L.P., 

LLLP (formerly 

Trump Pageants, 

L.P.), New York, New 

York 
625 

•HR 7617 EH

Trump Central Park 

West Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

40 Wall Street LLC, 

New York, New York 

401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Chicago, IL 809 North Canon LLC, 

Beverly Hills, CA 

Caribuslness Investments, S.R.L., Dominican Republic 

County Properties, LLC, 

Norfolk, VA 

DJT Aerospace LLC, 

New York, New York 

DJT Operations I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Connect II LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Excel Venture I LLC, 

St. Martin, French 

West Indies 

Fifty-Seventh Street Associates LLC, New 

York, New York 

Pine Hill Development 

LLC, Pine Hill, NJ 

Seven Springs LLC, Mt. 

Kisco, NY 

Trump Turnberry , 

Turnberry, Scotland 

The East 61 Street Company, LP, New York, 

New York 

The Trump Corporation, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Commercial LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Holding Company 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Hudson Valley, 

Hopewell Junction, 

NY 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Charlotte, 

Charlotte, NC 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Philadelphia, 

Pine Hill, NJ 

Trump International 

Golf Links - Scotland, 

Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Las Vegas Development LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Marks Asia LLC, 

Sterling, VA 

Trump Model Management LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Washington 

DC, Potomac Falls, 

VA 

1125 South Ocean LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

T Promotions LLC, New 

York, New York 

HWA 555 Owners, LLC, 

San Francisco, CA 

1290 Avenue of the 

Americas, A TenancyIn-Common, New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Triplex, 

New York, New York 

N/K/A DTW VENTURE LLC, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

THC Vancouver Management Corp, Vancouver, 

Canada 

TNGC Jupiter Management Corp, Jupiter, 

FL 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Management 

Inc., Manhasset, NY 

THC Miami Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, 

Miami, FL 

THC IMEA Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Lido Technical Services Manager LLC, 

Lido, Indonesia 

Trump Las Vegas Sales 

& Marketing, Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV 

Albemarle Estate, Charlottesville, VA 

MacLeod House & 

Lodge, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump Golf Links at 

Ferry Point, New 

York City, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Dubai, 

UAE 

Trump World Golf Club 

Dubai, UAE 

Trump International Resort & Golf Club Lido, 

Lido City, Indonesia 

Seven Springs, Bedford, 

NY 

Le Chateau des 

Palmiers, St. Martin, 

French West Indies 

Trump World, Seoul, 

South Korea 

Trump Towers, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

D B Pace Acquisition, 

LLC, New York, NY 

DJT HOLDINGS LLC, 

New York, NY 

Golf Productions LLC, 

New York, NY 

T International Realty 

LLC, New York, NY 

THC CENTRAL RESERVATIONS LLC, 

New York, NY 

THC CHINA DEVELOPMENT LLC, New 

York, NY 

THC SALES & MARKETING LLC, New 

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The Trump-Equitable 

Fifth Avenue Company, New York, NY 

TRUMP 106 CPS LLC, 

New York, NY 

TRUMP BOOKS LLC 

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LLC, New York, NY 

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York, NY 

TRUMP FERRY 

POINT LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP HOME 

MARKS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP ICE LLC, New 

York, NY 
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STORAGE 106 LLC, 

New York, NY 

SC CLEVELAND MS 

MANAGEMENT 

LLC, Cleveland, MS 

T RETAIL LLC, New 

York, NY 

WESTMINSTER 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC, Livingston, NJ 

GOLF RECREATION 

SCOTLAND LIMITED, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

TRUMP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

LLC, New York, NY 

4T HOLDINGS TWO 

LLC, New York, NY 

T EXPRESS LLC, New 

York, NY 

1 DIVISION E—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, 

2 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDU3 CATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES AP4 PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 

5 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

6 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

7 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 

8 Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 

9 September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: 

10 TITLE I 

11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

12 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

13 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

14 For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 

15 and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’) 

16 and the National Apprenticeship Act, $3,696,700,000, 

17 plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts 

18 provided: 

19 (1) for grants to States for adult employment 

20 and training activities, youth activities, and dis-
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1 located worker employment and training activities, 

2 $2,869,832,000 as follows: 

3 (A) $864,649,000 for adult employment 

4 and training activities, of which $152,649,000 

5 shall be available for the period July 1, 2021 

6 through June 30, 2022, and of which 

7 $712,000,000 shall be available for the period 

8 October 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; 

9 (B) $925,130,000 for youth activities, 

10 which shall be available for the period April 1, 

11 2021 through June 30, 2022; and 

12 (C) $1,080,053,000 for dislocated worker 

13 employment and training activities, of which 

14 $220,053,000 shall be available for the period 

15 July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, and of 

16 which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 

17 period October 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022: 

18 Provided, That the funds available for allotment to 

19 outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the 

20 WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of 

21 section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act: Provided fur22 ther, That notwithstanding the requirements of the 

23 WIOA, the Secretary may waive certain require24 ments to permit the outlying areas to submit a sin25 gle application for a consolidated grant that awards 
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1 funds that would otherwise be available to such 

2 areas to carry out the activities described in subtitle 

3 B of title I of the WIOA: Provided further, That 

4 upon receipt of a waiver, an application shall be sub5 mitted to the Secretary at such time, in such man6 ner and containing respective spending plans with a 

7 funding floor for each program and activity author8 ized under such subtitle B of title I of the WIOA as 

9 the Secretary may require: Provided further, That 

10 outlying areas awarded a consolidated grant de11 scribed in the preceding provisos may use identified 

12 excess funding above the funding floor for each ac13 tivity for any of the other programs and activities 

14 authorized under such subtitle B of title I of the 

15 WIOA subject to such reporting requirements issued 

16 by the Secretary; and 

17 (2) for national programs, $826,868,000 as fol18 lows: 

19 (A) $280,859,000 for the dislocated work20 ers assistance national reserve, of which 

21 $80,859,000 shall be available for the period 

22 July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, and 

23 of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the 

24 period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 

25 2022: Provided, That funds provided to carry 
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1 out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 

2 used to provide assistance to a State for state3 wide or local use in order to address cases 

4 where there have been worker dislocations 

5 across multiple sectors or across multiple local 

6 areas and such workers remain dislocated; co7 ordinate the State workforce development plan 

8 with emerging economic development needs; and 

9 train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided 

10 further, That funds provided to carry out sec11 tions 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be 

12 used for technical assistance and demonstration 

13 projects, respectively, that provide assistance to 

14 new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 

15 workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

16 section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds pro17 vided under this subparagraph, the Secretary of 

18 Labor (referred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’) 

19 may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 

20 funds to provide technical assistance and carry 

21 out additional activities related to the transition 

22 to the WIOA: Provided further, That of the 

23 funds provided under this subparagraph, 

24 $50,000,000 shall be for training and employ25 ment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) 
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1 (notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in 

2 such section) and 170 of the WIOA for the pur3 pose of developing, offering, or improving edu4 cational or career training programs at commu5 nity colleges, defined as public institutions of 

6 higher education, as described in section 101(a) 

7 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and at 

8 which the associate’s degree is primarily the 

9 highest degree awarded, with other eligible in10 stitutions of higher education, as defined in sec11 tion 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 

12 1965, eligible to participate through consortia, 

13 with community colleges as the lead grantee: 

14 Provided further, That the Secretary shall fol15 low the requirements for the program in House 

16 Report 116–62: Provided further, That any 

17 grant funds used for apprenticeships shall be 

18 used to support only apprenticeship programs 

19 registered under the National Apprenticeship 

20 Act and as referred to in section 3(7)(B) of the 

21 WIOA: Provided further, That the Department 

22 shall issue a Solicitation for Grant Applications 

23 (SGA) within 120 days of enactment of this 

24 Act: Provided further, That the funds made 

25 available in this title under the heading ‘‘DE-
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1 PARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT’’ for Execu2 tive Direction shall be reduced by $100,000 for 

3 each day the SGA is not issued beyond the 120 

4 day requirement and such funds shall be re5 scinded in the amount for each such reduction: 

6 Provided further, That the reduction required 

7 by the preceding proviso shall be taken only 

8 from the ‘‘Executive Direction’’ line in the table 

9 at the end of the committee report accom10 panying this Act; 

11 (B) $55,500,000 for Native American pro12 grams under section 166 of the WIOA, which 

13 shall be available for the period July 1, 2021 

14 through June 30, 2022; 

15 (C) $95,896,000 for migrant and seasonal 

16 farmworker programs under section 167 of the 

17 WIOA, including $88,938,000 for formula 

18 grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 

19 be for employment and training services), 

20 $6,389,000 for migrant and seasonal housing 

21 (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for 

22 permanent housing), and $569,000 for other 

23 discretionary purposes, which shall be available 

24 for the period April 1, 2021 through June 30, 

25 2022: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
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1 other provision of law or related regulation, the 

2 Department of Labor shall take no action lim3 iting the number or proportion of eligible par4 ticipants receiving related assistance services or 

5 discouraging grantees from providing such serv6 ices: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 

7 definition of ‘‘eligible seasonal farmworker’’ in 

8 section 167(i)(3) of the WIOA, an individual is 

9 eligible for migrant and seasonal farmworker 

10 programs under section 167 of the WIOA if 

11 such individual is a member of a family with a 

12 total family income equal to or less than 150 

13 percent of the poverty line; 

14 (D) $100,534,000 for YouthBuild activi15 ties as described in section 171 of the WIOA, 

16 which shall be available for the period April 1, 

17 2021 through June 30, 2022; 

18 (E) $103,079,000 for ex-offender activi19 ties, under the authority of section 169 of the 

20 WIOA, which shall be available for the period 

21 April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022: Provided, 

22 That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be for 

23 competitive grants to national and regional 

24 intermediaries for activities that prepare for 

25 employment young adults with criminal records 
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1 or young adults who have been justice system2 involved or who have dropped out of school or 

3 other educational programs, with a priority for 

4 projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; 

5 (F) $6,000,000 for the Workforce Data 

6 Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 

7 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for 

8 the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 

9 2022; and 

10 (G) $185,000,000 to expand opportunities 

11 through apprenticeships only registered under 

12 the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred 

13 to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA, to be avail14 able to the Secretary to carry out activities 

15 through grants, cooperative agreements, con16 tracts and other arrangements, with States and 

17 other appropriate entities, including equity 

18 intermediaries and business and labor industry 

19 partner intermediaries, which shall be available 

20 for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 

21 2022: Provided, That of the funds provided to 

22 carry out this subparagraph, not less than 20 

23 percent shall be for making competitive con24 tracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to 

25 national apprenticeship intermediaries, not less 
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1 than 20 percent shall be for competitive con2 tracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to 

3 local apprenticeship intermediaries, and not less 

4 than 50 percent shall be used to fund grants to 

5 States: Provided further, That the Secretary 

6 shall require any information publicly disclosed 

7 related to the credentials and competencies 

8 earned through registered apprenticeships, in9 cluding through Apprenticeship.gov, its suc10 cessor website or any data or website published 

11 by the Secretary for a similar function, to be 

12 published using an open source description lan13 guage that is designed to allow for public 

14 search and comparison of such data. Such in15 formation may be published through open data 

16 formats such as the credential transparency de17 scription language specifications or a substan18 tially similar approach. 

19 JOB CORPS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ22 ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 

23 hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter24 ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 

25 purchase of real property for training centers as author-
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1 ized by the WIOA, $1,755,655,000, plus reimbursements, 

2 as follows: 

3 (1) $1,603,325,000 for Job Corps Operations, 

4 which shall be available for the period July 1, 2021 

5 through June 30, 2022; 

6 (2) $120,000,000 for construction, rehabilita7 tion and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which 

8 shall be available for the period July 1, 2021 

9 through June 30, 2024, and which may include the 

10 acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items 

11 of equipment: Provided, That the Secretary may 

12 transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the 

13 operational needs of such centers or to achieve ad14 ministrative efficiencies: Provided further, That any 

15 funds transferred pursuant to the preceding provi16 sion shall not be available for obligation after June 

17 30, 2022: Provided further, That the Committees on 

18 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

19 the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 

20 of any transfer; and 

21 (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job 

22 Corps, which shall be available for obligation for the 

23 period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 

24 2021: 
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1 Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 

2 shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 

3 centers. 

4 COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT FOR OLDER

5 AMERICANS

6 To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 

7 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘OAA’’), $410,000,000, 

8 which shall be available for the period April 1, 2021 

9 through June 30, 2022, and may be recaptured and reobli10 gated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. 

11 FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

12 For payments during fiscal year 2021 of trade ad13 justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 

14 of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 

15 of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 

16 employment and case management services, allowances for 

17 job search and relocation, and related State administrative 

18 expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 

19 title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 

20 payments, allowances, training, employment and case 

21 management services, and related State administration 

22 provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjust23 ment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 and section 405(a) 

24 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 

25 $633,600,000 together with such amounts as may be nec-
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1 essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for 

2 payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 

3 2021: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this 

4 Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this 

5 heading may remain available for obligation beyond the 

6 current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 

7 245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 

8 STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT

9 SERVICE OPERATIONS

10 For authorized administrative expenses, 

11 $84,066,000, together with not to exceed $3,421,953,000 

12 which may be expended from the Employment Security 

13 Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 

14 (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 

15 (1) $2,649,686,000 from the Trust Fund is for 

16 grants to States for the administration of State un17 employment insurance laws as authorized under title 

18 III of the Social Security Act (including not less 

19 than $200,000,000 to carry out reemployment serv20 ices and eligibility assessments under section 306 of 

21 such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as 

22 defined in such section, including those who are 

23 profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may 

24 be eligible for such services and assessments: Pro25 vided, That of such amount, $117,000,000 is speci-
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1 fied for grants under section 306 of the Social Secu2 rity Act and is provided to meet the terms of section 

3 251(b)(2)(E)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer4 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 

5 $83,000,000 is additional new budget authority 

6 specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(E)(i)(II) 

7 of such Act; and $9,000,000 for continued support 

8 of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of 

9 Excellence), the administration of unemployment in10 surance for Federal employees and for ex-service 

11 members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523, 

12 and the administration of trade readjustment allow13 ances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, 

14 and alternative trade adjustment assistance under 

15 the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) of 

16 the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 

17 2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences 

18 Extension Act of 2015, and shall be available for ob19 ligation by the States through December 31, 2021, 

20 except that funds used for automation shall be avail21 able for Federal obligation through December 31, 

22 2021, and for State obligation through September 

23 30, 2023, or, if the automation is being carried out 

24 through consortia of States, for State obligation 

25 through September 30, 2027, and for expenditure 
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1 through September 30, 2028, and funds for competi2 tive grants awarded to States for improved oper3 ations and to conduct in-person reemployment and 

4 eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance 

5 improper payment reviews and provide reemploy6 ment services and referrals to training, as appro7 priate, shall be available for Federal obligation 

8 through December 31, 2021, and for obligation by 

9 the States through September 30, 2023, and funds 

10 for the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of 

11 Excellence shall be available for obligation by the 

12 State through September 30, 2022, and funds used 

13 for unemployment insurance workloads experienced 

14 through September 30, 2021 shall be available for 

15 Federal obligation through December 31, 2021; 

16 (2) $18,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for na17 tional activities necessary to support the administra18 tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 

19 system; 

20 (3) $651,639,000 from the Trust Fund, to21 gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 

22 the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 

23 with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 

24 be available for Federal obligation for the period 

25 July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; 
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1 (4) $24,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for na2 tional activities of the Employment Service, includ3 ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred4 it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

5 1986 (including assisting States in adopting or mod6 ernizing information technology for use in the proc7 essing of certification requests), and the provision of 

8 technical assistance and staff training under the 

9 Wagner-Peyser Act; 

10 (5) $77,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 

11 administration of foreign labor certifications and re12 lated activities under the Immigration and Nation13 ality Act and related laws, of which $57,528,000 

14 shall be available for the Federal administration of 

15 such activities, and $20,282,000 shall be available 

16 for grants to States for the administration of such 

17 activities; and 

18 (6) $62,653,000 from the General Fund is to 

19 provide workforce information, national electronic 

20 tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag21 ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal ob22 ligation for the period July 1, 2021 through June 

23 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall require 

24 publicly disclosed information contained in ongoing, 

25 nationwide datasets funded by the Department of 
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1 Labor relating to licenses and credentials to be pub2 lished using an open source description language 

3 that is designed to allow for public search and com4 parison of such data, including any such data on 

5 credentials and competencies. Such information may 

6 be published through open data formats such as the 

7 credential transparency description language speci8 fications or a substantially similar approach: 

9 Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In10 sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2021 is 

11 projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 

12 1,728,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 

13 Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 

14 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 

15 for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 

16 III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 

17 funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 

18 to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 

19 Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 

20 carrying out activities under such title III if the other 

21 States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 

22 declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 

23 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 

24 further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 

25 for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 
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1 Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 

2 the National Directory of New Hires under section 

3 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec4 retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 

5 under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay6 ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 

7 Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 

8 That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es9 tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 

10 are used to support the national activities of the Federal11 State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 

12 immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 

13 grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 

14 Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 

15 for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu16 rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi17 ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 

18 may award subgrants to other States and non-State enti19 ties under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 

20 to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 

21 under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 

22 the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 

23 be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment In24 surance and Employment Service automation efforts, not25 withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 
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1 the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require2 ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Fed3 eral Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu4 lations: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the re5 quest of a State participating in a consortium with other 

6 States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title 

7 III of the Social Security Act to other States participating 

8 in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemploy9 ment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 

10 in order to carry out activities that benefit the administra11 tion of the unemployment compensation law of the State 

12 making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary 

13 may collect fees for the costs associated with additional 

14 data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating 

15 to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by 

16 State and local governments, public and private institu17 tions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and 

18 may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions 

19 of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers 

20 Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the 

21 information collection and reporting needs of such entities, 

22 which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re23 main available until September 30, 2022, for such pur24 poses. 
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1 ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND

2 OTHER FUNDS

3 For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 

4 Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 

5 Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 

6 Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In7 ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable ad8 vances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 

9 of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust 

10 Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal 

11 Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such 

12 sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 

13 obligation through September 30, 2022. 

14 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

15 For expenses of administering employment and train16 ing programs, $108,674,000, together with not to exceed 

17 $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employ18 ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy19 ment Trust Fund: Provided, That funds made available 

20 for the Office of Apprenticeship shall only be used for the 

21 administration of apprenticeship programs only registered 

22 under the National Apprenticeship Act and as referred to 

23 in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA and to provide for the 

24 full and adequate staffing of the Federal Office of Appren25 ticeship and each of the State Offices of Apprenticeship. 
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1 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits 

4 Security Administration, $181,000,000, of which up to 

5 $3,000,000 shall be made available through September 30, 

6 2022, for the procurement of expert witnesses for enforce7 ment litigation. 

8 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

9 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION FUND

10 The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (‘‘Cor11 poration’’) is authorized to make such expenditures, in12 cluding financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of 

13 title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 

14 of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority 

15 available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and 

16 to make such contracts and commitments without regard 

17 to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, 

18 as may be necessary in carrying out the program, includ19 ing associated administrative expenses, through Sep20 tember 30, 2021, for the Corporation: Provided, That 

21 none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal 

22 year 2021 shall be available for obligations for administra23 tive expenses in excess of $465,289,000: Provided further, 

24 That to the extent that the number of new plan partici25 pants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 
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1 100,000 in fiscal year 2021, an amount not to exceed an 

2 additional $9,200,000 shall be available through Sep3 tember 30, 2025, for obligations for administrative ex4 penses for every 20,000 additional terminated partici5 pants: Provided further, That obligations in excess of the 

6 amounts provided for administrative expenses in this para7 graph may be incurred and shall be available through Sep8 tember 30, 2025, for obligation for unforeseen and ex9 traordinary pre-termination or termination expenses or ex10 traordinary multiemployer program related expenses after 

11 approval by the Office of Management and Budget and 

12 notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur14 ther, That an additional amount shall be available for obli15 gation through September 30, 2025, to the extent the Cor16 poration’s costs exceed $250,000 for the provision of cred17 it or identity monitoring to affected individuals upon suf18 fering a security incident or privacy breach, not to exceed 

19 an additional $100 per affected individual. 

20 WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Divi23 sion, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local 

24 agencies and their employees for inspection services ren25 dered, $246,283,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Man4 agement Standards, $42,187,000. 

5 OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE

6 PROGRAMS

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Con9 tract Compliance Programs, $105,976,000. 

10 OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers’ 

13 Compensation Programs, $115,424,000, together with 

14 $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund 

15 in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the 

16 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. 

17 SPECIAL BENEFITS

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For the payment of compensation, benefits, and ex20 penses (except administrative expenses) accruing during 

21 the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

22 81; continuation of benefits as provided for under the 

23 heading ‘‘Civilian War Benefits’’ in the Federal Security 

24 Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees’ Com25 pensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; section 
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1 5(f) of the War Claims Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2012); obliga2 tions incurred under the War Hazards Compensation Act 

3 (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 50 percent of the additional 

4 compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 

5 Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 

6 $239,000,000, together with such amounts as may be nec7 essary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation 

8 for the payment of compensation and other benefits for 

9 any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year, 

10 for deposit into and to assume the attributes of the Em11 ployees’ Compensation Fund established under 5 U.S.C. 

12 8147(a): Provided, That amounts appropriated may be 

13 used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse 

14 an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, 

15 for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled bene16 ficiary: Provided further, That balances of reimbursements 

17 unobligated on September 30, 2020, shall remain available 

18 until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, 

19 and expenses: Provided further, That in addition there 

20 shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal 

21 Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality 

22 required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for 

23 its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as 

24 the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration 

25 for employees of such fair share entities through Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2021: Provided further, That of those funds 

2 transferred to this account from the fair share entities to 

3 pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees’ 

4 Compensation Act, $80,257,000 shall be made available 

5 to the Secretary as follows: 

6 (1) For enhancement and maintenance of auto7 mated data processing systems operations and tele8 communications systems, $27,220,000. 

9 (2) For automated workload processing oper10 ations, including document imaging, centralized mail 

11 intake, and medical bill processing, $25,647,000. 

12 (3) For periodic roll disability management and 

13 medical review, $25,648,000. 

14 (4) For program integrity, $1,742,000. 

15 (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the 

16 Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: 

17 Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 

18 person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 

19 under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Work20 ers’ Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and 

21 claim, such identifying information (including Social Secu22 rity account number) as such regulations may prescribe. 
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1 SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS

2 For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety 

3 and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107– 

4 275, $40,970,000, to remain available until expended. 

5 For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 

6 benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 

7 for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 

8 as may be necessary. 

9 For making benefit payments under title IV for the 

10 first quarter of fiscal year 2022, $14,000,000, to remain 

11 available until expended. 

12 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, ENERGY EMPLOYEES

13 OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION FUND

14 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

15 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

16 Act, $62,507,000 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by 

17 $300,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

18 That the Secretary may require that any person filing a 

19 claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such 

20 claim such identifying information (including Social Secu21 rity account number) as may be prescribed. 

22 BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 

25 Disability Trust Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), to remain available 
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1 until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 

2 section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Rev3 enue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of 

4 interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) 

5 of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be 

6 expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2021 for expenses 

7 of operation and administration of the Black Lung Bene8 fits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to 

9 exceed $40,643,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ 

10 Compensation Programs, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to 

11 exceed $33,033,000 for transfer to Departmental Manage12 ment, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $333,000 

13 for transfer to Departmental Management, ‘‘Office of In14 spector General’’; and not to exceed $356,000 for pay15 ments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the 

16 Department of the Treasury. 

17 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety 

20 and Health Administration, $593,787,000 (increased by 

21 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

22 $1,436,000), including not to exceed $108,575,000 which 

23 shall be the maximum amount available for grants to 

24 States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and 

25 Health Act (the ‘‘Act’’), which grants shall be no less than 
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1 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and 

2 health programs required to be incurred under plans ap3 proved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, 

4 in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Occupa5 tional Safety and Health Administration may retain up 

6 to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tui7 tion and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, 

8 and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and 

9 health training and education: Provided, That notwith10 standing 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, dur11 ing the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, to collect 

12 and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recog13 nized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, 

14 in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to ad15 minister national and international laboratory recognition 

16 programs that ensure the safety of equipment and prod17 ucts used by workers in the workplace: Provided further, 

18 That $13,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood 

19 training grants, of which not less than $4,500,000 is for 

20 Susan Harwood Training Capacity Building Develop21 mental grants, as described in Funding Opportunity Num22 ber SHTG–FY–16–02 (referenced in the notice of avail23 ability of funds published in the Federal Register on May 

24 3, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 30568)) for program activities 

25 starting not later than September 30, 2021 and lasting 
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1 for a period of 12 months: Provided further, That not more 

2 than $3,500,000 shall be for Voluntary Protection Pro3 grams. 

4 MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and 

7 Health Administration, $379,816,000, including purchase 

8 and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection 

9 with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of pas10 senger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for 

11 mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than 

12 $10,537,000 for State assistance grants: Provided, That 

13 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not to exceed $750,000 

14 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety 

15 Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training 

16 materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to 

17 be available for mine safety and health education and 

18 training activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

19 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administra20 tion is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 

21 from fees collected for the approval and certification of 

22 equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and 

23 may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further, 

24 That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build25 ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and 
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1 private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation 

2 with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided 

3 further, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration 

4 is authorized to promote health and safety education and 

5 training in the mining community through cooperative 

6 programs with States, industry, and safety associations: 

7 Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to rec8 ognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a prin9 cipal safety association and, notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without 

11 reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safe12 ty and Health Administration officials as officers in local 

13 chapters or in the national organization: Provided further, 

14 That any funds available to the Department of Labor may 

15 be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide 

16 for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the 

17 event of a major disaster. 

18 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Sta21 tistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, 

22 Federal, and local agencies and their employees for serv23 ices rendered, $587,000,000, together with not to exceed 

24 $68,000,000 which may be expended from the Employ-
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1 ment Security Administration account in the Unemploy2 ment Trust Fund. 

3 Within this amount, $13,000,000 to remain available 

4 until September 30, 2024, for costs associated with the 

5 physical move of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ head6 quarters, including replication of space, furniture, fix7 tures, equipment, and related costs, as well as relocation 

8 of the data center to a shared facility. 

9 OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 

12 Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy 

13 and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective 

14 of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of 

15 people with disabilities, $38,500,000. 

16 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For necessary expenses for Departmental Manage20 ment, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 

21 $349,056,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (increased by 

22 $2,000,000), together with not to exceed $308,000, which 

23 may be expended from the Employment Security Adminis24 tration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Pro25 vided, That $67,325,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
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1 creased by $1,000,000) for the Bureau of International 

2 Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through De3 cember 31, 2021: Provided further, That funds available 

4 to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used 

5 to administer or operate international labor activities, bi6 lateral and multilateral technical assistance, and micro7 finance programs, by or through contracts, grants, sub8 grants and other arrangements: Provided further, That not 

9 more than $53,825,000 shall be for programs to combat 

10 exploitative child labor internationally and not less than 

11 $13,500,000 shall be used to implement model programs 

12 that address worker rights issues through technical assist13 ance in countries with which the United States has free 

14 trade agreements or trade preference programs: Provided 

15 further, That $8,040,000 shall be used for program eval16 uation and shall be available for obligation through Sep17 tember 30, 2022: Provided further, That funds available 

18 for program evaluation may be used to administer grants 

19 for the purpose of evaluation: Provided further, That 

20 grants made for the purpose of evaluation shall be award21 ed through fair and open competition: Provided further, 

22 That funds available for program evaluation may be trans23 ferred to any other appropriate account in the Department 

24 for such purpose: Provided further, That the Committees 

25 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
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1 Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 

2 transfer: Provided further, That the funds available to the 

3 Women’s Bureau may be used for grants to serve and pro4 mote the interests of women in the workforce: Provided 

5 further, That of the amounts made available to the Wom6 en’s Bureau, not less than $1,794,000 shall be used for 

7 grants authorized by the Women in Apprenticeship and 

8 Nontraditional Occupations Act. 

9 VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

10 Not to exceed $256,341,000 may be derived from the 

11 Employment Security Administration account in the Un12 employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 

13 chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 

14 of which— 

15 (1) $180,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 

16 grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis17 abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 

18 section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em19 ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 

20 such title, and for the expenses described in section 

21 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obliga22 tion by the States through December 31, 2021, and 

23 not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal ex24 penditures for data systems and contract support to 

25 allow for the tracking of participant and perform-
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1 ance information: Provided, That, in addition, such 

2 funds may be used to support such specialists and 

3 representatives in the provision of services to 

4 transitioning members of the Armed Forces who 

5 have participated in the Transition Assistance Pro6 gram and have been identified as in need of inten7 sive services, to members of the Armed Forces who 

8 are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment 

9 in military treatment facilities or warrior transition 

10 units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers 

11 of such wounded, ill, or injured members; 

12 (2) $29,379,000 is for carrying out the Transi13 tion Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 

14 10 U.S.C. 1144; 

15 (3) $43,548,000 is for Federal administration 

16 of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, and sections 

17 2021, 2021A and 2023 of title 38, United States 

18 Code: Provided, That, up to $500,000 may be used 

19 to carry out the Hire VETS Act (division O of Pub20 lic Law 115–31); and 

21 (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans’ 

22 Employment and Training Services Institute under 

23 38 U.S.C. 4109: 

24 Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 

25 appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 
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1 above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropria2 tion from which such reallocation is made. 

3 In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 

4 $57,500,000 is for carrying out programs to assist home5 less veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 

6 transitioning from certain institutions under sections 

7 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: 

8 Provided, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) 

9 of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through 

10 September 30, 2021, to provide services under such sec11 tion: Provided further, That services provided under sec12 tion 2021 or under section 2021A may include, in addition 

13 to services to homeless veterans described in section 

14 2002(a)(1), services to veterans who were homeless at 

15 some point within the 60 days prior to program entry or 

16 veterans who are at risk of homelessness within the next 

17 60 days, and that services provided under section 2023 

18 may include, in addition to services to the individuals de19 scribed in subsection (e) of such section, services to vet20 erans recently released from incarceration who are at risk 

21 of homelessness: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

22 paragraph (3) under this heading, funds appropriated in 

23 this paragraph may be used for data systems and contract 

24 support to allow for the tracking of participant and per25 formance information: Provided further, That notwith-
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1 standing sections 2021(e)(2) and 2021A(f)(2) of title 38, 

2 United States Code, such funds shall be available for ex3 penditure pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1553. 

4 In addition, fees may be assessed and deposited in 

5 the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund pursuant to sec6 tion 5(b) of the HIRE Vets Act, and such amounts shall 

7 be available to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets 

8 Medallion Award Program, as authorized by such Act, and 

9 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That such 

10 sums shall be in addition to any other funds available for 

11 such purposes, including funds available under paragraph 

12 (3) of this heading: Provided further, That section 2(d) 

13 of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 

14 (Public Law 115–31; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) shall not 

15 apply. 

16 IT MODERNIZATION

17 For necessary expenses for Department of Labor cen18 tralized infrastructure technology investment activities re19 lated to support systems and modernization, $25,269,000, 

20 which shall be available through September 30, 2022. 

21 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

22 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 

23 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

24 General Act of 1978, $86,187,000, together with not to 

25 exceed $5,660,000 which may be expended from the Em-
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1 ployment Security Administration account in the Unem2 ployment Trust Fund. 

3 GENERAL PROVISIONS

4 SEC. 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

5 for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bo6 nuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any prora7 tion as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive 

8 Level II. 

9 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 SEC. 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre11 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

12 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro13 priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of 

14 Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, 

15 project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activ16 ity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such 

17 transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted by 

18 this section shall be available only to meet emergency 

19 needs and shall not be used to create any new program 

20 or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are 

21 provided in this Act: Provided further, That the Commit22 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 

24 of any transfer. 
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1 SEC. 103. In accordance with Executive Order No. 

2 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

3 available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or ex4 pended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, 

5 manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole 

6 or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries 

7 and host countries already identified by the United States 

8 Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 104. Except as otherwise provided in this sec10 tion, none of the funds made available to the Department 

11 of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American 

12 Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 

13 (29 U.S.C. 2916a) may be used for any purpose other 

14 than competitive grants for training individuals who are 

15 older than 16 years of age and are not currently enrolled 

16 in school within a local educational agency in the occupa17 tions and industries for which employers are using H–1B 

18 visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities 

19 necessary to support such training. 

20 SEC. 105. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act under the heading ‘‘Employment and Training Ad22 ministration’’ shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient 

23 of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an indi24 vidual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate 

25 in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not 
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1 apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 

2 in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. 

3 Where States are recipients of such funds, States may es4 tablish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those re5 ceiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such 

6 funds, taking into account factors including the relative 

7 cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for 

8 comparable State or local government employees, and the 

9 size of the organizations that administer Federal pro10 grams involved including Employment and Training Ad11 ministration programs. 

12 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding section 102, the Sec14 retary may transfer funds made available to the Employ15 ment and Training Administration by this Act, either di16 rectly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance serv17 ices to grantees to ‘‘Program Administration’’ when it is 

18 determined that those services will be more efficiently per19 formed by Federal employees: Provided, That this section 

20 shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. 

21 (b) Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 

22 transfer not more than 0.5 percent of each discretionary 

23 appropriation made available to the Employment and 

24 Training Administration by this Act to ‘‘Program Admin25 istration’’ in order to carry out program integrity activities 
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1 relating to any of the programs or activities that are fund2 ed under any such discretionary appropriations: Provided, 

3 That notwithstanding section 102 and the preceding pro4 viso, the Secretary may transfer not more than 0.5 percent 

5 of funds made available in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the 

6 ‘‘Office of Job Corps’’ account to paragraph (3) of such 

7 account to carry out program integrity activities related 

8 to the Job Corps program: Provided further, That funds 

9 transferred under the authority provided by this sub10 section shall be available for obligation through September 

11 30, 2022. 

12 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 SEC. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more 

14 than 0.75 percent from each appropriation made available 

15 in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry 

16 out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that 

17 are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under 

18 this section shall be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Man19 agement’’ for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation 

20 Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be 

21 available for obligation through September 30, 2022: Pro22 vided, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief 

23 Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits 

24 a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
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1 of Representatives and the Senate describing the evalua2 tions to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

3 (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 

4 ‘‘Training and Employment Services’’, ‘‘Job Corps’’, 

5 ‘‘Community Service Employment for Older Americans’’, 

6 ‘‘State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 

7 Operations’’, ‘‘Employee Benefits Security Administra8 tion’’, ‘‘Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs’’, 

9 ‘‘Wage and Hour Division’’, ‘‘Office of Federal Contract 

10 Compliance Programs’’, ‘‘Office of Labor Management 

11 Standards’’, ‘‘Occupational Safety and Health Adminis12 tration’’, ‘‘Mine Safety and Health Administration’’, ‘‘Of13 fice of Disability Employment Policy’’, funding made 

14 available to the ‘‘Bureau of International Labor Affairs’’ 

15 and ‘‘Women’s Bureau’’ within the ‘‘Departmental Man16 agement, Salaries and Expenses’’ account, and ‘‘Veterans 

17 Employment and Training’’. 

18 SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 law, the Secretary may furnish through grants, coopera20 tive agreements, contracts, and other arrangements, up to 

21 $2,000,000 of excess personal property, at a value deter22 mined by the Secretary, to apprenticeship programs for 

23 the purpose of training apprentices in those programs. 

24 SEC. 109. (a) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create a 

25 Department of Labor’’, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 
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1 736, chapter 141) shall be applied as if the following text 

2 is part of such Act: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 12. SECURITY DETAIL. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is au5 thorized to employ law enforcement officers or special 

6 agents to— 

7 ‘‘(1) provide protection for the Secretary of 

8 Labor during the workday of the Secretary and dur9 ing any activity that is preliminary or postliminary 

10 to the performance of official duties by the Sec11 retary; 

12 ‘‘(2) provide protection, incidental to the protec13 tion provided to the Secretary, to a member of the 

14 immediate family of the Secretary who is partici15 pating in an activity or event relating to the official 

16 duties of the Secretary; 

17 ‘‘(3) provide continuous protection to the Sec18 retary (including during periods not described in 

19 paragraph (1)) and to the members of the imme20 diate family of the Secretary if there is a significant 

21 and articulable threat of physical harm, in accord22 ance with guidelines established by the Secretary; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(4) provide protection to the Deputy Secretary 

25 of Labor at the Secretary’s direction in the perform-
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1 ance of his official duties at a public event outside 

2 of the United States if there is a significant and 

3 articulable threat of physical harm and protective 

4 services are not provided as part of an official U.S. 

5 visit. 

6 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary of Labor may 

7 authorize a law enforcement officer or special agent em8 ployed under subsection (a), for the purpose of performing 

9 the duties authorized under subsection (a), to— 

10 ‘‘(1) carry firearms; 

11 ‘‘(2) make arrests without a warrant for any of12 fense against the United States committed in the 

13 presence of such officer or special agent; 

14 ‘‘(3) perform protective intelligence work, in15 cluding identifying and mitigating potential threats 

16 and conducting advance work to review security mat17 ters relating to sites and events; 

18 ‘‘(4) coordinate with local law enforcement 

19 agencies; and 

20 ‘‘(5) initiate criminal and other investigations 

21 into potential threats to the security of the Sec22 retary, in coordination with the Inspector General of 

23 the Department of Labor. 

24 ‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES.—A law en25 forcement officer or special agent employed under sub-
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1 section (a) shall exercise any authority provided under this 

2 section in accordance with any— 

3 ‘‘(1) guidelines issued by the Attorney General; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(2) guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of 

6 Labor.’’. 

7 (b) This section shall be effective on the date of en8 actment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 110. The Secretary is authorized to dispose of 

10 or divest, by any means the Secretary determines appro11 priate, including an agreement or partnership to construct 

12 a new Job Corps center, all or a portion of the real prop13 erty on which the Treasure Island Job Corps Center is 

14 situated. Any sale or other disposition will not be subject 

15 to any requirement of any Federal law or regulation relat16 ing to the disposition of Federal real property, including 

17 but not limited to subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40 

18 of the United States Code and subchapter V of chapter 

19 119 of title 42 of the United States Code. The net pro20 ceeds of such a sale shall be transferred to the Secretary, 

21 which shall be available until expended to carry out the 

22 Job Corps Program on Treasure Island. 

23 (RESCISSION)

24 SEC. 111. Of the unobligated funds available under 

25 section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
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1 (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), $349,000,000 are hereby re2 scinded. 

3 SEC. 112. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to— 

5 (1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agree6 ment between the United States Department of 

7 Labor and the United States Department of Agri8 culture; or 

9 (2) close any of the Civilian Conservation Cen10 ters, except if such closure is necessary to prevent 

11 the endangerment of the health and safety of the 

12 students, the capacity of the program is retained, 

13 and the requirements of section 159(j) of the WIOA 

14 are met. 

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

16 Act may be used to implement or enforce, or take any 

17 actions in furtherance of, the final regulations on ‘‘Joint 

18 Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act’’ 

19 published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Reg20 ister on January 16, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 2820 et seq.). 

21 SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used to develop, promulgate, issue, or imple23 ment a final rule, or take any actions in furtherance of 

24 the proposed rule, on ‘‘Implementing Legal Requirements 

25 Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Ex-
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1 emption’’ published by Department of Labor in the Fed2 eral Register on August 15, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 41677 

3 et seq.). 

4 SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to implement or enforce or take any ac6 tions in furtherance of, the final rule on ‘‘Wagner-Peyser 

7 Act Staffing Flexibility’’ published by the Department of 

8 Labor in the Federal Register on January 06, 2020 (85 

9 Fed. Reg. 592 et seq.). 

10 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Labor 

11 Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

12 TITLE II 

13 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

14 SERVICES 

15 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

16 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

17 For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 

18 Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘PHS Act’’) 

19 with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawai20 ian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,651,522,000 (increased 

21 by $5,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

22 $1,000,000): Provided, That no more than $1,000,000 

23 shall be available until expended for carrying out the pro24 visions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act: Provided further, 

25 That no more than $120,000,000 shall be available until 
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1 expended for carrying out subsections (g) through (n) and 

2 (q) of section 224 of the PHS Act, and for expenses in3 curred by the Department of Health and Human Services 

4 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘HHS’’) pertaining to adminis5 trative claims made under such law. 

6 HEALTH WORKFORCE

7 For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to the health workforce, sections 1128E 

9 and 1921 of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care 

10 Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $1,242,505,000 (in11 creased by $5,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (re12 duced by $20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000): Pro13 vided, That sections 751(j)(2) and 762(k) of the PHS Act 

14 and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) 

15 through (4) of section 756(f) of the PHS Act shall not 

16 apply to funds made available under this heading: Pro17 vided further, That for any program operating under sec18 tion 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, 

19 the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to 

20 in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may hereafter waive any 

21 of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) 

22 and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period 

23 of a grant under such section: Provided further, That no 

24 funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS 

25 Act: Provided further, That fees collected for the disclosure 
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1 of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care 

2 Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 

3 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be 

4 sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the pro5 grams authorized by such sections and shall remain avail6 able until expended for the National Practitioner Data 

7 Bank: Provided further, That funds transferred to this ac8 count to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D 

9 of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior 

10 year adjustments to awards made under such section and 

11 subpart: Provided further, That $120,000,000 shall re12 main available until expended for the purposes of pro13 viding primary health services, assigning National Health 

14 Service Corps (‘‘NHSC’’) members to expand the delivery 

15 of substance use disorder treatment services, notwith16 standing the assignment priorities and limitations under 

17 sections 333(a)(1)(D), 333(b), and 333A(a)(1)(B)(ii) of 

18 the PHS Act, and making payments under the NHSC 

19 Loan Repayment Program under section 338B of such 

20 Act: Provided further, That, within the amount made 

21 available in the previous proviso, $15,000,000 shall re22 main available until expended for the purposes of making 

23 payments under the NHSC Loan Repayment Program 

24 under section 338B of the PHS Act to individuals partici25 pating in such program who provide primary health serv-
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1 ices in Indian Health Service facilities, Tribally-Operated 

2 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Pro3 grams (as those terms are defined by the Secretary), not4 withstanding the assignment priorities and limitations 

5 under section 333(b) of such Act: Provided further, That 

6 for purposes of the previous two provisos, section 

7 331(a)(3)(D) of the PHS Act shall be applied as if the 

8 term ‘‘primary health services’’ includes clinical substance 

9 use disorder treatment services, including those provided 

10 by masters level, licensed substance use disorder treat11 ment counselors: Provided further, That of the funds made 

12 available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be available 

13 to make grants to establish or expand optional commu14 nity-based nurse practitioner fellowship programs that are 

15 accredited or in the accreditation process, with a pref16 erence for those in Federally Qualified Health Centers, for 

17 practicing postgraduate nurse practitioners in primary 

18 care or behavioral health. 

19 Of the funds made available under this heading, 

20 $55,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 

21 grants to public institutions of higher education to expand 

22 or support graduate education for physicians provided by 

23 such institutions: Provided, That, in awarding such 

24 grants, the Secretary shall give priority to public institu25 tions of higher education located in States with a projected 
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1 primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined by 

2 the Secretary: Provided further, That grants so awarded 

3 are limited to such public institutions of higher education 

4 in States in the top quintile of States with a projected 

5 primary care provider shortage in 2025, as determined by 

6 the Secretary: Provided further, That the minimum 

7 amount of a grant so awarded to such an institution shall 

8 be not less than $1,000,000 per year: Provided further, 

9 That such a grant may be awarded for a period not to 

10 exceed 5 years: Provided further, That such a grant award11 ed with respect to a year to such an institution shall be 

12 subject to a matching requirement of non-Federal funds 

13 in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the total 

14 amount of Federal funds provided in the grant to such 

15 institution with respect to such year. 

16 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

17 For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the 

18 PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health and 

19 title V of the Social Security Act, $980,784,000 (increased 

20 by $500,000) (increased by $5,000,000): Provided, That 

21 notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the 

22 Social Security Act, not more than $127,116,000 shall be 

23 available for carrying out special projects of regional and 

24 national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such 

25 Act and $10,276,000 (increased by $500,000) shall be 
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1 available for projects described in subparagraphs (A) 

2 through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. 

3 RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM

4 For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with 

5 respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, 

6 $2,413,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain 

7 available to the Secretary through September 30, 2023, 

8 for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and 

9 of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State 

10 AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of 

11 section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act; and of which 

12 $95,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

13 available to the Secretary for carrying out a program of 

14 grants and contracts under title XXVI or section 311(c) 

15 of such Act focused on ending the nationwide HIV/AIDS 

16 epidemic, with any grants issued under such section 

17 311(c) administered in conjunction with title XXVI of the 

18 PHS Act, including the limitation on administrative ex19 penses. 

20 HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

21 For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act 

22 with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell 

23 Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $131,093,000, of 

24 which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facili-
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1 ties renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen’s Disease 

2 Center. 

3 RURAL HEALTH

4 For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act 

5 with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal 

6 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and sections 

7 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $334,294,000, 

8 of which $55,609,000 from general revenues, notwith9 standing section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall 

10 be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital 

11 flexibility grants program: Provided, That of the funds 

12 made available under this heading for Medicare rural hos13 pital flexibility grants, $21,942,000 shall be available for 

14 the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program 

15 for quality improvement and adoption of health informa16 tion technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry 

17 out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with 

18 funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) avail19 able for the purchase and implementation of telehealth 

20 services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use 

21 of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans 

22 care between rural providers and the Department of Vet23 erans Affairs electronic health record system: Provided 

24 further, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS 

25 Act, $12,500,000 shall be available for State Offices of 
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1 Rural Health: Provided further, That $11,000,000 shall 

2 remain available through September 30, 2023, to support 

3 the Rural Residency Development Program: Provided fur4 ther, That $110,000,000 shall be for the Rural Commu5 nities Opioids Response Program. 

6 FAMILY PLANNING

7 For carrying out the program under title X of the 

8 PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning 

9 projects, $286,479,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

10 carry out section 1001 of the PHS Act solely in accord11 ance with any regulations or other conditions or instruc12 tions established by the Secretary pursuant to the author13 ity under section 1006 of the PHS Act that applied as 

14 of January 18, 2017, to grants and contracts awarded 

15 under section 1001 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 

16 That amounts provided to said projects under such title 

17 shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy 

18 counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts 

19 shall not be expended for any activity (including the publi20 cation or distribution of literature) that in any way tends 

21 to promote public support or opposition to any legislative 

22 proposal or candidate for public office: Provided further, 

23 That for each entity that, in fiscal year 2019, received 

24 an award under section 1001 of the PHS Act and whose 

25 award was terminated or relinquished before the planned 
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1 end of the period of performance, the Secretary shall, not 

2 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 issue a new award to such entity using funds made avail4 able herein, equal to the amount of the award that was 

5 terminated or relinquished and consistent with any terms 

6 and conditions that applied at the time that the fiscal year 

7 2019 award was made except as modified by this Act, but 

8 only if— 

9 (1) the Secretary has not, prior to the enact10 ment of this Act, awarded grants or contracts for 

11 the performance of substantially similar activities in 

12 the geographical areas that were served by the ter13 minated or relinquished award, but if such grants or 

14 contracts awarded prior to the enactment of this Act 

15 would only partially replace the activities or areas 

16 covered by the terminated or relinquished award, the 

17 Secretary shall seek to restore the terminated award 

18 with respect to the remaining activities or areas; 

19 (2) the Secretary has secured assurance from 

20 the entity that its termination or relinquishment was 

21 due to its inability or unwillingness to comply with 

22 the provisions of the final rule titled ‘‘Compliance 

23 with Statutory Program Integrity Requirements’’, 

24 published on March 4, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 7714 et 

25 seq.); and 
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1 (3) the Secretary has secured assurance from 

2 the entity that it is willing to resume project activi3 ties consistent with the terms and conditions that 

4 applied at the time that the terminated or relin5 quished award was made except as modified by this 

6 Act: 

7 Provided further, That the provisos under this heading are 

8 not intended to limit the equitable powers of the courts 

9 to further protect historical providers previously awarded 

10 grants or contracts in fiscal year 2019 or prior fiscal years 

11 under title X of the PHS: Provided further, That all pa12 tients under title X of the PHS Act with a positive preg13 nancy test— 

14 (A) are given the opportunity to be pro15 vided information and counseling regarding 

16 each of the following options— 

17 (i) prenatal care and delivery; 

18 (ii) infant care, foster care, and adop19 tion; and 

20 (iii) pregnancy termination; and 

21 (B) if a patient requests such information 

22 and counseling, such patient shall be provided 

23 with neutral, factual information and nondirec24 tive counseling on each such option, including 

25 referral upon request, except with respect to 
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1 any option about which the patient indicates no 

2 interest in receiving such information and coun3 seling. 

4 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

5 For program support in the Health Resources and 

6 Services Administration, $155,300,000: Provided, That 

7 funds made available under this heading may be used to 

8 supplement program support funding provided under the 

9 headings ‘‘Primary Health Care’’, ‘‘Health Workforce’’, 

10 ‘‘Maternal and Child Health’’, ‘‘Ryan White HIV/AIDS 

11 Program’’, ‘‘Health Care Systems’’, and ‘‘Rural Health’’. 

12 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

13 For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 

14 Program Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust Fund’’), such sums as 

15 may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-re16 lated injury or death with respect to vaccines administered 

17 after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title 

18 XXI of the PHS Act, to remain available until expended: 

19 Provided, That for necessary administrative expenses, not 

20 to exceed $10,200,000 shall be available from the Trust 

21 Fund to the Secretary. 

22 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

23 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

24 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and 

25 section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immi-
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1 gration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Ref2 ugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immuniza3 tion and respiratory diseases, $469,705,000 (reduced by 

4 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

5 $2,000,000). 

6 HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED

7 DISEASES, AND TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

8 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of 

9 the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, 

10 sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 

11 $1,287,556,000. 

12 EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

13 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 

14 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration 

15 and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Edu16 cation Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and 

17 zoonotic infectious diseases, $593,972,000 (increased by 

18 $4,000,000): Provided, That of the amounts made avail19 able under this heading, up to $1,000,000 shall remain 

20 available until expended to pay for the transportation, 

21 medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons 

22 quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine 

23 law. 
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1 CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH

2 PROMOTION

3 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and 

4 XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease pre5 vention and health promotion, $1,049,564,000 (increased 

6 by $1,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000): Provided, That 

7 funds made available under this heading may be available 

8 for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act 

9 for not less than 21 States, Tribes, or Tribal organiza10 tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

11 under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be available to con12 tinue and expand community specific extension and out13 reach programs to combat obesity in counties with the 

14 highest levels of obesity: Provided further, That the pro15 portional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of 

16 the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available 

17 under this heading. 

18 BIRTH DEFECTS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 

19 DISABILITIES AND HEALTH

20 For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the 

21 PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental dis22 abilities, disabilities and health, $162,810,000 (increased 

23 by $2,000,000). 
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1 PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

2 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 

4 informatics, and workforce development, $593,497,000. 

5 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

6 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

7 Act with respect to environmental health, $219,850,000, 

8 of which $10,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased 

9 by $1,000,000) shall be available until September 30, 

10 2023, for carrying out activities under section 2203(b) of 

11 the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation 

12 Act (Public Law 114–322). 

13 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

14 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

15 Act with respect to injury prevention and control, 

16 $694,879,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

17 $5,250,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

18 $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (increased by 

19 $5,000,000), of which $25,000,000 (increased by 

20 $5,000,000) shall be for firearm injury and mortality pre21 vention research. 

22 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

23 HEALTH

24 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

25 Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 
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1 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 

2 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response 

3 Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safe4 ty and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and 

5 health, $344,700,000. 

6 ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS

7 COMPENSATION PROGRAM

8 For necessary expenses to administer the Energy 

9 Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 

10 Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That this amount shall be available consistent with 

12 the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 

13 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554. 

14 GLOBAL HEALTH

15 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

16 Act with respect to global health, $572,843,000, of which: 

17 (1) $128,421,000 shall remain available through Sep18 tember 30, 2022 for international HIV/AIDS; and (2) 

19 $183,200,000 shall remain available through September 

20 30, 2023 for global public health protection: Provided, 

21 That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of 

22 official motor vehicles in foreign countries. 

23 PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

24 For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS 

25 Act with respect to public health preparedness and re-
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1 sponse, and for expenses necessary to support activities 

2 related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radio3 logical, and chemical threats to civilian populations, 

4 $852,200,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

5 $1,000,000): Provided, That the Director of the Centers 

6 for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this 

7 title as ‘‘CDC’’) or the Administrator of the Agency for 

8 Toxic Substances and Disease Registry may detail staff 

9 without reimbursement for up to 180 days to support an 

10 activation of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so 

11 long as the Director or Administrator, as applicable, pro12 vides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days 

14 of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 

15 days after use of this authority which includes the number 

16 of staff and funding level broken down by the originating 

17 center and number of days detailed: Provided further, 

18 That funds appropriated under this heading may be used 

19 to support a contract for the operation and maintenance 

20 of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout 

21 CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public 

22 health preparedness emergencies. 
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1 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For acquisition of real property, equipment, construc4 tion, installation, demolition, and renovation of facilities, 

5 $30,000,000, which shall remain available until September 

6 30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available to this ac7 count in this or any prior Act that are available for the 

8 acquisition of real property or for construction or improve9 ment of facilities shall be available to make improvements 

10 on non-federally owned property, provided that any im11 provements that are not adjacent to federally owned prop12 erty do not exceed $2,500,000, and that the primary ben13 efit of such improvements accrues to CDC: Provided fur14 ther, That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair 

15 and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and 

16 Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine 

17 safety research facility: Provided further, That in addition, 

18 the prior year unobligated balance of any amounts as19 signed to former employees in accounts of CDC made 

20 available for Individual Learning Accounts shall be cred21 ited to and merged with the amounts made available under 

22 this heading to support the replacement of the mine safety 

23 research facility. 
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1 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and 

4 section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activi5 ties and program support for activities funded in other 

6 appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for 

7 Disease Control and Prevention, $198,570,000 (increased 

8 by $500,000) (reduced by $500,000) (increased by 

9 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), of which up to 

10 $5,000,000 may be transferred to the reserve of the Work11 ing Capital Fund authorized under this heading in division 

12 F of Public Law 112–74: Provided, That paragraphs (1) 

13 through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS 

14 Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this head15 ing and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further, 

16 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

17 $85,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

18 available to the Director of the CDC for deposit in the 

19 Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund estab20 lished by section 231 of division B of Public Law 115– 

21 245: Provided further, That employees of CDC or the Pub22 lic Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, 

23 detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations 

24 under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in over25 seas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employ-
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1 ees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included 

2 within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, 

3 Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: 

4 Provided further, That CDC may use up to $10,000 from 

5 amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official re6 ception and representation expenses when specifically ap7 proved by the Director of CDC: Provided further, That in 

8 addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized 

9 user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation 

10 charged with the cost thereof: Provided further, That with 

11 respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from 

12 the Vessel Sanitation Program and the Respirator Certifi13 cation Program shall be available through September 30, 

14 2022. 

15 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

16 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

17 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

18 Act with respect to cancer, $6,299,155,000, of which up 

19 to $30,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and im20 provements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick 

21 Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 

22 Frederick, Maryland. 
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1 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood dis4 eases, and blood and blood products, $3,655,428,000. 

5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL

6 RESEARCH

7 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

8 Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, 

9 $481,535,000. 

10 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND

11 KIDNEY DISEASES

12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

13 Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney dis14 ease, $2,132,498,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (in15 creased by $10,000,000). 

16 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

17 AND STROKE

18 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

19 Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 

20 $2,415,110,000. 

21 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS

22 DISEASES

23 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

24 Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 
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1 $6,013,087,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 

2 $10,000,000). 

3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

4 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

5 Act with respect to general medical sciences, 

6 $2,972,479,000, of which $1,341,313,000 shall be from 

7 funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Pro8 vided, That not less than $396,573,000 is provided for 

9 the Institutional Development Awards program. 

10 EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

11 CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

12 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

13 Act with respect to child health and human development, 

14 $1,570,269,000 (increased by $12,000,000). 

15 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

16 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

17 Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 

18 $831,177,000. 

19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

20 SCIENCES

21 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

22 Act with respect to environmental health sciences, 

23 $809,501,000. 
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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to aging, $3,609,150,000. 

4 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND

5 MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES

6 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

7 Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 

8 diseases, $630,263,000 (increased by $5,000,000). 

9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER

10 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS

11 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to deafness and other communication dis13 orders, $494,912,000. 

14 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

15 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

16 Act with respect to nursing research, $170,567,000. 

17 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND

18 ALCOHOLISM

19 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

20 Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, 

21 $550,063,000. 

22 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

23 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

24 Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,474,590,000 (increased 

25 by $2,000,000). 
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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

2 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

3 Act with respect to mental health, $2,005,303,000 (in4 creased by $5,000,000). 

5 NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE

6 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

7 Act with respect to human genome research, 

8 $611,564,000. 

9 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND

10 BIOENGINEERING

11 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

12 Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering 

13 research, $407,109,000. 

14 NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND

15 INTEGRATIVE HEALTH

16 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

17 Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, 

18 $153,045,000. 

19 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH AND

20 HEALTH DISPARITIES

21 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

22 Act with respect to minority health and health disparities 

23 research, $343,700,000 (increased by $5,000,000): Pro24 vided, That funds may be used to implement a reorganiza25 tion that is presented to an advisory council in a public 
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1 meeting and for which the Committees on Appropriations 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been 

3 notified 30 days in advance. 

4 JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

5 For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 

6 International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 

7 title IV of the PHS Act), $86,455,000. 

8 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE

9 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

10 Act with respect to health information communications, 

11 $460,841,000: Provided, That of the amounts available for 

12 improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be 

13 available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That 

14 in fiscal year 2021, the National Library of Medicine may 

15 enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 

16 services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 

17 the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (re18 ferred to in this title as ‘‘NIH’’). 

19 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL

20 SCIENCES

21 For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS 

22 Act with respect to translational sciences, $840,051,000: 

23 Provided, That up to $60,000,000 shall be available to im24 plement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures 

25 Acceleration Network: Provided further, That at least 
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1 $578,141,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational 

2 Sciences Awards program. 

3 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of 

6 the Director, NIH, $2,324,548,000 (reduced by 

7 $4,000,000) (increased by $4,000,000): Provided, That 

8 funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 

9 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: Pro10 vided further, That all funds credited to the NIH Manage11 ment Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after 

12 the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided fur13 ther, That $180,000,000 shall be for the Environmental 

14 Influences on Child Health Outcomes study: Provided fur15 ther, That $631,899,000 shall be available for the Com16 mon Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the 

17 PHS Act: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 

18 $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation 

19 expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the 

20 NIH: Provided further, That the Office of AIDS Research 

21 within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend 

22 up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or ren23 ovation of facilities as provided for in section 

24 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 

25 $50,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 404I of 
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1 the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 283K), relating to biomedical and 

2 behavioral research facilities: Provided further, That 

3 $5,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

4 appropriation for the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for 

5 oversight of grant programs and operations of the NIH, 

6 including agency efforts to ensure the integrity of its grant 

7 application evaluation and selection processes, and shall 

8 be in addition to funds otherwise made available for over9 sight of the NIH: Provided further, That the funds pro10 vided in the previous proviso may be transferred from one 

11 specified activity to another with 15 days prior approval 

12 of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the In14 spector General shall consult with the Committees on Ap15 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen16 ate before submitting to the Committees an audit plan for 

17 fiscal years 2021 and 2022 no later than 30 days after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

19 amounts available under this heading are also available 

20 to establish, operate, and support the Research Policy 

21 Board authorized by section 2034(f) of the 21st Century 

22 Cures Act. 

23 In addition to other funds appropriated for the Com24 mon Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS 

25 Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund 
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1 from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund de2 scribed in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, 

3 for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) 

4 of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as author5 ized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. 

6 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

7 For the study of, construction of, demolition of, ren8 ovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of 

9 or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, 

10 $200,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

11 2025. 

12 NIH INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de15 scribed in section 1001(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures 

16 Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes 

17 in the appropriations provided to the NIH in this Act, 

18 $404,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro19 vided, That such amounts are appropriated pursuant to 

20 section 1001(b)(3) of such Act, are to be derived from 

21 amounts transferred under section 1001(b)(2)(A) of such 

22 Act, and may be transferred by the Director of the Na23 tional Institutes of Health to other accounts of the Na24 tional Institutes of Health solely for the purposes provided 

25 in such Act: Provided further, That upon a determination 
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1 by the Director that funds transferred pursuant to the 

2 previous proviso are not necessary for the purposes pro3 vided, such amounts may be transferred back to the Ac4 count: Provided further, That the transfer authority pro5 vided under this heading is in addition to any other trans6 fer authority provided by law. 

7 SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

8 ADMINISTRATION

9 MENTAL HEALTH

10 For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS 

11 Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and 

12 Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, 

13 $1,727,974,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

14 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

15 $5,000,000) (increased by $8,000,000) (increased by 

16 $4,000,000) (increased by $2,869,000) (increased by 

17 $1,000,000): Provided, That of the funds made available 

18 under this heading, $71,887,000 (increased by 

19 $1,000,000) shall be for the National Child Traumatic 

20 Stress Initiative: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

21 section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated 

22 for carrying out section 520A shall be available for car23 rying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 

24 That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 

25 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to 
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1 supplement funds otherwise available for mental health ac2 tivities and to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX 

3 of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assist4 ance, national data, data collection and evaluation activi5 ties, and further that the total available under this Act 

6 for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent 

7 of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of 

8 title XIX: Provided further, That of the funds made avail9 able under this heading for subpart I of part B of title 

10 XIX of the PHS Act, $35,000,000 shall be available to 

11 support evidence-based crisis systems: Provided further, 

12 That up to 10 percent of the amounts made available to 

13 carry out the Children’s Mental Health Services program 

14 may be used to carry out demonstration grants or con15 tracts for early interventions with persons not more than 

16 25 years of age at clinical high risk of developing a first 

17 episode of psychosis: Provided further, That section 

18 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds ap19 propriated in this Act for fiscal year 2021: Provided fur20 ther, That States shall expend at least 10 percent of the 

21 amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the 

22 PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address 

23 the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, 

24 including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the 

25 individual at onset: Provided further, That $225,000,000 
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1 (increased by $5,000,000) shall be available until Sep2 tember 30, 2023 for grants to communities and commu3 nity organizations who meet criteria for Certified Commu4 nity Behavioral Health Clinics pursuant to section 223(a) 

5 of Public Law 113–93: Provided further, That none of the 

6 funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be 

7 subject to section 241 of such Act: Provided further, That 

8 of the funds made available under this heading, 

9 $19,000,000 shall be to carry out section 224 of the Pro10 tecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 

11 93; 42 U.S.C. 290aa 22 note). 

12 SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

13 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 

14 with respect to substance abuse treatment and title XIX 

15 of such Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and 

16 prevention, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Commu17 nities Act, $3,766,556,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (in18 creased by $1,000,000): Provided, That $1,500,000,000 

19 shall be for State Opioid Response Grants for carrying 

20 out activities pertaining to opioids and stimulants under21 taken by the State agency responsible for administering 

22 the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant 

23 under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.): Provided further, That of 

25 such amount $50,000,000 shall be made available to In-
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1 dian Tribes or Tribal organizations: Provided further, 

2 That 15 percent of the remaining amount shall be for the 

3 States with the highest mortality rate related to opioid use 

4 disorders: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 

5 for State Opioid Response Grants not more than 2 percent 

6 shall be available for Federal administrative expenses, 

7 training, technical assistance, and evaluation: Provided 

8 further, That of the amount not reserved by the previous 

9 three provisos, the Secretary shall make allocations to 

10 States, territories, and the District of Columbia according 

11 to a formula using national survey results that the Sec12 retary determines are the most objective and reliable 

13 measure of drug use and drug-related deaths: Provided 

14 further, That the Secretary shall submit the formula meth15 odology to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

16 of Representatives and the Senate not less than 15 days 

17 prior to publishing a Funding Opportunity Announce18 ment: Provided further, That prevention and treatment ac19 tivities funded through such grants may include education, 

20 treatment (including the provision of medication), behav21 ioral health services for individuals in treatment programs, 

22 referral to treatment services, recovery support, and med23 ical screening associated with such treatment: Provided 

24 further, That each State, as well as the District of Colum25 bia, shall receive not less than $4,000,000: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the fol2 lowing amounts shall be available under section 241 of the 

3 PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part 

4 B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) 

5 technical assistance, national data, data collection and 

6 evaluation activities, and further that the total available 

7 under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not ex8 ceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart 

9 II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate 

10 substance abuse treatment programs: Provided further, 

11 That of the funds made available under this heading, 

12 $1,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under section 

13 9032 of Public Law 114–255 and $1,000,000 shall be for 

14 activities authorized under section 549 of the Public 

15 Health Service Act: Provided further, That none of the 

16 funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act or State 

17 Opioid Response Grants shall be subject to section 241 

18 of such Act. 

19 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

20 For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act 

21 with respect to substance abuse prevention, $209,469,000. 

22 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

23 For program support and cross-cutting activities that 

24 supplement activities funded under the headings ‘‘Mental 

25 Health’’, ‘‘Substance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance 
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1 Abuse Prevention’’ in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX 

2 of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Indi3 viduals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse 

4 and Mental Health Services Administration, 

5 $128,830,000 (reduced by $2,869,000): Provided, That in 

6 addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be 

7 available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement 

8 funds available to carry out national surveys on drug 

9 abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program 

10 data, and to conduct public awareness and technical as11 sistance activities: Provided further, That, in addition, fees 

12 may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data 

13 tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of 

14 the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity 

15 upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation 

16 and shall remain available until expended for such pur17 poses: Provided further, That amounts made available in 

18 this Act for carrying out section 501(o) of the PHS Act 

19 shall remain available through September 30, 2022: Pro20 vided further, That funds made available under this head21 ing may be used to supplement program support funding 

22 provided under the headings ‘‘Mental Health’’, ‘‘Sub23 stance Abuse Treatment’’, and ‘‘Substance Abuse Preven24 tion’’. 
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1 AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

2 HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

3 For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, 

4 part A of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 

5 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 

6 and Modernization Act of 2003, $143,091,000: Provided, 

7 That in addition to amounts provided herein, 

8 $199,909,000 shall be available from amounts available 

9 under section 241 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That 

10 section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal 

11 year 2021: Provided further, That in addition, amounts 

12 received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimburs13 able and interagency agreements, and the sale of data 

14 shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain 

15 available until September 30, 2022. 

16 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

17 GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID

18 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

19 XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $313,904,098,000, 

20 to remain available until expended. 

21 In addition, for carrying out such titles after May 31, 

22 2021, for the last quarter of fiscal year 2021 for unantici23 pated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums 

24 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
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1 In addition, for carrying out such titles for the first 

2 quarter of fiscal year 2022, $148,732,315,000, to remain 

3 available until expended. 

4 Payment under such title XIX may be made for any 

5 quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment 

6 in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to 

7 such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent 

8 quarter. 

9 PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS

10 For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance 

11 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In12 surance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 

13 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 

14 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 

15 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for 

16 administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 

17 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $439,514,000,000. 

18 In addition, for making matching payments under 

19 section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D– 

20 16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated 

21 in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. 

22 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

23 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

24 XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles 

25 XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory 
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1 Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibil2 ities of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, not 

3 to exceed $3,984,744,000, to be transferred from the Fed4 eral Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Sup5 plementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized 

6 by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act; together with 

7 all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the 

8 PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security 

9 Act, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 

10 1893(h) of the Social Security Act, and such sums as may 

11 be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, 

12 which shall be credited to this account and remain avail13 able until expended: Provided, That all funds derived in 

14 accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations estab15 lished under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited 

16 to and available for carrying out the purposes of this ap17 propriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is di18 rected to collect fees in fiscal year 2021 from Medicare 

19 Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) 

20 of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations 

21 with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act 

22 pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act: Provided 

23 further, That of the amount made available under this 

24 heading, $407,334,000 shall remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2022, and shall be available for the Survey 
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1 and Certification Program: Provided further, That 

2 amounts available under this heading to support quality 

3 improvement organizations (as defined in section 1152 of 

4 the Social Security Act) shall not exceed the amount spe5 cifically provided for such purpose under this heading in 

6 division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 

7 (Public Law 115–141). 

8 In addition, the Secretary shall obligate not less than 

9 $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 out of amounts collected 

10 through the user fees on participating health insurance 

11 issuers pursuant to section 156.50 of title 45, Code of 

12 Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) to 

13 carry out the navigator program (as described in section 

14 1311(i) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 18031(i)), and to carry out outreach and edu16 cational activities, for purposes of informing potential en17 rollees in qualified health plans (as defined in section 

18 1301(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a)) offered through 

19 an Exchange established or operated by the Secretary 

20 within a State, of the availability of coverage under such 

21 plans and financial assistance for coverage under such 

22 plans: Provided, That awards under such program shall 

23 be based solely on an entity’s demonstrated capacity to 

24 carry out each of the duties specified in section 1311(i)(3) 

25 of such Act: Provided further, That not less than 
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1 $15,000,000 shall be obligated for national television and 

2 not less than $15,000,000 shall be obligated for internet 

3 search advertising for purposes of carrying out such out4 reach and educational activities: Provided further, That 

5 not less than $30,000,000 of the funds made available in 

6 this paragraph shall be obligated for advertising during 

7 the final 2 weeks of the open enrollment period specified 

8 by the Secretary pursuant to section 1311(c)(6)(B) of 

9 such Act occurring during 2019: Provided further, That 

10 no amounts collected through such user fees shall be avail11 able for expenditures for promoting health insurance cov12 erage or a group health plan (as such terms are defined 

13 in section 2791 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91)) 

14 that is not a qualified health plan. 

15 HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

16 In addition to amounts otherwise available for pro17 gram integrity and program management, $807,000,000, 

18 to remain available through September 30, 2022, to be 

19 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 

20 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 

21 Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social 

22 Security Act, of which $615,000,000 shall be for the Cen23 ters for Medicare & Medicaid Services program integrity 

24 activities, of which $98,000,000 shall be for the Depart25 ment of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector 
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1 General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized 

2 by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, and of which 

3 $94,000,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to 

4 carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 

5 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided, That the report re6 quired by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act 

7 for fiscal year 2021 shall include measures of the oper8 ational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse 

9 in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the 

10 funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further, 

11 That of the amount provided under this heading, 

12 $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 

13 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

14 Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 

15 $496,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified 

16 for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided 

17 further, That the Secretary shall provide not less than 

18 $20,000,000 from amounts made available under this 

19 heading and amounts made available for fiscal year 2021 

20 under section 1817(k)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act for 

21 the Senior Medicare Patrol program to combat health care 

22 fraud and abuse. 
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1 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

2 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT

3 ENFORCEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS

4 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles 

5 I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act 

6 and the Act of July 5, 1960, $3,039,000,000, to remain 

7 available until expended; and for such purposes for the 

8 first quarter of fiscal year 2022, $1,400,000,000, to re9 main available until expended. 

10 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 

11 year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, 

12 XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of 

13 July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal 

14 year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal 

15 year, such sums as may be necessary. 

16 LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE

17 For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) 

18 of section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist19 ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), 

20 $3,765,304,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

21 2609A(a) of such Act, not more than $2,988,000 may be 

22 reserved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

23 for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of pro24 gram activities for compliance with internal controls, poli25 cies and procedures and the Secretary may, in addition 
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1 to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use 

2 such funds through contracts with private entities that do 

3 not qualify as nonprofit organizations: Provided further, 

4 That $3,737,316,000 of the amount appropriated under 

5 this heading shall be allocated to each State and territory 

6 in amounts equal to the amount each State and territory 

7 was allocated in fiscal year 2020 pursuant to allocations 

8 made from amounts appropriated under this heading in 

9 title II of division A of the Further Consolidated Appro10 priations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided fur11 ther, That of the remaining amount made available under 

12 this heading that is not designated for allocation in the 

13 preceding two provisos, $12,500,000 shall be allocated as 

14 though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal 

15 year 2021 was less than $1,975,000,000. 

16 REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

17 For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant as18 sistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immi19 gration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Ref20 ugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying 

21 out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

22 section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

23 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking 

24 Victims Protection Act of 2000 (‘‘TVPA’’), and the Tor25 ture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,911,201,000, of which 
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1 $1,864,446,000 shall remain available through September 

2 30, 2023 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, 

3 and 235: Provided, That amounts available under this 

4 heading to carry out the TVPA shall also be available for 

5 research and evaluation with respect to activities under 

6 such Act: Provided further, That not less than 

7 $190,000,000 shall be used for legal services, child advo8 cates, and post-release services: Provided further, That the 

9 contribution of funds requirement under section 

10 235(c)(6)(C)(iii) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

11 Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 shall not 

12 apply to funds made available under this heading. 

13 PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND

14 DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

15 For carrying out the Child Care and Development 

16 Block Grant Act of 1990 (‘‘CCDBG Act’’), 

17 $5,926,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant 

18 State general revenue funds for child care assistance for 

19 low-income families: Provided, That technical assistance 

20 under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided di21 rectly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative 

22 agreements, or interagency agreements: Provided further, 

23 That all funds made available to carry out section 418 

24 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618), including 

25 funds appropriated for that purpose in such section 418 
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1 or any other provision of law, shall be subject to the res2 ervation of funds authority in paragraphs (4) and (5) of 

3 section 658O(a) of the CCDBG Act: Provided further, 

4 That in addition to the amounts required to be reserved 

5 by the Secretary under section 658O(a)(2)(A) of such Act, 

6 $174,780,000 shall be for Indian Tribes and Tribal orga7 nizations. 

8 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT

9 For making grants to States pursuant to section 

10 2002 of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Pro11 vided, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 

12 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified 

13 under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State 

14 programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 

15 percent. 

16 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS

17 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the 

18 Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, 

19 the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Child Abuse Preven20 tion and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the 

21 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native 

22 American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child 

23 Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform 

24 Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), part B–1 of title IV 

25 and sections 429, 473A, 477(i), 1110, 1114A, and 1115 
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1 of the Social Security Act, and the Community Services 

2 Block Grant Act (‘‘CSBG Act’’); and for necessary admin3 istrative expenses to carry out titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, 

4 XVI, and XX–A of the Social Security Act, the Act of 

5 July 5, 1960, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 

6 Act of 1981, the Child Care and Development Block Grant 

7 Act of 1990, the Assets for Independence Act, title IV of 

8 the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of 

9 the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, 

10 $13,098,181,000 (increased by $5,000,000), of which 

11 $75,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 

12 2022, shall be for grants to States for adoption and legal 

13 guardianship incentive payments, as defined by section 

14 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for 

15 adoptions and legal guardianships completed before Sep16 tember 30, 2021: Provided, That $10,763,095,000 shall 

17 be for making payments under the Head Start Act, includ18 ing for Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, and, 

19 of which, notwithstanding section 640 of such Act— 

20 (1) $135,000,000 shall be available for a cost 

21 of living adjustment, and with respect to any con22 tinuing appropriations act, funding available for a 

23 cost of living adjustment shall not be construed as 

24 an authority or condition under this Act; 
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1 (2) $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation 

2 by the Secretary to supplement activities described 

3 in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of 

4 the Head Start Act under the Designation Renewal 

5 System, established under the authority of sections 

6 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12), and 645A(d) of such Act, 

7 and such funds shall not be included in the calcula8 tion of ‘‘base grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as 

9 such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of such 

10 Act; 

11 (3) $15,000,000 shall be available to migrant 

12 and seasonal Head Start programs, in addition to 

13 funds made available for migrant and seasonal Head 

14 Start programs under section 640(a) of the Head 

15 Start Act, for the purposes of quality improvement 

16 consistent with section 640(a)(5) of such Act except 

17 that any amount of the funds may be used on any 

18 of the activities in such section (5): Provided further, 

19 that funds derived from a migrant and seasonal 

20 Head Start program held by the Secretary as a re21 sult of recapturing, withholding, or reducing a base 

22 grant that were unable to be redistributed consistent 

23 with section 641A(h)(6)(A)(ii) of such Act shall be 

24 added to the amount in the previous proviso; 
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1 (4) $4,000,000 shall be available for the pur2 poses of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Head 

3 Start Partnership Program consistent with section 

4 648(g) of such Act; and 

5 (5) $19,000,000 shall be available to supple6 ment funding otherwise available for research, eval7 uation, and Federal administrative costs: 

8 Provided further, That the Secretary may reduce the res9 ervation of funds under section 640(a)(2)(C) of such Act 

10 in lieu of reducing the reservation of funds under sections 

11 640(a)(2)(B), 640(a)(2)(D), and 640(a)(2)(E) of such 

12 Act: Provided further, That $300,000,000 shall be avail13 able until December 31, 2021 for carrying out sections 

14 9212 and 9213 of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Pro15 vided further, That up to 3 percent of the funds in the 

16 preceding proviso shall be available for technical assist17 ance and evaluation related to grants awarded under such 

18 section 9212: Provided further, That $780,383,000 shall 

19 be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided 

20 further, That for the purposes of carrying out the CSBG 

21 Act, the term ‘‘poverty line’’ as defined in section 673(2) 

22 of the CSBG Act means 200 percent of the poverty line 

23 otherwise applicable under such section (excluding the last 

24 sentence of such section) without regard to such section: 

25 Provided further, That $30,383,000 shall be for section 
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1 680 of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $20,383,000 

2 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than 

3 $10,000,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: 

4 Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 

5 675C(a)(3) of such Act, to the extent Community Services 

6 Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a 

7 State to an eligible entity as provided under such Act, and 

8 have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain 

9 with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for 

10 expenditure by such entity consistent with program pur11 poses: Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish 

12 procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets 

13 and program income that permit such assets acquired 

14 with, and program income derived from, grant funds au15 thorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become 

16 the sole property of such grantees after a period of not 

17 more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for 

18 any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the 

19 CSBG Act: Provided further, That intangible assets in the 

20 form of loans, equity investments and other debt instru21 ments, and program income may be used by grantees for 

22 any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) 

23 of the CSBG Act: Provided further, That these procedures 

24 shall apply to such grant funds made available after No25 vember 29, 1999: Provided further, That funds appro-
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1 priated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be 

2 available for financing construction and rehabilitation and 

3 loans or investments in private business enterprises owned 

4 by community development corporations: Provided further, 

5 That $185,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall be for 

6 carrying out section 303(a) of the Family Violence Preven7 tion and Services Act, of which $7,000,000 shall be allo8 cated notwithstanding section 303(a)(2) of such Act for 

9 carrying out section 309 of such Act: Provided further, 

10 That the percentages specified in section 112(a)(2) of the 

11 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act shall not apply 

12 to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided fur13 ther, That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case 

14 management system for federally declared disasters, to in15 clude a comprehensive national case management contract 

16 and Federal costs of administering the system: Provided 

17 further, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the 

18 Public Assistance Reporting Information System, includ19 ing grants to States to support data collection for a study 

20 of the system’s effectiveness. 

21 PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES

22 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, sec23 tion 436 of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, 

24 for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 

25 of such Act, $59,765,000. 
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1 PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND PERMANENCY

2 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 

3 IV–E of the Social Security Act, $7,012,000,000. 

4 For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title 

5 IV–E of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of 

6 fiscal year 2022, $3,000,000,000. 

7 For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal 

8 year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV– 

9 E of the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the 

10 current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the 

11 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

12 ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

13 AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro16 vided, the Older Americans Act of 1965 (‘‘OAA’’), the 

17 RAISE Family Caregivers Act, the Supporting Grand18 parents Raising Grandchildren Act, titles III and XXIX 

19 of the PHS Act, sections 1252 and 1253 of the PHS Act, 

20 section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients 

21 and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Secu22 rity Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 

23 Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title 

24 II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Assistive 

25 Technology Act of 1998, titles II and VII (and section 
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1 14 with respect to such titles) of the Rehabilitation Act 

2 of 1973, and for Department-wide coordination of policy 

3 and program activities that assist individuals with disabil4 ities, $2,225,390,000, together with $54,115,000 to be 

5 transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 

6 Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 

7 Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus 

8 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided, That 

9 amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for 

10 grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for 

11 disease prevention and health promotion programs and ac12 tivities which have been demonstrated through rigorous 

13 evaluation to be evidence-based and effective: Provided 

14 further, That of amounts made available under this head15 ing to carry out sections 311, 331, and 336 of the OAA, 

16 up to one percent of such amounts shall be available for 

17 developing and implementing evidence-based practices for 

18 enhancing senior nutrition, including medically-tailored 

19 meals: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

20 provision of this Act, funds made available under this 

21 heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be trans22 ferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with 

23 such section: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be 

24 for competitive grants to support alternative financing 

25 programs that provide for the purchase of assistive tech-
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1 nology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an inter2 est buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guar3 antee; or an insurance program: Provided further, That 

4 applicants shall provide an assurance that, and informa5 tion describing the manner in which, the alternative fi6 nancing program will expand and emphasize consumer 

7 choice and control: Provided further, That State agencies 

8 and community-based disability organizations that are di9 rected by and operated for individuals with disabilities 

10 shall be eligible to compete: Provided further, That none 

11 of the funds made available under this heading may be 

12 used by an eligible system (as defined in section 102 of 

13 the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental 

14 Illness Act (42 U.S.C. 10802)) to continue to pursue any 

15 legal action in a Federal or State court on behalf of an 

16 individual or group of individuals with a developmental 

17 disability (as defined in section 102(8)(A) of the Develop18 mental Disabilities and Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 

19 of 2000 (20 U.S.C. 15002(8)(A)) that is attributable to 

20 a mental impairment (or a combination of mental and 

21 physical impairments), that has as the requested remedy 

22 the closure of State operated intermediate care facilities 

23 for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, 

24 unless reasonable public notice of the action has been pro25 vided to such individuals (or, in the case of mental inca-
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1 pacitation, the legal guardians who have been specifically 

2 awarded authority by the courts to make healthcare and 

3 residential decisions on behalf of such individuals) who are 

4 affected by such action, within 90 days of instituting such 

5 legal action, which informs such individuals (or such legal 

6 guardians) of their legal rights and how to exercise such 

7 rights consistent with current Federal Rules of Civil Pro8 cedure: Provided further, That the limitations in the imme9 diately preceding proviso shall not apply in the case of an 

10 individual who is neither competent to consent nor has a 

11 legal guardian, nor shall the proviso apply in the case of 

12 individuals who are a ward of the State or subject to pub13 lic guardianship. 

14 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

15 GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

16 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for 

17 general departmental management, including hire of six 

18 passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, 

19 XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United 

20 States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and re21 search studies under section 1110 of the Social Security 

22 Act, $457,959,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

23 $2,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

24 $5,000,000) (reduced by $6,000,000) (reduced by 

25 $5,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
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1 $1,000,000) (reduced by $8,000,000) (reduced by 

2 $4,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

3 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

4 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

5 $500,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

6 $5,000,000) (reduced by $4,000,000) (reduced by 

7 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

8 $5,250,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

9 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

10 $500,000) (increased by $500,000) (increased by 

11 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

12 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 

13 $2,000,000) (reduced by $2,436,000) (reduced by 

14 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

15 $12,000,000), together with $64,828,000 from the 

16 amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to 

17 carry out national health or human services research and 

18 evaluation activities: Provided, That of the funds made 

19 available under this heading, $56,900,000 (increased by 

20 $5,000,000) shall be for minority AIDS prevention and 

21 treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds 

22 made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be 

23 for making competitive grants to public and private enti24 ties to fund medically accurate and complete and age-ap25 propriate (as those terms are defined in section 513(e) of 
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1 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713(e))) programs that 

2 reduce teen pregnancy and that do not withhold informa3 tion about the effectiveness and benefits of correct and 

4 consistent use of condoms and other contraceptives, and 

5 for the Federal costs associated with administering and 

6 evaluating such grants, of which not more than 10 percent 

7 of the available funds shall be for training and technical 

8 assistance, outreach, and additional program support ac9 tivities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be 

10 for replicating programs that have been proven effective 

11 through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, 

12 behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or 

13 other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be avail14 able for research and demonstration grants to develop, 

15 replicate, refine, and rigorously test (defined as random16 ized control trial, quasi-experimental design, or regression 

17 discontinuity design) additional models and innovative 

18 strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: Provided fur19 ther, That amounts made available under this heading for 

20 programs to reduce teen pregnancy shall meet the require21 ments listed in clauses (ii) through (vi) of section 

22 513(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 713(b)(2)(B)(ii)–(vi)) and shall not be made available by 

24 interagency agreement or otherwise to any agency within 

25 the Department of Health and Human Services other than 
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1 the Office of the Secretary to carry out or support such 

2 programs: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 

3 under this heading from amounts available under section 

4 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry 

5 out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of 

6 teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided fur7 ther, That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption 

8 activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting 

9 embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical 

10 and administrative services deemed necessary for such 

11 adoptions: Provided further, That such services shall be 

12 provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4): Provided fur13 ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 

14 $5,000,000 shall be for carrying out prize competitions 

15 sponsored by the Office of the Secretary to accelerate in16 novation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of 

17 kidney diseases (as authorized by section 24 of the Steven18 son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 

19 3719)). Provided further, That of the funds made available 

20 under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for establishing 

21 a National Health Care Workforce Commission (as au22 thorized by section 5101 of Public Law 111–148). 

23 MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

24 For expenses necessary for Medicare hearings and 

25 appeals in the Office of the Secretary, $191,881,000 shall 
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1 remain available until September 30, 2022, to be trans2 ferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital In3 surance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Med4 ical Insurance Trust Fund. 

5 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH

6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

7 For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 

8 Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 

9 grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the de10 velopment and advancement of interoperable health infor11 mation technology, $60,367,000. 

12 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

13 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

14 General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 

15 investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspec16 tor General Act of 1978, $80,000,000: Provided, That of 

17 such amount, necessary sums shall be available for pro18 viding protective services to the Secretary and inves19 tigating non-payment of child support cases for which non20 payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228: Pro21 vided further, That of the amount made available under 

22 this heading, $5,300,000 shall be available through Sep23 tember 30, 2022, for activities authorized under section 

24 3022 of the PHS Act relating to information blocking. 
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1 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

2 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 

3 Rights, $38,798,000. 

4 RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR

5 COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

6 For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public 

7 Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by 

8 law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 

9 Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for med10 ical care of dependents and retired personnel under the 

11 Dependents’ Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be 

12 required during the current fiscal year. 

13 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

14 FUND

15 For expenses necessary to support activities related 

16 to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, 

17 chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 

18 and for other public health emergencies, $1,077,458,000 

19 (increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), of 

20 which $561,700,000 shall remain available through Sep21 tember 30, 2022, for expenses necessary to support ad22 vanced research and development pursuant to section 

23 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses 

24 of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 

25 Authority: Provided, That funds provided under this head-
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1 ing for the purpose of acquisition of security counter2 measures shall be in addition to any other funds available 

3 for such purpose: Provided further, That products pur4 chased with funds provided under this heading may, at 

5 the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Stra6 tegic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of 

7 the PHS Act: Provided further, That $5,000,000 of the 

8 amounts made available to support emergency operations 

9 shall remain available through September 30, 2023: Pro10 vided further, That of the amount made available under 

11 this heading for policy and planning, $5,000,000 shall re12 main available until expended for implementation activi13 ties related to the National Biodefense Strategy. 

14 For expenses necessary for procuring security coun15 termeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the 

16 PHS Act), $735,000,000, to remain available until ex17 pended. 

18 For expenses necessary to carry out section 319F– 

19 2(a) of the PHS Act, $705,000,000, to remain available 

20 until expended. 

21 For an additional amount for expenses necessary to 

22 prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, 

23 $310,000,000; of which $275,000,000 shall be available 

24 until expended, for activities including the development 

25 and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical sup-
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1 plies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided, 

2 That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, 

3 funds may be used for the construction or renovation of 

4 privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic 

5 influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary 

6 finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure 

7 sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics. 

8 GENERAL PROVISIONS

9 SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 

10 available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception 

11 and representation expenses when specifically approved by 

12 the Secretary. 

13 SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated in this title 

14 shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through 

15 a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess 

16 of Executive Level II: Provided, That none of the funds 

17 appropriated in this title shall be used to prevent the NIH 

18 from paying up to 100 percent of the salary of an indi19 vidual at this rate. 

20 SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

21 may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, 

22 except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or 

23 for other taps and assessments made by any office located 

24 in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a re25 port by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropria-
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1 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate de2 tailing the planned uses of such funds. 

3 SEC. 204. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the 

4 PHS Act, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, 

5 but not more than 3 percent, of any amounts appropriated 

6 for programs authorized under such Act shall be made 

7 available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or con8 tracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of pro9 grams funded in this title. 

10 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre12 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

13 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro14 priated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act 

15 may be transferred between appropriations, but no such 

16 appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 

17 by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer author18 ity granted by this section shall be available only to meet 

19 emergency needs and shall not be used to create any new 

20 program or to fund any project or activity for which no 

21 funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the 

22 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent23 atives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in ad24 vance of any transfer. 
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1 SEC. 206. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 

2 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in 

3 such section may occur up to 60 days after the effective 

4 date of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2021 under sec5 tion 338B of such Act, or at any time if the individual 

6 who has been awarded such contract has not received 

7 funds due under the contract. 

8 SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

9 may be made available to any entity under title X of the 

10 PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to 

11 the Secretary that it encourages family participation in 

12 the decision of minors to seek family planning services and 

13 that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist at14 tempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 

15 SEC. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

16 law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act 

17 shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification 

18 or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual 

19 abuse, rape, or incest. 

20 SEC. 209. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

21 (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be 

22 used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the 

23 Secretary denies participation in such program to an oth24 erwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Or25 ganization) because the entity informs the Secretary that 
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1 it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide 

2 referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall 

3 make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capita4 tion payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially 

5 sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the serv6 ice to such entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That noth7 ing in this section shall be construed to change the Medi8 care program’s coverage for such services and a Medicare 

9 Advantage organization described in this section shall be 

10 responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain infor11 mation about all Medicare covered services. 

12 SEC. 210. None of the funds made available in this 

13 title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or pro14 mote gun control. 

15 SEC. 211. The Secretary shall make available through 

16 assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public 

17 Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to 

18 work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided 

19 by the Agency for International Development, the United 

20 Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the 

21 World Health Organization. 

22 SEC. 212. In order for HHS to carry out inter23 national health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other 

24 infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and 

25 other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2021: 
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1 (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equiv2 alent to that available to the Secretary of State in 

3 section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authori4 ties Act of 1956. The Secretary shall consult with 

5 the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission 

6 to ensure that the authority provided in this section 

7 is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 

8 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other appli9 cable statutes administered by the Department of 

10 State. 

11 (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such 

12 funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary 

13 of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of ac14 quisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and manage15 ment of facilities outside of the United States for 

16 the use of HHS. The Department of State shall co17 operate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 

18 has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply 

19 with applicable regulation governing location, set20 back, and other facilities requirements and serve the 

21 purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is 

22 authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of 

23 State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to 

24 make available to public or nonprofit private institu25 tions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 
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1 funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 

2 those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 

3 assistance for international health activities, includ4 ing activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infec5 tious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, 

6 and other health activities abroad. 

7 (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to 

8 personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to 

9 serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to 

10 those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the For11 eign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 

12 through 4086 and subject to such regulations pre13 scribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 

14 authorized to provide locality-based comparability 

15 payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount 

16 of the locality-based comparability payment (stated 

17 as a percentage) that would be payable to such per18 sonnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States 

19 Code if such personnel’s official duty station were in 

20 the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for per21 sonnel under this subsection shall be on the same 

22 basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 

23 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of 

24 the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serv25 ing in the Foreign Service. 
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1 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

2 SEC. 213. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 

3 Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up 

4 to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total 

5 amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for 

6 research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: 

7 Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 

9 least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

10 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 SEC. 214. Of the amounts made available in this Act 

12 for NIH, the amount for research related to the human 

13 immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Di14 rector of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Re15 search, shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS 

16 Research’’ account. The Director of the Office of AIDS 

17 Research shall transfer from such account amounts nec18 essary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act. 

19 SEC. 215. (a) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 

20 other provision of law, the Director of NIH (‘‘Director’’) 

21 may use funds authorized under section 402(b)(12) of the 

22 PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, 

23 cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research 

24 identified pursuant to or research and activities described 

25 in such section 402(b)(12). 
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1 (b) PEER REVIEW.—In entering into transactions 

2 under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer 

3 review procedures (including consultation with appropriate 

4 scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appro5 priate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical 

6 merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions 

7 in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review pro8 cedures that would otherwise be required under sections 

9 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, 

10 and 494 of the PHS Act. 

11 SEC. 216. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appro12 priated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the 

13 National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, 

14 repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the 

15 proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized 

16 herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. 

17 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 

19 1 percent of the amount made available for National Re20 search Service Awards (‘‘NRSA’’) shall be made available 

21 to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 

22 Administration to make NRSA awards for research in pri23 mary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities 

24 who have received grants or contracts under section 736, 

25 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 1 percent of the amount 
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1 made available for NRSA shall be made available to the 

2 Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual3 ity to make NRSA awards for health service research. 

4 SEC. 218. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research 

5 and Development Authority (‘‘BARDA’’) may enter into 

6 a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 pro7 gram years, for purchase of research services or of security 

8 countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F– 

9 2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), 

10 if— 

11 (1) funds are available and obligated— 

12 (A) for the full period of the contract or 

13 for the first fiscal year in which the contract is 

14 in effect; and 

15 (B) for the estimated costs associated with 

16 a necessary termination of the contract; and 

17 (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year 

18 contract will serve the best interests of the Federal 

19 Government by encouraging full and open competi20 tion or promoting economy in administration, per21 formance, and operation of BARDA’s programs. 

22 (b) A contract entered into under this section— 

23 (1) shall include a termination clause as de24 scribed by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, 

25 United States Code; and 
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1 (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 

2 requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 

3 SEC. 219. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 

4 year 2021 budget justification and on Departmental 

5 websites information concerning the employment of full6 time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the 

7 purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or 

8 otherwise carrying out the provisions of the ACA, and the 

9 amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year 

10 and each fiscal year since the enactment of the ACA. 

11 (b) With respect to employees or contractors sup12 ported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying 

13 out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), 

14 the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 

15 information: 

16 (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of 

17 such Act under which such funds were appropriated, 

18 a statement indicating the program, project, or ac19 tivity receiving such funds, the Federal operating di20 vision or office that administers such program, and 

21 the amount of funding received in discretionary or 

22 mandatory appropriations. 

23 (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of 

24 full-time equivalent employees or contracted employ-
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1 ees assigned to each authorized and funded provision 

2 detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). 

3 (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may 

4 exclude from the report employees or contractors who— 

5 (1) are supported through appropriations en6 acted in laws other than the ACA and work on pro7 grams that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; 

8 (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on 

9 activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; 

10 or 

11 (3) work on contracts for which FTE reporting 

12 is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed13 price contracts. 

14 SEC. 220. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 

15 fiscal year 2022 budget of the President submitted under 

16 section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, informa17 tion that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers 

18 for Medicare & Medicaid Services specifically for Health 

19 Insurance Exchanges for each fiscal year since the enact20 ment of the ACA and the proposed uses for such funds 

21 for fiscal year 2022. Such information shall include, for 

22 each such fiscal year, the amount of funds used for each 

23 activity specified under the heading ‘‘Health Insurance 

24 Exchange Transparency’’ in the explanatory statement de-
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1 scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 

2 of this consolidated Act). 

3 SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or 

5 the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 

6 or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to 

7 the ‘‘Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services—Program 

8 Management’’ account, may be used for payments under 

9 section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to 

10 risk corridors). 

11 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 222. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this 

13 Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under 

14 section 4002 of the ACA to the accounts specified, in the 

15 amounts specified, and for the activities specified under 

16 the heading ‘‘Prevention and Public Health Fund’’ in the 

17 committee report accompanying this Act. 

18 (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 

19 Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. 

20 (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 

21 section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available with22 out reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 

23 SEC. 223. Effective during the period beginning on 

24 November 1, 2015 and ending January 1, 2025, any pro25 vision of law that refers (including through cross-reference 
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1 to another provision of law) to the current recommenda2 tions of the United States Preventive Services Task Force 

3 with respect to breast cancer screening, mammography, 

4 and prevention shall be administered by the Secretary in5 volved as if— 

6 (1) such reference to such current recommenda7 tions were a reference to the recommendations of 

8 such Task Force with respect to breast cancer 

9 screening, mammography, and prevention last issued 

10 before 2009; and 

11 (2) such recommendations last issued before 

12 2009 applied to any screening mammography modal13 ity under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)). 

15 SEC. 224. In making Federal financial assistance, the 

16 provisions relating to indirect costs in part 75 of title 45, 

17 Code of Federal Regulations, including with respect to the 

18 approval of deviations from negotiated rates, shall con19 tinue to apply to the National Institutes of Health to the 

20 same extent and in the same manner as such provisions 

21 were applied in the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. None 

22 of the funds appropriated in this or prior Acts or otherwise 

23 made available to the Department of Health and Human 

24 Services or to any department or agency may be used to 

25 develop or implement a modified approach to such provi-
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1 sions, or to intentionally or substantially expand the fiscal 

2 effect of the approval of such deviations from negotiated 

3 rates beyond the proportional effect of such approvals in 

4 such quarter. 

5 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 225. The NIH Director may transfer discre7 tionary amounts identified by the Director as funding for 

8 opioid addiction, opioid alternatives, pain management, 

9 and addiction treatment among Institutes and Centers of 

10 the NIH to be used for the same purpose 15 days after 

11 notifying the Committees on Appropriations: Provided, 

12 That the transfer authority provided in the previous pro13 viso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided 

14 by law. 

15 SEC. 226. (a) The Secretary shall provide to the 

16 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent17 atives and the Senate: 

18 (1) Detailed monthly enrollment figures from 

19 the Exchanges established under the Patient Protec20 tion and Affordable Care Act of 2010 pertaining to 

21 enrollments during the open enrollment period, in22 cluding State enrollment figures disaggregated by 

23 race, ethnicity, preferred language, age, and sex. 
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1 (2) Notification of any new or competitive grant 

2 awards, including supplements, authorized under 

3 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. 

4 (b) The Committees on Appropriations of the House 

5 and Senate must be notified at least 2 business days in 

6 advance of any public release of enrollment information 

7 or the award of such grants. 

8 SEC. 227. The Department of Health and Human 

9 Services shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 

10 of the House of Representatives and Senate a biannual 

11 report 30 days after enactment of this Act on staffing de12 scribed in the committee report accompanying this Act. 

13 SEC. 228. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 

14 available for salaries and expenses of employees of the De15 partment of Health and Human Services shall also be 

16 available to pay travel and related expenses of such an 

17 employee or of a member of his or her family, when such 

18 employee is assigned to duty, in the United States or in 

19 a U.S. territory, during a period and in a location that 

20 are the subject of a determination of a public health emer21 gency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 

22 and such travel is necessary to obtain medical care for 

23 an illness, injury, or medical condition that cannot be ade24 quately addressed in that location at that time. For pur25 poses of this section, the term ‘‘U.S. territory’’ means 
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1 Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern 

2 Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or 

3 the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 

4 SEC. 229. The Department of Health and Human 

5 Services may accept donations from the private sector, 

6 nongovernmental organizations, and other groups inde7 pendent of the Federal Government for the care of unac8 companied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)(2) 

9 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

10 279(g)(2))) in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettle11 ment of the Administration for Children and Families, in12 cluding medical goods and services, which may include 

13 early childhood developmental screenings, school supplies, 

14 toys, clothing, and any other items intended to promote 

15 the wellbeing of such children. 

16 SEC. 230. None of the funds provided by this or any 

17 prior appropriations Act may be used to reverse changes 

18 in procedures made by operational directives issued to pro19 viders by the Office of Refugee Resettlement on December 

20 18, 2018, March 23, 2019, and June 10, 2019 regarding 

21 the Memorandum of Agreement on Information Sharing 

22 executed April 13, 2018. 

23 SEC. 231. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Health and 

25 Human Services—Administration for Children and Fami-
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1 lies—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ may be obligated 

2 to a grantee or contractor to house unaccompanied alien 

3 children (as such term is defined in section 462(g)(2) of 

4 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)) 

5 in any facility that is not State-licensed for the care of 

6 unaccompanied alien children. 

7 SEC. 232. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act may be used to prevent a United States Senator or 

9 Member of the House of Representatives from entering, 

10 for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility in the 

11 United States used for the purpose of maintaining custody 

12 of, or otherwise housing, unaccompanied alien children (as 

13 defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 

14 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))). Nothing in this section 

15 shall be construed to require such a Senator or Member 

16 to provide prior notice of the intent to enter such a facility 

17 for such purpose. 

18 SEC. 233. Not later than 14 days after the date of 

19 enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Sec20 retary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and make 

22 publicly available online, a report with respect to children 

23 who were separated from their parents or legal guardians 

24 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (regard25 less of whether or not such separation was pursuant to 
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1 an option selected by the children, parents, or guardians), 

2 subsequently classified as unaccompanied alien children, 

3 and transferred to the care and custody of ORR during 

4 the previous month. Each report shall contain the fol5 lowing information: 

6 (1) The number and ages of children so sepa7 rated subsequent to apprehension at or between 

8 ports of entry, to be reported by sector where sepa9 ration occurred. 

10 (2) The documented cause of separation, as re11 ported by DHS when each child was referred. 

12 (3) The length of any such separation. 

13 (4) The status of any efforts undertaken by the 

14 Secretary to reunify such children with a parent or 

15 legal guardian. 

16 (5) The number of any such reunifications, and 

17 whether the reunified families were placed in family 

18 detention. 

19 SEC. 234. None of the funds made available in this 

20 or any prior appropriations Act may be used to implement 

21 or enforce the Memorandum of Agreement Among the Of22 fice of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health 

23 and Human Services and U.S. Immigration and Customs 

24 Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection of 

25 the Department of Homeland Security Regarding Con-
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1 sultation and Information Sharing in Unaccompanied 

2 Alien Children Matters, dated April 13, 2018. Nothing in 

3 this section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict the 

4 continued implementation of interagency agreements or 

5 coordination of policy memoranda issued prior to April 13, 

6 2018. 

7 SEC. 235. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of 

9 Health and Human Services to share information provided 

10 by unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 

11 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

12 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))) during mental health or therapeutic 

13 services with the Department of Homeland Security or the 

14 Department of Justice for immigration enforcement. 

15 SEC. 236. To the extent practicable, and so long as 

16 it is appropriate and in the best interest of the child, in 

17 cases where the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the De18 partment of Health and Human Services is responsible for 

19 the care of siblings who are unaccompanied alien children 

20 (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security 

21 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)), the Director of the Of22 fice shall place the siblings— 

23 (1) in the same facility; or 

24 (2) with the same sponsor. 
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1 SEC. 237. The Secretary of Health and Human Serv2 ices is directed to report the death of any unaccompanied 

3 alien child in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) cus4 tody or in the custody of any grantee on behalf of ORR 

5 within 24 hours, including relevant details regarding the 

6 circumstances of the fatality, to the Committees on Appro7 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

8 SEC. 238. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

9 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent11 atives and the Senate a detailed spend plan of anticipated 

12 uses of all funds made available under the heading ‘‘De13 partment of Health and Human Services—Administration 

14 for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assist15 ance’’, including the following: a list of existing grants and 

16 contracts for both permanent and influx facilities, includ17 ing their costs, capacity, and timelines; costs for expand18 ing capacity through the use of community-based residen19 tial care placements (including long-term and transitional 

20 foster care and small group homes) through new or modi21 fied grants and contracts; current and planned efforts to 

22 expand small-scale shelters and available foster care place23 ments, including collaboration with State child welfare 

24 providers; influx facilities being assessed for possible use; 

25 costs and services to be provided for legal services, child 
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1 advocates, and post-release services; program administra2 tion; and the average number of weekly referrals and dis3 charge rate assumed in the spend plan: Provided, That 

4 such plan shall be updated to reflect changes and expendi5 tures and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

6 of the House of Representatives and the Senate every 60 

7 days until all funds are expended or expired. 

8 SEC. 239. Funds appropriated in this Act that are 

9 available for salaries and expenses of employees of the 

10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall also be 

11 available for the primary and secondary schooling of eligi12 ble dependents of personnel stationed in a U.S. territory 

13 as defined in section 228 at costs not in excess of those 

14 paid for or reimbursed by the Department of Defense. 

15 SEC. 240. Amounts made available in section 238 of 

16 division A of Public Law 116–94 shall remain available 

17 until September 30, 2024, for installation expenses, in18 cluding moving expenses, relating to the Centers for Dis19 ease Control and Prevention’s Chamblee Campus. 

20 (RESCISSION)

21 SEC. 241. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Non22 recurring Expenses Fund’’ established in section 223 of 

23 division G of Public Law 110–161, $600,000,000 are 

24 hereby rescinded not later than September 30, 2021. 
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1 SEC. 242. Funds made available in Public Law 113– 

2 235 to the accounts of the National Institutes of Health 

3 that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2015 

4 and were obligated for multi-year research grants shall be 

5 available through fiscal year 2021 for the liquidation of 

6 valid obligations if the Director of the National Institutes 

7 of Health determines the project suffered an interruption 

8 of activities attributable to SARS–CoV–2. 

9 SEC. 243. Not later than 7 days after the date of 

10 enactment of this Act, and weekly thereafter until the pub11 lic health emergency related to COVID–19 is no longer 

12 in effect, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

13 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives and the Senate on the current 

15 inventory of ventilators and personal protective equipment 

16 in the Strategic National Stockpile, including the numbers 

17 of face shields, gloves, goggles and glasses, gowns, head 

18 covers, masks, and respirators, as well as deployment of 

19 ventilators and personal protective equipment during the 

20 previous week, reported by State and other jurisdiction: 

21 Provided, That after the date that a report is required 

22 to be submitted by the preceding proviso, amounts made 

23 available for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Serv24 ices—Office of the Secretary—General Departmental 

25 Management’’ in Public Law 116–94 for salaries and ex-
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1 penses of the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 

2 reduced by $250,000 for each day that such report has 

3 not been submitted: Provided further, That not later than 

4 the first Monday in February of fiscal year 2021 and each 

5 fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall include in the 

6 annual budget submission for the Department of Health 

7 and Human Services, and submit to the Congress, a pro8 fessional judgment budget with respect to expenditures 

9 necessary to maintain the minimum level of relevant sup10 plies in the Strategic National Stockpile, including in case 

11 of a significant pandemic, in consultation with the working 

12 group under section 319F(a) of the Public Health Service 

13 Act and the Public Health Emergency Medical Counter14 measures Enterprise established under section 2811–1 of 

15 such Act. 

16 SEC. 244. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used to implement, enforce, or otherwise give 

18 effect to the final rule entitled ‘‘Protecting Statutory Con19 science Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority’’ 

20 (84 Fed. Reg. 23170–23272, May 21, 2019). 

21 SEC. 245. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used to implement, enforce, or otherwise give 

23 effect to the rule entitled ‘‘Nondiscrimination in Health 

24 and Health Education Programs or Activities’’ published 
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1 in the Federal Register on June 19, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 

2 37160 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 246. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

4 or otherwise made available to the Department of Health 

5 and Human Services shall be used to publish the proposed 

6 regulation in the Budget of the United States Govern7 ment, Fiscal Year 2021 relating to the Medicaid Non8 emergency Medical Transportation benefit for Medicaid 

9 beneficiaries. 

10 SEC. 247. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used to Act may be used to implement, en12 force, or otherwise give effect to the revision to section 

13 447.10 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, contained 

14 in the final rule entitled ‘‘Medicaid Program; Reassign15 ment of Medicaid Provider Claims’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 19718 

16 (May 6, 2019)). 

17 SEC. 248. (a) None of the funds made available by 

18 this Act may be awarded to any organization, including 

19 under the Federal Foster Care program under part E of 

20 title IV of the Social Security Act, that does not comply 

21 with paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 75.300 of title 45, 

22 Code of Federal Regulations (prohibiting discrimination 

23 on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, color, national 

24 origin, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation), as 

25 in effect on October 1, 2019. 
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1 (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 

2 be used by the Department of Health and Human Services 

3 to grant an exception from either such paragraph for any 

4 Federal grantee. 

5 SEC. 249. None of the funds made available by this 

6 Act or any other Act may be used to relocate any facility 

7 providing call center operations for the Centers for Medi8 care & Medicaid Services unless the Comptroller General 

9 has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Senate an evaluation 

11 of relocation options, which shall include any impact on 

12 wages and benefits for employees, contractors, or sub13 contractors in connection with call center operations. 

14 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health 

15 and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

16 TITLE III 

17 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

18 EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

19 For carrying out title I and subpart 2 of part B of 

20 title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

21 of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ‘‘ESEA’’) and section 

22 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to 

23 in this Act as ‘‘HEA’’), $17,258,290,000 (reduced by 

24 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000), of which 

25 $6,336,990,000 shall become available on July 1, 2021, 
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1 and shall remain available through September 30, 2022, 

2 and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on 

3 October 1, 2021, and shall remain available through Sep4 tember 30, 2022, for academic year 2021–2022: Provided, 

5 That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under sec6 tion 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further, That up to 

7 $5,000,000 of these funds shall be available to the Sec8 retary of Education (referred to in this title as ‘‘Sec9 retary’’) on October 1, 2020, to obtain annually updated 

10 local educational agency-level census poverty data from 

11 the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That 

12 $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under 

13 section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

14 $4,371,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 

15 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

16 $4,371,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive 

17 grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided fur18 ther, That $220,500,000 shall be for carrying out subpart 

19 2 of part B of title II: Provided further, That $46,623,000 

20 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. 

21 IMPACT AID

22 For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 

23 federally affected schools authorized by title VII of the 

24 ESEA, $1,491,112,000 (increased by $1,000,000), of 

25 which $1,345,242,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be 
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1 for basic support payments under section 7003(b), 

2 $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with dis3 abilities under section 7003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for 

4 construction under section 7007(b), $75,313,000 shall be 

5 for Federal property payments under section 7002, and 

6 $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

7 for facilities maintenance under section 7008: Provided, 

8 That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment 

9 for an eligible local educational agency under section 

10 7003(a) for school year 2020–2021, children enrolled in 

11 a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible 

12 for payment under section 7003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but 

13 due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, 

14 or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such 

15 children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal 

16 guardian while on active duty (so long as such children 

17 reside on Federal property as described in section 

18 7003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, 

19 shall be considered as eligible students under such section, 

20 provided such students remain in average daily attendance 

21 at a school in the same local educational agency they at22 tended prior to their change in eligibility status. 

23 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

24 For carrying out school improvement activities au25 thorized by part B of title I, part A of title II, subpart 
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1 1 of part A of title IV, part B of title IV, part B of title 

2 V, and parts B and C of title VI of the ESEA; the McKin3 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the 

4 Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Com5 pact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and 

6 the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $5,453,617,000 (increased 

7 by $500,000) (reduced by $500,000) (reduced by 

8 $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

9 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000), of which 

10 $3,623,052,000 (increased by $500,000) (reduced by 

11 $500,000) shall become available on July 1, 2021, and 

12 remain available through September 30, 2022, and of 

13 which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 

14 1, 2021, and shall remain available through September 30, 

15 2022, for academic year 2021–2022: Provided, That 

16 $378,000,000 shall be for part B of title I: Provided fur17 ther, That $1,262,673,000 shall be for part B of title IV: 

18 Provided further, That $37,897,000 shall be for part B 

19 of title VI, which may be used for construction, renova20 tion, and modernization of any public elementary school, 

21 secondary school, or structure related to a public elemen22 tary school or secondary school that serves a predomi23 nantly Native Hawaiian student body, and that the 5 per24 cent limitation in section 6205(b) of the ESEA on the use 

25 of funds for administrative purposes shall apply only to 
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1 direct administrative costs: Provided further, That 

2 $35,953,000 shall be for part C of title VI, which shall 

3 be awarded on a competitive basis, and may be used for 

4 construction, and that the 5 percent limitation in section 

5 6305 of the ESEA on the use of funds for administrative 

6 purposes shall apply only to direct administrative costs: 

7 Provided further, That $52,000,000 shall be available to 

8 carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assist9 ance Act of 2002 and the Secretary shall make such ar10 rangements as determined to be necessary to ensure that 

11 the Bureau of Indian Education has access to services pro12 vided under this section: Provided further, That 

13 $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supple14 mental Education Grants program for the Federated 

15 States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Is16 lands: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve 

17 up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous 

18 proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementa19 tion of these grants: Provided further, That $186,840,000 

20 shall be for part B of title V: Provided further, That 

21 $1,220,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

22 $1,000,000) shall be available for grants under subpart 

23 1 of part A of title IV. 
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1 INDIAN EDUCATION

2 For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent 

3 not otherwise provided, title VI, part A of the ESEA, 

4 $181,239,000, of which $67,993,000 shall be for subpart 

5 2 of part A of title VI and $7,865,000 shall be for subpart 

6 3 of part A of title VI: Provided, That the 5 percent limita7 tion in sections 6115(d), 6121(e), and 6133(g) of the 

8 ESEA on the use of funds for administrative purposes 

9 shall apply only to direct administrative costs. 

10 INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT

11 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 1, 

12 3, and 4 of part B of title II, and parts C, D, and E 

13 and subparts 1 and 4 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, 

14 $1,074,815,000 (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 

15 $500,000): Provided, That $285,815,000 (increased by 

16 $500,000) shall be for subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part B of 

17 title II and shall be made available without regard to sec18 tions 2201, 2231(b), and 2241: Provided further, That 

19 $594,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be for parts 

20 C, D, and E and subpart 4 of part F of title IV, and 

21 shall be made available without regard to sections 4311, 

22 4409(a), and 4601 of the ESEA: Provided further, That 

23 notwithstanding section 4601(b), $195,000,000 shall be 

24 available through December 31, 2021, for subpart 1 of 

25 part F of title IV, of which $110,000,000 shall be for so-
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1 cial and emotional learning grants, and $85,000,000 shall 

2 be used for science, technology, engineering, arts, and 

3 mathematics, including computer science education 

4 grants. 

5 SAFE SCHOOLS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

6 For carrying out activities authorized by subparts 2 

7 and 3 of part F of title IV of the ESEA, $218,000,000 

8 (increased by $1,000,000): Provided, That $106,000,000 

9 shall be available for section 4631, of which up to 

10 $5,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to remain available 

11 until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency 

12 Response to Violence (Project SERV) program: Provided 

13 further, That $30,000,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall 

14 be available for section 4625: Provided further, That 

15 $82,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 

16 2021, for section 4624. 

17 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

18 For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 

19 $797,400,000 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by 

20 $10,000,000), which shall become available on July 1, 

21 2021, and shall remain available through September 30, 

22 2022, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be 

23 available on October 1, 2020, and shall remain available 

24 through September 30, 2022, to carry out activities under 

25 section 3111(c)(1)(C). 
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1 SPECIAL EDUCATION

2 For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 

3 Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport 

4 and Empowerment Act of 2004, $14,092,995,000, of 

5 which $4,553,979,000 shall become available on July 1, 

6 2021, and shall remain available through September 30, 

7 2022, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available 

8 on October 1, 2021, and shall remain available through 

9 September 30, 2022, for academic year 2021–2022: Pro10 vided, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA 

11 shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for 

12 that activity during fiscal year 2020, increased by the 

13 amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) 

14 of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appro15 priated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less 

16 than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2020: 

17 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without regard 

18 to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 

19 States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), sub20 ject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State’s 

21 allocation under section 611, from funds appropriated 

22 under this heading, is reduced under section 

23 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on 

24 the basis of the States’ relative populations of children 

25 aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children 
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1 with disabilities for whom the State ensures the avail2 ability of a free appropriate public education under this 

3 part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States’ 

4 relative populations of those children who are living in pov5 erty: Provided further, That the Secretary may not dis6 tribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State 

7 whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated 

8 under this heading made funds available for such a dis9 tribution: Provided further, That the States shall allocate 

10 such funds distributed under the second proviso to local 

11 educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 

12 Provided further, That the amount by which a State’s allo13 cation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 

14 section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to 

15 States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or 

16 any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating 

17 the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or 

18 for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, 

19 notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) re20 garding the fiscal year in which a State’s allocation under 

21 section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 

22 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may 

23 apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over 

24 a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed 5, until 

25 the entire reduction is applied: Provided further, That the 
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1 Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State’s alloca2 tion under section 611 is reduced in accordance with sec3 tion 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may re4 serve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears 

5 the same relation to the maximum amount described in 

6 that paragraph as the reduction under section 

7 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State 

8 would have received in that fiscal year under section 

9 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further, 

10 That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of 

11 funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the 

12 fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the 

13 requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by 

14 section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under sec15 tion 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

16 U.S.C. 1234a): Provided further, That the funds reserved 

17 under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide tech18 nical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the 

19 States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 

20 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other serv21 ices and activities to improve data collection, coordination, 

22 quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Pro23 vided further, That the Secretary may use funds made 

24 available for the State Personnel Development Grants pro25 gram under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate pro-
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1 gram performance under such subpart: Provided further, 

2 That States may use funds reserved for other State-level 

3 activities under sections 611(e)(2) and 619(f) of the IDEA 

4 to make subgrants to local educational agencies, institu5 tions of higher education, other public agencies, and pri6 vate non-profit organizations to carry out activities au7 thorized by those sections: Provided further, That, not8 withstanding section 643(e)(2)(A) of the IDEA, if five or 

9 fewer States apply for grants pursuant to section 643(e) 

10 of such Act, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 

11 State in an amount equal to the maximum amount de12 scribed in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided fur13 ther, That if more than five States apply for grants pursu14 ant to section 643(e) of the IDEA, the Secretary shall 

15 award funds to those States on the basis of the States’ 

16 relative populations of infants and toddlers except that no 

17 such State shall receive a grant in excess of the amount 

18 described in section 643(e)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided 

19 further, That States may use funds received under part 

20 C of the IDEA to make subgrants to local educational 

21 agencies, institutions of higher education, other public 

22 agencies and private nonprofit organizations to carry out 

23 activities authorized by such part. 
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1 REHABILITATION SERVICES

2 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro3 vided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Helen Keller 

4 National Center Act, and the Randolph-Sheppard Act, 

5 $3,827,500,000, of which $3,667,801,000 shall be for 

6 grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I 

7 of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided, That the Secretary 

8 may use amounts provided in this Act that remain avail9 able subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pur10 suant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for inno11 vative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of indi12 viduals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of 

13 the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at im14 proving the education and post-school outcomes of chil15 dren receiving Supplemental Security Income (‘‘SSI’’) and 

16 their families that may result in long-term improvement 

17 in the SSI child recipient’s economic status and self-suffi18 ciency: Provided further, That States may award sub19 grants for a portion of the funds to other public and pri20 vate, nonprofit entities: Provided further, That any funds 

21 made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative 

22 activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals 

23 with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 

24 2022: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of these funds 

25 shall be available to the Secretary for one-time emergency 
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1 relief and restoration grants consistent with the purposes 

2 of the Randolph-Sheppard Act as authorized under 20 

3 U.S.C. 107f: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

4 use such funds to make grants to each State licensing 

5 agency in the same proportion as the number of blind ven6 dors operating a vending facility in such State as com7 pared to the number of blind vendors operating a vending 

8 facility in all the States on September 30, 2019: Provided 

9 further, That the State licensing agency shall use these 

10 grants to make financial relief and restoration payments 

11 to offset losses of blind vendors resulting from the 

12 COVID–19 emergency, but only to the extent that such 

13 losses are not otherwise compensated: Provided further, 

14 That any funds in excess of the amount needed for relief 

15 and restoration payments to blind vendors shall be used 

16 by the State licensing agency for other purposes author17 ized by section 395.9 of title 34, Code of Federal Regula18 tions, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, 

19 and determined through active participation with the 

20 State committee of blind vendors as required. 

21 SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH

22 DISABILITIES

23 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND

24 For carrying out the Act to Promote the Education 

25 of the Blind of March 3, 1879, $32,931,000. 
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1 NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

2 For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf 

3 under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act 

4 of 1986, $81,000,000: Provided, That from the total 

5 amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use 

6 funds for the endowment program as authorized under 

7 section 207 of such Act. 

8 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

9 For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, 

10 the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial 

11 support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of 

12 the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $139,861,000: 

13 Provided, That from the total amount available, the Uni14 versity may at its discretion use funds for the endowment 

15 program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. 

16 CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

17 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro18 vided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu19 cation Act of 2006 (‘‘Perkins Act’’) and the Adult Edu20 cation and Family Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), 

21 $1,985,686,000, of which $1,194,686,000 shall become 

22 available on July 1, 2021, and shall remain available 

23 through September 30, 2022, and of which $791,000,000 

24 shall become available on October 1, 2021, and shall re25 main available through September 30, 2022: Provided, 
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1 That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, 

2 $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities 

3 under section 242. 

4 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

5 For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, 

6 and part C of title IV of the HEA, $24,565,352,000 which 

7 shall remain available through September 30, 2022. 

8 The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall 

9 be eligible during award year 2021–2022 shall be $5,435. 

10 STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION

11 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part 

12 D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and 

13 parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 

14 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 

15 $1,768,943,000, to remain available through September 

16 30, 2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall allocate new 

17 student loan borrower accounts to eligible student loan 

18 servicers on the basis of their past performance compared 

19 to all loan servicers utilizing established common metrics, 

20 and on the basis of the capacity of each servicer to process 

21 new and existing accounts and compliance with Federal 

22 and State law: Provided further, That for student loan 

23 contracts awarded prior to October 1, 2017, the Secretary 

24 shall allow student loan borrowers who are consolidating 

25 Federal student loans to select from any student loan 
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1 servicer to service their new consolidated student loan: 

2 Provided further, That in order to promote accountability 

3 and high-quality service to borrowers, the Secretary shall 

4 not award funding for any contract solicitation for a new 

5 Federal student loan servicing environment, including the 

6 solicitation for the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Next Gen7 eration Processing and Servicing Environment, unless 

8 such an environment provides for the participation of mul9 tiple student loan servicers that contract directly with the 

10 Department of Education: Provided further, That the FSA 

11 Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment, 

12 or any new Federal student loan servicing environment, 

13 shall include accountability measures that account for the 

14 performance of the portfolio and contractor compliance 

15 with FSA guidelines: Provided further, That the Depart16 ment shall re-allocate accounts from servicers for recur17 ring non-compliance with FSA guidelines, contractual re18 quirements, and Federal and State law, including for fail19 ure to sufficiently inform borrowers of available repayment 

20 options: Provided further, That such servicers shall be 

21 evaluated based on their ability to meet contract require22 ments (including an understanding of Federal and State 

23 law), future performance on the contracts, and history of 

24 compliance with applicable consumer protections laws, in25 cluding Federal and State law: Provided further, That to 
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1 the extent FSA permits student loan servicing subcon2 tracting, FSA shall hold prime contractors accountable for 

3 meeting the requirements of the contract, and the per4 formance and expectations of subcontractors shall be ac5 counted for in the prime contract and in the overall per6 formance of the prime contractor: Provided further, That 

7 FSA shall ensure that the Next Generation Processing 

8 and Servicing Environment, or any new Federal loan serv9 icing environment, incentivize more support to borrowers 

10 at risk of delinquency or default: Provided further, That 

11 FSA shall ensure that in such environment contractors 

12 have the capacity to meet and are held accountable for 

13 performance on service levels; are held accountable for and 

14 have a history of compliance with applicable consumer pro15 tection laws, including Federal and State law; and have 

16 relevant experience and demonstrated effectiveness: Pro17 vided further, That the Secretary shall not delay, prevent, 

18 or otherwise obstruct, directly or indirectly, State over19 sight of the Department’s contractors conducting business 

20 in such State, including loan servicers: Provided further, 

21 That the Secretary shall provide quarterly briefings to the 

22 Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor 

23 of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 

24 Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pen25 sions of the Senate on general progress related to solicita-
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1 tions for Federal student loan servicing contracts: Pro2 vided further, That FSA shall strengthen transparency 

3 through expanded publication of aggregate data on stu4 dent loan and servicer performance: Provided further, 

5 That FSA shall provide a detailed strategic plan for Next 

6 Gen to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Senate within 60 days of enact8 ment of this Act, accounting for the cost of all activities 

9 associated with the full implementation of Next Gen, in10 cluding transition costs, the amount of funding that has 

11 been used from Student Aid Administration in each of the 

12 previous 3 fiscal years on Next Gen, including an expla13 nation of each cost and activity, details about contracts 

14 awarded, including any change request issued prior to en15 actment: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 

16 after enactment of this Act, FSA shall provide to the Com17 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

18 and the Senate a detailed spend plan of anticipated uses 

19 made available in this account for fiscal year 2021, includ20 ing the following: contracts awarded, change requests, bo21 nuses paid to staff, reorganization costs, and any other 

22 activity supported by this appropriation. 

23 HIGHER EDUCATION

24 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro25 vided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, 
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1 the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 

2 1961, and section 117 of the Perkins Act, $2,556,815,000 

3 (reduced by $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000) (in4 creased by $500,000), of which $31,000,000 shall remain 

5 available through December 31, 2021: Provided, That not6 withstanding any other provision of law, funds made avail7 able in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and sec8 tion 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

9 Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and 

10 study in foreign countries by individuals who are partici11 pating in advanced foreign language training and inter12 national studies in areas that are vital to United States 

13 national security and who plan to apply their language 

14 skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of gov15 ernment, the professions, or international development: 

16 Provided further, That of the funds referred to in the pre17 ceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program 

18 evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemina19 tion activities: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent 

20 of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 

21 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evalua22 tion: Provided further, That section 313(d) of the HEA 

23 shall not apply to an institution of higher education that 

24 is eligible to receive funding under section 318 of the 

25 HEA. 
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1 HOWARD UNIVERSITY

2 For partial support of Howard University, 

3 $254,018,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be 

4 for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard 

5 University Endowment Act and shall remain available 

6 until expended. 

7 COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS

8 PROGRAM

9 For Federal administrative expenses to carry out ac10 tivities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 

11 121 of the HEA, $435,000. 

12 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

13 CAPITAL FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT

14 For the cost of guaranteed loans, $22,150,000, as au15 thorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 

16 shall remain available through September 30, 2022: Pro17 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

18 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con19 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 

20 these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 

21 any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

22 $278,266,000: Provided further, That these funds may be 

23 used to support loans to public and private Historically 

24 Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limi25 tations within section 344(a) of the HEA. 
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1 In addition, $16,000,000 shall be made available to 

2 provide for the deferment of loans made under part D of 

3 title III of the HEA to eligible institutions that are private 

4 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which apply 

5 for the deferment of such a loan and demonstrate financial 

6 need for such deferment by having a score of 2.6 or less 

7 on the Department of Education’s financial responsibility 

8 test: Provided, That the loan has not been paid in full and 

9 is not paid in full during the period of deferment: Provided 

10 further, That during the period of deferment of such a 

11 loan, interest on the loan will not accrue or be capitalized, 

12 and the period of deferment shall be for at least a period 

13 of 3 fiscal years and not more than 6 fiscal years: Provided 

14 further, That funds available under this paragraph shall 

15 be used to fund eligible deferment requests submitted for 

16 this purpose in fiscal year 2018: Provided further, That 

17 the Secretary shall create and execute an outreach plan 

18 to work with States and the Capital Financing Advisory 

19 Board to improve outreach to States and help additional 

20 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities partici21 pate in the program. 

22 In addition, $10,000,000 shall be made available to 

23 provide for the deferment of loans made under part D of 

24 title III of the HEA to eligible institutions that are public 

25 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which apply 
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1 for the deferment of such a loan and demonstrate financial 

2 need for such deferment, which shall be determined by the 

3 Secretary of Education based on factors including, but not 

4 limited to, equal to or greater than 5 percent of the 

5 school’s operating revenue relative to its annual debt serv6 ice payment: Provided, That during the period of 

7 deferment of such a loan, interest on the loan will not ac8 crue or be capitalized, and the period of deferment shall 

9 be for at least a period of 3 fiscal years and not more 

10 than 6 fiscal years. 

11 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

12 the Historically Black College and University Capital Fi13 nancing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title 

14 III of the HEA, $334,000. 

15 INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

16 For carrying out activities authorized by the Edu17 cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assess18 ment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 

19 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, 

20 and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu21 cation Act, $630,462,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (in22 creased by $1,000,000), which shall remain available 

23 through September 30, 2022: Provided, That funds avail24 able to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical 

25 Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary 
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1 and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsec2 ondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop 

3 such systems: Provided further, That up to $6,000,000 of 

4 the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Edu5 cational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 

6 to public or private organizations or agencies to support 

7 activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use 

8 at the local, State, and national levels. 

9 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

10 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

11 For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise pro12 vided, the Department of Education Organization Act, in13 cluding rental of conference rooms in the District of Co14 lumbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 

15 $430,000,000 (increased by $500,000) (reduced by 

16 $500,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $500,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 

18 $1,000,000) (reduced by $500,000) (reduced by 

19 $2,000,000) (increased by $2,000,000): Provided, That, 

20 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

21 funds provided by this Act or provided by previous Appro22 priations Acts to the Department of Education available 

23 for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year may 

24 be used for any activity relating to implementing a reorga25 nization that decentralizes, reduces the staffing level, or 
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1 alters the responsibilities, structure, authority, or 

2 functionality of the Budget Service of the Department of 

3 Education, relative to the organization and operation of 

4 the Budget Service as in effect on January 1, 2018. 

5 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

6 For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil 

7 Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department 

8 of Education Organization Act, $132,000,000. 

9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

11 General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department 

12 of Education Organization Act, $64,000,000, of which 

13 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

14 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15 SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be 

16 used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol17 untary prayer and meditation in the public schools. 

18 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discre20 tionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

21 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appro22 priated for the Department of Education in this Act may 

23 be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro24 priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any 

25 such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority 
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1 granted by this section shall be available only to meet 

2 emergency needs and shall not be used to create any new 

3 program or to fund any project or activity for which no 

4 funds are provided in this Act: Provided further, That the 

5 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent6 atives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in ad7 vance of any transfer. 

8 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated in this Act and con9 solidated for evaluation purposes under section 8601(c) of 

10 the ESEA shall be available from July 1, 2021, through 

11 September 30, 2022. 

12 SEC. 304. (a) An institution of higher education that 

13 maintains an endowment fund supported with funds ap14 propriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 

15 2021 may use the income from that fund to award schol16 arships to students, subject to the limitation in section 

17 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for 

18 such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall 

19 be considered to have been an allowable use of that in20 come, subject to that limitation. 

21 (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III 

22 and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 

23 SEC. 305. Section 114(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

24 1011c(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2021’’. 
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1 SEC. 306. Section 458(a) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

2 1087h(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘2021’’. 

4 SEC. 307. Funds appropriated in this Act under the 

5 heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’ shall also be avail6 able for payments for student loan servicing to an institu7 tion of higher education that services outstanding Federal 

8 Perkins Loans under part E of title IV of the Higher Edu9 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.). 

10 (RESCISSION)

11 SEC. 308. Of the amounts appropriated under Sec12 tion 401(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI) of the Higher Education Act of 

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)(XI)), $21,000,000 

14 are hereby rescinded, to be derived from amounts made 

15 available by such section for fiscal year 2021. 

16 SEC. 309. Of the amounts made available under this 

17 title under the heading ‘‘Student Aid Administration’’, 

18 $2,300,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Education 

19 to conduct outreach to borrowers of loans made under part 

20 D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 who 

21 may intend to qualify for loan cancellation under section 

22 455(m) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), to ensure that 

23 borrowers are meeting the terms and conditions of such 

24 loan cancellation: Provided, That the Secretary shall spe25 cifically conduct outreach to assist borrowers who would 
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1 qualify for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of such 

2 Act except that the borrower has made some, or all, of 

3 the 120 required payments under a repayment plan that 

4 is not described under section 455(m)(A) of such Act, to 

5 encourage borrowers to enroll in a qualifying repayment 

6 plan: Provided further, That the Secretary shall also com7 municate to all Direct Loan borrowers the full require8 ments of section 455(m) of such Act and improve the fil9 ing of employment certification by providing improved out10 reach and information such as outbound calls, electronic 

11 communications, ensuring prominent access to program 

12 requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and 

13 creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire 

14 payment certification process electronically and on a cen15 tralized website. 

16 SEC. 310. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used in contravention of section 203 of the 

18 Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 

19 3413). 

20 SEC. 311. For an additional amount for ‘‘Department 

21 of Education—Federal Direct Student Loan Program Ac22 count’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

23 shall be for the cost, as defined under section 502 of the 

24 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of the Secretary of 

25 Education providing loan cancellation in the same manner 
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1 as under section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 

2 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)), for borrowers of loans made 

3 under part D of title IV of such Act who would qualify 

4 for loan cancellation under section 455(m) except some, 

5 or all, of the 120 required payments under section 

6 455(m)(1)(A) do not qualify for purposes of the program 

7 because they were monthly payments made in accordance 

8 with graduated or extended repayment plans as described 

9 under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 455(d)(1) or 

10 the corresponding repayment plan for a consolidation loan 

11 made under section 455(g), with exception for a borrower 

12 who would have otherwise been eligible under this section 

13 but demonstrates an unusual fluctuation of income over 

14 the past 5 years: Provided, That the total loan volume, 

15 including outstanding principal, fees, capitalized interest, 

16 or accrued interest, at application that is eligible for such 

17 loan cancellation by such borrowers shall not exceed 

18 $75,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

19 develop and make available a simple method for borrowers 

20 to apply for loan cancellation under this section within 60 

21 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 

22 Secretary shall provide loan cancellation under this section 

23 to eligible borrowers on a first-come, first-serve basis, 

24 based on the date of application and subject to both the 

25 limitation on total loan volume at application for such loan 
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1 cancellation specified in the first proviso and the avail2 ability of appropriations under this section: Provided fur3 ther, That no borrower may, for the same service, receive 

4 a reduction of loan obligations under both this section and 

5 section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460 of such Act: Provided 

6 further, That the Secretary shall inform all borrowers who 

7 have submitted an Employment Certification Form and 

8 are in the incorrect repayment program about the Tem9 porary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Pro10 gram and requirements for qualification under the pro11 gram. 

12 SEC. 312. (a) The General Education Provisions Act 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by striking section 

14 426. 

15 (b) Paragraph (9) of section 4407(a) of the Elemen16 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

17 7231f(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘notwithstanding section 

18 426 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 

19 1228),’’. 

20 SEC. 313. (a) Section 487(d) of the Higher Edu21 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(d)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)(C), in the matter pre23 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘any funds for a pro24 gram under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘any Federal 

25 education assistance funds’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘sources 

2 under this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal education 

3 assistance funds’’. 

4 (b) Section 102(b) of the HEA is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

9 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(F) meets the requirements of paragraph 

12 (3),’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) REVENUE SOURCES.— In order to qualify 

15 as a proprietary institution of higher education 

16 under this subsection, an institution shall derive not 

17 less than 15 percent of the institution’s revenues 

18 from sources other than Federal education assist19 ance funds, as calculated in accordance with para20 graph (4).’’. 

21 (c) Paragraph (1) of section 487(d) of the HEA (as 

22 amended by subsection (a)) is— 

23 (1) transferred to section 102(b) of such Act; 

24 (2) inserted so as to appear after paragraph (3) 

25 of such section 102(b) (as added by subsection (b); 
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1 (3) redesignated as paragraph (4) of such sec2 tion 102(b); and 

3 (4) further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

4 (a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 

5 (d) Paragraph (3) of section 487(d) of the HEA is— 

6 (1) transferred to section 102(b) of such Act; 

7 (2) inserted so as to appear after paragraph (4) 

8 of such section 102(b) (as added by subsection (c)); 

9 (3) redesignated as paragraph (5) of such sec10 tion 102(b); and 

11 (4) further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

12 (a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 

13 (e) Paragraph (4) of section 487(d) of the HEA (as 

14 amended by subsection (a)) is— 

15 (1) transferred to section 102(b) of such Act; 

16 (2) inserted so as to appear after paragraph (5) 

17 of such section 102(b) (as added by subsection (d)); 

18 (3) redesignated as paragraph (6) of such sec19 tion 102(b); and 

20 (4) further amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

21 (a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 

22 (f) Section 103 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1003) is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(25) FEDERAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

2 FUNDS.— The term ‘Federal education assistance 

3 funds’— 

4 ‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 

5 (B), means any Federal funds provided, under 

6 this Act or any other Federal law, through a 

7 grant, contract, subsidy, loan, or guarantee, or 

8 through insurance or other means (including 

9 Federal funds disbursed or delivered to an insti10 tution or on behalf of a student or to a student 

11 to be used to attend the institution); and 

12 ‘‘(B) does not include any monthly housing 

13 stipend provided under the Post-9/11 Edu14 cational Assistance Program under chapter 33 

15 of title 38, United States Code.’’. 

16 (g) Subsection (a)(24), the subsection designation 

17 and heading of subsection (d), and subsection (d)(2) of 

18 section 487 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 1094) are repealed. 

20 SEC. 314. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 

21 title may be used to— 

22 (1) implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect 

23 to the final rule entitled, ‘‘Nondiscrimination on the 

24 Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities 

25 Receiving Federal Financial Assistance’’ as pub-
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1 lished in the Federal Register on May 19, 2020 (85 

2 Fed. Reg. 30,026); or 

3 (2) propose or issue any rule or guidance that 

4 is in substantially the same form or substantially the 

5 same as any of such proposed amendments. 

6 (b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary 

7 of Education or the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart8 ment of Education from enforcing the protection provided 

9 by title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 against 

10 sexual harassment in accordance with the standards set 

11 out in the guidance, entitled ‘‘Revised Sexual Harassment 

12 Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, 

13 Other Students, or Third Parties’’ as published in the 

14 Federal Register on January 19, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 

15 5,512). 

16 SEC. 315. (a) Notwithstanding section 401(b)(6) of 

17 the HEA, a Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the 

18 HEA may be awarded to an incarcerated individual (or 

19 on behalf of such individual) for each academic year dur20 ing which that individual is enrolled at an eligible institu21 tion that meets the criteria described in subsection (b). 

22 (b) The criteria described in this subsection are as 

23 follows: 

24 (1) The eligible institution— 
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1 (A) is an institution of higher education 

2 (as defined in section 101 of the HEA) or a 

3 postsecondary vocational institution (as defined 

4 in section 102(c) of the HEA); and 

5 (B) during the preceding 5 years, has not 

6 been subject to the denial, withdrawal, suspen7 sion, or termination of accreditation. 

8 (2) Such institution provides each incarcerated 

9 individual, upon completion of a course offered by 

10 the institution, with academic credits that are the 

11 equivalent to credits earned by non-incarcerated stu12 dents for an equivalent course of study. 

13 (3) Such institution provides to the Secretary 

14 confirmation from each facility involved that the 

15 course of study offered by the institution at such fa16 cility is accessible to incarcerated individuals (includ17 ing such individuals who are individuals with disabil18 ities). 

19 (4) Such institution does not (directly or indi20 rectly) charge an incarcerated individual for an 

21 award year, an amount that exceeds the total grant 

22 aid received by the individual for such award year. 

23 (5) Such institution makes available to incar24 cerated individuals who are considering enrolling in 
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1 a course of study offered by the institution, in sim2 ple and understandable terms, the following: 

3 (A) Information with respect to each 

4 course of study at the institution for which such 

5 an individual may receive a Federal Pell Grant, 

6 including— 

7 (i) the cost of attendance (as defined 

8 in section 472 of the HEA); 

9 (ii) the mode of instruction (such as 

10 distance education, in-person instruction, 

11 or a combination of such modes); 

12 (iii) how enrollment in such course of 

13 study will impact the period of eligibility 

14 for Federal Pell Grants for such an indi15 vidual, including in a case in which the in16 dividual is transferred to another facility 

17 or released before the completion of such 

18 course; 

19 (iv) the transferability of credits 

20 earned, and the acceptability of such cred21 its toward a certificate or degree program 

22 offered by the institution; 

23 (v) the process for continuing postsec24 ondary education— 
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1 (I) upon transfer to another fa2 cility; or 

3 (II) after the student’s period of 

4 incarceration or confinement; and 

5 (vi) the process for continuing enroll6 ment at the institution after the student’s 

7 period of incarceration or confinement, in8 cluding any barriers to admission (such as 

9 criminal history questions on applications 

10 for admission to such institution). 

11 (B) In the case of an institution that offers 

12 a program to prepare incarcerated individuals 

13 for gainful employment in a recognized occupa14 tion (as such term is used in sections 

15 101(b)(1), 102(c)(1)(A), and 481(b)(1)(A)(i) of 

16 the HEA)— 

17 (i) information on any applicable 

18 State licensure and certification require19 ments, including the requirements of the 

20 State in which the facility involved is lo21 cated and each State in which such indi22 viduals permanently reside; and 

23 (ii) restrictions related to the employ24 ment of formerly incarcerated individuals 

25 for each recognized occupation for which 
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1 the course of study prepares students, in2 cluding such restrictions— 

3 (I) in Federal law; and 

4 (II) in the laws of the State in 

5 which the facility involved is located 

6 and each State in which such individ7 uals permanently reside. 

8 (c) In this section: 

9 (1) The term ‘‘facility’’ means— 

10 (A) a place used for the confinement of in11 dividuals convicted of a criminal offense that is 

12 owned by, or under contract to, the Bureau of 

13 Prisons, a State, or a unit of local government; 

14 or 

15 (B) a facility to which an individual sub16 ject to involuntary civil confinement is com17 mitted. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘facility involved’’ means, when 

19 used with respect to an institution of higher edu20 cation, a facility at which a course of study of the 

21 institution is offered to incarcerated individuals. 

22 (3) The term ‘‘incarcerated individual’’ means 

23 an individual who is incarcerated in a facility or who 

24 is subject to an involuntary civil commitment. 
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1 (4) The term ‘‘non-incarcerated student’’ means 

2 a student at an institution of higher education who 

3 is not an incarcerated individual. 

4 (d) This section shall be in effect until titles I, II, 

5 III, IV, and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 

6 SEC. 316. None of the funds appropriated by this 

7 title for the Department of Education shall be withheld 

8 from an institution of higher education solely because that 

9 institution is conducting or preparing to conduct research 

10 on marihuana as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802(16). 

11 SEC. 317. The Secretary shall require any informa12 tion required to be publicly disclosed for the purpose of 

13 comparing institutions of higher education, programs and 

14 credentials (including their competencies), to be published 

15 using an open source description schema that is designed 

16 to allow for public search and comparison through linked 

17 open data, such as the credential transparency description 

18 language specifications or a substantially similar ap19 proach. 

20 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu21 cation Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
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1 TITLE IV 

2 RELATED AGENCIES 

3 COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE

4 BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For expenses necessary for the Committee for Pur7 chase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled 

8 (referred to in this title as ‘‘the Committee’’) established 

9 under section 8502 of title 41, United States Code, 

10 $10,000,000: Provided, That in order to authorize any 

11 central nonprofit agency designated pursuant to section 

12 8503(c) of title 41, United States Code, to perform re13 quirements of the Committee as prescribed under section 

14 51–3.2 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com15 mittee shall enter into a written agreement with any such 

16 central nonprofit agency: Provided further, That such 

17 agreement shall contain such auditing, oversight, and re18 porting provisions as necessary to implement chapter 85 

19 of title 41, United States Code: Provided further, That 

20 such agreement shall include the elements listed under the 

21 heading ‘‘Committee For Purchase From People Who Are 

22 Blind or Severely Disabled—Written Agreement Ele23 ments’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 

24 4 of Public Law 114–113 (in the matter preceding division 

25 A of that consolidated Act): Provided further, That any 
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1 such central nonprofit agency may not charge a fee under 

2 section 51–3.5 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, 

3 prior to executing a written agreement with the Com4 mittee: Provided further, That no less than $1,650,000 

5 shall be available for the Office of Inspector General. 

6 CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

7 OPERATING EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses for the Corporation for Na9 tional and Community Service (referred to in this title as 

10 ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act 

11 of 1973 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the 

12 National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred 

13 to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $848,529,000, notwith14 standing sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), and 

15 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the 

16 amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent 

17 of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs 

18 of conducting grant application reviews, including the use 

19 of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of 

20 the grants cycle; (2) $19,538,000 shall be available to pro21 vide assistance to State commissions on national and com22 munity service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and 

23 notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (3) 

24 $34,500,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of 

25 the 1990 Act; and (4) $6,400,000 shall be available for 
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1 expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 

2 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 

3 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: 

4 Provided further, That for the purposes of carrying out 

5 the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 

6 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the 

7 local community. 

8 PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

10 For payment to the National Service Trust estab11 lished under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, 

12 $212,342,000, to remain available until expended: Pro13 vided, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the 

14 amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allocated 

15 to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 

16 the National Service Trust upon determination that such 

17 transfer is necessary to support the activities of national 

18 service participants and after notice is transmitted to the 

19 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent20 atives and the Senate: Provided further, That amounts ap21 propriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust 

22 may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act 

23 without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 

24 under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
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1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2 For necessary expenses of administration as provided 

3 under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 

4 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, au5 thorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental 

6 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the em7 ployment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 

8 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official recep9 tion and representation expenses, $86,737,000. 

10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

12 General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

13 $6,750,000. 

14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

15 SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes 

16 to program requirements, service delivery or policy only 

17 through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal 

18 year 2021, during any grant selection process, an officer 

19 or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any cov20 ered grant selection information regarding such selection, 

21 directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer 

22 or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to re23 ceive such information. 

24 SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants 

25 under the National Service Trust program shall meet an 
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1 overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the 

2 first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and 

3 thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share require4 ment as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of 

5 Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs 

6 match requirement in section 121(e) or the member sup7 port Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 

8 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 

9 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 

10 SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 

11 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing pro12 grams and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 

13 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act 

14 shall be used to supplement and not supplant current pro15 grams and operations. 

16 SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 

17 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for 

18 the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited 

19 to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 

20 101 of the Act. 

21 SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 

22 189D of the 1990 Act— 

23 (1) entities described in paragraph (a) of such 

24 section shall be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under 
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1 section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 

2 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); 

3 (2) individuals described in such section shall 

4 be considered ‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of 

5 NCPA; and 

6 (3) State Commissions on National and Com7 munity Service established pursuant to section 178 

8 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal 

9 history record information, consistent with Public 

10 Law 92–544. 

11 SEC. 406. Notwithstanding sections 139(b), 146 and 

12 147 of the 1990 Act, an individual who successfully com13 pletes a term of service of not less than 1,200 hours dur14 ing a period of not more than 1 year may receive a na15 tional service education award having a value of 70 per16 cent of the value of a national service education award 

17 determined under section 147(a) of the Act. 

18 CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

19 For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad20 casting (‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications 

21 Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within 

22 limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2023, 

23 $515,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 

24 available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for re25 ceptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 
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1 Government officials or employees: Provided further, That 

2 none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall 

3 be available or used to aid or support any program or ac4 tivity from which any person is excluded, or is denied ben5 efits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, 

6 color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, 

7 That none of the funds made available to CPB by this 

8 Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification 

9 in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other 

10 personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and em11 ployees of CPB. 

12 In addition, for the costs associated with replacing 

13 and upgrading the public broadcasting interconnection 

14 system and other technologies and services that create in15 frastructure and efficiencies within the public media sys16 tem, $20,000,000. 

17 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation 

20 and Conciliation Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the func21 tions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 

22 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for ex23 penses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation 

24 Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service 

25 to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service 
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1 Reform Act, $48,600,000, including up to $900,000 to re2 main available through September 30, 2022, for activities 

3 authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 

4 1978: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, 

5 fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training 

6 activities and other conflict resolution services and tech7 nical assistance, including those provided to foreign gov8 ernments and international organizations, and for arbitra9 tion services shall be credited to and merged with this ac10 count, and shall remain available until expended: Provided 

11 further, That fees for arbitration services shall be available 

12 only for education, training, and professional development 

13 of the agency workforce: Provided further, That the Direc14 tor of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf 

15 of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, 

16 or other property in the aid of any projects or functions 

17 within the Director’s jurisdiction. 

18 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW

19 COMMISSION

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety 

22 and Health Review Commission, $17,184,000. 
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1 INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

2 OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS

3 AND ADMINISTRATION

4 For carrying out the Museum and Library Services 

5 Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African Amer6 ican History and Culture Act, $257,000,000 (reduced by 

7 $10,000,000) (increased by $10,000,000). 

8 MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS

9 COMMISSION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of 

12 the Social Security Act, $8,780,000. 

13 MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of 

16 the Social Security Act, $12,905,000, to be transferred to 

17 this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance 

18 Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical In19 surance Trust Fund. 

20 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For expenses necessary for the National Council on 

23 Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 

24 Act of 1973, $3,350,000. 
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1 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela4 tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the 

5 Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, 

6 $277,824,000 of which $1,000,000 shall be used to de7 velop a system and procedures to conduct union represen8 tation elections electronically: Provided, That the National 

9 Labor Relations Board shall use funds provided under this 

10 heading to expand the number of regional full-time equiva11 lent staff above the amount on-board at the end of the 

12 fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019: Provided further, That 

13 the system and procedures described in the previous pro14 viso shall be available to conduct union representation 

15 elections electronically no later than 30 days after the date 

16 of enactment of this Act. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

18 SEC. 407. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to implement , enforce, or take any action 

20 in furtherance of the final rule on ‘‘The Standard for De21 termining Joint-Employer Status’’ published by the Na22 tional Labor Relations Board in the Federal Register on 

23 February 26, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 11184 et seq.). 

24 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available by this 

25 Act may be used to implement, enforce, or take any ac-
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1 tions in furtherance of, the final rule on ‘‘Representation2 Case Procedures’’ published by the National Labor Rela3 tions Board in the Federal Register on December 18, 

4 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 69524 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 409. (a) None of the funds made available by 

6 this Act may be used to restructure or realign the National 

7 Labor Relations Board until 240 days after the National 

8 Labor Relations Board submits to the Committees on Ap9 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen10 ate (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Committees on Ap11 propriations’’) and to the Comptroller General of the 

12 United States, the proposed restructuring or realignment 

13 plan of the National Labor Relations Board. 

14 (b) Not later than 180 days after the National Labor 

15 Relations Board submits to the Committees on Appropria16 tions the plan described in subsection (a), the Comptroller 

17 General shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 

18 a report assessing such plan. 

19 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions 

22 of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards ap23 pointed by the President, $14,300,000. 
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1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW

2 COMMISSION

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety 

5 and Health Review Commission, $13,225,000. 

6 RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

7 DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

8 For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Ac9 count, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Re10 tirement Act of 1974, $13,000,000, which shall include 

11 amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2021 pursuant 

12 to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addi13 tion, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount 

14 provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 

15 amount by which the product of recipients and the average 

16 benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment 

17 of vested dual benefits: Provided, That the total amount 

18 provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately 

19 equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal 

20 year. 

21 FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT

22 ACCOUNTS

23 For payment to the accounts established in the 

24 Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad 

25 Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated 
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1 checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 

2 30, 2022, which shall be the maximum amount available 

3 for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98– 

4 76. 

5 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION

6 For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement 

7 Board (‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Re8 tirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

9 Act, $126,500,000, to be derived in such amounts as de10 termined by the Board from the railroad retirement ac11 counts and from moneys credited to the railroad unem12 ployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 

13 notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retire14 ment Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys 

15 only through the excepted service: Provided further, That 

16 the previous proviso shall not change the status under 

17 Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the 

18 Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013: Pro19 vided further, That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the 

20 Railroad Retirement Act, this limitation may be used to 

21 hire students attending qualifying educational institutions 

22 or individuals who have recently completed qualifying edu23 cational programs using current excepted hiring authori24 ties established by the Office of Personnel Management: 

25 Provided further, That $10,000,000, to remain available 
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1 until expended, shall be used to supplement, not supplant, 

2 existing resources devoted to operations and improvements 

3 for the Board’s Information Technology Investment Initia4 tives. 

5 LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

7 General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as 

8 authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more 

9 than $11,000,000, to be derived from the railroad retire10 ment accounts and railroad unemployment insurance ac11 count. 

12 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

13 PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS

14 For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 

15 Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insur16 ance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m) and 

17 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act, $11,000,000. 

18 SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM

19 For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Se20 curity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 

21 of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of 

22 Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Secu23 rity trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pur24 suant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, 

25 $40,172,492,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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1 vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State 

2 in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State 

3 during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Pro4 vided further, That not more than $86,000,000 shall be 

5 available for research and demonstrations under sections 

6 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and re7 main available through September 30, 2023. 

8 For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 

9 benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So10 cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 

11 current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 

12 For making benefit payments under title XVI of the 

13 Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 

14 2022, $19,600,000,000, to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas18 senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for offi19 cial reception and representation expenses, not more than 

20 $12,834,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by sec21 tion 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one 

22 or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Pro23 vided, That not less than $2,500,000 shall be for the So24 cial Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That 

25 $45,000,000 shall remain available until expended for in-
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1 formation technology modernization, including related 

2 hardware and software infrastructure and equipment, and 

3 for administrative expenses directly associated with infor4 mation technology modernization: Provided further, That 

5 of the amount made available in the preceding proviso, 

6 $4,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 

7 General’’, Social Security Administration, for information 

8 technology modernization, including related hardware and 

9 software infrastructure and equipment, and for adminis10 trative expenses directly associated with information tech11 nology modernization: Provided further, That such trans12 fer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 

13 provided by law: Provided further, That $50,000,000 shall 

14 remain available through September 30, 2022, for activi15 ties to address the disability hearings backlog within the 

16 Office of Hearings Operations: Provided further, That un17 obligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph 

18 at the end of fiscal year 2021 not needed for fiscal year 

19 2021 shall remain available until expended to invest in the 

20 Social Security Administration information technology 

21 and telecommunications hardware and software infra22 structure, including related equipment and non-payroll ad23 ministrative expenses associated solely with this informa24 tion technology and telecommunications infrastructure: 

25 Provided further, That the Commissioner of Social Secu-
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1 rity shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making 

3 unobligated balances available under the authority in the 

4 previous proviso: Provided further, That reimbursement to 

5 the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for 

6 official time for employees of the Social Security Adminis7 tration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or 

8 support services for labor organizations pursuant to poli9 cies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 

10 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of 

11 the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general 

12 fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after 

13 such expenditures are made. 

14 Of the total amount made available in the first para15 graph under this heading, not more than $1,575,000,000, 

16 to remain available through March 31, 2022, is for the 

17 costs associated with continuing disability reviews under 

18 titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, including 

19 work-related continuing disability reviews to determine 

20 whether earnings derived from services demonstrate an in21 dividual’s ability to engage in substantial gainful activity, 

22 for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations 

23 of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 

24 for the cost of co-operative disability investigation units, 

25 and for the cost associated with the prosecution of fraud 
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1 in the programs and operations of the Social Security Ad2 ministration by Special Assistant United States Attorneys: 

3 Provided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided 

4 to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the 

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

6 1985, as amended, and $1,302,000,000 is additional new 

7 budget authority specified for purposes of section 

8 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That, of the 

9 additional new budget authority described in the preceding 

10 proviso, up to $11,200,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Of11 fice of Inspector General’’, Social Security Administration, 

12 for the cost of jointly operated co-operative disability in13 vestigation units: Provided further, That such transfer au14 thority is in addition to any other transfer authority pro15 vided by law: Provided further, That the Commissioner 

16 shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fis17 cal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of 

18 these funds, similar to the reports that were required by 

19 section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 

20 1996 through 2002. 

21 In addition, $135,000,000 to be derived from admin22 istration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary pay23 ment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social 

24 Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, 

25 which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
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1 That to the extent that the amounts collected pursuant 

2 to such sections in fiscal year 2021 exceed $135,000,000, 

3 the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2022 only 

4 to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. 

5 In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 

6 collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 

7 Protection Act, which shall remain available until ex8 pended. 

9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector 

12 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

13 General Act of 1978, $30,000,000, together with not to 

14 exceed $75,500,000, to be transferred and expended as 

15 authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act 

16 from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 

17 Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. 

18 In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of 

19 the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred 

20 from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social 

21 Security Administration, to be merged with this account, 

22 to be available for the time and purposes for which this 

23 account is available: Provided, That notice of such trans24 fers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on 
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1 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

3 TITLE V 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

5 (TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 

7 Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer 

8 unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts 

9 corresponding to current appropriations provided in this 

10 Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same 

11 purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they 

12 were originally appropriated. 

13 SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 

14 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

15 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

16 SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained 

17 in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of 

18 Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal 

19 and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for pub20 licity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, dis21 tribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, 

22 electronic communication, radio, television, or video pres23 entation designed to support or defeat the enactment of 

24 legislation before the Congress or any State or local legis25 lature or legislative body, except in presentation to the 
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1 Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or de2 signed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regu3 lation, administrative action, or order issued by the execu4 tive branch of any State or local government, except in 

5 presentation to the executive branch of any State or local 

6 government itself. 

7 (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this 

8 Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 

9 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of 

10 any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such 

11 recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the 

12 enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, ad13 ministrative action, or Executive order proposed or pend14 ing before the Congress or any State Government, State 

15 legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other 

16 than for normal and recognized executive-legislative rela17 tionships or participation by an agency or officer of a 

18 State, local or Tribal government in policymaking and ad19 ministrative processes within the executive branch of that 

20 government. 

21 (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 

22 include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 

23 pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 

24 any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restric25 tion on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 
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1 marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 

2 promotion of gun control. 

3 SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education 

4 are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 

5 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for sala6 ries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for 

7 official reception and representation expenses; the Direc8 tor of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is 

9 authorized to make available for official reception and rep10 resentation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds 

11 available for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 

12 Salaries and Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the Na13 tional Mediation Board is authorized to make available for 

14 official reception and representation expenses not to ex15 ceed $5,000 from funds available for ‘‘National Mediation 

16 Board, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

17 SEC. 505. When issuing statements, press releases, 

18 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu19 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 

20 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 

21 funds included in this Act, including but not limited to 

22 State and local governments and recipients of Federal re23 search grants, shall clearly state— 
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1 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro2 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 

3 money; 

4 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 

5 project or program; and 

6 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 

7 costs of the project or program that will be financed 

8 by non-governmental sources. 

9 SEC. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this 

10 Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which 

11 funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for 

12 any abortion. 

13 (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and 

14 none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 

15 appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health ben16 efits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. 

17 (c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the 

18 package of services covered by a managed care provider 

19 or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrange20 ment. 

21 SEC. 507. (a) The limitations established in the pre22 ceding section shall not apply to an abortion— 

23 (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of 

24 rape or incest; or 
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1 (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a 

2 physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 

3 including a life-endangering physical condition 

4 caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 

5 would, as certified by a physician, place the woman 

6 in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. 

7 (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con8 strued as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, 

9 entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds 

10 (other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid 

11 matching funds). 

12 (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be con13 strued as restricting the ability of any managed care pro14 vider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a 

15 State or locality to contract separately with such a pro16 vider for such coverage with State funds (other than a 

17 State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching 

18 funds). 

19 (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act 

20 may be made available to a Federal agency or program, 

21 or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, 

22 or government subjects any institutional or individual 

23 health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the 

24 health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide cov25 erage of, or refer for abortions. 
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1 (2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘health care entity’’ 

2 includes an individual physician or other health care pro3 fessional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a 

4 health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, 

5 or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 

6 plan. 

7 SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in 

8 this Act may be used for— 

9 (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos 

10 for research purposes; or 

11 (2) research in which a human embryo or em12 bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly sub13 jected to risk of injury or death greater than that 

14 allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 

15 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public 

16 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)). 

17 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human 

18 embryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected 

19 as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of 

20 the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, 

21 parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or 

22 more human gametes or human diploid cells. 

23 SEC. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in 

24 this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the 

25 legalization of any drug or other substance included in 
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1 schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances estab2 lished under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act 

3 except for normal and recognized executive-congressional 

4 communications. 

5 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply 

6 when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 

7 advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or 

8 that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted 

9 to determine therapeutic advantage. 

10 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew 

12 a contract with an entity if— 

13 (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with 

14 the United States and is subject to the requirement 

15 in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an 

16 annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning 

17 employment of certain veterans; and 

18 (2) such entity has not submitted a report as 

19 required by that section for the most recent year for 

20 which such requirement was applicable to such enti21 ty. 

22 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in24 strumentality of the United States Government, except 
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1 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro2 vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 

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

4 Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act 

5 may be made available to any library covered by para6 graph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by 

7 the Children’s Internet Protection Act, unless such library 

8 has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of 

9 such section. 

10 SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds provided under this 

11 Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the 

12 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli13 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2021, or provided from 

14 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

15 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

16 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

17 through a reprogramming of funds that— 

18 (1) creates new programs; 

19 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

20 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

21 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

22 denied or restricted; or 

23 (4) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

24 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
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1 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

2 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 

3 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 

4 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc5 curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 

6 of such reprogramming. 

7 (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 

8 provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen9 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 

10 or expenditure in fiscal year 2021, or provided from any 

11 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 

12 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by 

13 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

14 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 

15 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 

16 (1) augments existing programs, projects (in17 cluding construction projects), or activities; 

18 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist19 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per20 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

21 (3) results from any general savings from a re22 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

23 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap24 proved by Congress; 
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1 unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 

2 Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 

3 advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement 

4 of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever oc5 curs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance 

6 of such reprogramming. 

7 (c) None of the funds provided under this Act, or pro8 vided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 

9 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

10 expenditure in the current year fiscal year, or provided 

11 from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 

12 derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 

13 funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or ex14 penditure that— 

15 (1) relocates an office or employees; 

16 (2) reorganizes or renames offices; or 

17 (3) reorganizes programs or activities; 

18 unless the relocation, renaming, or reorganization was in19 cluded in the President’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal, 

20 including the accompanying justification documents sub21 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

22 of Representatives and the Senate, and such committees 

23 are consulted at least 15 days in advance of such reloca24 tion, renaming, or reorganization. 
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1 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds made available in 

2 this Act may be used to request that a candidate for ap3 pointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee dis4 close the political affiliation or voting history of the can5 didate or the position that the candidate holds with re6 spect to political issues not directly related to and nec7 essary for the work of the committee involved. 

8 (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may 

9 be used to disseminate information that is deliberately 

10 false or misleading. 

11 SEC. 515. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, 

12 each department and related agency funded through this 

13 Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the pro14 gram, project, and activity level any funding allocations 

15 for fiscal year 2021 that are different than those specified 

16 in this Act, the detailed table in the committee report ac17 companying this Act, or the fiscal year 2021 budget re18 quest. 

19 SEC. 516. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and 

20 Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and 

21 submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

22 of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number 

23 and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agree24 ments exceeding $500,000, individually or in total for a 

25 particular project, activity, or programmatic initiative, in 
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1 value and awarded by the Department on a non-competi2 tive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2021, but not 

3 to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed 

4 by law. Such report shall include the name of the con5 tractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the govern6 mental purpose, including a justification for issuing the 

7 award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be 

8 transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the 

9 end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 

10 SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

11 shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of So12 cial Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 

13 benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 

14 to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 

15 based on work performed under a social security account 

16 number that is not the claimant’s number and the per17 formance of such work under such number has formed the 

18 basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of sec19 tion 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 

20 SEC. 518. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

21 may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or 

22 the Social Security Administration to pay the compensa23 tion of employees of the Social Security Administration 

24 to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any 

25 agreement between the United States and Mexico estab-
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1 lishing totalization arrangements between the social secu2 rity system established by title II of the Social Security 

3 Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would 

4 not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. 

5 SEC. 519. (a) None of the funds made available in 

6 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

7 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

8 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

9 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

10 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

11 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 

12 criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi13 ties. 

14 SEC. 520. For purposes of carrying out Executive 

15 Order No. 13589, Office of Management and Budget 

16 Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and require17 ments contained in the annual appropriations bills relating 

18 to conference attendance and expenditures— 

19 (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be con20 sidered independent agencies; and 

21 (2) attendance at and support for scientific con22 ferences shall be tabulated separately from and not 

23 included in agency totals. 

24 SEC. 521. Federal agencies funded under this Act 

25 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 
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1 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 

2 internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub3 lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex4 pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 

5 this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 

6 available to the agency for advertising or other commu7 nications regarding the programs and activities of the 

8 agency. 

9 SEC. 522. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal dis10 cretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 

11 carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such 

12 Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 

13 of division H of Public Law 113–76, except that in car14 rying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by sub15 stituting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2021’’ for ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2014’’ 

16 in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ‘‘Sep17 tember 30, 2025’’ for ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ each place 

18 it appears: Provided, That such pilots shall include com19 munities that have experienced civil unrest. 

20 (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal 

21 discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 

22 participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are 

23 being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by 

24 section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76, section 

25 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of 
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1 division H of Public Law 114–113, section 525 of division 

2 H of Public Law 115–31, section 525 of division H of 

3 Public Law 115–141, and section 524 of division A of 

4 Public Law 116–94. 

5 (c) Pilot sites selected under authorities in this Act 

6 and prior appropriations Acts may be granted by relevant 

7 agencies up to an additional 5 years to operate under such 

8 authorities. 

9 SEC. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of 

10 each calendar quarter, beginning with the first month of 

11 fiscal year 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and 

12 Human Services and Education and the Social Security 

13 Administration shall provide the Committees on Appro14 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate a 

15 report on the status of balances of appropriations: Pro16 vided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncom17 mitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the 

18 monthly reports shall separately identify the amounts at19 tributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning 

20 with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier 

21 fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 

22 SEC. 524. The Departments of Labor, Health and 

23 Human Services, or Education shall provide to the Com24 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

25 and the Senate a comprehensive list of any new or com-
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1 petitive grant award notifications, including supplements, 

2 issued at the discretion of such Departments not less than 

3 3 full business days before any entity selected to receive 

4 a grant award is announced by the Department or its of5 fices (other than emergency response grants at any time 

6 of the year or for grant awards made during the last 10 

7 business days of the fiscal year, or if applicable, of the 

8 program year). 

9 SEC. 525. Each department and related agency fund10 ed through this Act shall provide answers to questions 

11 submitted for the record by members of the Committee 

12 within 45 business days after receipt. 

13 SEC. 526. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

14 may be used to finalize or implement the proposed regula15 tion titled ‘‘Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of 

16 Continuing Disability Reviews’’ published by the Social 

17 Security Administration on November 18, 2019 (84 Fed. 

18 Reg. 63588 et seq.). 

19 SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

20 may be used to finalize or implement the notice of pro21 posed rulemaking titled ‘‘Hearings Held by Administrative 

22 Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council’’ published by the 

23 Social Security Administration on December 20, 2019 (84 

24 Fed. Reg. 70080 et seq.). 
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1 (RESCISSION)

2 SEC. 528. Of the unobligated balances made available 

3 by section 301(b)(3) of Public Law 114–10, 

4 $5,185,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 

5 SEC. 529. Of the unobligated balances made available 

6 for purposes of carrying out section 2105(a)(3) of the So7 cial Security Act, $6,566,000,000 shall not be available 

8 for obligation in this fiscal year. 

9 SEC. 530. (a) Any funds made available by this Act 

10 that are used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship 

11 program shall only be used for, or provided to, an appren12 ticeship or apprenticeship program that meets the defini13 tion in subsection (b), including any funds awarded for 

14 the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative agree15 ments, or the development, implementation, or administra16 tion, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program. 

17 (b) The term ‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprenticeship 

18 program’’ means an apprenticeship program registered 

19 under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 

20 the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 

21 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including any requirement, 

22 standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, as such 

23 requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on December 

24 30, 2019. 
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1 TITLE VI 

2 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

3 SERVICES 

4 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

5 CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 

7 and Program Support’’, $9,000,000,000, to remain avail8 able until September 30, 2025, for public health and emer9 gency preparedness and response, domestically or inter10 nationally: Provided, That of the amount made available 

11 under this heading, $2,000,000,000 shall be for public 

12 health emergency preparedness cooperative agreements 

13 under section 319C–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further, 

14 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

15 $1,000,000,000 shall be for epidemiology and laboratory 

16 capacity cooperative agreements under section 2821 of the 

17 PHS: Provided further, That funds made available in the 

18 preceding proviso may be used for construction, alteration, 

19 or renovation of non-federally owned facilities, or the pur20 chase of equipment: Provided further, That all construc21 tion, alteration, or renovation work, carried out in whole 

22 or in part with funds appropriated under this heading in 

23 this Act, shall be subject to the requirements of section 

24 1621(b)(1)(I) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300s25 1(b)(1)(I)): Provided further, That of the amount made 
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1 available under this heading for specified programs, not 

2 less than $150,000,000 shall be allocated to Tribes, Tribal 

3 organizations, urban Indian health organizations, or 

4 health service providers to Tribes: Provided further, That 

5 of the amount made available under this heading, 

6 $1,000,000,000 shall be for global disease detection and 

7 emergency response: Provided further, That of the amount 

8 made available under this heading, $4,000,000,000 shall 

9 be for a vaccination campaign, including preparedness, op10 erations, and distribution, and a comprehensive campaign 

11 to achieve coverage goals, and for an enhanced influenza 

12 vaccination campaign, including purchase of vaccine as 

13 necessary to increase coverage: Provided further, That the 

14 Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven15 tion shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Appro16 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

17 at least 1 week prior to obligating funds made available 

18 in the preceding proviso on the CDC’s plans for vaccina19 tion campaigns in fiscal year 2021: Provided further, That 

20 of the amount made available under this heading, 

21 $400,000,000 shall be for public health data surveillance 

22 and analytics infrastructure modernization: Provided fur23 ther, That of the amount made available under this head24 ing, $200,000,000 shall be for activities to support public 

25 health workforce development, including the Epidemic In-
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1 telligence Service fellowship program: Provided further, 

2 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

3 $400,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 

4 amounts in the Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Re5 serve Fund, established by section 231 of division B of 

6 Public Law 115–245: Provided further, That such amount 

7 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

8 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

10 1985. 

11 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

12 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of the Direc15 tor’’, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 

16 30, 2025: Provided, That funds made available under this 

17 heading may be used to offset the costs related to reduc18 tions in laboratory productivity resulting from interrup19 tions or shutdowns of research activity in fiscal year 2020: 

20 Provided further, That funds made available under this 

21 heading may be transferred to the accounts of the Insti22 tutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health 

23 (‘‘NIH’’): Provided further, That the transfer authority in 

24 the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer 

25 authority available to the NIH: Provided further, That of 
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1 the amount made available under this heading, the Direc2 tor of NIH shall transfer not less than $2,500,000,000 

3 to the accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH 

4 in proportion to the amounts otherwise made available to 

5 such Institutes and Centers under the heading ‘‘National 

6 Institutes of Health’’ in division A of the Further Consoli7 dated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): 

8 Provided further, That of the amount made available 

9 under this heading, the Director of NIH shall transfer to 

10 ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ an amount equal to the amount 

11 made available for buildings and facilities at the NIH in 

12 section 237 of division A of such Act: Provided further, 

13 That the Director of the NIH shall provide a briefing to 

14 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Senate at least 1 week prior to obli16 gating funds made available under this heading on the 

17 NIH’s plans for obligating emergency funds: Provided fur18 ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 

19 being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

21 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY

3 FUND

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health and So5 cial Services Emergency Fund’’, $4,500,000,000 (in6 creased by $100,000,000) (reduced by $100,000,000), to 

7 remain available until September 30, 2025, for the devel8 opment of necessary countermeasures and vaccines, 

9 prioritizing platform-based technologies with U.S.-based 

10 manufacturing capabilities, the purchase of vaccines, 

11 therapeutics, diagnostics, and necessary medical supplies, 

12 as well as initial advance manufacturing and novel dis13 pensing: Provided, That funds made available under this 

14 heading may be used to develop and demonstrate innova15 tions and enhancements to manufacturing platforms to 

16 support such capabilities: Provided further, That products 

17 purchased with funds appropriated under this heading 

18 may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and 

19 Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National 

20 Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided 

21 further, That funds made available under this heading 

22 may be transferred to, and merged with, the fund author23 ized by section 319F–4, the Covered Countermeasure 

24 Process Fund, of the PHS Act: Provided further, That of 

25 the amount made available under this heading, 
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1 $3,500,000,000 shall be available to the Biomedical Ad2 vanced Research and Development Authority for necessary 

3 expenses of advanced research, development, manufac4 turing, production, and purchase of vaccines and thera5 peutics: Provided further, That the Director of the Bio6 medical Advanced Research and Development Authority 

7 shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Appropria8 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 

9 least 1 week prior to obligating funds made available in 

10 the preceding proviso on the Department’s plans to 

11 produce a sufficient supply of vaccine for the U.S. popu12 lation: Provided further, That of the amount made avail13 able under this heading, $500,000,000 shall be available 

14 to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 

15 Authority for the construction, renovation, or equipping 

16 of U.S.-based next generation manufacturing facilities, 

17 other than facilities owned by the United States Govern18 ment: Provided further, That of the amount made available 

19 under this heading, $500,000,000 (increased by 

20 $200,000,000) (reduced by $200,000,000) shall be avail21 able to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Develop22 ment Authority to promote innovation in antibacterial re23 search and development: Provided further, That funds 

24 made available under this heading may be used for grants 

25 for the rent, lease, purchase, acquisition, construction, al-
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1 teration, or renovation of non-federally owned facilities to 

2 improve preparedness and response capability at the State 

3 and local levels: Provided further, That funds made avail4 able under this heading may be used for the construction, 

5 alteration, renovation or equipping of non-federally owned 

6 facilities for the production of vaccines, therapeutics, 

7 diagnostics, and medicines and other items purchased 

8 under section 319F–2(a) of the PHS Act where the Sec9 retary determines that such use is necessary to assure suf10 ficient domestic production of such supplies: Provided fur11 ther, That all construction, alteration, or renovation work, 

12 carried out in whole or in part with funds made available 

13 under this heading, shall be subject to the requirements 

14 of section 1621(b)(1)(I) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300s– 

15 1(b)(1)(I)): Provided further, That such amount is des16 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re17 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal18 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUND

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Public Health Emer21 gency Fund’’, $5,000,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) 

22 (increased by $1,000,000), to remain available until ex23 pended, to be deposited into the Public Health Emergency 

24 Fund, as established under section 319(b) of the Public 

25 Health Service Act: Provided, That products purchased 
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1 with funds appropriated under this heading may, at the 

2 discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

3 be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under sec4 tion 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided 

5 further, That the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

6 (or the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Re7 sponse on behalf of the Secretary) shall provide a briefing 

8 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep9 resentatives and the Senate at least 1 week prior to obli10 gating funds made available under this heading on the De11 partment’s plans for obligating emergency funds: Provided 

12 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

13 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec14 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 GENERAL PROVISIONS

17 SEC. 601. The amounts provided by the first proviso 

18 following paragraph (6) under the heading ‘‘Department 

19 of Labor—Employment and Training Administration— 

20 State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service 

21 Operations’’ in title I of this Act are designated by the 

22 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

23 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

24 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 SEC. 602. Not later than 30 days after the date of 

2 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 

3 Human Services shall provide a detailed spend plan of an4 ticipated uses of funds made available to the Department 

5 of Health and Human Services in this title, including esti6 mated personnel and administrative costs, to the Commit7 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

8 and the Senate: Provided, That such plans shall be up9 dated and submitted to such Committees every 60 days 

10 until September 30, 2025: Provided further, That the 

11 spend plans shall be accompanied by a listing of each con12 tract obligation incurred that exceeds $5,000,000 which 

13 has not previously been reported, including the amount of 

14 each such obligation. 

15 SEC. 603. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to implement, enforce, or otherwise give 

17 effect to the rule entitled ‘‘Religious Exemptions and Ac18 commodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services 

19 Under the Affordable Care Act’’ (83 Fed. Reg. 57536 

20 (November 15, 2018)), or the rule entitled ‘‘Moral Exemp21 tions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Pre22 ventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ (83 Fed. 

23 Reg. 57592 (November 15, 2018)). 

24 SEC. 604. For ‘‘Department of Health and Human 

25 Services—Office of the Secretary—public health and so-
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1 cial services emergency fund’’ for a military and civilian 

2 partnership for trauma readiness grant program, as au3 thorized by section 1291 of the Public Health Service Act 

4 (42 U.S.C. 300d–91), there is hereby appropriated, and 

5 the amount otherwise provided by this Act for ‘‘Depart6 ment of Health and Human Services—office of the Sec7 retary—general departmental management’’ is hereby re8 duced by, $11,500,000. 

9 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used to implement or enforce the guidance 

11 contained in WHD Field Bulletin No. 2020–2. 

12 SEC. 606. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth13 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 

14 to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative 

15 agreement with any entity listed in subsection (b). 

16 (b) The entities listed in this subsection are the fol17 lowing: 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Golf Links 

Ireland (formerly The 

Lodge at Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Trump International 

Hotel Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump National Doral 

Miami, Miami, FL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower New 

York, New York City, 

NY 

Trump SoHo New York, 

New York City, NY 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump International 

Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 

Trump International 

Hotel Washington, DC 

Trump Tower, 721 Fifth 

Avenue, New York 

City, New York 

Trump World Tower, 

845 United Nations 

Plaza, New York City, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue, 

502 Park Avenue, 

New York City, New 

York 
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Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, NY 

Trump Parc East, 100 

Central Park South, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Palace, 200 East 

69th Street, New York 

City, New York 

Heritage, Trump Place, 

240 Riverside Blvd, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Place, 220 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Place, 200 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Grande, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

Trump Hollywood Florida, Hollywood, Florida Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 

Trump Tower at City 

Center, Westchester, 

NY 

Trump Park Residences, 

Yorktown, NY 

Trump Parc Stamford, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Trump Plaza Residences, 

Jersey City, NJ 

The Estate at Trump 

National, Los Angeles, 

CA 

Trump Towers Pune, 

India, Pune, India 

Trump Tower Mumbai, 

India, Mumbai, India 

Trump Towers Makati, 

Philippines, Makati, 

Philippines 

Trump International 

Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump Towers Istanbul, 

Sisli, Istanbul, Sisli 

Trump Tower Punta Del 

Este, Uruguay, Punta 

Sel Este, Uruguay 

Briar Hall Operations 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Home Marks International LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Home Marks International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT India Venture LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT India Venture Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jersey City 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jupiter LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Mark Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Qatar Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Products 

International LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Product 

International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Pune Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT MARKS PUNE II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

LP, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Worli LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Worli Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Indian Hills Holdings 

LLC f/k/a Indian Hills 

Development LLC, 

New York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club LLC 

(Trump National Gold 

Club-Jupiter), New 

York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 
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Lamington Family Holdings LLC, New York, 

New York 

Lawrence Towers Apartments, New York, 

New York 

LFB Acquisition LLC, 

New York, New York 

LFB Acquisition Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, 

L.L.C., Palm Beach, 

Florida 

Mar A Lago Club, 

L.L.C, New York, 

New York 

Nitto World Co, Limited, 

Turnberry, Scotland 

OPO Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

OPO Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

OWO Developer LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited (Trump 

International Golf 

Links- Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TIGL Ireland Management Limited, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ace Entertainment Holdings Inc (f/k/a Trump 

Casinos Inc and formerly Trump Taj 

Mahal, Inc), Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

LLC (Trump National 

Doral), New York, 

New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Golf Acquisitions 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump International Development LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club LC (Trump 

International Golf 

Club- Florida), New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club Scotland 

Limited, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Inc, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Trump International 

Hotel and Tower Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump International 

Hotel Hawaii LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International Hotels Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump International 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Korean Projects 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Baja 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Baja 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Batumi, 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages, LLC New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Canouan 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Marks Dubai 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks GP Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Holdings 

LP (FKA Trump 

Marks LP), New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Mortgage 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mtg LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Panama 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Panama 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philippines Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Philippines LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Products 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Products 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Company LLC, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Marks Real 

Estate Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks SOHO License Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks SOHO 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LP (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

LP), New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Westchester Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Westchester LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks White 

Plains LLC, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Miami Resort 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club LLC (Trump 

National Golf ClubWestchester), New 

York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

LCC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Old Post Office 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Old Post Office 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump On the Ocean 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Organization 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, New York, New 

York 

Trump Pageants, Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Palace Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Palace/Parc 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Parc East Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Park Avenue 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Phoenix Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Plaza LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Plaza Member 

Inc (F/K/A Trump 

Plaza Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Productions LLC 

(former Rancho Lien 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Production Managing Member Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Project Manager 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Restaurants 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Riverside Management LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Ruffin LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Ruffin Tower I 

LLC, Las Vegas, NV 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago Member Corp, 

Chicago, IL 

Trump Scotland Member 

Inc, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Scotsborough 

Square LLC, 

Scotsborough Square, 

VA 

Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, 

New York, New York 

Trump SoHo Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Toronto Development Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Toronto Member 

Corp (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

Member Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Managing 

Member Inc, New 

York, New York 

Trump Village Construction Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Lot 3 Owner LLC (F/ 

K/A Eric Trump Land 

Holdings LLC), New 

York, New York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Wine Marks 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Wine Marks 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump World Productions LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump World Productions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump World Publications LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump/New World Property Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump’s Castle Management Corp, Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Marks White 

Plains Corp, New 

York, New York 

Turnberry Scotland 

Managing Member 

Corp, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

Turnberry Scotland 

LLC, Turnberry, Scotland 

TW Venture I LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II LLC, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TW Venture I Managing 

Member Corp, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II Managing Member Corp, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ultimate Air Corp, New 

York, New York 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

Corp, Chicago, IL 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

LLC, Chicago, IL 

VHPS LLC, Los Angeles, CA 

West Palm Operations 

LLC, WPB, Florida 

Wexford Hall Inc., New 

York, New York 

White Course LLC, 

Miami, FL 

White Course Managing 

Member Corp, Miami 

FL 

Wilshire Hall LLC, New 

York, New York 

Wollman Rink Operations LLC, New 

York, New York 

Yorktown Real Estate 

LLC (F/K/A/ Yorktown Development Associates LLC), New 

York, New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Donald 

J. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Robert 

S. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump, New 

York, New York 

Fred C. Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Maryanne Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O the 

grandchildren of Fred 

C. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

grantor Trust - DJT 

is the Trustee Successor - Trustee is 

Donald J. Trump, Jr., 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Revocable Trust, New 

York, New York 

The Police Athletic 

League, Inc, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Connect Europe 

Limited, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

DT Endeavor I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Endeavor I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Bali LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Bali Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Lido LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Lido Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower II LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Kolkata LLC, 

New York, New York 
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DT Tower Kolkata Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Venture I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DTTM Operations LLC, 

New York, New York 

DTTM Operations Managing Member, New 

York, New York 

EID Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

EID Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

THC DC Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, New 

York, New York 

Lamington Farm Club 

(TRUMP NATIONAL 

GOLF CLUBBEDMINSTER)*, 

Bedminster, NJ 

Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, New York, 

New York 

Mobile Payroll Construction Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES LLC, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES MEMBER CORP, New 

York, New York 

TC MARKS BUENOS 

AIRES LLC, New 

York, New York 

Midland Associates, New 

York, New York 

Miss Universe L.P., 

LLLP (formerly 

Trump Pageants, 

L.P.), New York, New 

York 

Trump Central Park 

West Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

40 Wall Street LLC, 

New York, New York 

401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Chicago, IL 809 North Canon LLC, 

Beverly Hills, CA 

Caribuslness Investments, S.R.L., Dominican Republic 

County Properties, LLC, 

Norfolk, VA 

DJT Aerospace LLC, 

New York, New York 

DJT Operations I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Connect II LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Excel Venture I LLC, 

St. Martin, French 

West Indies 

Fifty-Seventh Street Associates LLC, New 

York, New York 

Pine Hill Development 

LLC, Pine Hill, NJ 

Seven Springs LLC, Mt. 

Kisco, NY 

Trump Turnberry , 

Turnberry, Scotland 

The East 61 Street Company, LP, New York, 

New York 

The Trump Corporation, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Commercial LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Holding Company 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Hudson Valley, 

Hopewell Junction, 

NY 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Charlotte, 

Charlotte, NC 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Philadelphia, 

Pine Hill, NJ 

Trump International 

Golf Links - Scotland, 

Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Las Vegas Development LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Marks Asia LLC, 

Sterling, VA 

Trump Model Management LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Washington 

DC, Potomac Falls, 

VA 

1125 South Ocean LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

T Promotions LLC, New 

York, New York 

HWA 555 Owners, LLC, 

San Francisco, CA 

1290 Avenue of the 

Americas, A TenancyIn-Common, New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Triplex, 

New York, New York 

N/K/A DTW VENTURE LLC, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

THC Vancouver Management Corp, Vancouver, 

Canada 

TNGC Jupiter Management Corp, Jupiter, 

FL 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Management 

Inc., Manhasset, NY 

THC Miami Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, 

Miami, FL 

THC IMEA Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Lido Technical Services Manager LLC, 

Lido, Indonesia 

Trump Las Vegas Sales 

& Marketing, Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV 

Albemarle Estate, Charlottesville, VA 
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MacLeod House & 

Lodge, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump Golf Links at 

Ferry Point, New 

York City, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Dubai, 

UAE 

Trump World Golf Club 

Dubai, UAE 

Trump International Resort & Golf Club Lido, 

Lido City, Indonesia 

Seven Springs, Bedford, 

NY 

Le Chateau des 

Palmiers, St. Martin, 

French West Indies 

Trump World, Seoul, 

South Korea 

Trump Towers, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

D B Pace Acquisition, 

LLC, New York, NY 

DJT HOLDINGS LLC, 

New York, NY 

Golf Productions LLC, 

New York, NY 

T International Realty 

LLC, New York, NY 

THC CENTRAL RESERVATIONS LLC, 

New York, NY 

THC CHINA DEVELOPMENT LLC, New 

York, NY 

THC SALES & MARKETING LLC, New 

York, NY 

The Trump-Equitable 

Fifth Avenue Company, New York, NY 

TRUMP 106 CPS LLC, 

New York, NY 

TRUMP BOOKS LLC 

/THE MIDAS 

TOUCH, New York, 

NY 

TRUMP CAROUSEL 

LLC, New York, NY 

TRUMP CPS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP FERRY 

POINT LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP HOME 

MARKS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP ICE LLC, New 

York, NY 

STORAGE 106 LLC, 

New York, NY 

SC CLEVELAND MS 

MANAGEMENT 

LLC, Cleveland, MS 

T RETAIL LLC, New 

York, NY 

WESTMINSTER 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC, Livingston, NJ 

GOLF RECREATION 

SCOTLAND LIMITED, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

TRUMP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

LLC, New York, NY 

4T HOLDINGS TWO 

LLC, New York, NY 

T EXPRESS LLC, New 

York, NY 

1 SEC. 607. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to implement or enforce the ‘‘Order 

3 Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268); Order Suspending Introduc5 tion of Certain Persons From Countries Where a Commu6 nicable Disease Exists’’ issued on March 20, 2020, and 

7 published on March 26, 2020, in the Federal Register. 

8 SEC. 608. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used by the Office of Refugee Resettlement 

10 or the Department of Health and Human Services to con11 tract with any for-profit entity to house unaccompanied 
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1 alien children (as such term is defined in section 462(g) 

2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))). 

3 SEC. 609. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to enforce the interim final rule entitled 

5 ‘‘CARES Act Programs; Equitable Services to Students 

6 and Teachers in Non-Public Schools’’ published by the De7 partment of Education in the Federal Register on July 

8 1, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 39479). 

9 SEC. 610. None of the funds made available by this 

10 Act may be used by the Department of Education for Edu11 cation Freedom Scholarships. 

12 SEC. 611. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used to reject any application for a grant 

14 available under funds appropriated by this Act because of 

15 the use of the terms ‘‘vulnerable’’, ‘‘entitlement’’, ‘‘diver16 sity’’, ‘‘transgender’’, ‘‘fetus’’, ‘‘evidence-based’’, or 

17 ‘‘science-based’’ in the application. 

18 SEC. 612. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the pro20 posed rule titled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Re21 quirements for Long-Term Care Facilities: Regulatory 

22 Provisions To Promote Efficiency, and Transparency’’ 

23 published in the Federal Register by the Centers for Medi24 care & Medicaid Services on July 18, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 

25 34737 et seq.). 
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1 SEC. 613. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to require hospitals, hospital laboratories, 

3 and acute care facilities to report COVID–19 data using 

4 the ‘‘teletracking.protect.hhs.gov’’ website that was an5 nounced by the Department of Health and Human Serv6 ices in the document titled ‘‘COVID–19 Guidance for Hos7 pital Reporting and FAQs For Hospitals, Hospital Lab8 oratory, and Acute Care Facility Data Reporting Updated 

9 July 10, 2020’’. 

10 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of 

11 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 

12 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

13 DIVISION F—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING 

14 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE15 LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

16 ACT, 2021 

17 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

18 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

19 Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 

20 Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year end21 ing September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely: 
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1 TITLE I 

2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

3 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 

6 $126,174,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

7 $1,000,000), of which not to exceed $3,360,000 shall be 

8 available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 

9 to exceed $1,200,000 shall be available for the immediate 

10 Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $22,210,000 

11 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; 

12 not to exceed $11,797,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) shall 

13 be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of 

14 Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $16,394,000 shall 

15 be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

16 Budget and Programs; not to exceed $3,010,000 shall be 

17 available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Gov18 ernmental Affairs; not to exceed $32,239,000 (reduced by 

19 $2,000,000) shall be available for the Office of the Assist20 ant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 

21 $2,610,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Af22 fairs; not to exceed $2,018,000 shall be available for the 

23 Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed 

24 $13,576,000 shall be available for the Office of Intel25 ligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to ex-
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1 ceed $17,760,000 shall be available for the Office of the 

2 Chief Information Officer: Provided, That the Secretary 

3 of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appro4 priated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 

5 other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided fur6 ther, That no appropriation for any office shall be in7 creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by all such 

8 transfers: Provided further, That notice of any change in 

9 funding greater than 7 percent shall be submitted for ap10 proval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria11 tions: Provided further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall 

12 be for allocation within the Department for official recep13 tion and representation expenses as the Secretary may de14 termine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

15 provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria16 tion up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Pro17 vided further, That none of the funds made available by 

18 this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Sec19 retary for Public Affairs. 

20 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

21 For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 

22 Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 

23 $19,800,000, of which $12,718,000 shall remain available 

24 until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made avail25 able under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available 
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1 until expended, shall be for the Highly Automated Sys2 tems Safety Center of Excellence established by section 

3 105 of title I of division H of the Further Consolidated 

4 Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94): Provided 

5 further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, 

6 to be available until expended, funds received from States, 

7 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri8 vate sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided 

9 further, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial pro10 ceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative 

11 Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to 

12 be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

13 Research and Technology of the Department of Transpor14 tation. 

15 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For capital investments in surface transportation in18 frastructure, $1,000,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000) 

19 (increased by $2,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (re20 duced by $1,000,000), to remain available until September 

21 30, 2026: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation 

22 shall distribute amounts made available under this head23 ing as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local, 

24 or Tribal government, U.S. territory, transit agency, port 

25 authority, metropolitan planning organization, political 
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1 subdivision of a State or local government, or a collabora2 tion among such entities on a competitive basis for 

3 projects that will have a significant local or regional im4 pact: Provided further, That projects eligible for amounts 

5 made available under this heading shall include highway 

6 or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States 

7 Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 

8 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight 

9 rail transportation projects; port infrastructure invest10 ments (including inland port infrastructure and land ports 

11 of entry); and projects investing in surface transportation 

12 facilities that are located on Tribal land and for which 

13 title or maintenance responsibility is vested in the Federal 

14 Government: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

15 available under this heading, the Secretary shall use an 

16 amount not less than $20,000,000 for the planning, prep17 aration, or design of projects eligible for amounts made 

18 available under this heading, with an emphasis on transit, 

19 transit oriented development, and multimodal projects: 

20 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

21 under this heading, the Secretary shall use an amount not 

22 less than $20,000,000 for the planning, preparation, or 

23 design of projects eligible for amounts made available 

24 under this heading located in or to directly benefit areas 

25 of persistent poverty: Provided further, That the term 
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1 ‘‘areas of persistent poverty’’ means any county that has 

2 consistently had 20 percent or more of the population liv3 ing in poverty during the 30-year period preceding the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, as measured by the 1990 

5 and 2000 decennial census and the most recent annual 

6 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates as estimated 

7 by the Bureau of the Census; any census tract with a pov8 erty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2014– 

9 2018 5-year data series available from the American Com10 munity Survey of the Bureau of the Census; or any terri11 tory or possession of the United States: Provided further, 

12 That grants awarded under the preceding three provisos 

13 shall not be subject to a minimum grant size: Provided 

14 further, That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of 

15 the amounts made available under this heading for the 

16 purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of 

17 projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under chap18 ter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or sections 501 

19 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 

20 Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), if the Secretary 

21 finds that such use of funds would advance the purposes 

22 of this heading: Provided further, That in distributing 

23 amounts made available under this heading, the Secretary 

24 shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geo25 graphic distribution of funds, an equitable distribution of 
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1 funds between urban and rural areas, including Tribal 

2 areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation 

3 modes, including public transit, passenger rail, and pedes4 trian improvements: Provided further, That a grant award 

5 under this heading shall be not less than $5,000,000 and 

6 not greater than $25,000,000: Provided further, That not 

7 more than 10 percent of the amounts made available 

8 under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single 

9 State that are not port infrastructure investments (includ10 ing inland port infrastructure and land ports of entry): 

11 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 

12 which an amount is provided under this heading shall be, 

13 at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided 

14 further, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects 

15 that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to 

16 complete an overall financing package: Provided further, 

17 That an award under this heading is an urban award if 

18 it is to a project located within or on the boundary of an 

19 urbanized area, as designated by the Bureau of the Cen20 sus, that had a population greater than 250,000 in the 

21 2010 decennial census: Provided further, That for the pur22 pose of determining if an award for planning, preparation, 

23 or design is an urban award, the project location is the 

24 location of the project being planned, prepared, or de25 signed: Provided further, That each award under this 
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1 heading that is not an urban award is a rural award: Pro2 vided further, That of the amounts awarded under this 

3 heading, 60 percent shall be awarded as urban awards and 

4 40 percent shall be awarded as rural awards: Provided fur5 ther, That for rural awards, the minimum grant size shall 

6 be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 

7 share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 

8 projects conducted using amounts made available under 

9 this heading shall comply with the requirements of sub10 chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: 

11 Provided further, That the Secretary shall conduct a new 

12 competition to select the grants and credit assistance 

13 awarded under this heading: Provided further, That the 

14 Secretary may retain up to $25,000,000 of the amounts 

15 made available under this heading, and may transfer por16 tions of such amounts to the Administrators of the Fed17 eral Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Admin18 istration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the 

19 Maritime Administration to fund the award and oversight 

20 of grants and credit assistance made under the national 

21 infrastructure investments program: Provided further, 

22 That the Secretary shall consider and award projects 

23 based solely on the selection criteria from the fiscal year 

24 2017 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Provided further, 

25 That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, the Sec-
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1 retary shall not use the Federal share or an applicant’s 

2 ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a selection cri3 teria in awarding projects: Provided further, That the Sec4 retary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity not 

5 later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: 

6 Provided further, That such Notice of Funding Oppor7 tunity shall require application submissions 90 days after 

8 the publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That of 

9 the applications submitted under the preceding two pro10 visos, the Secretary shall make grants not later than 270 

11 days after the date of enactment of this Act in such 

12 amounts that the Secretary determines. 

13 NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND INNOVATIVE

14 FINANCE BUREAU

15 For necessary expenses of the National Surface 

16 Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau as author17 ized by section 116 of title 49, United States Code, 

18 $15,500,000 (increased by $1,000,000), to remain avail19 able until expended: Provided, That of the amounts made 

20 available under this heading, $10,000,000 (increased by 

21 $1,000,000) shall be for planning grants to assist areas 

22 of persistent poverty: Provided further, That the term 

23 ‘‘areas of persistent poverty’’ means any county that has 

24 consistently had 20 percent or more of the population liv25 ing in poverty during the 30-year period preceding the 
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1 date of enactment of this Act, as measured by the 1990 

2 and 2000 decennial census and the most recent annual 

3 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates as estimated 

4 by the Bureau of the Census; any census tract with a pov5 erty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2014– 

6 2018 5-year data series available from the American Com7 munity Survey of the Bureau of the Census; or any terri8 tory or possession of the United States: Provided further, 

9 That planning grants under this heading shall be in the 

10 form of competitive grants to eligible entities to support 

11 pre-construction activities including planning, engineering, 

12 design, environmental analysis, feasibility studies, and fi13 nance plans for eligible projects: Provided further, That 

14 eligible entities for planning grants under this heading 

15 shall include a State, local, or Tribal government, a U.S. 

16 territory, a transit agency, a port authority or commission, 

17 a metropolitan planning organization, other political sub18 divisions of a State or a local government, or a collabora19 tion among such entities: Provided further, That eligible 

20 projects for planning grants under this heading shall in21 clude highway, bridge, and bicycle and pedestrian projects 

22 eligible under title 23, United States Code; public trans23 portation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, 

24 United States Code; passenger and freight rail transpor25 tation projects; port infrastructure improvement projects; 
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1 airport improvement projects; and intermodal projects 

2 that are located in or to directly benefit areas of persistent 

3 poverty: Provided further, That the Secretary of Transpor4 tation shall conduct outreach to eligible entities for plan5 ning grants under this heading through personal contact, 

6 webinars, web materials, or other appropriate methods de7 termined by the Secretary, to ensure such eligible entities 

8 are aware of the availability of planning grants under this 

9 heading and are able to apply for such grants: Provided 

10 further, That the Federal share of the costs for planning 

11 grants under this heading shall be, at the option of the 

12 eligible entity, not less than 90 percent of the net total 

13 project cost: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not 

14 use the requested amount of the Federal share or an eligi15 ble entities’ ability to generate non-Federal revenue as a 

16 selection criteria in awarding planning grants under this 

17 heading: Provided further, That a planning grant funded 

18 under this heading shall be not less than $100,000 and 

19 not greater than $500,000: Provided further, That for 

20 planning grants under this heading priority consideration 

21 shall be, without regard to rural or urban areas of per22 sistent poverty, based on project justification and dem23 onstrated need: Provided further, That for planning grants 

24 under this heading the Secretary shall consider factors 

25 such as improving safety and state of good repair, reduc-
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1 ing congestion and vehicle emissions, and increasing 

2 connectivity and quality of life when considering dem3 onstrated need: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

4 withhold up to 1 percent of the amounts made available 

5 for planning grants under this heading for the costs of 

6 award and grant administration. 

7 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

8 FINANCING PROGRAM

9 For the cost of modifications, as defined by section 

10 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct 

11 loans issued pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the 

12 Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 

13 1976 (Public Law 94–210), and included in cohort 3, as 

14 defined by the Department of Transportation’s memo15 randum to the Office of Management and Budget dated 

16 November 5, 2018, $70,000,000, to remain available until 

17 expended: Provided, That, for a direct loan included in 

18 such cohort 3 that has satisfied all obligations attached 

19 to such loan, the Secretary shall repay the credit risk pre20 miums of such loan, with interest accrued thereon, not 

21 later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act or, for 

22 a direct loan included in such cohort 3 with obligations 

23 that have not yet been satisfied, not later than 60 days 

24 after the date on which all obligations attached to such 

25 loan have been satisfied: Provided further, That the Sec-
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1 retary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans 

2 and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 

3 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act 

4 of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), and such authority shall 

5 exist so long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee 

6 is outstanding. 

7 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

8 For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing 

9 the Department of Transportation’s financial systems and 

10 reengineering business processes, $2,000,000, to remain 

11 available until September 30, 2022. 

12 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

13 For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 

14 including necessary upgrades to network and information 

15 technology infrastructure, improvement of identity man16 agement and authentication capabilities, securing and pro17 tecting data, implementation of Federal cyber security ini18 tiatives, and implementation of enhanced security controls 

19 on agency computers and mobile devices, $19,300,000, to 

20 remain available until September 30, 2022. 

21 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

23 $9,600,000. 
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1 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

2 DEVELOPMENT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 

5 planning, research, systems development, development ac6 tivities, and making grants, $10,879,000, to remain avail7 able until expended: Provided, That of such amount, 

8 $1,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses of the Inter9 agency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center 

10 (IIPIC): Provided further, That there may be transferred 

11 to this appropriation, to remain available until expended, 

12 amounts transferred from other Federal agencies for ex13 penses incurred under this heading for IIPIC activities not 

14 related to transportation infrastructure: Provided further, 

15 That the tools and analysis developed by the IIPIC shall 

16 be available to other Federal agencies for the permitting 

17 and review of major infrastructure projects not related to 

18 transportation only to the extent that other Federal agen19 cies provide funding to the Department in accordance with 

20 the preceding proviso. 

21 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For necessary expenses for operating costs and cap24 ital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 

25 $372,016,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
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1 available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 

2 That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis 

3 to entities within the Department of Transportation 

4 (DOT): Provided further, That the limitation in the pre5 ceding proviso on operating expenses shall not apply to 

6 non-DOT entities: Provided further, That no funds made 

7 available by this Act to an agency of the Department shall 

8 be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without ma9 jority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering 

10 Committee and approval of the Secretary: Provided fur11 ther, That no assessments may be levied against any pro12 gram, budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by 

13 this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis 

14 therefor are presented to the House and Senate Commit15 tees on Appropriations and are approved by such Commit16 tees. 

17 SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND

18 OUTREACH

19 For necessary expenses for small and disadvantaged 

20 business utilization and outreach activities, $4,714,000, to 

21 remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 

22 That notwithstanding section 332 of title 49, United 

23 States Code, such amounts may be used for business op24 portunities related to any mode of transportation: Pro25 vided further, That appropriations made available under 
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1 this heading shall be available for any purpose consistent 

2 with prior year appropriations that were made available 

3 under the heading ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Minority 

4 Business Resource Center Program’’. 

5 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

6 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

7 In addition to funds made available from any other 

8 source to carry out the essential air service program under 

9 sections 41731 through 41742 of title 49, United States 

10 Code, $162,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

11 Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: 

12 Provided, That in determining between or among carriers 

13 competing to provide service to a community, the Sec14 retary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of 

15 the carriers: Provided further, That basic essential air 

16 service minimum requirements shall not include the 15- 

17 passenger capacity requirement under section 41732(b)(3) 

18 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 

19 amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air 

20 service program under section 41742(b) of title 49, United 

21 States Code, shall be made available immediately from 

22 amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the 

23 Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further, That 

24 the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees 
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1 credited to the account established under section 45303 

2 of title 49, United States Code. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE

4 SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

5 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

6 SEC. 101. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 

8 for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap9 prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 

10 to funds appropriated to the operating administrations in 

11 this Act, except for activities underway on the date of en12 actment of this Act, unless such assessments or agree13 ments have completed the normal reprogramming process 

14 for congressional notification. 

15 SEC. 102. The Secretary shall post on the website 

16 of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all 

17 meetings of the Council on Credit and Finance, including 

18 the agenda for each meeting, and require the Council on 

19 Credit and Finance to record the decisions and actions 

20 of each meeting. 

21 SEC. 103. In addition to authority provided by section 

22 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department’s 

23 Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide partial or 

24 full payments in advance and accept subsequent reim25 bursements from all Federal agencies from available funds 
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1 for transit benefit distribution services that are necessary 

2 to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 

3 benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 

4 section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): 

5 Provided, That the Department shall maintain a reason6 able operating reserve in the Working Capital Fund, to 

7 be expended in advance to provide uninterrupted transit 

8 benefits to Government employees: Provided further, That 

9 such reserve shall not exceed 1 month of benefits payable 

10 and may be used only for the purpose of providing for 

11 the continuation of transit benefits: Provided further, That 

12 the Working Capital Fund shall be fully reimbursed by 

13 each customer agency from available funds for the actual 

14 cost of the transit benefit. 

15 SEC. 104. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 

16 United States Code, in addition to authority provided by 

17 section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Depart18 ment’s Working Capital Fund is authorized to provide 

19 payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to 

20 carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe 

21 benefit program under Executive Order No. 13150 and 

22 section 3049 of SAFETEA–LU (5 U.S.C. 7905 note): 

23 Provided, That the Department shall include adequate 

24 safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure 

25 timely and high-quality performance under the contract. 
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1 SEC. 105. Receipts collected in the Department’s 

2 Working Capital Fund, as authorized by section 327 of 

3 title 49, United States Code, for unused van pool benefits, 

4 in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of fiscal year 2021 

5 collections, shall be available until expended in the Depart6 ment’s Working Capital Fund to provide contractual serv7 ices in support of section 190 of this Act: Provided, That 

8 obligations in fiscal year 2021 of such collections shall not 

9 exceed $1,000,000. 

10 SEC. 106. (a) The remaining unobligated balances, 

11 as of September 30, 2020, from amounts made available 

12 for the ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the 

13 Secretary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ in divi14 sion K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 

15 (Public Law 115–31) are hereby permanently rescinded, 

16 and an amount of additional new budget authority equiva17 lent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on 

18 September 30, 2020, to remain available until September 

19 30, 2021, and shall be available, without additional com20 petition, for completing the funding of awards made pur21 suant to the fiscal year 2017 national infrastructure in22 vestments program. 

23 (b) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep24 tember 30, 2020, from amounts made available for the 

25 ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Sec-
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1 retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division 

2 L of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public 

3 Law 115–141) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an 

4 amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to 

5 the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on Sep6 tember 30, 2020, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2022, and shall be available, without additional competi8 tion, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant 

9 to the fiscal year 2018 national infrastructure investments 

10 program. 

11 (c) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep12 tember 30, 2021, from amounts made available for the 

13 ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Sec14 retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division 

15 G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public 

16 Law 116–6) are hereby permanently rescinded, and an 

17 amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to 

18 the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on Sep19 tember 30, 2021, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2023, and shall be available, without additional competi21 tion, for completing the funding of awards made pursuant 

22 to the fiscal year 2019 national infrastructure investments 

23 program. 

24 (d) The remaining unobligated balances, as of Sep25 tember 30, 2022, from amounts made available for the 
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1 ‘‘Department of Transportation—Office of the Sec2 retary—National Infrastructure Investments’’ in division 

3 H of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

4 (Public Law 116–94) are hereby permanently rescinded, 

5 and an amount of additional new budget authority equiva6 lent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated on 

7 September 30, 2022, to remain available until September 

8 30, 2025, and shall be available, without additional com9 petition, for completing the funding of awards made pur10 suant to the fiscal year 2020 national infrastructure in11 vestments program. 

12 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

13 OPERATIONS

14 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad15 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper16 ations and research activities related to commercial space 

17 transportation, administrative expenses for research and 

18 development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 

19 operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 

20 subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 

21 to the public, the lease or purchase of passenger motor 

22 vehicles for replacement only, $11,051,500,000, to remain 

23 available until September 30, 2022, to be derived from the 

24 general fund: Provided, That of the amounts made avail25 able under this heading— 
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1 (1) not less than $1,500,000,000 shall be avail2 able for aviation safety activities; 

3 (2) not to exceed $8,231,000,000 shall be avail4 able for air traffic organization activities; 

5 (3) not to exceed $27,555,000 (increased by 

6 $5,483,000) shall be available for commercial space 

7 transportation activities; 

8 (4) not to exceed $836,000,000 (reduced by 

9 $5,483,000) shall be available for finance and man10 agement activities; 

11 (5) not to exceed $62,862,000 shall be available 

12 for NextGen and operations planning activities; 

13 (6) not to exceed $129,000,000 shall be avail14 able for security and hazardous materials safety; and 

15 (7) not to exceed $265,083,000 shall be avail16 able for staff offices, of which $7,500,000 is for the 

17 Minority Serving Institutions internship program: 

18 Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of any 

19 budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, 

20 may be transferred to any budget activity under this head21 ing: Provided further, That no transfer may increase or 

22 decrease any appropriation under this heading by more 

23 than 5 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in ex24 cess of 5 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

25 funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be avail-
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1 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 

2 with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided fur3 ther, That not later than 60 days after the submission of 

4 the budget request, the Administrator of the Federal Avia5 tion Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual 

6 update to the report submitted to Congress in December 

7 2004 pursuant to section 221 of the Vision 100-Century 

8 of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note): 

9 Provided further, That the amounts made available under 

10 this heading shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day 

11 after 60 days after the submission of the budget request 

12 that such report has not been transmitted to Congress: 

13 Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 

14 submission of the budget request, the Administrator shall 

15 transmit to Congress a companion report that describes 

16 a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training 

17 flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format 

18 similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, 

19 including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring 

20 goals by fiscal year: Provided further, That the amounts 

21 made available under this heading shall be reduced by 

22 $100,000 for each day after the date that is 60 days after 

23 the submission of the budget request that such report has 

24 not been submitted to Congress: Provided further, That 

25 funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with 
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1 a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the 

2 development of aviation safety standards: Provided fur3 ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

4 shall be available for new applicants for the second career 

5 training program: Provided further, That none of the 

6 funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Avia7 tion Administration to finalize or implement any regula8 tion that would promulgate new aviation user fees not spe9 cifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment 

10 of this Act: Provided further, That there may be credited 

11 to this appropriation, as offsetting collections, funds re12 ceived from States, counties, municipalities, foreign au13 thorities, other public authorities, and private sources for 

14 expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, in15 cluding receipts for the maintenance and operation of air 

16 navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modifica17 tion of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair 

18 station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for proc19 essing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, 

20 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 

21 not less than $172,800,000 shall be used to fund direct 

22 operations of the current air traffic control towers in the 

23 contract tower program, including the contract tower cost 

24 share program, and any airport that is currently qualified 

25 or that will qualify for the program during the fiscal year: 
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1 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

2 by this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are 

3 available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 

4 through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 

5 That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

6 available by this Act or any other Act may be used to 

7 eliminate the Contract Weather Observers program at any 

8 airport. 

9 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

10 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

11 for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 

12 improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 

13 airspace systems and experimental facilities and equip14 ment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 

15 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 

16 necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 

17 testing, including construction of test facilities and acqui18 sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction 

19 and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations 

20 for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Admin21 istration stationed at remote localities where such accom22 modations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or 

23 transfer of aircraft from funds made available under this 

24 heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and cer25 tification; to be derived from the general fund, 
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1 $3,045,000,000 (reduced by $9,000,000) (increased by 

2 $9,000,000), of which $550,000,000 shall remain avail3 able until September 30, 2022, and $2,495,000,000 shall 

4 remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 

5 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 

6 received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 

7 authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 

8 the establishment, improvement, and modernization of na9 tional airspace systems: Provided further, That not later 

10 than 60 days after submission of the budget request, the 

11 Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress an 

12 investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration 

13 which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal 

14 years 2022 through 2026, with total funding for each year 

15 of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those 

16 years as estimated and approved by the Office of Manage17 ment and Budget. 

18 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 

20 for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 

21 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 

22 Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 

23 acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 

24 $192,665,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

25 $1,000,000), to be derived from the general fund and to 
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1 remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 

2 That there may be credited to this appropriation as offset3 ting collections, funds received from States, counties, mu4 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, 

5 which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, 

6 engineering, and development: Provided further, That 

7 amounts made available under this heading shall be used 

8 in accordance with the report accompanying this Act: Pro9 vided further, That not to exceed 10 percent of any fund10 ing level specified under this heading in the report accom11 panying this Act may be transferred to any other funding 

12 level specified under this heading in the report accom13 panying this Act: Provided further, That no transfer may 

14 increase or decrease any funding level by more than 10 

15 percent: Provided further, That any transfer in excess of 

16 10 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 

17 under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available 

18 for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 

19 procedures set forth in that section. 
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1 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

4 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in7 aid for airport planning and development, and noise com8 patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub9 chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 

10 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au11 thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 

12 and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 

13 and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 

14 under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 

15 for inspection activities and administration of airport safe16 ty programs, including those related to airport operating 

17 certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 

18 Code, $3,350,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and 

19 Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex20 pended: Provided, That none of the amounts made avail21 able under this heading shall be available for the planning 

22 or execution of programs the obligations for which are in 

23 excess of $3,350,000,000, in fiscal year 2021, notwith24 standing section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: 

25 Provided further, That none of the amounts made available 
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1 under this heading shall be available for the replacement 

2 of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal 

3 baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are 

4 necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Pro5 vided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 

6 title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of 

7 allowable project costs under paragraph (2) of such sec8 tion for subgrants or paragraph (3) of such section shall 

9 be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or me10 dium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi11 phased construction project for which the project sponsor 

12 received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 

13 project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

14 provision of law, of amounts limited under this heading, 

15 not more than $119,402,000 shall be available for admin16 istration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for 

17 the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than 

18 $40,666,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Re19 search, and $10,000,000, to remain available until ex20 pended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of 

21 the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the 

22 Small Community Air Service Development Program: Pro23 vided further, That in addition to airports eligible under 

24 section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, such pro25 gram may include the participation of an airport that 
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1 serves a community or consortium that is not larger than 

2 a small hub airport, according to FAA hub classifications 

3 effective at the time the Office of the Secretary issues a 

4 request for proposals. 

5 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air7 ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

8 grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap9 ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 

10 United States Code, $500,000,000 (increased by 

11 $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000), to remain available 

12 through September 30, 2023: Provided, That amounts 

13 made available under this heading shall be derived from 

14 the general fund, and such amounts shall not be subject 

15 to apportionment formulas, special apportionment cat16 egories, or minimum percentages under chapter 471 of 

17 title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That the 

18 Secretary shall distribute amounts made available under 

19 this heading as discretionary grants to airports: Provided 

20 further, That the amounts made available under this head21 ing shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations 

22 for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in 

23 any Act: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 

24 Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.5 per25 cent of the amounts made available under this heading 
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1 to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of 

2 grants described under this heading. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION

4 ADMINISTRATION

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

6 Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical 

7 staff-years under the federally funded research and devel8 opment center contract between the Federal Aviation Ad9 ministration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Sys10 tems Development during fiscal year 2021. 

11 SEC. 111. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regula13 tions requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal 

14 Aviation Administration without cost building construc15 tion, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in air16 port sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air 

17 traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Pro18 vided, That the prohibition on the use of funds in this 

19 section does not apply to negotiations between the agency 

20 and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below-mar21 ket’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances that re22 quire airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 

23 Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control fa24 cilities. 
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1 SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

2 Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 

3 satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United States 

4 Code, from fees credited under section 45303 of title 49, 

5 United States Code, and any amount remaining in such 

6 account at the close of any fiscal year may be made avail7 able to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) of title 49, United 

8 States Code, for the subsequent fiscal year. 

9 SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 

10 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 

11 appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 

12 merged with and available for the same purposes as such 

13 appropriation. 

14 SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this 

15 Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sub16 section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Fed17 eral Aviation Administration employee unless such em18 ployee actually performed work during the time cor19 responding to such premium pay. 

20 SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this 

21 Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the 

22 Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift 

23 card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued 

24 credit card. 
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1 SEC. 116. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses 

3 for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration 

4 without the prior written approval of the Assistant Sec5 retary for Administration of the Department of Transpor6 tation. 

7 SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 law, none of the funds made available by this Act or any 

9 prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to im10 plement any limitation on the ability of any owner or oper11 ator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 

12 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 

13 blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft registration 

14 number from any display of the Federal Aviation Adminis15 tration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data 

16 that is made available to the public, except data made 

17 available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 

18 flights of that owner or operator. 

19 SEC. 118. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 

21 than nine political and Presidential appointees in the Fed22 eral Aviation Administration. 

23 SEC. 119. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 

25 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the Federal 
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1 Aviation Administration provides to the House and Senate 

2 Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all 

3 fees related to aeronautical navigation products and ex4 plains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 

5 No. 13642. 

6 SEC. 119A. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act may be used to close a regional operations center of 

8 the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services 

9 unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate 

10 Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full busi11 ness days in advance. 

12 SEC. 119B. None of the funds made available by or 

13 limited by this Act may be used to change weight restric14 tions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in 

15 Teterboro, New Jersey. 

16 SEC. 119C. None of the funds made available by this 

17 Act may be used by the Administrator of the Federal Avia18 tion Administration to withhold from consideration and 

19 approval any new application for participation in the Con20 tract Tower Program, or for reevaluation of Cost-share 

21 Program participants so long as the Federal Aviation Ad22 ministration has received an application from the airport, 

23 and so long as the Administrator determines such tower 

24 is eligible using the factors set forth in Federal Aviation 

25 Administration published establishment criteria. 
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1 SEC. 119D. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to open, close, redesignate as a lesser 

3 office, or reorganize a regional office, the aeronautical cen4 ter, or the technical center unless the Administrator sub5 mits a request for the reprogramming of funds under sec6 tion 405 of this Act. 

7 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

8 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

9 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 Not to exceed $478,897,049, together with advances 

12 and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad13 ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 

14 administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad15 ministration: Provided, That up to $3,248,000 shall be 

16 transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in 

17 accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United States 

18 Code. 

19 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

20 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 Funds available for the implementation or execution 

23 of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

24 programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 

25 Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
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1 Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), or any suc2 cessor surface transportation reauthorization Act author3 izing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, shall not exceed 

4 total obligations of $61,130,000,000 (increased by 

5 $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) for fiscal year 2021: 

6 Provided, That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, 

7 as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover 

8 the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in 

9 the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the 

10 underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments 

11 and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Govern12 ment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided fur13 ther, That such fees are available until expended to pay 

14 for such costs: Provided further, That such fees are in ad15 dition to administrative expenses that are also available 

16 for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation 

17 limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses 

18 under section 608 of title 23, United States Code: Pro19 vided further, That for amounts subject to the obligation 

20 limitation under this heading during fiscal year 2021, the 

21 Federal share of activities undertaken pursuant to chap22 ters 1 or 2 of title 23, United States Code shall be, at 

23 the option of the State, District of Columbia, territory, 

24 Puerto Rico, or Indian Tribe, as applicable, up to 100 per25 cent: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not 
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1 apply to programs authorized under sections 115 and 117 

2 of title 23, United States Code. 

3 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

5 For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

6 out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 

7 programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 

8 $61,869,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 

9 (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail10 able until expended. 

11 HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

12 There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 

13 Transportation $1,000,000,000: Provided, That the funds 

14 made available under this heading shall be derived from 

15 the general fund, shall be in addition to any funds pro16 vided for fiscal year 2021 in this Act or any other Act 

17 for: (1) ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 

18 23, United States Code; or (2) the Appalachian Develop19 ment Highway System as authorized under section 

20 1069(y) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi21 ciency Act (Public Law 102–240), and shall not affect the 

22 distribution or amount of funds provided in any other Act: 

23 Provided further, That section 1101(b) of the FAST Act 

24 (Public Law 114–94) shall apply to funds made available 

25 under this heading: Provided further, That unless other-
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1 wise specified, amounts made available under this heading 

2 shall be available until September 30, 2024: Provided fur3 ther, That of the funds made available under this head4 ing— 

5 (1) $632,220,000 shall be for activities under 

6 section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, and 

7 to provide necessary charging infrastructure along 

8 corridor-ready or corridor-pending alternative fuel 

9 corridors designated pursuant to section 151 of title 

10 23, United States Code; 

11 (2) $100,000,000 shall be for necessary ex12 penses for construction of the Appalachian Develop13 ment Highway System as authorized under section 

14 1069(y) of the Intermodal Transportation Efficiency 

15 Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240); 

16 (3) $3,150,000 shall be for activities eligible 

17 under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as de18 scribed in section 165(b)(2)(C) of title 23, United 

19 States Code; 

20 (4) $630,000 shall be for activities eligible 

21 under the Territorial Highway Program, as de22 scribed in section 165(c)(6) of title 23, United 

23 States Code; 
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1 (5) $150,000,000 shall be for the nationally 

2 significant Federal lands and Tribal projects pro3 gram under section 1123 of the FAST Act; 

4 (6) $50,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 

5 for activities described in section 130(a) of title 23, 

6 United States Code; 

7 (7) $30,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Trans8 portation program as authorized under section 202 

9 of title 23, United States Code; 

10 (8) $15,000,000 shall be for grants for Ad11 vanced Digital Construction Management Systems; 

12 (9) $12,000,000 shall be for the Regional Infra13 structure Accelerator Demonstration Program au14 thorized under section 1441 of the FAST Act; 

15 (10) $5,000,000 shall be for a National Road 

16 Network Pilot Program for the Federal Highway 

17 Administration to create a national level, geo-spatial 

18 dataset that uses data already collected under the 

19 Highway Performance Monitoring System; and 

20 (11) $2,000,000 shall be for research that leads 

21 to decreases in highway and pedestrian fatalities 

22 among Tribal populations: 

23 Provided further, That for the purposes of funds made 

24 available under paragraph (1) of the fourth proviso, the 

25 term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 States or the District 
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1 of Columbia: Provided further, That the funds made avail2 able under paragraph (1) shall be sub-allocated in the 

3 manner described in section 133(d) of title 23, United 

4 States Code, except that the set-aside described in section 

5 133(h) of such title shall not apply to funds made avail6 able under this heading: Provided further, That the funds 

7 made available under paragraph (1) shall be administered 

8 as if apportioned under chapter 1 of such title and shall 

9 be apportioned to the States in the same ratio as the obli10 gation limitation for fiscal year 2021 is distributed among 

11 the States in section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided fur12 ther, That for amounts made available under paragraphs 

13 (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7), the Federal share of the 

14 costs shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 

15 percent: Provided further, That except as provided in the 

16 following proviso, the funds made available under this 

17 heading for activities eligible under the Puerto Rico High18 way Program and activities eligible under the Territorial 

19 Highway Program shall be administered as if allocated 

20 under sections 165(b) and 165(c), respectively, of title 23, 

21 United States Code: Provided further, That the funds 

22 made available under this heading for activities eligible 

23 under the Puerto Rico Highway Program shall not be sub24 ject to the requirements of section 165(b)(2)(A) or 

25 165(b)(2)(B) of such title: Provided further, That the 
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1 funds made available for the Tribal Transportation Pro2 gram shall be sub-allocated in the manner described in 

3 section 202(b)(3)(A)(i)(IV) of such title, except that the 

4 set-asides described in subparagraph (C) of section 

5 202(b)(3) of such title and subsections (a)(6), (c), (d), and 

6 (e) of section 202 of such title shall not apply to funds 

7 made available under this heading: Provided further, That 

8 the funds made available under this heading, in paragraph 

9 (6) of the fourth proviso, shall be available for projects 

10 eligible under section 130(a) of such title, for commuter 

11 authorities, as defined in section 24102(2) of title 49, 

12 United States Code, that experienced at least one accident 

13 investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board 

14 between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2018, and 

15 for which the National Transportation Safety Board 

16 issued an accident report: Provided further, That for the 

17 purposes of funds made available under this heading for 

18 construction of the Appalachian Development Highway 

19 System (ADHS), the term ‘‘Appalachian State’’ means a 

20 State that contains one or more counties (including any 

21 political subdivision located within the area) in the Appa22 lachian region as defined in section 14102(a) of title 40, 

23 United States Code: Provided further, That funds made 

24 available under this heading for construction of the ADHS 

25 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
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1 That a project carried out with funds made available 

2 under this heading for construction of the ADHS shall be 

3 carried out in the same manner as a project under section 

4 14501 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, 

5 That subject to the following proviso, funds made available 

6 under this heading for construction of the ADHS shall be 

7 apportioned to Appalachian States according to the per8 centages derived from the 2012 Appalachian Development 

9 Highway System Cost to Complete Estimate adopted in 

10 Appalachian Regional Commission Resolution Number 

11 736, and confirmed as each Appalachian State’s relative 

12 share of the estimated remaining need to complete the 

13 ADHS, adjusted to exclude corridors that such States 

14 have no current plans to complete, as reported in the 2013 

15 Appalachian Development Highway System Completion 

16 Report, unless such States have modified and assigned a 

17 higher priority for completion of an ADHS corridor, as 

18 reported in the 2020 ADHS Future Outlook: Provided 

19 further, That the Secretary shall adjust apportionments 

20 made under the preceding proviso so that no Appalachian 

21 State shall be apportioned an amount in excess of 25 per22 cent of the amount made available for construction of the 

23 Appalachian Development Highway System under this 

24 heading: Provided further, That the Secretary shall consult 
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1 with the Appalachian Regional Commission in making ad2 justments under the preceding two provisos. 

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2021, the Secretary of 

6 Transportation shall— 

7 (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 

8 for Federal-aid highways— 

9 (A) amounts authorized for administrative 

10 expenses and programs by section 104(a) of 

11 title 23, United States Code; 

12 (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 

13 Transportation Statistics; and 

14 (C) amounts authorized as special 1-year 

15 funding under any successor surface transpor16 tation reauthorization Act authorizing appro17 priations for fiscal year 2021; 

18 (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga19 tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 

20 to the unobligated balance of amounts— 

21 (A) made available from the Highway 

22 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac23 count) for Federal-aid highway and highway 

24 safety construction programs for previous fiscal 

25 years the funds for which are allocated by the 
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1 Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary 

2 under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United 

3 States Code); and 

4 (B) for which obligation limitation was 

5 provided in a previous fiscal year; 

6 (3) determine the proportion that— 

7 (A) the obligation limitation for Federal8 aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 

9 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

10 this subsection; bears to 

11 (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 

12 appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 

13 highway safety construction programs (other 

14 than sums authorized to be appropriated for 

15 provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 

16 through (11) of subsection (b) and sums au17 thorized to be appropriated for section 119 of 

18 title 23, United States Code, equal to the 

19 amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 

20 such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the 

21 amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 

22 and (2) of this subsection; 

23 (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed24 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

25 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each 
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1 of the programs (other than programs to which 

2 paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Sec3 retary under the Fixing America’s Surface Trans4 portation Act and title 23, United States Code, or 

5 apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 

6 204 of that title, by multiplying— 

7 (A) the proportion determined under para8 graph (3); by 

9 (B) the amounts authorized to be appro10 priated for each such program for such fiscal 

11 year; and 

12 (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed13 eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not 

14 distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 

15 amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed16 eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 

17 programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 

18 under title 23, United States Code (other than the 

19 amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per20 formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 

21 States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 

22 under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor23 tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in 

24 the proportion that— 
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1 (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 

2 for the programs that are apportioned under 

3 title 23, United States Code, to each State for 

4 such fiscal year; bears to 

5 (B) the total of the amounts authorized to 

6 be appropriated for the programs that are ap7 portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 

8 all States for such fiscal year. 

9 (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 

10 The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 

11 not apply to obligations under or for— 

12 (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 

13 (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation 

14 Assistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 

15 Stat. 2714); 

16 (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 

17 of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); 

18 (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 

19 Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 

20 Stat. 2119); 

21 (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 

22 Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As23 sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
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1 (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Inter2 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 

3 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 

4 (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 

5 (as in effect on June 8, 1998); 

6 (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

7 (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 

8 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

9 of those fiscal years); 

10 (9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob11 ligation authority was made available under the 

12 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

13 (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple 

14 years or to remain available until expended, but only 

15 to the extent that the obligation authority has not 

16 lapsed or been used; 

17 (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 

18 (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but 

19 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 

20 of those fiscal years); 

21 (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 

22 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that 

23 funds obligated in accordance with that section were 

24 not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time 
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1 at which the funds were initially made available for 

2 obligation; and 

3 (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 

4 (but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2021, 

5 only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 

6 (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU7 THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

8 shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 

9 (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita10 tion made available under subsection (a), (except for 

11 the obligation limitation made available under sec12 tion (a)(1)(C)), if an amount distributed cannot be 

13 obligated during that fiscal year; and 

14 (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those 

15 States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 

16 previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 

17 priority to those States having large unobligated bal18 ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 

19 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 

20 Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United 

21 States Code. 

22 (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO

23 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
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1 highways shall apply to contract authority for trans2 portation research programs carried out under— 

3 (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 

4 Code; and 

5 (B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Sur6 face Transportation Act. 

7 (2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 

8 available under paragraph (1) shall— 

9 (A) remain available for a period of 4 fis10 cal years; and 

11 (B) be in addition to the amount of any 

12 limitation imposed on obligations for Federal13 aid highway and highway safety construction 

14 programs for future fiscal years. 

15 (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED

16 FUNDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

18 the date of distribution of obligation limitation 

19 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 

20 to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized 

21 for the program under section 202 of title 23, 

22 United States Code) that— 

23 (A) are authorized to be appropriated for 

24 such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro25 grams; and 
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1 (B) the Secretary determines will not be 

2 allocated to the States (or will not be appor3 tioned to the States under section 204 of title 

4 23, United States Code), and will not be avail5 able for obligation, for such fiscal year because 

6 of the imposition of any obligation limitation for 

7 such fiscal year. 

8 (2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 

9 paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the dis10 tribution of obligation authority under subsection 

11 (a)(5). 

12 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 

13 State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 

14 purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, 

15 United States Code. 

16 SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re17 ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 

18 sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur19 suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 

20 be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the 

21 purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: 

22 Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the obliga23 tion limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 

24 construction programs. 
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1 SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 

2 under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re3 quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Sec4 retary of Transportation shall make an informal public no5 tice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such 

6 waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Sec7 retary shall provide an annual report to the House and 

8 Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers 

9 granted under the Buy America requirements. 

10 SEC. 123. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to 

12 provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before 

13 any application approval to provide credit assistance under 

14 sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the 

15 Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writ16 ing to the following committees: the House and Senate 

17 Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Envi18 ronment and Public Works and the Committee on Bank19 ing, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the 

20 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

21 House of Representatives: Provided, That such notifica22 tion shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the 

23 project sponsor; a description of the project; whether cred24 it assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guar-
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1 antee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assist2 ance. 

3 SEC. 124. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be used to make a grant for a project under sec5 tion 117 of title 23, United States Code, unless the Sec6 retary, at least 60 days before making a grant under that 

7 section, provides written notification to the House and 

8 Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed 

9 grant, including an evaluation and justification for the 

10 project and the amount of the proposed grant award: Pro11 vided, That the written notification required in the pre12 ceding proviso shall be made not later than 180 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 SEC. 125. (a) A State or territory, as defined in sec15 tion 165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any 

16 project eligible under section 133(b) of title 23, United 

17 States Code, or section 165 of title 23, United States 

18 Code, and located within the boundary of the State or ter19 ritory any earmarked amount, and any associated obliga20 tion limitation: Provided, That the Department of Trans21 portation for the State or territory for which the ear22 marked amount was originally designated or directed noti23 fies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use 

24 its authority under this section and submits a quarterly 

25 report to the Secretary identifying the projects to which 
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1 the funding would be applied. Notwithstanding the origi2 nal period of availability of funds to be obligated under 

3 this section, such funds and associated obligation limita4 tion shall remain available for obligation for a period of 

5 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary 

6 of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of the 

7 cost of a project carried out with funds made available 

8 under this section shall be the same as associated with 

9 the earmark. 

10 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 

11 means— 

12 (1) congressionally directed spending, as de13 fined in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the 

14 Senate, identified in a prior law, report, or joint ex15 planatory statement, which was authorized to be ap16 propriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years 

17 prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 

18 the Federal Highway Administration; or 

19 (2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 

20 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 

21 identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 

22 statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 

23 or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 

24 the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed25 eral Highway Administration. 
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1 (c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer2 cised only for those projects or activities that have obli3 gated less than 10 percent of the amount made available 

4 for obligation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, 

5 and shall be applied to projects within the same general 

6 geographic area within 5 miles for which the funding was 

7 designated, except that a State or territory may apply 

8 such authority to unexpended balances of funds from 

9 projects or activities the State or territory certifies have 

10 been closed and for which payments have been made under 

11 a final voucher. 

12 (d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports 

13 of the information provided by the States and territories 

14 each quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Ap15 propriations. 

16 SEC. 126. Until final guidance is published, the Ad17 ministrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall 

18 adjudicate requests for Buy America waivers under the 

19 rules and regulations that were in effect prior to April 17, 

20 2017. The Administrator shall process such requests not 

21 later than 90 days after receipt of the request or such 

22 waivers will be granted automatically. 

23 SEC. 127. Amounts for which a limitation on obliga24 tions that otherwise would have expired at the end of fiscal 

25 year 2020 that has been extended through the end of fiscal 
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1 year 2021 shall not be subject to section 120(a)(2) of this 

2 Act. 

3 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

4 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

5 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

6 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

7 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

8 For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen9 tation, execution, and administration of motor carrier 

10 safety operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 

11 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 

12 America’s Surface Transportation Act or any successor 

13 surface transportation reauthorization Act authorizing ap14 propriations for fiscal year 2021, $379,500,000, to be de15 rived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

16 Transit Account), together with advances and reimburse17 ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad18 ministration, the sum of which shall remain available until 

19 expended: Provided, That funds available for implementa20 tion, execution, or administration of motor carrier safety 

21 operations and programs authorized under title 49, United 

22 States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 

23 $379,500,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 

24 Programs’’ for fiscal year 2021, of which not less than 

25 $85,000,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2023, is for the development, modernization, 

2 and enhancement of information technology and informa3 tion management systems and for the continuing oper4 ation of and maintenance of such systems: Provided fur5 ther, That not less than $13,073,000, to remain available 

6 for obligation until September 30, 2023, is for the re7 search and technology program, of which not less than 

8 $3,300,000 shall be available to begin the Large Truck 

9 Crash Causal Factors study: Provided further, That 

10 $20,000,000 for carrying out activities under this heading, 

11 including the modernization and maintenance of border fa12 cilities, is to remain available for obligation until Sep13 tember 30, 2025. 

14 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

15 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

16 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

17 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

18 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

19 sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 

20 United States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s 

21 Surface Transportation Act or any successor surface 

22 transportation reauthorization Act authorizing appropria23 tions for fiscal year 2021, $506,200,000 to be derived 

24 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran25 sit Account) to remain available until expended: Provided, 
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1 That funds available for the implementation or execution 

2 of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total ob3 ligations of $506,200,000 in fiscal year 2021 for ‘‘Motor 

4 Carrier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of the 

5 sums appropriated under this heading— 

6 (1) $389,212,000 shall be available for the 

7 motor carrier safety assistance program; 

8 (2) $56,880,000 shall be available for the com9 mercial driver’s license program implementation pro10 gram; 

11 (3) $59,108,000 shall be available for the high 

12 priority activities program; and 

13 (4) $1,000,000 shall be made available for com14 mercial motor vehicle operators grants. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR

16 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

17 SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin18 istration shall send notice of section 385.308 of title 49, 

19 Code of Federal Regulations, violations by certified mail, 

20 registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which 

21 records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible 

22 for the violations. 

23 SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin24 istration shall update annual inspection regulations under 

25 appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49, 
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1 Code of Federal Regulations, as recommended by GAO– 

2 19–264. 

3 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

4 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

5 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of 

6 the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 

7 authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI 

8 of title 49, United States Code, $214,073,440, of which 

9 $40,000,000 shall remain available through September 

10 30, 2022. 

11 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

12 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

13 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

14 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

15 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

16 the provisions of section 403 of title 23, United States 

17 Code, including behavioral research on Automated Driving 

18 Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and im19 proving consumer responses to safety recalls, section 4011 

20 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Pub21 lic Law 114–94) or any successor surface transportation 

22 reauthorization Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal 

23 year 2021, and chapter 303 of title 49, United States 

24 Code, $170,612,000 to be derived from the Highway 

25 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and 
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1 to remain available until expended: Provided, That none 

2 of the funds made available by this Act shall be available 

3 for the planning or execution of programs the total obliga4 tions for which, in fiscal year 2021, are in excess of 

5 $170,612,000: Provided further, That of the funds appro6 priated under this heading— 

7 (1) $165,112,000 shall be for programs author8 ized under section 403 of title 23, United States 

9 Code, including behavioral research on Automated 

10 Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assistance 

11 Systems and improving consumer responses to safety 

12 recalls, and section 4011 of the Fixing America’s 

13 Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94); 

14 and 

15 (2) $5,500,000 shall be for the National Driver 

16 Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, 

17 United States Code: 

18 Provided further, That of the $170,612,000 obligation lim19 itation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall re20 main available until September 30, 2022, and $3,000,000, 

21 for impaired driving detection, shall remain available until 

22 expended, and shall be in addition to the amount of any 

23 limitation imposed on obligations for future years: Pro24 vided further, That amounts for behavioral research on 

25 Automated Driving Systems and Advanced Driver Assist-
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1 ance Systems and improving consumer responses to safety 

2 recalls are in addition to any other funds provided for 

3 those purposes for fiscal year 2021 in this Act. 

4 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

5 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

6 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

7 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

8 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 

9 provisions of sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, 

10 United States Code, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 

11 America’s Surface Transportation Act, to remain available 

12 until expended, $855,488,000, to be derived from the 

13 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac14 count): Provided, That none of the funds made available 

15 by this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 

16 of programs for which the total obligations in fiscal year 

17 2021 are in excess of $855,488,000 for programs author18 ized under sections 402, 404, and 405 of title 23, United 

19 States Code, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing Amer20 ica’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, That 

21 of the sums appropriated under this heading— 

22 (1) $384,800,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety 

23 Programs’’ under section 402 of title 23, United 

24 States Code; 
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1 (2) $390,900,000 shall be for ‘‘National Pri2 ority Safety Programs’’ under section 405 of title 

3 23, United States Code; 

4 (3) $49,702,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visi5 bility Enforcement Program’’ under section 404 of 

6 title 23, United States Code; and 

7 (4) $30,086,000 shall be for ‘‘Administrative 

8 Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 

9 America’s Surface Transportation Act: 

10 Provided further, That for amounts subject to the obliga11 tion limitation under this heading during fiscal year 2021, 

12 the Federal share of activities undertaken pursuant to 

13 chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, shall be, at the 

14 option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided fur15 ther, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

16 shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remod17 eling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, 

18 local, or private buildings or structures: Provided further, 

19 That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available 

20 for ‘National Priority Safety Programs’ under section 405 

21 of title 23, United States Code, for ‘Impaired Driving 

22 Countermeasures’ (as described in subsection (d) of that 

23 section) shall be available for technical assistance to the 

24 States: Provided further, That with respect to the ‘Trans25 fers’ provision under section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United 
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1 States Code, any amounts transferred to increase the 

2 amounts made available under section 402 shall include 

3 the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided fur4 ther, That the Administrator shall notify the House and 

5 Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of 

6 the authority granted under the preceding proviso or 

7 under section 405(a)(8) of title 23, United States Code, 

8 not later than 5 days after exercising such authority. 

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY

10 TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

11 SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made 

12 available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis13 tration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 

14 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related ex15 penses for State management reviews and to pay for core 

16 competency development training and related expenses for 

17 highway safety staff. 

18 SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro19 grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis20 tration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for 

21 which obligation authority was made available in previous 

22 public laws but only to the extent that the obligation au23 thority has not lapsed or been used. 

24 SEC. 142. In addition to the amounts made available 

25 under the heading, ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquida-
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1 tion of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obliga2 tions) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ for carrying out the provi3 sions of section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 

4 $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

5 2022, shall be made available to the National Highway 

6 Traffic Safety Administration from the general fund: Pro7 vided, That of the sums provided under this provision— 

8 (1) not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available 

9 to provide funding for grants, pilot program activi10 ties, and innovative solutions to reduce impaired11 driving fatalities in collaboration with eligible enti12 ties under section 403 of title 23, United States 

13 Code; and 

14 (2) not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available 

15 to continue a high visibility enforcement paid-media 

16 campaign regarding highway-rail grade crossing 

17 safety in collaboration with the Federal Railroad Ad18 ministration. 

19 SEC. 143. None of the funds in this Act or any other 

20 Act shall be used to enforce the requirements of section 

21 405(a)(9) of title 23, United States Code. 

22 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

23 SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

24 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad25 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $236,134,000 
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1 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (in2 creased by $2,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000), of which 

3 $30,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

4 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

5 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de6 velopment, $41,000,000, to remain available until ex7 pended. 

8 FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD

9 REPAIR

10 For necessary expenses related to Federal-State part11 nership for state of good repair grants as authorized by 

12 section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, 

13 $200,000,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 

14 $5,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided, 

15 That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the 

16 amounts made available under this heading for the costs 

17 of award and project management oversight of grants car18 ried out under section 24911 of title 49, United States 

19 Code: Provided further, That expenses incidental to the ac20 quisition or construction (including designing, engineer21 ing, location surveying, mapping, environmental studies, 

22 and acquiring rights-of-way) of a capital project as defined 

23 under section 24911(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

24 are eligible for funding independently or in conjunction 

25 with proposed funding for construction: Provided further, 
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1 That section 24911(d)(1)(C) of title 49, United States 

2 Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under 

3 this heading: Provided further, That section 

4 24911(d)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 

5 apply to amounts made available under this heading in 

6 previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a No7 tice of Funding Opportunity that includes funds made 

8 available under this heading: Provided further, That the 

9 Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity 

10 for amounts made available under this heading not later 

11 than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro12 vided further, That the Secretary shall announce the selec13 tion of projects to receive awards for amounts made avail14 able under this heading not later than 240 days after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act. 

16 CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY

17 IMPROVEMENTS

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail 

20 infrastructure and safety improvements grants, as author21 ized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 

22 $500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That of the amounts made available under this 

24 heading— 
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1 (1) not less than $60,000,000 shall be for 

2 projects eligible under section 22907(c)(5) of title 

3 49, United States Code; 

4 (2) not less than $90,000,000 shall be for 

5 projects eligible under section 22907(c)(2) of title 

6 49, United States Code, that support the develop7 ment of new intercity passenger rail service routes 

8 including alignments for existing routes: Provided, 

9 That the Secretary shall give preference for pre-con10 struction elements including preliminary engineering 

11 and final design of such projects; and 

12 (3) not less than $25,000,000 shall be for cap13 ital projects and engineering solutions targeting tres14 passing: Provided, That the Secretary shall give 

15 preference for such projects that are located in coun16 ties with the most pedestrian trespasser casualties as 

17 identified in the Federal Railroad Administration’s 

18 National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Rail19 road Property: 

20 Provided further, That section 22905(f) of title 49, United 

21 States Code, shall not apply to projects for the implemen22 tation of positive train control systems otherwise eligible 

23 under section 22907(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code: 

24 Provided further, That amounts made available under this 

25 heading for projects selected for commuter rail passenger 
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1 transportation may be transferred by the Secretary, after 

2 selection, to the appropriate agencies to be administered 

3 in accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States 

4 Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not limit 

5 eligible projects from consideration for funding for plan6 ning, engineering, environmental, construction, and design 

7 elements of the same project in the same application: Pro8 vided further, That for amounts made available under this 

9 heading eligible recipients under section 22907(b) of title 

10 49, United States Code, shall include any non-profit asso11 ciation representing Class II railroads or Class III rail12 roads (as such terms are defined in section 20102 of title 

13 49, United States Code) or rail carriers that provide inter14 city rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 

15 24102 of title 49, United States Code) and any holding 

16 company of a Class II railroad or Class III railroad (as 

17 such terms are defined in section 20102 of title 49, United 

18 States Code): Provided further, That section 

19 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 

20 apply to amounts made available under this heading: Pro21 vided further, That section 22907(e)(1)(A) of title 49, 

22 United States Code, shall not apply to amounts made 

23 available under this heading in previous fiscal years if such 

24 funds are announced in a Notice of Funding Opportunity 

25 that includes funds made available under this heading: 
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1 Provided further, That unobligated balances remaining 

2 after 6 years from the date of enactment of this Act may 

3 be used for any eligible project under section 22907(c) of 

4 title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That the 

5 Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent of the amounts 

6 made available under this heading for the costs of award 

7 and project management oversight of grants carried out 

8 under section 22907 of title 49, United States Code: Pro9 vided further, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice 

10 of Funding Opportunity for amounts made available under 

11 this heading not later than 30 days after the date of enact12 ment of this Act: Provided further, That such Notice of 

13 Funding Opportunity shall require application submis14 sions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Provided 

15 further, That the Secretary shall announce the selection 

16 of projects to receive awards for amounts made available 

17 under this heading not later than 210 days after the date 

18 of enactment of this Act. 

19 MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

20 PROGRAM

21 For necessary expenses related to the deployment of 

22 magnetic levitation transportation projects, consistent 

23 with language in subsections (a) through (c) of section 

24 1307 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), as amend25 ed by section 102 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Correc-
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1 tions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244) (23 U.S.C. 322 

2 note), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

3 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

4 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

5 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

6 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

7 activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au8 thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur9 face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 

10 94), $750,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

11 Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one half 

12 of 1 percent of the amounts made available under both 

13 this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na14 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund 

15 the costs of project management and oversight of activities 

16 authorized by section 11101(c) of the Fixing America’s 

17 Surface Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 

18 114–94): Provided further, That in addition to the project 

19 management oversight funds authorized under section 

20 11101(c) of such Act, the Secretary may retain up to an 

21 additional $5,000,000 of the amounts made available 

22 under this heading to fund expenses associated with the 

23 Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 

24 24905 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 

25 That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
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1 not less than $200,000,000 shall be made available to ad2 vance capital projects, including rehabilitation and up3 grade of railroad infrastructure, that increase reliability 

4 or expand passenger rail capacity on the Amtrak-owned 

5 portion of the Northeast Corridor (as defined in section 

6 24102(8) of title 49, United States Code) on which more 

7 than 380 trains traveled per day in fiscal year 2019: Pro8 vided further, That of the amounts made available under 

9 this heading and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na10 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading, not less 

11 than $75,000,000 shall be made available to bring Am12 trak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the 

13 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2101 

14 et seq.). 

15 NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

16 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

17 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

18 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

19 activities associated with the National Network as author20 ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

21 Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 

22 $1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro23 vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 

24 $2,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 

25 heading to fund expenses associated with the State-Sup-
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1 ported Route Committee established under section 24712 

2 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That 

3 none of the funds provided under this heading shall be 

4 used by Amtrak to give notice under subsection (a) or (b) 

5 of section 24706 of title 49, United States Code, with re6 spect to long-distance routes (as defined in section 24102 

7 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak is the 

8 sole operator on a host railroad’s line and a positive train 

9 control system is not required by law or regulation, or, 

10 except in an emergency or during maintenance or con11 struction outages impacting such routes, to otherwise dis12 continue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or substan13 tially alter the route of rail service on any portion of such 

14 route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementa15 tion of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 

16 49, United States Code, in lieu of rail service. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD

18 ADMINISTRATION

19 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

20 SEC. 150. None of the funds made available to the 

21 National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to 

22 fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any indi23 vidual employee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak 

24 may waive the cap set in the preceding proviso for specific 

25 employees when the President of Amtrak determines such 
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1 a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency 

2 of the system: Provided further, That the President of Am3 trak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 

4 Appropriations no later than 60 days after the date of en5 actment of this Act, a summary of all overtime payments 

6 incurred by Amtrak for 2020 and the 3 prior calendar 

7 years: Provided further, That such summary shall include 

8 the total number of employees that received waivers and 

9 the total overtime payments Amtrak paid to employees re10 ceiving waivers for each month for 2020 and for the 3 

11 prior calendar years. 

12 SEC. 151. None of the funds made available to the 

13 National Railroad Passenger Corporation under the head14 ings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the National Railroad 

15 Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National Network Grants to 

16 the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ may be 

17 used to reduce the total number of Amtrak Police Depart18 ment uniformed officers patrolling on board passenger 

19 trains or at stations, facilities or rights-of-way below the 

20 staffing level on May 1, 2019. 

21 SEC. 152. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Cor23 poration in contravention of the Worker Adjustment and 

24 Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). 
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1 SEC. 153. The matter under the heading ‘‘Depart2 ment of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administra3 tion—Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Im4 provements’’— 

5 (1) in division G of the Consolidated Appropria6 tions Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 years’’ in the 

8 fourth proviso; and 

9 (2) in division H of the Further Consolidated 

10 Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘4 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6 

12 years’’ in the fourth proviso. 

13 SEC. 154. Of the unobligated balances of funds re14 maining from— 

15 (1) ‘‘Capital and Debt Service Grants to the 

16 National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ accounts 

17 totaling $10,414,449.82 appropriated by the fol18 lowing public laws are hereby permanently rescinded: 

19 (A) Public Law 112–10 a total of 

20 $289,234.48; 

21 (B) Public Law 112–55 a total of 

22 $4,760,000.00; 

23 (C) Public Law 113–76 a total of 

24 $792,502.52; 
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1 (D) Public Law 113–235 a total of 

2 $1,698,806.61; and 

3 (E) Public Law 114–113 a total of 

4 $2,873,906.21; 

5 (2) ‘‘Railroad Safety Technology Program’’ ac6 count totaling $613,252.29 appropriated by Public 

7 Law 111–117 is hereby permanently rescinded; 

8 (3) ‘‘Capital Assistance to States—Intercity 

9 Passenger Rail Service’’ account totaling 

10 $9,867,630.69 appropriated by Public Law 111–8 is 

11 hereby permanently rescinded; 

12 (4) ‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement 

13 Program’’ accounts totaling $12,650,365.14 appro14 priated by the following public laws are hereby per15 manently rescinded: 

16 (A) Public Law 110–161 a total of 

17 $923,214.63; 

18 (B) Public Law 111–8 a total of 

19 $5,558,233.95; 

20 (C) Public Law 111–117 a total of 

21 $3,763,767.95; and 

22 (D) Public Law 112–10 a total of 

23 $2,405,148.61; and 

24 (5) ‘‘Next Generation High-Speed Rail’’ ac25 counts totaling $3,019,483.21 appropriated by the 
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1 following public laws are hereby permanently re2 scinded: 

3 (A) Public Law 104–50 a total of 

4 $610,807.00; 

5 (B) Public Law 104–205 a total of 

6 $5,963.71; 

7 (C) Public Law 105–66 a total of 

8 $1,218,742.47; 

9 (D) Public Law 105–277 a total of 

10 $17,097.00; 

11 (E) Public Law 106–69 a total of 

12 $1,005,969.00; 

13 (F) Public Law 108–7 a total of 

14 $43,951.57; 

15 (G) Public Law 108–199 a total of 

16 $24,263.48; and 

17 (H) Public Law 108–447 a total of 

18 $92,688.98. 

19 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

20 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

21 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 

22 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 

23 53 of title 49, United States Code, $121,052,000, of which 

24 $15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

25 2022, and up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry 
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1 out the provisions of section 5326 of such title: Provided, 

2 That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 

3 2022 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation 

4 shall transmit to Congress the annual report on Capital 

5 Investment Grants, including proposed allocations for fis6 cal year 2022. 

7 TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

8 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

9 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

10 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

11 For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 

12 Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac13 count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 

14 out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 

15 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 

16 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans17 portation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 

18 and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

19 Transportation Act, or any successor surface transpor20 tation reauthorization Act authorizing appropriations for 

21 fiscal year 2021, $16,595,000,000, to be derived from the 

22 Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and 

23 to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 

24 available for the implementation or execution of programs 

25 authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
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1 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 

2 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Trans3 portation Act, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 

4 and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

5 Transportation Act, or any successor surface transpor6 tation reauthorization Act authorizing appropriations for 

7 fiscal year 2021, shall not exceed total obligations of 

8 $15,945,200,000 in fiscal year 2021: Provided further, 

9 That the Federal share of the cost of activities carried 

10 out under 49 U.S.C. 5312 shall not exceed 80 percent, 

11 except that if there is substantial public interest or benefit, 

12 the Secretary may approve a greater Federal share: Pro13 vided further, That until September 30, 2021, for amounts 

14 subject to the obligation limitation under this heading dur15 ing fiscal year 2021, the Federal share of costs for any 

16 grant made for activities undertaken pursuant to chapter 

17 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall be, at the option 

18 of the recipient, up to 100 percent but solely for funds 

19 that have not been obligated to a grant prior to September 

20 30, 2020: Provided further, That the preceding proviso 

21 shall not apply to grants made pursuant to a competitive 

22 application process in fiscal year 2021 or any prior fiscal 

23 year: Provided further, That not including any amounts 

24 provided under the heading ‘‘Transit Infrastructure 

25 Grants’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Pub-
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1 lic Law 116–136), an urbanized area or State may obli2 gate not more than 50 percent of its unobligated balances 

3 authorized under sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 

4 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340 of title 49, 

5 United States Code, as of September 30, 2020, under this 

6 proviso. 

7 TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

8 For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 

9 grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 

10 low or no emission grants under section 5339(c) of such 

11 title, the passenger ferry grant program as authorized 

12 under section 5307(h) of such title, and the demonstration 

13 and deployment of innovative mobility solutions as author14 ized under section 5312 of such title, $510,000,000, to 

15 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

16 amounts made available under this heading— 

17 (1) $374,000,000 (reduced by $1,500,000) 

18 shall be available for the buses and bus facilities 

19 competitive grants as authorized under section 

20 5339(b) of title 49, United States Code: Provided, 

21 That activities that increase green space sur22 rounding a bus transportation hub structure are eli23 gible for a grant under this paragraph: Provided fur24 ther, That the minimum grant award shall be not 

25 less than $1,000,000; 
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1 (2) $125,000,000 (increased by $1,500,000) 

2 shall be available for the low or no emission grants 

3 as authorized under section 5339(c) of title 49, 

4 United States Code: Provided, That the minimum 

5 grant award shall be not less than $1,250,000; 

6 (3) $10,000,000 shall be available for the pas7 senger ferry grant program as authorized under sec8 tion 5307(h) of title 49, United States Code: Pro9 vided, That the funds provided under this heading 

10 shall only be available for low or zero-emission fer11 ries or ferries using electric battery or fuel cell com12 ponents and the infrastructure to support such fer13 ries; and 

14 (4) $1,000,000 shall be shall be available for 

15 the demonstration and deployment of innovative mo16 bility solutions as authorized under section 5312 of 

17 title 49, United States Code: Provided, that such 

18 amounts shall be available for competitive grants or 

19 cooperative agreements for the development of soft20 ware to facilitate the provision of demand-response 

21 public transportation service that dispatches public 

22 transportation fleet vehicles through riders mobile 

23 devices or other advanced means: Provided further, 

24 That the Secretary shall evaluate the potential for 

25 software developed with grants or cooperative agree-
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1 ments to be shared for use by public transportation 

2 agencies: 

3 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 

4 which any grant is made under this heading shall be, at 

5 the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided 

6 further, That amounts made available under this heading 

7 shall be derived from the general fund and shall not be 

8 subject to any limitation on obligation for transit pro9 grams set forth in any Act. 

10 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

11 For necessary expenses to carry out section 5314 of 

12 title 49, United States Code, $7,000,000, to remain avail13 able until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the assist14 ance provided under this heading does not duplicate the 

15 activities of section 5311(b) or section 5312 of title 49, 

16 United States Code. 

17 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

18 For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 

19 capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 

20 United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 

21 America’s Surface Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5309 

22 note), $2,175,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to re23 main available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 

24 of the amounts made available under this heading, 

25 $1,848,000,000 shall be allocated by December 31, 2022: 
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1 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

2 under this heading, $1,250,000,000 shall be available for 

3 projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, 

4 United States Code, $525,000,000 shall be available for 

5 projects authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, 

6 United States Code, $300,000,000 shall be available for 

7 projects authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, 

8 United States Code, and $100,000,000 shall be available 

9 for projects authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fix10 ing America’s Surface Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 

11 5309 note): Provided further, That funds made available 

12 under this heading in this or any other Act may be avail13 able for amendments to current full-funding grant agree14 ments that require additional Federal funding as a result 

15 of coronavirus: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

16 continue to administer the capital investment grants pro17 gram in accordance with the procedural and substantive 

18 requirements of section 5309 of title 49, United States 

19 Code, of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

20 Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5309 note), and of section 

21 5309(i) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 

22 That projects that receive a grant agreement under the 

23 Expedited Project Delivery for Capital Investment Grants 

24 Pilot Program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing Amer25 ica’s Surface Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) 
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1 shall be deemed eligible for funding provided for projects 

2 under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, with3 out further evaluation or rating under such section: Pro4 vided further, That such funding shall not exceed the Fed5 eral share under section 3005(b). 

6 GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

7 TRANSIT AUTHORITY

8 For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area 

9 Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of divi10 sion B of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 

11 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–432), $150,000,000, to re12 main available until expended: Provided, That the Sec13 retary of Transportation shall approve grants for capital 

14 and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash15 ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after re16 ceiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: 

17 Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine that 

18 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 

19 placed the highest priority on those investments that will 

20 improve the safety of the system before approving such 

21 grants: Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 

22 ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 

23 requirements of section 601(e)(1) of division B of the Pas24 senger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 

25 (Public Law 110–432). 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

4 SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro5 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 

6 apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 

7 made available for obligation, or to any other authority 

8 previously made available for obligation. 

9 SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the 

11 heading ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ of the Federal 

12 Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act 

13 or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obli14 gated by September 30, 2024, and other recoveries, shall 

15 be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the 

16 purposes for which they were originally provided. 

17 SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2019, for 

19 any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 

20 that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred 

21 to and administered under the most recent appropriation 

22 heading for any such section. 

23 SEC. 163. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act or any other Act shall be used to adjust apportion25 ments or withhold funds from apportionments pursuant 
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1 to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

2 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(e)(4)). 

3 SEC. 164. An eligible recipient of a grant under sec4 tion 5339(c) may submit an application in partnership 

5 with other entities, including a transit vehicle manufac6 turer, that intend to participate in the implementation of 

7 a project under section 5339(c) of title 49, United States 

8 Code, and a project awarded with such partnership shall 

9 be treated as satisfying the requirement for a competitive 

10 procurement under section 5325(a) of title 49, United 

11 States Code, for the named entity. 

12 SEC. 165. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act or any other Act shall be used to impede or hinder 

14 project advancement or approval for any project seeking 

15 a Federal contribution from the capital investment grant 

16 program of greater than 40 percent of project costs as 

17 authorized under section 5309 of title 49, United States 

18 Code. 

19 SEC. 166. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used for the implementation or furtherance 

21 of new policies detailed in the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ letter dis22 tributed by the Federal Transit Administration to capital 

23 investment grant program project sponsors on June 29, 

24 2018. 
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1 SEC. 167. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used by the Department of Transportation 

3 to implement any policy that requires a capital investment 

4 grant project to receive a medium or higher project rating 

5 before taking actions to finalize an environmental impact 

6 statement. 

7 SEC. 168. Of the unobligated amounts made available 

8 for prior fiscal years to Formula Grants in Treasury Ac9 count 69–X–1129, a total of $1,606,849 are hereby per10 manently rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be 

11 rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con12 gress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement pur13 suant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Bal14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 SEC. 169. Of the unobligated amounts made available 

16 for the Job Access and Reverse Commute program, as au17 thorized by Public Law 105–178, as amended, a total of 

18 $320,230 are hereby permanently rescinded. 

19 SEC. 169A. Of the unobligated amounts made avail20 able for Research, Training, and Human Resources, as 

21 authorized by Public Law 95–599, as amended, a total 

22 of $31,634 are hereby permanently rescinded. 
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1 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

2 CORPORATION

3 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora4 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with5 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 

6 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make 

7 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

8 year limitations, as provided by section 9104 of title 31, 

9 United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out 

10 the programs set forth in the Corporation’s budget for the 

11 current fiscal year. 

12 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

13 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

14 For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 

15 maintenance, and capital infrastructure activities on por16 tions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 

17 maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

18 Corporation, $40,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor 

19 Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to section 210 of the 

20 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

21 2238): Provided, That of the amounts made available 

22 under this heading, not less than $15,800,000 shall be for 

23 the seaway infrastructure program. 
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1 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

2 MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

3 For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 

4 U.S.-flag merchant fleet as authorized under chapter 531 

5 of title 46, United States Code, to serve the national secu6 rity needs of the United States, $314,007,780, to remain 

7 available until expended. 

8 CABLE SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM

9 For necessary expenses to establish and maintain a 

10 fleet of United States-documented cable vessels as author11 ized under chapter 532 of title 46, United States Code, 

12 to meet the national security requirements of the United 

13 States, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

14 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac17 tivities authorized by law, $161,417,000: Provided, That 

18 of the amounts made available under this heading— 

19 (1) $82,289,000, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2022, shall be for the operations of the 

21 United States Merchant Marine Academy; 

22 (2) $5,500,000, to remain available until ex23 pended, shall be for facilities maintenance and re24 pair, and equipment, at the United States Merchant 

25 Marine Academy; 
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1 (3) $3,000,000, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2022, shall be for the Maritime Environ3 mental and Technical Assistance program authorized 

4 under section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; 

5 and 

6 (4) $14,775,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, shall be for the Short Sea Transportation 

8 Program (America’s Marine Highways) to make 

9 grants for the purposes authorized under paragraphs 

10 (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of title 46, United 

11 States Code: 

12 Provided further, That not later than 120 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

14 Maritime Administration shall transmit to the House and 

15 Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual report 

16 on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United 

17 States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant 

18 to section 3507 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 

19 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (46 U.S.C. 51301 

20 note): Provided further, That available balances under this 

21 heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program 

22 (America’s Marine Highways) from prior year recoveries 

23 shall be available to carry out activities authorized under 

24 paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of title 46, 

25 United States Code: Provided further, That for amounts 
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1 made available under paragraphs (3) and (4) of the first 

2 proviso, the Secretary of Transportation shall make grants 

3 not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

4 this Act in such amounts as the Secretary determines: 

5 Provided further, That any unobligated balances and obli6 gated balances not yet expended from previous appropria7 tions under this heading for programs and activities sup8 porting State Maritime Academies shall be transferred to 

9 and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Admin10 istration—State Maritime Academy Operations’’ and shall 

11 be made available for the same purposes as the appropria12 tions for ‘‘Maritime Administration—State Maritime 

13 Academy Operations’’. 

14 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS

15 For necessary expenses of operations, support, and 

16 training activities for State Maritime Academies, 

17 $431,700,000: Provided, That of the amounts made avail18 able under this heading— 

19 (1) $30,500,000, to remain available until ex20 pended, shall be for maintenance, repair, life exten21 sion, marine insurance, and capacity improvement of 

22 National Defense Reserve Fleet training ships in 

23 support of State Maritime Academies, of which 

24 $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

25 be for expenses related to training mariners for costs 
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1 associated with training vessel sharing pursuant to 

2 section 51504(g)(3) of title 46, United States Code, 

3 for costs associated with mobilizing, operating, and 

4 demobilizing the vessel, including travel costs for 

5 students, faculty, and crew, the costs of the general 

6 agent, crew costs, fuel, insurance, operational fees, 

7 and vessel hire costs, as determined by the Sec8 retary; 

9 (2) $389,000,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, shall be for the National Security Multi-Mis11 sion Vessel Program, including funds for construc12 tion, planning, administration, and design of school 

13 ships; 

14 (3) $2,400,000, to remain available until Sep15 tember 30, 2022, shall be for the Student Incentive 

16 Program; 

17 (4) $3,800,000, to remain available until ex18 pended, shall be for training ship fuel assistance; 

19 and 

20 (5) $6,000,000, to remain available until Sep21 tember 30, 2022, shall be for direct payments for 

22 State Maritime Academies. 
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1 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

2 To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized 

3 under section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, 

4 $20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

5 SHIP DISPOSAL

6 For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob7 solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 

8 Maritime Administration, $5,000,000, to remain available 

9 until expended. 

10 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

11 ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

13 For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran14 teed loan program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred 

15 to and merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Ad16 ministration—Operations and Training’’. 

17 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

18 To make grants to improve port facilities as author19 ized under section 50302(c) of title 46, United States 

20 Code, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

21 Provided, That projects eligible for amounts made avail22 able under this heading shall be projects for coastal sea23 ports, inland river ports, or Great Lakes ports: Provided 

24 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

25 heading, not less than $275,000,000 shall be for coastal 
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1 seaports or Great Lakes ports: Provided further, That the 

2 Maritime Administration shall distribute amounts made 

3 available under this heading as discretionary grants to 

4 port authorities or commissions or their subdivisions and 

5 agents under existing authority, as well as to a State or 

6 political subdivision of a State or local government, a Trib7 al Government, a public agency or publicly chartered au8 thority established by one or more States, a special pur9 pose district with a transportation function, a multistate 

10 or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity 

11 described above jointly with a private entity or group of 

12 private entities: Provided further, That projects eligible for 

13 amounts made available under this heading shall be de14 signed to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of 

15 the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a 

16 port and located— 

17 (1) within the boundary of a port; or 

18 (2) outside the boundary of a port, and directly 

19 related to port operations, or to an intermodal con20 nection to a port: 

21 Provided further, That project awards eligible under this 

22 heading shall be only for— 

23 (1) port gate improvements; 

24 (2) road improvements both within and con25 necting to the port; 
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1 (3) rail improvements both within and con2 necting to the port; 

3 (4) berth improvements (including docks, 

4 wharves, piers and dredging incidental to the im5 provement project); 

6 (5) fixed landside improvements in support of 

7 cargo operations (such as silos, elevators, conveyors, 

8 container terminals, Ro/Ro structures including 

9 parking garages necessary for intermodal freight 

10 transfer, warehouses including refrigerated facilities, 

11 lay-down areas, transit sheds, and other such facili12 ties); 

13 (6) utilities necessary for safe operations (in14 cluding lighting, stormwater, and other such im15 provements that are incidental to a larger infrastruc16 ture project); or 

17 (7) a combination of activities described above: 

18 Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs for 

19 which an amount is provided under this heading shall be 

20 up to 80 percent: Provided further, That section 

21 50302(c)(6)(B)(i) of title 46, United States Code, shall 

22 not apply to amounts made available under this heading: 

23 Provided further, That for grants awarded under this 

24 heading, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000: 

25 Provided further, That for grant awards less than 
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1 $10,000,000, the Secretary shall prioritize ports that han2 dled less than 10,000,000 short tons in 2017, as identified 

3 by the Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That for 

4 grant awards less than $10,000,000, the Secretary may 

5 increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Pro6 vided further, That the proceeds of Federal credit assist7 ance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, or 

8 sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad and Revitaliza9 tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 

10 210) shall be considered to be part of the non-Federal 

11 share of project costs if the loan is repayable from non12 Federal funds, unless otherwise requested by the project 

13 sponsor: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent 

14 of the amounts made available under this heading shall 

15 be available for necessary costs of grant administration. 

16 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

19 this Act, in addition to any existing authority, the Mari20 time Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and 

21 services and make necessary repairs in connection with 

22 any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 

23 property under control of the Maritime Administration: 

24 Provided, That payments received therefor shall be cred25 ited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and 
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1 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

2 That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 

3 occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 

4 repairs shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscella5 neous receipts. 

6 SEC. 171. For fiscal year 2021, in addition to pay7 ments made pursuant to section 53106 of title 46, United 

8 States Code, the Secretary shall pay to the contractor for 

9 an operating agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 

10 531 of title 46, United States Code, for each vessel that 

11 is covered by such operating agreement as of the date of 

12 enactment of this Act, an amount equal to $500,000: Pro13 vided, That payments authorized by this section shall be 

14 paid not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act: Provided further, That any unobligated bal16 ances remaining from the amounts made available for pay17 ments under the heading ‘‘Maritime Administration— 

18 Maritime Security Program’’ in any prior Act may be used 

19 for such payments. 

20 PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

21 ADMINISTRATION

22 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

23 For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline 

24 and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 

25 $25,715,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
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1 $1,000,000), of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 

2 until September 30, 2023. 

3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

4 For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous 

5 materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous 

6 Materials Safety Administration, $62,000,000, to remain 

7 available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That up to 

8 $800,000 in fees collected under section 5108(g) of title 

9 49, United States Code, shall be deposited in the general 

10 fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur11 ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 

12 be available until expended, funds received from States, 

13 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri14 vate sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports 

15 publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses in16 curred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions 

17 and approvals functions. 

18 PIPELINE SAFETY

19 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

20 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

21 For expenses necessary to carry out a pipeline safety 

22 program, as authorized by section 60107 of title 49, 

23 United States Code, and to discharge the pipeline program 

24 responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public 

25 Law 101–380), $173,000,000, to remain available until 
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1 September 30, 2023, of which $23,000,000 shall be de2 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 

3 $140,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 

4 Fund; and of which $10,000,000 shall be derived from 

5 fees collected under section 60302 of title 49, United 

6 States Code, and deposited in the Underground Natural 

7 Gas Storage Facility Safety Account for the purpose of 

8 carrying out section 60141 of title 49, United States Code: 

9 Provided, That not less than $1,058,000 of the amounts 

10 made available under this heading shall be for the One11 Call State grant program. 

12 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

13 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

14 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

15 For expenses necessary to carry out the Emergency 

16 Preparedness Grants program, not more than 

17 $28,318,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

18 2023, from amounts made available by section 5116(h) 

19 and subsections (b) and (c) of section 5128 of title 49, 

20 United States Code: Provided, That notwithstanding sec21 tion 5116(h)(4) of title 49, United States Code, not more 

22 than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this 

23 account shall be available to pay administrative costs: Pro24 vided further, That notwithstanding subsections (b) and 

25 (c) of section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, and 
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1 the limitation on obligations provided under this heading, 

2 prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall 

3 be available to develop and deliver hazardous materials 

4 emergency response training for emergency responders, in5 cluding response activities for the transportation of crude 

6 oil, ethanol, flammable liquids, and other hazardous com7 modities by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 

8 Association standards, and to make such training avail9 able through an electronic format: Provided further, That 

10 the prior year recoveries made available under this head11 ing shall also be available to carry out sections 

12 5116(a)(1)(C), 5116(h), 5116(i), and 5107(e) of title 49, 

13 United States Code. 

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

17 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen18 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $98,150,000: Provided, 

19 That the Inspector General shall have all necessary au20 thority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspec21 tor General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to inves22 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 

23 the Government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity 

24 that is subject to regulation by the Department of Trans25 portation. 
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1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF

2 TRANSPORTATION

3 SEC. 180. (a) During the current fiscal year, applica4 ble appropriations to the Department of Transportation 

5 shall be available for maintenance and operation of air6 craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; pur7 chase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 

8 in foreign countries on official department business; and 

9 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 

10 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 

11 (b) During the current fiscal year, applicable appro12 priations to the Department and its operating administra13 tions shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, op14 eration, and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems 

15 that advance the missions of the Department of Transpor16 tation or an operating administration of the Department 

17 of Transportation. 

18 (c) Any unmanned aircraft system purchased, pro19 cured, or contracted for by the Department prior to the 

20 date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed authorized 

21 by Congress as if this provision was in effect when the 

22 system was purchased, procured, or contracted for. 

23 SEC. 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for 

24 the Department of Transportation shall be available for 

25 services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
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1 States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 

2 per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level 

3 IV. 

4 SEC. 182. (a) No recipient of amounts made available 

5 by this Act shall disseminate personal information (as de6 fined in section 2725(3) of title 18, United States Code) 

7 obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in con8 nection with a motor vehicle record as defined in section 

9 2725(1) of title 18, United States Code, except as pro10 vided in section 2721 of title 18, United States Code, for 

11 a use permitted under section 2721 of title 18, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall not withhold amounts made available by this Act for 

15 any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provi16 sion. 

17 SEC. 183. None of the funds made available by this 

18 Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more 

19 than 125 political and Presidential appointees in the De20 partment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the 

21 personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 

22 temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor23 tation. 

24 SEC. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway 

25 Administration and Federal Railroad Administration from 
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1 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 

2 and private sources for expenses incurred for training may 

3 be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis4 tration’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account and to the Fed5 eral Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ 

6 account, except for State rail safety inspectors partici7 pating in training pursuant to section 20105 of title 49, 

8 United States Code. 

9 SEC. 185. (a) None of the funds made available by 

10 this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used 

11 to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, cooperative 

12 agreement, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of 

13 Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees 

14 on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before 

15 any project competitively selected to receive any discre16 tionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, 

17 loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, 

18 cooperative agreement, or full funding grant agreement is 

19 announced by the Department or its operating administra20 tions: Provided, That the Secretary gives concurrent noti21 fication to the House and Senate Committees on Appro22 priations for any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the emer23 gency relief program: Provided further, That no notifica24 tion shall involve funds that are not available for obliga25 tion. 
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1 (b) In addition to the notification required in sub2 section (a), none of the funds made available by this Act 

3 to the Department of Transportation may be used to make 

4 a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, cooperative agree5 ment, or discretionary grant unless the Secretary of 

6 Transportation provides the House and Senate Commit7 tees on Appropriations a comprehensive list of all such 

8 loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, cooperative agree9 ments, or discretionary grants that will be announced not 

10 less the 3 full business days before such announcement: 

11 Provided, That the Department of Transportation shall 

12 provide the list required in this subsection prior to the no13 tification required in subsection (a): Provided further, 

14 That the requirement to provide a list in this subsection 

15 does not apply to any ‘‘quick release’’ of funds from the 

16 emergency relief program: Provided further, That no list 

17 shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 

18 SEC. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, 

19 minor fees, and other funds received by the Department 

20 of Transportation from travel management centers, 

21 charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, 

22 and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria23 tions of the Department of Transportation and allocated 

24 to elements of the Department of Transportation using 
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1 fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail2 able until expended. 

3 SEC. 187. Amounts made available by this Act or any 

4 prior Act that the Secretary determines represent im5 proper payments by the Department of Transportation to 

6 a third-party contractor under a financial assistance 

7 award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be avail8 able— 

9 (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred 

10 by the Department of Transportation in recovering 

11 improper payments: Provided, That amounts made 

12 available by this Act shall be available until ex13 pended; and 

14 (2) to pay contractors for services provided in 

15 recovering improper payments or contractor support 

16 in the implementation of the Improper Payments In17 formation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–300), as 

18 amended by the Improper Payments Elimination 

19 and Recovery Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–204) 

20 and Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 

21 Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–248), 

22 and Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 

23 2015 (Public Law 114–186): Provided, That 

24 amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs 

25 (1) and (2)— 
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1 (A) shall be credited to and merged with 

2 the appropriation from which the improper pay3 ments were made, and shall be available for the 

4 purposes and period for which such appropria5 tions are available: Provided further, That 

6 where specific project or accounting information 

7 associated with the improper payment or pay8 ments is not readily available, the Secretary 

9 may credit an appropriate account, which shall 

10 be available for the purposes and period associ11 ated with the account so credited; or 

12 (B) if no such appropriation remains avail13 able, shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis14 cellaneous receipts: Provided further, That prior 

15 to depositing such recovery in the Treasury, the 

16 Secretary shall notify the House and Senate 

17 Committees on Appropriations of the amount 

18 and reasons for such transfer: Provided further, 

19 That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘im20 proper payments’’ has the same meaning as 

21 that provided in section 2(e)(2) of the Improper 

22 Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 

23 2010 (Public Law 111–204). 

24 SEC. 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

25 law, if any funds provided by or limited by this Act are 
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1 subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 

2 be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Ap3 propriations, transmission of such reprogramming notice 

4 shall be provided solely to the House and Senate Commit5 tees on Appropriations, and such reprogramming action 

6 shall be approved or denied solely by the House and Sen7 ate Committees on Appropriations: Provided, That the 

8 Secretary of Transportation may provide notice to other 

9 congressional committees of the action of the House and 

10 Senate Committees on Appropriations on such reprogram11 ming but not sooner than 30 days after the date on which 

12 the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by 

13 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 

14 SEC. 189. Funds appropriated by this Act to the op15 erating administrations may be obligated for the Office of 

16 the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reim17 bursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 

18 costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide 

19 a direct benefit to the applicable operating administration 

20 or administrations. 

21 SEC. 190. The Secretary of Transportation is author22 ized to carry out a program that establishes uniform 

23 standards for developing and supporting agency transit 

24 pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 
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1 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of 

2 transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. 

3 SEC. 191. The Department of Transportation may 

4 use funds provided by this Act, or any other Act, to assist 

5 a contract under title 49 or title 23 of the United States 

6 Code utilizing geographic, economic, or any other hiring 

7 preference not otherwise authorized by law, or to amend 

8 a rule, regulation, policy or other measure that forbids a 

9 recipient of a Federal Highway Administration or Federal 

10 Transit Administration grant from imposing such hiring 

11 preference on a contract or construction project with 

12 which the Department of Transportation is assisting, only 

13 if the grant recipient certifies the following: 

14 (1) That except with respect to apprentices or 

15 trainees, a pool of readily available but unemployed 

16 individuals possessing the knowledge, skill, and abil17 ity to perform the work that the contract requires 

18 resides in the jurisdiction. 

19 (2) That the grant recipient will include appro20 priate provisions in its bid document ensuring that 

21 the contractor does not displace any of its existing 

22 employees in order to satisfy such hiring preference. 

23 (3) That any increase in the cost of labor, 

24 training, or delays resulting from the use of such 

25 hiring preference does not delay or displace any 
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1 transportation project in the applicable Statewide 

2 Transportation Improvement Program or Transpor3 tation Improvement Program. 

4 SEC. 192. The Secretary of Transportation shall co5 ordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to en6 sure that best practices for Industrial Control Systems 

7 Procurement are up-to-date and shall ensure that systems 

8 procured with funds provided under this title were pro9 cured using such practices. 

10 SEC. 193. Notwithstanding the Department of Trans11 portation Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111– 

12 117), de-obligated funds associated with Cooperative 

13 Agreement No. FR–HSR–0118–12–01–01 may not be 

14 made available for any purpose, including award, transfer, 

15 or obligation to any other program or recipient, until the 

16 final determination of any litigation concerning such 

17 funds. 

18 SEC. 194. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act shall be available to consolidate governmental affairs 

20 activities across the Department of Transportation in the 

21 Office of Governmental Affairs in the Office of the Sec22 retary or public affairs activities across the Department 

23 of Transportation in the Office of Public Affairs in the 

24 Office of the Secretary: Provided, That the operating ad25 ministrations of the Department of Transportation shall 
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1 not transfer personnel to the Office of Governmental Af2 fairs in the Office of the Secretary or the Office of Public 

3 Affairs in the Office of the Secretary. 

4 SEC. 195. None of the funds made available by this 

5 Act may be used to eliminate dining services on long-dis6 tance routes (as such term is defined in section 24102 of 

7 title 49, United States Code). 

8 SEC. 196. None of the funds made available by divi9 sion G of this Act to the Department of Transportation 

10 may be used in contravention of section 306108 of title 

11 54, United States Code. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans13 portation Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

14 TITLE II 

15 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

16 DEVELOPMENT 

17 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

18 EXECUTIVE OFFICES

19 For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Of20 fices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Sec21 retary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congres22 sional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, 

23 Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the 

24 Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, 

25 $15,000,000 (reduced by $2,000,000), to remain available 
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1 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That not to exceed 

2 $20,000 of the amount made available under this heading 

3 shall be available to the Secretary for official reception and 

4 representation expenses as the Secretary of Housing and 

5 Urban Development (in this title ‘‘the Secretary’’) may de6 termine: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 

7 the report required by House Report 114–129 not later 

8 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro9 vided further, that such report shall include (1) the De10 partment’s strategy for continuing to ensure that lesbian, 

11 gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have access to 

12 Department of Housing and Urban Development (in this 

13 title the ‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘HUD’’) programs for which 

14 they are eligible, to be provided by the Office of Fair 

15 Housing and Equal Opportunity; and (2) the plan for dis16 seminating this information to public housing agencies, to 

17 be provided by the Office of Public and Indian Housing: 

18 Provided further, That the amount made available under 

19 this heading for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ shall be re20 duced by $10,000 for each day after the date that is 30 

21 days after enactment of this Act that such report has not 

22 been submitted to the Congress. 

23 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

24 For necessary salaries and expenses for Administra25 tive Support Offices, $600,000,000 (reduced by 
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1 $3,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000), to remain available 

2 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the amounts 

3 made available under this heading— 

4 (1) not to exceed $71,576,000 shall be available 

5 for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 

6 (2) not to exceed $109,044,000 shall be avail7 able for the Office of the General Counsel, of which 

8 not less than $18,700,000 shall be for the Depart9 mental Enforcement Center; 

10 (3) not to exceed $286,258,000 (reduced by 

11 $3,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) shall be avail12 able for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Ad13 ministration, of which not less than $20,000,000 

14 shall be for modernizing the Weaver Building and 

15 space consolidation, to remain available until Sep16 tember 30, 2023; 

17 (4) not to exceed $65,200,000 shall be available 

18 for the Office of Field Policy and Management; 

19 (5) not to exceed $4,535,000 shall be available 

20 for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment 

21 Opportunity; and 

22 (6) not less than $63,387,000 shall be available 

23 for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

24 Provided further, That funds made available under this 

25 heading may be used for necessary administrative and 
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1 non-administrative expenses of the Department, not other2 wise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or al3 lowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 

4 5902 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 

5 motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 

6 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That not7 withstanding any other provision of law, funds appro8 priated under this heading may be used for advertising 

9 and promotional activities that directly support program 

10 activities funded in this title: Provided further, That the 

11 Secretary shall provide the House and Senate Committees 

12 on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding 

13 the status of pending congressional reports: Provided fur14 ther, That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form 

15 all signed reports required by Congress: Provided further, 

16 That none of the funds made available under this heading 

17 for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer for the finan18 cial transformation initiative shall be available for obliga19 tion until after the Secretary publishes the necessary ad20 ministrative requirements for amounts made available to 

21 provide enhanced or improved electrical power systems 

22 under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban 

23 Development—Community Development Fund’’ in Public 

24 Law 115–123: Provided further, That only after the terms 

25 and conditions of the preceding proviso have been met, 
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1 not more than 10 percent of the funds made available 

2 under this heading for the Office of the Chief Financial 

3 Officer for the financial transformation initiative may be 

4 obligated until the Secretary submits to the House and 

5 Senate Committees on Appropriations, for approval, a 

6 plan for expenditure that includes the financial and inter7 nal control capabilities to be delivered and the mission 

8 benefits to be realized, key milestones to be met, and the 

9 relationship between the proposed use of funds made avail10 able under this heading and the projected total cost and 

11 scope of the initiative. 

12 PROGRAM OFFICES

13 For necessary salaries and expenses for Program Of14 fices, $909,595,000 (reduced by $1,000,000), to remain 

15 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the 

16 amounts made available under this heading— 

17 (1) not to exceed $245,000,000 shall be avail18 able for the Office of Public and Indian Housing; 

19 (2) not to exceed $138,290,000 (reduced by 

20 $1,000,000) shall be available for the Office of Com21 munity Planning and Development; 

22 (3) not to exceed $400,000,000 (reduced by 

23 $1,000,000) shall be available for the Office of 

24 Housing, of which not less than $12,300,000 shall 

25 be for the Office of Recapitalization; 
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1 (4) not to exceed $35,443,000 shall be available 

2 for the Office of Policy Development and Research; 

3 (5) not less than $81,000,000 (increased by 

4 $1,000,000) shall be available for the Office of Fair 

5 Housing and Equal Opportunity; and 

6 (6) not less than $9,862,000 shall be available 

7 for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 

8 Homes. 

9 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For the working capital fund for the Department 

12 (‘‘the Fund’’), pursuant, in part, to section 7(f) of the De13 partment of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 3535(f)), amounts transferred to the Fund under 

15 this heading, including reimbursements pursuant to sec16 tion 7(f), shall be available only for Federal shared serv17 ices used by offices and agencies of the Department, and 

18 for any such portion of any office or agency’s information 

19 technology customer devices and support; talent manage20 ment; printing; records management; space renovation; 

21 furniture; or supply services the Secretary has determined 

22 shall be provided through the Fund, and for the oper23 ational expenses of the Fund: Provided, That amounts 

24 from the Fund shall not be available to provide services 

25 not specifically authorized under this heading: Provided 
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1 further, That upon a determination by the Secretary that 

2 any other service (or portion thereof) authorized under 

3 this heading shall be provided through the Fund, amounts 

4 made available under this title for salaries and expenses 

5 under the headings ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Administrative 

6 Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, and ‘‘Government 

7 National Mortgage Association’’, for such services shall be 

8 transferred to the Fund, to remain available until ex9 pended: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify 

10 the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 

11 its plans for executing such transfers at least 15 days in 

12 advance of such transfers: Provided further, That the Sec13 retary may transfer not to exceed an additional 

14 $10,000,000, in aggregate, from all such appropriations, 

15 to be merged with the Fund and to remain available until 

16 expended for any purpose under this heading. 

17 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

18 TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

19 For activities and assistance for the provision of ten20 ant-based rental assistance authorized under the United 

21 States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 

22 et seq.) (in this title ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided 

23 for, $21,739,312,000, to remain available until expended, 

24 which shall be available on October 1, 2020 (in addition 

25 to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this 
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1 heading that shall be available on October 1, 2020), and 

2 $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 

3 shall be available on October 1, 2021: Provided, That the 

4 amounts made available under this heading are provided 

5 as follows— 

6 (1) $22,852,000,000 shall be for renewals of 

7 expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions 

8 contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers 

9 under any provision of law authorizing such assist10 ance under section 8(t) of the Act and as authorized 

11 under 613(b) of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af12 fordable Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 4125(b))) and in13 cluding renewal of other special purpose incremental 

14 vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

15 provision of law, from amounts provided under this 

16 paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary shall for 

17 the calendar year 2021 funding cycle, provide re18 newal funding for each public housing agency based 

19 on validated voucher management system (VMS) 

20 leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and 

21 by applying an inflation factor as established by the 

22 Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Reg23 ister, and by making any necessary adjustments for 

24 the costs associated with the first-time renewal of 

25 vouchers under this paragraph including tenant pro-
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1 tection and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Pro2 vided further, That none of the funds provided under 

3 this paragraph may be used to fund a total number 

4 of unit months under lease that exceeds a public 

5 housing agency’s authorized level of units under con6 tract, except for public housing agencies partici7 pating in the Moving to Work (in this title ‘‘MTW’’) 

8 demonstration, which shall instead be governed by 

9 the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 

10 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the ex11 tent necessary not to exceed the amount specified 

12 under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified 

13 under this paragraph), prorate each public housing 

14 agency’s allocation otherwise established pursuant to 

15 this paragraph: Provided further, That except as 

16 provided in the succeeding provisos, the entire 

17 amount specified under this paragraph (except as 

18 otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be 

19 obligated to the public housing agencies based on the 

20 allocation and pro rata method described above, and 

21 the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of 

22 their annual budgets by the latter of 60 days after 

23 enactment of this Act or March 1, 2021: Provided 

24 further, That the Secretary may extend the notifica25 tion period under the preceding proviso with the 
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1 prior written approval of the House and Senate 

2 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, 

3 That public housing agencies participating in the 

4 MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to 

5 their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the 

6 same pro rata adjustments under the preceding pro7 visos: Provided further, That the Secretary may off8 set public housing agencies’ calendar year 2021 allo9 cations based on the excess amounts of public hous10 ing agencies’ net restricted assets accounts, includ11 ing HUD-held programmatic reserves (in accordance 

12 with VMS data in calendar year 2020 that is 

13 verifiable and complete), as determined by the Sec14 retary: Provided further, That public housing agen15 cies participating in the MTW demonstration shall 

16 also be subject to the offset, as determined by the 

17 Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single 

18 fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 

19 agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2021 

20 MTW funding allocation: Provided further, That the 

21 Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the pre22 ceding two provisos throughout the calendar year to 

23 prevent the termination of rental assistance for fam24 ilies as the result of insufficient funding, as deter25 mined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the 
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1 proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided 

2 further, That up to $100,000,000 shall be available 

3 only: (A) for adjustments in the allocations for pub4 lic housing agencies, after application for an adjust5 ment by a public housing agency that experienced a 

6 significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, 

7 in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unfore8 seen circumstances or from portability under section 

9 8(r) of the Act; (B) for vouchers that were not in 

10 use during the previous 12-month period in order to 

11 be available to meet a commitment pursuant to sec12 tion 8(o)(13) of the Act; (C) for adjustments for 

13 costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Sup14 portive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers under sec15 tion 8(o)(19) of the Act; (D) for public housing 

16 agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings 

17 measures, as determined by the Secretary, would 

18 otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance 

19 for families as a result of insufficient funding; (E) 

20 for adjustments in the allocations for public housing 

21 agencies that (i) are leasing a lower-than-average 

22 percentage of their authorized vouchers, (ii) have low 

23 amounts of budget authority in their net restricted 

24 assets accounts and HUD-held programmatic re25 serves, relative to other agencies, and (iii) are not 
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1 participating in the Moving to Work demonstration, 

2 to enable such agencies to lease more vouchers; and 

3 (F) for public housing agencies that have experi4 enced increased costs or loss of units in an area for 

5 which the President declared a disaster under title 

6 IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

7 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.): 

8 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 

9 amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 

10 as determined by the Secretary; 

11 (2) $125,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental 

12 assistance for relocation and replacement of housing 

13 units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to 

14 section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 

15 projects to assistance under section 8, the family 

16 unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, 

17 relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 

18 combat crime in public and assisted housing pursu19 ant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecu20 tion agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision 

21 of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) 

22 of the Act, Choice Neighborhood vouchers, manda23 tory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protec24 tion assistance including replacement and relocation 

25 assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent 
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1 the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants cur2 rently residing in properties financed under section 

3 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) 

4 between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursu5 ant to Public Law 106–569 or under the authority 

6 as provided under this Act: Provided, That when a 

7 public housing development is submitted for demoli8 tion or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the 

9 Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance 

10 when the units pose an imminent health and safety 

11 risk to residents: Provided further, That the Sec12 retary may only provide replacement vouchers for 

13 units that were occupied within the previous 24 

14 months that cease to be available as assisted hous15 ing, subject only to the availability of funds: Pro16 vided further, That of the amounts provided in this 

17 paragraph, at least $5,000,000 may be available to 

18 provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise 

19 provided under this paragraph, to residents residing 

20 in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents 

21 greater than 30 percent of household income, as the 

22 result of: (A) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD23 held, or section 202 loan that requires the permis24 sion of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (B) 

25 the expiration of a rental assistance contract for 
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1 which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced 

2 voucher or tenant protection assistance under exist3 ing law; or (C) the expiration of affordability restric4 tions accompanying a mortgage or preservation pro5 gram administered by the Secretary: Provided fur6 ther, That such tenant protection assistance made 

7 available under the preceding proviso may be pro8 vided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 

9 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

10 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t), (o)(13)): Provided further, That 

11 the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the 

12 preceding provisos, including requirements for defin13 ing eligible at-risk households within 60 days of the 

14 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any 

15 tenant protection voucher made available from 

16 amounts provided in this paragraph shall not be re17 issued by any public housing agency, except the re18 placement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by 

19 notice, when the initial family that received any such 

20 voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the au21 thority for any public housing agency to issue any 

22 such voucher shall terminate: Provided further, That 

23 the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assist24 ance from amounts provided in this paragraph for 

25 units assisted under a project-based subsidy contract 
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1 funded under the ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assistance’’ 

2 heading under this title if the owner has received a 

3 Notice of Default and the units pose an imminent 

4 health and safety risk to residents: Provided further, 

5 That to the extent that the Secretary determines 

6 that such units are not feasible for continued rental 

7 assistance payments or transfer of the subsidy con8 tract associated with such units to another project 

9 or projects and owner or owners, any remaining 

10 amounts associated with such units under such con11 tract shall be recaptured and used to reimburse 

12 amounts used under this paragraph for rental assist13 ance under the preceding proviso; 

14 (3) $2,154,812,000 shall be for administrative 

15 and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad16 ministering the section 8 tenant-based rental assist17 ance program, of which up to $30,000,000 shall be 

18 available to the Secretary to allocate to public hous19 ing agencies that need additional funds to admin20 ister their section 8 programs, including fees associ21 ated with section 8 tenant protection rental assist22 ance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 

23 HUD–VASH vouchers, and other special purpose in24 cremental vouchers: Provided, That not less than 

25 $2,124,812,000 of the amount provided in this para-
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1 graph shall be allocated to public housing agencies 

2 for the calendar year 2021 funding cycle based on 

3 section 8(q) of the Act (and related appropriation 

4 Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the 

5 enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Re6 sponsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–276): Pro7 vided further, That if the amounts provided in this 

8 paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts deter9 mined under the preceding proviso, the Secretary 

10 may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by 

11 a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies re12 ceiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the 

13 extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts 

14 determined under the preceding proviso, utilize un15 obligated balances, including recaptures and 

16 carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to 

17 the Department of Housing and Urban Development 

18 under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding 

19 special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the pur20 poses for which such amounts were appropriated: 

21 Provided further, That all public housing agencies 

22 participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 

23 funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and 

24 shall be subject to the same uniform percentage de25 crease as under the preceding proviso: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That amounts provided in this paragraph shall 

2 be only for activities related to the provision of ten3 ant-based rental assistance authorized under section 

4 8, including related development activities; 

5 (4) $310,000,000 shall be for the renewal of 

6 tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 

7 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous8 ing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary ad9 ministrative expenses: Provided, That administrative 

10 and other expenses of public housing agencies in ad11 ministering the special purpose vouchers under this 

12 paragraph shall be funded under the same terms 

13 and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the 

14 percent decrease for administrative and other ex15 penses to public housing agencies under paragraph 

16 (3) of this heading: Provided further, That up to 

17 $10,000,000 shall be available only (A) for adjust18 ments in the allocations for public housing agencies, 

19 after applications for such an adjustment by a public 

20 housing agency that experienced a significant in21 crease, as determined by the Secretary, in Main22 stream renewal costs resulting from unforeseen cir23 cumstances, and (B) for public housing agencies 

24 that despite taking reasonable cost saving measures, 

25 as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be 
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1 required to terminate the rental assistance for Main2 stream families as a result of insufficient funding: 

3 Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate 

4 amounts under the preceding proviso based on need, 

5 as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, 

6 That upon turnover, section 811 special purpose 

7 vouchers funded under this heading in this or prior 

8 Acts, or under any other heading in prior Acts, shall 

9 be available for non-elderly persons with disabilities; 

10 (5) $2,500,000 shall be for rental assistance 

11 and associated administrative fees for the Tribal 

12 HUD–VASH program to serve Native American vet13 erans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness 

14 living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: 

15 Provided, That amounts provided in this paragraph 

16 shall be made available for renewal grants to recipi17 ents that received assistance under prior Acts under 

18 the Tribal HUD–VASH program: Provided further, 

19 That the Secretary may specify criteria for renewal 

20 grants, including data on the utilization of assist21 ance reported by grant recipients: Provided further, 

22 That such assistance shall be administered in ac23 cordance with program requirements under the Na24 tive American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter25 mination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) and 
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1 modeled after the HUD–VASH program: Provided 

2 further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify al3 ternative requirements for, any provision of any stat4 ute or regulation that the Secretary administers in 

5 connection with the use of amounts provided in this 

6 paragraph (except for requirements related to fair 

7 housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 

8 environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that 

9 any such waivers or alternative requirements are 

10 necessary for the effective delivery and administra11 tion of such assistance: Provided further, That grant 

12 recipients shall report to the Secretary on utilization 

13 of such rental assistance and other program data, as 

14 prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That 

15 the Secretary may reallocate, as determined by the 

16 Secretary, amounts returned or recaptured from 

17 awards under the Tribal HUD–VASH program 

18 under prior Acts to existing recipients under the 

19 Tribal HUD–VASH program; 

20 (6) $20,000,000 shall be for incremental rental 

21 voucher assistance for use through a supported 

22 housing program administered in conjunction with 

23 the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized 

24 under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 

25 Act of 1937: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
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1 make such funding available, notwithstanding sec2 tion 203 of this title (competition provision), to pub3 lic housing agencies that partner with eligible VA 

4 Medical Centers or other entities as designated by 

5 the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

6 based on geographical need for such assistance as 

7 identified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, pub8 lic housing agency administrative performance, and 

9 other factors as specified by the Secretary of Hous10 ing and Urban Development in consultation with the 

11 Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Provided further, That 

12 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 

13 may waive, or specify alternative requirements for 

14 (in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Af15 fairs), any provision of any statute or regulation 

16 that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop17 ment administers in connection with the use of 

18 funds provided in this paragraph (except for require19 ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 

20 labor standards, and the environment), upon a find21 ing by the Secretary that any such waivers or alter22 native requirements are necessary for the effective 

23 delivery and administration of such voucher assist24 ance: Provided further, That assistance made avail-
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1 able under this paragraph shall continue to remain 

2 available for homeless veterans upon turnover; 

3 (7) $25,000,000 shall be for the family unifica4 tion program authorized under section 8(x) of the 

5 Act: Provided, That the amounts provided in this 

6 paragraph shall be provided as follows: 

7 (A) $5,000,000 shall be for new incre8 mental voucher assistance: Provided, That the 

9 assistance made available under this subpara10 graph shall continue to remain available for 

11 family unification upon turnover; and 

12 (B) $20,000,000 shall be for new incre13 mental voucher assistance to assist eligible 

14 youths as defined by such section 8(x)(2)(B): 

15 Provided, That assistance made available under 

16 this subparagraph shall continue to remain 

17 available for such eligible youths upon turnover: 

18 Provided further, That of the total amount 

19 made available under this subparagraph, up to 

20 $10,000,000 shall be available on a noncompeti21 tive basis to public housing agencies that part22 ner with public child welfare agencies to iden23 tify such eligible youths, that request such as24 sistance to timely assist such eligible youths, 

25 and that meet any other criteria as specified by 
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1 the Secretary: Provided further, That the Sec2 retary shall review utilization of the assistance 

3 made available under the preceding proviso, at 

4 an interval to be determined by the Secretary, 

5 and unutilized voucher assistance that is no 

6 longer needed shall be recaptured by the Sec7 retary and reallocated pursuant to the pre8 ceding proviso: Provided further, That for any 

9 public housing agency administering voucher 

10 assistance appropriated in a prior Act under the 

11 family unification program, or made available 

12 and competitively selected under this para13 graph, that determines that it no longer has an 

14 identified need for such assistance upon turn15 over, such agency shall notify the Secretary, 

16 and the Secretary shall recapture such assist17 ance from the agency and reallocate it to any 

18 other public housing agency or agencies based 

19 on need for voucher assistance in connection 

20 with such specified program or eligible youths, 

21 as applicable; and 

22 (8) $250,000,000 shall be for incremental rent23 al voucher assistance under section 8(o) of the 

24 United States Housing Act of 1937 for use by indi25 viduals and families who are homeless, as defined in 
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1 section 103(a) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As2 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)), at risk of home3 lessness, as defined in section 401(1) of the McKin4 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 11360(1)), or fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic 

6 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

7 or for veterans and families that include a veteran 

8 family member: Provided, That of such amount not 

9 less than $40,000,000 shall be available for individ10 uals and families who are fleeing, or attempting to 

11 flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as12 sault, or stalking, and not less than $40,000,000 

13 shall be available for veterans and families that in14 clude a veteran family member: Provided further, 

15 That the Secretary shall make such funding avail16 able, notwithstanding section 203 of this title (com17 petition provision) to public housing agencies that 

18 partner with eligible Continuums of Care or other 

19 entities as designated by the Secretary, based on 

20 geographical need of such assistance, public housing 

21 agency administrative performance, and other fac22 tors as specified by the Secretary: Provided further, 

23 That, the Secretary shall give preference to appli24 cants that demonstrate a strategy to coordinate as25 sistance with services available in the community: 
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1 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or 

2 specify alternative requirements for, any provision or 

3 statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 

4 in connection with the use of funds made available 

5 under this paragraph (except for requirements re6 lated to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor stand7 ards, and the environment) upon a finding by the 

8 Secretary that any such waivers or alternative re9 quirements are necessary for the effective delivery 

10 and administration of such voucher assistance: Pro11 vided further, That none of the funds provided in 

12 this paragraph may be used to require people experi13 encing homelessness to receive treatment or perform 

14 any other prerequisite activities as a condition for 

15 receiving shelter, housing or other services: Provided 

16 further, That the Secretary shall issue guidance to 

17 implement the preceding proviso. 

18 The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose 

19 vouchers funded under this heading. 

20 HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

21 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

22 Unobligated balances, including recaptures and car23 ryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Depart24 ment of Housing and Urban Development under this 

25 heading, the heading ‘‘Annual Contributions for Assisted 
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1 Housing’’ and the heading ‘‘Project-Based Rental Assist2 ance’’, for fiscal year 2021 and prior years may be used 

3 for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based 

4 contracts and for performance-based contract administra5 tors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds 

6 were appropriated: Provided, That any obligated balances 

7 of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior fiscal 

8 years that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Pro9 vided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or re10 captured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 

11 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 

12 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an 

13 amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to 

14 the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain 

15 available until expended, for the purposes set forth under 

16 this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. 

17 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

18 For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to 

19 carry out capital and management activities for public 

20 housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) $3,180,000,000 (increased by 

22 $3,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

23 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 

24 of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2021, the Secretary 

25 may not delegate to any Department official other than 
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1 the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for 

2 Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph 

3 (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time peri4 ods under such section: Provided further, That for pur5 poses of such section 9(j), the term ‘‘obligate’’ means, with 

6 respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 

7 binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately 

8 or in the future: Provided further, That of the total 

9 amount made available under this heading, up to 

10 $23,000,000 shall be to support ongoing public housing 

11 financial and physical assessment activities: Provided fur12 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 

13 heading, up to $1,000,000 shall be to support the costs 

14 of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided fur15 ther, That of the total amount provided under this head16 ing, not to exceed $74,650,000 shall be available for the 

17 Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 203 of 

18 this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital 

19 needs including safety and security measures necessary to 

20 address crime and drug-related activity and needs result21 ing from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and 

22 natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emer23 gencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford 

24 Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

25 seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2021, of which $34,650,000 
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1 shall be available for public housing agencies under admin2 istrative and judicial receiverships or under the control of 

3 a Federal monitor: Provided further, That of the amount 

4 made available under the preceding proviso, not less than 

5 $20,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures: 

6 Provided further, That in addition to the amount in the 

7 preceding proviso for such safety and security measures, 

8 any amounts that remain available, after all applications 

9 received on or before September 30, 2022, for emergency 

10 capital needs have been processed, shall be allocated to 

11 public housing agencies for such safety and security meas12 ures: Provided further, That with respect to amounts made 

13 available under this heading, the limitation in section 

14 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be applied by substituting 25 per15 cent for the percentage specified in such section: Provided 

16 further, That the Secretary may waive the limitation in 

17 the preceding proviso to allow public housing agencies to 

18 fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the 

19 Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify pub20 lic housing agencies requesting waivers under the pre21 ceding proviso if the request is approved or denied within 

22 14 days of submitting the request: Provided further, That 

23 from the funds made available under this heading, the 

24 Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2021 

25 to public housing agencies that are designated high per-
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1 formers: Provided further, That the Department shall no2 tify public housing agencies of their formula allocation 

3 within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

4 That of the total amount provided under this heading, 

5 $125,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to public 

6 housing agencies to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint 

7 hazards and other housing-related hazards including car8 bon monoxide (including for activities supporting the in9 stallation and replacement of carbon monoxide alarms or 

10 of combination smoke detector-carbon monoxide alarm de11 vices) and mold in public housing: Provided further, That 

12 of the amounts available under the preceding proviso, not 

13 less than $25,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to 

14 public housing agencies to evaluate and reduce lead-based 

15 paint hazards in public housing by carrying out the activi16 ties of risk assessments, abatement, and interim controls 

17 (as those terms are defined in section 1004 of the Residen18 tial Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 

19 U.S.C. 4851b)): Provided further, That of the total 

20 amount made available under this heading, up to 

21 $30,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023 

22 for competitive grants to public housing agencies (in this 

23 title ‘‘PHAs’’), including agencies participating in the 

24 MTW demonstration, for full lead service line replace25 ment, with eligibility limited to PHAs where the relevant 
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1 public water system will undergo or has recently under2 taken a comprehensive water main replacement program: 

3 Provided further, That for purposes of environmental re4 view, a grant under the preceding three provisos shall be 

5 considered funds for projects or activities under title I of 

6 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 

7 et seq.) for purposes of section 26 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 1437x) and shall be subject to the regulations imple9 menting such section: Provided further, That for funds 

10 made available under the preceding four provisos, the Sec11 retary shall allow a PHA to apply for up to 20 percent 

12 of the funds made available under the first two of such 

13 provisos and prioritize need when awarding grants: Pro14 vided further, That $5,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000) 

15 of the amounts made available under this heading shall 

16 be for a radon testing and mitigation resident safety dem17 onstration program (the radon demonstration) in public 

18 housing: Provided further, That the testing method, miti19 gation method, or action level used under the radon dem20 onstration shall be as specified by applicable State or local 

21 law, if such law is more protective of human health or 

22 the environment than the method or level specified by the 

23 Secretary: Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the 

24 amounts made available under this heading shall be for 
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1 competitive grants to public housing agencies for the in2 stallation of automatic sprinkler systems. 

3 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

4 For 2021 payments to public housing agencies for the 

5 operation and management of public housing, as author6 ized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 

7 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,649,000,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the 

9 total amount made available under this heading, 

10 $25,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate 

11 pursuant to a need-based application process notwith12 standing section 203 of this title and not subject to the 

13 Operating Fund formula under part 990 of title 24, Code 

14 of Federal Regulations to public housing agencies that ex15 perience financial insolvency, as determined by the Sec16 retary: Provided further, That after all such insolvency 

17 needs are met, the Secretary may distribute any remaining 

18 funds to all public housing agencies on a pro-rata basis 

19 pursuant to the Operating Fund formula under part 990 

20 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations. 

21 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

22 For competitive grants under the Choice Neighbor23 hoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 

24 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) unless otherwise 

25 specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabili-
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1 tation, and replacement housing needs of both public and 

2 HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 

3 poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neigh4 borhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, 

5 transportation and access to jobs, $250,000,000, to re6 main available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That 

7 grant funds may be used for resident and community serv8 ices, community development, and affordable housing 

9 needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or 

10 foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided fur11 ther, That the use of funds made available under this 

12 heading shall not be deemed to be for public housing not13 withstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 

14 That grantees shall commit to an additional period of af15 fordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 

16 20 years: Provided further, That grantees shall provide a 

17 match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Pro18 vided further, That grantees may include local govern19 ments, Tribal entities, public housing agencies, and non20 profit organizations: Provided further, That for-profit de21 velopers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided 

22 further, That for purposes of environmental review, a 

23 grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under 

24 section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

25 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants made with amounts available 
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1 under this heading shall be subject to the regulations 

2 issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Pro3 vided further, That of the amount provided under this 

4 heading, not less than $125,000,000 shall be awarded to 

5 public housing agencies: Provided further, That such 

6 grantees shall create partnerships with other local organi7 zations, including assisted housing owners, service agen8 cies, and resident organizations: Provided further, That 

9 the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Edu10 cation, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Serv11 ices, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, 

12 and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

13 Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Fed14 eral resources: Provided further, That not more than 

15 $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading 

16 may be provided as grants to undertake comprehensive 

17 local planning with input from residents and the commu18 nity: Provided further, That unobligated balances, includ19 ing recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under 

20 the heading ‘‘Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 

21 Housing (HOPE VI)’’ in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal 

22 years may be used for purposes under this heading, not23 withstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 

24 appropriated: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

25 issue the Notice of Funding Availability for funds made 
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1 available under this heading not later than 90 days after 

2 enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec3 retary shall make grant awards not later than 1 year after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts that 

5 the Secretary determines: Provided further, That notwith6 standing section 24(o) of the United States Housing Act 

7 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(o)), the Secretary may, until 

8 September 30, 2024, obligate any available unobligated 

9 balances made available under this heading in this or any 

10 prior Act. 

11 SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS

12 For activities and assistance related to Self-Suffi13 ciency Programs, to remain available until September 30, 

14 2024, $155,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made 

15 available under this heading are provided as follows— 

16 (1) $105,000,000 shall be for the Family Self17 Sufficiency program to support family self-suffi18 ciency coordinators under section 23 of the United 

19 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u), to 

20 promote the development of local strategies to co21 ordinate the use of assistance under sections 8 and 

22 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and 

23 to enable eligible families to achieve economic inde24 pendence and self-sufficiency: Provided, That the 

25 Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or 
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1 specify alternative requirements for, the require2 ments under subsection (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(5), or 

3 (c)(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate 

4 the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program 

5 for individuals receiving assistance under different 

6 provisions of the Act, as determined by the Sec7 retary: Provided further, That an owner or sponsor 

8 of a multifamily property receiving project-based 

9 rental assistance under section 8 shall be eligible to 

10 receive awards from the Secretary under this para11 graph to support family self-sufficiency coordinators: 

12 Provided further, That owners or sponsors of a mul13 tifamily property receiving project-based rental as14 sistance under section 8 may voluntarily make a 

15 Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the as16 sisted tenants of such property in accordance with 

17 procedures established by the Secretary: Provided 

18 further, That such procedures established pursuant 

19 to the preceding proviso shall permit participating 

20 tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with 

21 section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use fund22 ing from residual receipt accounts to hire coordina23 tors for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program; 

24 (2) $35,000,000 shall be for the Resident Op25 portunity and Self-Sufficiency program to provide 
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1 for supportive services, service coordinators, and 

2 congregate services as authorized by section 34 of 

3 the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

4 1437z–6) and the Native American Housing Assist5 ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 

6 4101 et seq.); and 

7 (3) $15,000,000 shall be for a Jobs-Plus initia8 tive, modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: 

9 Provided, That funding provided in this paragraph 

10 shall be available for competitive grants to partner11 ships between public housing agencies, local work12 force investment boards established under section 

13 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

14 Act of 2014 (29 U.S.C. 3122), and other agencies 

15 and organizations that provide support to help pub16 lic housing residents obtain employment and in17 crease earnings: Provided further, That applicants 

18 shall demonstrate the ability to provide services to 

19 residents, partner with workforce investment boards, 

20 and leverage service dollars: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary may allow public housing agencies to 

22 request exemptions from rent and income limitation 

23 requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United 

24 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a, 

25 1437d), as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus 
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1 program, on such terms and conditions as the Sec2 retary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary 

3 that any such waivers or alternative requirements 

4 are necessary for the effective implementation of the 

5 Jobs-Plus initiative as a voluntary program for resi6 dents: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

7 publish by notice in the Federal Register any waiv8 ers or alternative requirements pursuant to the pre9 ceding proviso not later than 10 days before the ef10 fective date of such notice: Provided further, That 

11 amounts made available for the Jobs-Plus initiative 

12 in prior acts under the heading ‘‘Public Housing 

13 Capital Fund’’ that remain available or are subse14 quently recaptured shall be transferred to this ac15 count and shall be available for the purposes of this 

16 paragraph. 

17 NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

19 For activities and assistance authorized under title 

20 I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self21 Determination Act of 1996 (‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 

22 4111 et seq.), title I of the Housing and Community De23 velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with re24 spect to Indian Tribes, and related training and technical 

25 assistance, $835,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to 
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1 remain available until September 30, 2025, unless other2 wise specified: Provided, That the amounts made available 

3 under this heading are provided as follows— 

4 (1) $646,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer5 ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 

6 under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That, not7 withstanding NAHASDA, to determine the amount 

8 of the allocation under title I of such Act for each 

9 Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula 

10 under section 302 of such Act with the need compo11 nent based on single-race census data and with the 

12 need component based on multi-race census data, 

13 and the amount of the allocation for each Indian 

14 Tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting alloca15 tion amounts: Provided further, That the Secretary 

16 shall notify grantees of their formula allocation not 

17 later 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

18 Act; 

19 (2) $2,000,000 shall be for the cost of guaran20 teed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 

21 title VI of NAHASDA: Provided, That such costs, 

22 including the costs of modifying such notes and 

23 other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 

24 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 

25 661a): Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021, 
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1 the Secretary may subsidize the total principal 

2 amount of any notes and other obligations, any part 

3 of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 

4 $61,298,904: Provided further, That any unobligated 

5 balances, including recaptures and carryover, re6 maining from amounts appropriated for this purpose 

7 under this heading or under the heading ‘‘Native 

8 American Housing Block Grants’’ in prior Acts may 

9 be used for costs of such guaranteed notes and other 

10 obligations, subject to the limitation under the pre11 ceding proviso on the total principal amount of such 

12 notes and obligations that may be guaranteed; 

13 (3) $110,000,000 shall be for competitive 

14 grants under the Native American Housing Block 

15 Grants program, as authorized under title I of 

16 NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli17 gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 

18 eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 

19 apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 

20 this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 

21 need and administrative capacity and shall give pri22 ority to projects that will spur construction and re23 habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 

24 pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount 

25 not less than $500,000 and not greater than 
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1 $10,000,000: Provided further, That up to 1 percent 

2 of the amounts made available in this paragraph 

3 may be transferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Program Of4 fices—Public and Indian Housing’’ for necessary 

5 costs of administering and overseeing the obligation 

6 and expenditure of this additional amount and of ad7 ditional amounts made available in prior fiscal years, 

8 to remain available until September 30, 2026: Pro9 vided further, That any amounts transferred pursu10 ant to the preceding proviso in prior Acts may also 

11 be used for the purposes described in the preceding 

12 proviso; 

13 (4) $70,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) 

14 shall be for grants to Indian Tribes for carrying out 

15 the Indian Community Development Block Grant 

16 program under title I of the Housing and Commu17 nity Development Act of 1974, notwithstanding sec18 tion 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwith19 standing any other provision of law (including sec20 tion 203 of this Act), up to $4,000,000 may be used 

21 for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to 

22 health and safety: Provided, That not to exceed 20 

23 percent of any grant made with amounts made avail24 able in this paragraph shall be expended for plan25 ning and management development and administra-
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1 tion: Provided further, That amounts made available 

2 in this paragraph shall remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2023; and 

4 (5) $7,000,000 shall be for providing training 

5 and technical assistance to Indian Tribes, Indian 

6 housing authorities, and tribally designated housing 

7 entities to support the inspection of Indian housing 

8 units, for contract expertise, and for training and 

9 technical assistance related to amounts made avail10 able under this heading and other headings in this 

11 Act for the needs of Native American families and 

12 Indian country: Provided, That of the amounts made 

13 available in this paragraph, not less than $2,000,000 

14 shall be for a national organization as authorized 

15 under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212): 

16 Provided further, That amounts made available in 

17 this paragraph may be used, contracted, or com18 peted as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur19 ther, That notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, 

20 United States Code (commonly known as the Fed21 eral Grant and Cooperative Agreements Act of 

22 1977), the amounts made available in this para23 graph may be used by the Secretary to enter into co24 operative agreements with public and private organi25 zations, agencies, institutions, and other technical 
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1 assistance providers to support the administration of 

2 negotiated rulemaking under section 106 of 

3 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4116), the administration of 

4 the allocation formula under section 302 of 

5 NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4152), and the administra6 tion of performance tracking and reporting under 

7 section 407 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4167). 

8 INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM

9 ACCOUNT

10 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by 

11 section 184 of the Housing and Community Development 

12 Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a), $1,100,000, to re13 main available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 

14 including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as 

15 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

16 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a): Provided further, That an addi17 tional $500,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

18 be for administrative contract expenses, including manage19 ment processes to carry out the loan guarantee program: 

20 Provided further, That for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary 

21 may subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is 

22 to be guaranteed, up to $1,000,000,000: Provided further, 

23 That any unobligated balances, including recaptures and 

24 carryover, remaining from amounts made available under 

25 this heading in prior Acts may be used for costs of such 
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1 guaranteed loans, subject to the total loan principal guar2 antee limitation under the preceding proviso. 

3 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

4 For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant pro5 gram, as authorized under title VIII of the Native Amer6 ican Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

7 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), $4,000,000, to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2025: Provided, That not9 withstanding section 812(b) of such Act, the Department 

10 of Hawaiian Home Lands may not invest grant amounts 

11 made available under this heading in investment securities 

12 and other obligations: Provided further, That amounts 

13 made available under this heading in this and prior fiscal 

14 years may be used to provide rental assistance to eligible 

15 Native Hawaiian families both on and off the Hawaiian 

16 Home Lands, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 

17 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

18 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

19 For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Per20 sons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS 

21 Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), 

22 $430,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2022, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 

24 854(c)(5) of such Act shall remain available until Sep25 tember 30, 2023: Provided, That the Secretary shall renew 
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1 all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing 

2 that initially were funded under section 854(c)(5) of such 

3 Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal 

4 year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program 

5 requirements before awarding funds for new contracts 

6 under such section: Provided further, That the Depart7 ment shall notify grantees of their formula allocation with8 in 60 days of enactment of this Act. 

9 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

10 For carrying out the community development block 

11 grant program under title I of the Housing and Commu12 nity Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

13 5301 et seq.) (in this heading ‘‘the Act’’), $3,525,000,000, 

14 to remain available until September 30, 2023, unless oth15 erwise specified: Provided, That unless explicitly provided 

16 for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any 

17 grant made with funds made available under this heading 

18 shall be expended for planning and management develop19 ment and administration: Provided further, That a metro20 politan city, urban county, unit of general local govern21 ment, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives 

22 funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise 

23 transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such 

24 entity in exchange for any other funds, credits, or non25 Federal considerations, but shall use such funds for activi-
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1 ties eligible under title I of the Act: Provided further, That 

2 notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds 

3 made available under this heading may be provided to a 

4 for-profit entity for an economic development project 

5 under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been 

6 evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines re7 quired under subsection (e)(2) of section 105: Provided 

8 further, That of the total amount provided under this 

9 heading, $25,000,000 shall be for activities authorized 

10 under section 8071 of the SUPPORT for Patients and 

11 Communities Act (Public Law 115–271): Provided further, 

12 That the funds allocated pursuant to the preceding proviso 

13 shall not adversely affect the amount of any formula as14 sistance received by a State under this heading: Provided 

15 further, That the Secretary shall allocate the funds for 

16 such activities based on the percentages shown in Table 

17 1 of the Notice establishing the funding formula published 

18 in Volume 84 of the Federal Register, on page 16027 

19 (April 17, 2019): Provided further, That the Department 

20 of Housing and Urban Development shall notify grantees 

21 of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment 

22 of this Act: Provided further, That the Office of the Chief 

23 Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and 

24 Urban Development and the Office of Management and 

25 Budget shall submit reports and accompanying briefings 
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1 no less frequently than monthly, on the status of funds 

2 appropriated under this heading in Public Law 115–123, 

3 to include the information specified in the report accom4 panying this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 

5 any other provision of law, amounts made available under 

6 this heading in Public Law 115–123 shall hereafter be ex7 empt from apportionment under chapter 15 of title 31, 

8 United States Code: Provided further, That amounts 

9 repurposed pursuant to the preceding proviso that were 

10 previously designated by the Congress as an emergency 

11 requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer12 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the 

13 Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec14 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer15 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

17 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 

19 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), during fiscal year 2021, 

20 commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the 

21 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 

22 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not 

23 exceed a total principal amount of $300,000,000, notwith24 standing any aggregate limitation on outstanding obliga25 tions guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: 
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1 Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees from bor2 rowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 

3 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaran4 teeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in 

5 accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional 

6 Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such commit7 ment authority funded by fees may be used to guarantee, 

8 or make commitments to guarantee, notes or other obliga9 tions issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 

10 communities in the State in accordance with the require11 ments of such section 108: Provided further, That any 

12 State receiving such a guarantee or commitment under the 

13 preceding proviso shall distribute all funds subject to such 

14 guarantee to the units of general local government in non15 entitlement areas that received the commitment. 

16 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

17 For the HOME Investment Partnerships program, as 

18 authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na19 tional Affordable Housing Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

20 12721 et seq.), $1,700,000,000, to remain available until 

21 September 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding the 

22 amount made available under this heading, the threshold 

23 reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) 

24 of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount: 

25 Provided further, That the Department shall notify grant-
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1 ees of their formula allocations within 60 days after enact2 ment of this Act: Provided further, That section 218(g) 

3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12748(g)) shall not apply with re4 spect to the right of a jurisdiction to draw funds from 

5 its HOME Investment Trust Fund that otherwise expired 

6 or would expire in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 

7 2022, or 2023 under that section: Provided further, That 

8 section 231(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12771(b)) shall not 

9 apply to any uninvested funds that otherwise were de10 ducted or would be deducted from the line of credit in 

11 the participating jurisdiction’s HOME Investment Trust 

12 Fund in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023 under 

13 that section. 

14 SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP

15 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

16 For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Op17 portunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the 

18 Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 

19 U.S.C. 12805 note), $60,000,000, to remain available 

20 until September 30, 2023: Provided, That of the total 

21 amount made available under this heading, $10,000,000 

22 shall be for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity 

23 Program as authorized under such section 11: Provided 

24 further, That of the total amount made available under 

25 this heading, $45,000,000 shall be for the second, third, 
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1 and fourth capacity building entities specified in section 

2 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 

3 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be 

4 for rural capacity building activities: Provided further, 

5 That of the total amount made available under this head6 ing, $5,000,000 shall be for capacity building by national 

7 rural housing organizations having experience assessing 

8 national rural conditions and providing financing, train9 ing, technical assistance, information, and research to 

10 local nonprofit organizations, local governments, and In11 dian Tribes serving high need rural communities. 

12 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

13 For assistance under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 

14 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.), 

15 $3,415,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

16 2023: Provided, That of the amounts made available 

17 under this heading— 

18 (1) not less than $290,000,000 shall be for the 

19 Emergency Solutions Grants program authorized 

20 under subtitle B of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11371 

21 et seq.): Provided further, That the Department shall 

22 notify grantees of their formula allocation from 

23 amounts allocated (which may represent initial or 

24 final amounts allocated) for the Emergency Solu-
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1 tions Grant program not later than 60 days after 

2 enactment of this Act; 

3 (2) not less than $2,586,000,000 shall be for 

4 the Continuum of Care program authorized under 

5 subtitle C of such title IV (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 

6 and the Rural Housing Stability Assistance pro7 grams authorized under subtitle D of such title IV 

8 (42 U.S.C. 11408): Provided further, That the Sec9 retary shall prioritize funding under the Continuum 

10 of Care program to continuums of care that have 

11 demonstrated a capacity to reallocate funding from 

12 lower performing projects to higher performing 

13 projects: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 

14 provide incentives to create projects that coordinate 

15 with housing providers and healthcare organizations 

16 to provide permanent supportive housing and rapid 

17 re-housing services: Provided further, That amounts 

18 made available for the Continuum of Care program 

19 under this heading in this and prior Acts may be 

20 used to competitively or non-competitively renew or 

21 replace grants for youth homeless demonstration 

22 projects under the Continuum of Care program, not23 withstanding any conflict with the requirements of 

24 the Continuum of Care program; 
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1 (3) up to $75,000,000 shall be for grants for 

2 rapid re-housing projects and supportive service 

3 projects providing coordinated entry, and for eligible 

4 activities the Secretary determines to be critical in 

5 order to assist survivors of domestic violence, dating 

6 violence, sexual assault, or stalking, except that the 

7 Secretary may make additional grants for such 

8 projects and purposes from amounts made available 

9 for such Continuum of Care program: Provided fur10 ther, That such projects shall be eligible for renewal 

11 under the Continuum of Care program subject to 

12 the same terms and conditions as other renewal ap13 plicants; 

14 (4) up to $7,000,000 shall be for the national 

15 homeless data analysis project; 

16 (5) up to $82,000,000 shall be for grants for 

17 projects awarded to communities for the purpose of 

18 providing housing and services to unaccompanied 

19 youth who are homeless, as defined in section 

20 103(a)(6) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist21 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)(6)) or any other Fed22 eral statute, except that the Secretary may make ad23 ditional grants for such projects and purposes from 

24 amounts made available for such Continuum of Care 

25 program; 
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1 (6) up to $70,000,000 shall be for Youth 

2 Homelessness Systems Planning Grants to support 

3 Continuum of Care communities in modernizing 

4 youth homelessness responses through systems 

5 change and capacity building: 

6 (7) up to $10,000,000 shall be for providing 

7 technical assistance on improving system responses 

8 to youth homelessness and collection, analysis, use, 

9 and reporting of data and performance measures 

10 under the comprehensive approaches to serve home11 less youth, in addition to and in coordination with 

12 other technical assistance funds provided under this 

13 title; 

14 (8) $250,000,000 shall be for projects to reduce 

15 unsheltered homelessness: Provided further, That in 

16 making awards with the amounts provided in this 

17 paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to 

18 projects located in areas with high numbers or rates 

19 of unsheltered homeless or high rates of increase in 

20 the number of unsheltered homeless: Provided fur21 ther, That the Secretary shall provide incentives to 

22 establish projects that coordinate with housing pro23 viders, healthcare organizations and social service 

24 providers to reduce unsheltered homelessness: Pro25 vided further, That none of the funds provided in 
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1 this paragraph may be used to require people experi2 encing homelessness to receive treatment or perform 

3 any other prerequisite activities as a condition for 

4 receiving shelter, housing or other services; 

5 (9) $25,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 

6 to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal 

7 assistance (including assistance related to pretrial 

8 activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and al9 ternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible 

10 low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction: 

11 Provided further, That in awarding grants under the 

12 preceding proviso, the Secretary shall give preference 

13 to applicants that will use funds to provide services 

14 for residents of census tracts with high rates of evic15 tion, have experience providing no-cost legal assist16 ance to low-income individuals, including those with 

17 limited English proficiency or disabilities, and have 

18 sufficient capacity to administer such assistance: 

19 Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure, to 

20 the extent practicable, that the proportion of eligible 

21 tenants living in rural areas who will receive legal 

22 assistance with grants funds made available under 

23 this section is not less than the overall proportion of 

24 eligible tenants who live in rural areas; and 
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1 (10) $20,000,000 shall be for providing tech2 nical assistance as authorized under section 405 of 

3 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 11361b): 

5 Provided further, That youth aged 24 and under seeking 

6 assistance under this heading shall not be required to pro7 vide third party documentation to establish their eligibility 

8 under subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKin9 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) to 

10 receive services: Provided further, That unaccompanied 

11 youth aged 24 and under or families headed by youth aged 

12 24 and under who are living in unsafe situations may be 

13 served by youth-serving providers funded under this head14 ing: Provided further, That for all matching funds require15 ments applicable to funds made available under this head16 ing for this fiscal year and prior fiscal years, a grantee 

17 may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds 

18 other funds administered by the Secretary and other Fed19 eral agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory 

20 prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided 

21 further, That none of the funds made available under this 

22 heading shall be available to provide funding for new 

23 projects, except for projects created through reallocation, 

24 unless the Secretary determines that the Continuum of 

25 Care has demonstrated that projects are evaluated and 
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1 ranked based on the degree to which they improve the 

2 Continuum of Care’s system performance: Provided fur3 ther, That any unobligated amounts remaining from funds 

4 made available under this heading in fiscal year 2012 and 

5 prior years for project-based rental assistance for rehabili6 tation projects with 10-year grant terms may be used for 

7 purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the pur8 poses for which such funds were appropriated: Provided 

9 further, That all balances for Shelter Plus Care renewals 

10 previously funded from the Shelter Plus Care Renewal ac11 count and transferred to this account shall be available, 

12 if recaptured, for Continuum of Care renewals in fiscal 

13 year 2021: Provided further, That when awarding funds 

14 under the Continuum of Care program, the Secretary shall 

15 not deviate from the Fiscal Year 2018 Notice of Funding 

16 Availability with respect to the tier 2 funding process, the 

17 Continuum of Care application scoring, and, for new 

18 projects, the project quality threshold requirements, ex19 cept as otherwise provided under this Act or as necessary 

20 to award all available funds or consider the most recent 

21 data from each Continuum of Care: Provided further, That 

22 unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 

23 remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated 

24 under this heading shall be available for the current pur-
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1 poses authorized under this heading in addition to the pur2 poses for which such funds originally were appropriated. 

3 HOUSING PROGRAMS

4 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

5 For activities and assistance for the provision of 

6 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 

7 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (in this 

8 heading ‘‘the Act’’), not otherwise provided for, 

9 $13,051,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

10 which shall be available on October 1, 2020 (in addition 

11 to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this 

12 heading that became available October 1, 2020), and 

13 $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 

14 shall be available on October 1, 2021: Provided, That the 

15 amounts made available under this heading shall be for 

16 expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy 

17 contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con18 tracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 

19 contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation con20 tracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 

21 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

22 U.S.C. 11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units 

23 in projects that are subject to approved plans of action 

24 under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation 

25 Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and 
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1 Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administra2 tive and other expenses associated with project-based ac3 tivities and assistance funded under this heading: Provided 

4 further, That of the total amounts made available under 

5 this heading, not to exceed $350,000,000 shall be for per6 formance-based contract administrators or contractors for 

7 section 8 project-based assistance, as such term is defined 

8 in subsection (f) of such section: Provided further, That 

9 the Secretary may also use such amounts provided in the 

10 preceding proviso for performance-based contract adminis11 trators or contractors for the administration of: (1) inter12 est reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the 

13 National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)); (2) rent 

14 supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the 

15 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 

16 1701s); (3) rental assistance payments under section 

17 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z– 

18 1(f)(2)); (4) project rental assistance contracts for hous19 ing for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing 

20 Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701(c)(2)); (5) project rental as21 sistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with 

22 disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gon23 zalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 8013(d)(2)); (6) project assistance contracts pursuant to 

25 section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 
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1 1701q(h)); and (7) loans under section 202 of the Housing 

2 Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provided further, That 

3 amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading ‘‘An4 nual Contributions for Assisted Housing’’, or the heading 

5 ‘‘Housing Certificate Fund’’, may be used for renewals of 

6 or amendments to section 8 project-based assistance con7 tracts or for performance-based contract administrators or 

8 contractors, notwithstanding the purposes for which such 

9 amounts were appropriated: Provided further, That, not10 withstanding any other provision of law, upon the request 

11 of the Secretary, project funds that are held in residual 

12 receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 

13 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 

14 authorizes the Department or a housing finance agency 

15 to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an 

16 interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in 

17 excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, 

18 shall be recaptured for use under this heading and shall 

19 be available until expended. 

20 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

21 For capital advances, including amendments to cap22 ital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as au23 thorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 

24 U.S.C. 1701q), for project rental assistance for the elderly 

25 under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amend-
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1 ments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of ex2 piring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 

3 term, for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, 

4 including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the 

5 American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act 

6 of 2000 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note), and for supportive serv7 ices associated with the housing, $893,000,000 to remain 

8 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That of the 

9 amount made available under this heading, up to 

10 $110,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the 

11 continuation of existing congregate service grants for resi12 dents of assisted housing projects: Provided further, That 

13 amounts made available under this heading shall be avail14 able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 

15 inspection-related activities associated with section 202 

16 projects: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive 

17 the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and con18 ditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial 

19 contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years 

20 in duration: Provided further, That upon request of the 

21 Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 

22 accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project 

23 rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of 

24 such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined 

25 by the Secretary, shall be recaptured for use for the pur-
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1 poses authorized under this heading and shall remain 

2 available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 

3 unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 

4 remaining from funds transferred to or made available 

5 under this heading shall be available for the purposes au6 thorized under this heading in addition to the purposes 

7 for which such funds originally were appropriated: Pro8 vided further, That of the total amount made available 

9 under this heading, up to $14,000,000 shall be used by 

10 the Secretary to continue demonstration programs to test 

11 housing with services models for the elderly that dem12 onstrate the potential to delay or avoid the need for nurs13 ing home care: Provided further, That of the total amount 

14 made available under this heading, up to $10,000,000 

15 shall be used to expand the supply of intergenerational 

16 dwelling units (as such term is defined in section 202 of 

17 the Legacy Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1701q note)) for elder18 ly caregivers raising children. 

19 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

20 For capital advances, including amendments to cap21 ital advance contracts, for supportive housing for persons 

22 with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cran23 ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance for supportive 

25 housing for persons with disabilities under section 
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1 811(d)(2) of such Act, for project assistance contracts 

2 pursuant to subsection (h) of section 202 of the Housing 

3 Act of 1959, as added by section 205(a) of the Housing 

4 and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (Pub5 lic Law 95–557: 92 Stat. 2090), including amendments 

6 to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring 

7 contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for 

8 project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies 

9 and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 

10 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 

11 Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with 

12 the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by 

13 section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $227,000,000, to remain 

14 available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 

15 amounts made available under this heading shall be avail16 able for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and 

17 inspection-related activities associated with section 811 

18 projects: Provided further, That, upon the request of the 

19 Secretary, project funds that are held in residual receipts 

20 accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project 

21 rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of 

22 such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined 

23 by the Secretary, shall be recaptured for use for the pur24 poses authorized under this heading and shall remain 

25 available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, That 
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1 unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 

2 remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated 

3 under this heading shall be used for the purposes author4 ized under this heading in addition to the purposes for 

5 which such funds originally were appropriated. 

6 HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

7 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, excluding 

8 loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 

9 Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701x), 

10 $75,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 

11 $1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

12 2022, of which up to $4,500,000 shall be for administra13 tive contract services: Provided, That grants using 

14 amounts made available under this heading shall be 

15 awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Pro16 vided further, That funds shall be used for providing coun17 seling and advice to tenants and homeowners, current and 

18 prospective, with respect to property maintenance, finan19 cial management and literacy, foreclosure and eviction 

20 mitigation, and such other matters as may be appropriate 

21 to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meet22 ing their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities 

23 of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; 

24 and for housing counselor training: Provided further, That 

25 amounts made available under this heading may be used 
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1 to purchase equipment and technology to deliver services 

2 through use of the Internet or other electronic or virtual 

3 means in response to the public health emergency related 

4 to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic: 

5 Provided further, That for purposes of providing such 

6 grants from amounts made available under this heading, 

7 the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements, as ap8 propriate, subject to the availability of annual appropria9 tions. 

10 PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST

11 FUND

12 For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 

13 Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Stand14 ards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to 

15 $13,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

16 $13,000,000 shall be derived from the Manufactured 

17 Housing Fees Trust Fund (established under section 

18 620(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5419(e)): Provided, That 

19 not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this 

20 heading shall be available from the general fund of the 

21 Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and 

22 make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the 

23 Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided fur24 ther, That the amount made available under this heading 

25 from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
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1 are received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a 

2 final fiscal year 2021 appropriation from the general fund 

3 estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 

4 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal 

5 year 2021 appropriation: Provided further, That the Sec6 retary shall issue a final rule to complete rulemaking initi7 ated by the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Manufactured Housing 

8 Program: Minimum Payments to the States’’ published in 

9 the Federal Register on December 16, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 

10 91083): Provided further, That for the dispute resolution 

11 and installation programs, the Secretary may assess and 

12 collect fees from any program participant: Provided fur13 ther, That such collections shall be deposited into the 

14 Trust Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may 

15 use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 

16 620 of such Act, for necessary expenses of such Act: Pro17 vided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of 

18 section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out re19 sponsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the 

20 use of approved service providers that are paid directly 

21 by the recipients of their services. 

22 FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION

23 MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

24 New commitments to guarantee single family loans 

25 insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (es-
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1 tablished under section 202(a) of the National Housing 

2 Act (12 U.S.C. 1708(a)) shall not exceed 

3 $400,000,000,000 in aggregate loan principal, to remain 

4 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That during 

5 fiscal year 2021, obligations to make direct loans to carry 

6 out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Hous7 ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(g)) shall not exceed $1,000,000: 

8 Provided further, That the amount in the preceding pro9 viso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental enti10 ties in connection with sales of single family real prop11 erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 

12 the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further, 

13 That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal 

14 Housing Administration, $130,000,000 (increased by 

15 $1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 

16 2022: Provided further, That to the extent guaranteed 

17 loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before 

18 April 1, 2021, an additional $1,400 for administrative 

19 contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 

20 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a 

21 pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but 

22 in no case shall funds made available by this proviso ex23 ceed $30,000,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

24 the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of 

25 the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)), dur-
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1 ing fiscal year 2021 the Secretary may insure and enter 

2 into new commitments to insure mortgages under section 

3 255 of such Act only to the extent that the net credit sub4 sidy cost for such insurance does not exceed zero: Provided 

5 further, That for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall not 

6 take any action against a lender solely on the basis of com7 pare ratios that have been adversely affected by defaults 

8 on mortgages secured by properties in areas where a 

9 major disaster was declared in 2017 or 2018 pursuant to 

10 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As11 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

12 GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

13 New commitments to guarantee loans insured under 

14 the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as author15 ized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act 

16 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed 

17 $30,000,000,000 in aggregate loan principal, any part of 

18 which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2022: Provided, That during fiscal year 2021, 

20 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, 

21 as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) 

22 of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $1,000,000, 

23 which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental en24 tities in connection with the sale of single family real prop-
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1 erties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under 

2 such Act. 

3 GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION

4 GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES LOAN

5 GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out 

7 the purposes of section 306(g) of the National Housing 

8 Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 

9 $1,500,000,000,000 in aggregate principal, to remain 

10 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 

11 $55,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2022, shall be for necessary salaries and expenses of the 

13 Office of Government National Mortgage Association: Pro14 vided further, That to the extent that guaranteed loan 

15 commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 

16 1, 2021, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and ex17 penses shall be available until expended for each 

18 $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments 

19 (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 

20 $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 

21 this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further, That re22 ceipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pur23 suant to title III of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 

24 1716 et seq.) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 

25 this account. 
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1 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

2 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3 For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of pro4 grams of research and studies relating to housing and 

5 urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized 

6 by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act 

7 of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying 

8 out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 

9 Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization 

10 Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, 

11 $118,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2022: Provided, That with respect to amounts made avail13 able under this heading, notwithstanding section 203 of 

14 this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agree15 ments with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, 

16 State or local governments and their agencies, Indian 

17 Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or colleges or 

18 universities for research projects: Provided further, That 

19 with respect to the preceding proviso, such partners to the 

20 cooperative agreements shall contribute at least a 50 per21 cent match toward the cost of the project: Provided fur22 ther, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in 

23 accordance with the preceding two provisos, the Secretary 

24 shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Ac25 countability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law 
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1 109–282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with sec2 tion 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and 

3 Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 

4 3545(a)(4)(C)) with respect to documentation of award 

5 decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of 

6 technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 

7 plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria8 tions on how the Secretary will allocate funding for this 

9 activity at least 30 days prior to obligation: Provided fur10 ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 

11 may be available for the doctoral dissertation research 

12 grant program. 

13 FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

14 FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

15 For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not oth16 erwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil 

17 Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and section 

18 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

19 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a), $80,300,000, to remain available 

20 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That grants from 

21 amounts made available under this heading shall be 

22 awarded not later than 180 days after enactment of this 

23 Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 3302 

24 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may assess 

25 and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing 
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1 Training Academy, and may use such funds to develop on2 line courses and provide such training: Provided further, 

3 That none of the funds made available under this heading 

4 may be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches 

5 of the Federal Government in connection with a specific 

6 contract, grant, or loan: Provided further, That of the 

7 funds made available under this heading, $350,000 shall 

8 be available to the Secretary for the creation and pro9 motion of translated materials and other programs that 

10 support the assistance of persons with limited English pro11 ficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Depart12 ment of Housing and Urban Development. 

13 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

14 HOMES

15 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

17 For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as author18 ized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint 

19 Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852), 

20 $340,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

21 2023, of which $70,000,000 shall be for the Healthy 

22 Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 

23 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 

24 1701z–1, 1701z–2), which shall include research, studies, 

25 testing, and demonstration efforts, including education 
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1 and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and 

2 other housing related diseases and hazards: Provided, 

3 That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to 

4 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

5 4321 et seq.) and other provisions of law that further the 

6 purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes 

7 Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under 

8 this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such 

9 purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be 

10 funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) 

11 of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform 

12 Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 3547(c)): Provided further, That 

13 not less than $95,000,000 of the amounts made available 

14 under this heading for the award of grants pursuant to 

15 section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 

16 Reduction Act of 1992 shall be provided to areas with the 

17 highest lead-based paint abatement needs: Provided fur18 ther, That of the amounts made available for the Healthy 

19 Homes Initiative, $5,000,000 shall be for the implementa20 tion of projects in up to five communities that are served 

21 by both the Healthy Homes Initiative and the Department 

22 of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program to dem23 onstrate whether the coordination of Healthy Homes re24 mediation activities with weatherization activities achieves 

25 cost savings and better outcomes in improving the safety 
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1 and quality of homes: Provided further, That $30,000,000 

2 of the amounts made available under this heading shall 

3 be for a lead risk assessment demonstration for public 

4 housing agencies to conduct lead hazard screenings or lead 

5 risk assessments during housing quality standards inspec6 tions of units in which a family receiving assistance under 

7 section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

8 1437f(o)) resides or expects to reside, and has or expects 

9 to have a child under age 6 residing in the unit, while 

10 preserving rental housing availability and affordability: 

11 Provided further, That each applicant shall certify ade12 quate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry 

13 out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of 

14 funding availability: Provided further, That amounts made 

15 available under this heading in this or prior appropriations 

16 Acts, still remaining available, may be used for any pur17 pose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for 

18 which such amounts were appropriated if a program com19 petition is undersubscribed and there are other program 

20 competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed: 

21 Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the amounts 

22 made available under this heading may be transferred to 

23 the heading ‘‘Policy Development and Research’’ for the 

24 purposes of conducting research and studies and for use 
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1 in accordance with the provisos under that heading for 

2 non-competitive agreements. 

3 CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For the mitigation against the exploitation of infor6 mation technology systems and personal identifiable infor7 mation and for the development, modernization, and en8 hancement of, modifications to, and infrastructure for De9 partment-wide and program-specific information tech10 nology systems, for the continuing operation and mainte11 nance of both Department-wide and program-specific in12 formation systems, and for program-related maintenance 

13 activities, $293,000,000, of which $269,800,000 shall re14 main available until September 30, 2022, $20,000,000 

15 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and 

16 $3,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

17 2024: Provided, That any amounts transferred to this 

18 Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: 

19 Provided further, That any amounts transferred to this 

20 Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted 

21 appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified 

22 under this Fund, in addition to any other information 

23 technology purposes for which such amounts were appro24 priated: Provided further, That not more than 10 percent 

25 of the funds made available under this heading for devel-
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1 opment, modernization and enhancement may be obligated 

2 until the Secretary submits a performance plan to the 

3 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for ap4 proval. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

7 Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General 

8 Act of 1978, as amended, $145,514,000: Provided, That 

9 the Inspector General shall have independent authority 

10 over all personnel issues within this office. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

12 URBAN DEVELOPMENT

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

15 SEC. 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget au16 thority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 

17 associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 

18 from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart 

19 B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 

20 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) shall be rescinded or in the 

21 case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such 

22 amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not 

23 rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by 

24 State housing finance agencies or local governments or 

25 local housing agencies with projects approved by the Sec-
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1 retary of Housing and Urban Development for which set2 tlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance 

3 with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 

4 the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget 

5 authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted 

6 to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives 

7 to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 

8 SEC. 202. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act may be used during fiscal year 2021 to investigate 

10 or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise 

11 lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, includ12 ing the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, 

13 that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or 

14 preventing action by a Government official or entity, or 

15 a court of competent jurisdiction. 

16 SEC. 203. Except as explicitly provided in law, any 

17 grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made 

18 pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competi19 tive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the De20 partment of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act 

21 of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545). 

22 SEC. 204. Funds of the Department of Housing and 

23 Urban Development subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 

24 United States Code, commonly known as the Government 

25 Corporation Control Act, shall be available, without regard 
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1 to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal 

2 services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and 

3 making payment for services and facilities of the Federal 

4 National Mortgage Association, Government National 

5 Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor6 poration, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks 

7 or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and 

8 any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal De9 posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.). 

10 SEC. 205. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act 

11 or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any ap12 propriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 

13 Development shall be available for any program, project 

14 or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 

15 estimates submitted to Congress. 

16 SEC. 206. Corporations and agencies of the Depart17 ment of Housing and Urban Development that are subject 

18 to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, commonly 

19 known as the Government Corporation Control Act, are 

20 hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the 

21 limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each 

22 such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, 

23 and to make such contracts and commitments without re24 gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 

25 of title 31 as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
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1 grams set forth in the budget for 2021 for such corpora2 tion or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided, 

3 That collections of these corporations and agencies may 

4 be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments 

5 only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless 

6 such loans are in support of other forms of assistance pro7 vided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that 

8 this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or 

9 guaranty operations of such corporations, or to loans or 

10 mortgage purchases that are necessary to protect the fi11 nancial interest of the United States Government. 

12 SEC. 207. The Secretary shall provide quarterly re13 ports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria14 tions regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured 

15 and excess funds in each program and activity within the 

16 jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit addi17 tional, updated budget information to these Committees 

18 upon request. 

19 SEC. 208. None of the funds made available by this 

20 title may be used for an audit of the Government National 

21 Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements 

22 under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

23 661 et seq.). 

24 SEC. 209. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

25 of law, subject to the conditions under this section, for 
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1 fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the Secretary may authorize 

2 the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt 

3 held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required 

4 low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, as5 sociated with one or more multifamily housing project or 

6 projects to another multifamily housing project or 

7 projects. 

8 (b) PHASED TRANSFERS.—Transfers of project9 based assistance under this section may be done in phases 

10 to accommodate the financing and other requirements re11 lated to rehabilitating or constructing the project or 

12 projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure 

13 that such project or projects meet the standards under 

14 subsection (c). 

15 (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is sub16 ject to the following conditions: 

17 (1) NUMBER AND BEDROOM SIZE OF UNITS.— 

18 (A) For occupied units in the transferring 

19 project, the number of low-income and very low20 income units and the configuration (i.e., bed21 room size) provided by the transferring project 

22 shall be no less than when transferred to the re23 ceiving project or projects and the net dollar 

24 amount of Federal assistance provided to the 
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1 transferring project shall remain the same in 

2 the receiving project or projects. 

3 (B) For unoccupied units in the transfer4 ring project, the Secretary may authorize a re5 duction in the number of dwelling units in the 

6 receiving project or projects to allow for a re7 configuration of bedroom sizes to meet current 

8 market demands, as determined by the Sec9 retary and provided there is no increase in the 

10 project-based assistance budget authority. 

11 (2) The transferring project shall, as deter12 mined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete 

13 or economically nonviable. 

14 (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet 

15 or exceed applicable physical standards established 

16 by the Secretary. 

17 (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring 

18 project shall notify and consult with the tenants re19 siding in the transferring project and provide a cer20 tification of approval by all appropriate local govern21 mental officials. 

22 (5) The tenants of the transferring project who 

23 remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the 

24 receiving project or projects shall not be required to 

25 vacate their units in the transferring project or 
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1 projects until new units in the receiving project are 

2 available for occupancy. 

3 (6) The Secretary determines that the transfer 

4 is in the best interest of the tenants. 

5 (7) If either the transferring project or the re6 ceiving project or projects meets the condition speci7 fied in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiv8 ing project resulting from additional financing ob9 tained by the owner shall be subordinate to any 

10 FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed 

11 on, such project by the Secretary, except that the 

12 Secretary may waive this requirement upon deter13 mination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 

14 the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or re15 habilitation of the receiving project or projects. 

16 (8) If the transferring project meets the re17 quirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mort18 gagor of the receiving project or projects shall exe19 cute and record either a continuation of the existing 

20 use agreement or a new use agreement for the 

21 project, in either case, any use restrictions in such 

22 agreement are of no lesser duration than the exist23 ing use restrictions. 

24 (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as 

25 defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
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1 Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of any FHA-insured 

2 mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations 

3 are provided in advance for the amount of any such 

4 increased cost. 

5 (d) For purposes of this section— 

6 (1) the terms ‘‘low-income’’ and ‘‘very low-in7 come’’ shall have the meanings provided by the stat8 ute and/or regulations governing the program under 

9 which the project is insured or assisted; 

10 (2) the term ‘‘multifamily housing project’’ 

11 means— 

12 (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage 

13 insured under the National Housing Act; 

14 (B) housing that has project-based assist15 ance attached to the structure including 

16 projects undergoing mark to market debt re17 structuring under the Multifamily Assisted 

18 Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; 

19 (C) housing that is assisted under section 

20 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 

21 1701q); 

22 (D) housing that is assisted under section 

23 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 

24 1701q), as such section existed before the en-
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1 actment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af2 fordable Housing Act; 

3 (E) housing that is assisted under section 

4 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Afford5 able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or 

6 (F) housing or vacant land that is subject 

7 to a use agreement; 

8 (3) the term ‘‘project-based assistance’’ 

9 means— 

10 (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) 

11 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

12 U.S.C. 1437f(b)); 

13 (B) assistance for housing constructed or 

14 substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assist15 ance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act 

16 (as such section existed immediately before Oc17 tober 1, 1983); 

18 (C) rent supplement payments under sec19 tion 101 of the Housing and Urban Develop20 ment Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); 

21 (D) interest reduction payments under sec22 tion 236 and/or additional assistance payments 

23 under section 236(f)(2) of the National Hous24 ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–(f)(2)); 
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1 (E) assistance payments made under sec2 tion 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 

3 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(2)); and 

4 (F) assistance payments made under sec5 tion 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na6 tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 8013(d)(2)); 

8 (4) the term ‘‘receiving project or projects’’ 

9 means the multifamily housing project or projects to 

10 which some or all of the project-based assistance, 

11 debt, and statutorily required low-income and very 

12 low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; 

13 (5) the term ‘‘transferring project’’ means the 

14 multifamily housing project which is transferring 

15 some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and 

16 the statutorily required low-income and very low-in17 come use restrictions to the receiving project or 

18 projects; and 

19 (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

20 of Housing and Urban Development. 

21 (e) RESEARCH REPORT.—The Secretary shall con22 duct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this sec23 tion, including the effect of such transfers on the oper24 ational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial 
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1 conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected 

2 properties. 

3 SEC. 210. (a) No assistance shall be provided under 

4 section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

5 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— 

6 (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of 

7 higher education (as defined under section 102 of 

8 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1002)); 

10 (2) is under 24 years of age; 

11 (3) is not a veteran; 

12 (4) is unmarried; 

13 (5) does not have a dependent child; 

14 (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such 

15 term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United 

16 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

17 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving assistance 

18 under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; 

19 (7) is not a youth who left foster care at age 

20 14 or older and is at risk of becoming homeless; and 

21 (8) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has 

22 parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, 

23 to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

24 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
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1 (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a 

2 person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United 

3 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any finan4 cial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition 

5 and any other required fees and charges) that an indi6 vidual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), from private sources, or from 

8 an institution of higher education (as defined under sec9 tion 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

10 1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, ex11 cept for a person over the age of 23 with dependent chil12 dren. 

13 SEC. 211. The funds made available for Native Alas14 kans under paragraph (1) under the heading ‘‘Native 

15 American Programs’’ in title II of this Act shall be allo16 cated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant re17 cipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005, and only 

18 such recipients shall be eligible to apply for funds made 

19 available under paragraph (3) of such heading. 

20 SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

21 law, in fiscal year 2021, in managing and disposing of any 

22 multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held 

23 by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and 

24 during the process of foreclosure on any property with a 

25 contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 
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1 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

2 1437f) or any other Federal programs, the Secretary shall 

3 maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 

4 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other pro5 grams that are attached to any dwelling units in the prop6 erty. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consulta7 tion with the tenants and the local government that such 

8 a multifamily property owned or having a mortgage held 

9 by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assist10 ance payments under such section 8 or other programs, 

11 based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating 

12 and operating the property and all available Federal, 

13 State, and local resources, including rent adjustments 

14 under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 

15 Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’) (42 

16 U.S.C. 1437f note), and (2) environmental conditions that 

17 cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Sec18 retary may, in consultation with the tenants of that prop19 erty, contract for project-based rental assistance payments 

20 with an owner or owners of other existing housing prop21 erties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary 

22 shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project23 based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, sub24 ject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to 

25 assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to 
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1 health and safety after written notice to and informed con2 sent of the affected tenants and use of other available rem3 edies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After 

4 disposition of any multifamily property described in this 

5 section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such 

6 properties shall be subject to the requirements under sec7 tion 524 of MAHRAA. 

8 SEC. 213. Public housing agencies that own and oper9 ate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be ex10 empt from any asset management requirement imposed by 

11 the Secretary in connection with the operating fund rule: 

12 Provided, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a 

13 reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula 

14 shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 

15 SEC. 214. With respect to the use of amounts pro16 vided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, cap17 ital improvement, and management of public housing as 

18 authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States 

19 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d),(e)), the Sec20 retary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relat21 ing to asset management that restricts or limits in any 

22 way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursu23 ant to paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g) of the United 

24 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): 

25 Provided, That a public housing agency may not use cap-
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1 ital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that 

2 are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts 

3 from the operating fund in excess of the amounts per4 mitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 9(g). 

5 SEC. 215. No official or employee of the Department 

6 of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated 

7 as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Fi8 nancial Officer has determined that such allotment holder 

9 has implemented an adequate system of funds control and 

10 has received training in funds control procedures and di11 rectives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that 

12 there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD appro13 priation under the accounts ‘‘Executive Offices’’, ‘‘Admin14 istrative Support Offices’’, ‘‘Program Offices’’, ‘‘Govern15 ment National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of 

16 Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program 

17 Account’’, and ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ within the 

18 Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

19 SEC. 216. The Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2021, 

20 notify the public through the Federal Register and other 

21 means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a no22 tice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding 

23 availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary 

24 fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competi25 tively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
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1 law, for fiscal year 2021, the Secretary may make the 

2 NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate 

3 Government website or through other electronic media, as 

4 determined by the Secretary. 

5 SEC. 217. Payment of attorney fees in program-re6 lated litigation shall be paid from the individual program 

7 office and Office of General Counsel salaries and expenses 

8 appropriations. The annual budget submission for the pro9 gram offices and the Office of General Counsel shall in10 clude any such projected litigation costs for attorney fees 

11 as a separate line item request. 

12 SEC. 218. (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 

13 (2), the Secretary may transfer up to 10 percent or 

14 $5,000,000, whichever is less, of funds appropriated for 

15 any office under the headings ‘‘Administrative Support 

16 Offices’’ or ‘‘Program Offices’’ to any other such office 

17 under such heading: Provided, That no appropriation for 

18 any such office or account shall be increased or decreased 

19 by more than 10 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, 

20 without prior written approval of the House and Senate 

21 Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That the 

22 Secretary shall provide notification to such Committees 

23 not less than 3 business days in advance of any such 

24 transfers under this section up to 10 percent or 

25 $5,000,000, whichever is less. 
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1 (2) The authority under paragraph (1) to transfer 

2 funds shall not apply to the Office of Fair Housing and 

3 Equal Opportunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control 

4 and Healthy Homes, or the Office of Departmental Equal 

5 Employment Opportunity. 

6 (b) The Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 10 

7 percent of funds appropriated for any office under the 

8 headings ‘‘Administrative Support Offices’’ or ‘‘Program 

9 Offices’’ to the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Oppor10 tunity, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 

11 Homes, or the Office of Departmental Equal Employment 

12 Opportunity: Provided, That no amounts may be trans13 ferred pursuant to this subparagraph unless the Secretary 

14 shall provide notification to such Committees not less 3 

15 business days in advance of any such transfers under this 

16 subsection. 

17 SEC. 219. (a) Any entity receiving housing assistance 

18 payments shall maintain decent, safe, and sanitary condi19 tions, as determined by the Secretary, and comply with 

20 any standards under applicable State or local laws, rules, 

21 ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condi22 tion of any property covered under a housing assistance 

23 payment contract. 

24 (b) The Secretary shall take action under subsection 

25 (c) when a multifamily housing project with a contract 
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1 under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

2 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or a contract for similar project-based 

3 assistance— 

4 (1) receives a Uniform Physical Condition 

5 Standards (UPCS) score of 60 or less; or 

6 (2) fails to certify in writing to the Secretary 

7 within 3 days that all Exigent Health and Safety de8 ficiencies identified by the inspector at the project 

9 have been corrected. 

10 Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 

11 projects with assistance attached to the units under sec12 tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

13 U.S.C. 1437f), but shall not apply to such units assisted 

14 under section 8(o)(13) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with cap16 ital or operating funds under section 9 of the United 

17 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g). 

18 (c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the Real Es19 tate Assessment Center (‘‘REAC’’) inspection, the Sec20 retary shall provide the owner with a Notice of Default 

21 with a specified timetable, determined by the Secretary, 

22 for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide 

23 a copy of the Notice of Default to the tenants, the local 

24 government, any mortgagees, and any contract adminis25 trator. If the owner’s appeal results in a UPCS score of 
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1 60 or above, the Secretary may withdraw the Notice of 

2 Default. 

3 (2) At the end of the time period for correcting all 

4 deficiencies specified in the Notice of Default, if the owner 

5 fails to fully correct such deficiencies, the Secretary may— 

6 (A) require immediate replacement of project 

7 management with a management agent approved by 

8 the Secretary; 

9 (B) impose civil money penalties, which shall be 

10 used solely for the purpose of supporting safe and 

11 sanitary conditions at applicable properties, as des12 ignated by the Secretary, with priority given to the 

13 tenants of the property affected by the penalty; 

14 (C) abate the section 8 contract, including par15 tial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until 

16 all deficiencies have been corrected; 

17 (D) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, 

18 approved by the Secretary under established proce19 dures, who will be obligated to promptly make all re20 quired repairs and to accept renewal of the assist21 ance contract if such renewal is offered; 

22 (E) transfer the existing section 8 contract to 

23 another project or projects and owner or owners; 

24 (F) pursue exclusionary sanctions, including 

25 suspensions or debarments from Federal programs; 
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1 (G) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to 

2 manage the property and cure all project deficiencies 

3 or seek a judicial order of specific performance re4 quiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies; 

5 (H) work with the owner, lender, or other re6 lated party to stabilize the property in an attempt 

7 to preserve the property through compliance, trans8 fer of ownership, or an infusion of capital provided 

9 by a third-party that requires time to effectuate; or 

10 (I) take any other regulatory or contractual 

11 remedies available as deemed necessary and appro12 priate by the Secretary. 

13 (d) The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to en14 sure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 

15 to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 

16 relocation of tenants for major threats to health and safety 

17 after written notice to the affected tenants. To the extent 

18 the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants 

19 and the local government, that the property is not feasible 

20 for continued rental assistance payments under such sec21 tion 8 or other programs, based on consideration of— 

22 (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the 

23 property and all available Federal, State, and local 

24 resources, including rent adjustments under section 
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1 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform 

2 and Affordability Act of 1997 (‘‘MAHRAA’’); and 

3 (2) environmental conditions that cannot be 

4 remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 

5 may contract for project-based rental assistance pay6 ments with an owner or owners of other existing 

7 housing properties, or provide other rental assist8 ance. 

9 (e) The Secretary shall report quarterly on all prop10 erties covered by this section that are assessed through 

11 the Real Estate Assessment Center and have UPCS phys12 ical inspection scores of less than 60 or have received an 

13 unsatisfactory management and occupancy review within 

14 the past 36 months. The report shall include— 

15 (1) identification of the enforcement actions 

16 being taken to address such conditions, including 

17 imposition of civil money penalties and termination 

18 of subsidies, and identification of properties that 

19 have such conditions multiple times; 

20 (2) identification of actions that the Depart21 ment of Housing and Urban Development is taking 

22 to protect tenants of such identified properties; and 

23 (3) any administrative or legislative rec24 ommendations to further improve the living condi-
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1 tions at properties covered under a housing assist2 ance payment contract. 

3 This report shall be submitted to the Senate and House 

4 Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days 

5 after the enactment of this Act, and on the first business 

6 day of each Federal fiscal year quarter thereafter while 

7 this section remains in effect. 

8 SEC. 220. None of the funds made available by this 

9 Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under sec10 tion 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assist11 ance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing 

12 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by 

13 any public housing agency for any amount of salary, in14 cluding bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, 

15 or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds 

16 the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level 

17 IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any pub18 lic housing agency fiscal year 2021. 

19 SEC. 221. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act and provided to the Department of Housing and 

21 Urban Development may be used to make a grant award 

22 unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Com23 mittees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business 

24 days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, 

25 Tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to 
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1 receive a grant award is announced by the Department 

2 or its offices. 

3 SEC. 222. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs 

5 Assessment (PNA). 

6 SEC. 223. None of the funds made available by this 

7 Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, 

8 the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 

9 Department of Housing and Urban Development to in10 sure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any 

11 mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or 

12 otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to 

13 eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a State, mu14 nicipality, or any other political subdivision of a State. 

15 SEC. 224. None of the funds made available by this 

16 Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of gen17 eral local government as a metropolitan city (as defined 

18 in section 102 of the Housing and Community Develop19 ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to 

20 grants under section 106 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306). 

21 SEC. 225. Amounts made available by this Act that 

22 are appropriated, allocated, advanced on a reimbursable 

23 basis, or transferred to the Office of Policy Development 

24 and Research of the Department of Housing and Urban 

25 Development and functions thereof, for research, evalua-
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1 tion, or statistical purposes, and that are unexpended at 

2 the time of completion of a contract, grant, or cooperative 

3 agreement, may be deobligated and shall immediately be4 come available and may be reobligated in that fiscal year 

5 or the subsequent fiscal year for the research, evaluation, 

6 or statistical purposes for which the amounts are made 

7 available to that Office subject to reprogramming require8 ments in section 405 of this Act. 

9 SEC. 226. Funds made available by this title under 

10 the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’ may be used 

11 by the Secretary to participate in Performance Partner12 ship Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of 

13 Public Law 113–76 (42 U.S.C. 12301 note), section 524 

14 of division G of Public Law 113–235, section 525 of divi15 sion H of Public Law 114–113, section 525 of division 

16 H of Public Law 115–31, section 525 of division H of 

17 Public Law 115–141, section 524 of division B of Public 

18 Law 115–245, and such authorities as are enacted for 

19 Performance Partnership Pilots in an appropriations Act 

20 for fiscal year 2021: Provided, That such participation 

21 shall be limited to not more than 10 continuums of care 

22 and housing activities to improve outcomes for discon23 nected youth. 

24 SEC. 227. In this fiscal year and in each fiscal year 

25 thereafter, with respect to grant amounts awarded for the 
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1 Continuum of Care (CoC) program authorized under sub2 title C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist3 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) with amounts made 

4 available under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance 

5 Grants’’, costs paid by program income of grant recipients 

6 may be counted toward meeting the recipient’s matching 

7 requirements, provided the costs are eligible CoC costs 

8 that supplement the recipient’s CoC program. 

9 SEC. 228. (a) In this fiscal year and in each fiscal 

10 year thereafter, from amounts made available by this title 

11 under the heading ‘‘Homeless Assistance Grants’’, the 

12 Secretary may award 1-year transition grants to recipients 

13 of funds for activities under subtitle C of the McKinney14 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) 

15 to transition from one Continuum of Care program compo16 nent to another. 

17 (b) To be eligible to receive a transition grant under 

18 subsection (a), the funding recipient shall have the consent 

19 of the Continuum of Care and meet such standards as 

20 the Secretary may establish. 

21 SEC. 229. None of the funds made available by this 

22 Act may be used by the Department of Housing and 

23 Urban Development to direct a grantee to undertake spe24 cific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying 

25 out the final rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair 
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1 Housing’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)) or the 

2 notice entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing 

3 Assessment Tool’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 57949 (September 26, 

4 2014)). 

5 SEC. 230. The Promise Zone designations and Prom6 ise Zone Designation Agreements entered into pursuant 

7 to such designations, made by the Secretary in prior fiscal 

8 years, shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms 

9 and conditions of such agreements. 

10 SEC. 231. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to establish and apply review criteria, 

12 including rating factors or preference points, for participa13 tion in or coordination with EnVision Centers, in the eval14 uation, selection, and award of any funds made available 

15 and requiring competitive selection under this Act, except 

16 with respect to any such funds otherwise authorized for 

17 EnVision Center purposes under this Act. 

18 SEC. 232. None of the funds made available by this 

19 or any prior Act may be used to require or enforce any 

20 changes to the terms and conditions of the public housing 

21 annual contributions contract between the Secretary and 

22 any public housing agency, as such contract was in effect 

23 as of December 31, 2017, unless such changes are mutu24 ally agreed upon by the Secretary and such agency: Pro25 vided, That such agreement by an agency may be indi-
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1 cated only by a written amendment to the terms and con2 ditions containing the duly authorized signature of its 

3 chief executive: Provided further, That the Secretary may 

4 not withhold funds to compel such agreement by an agen5 cy which certifies to its compliance with its contract. 

6 SEC. 233. Any public housing agency designated as 

7 a Moving to Work agency pursuant to section 239 of divi8 sion L of Public Law 114–113 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note; 

9 129 Stat. 2897) may, upon such designation, use funds 

10 (except for special purpose funding, including special pur11 pose vouchers) previously allocated to any such public 

12 housing agency under section 8 or 9 of the United States 

13 Housing Act of 1937, including any reserve funds held by 

14 the public housing agency or funds held by the Depart15 ment of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the 

16 authority for use of section 8 or 9 funding provided under 

17 such section and section 204 of title II of the Departments 

18 of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development 

19 and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 

20 (Public Law 104–134; 110 Stat. 1321-28), notwith21 standing the purposes for which such funds were appro22 priated. 

23 SEC. 234. None of the amounts made available by 

24 this Act, by Public Law 116–94, or by Public Law 116– 

25 6 may be used to prohibit any public housing agency under 
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1 receivership or the direction of a Federal monitor from 

2 applying for, receiving, or using funds made available 

3 under the heading ‘‘Public Housing Capital Fund’’ for 

4 competitive grants to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint 

5 hazards in this Act or that remain available and not 

6 awarded from prior Acts, or be used to prohibit a public 

7 housing agency from using such funds to carry out any 

8 required work pursuant to a settlement agreement, con9 sent decree, voluntary agreement, or similar document for 

10 a violation of the Lead Safe Housing or Lead Disclosure 

11 Rules. 

12 SEC. 235. None of the funds made available to the 

13 Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 

14 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

15 enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 

16 entitled ‘‘Making Admission or Placement Determinations 

17 Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning 

18 and Development Housing Programs’’, transmitted to 

19 Congress for review by the Department of Housing and 

20 Urban Development on June 12, 2020 (Docket No. FR– 

21 6152–P–01), or any final rule based substantially on such 

22 proposed rule. 

23 SEC. 236. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

24 law, the notice issued by the Department of Housing and 

25 Urban Development on February 20, 2015, and entitled 
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1 ‘‘Appropriate Placement for Transgender Persons in Sin2 gle-Sex Emergency Shelters and Other Facilities’’ (Notice 

3 CPD–15–02) shall have the force and effect of law. 

4 SEC. 237. None of the funds made available to the 

5 Department of Housing and Urban Development by this 

6 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 

7 enforce, or in any way make effective the proposed rule 

8 entitled ‘‘Housing and Community Development Act of 

9 1980: Verification of Eligible Status’’, issued by the De10 partment of Housing and Urban Development on May 10, 

11 2019 (Docket No. FR–6124–P–01), or any final rule 

12 based substantially on such proposed rule. 

13 SEC. 238. There are hereby rescinded, from funds ap14 propriated under the heading ‘‘Department of Housing 

15 and Urban Development—Housing Programs—Rental 

16 Housing Assistance’’— 

17 (a) all unobligated balances from recaptured amounts 

18 appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated 

19 contracts under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing 

20 Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)), and any unobligated bal21 ances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from 

22 funds appropriated under such heading after fiscal year 

23 2005; and 

24 (b) any funds remaining from amounts appropriated 

25 under such heading in the prior fiscal year. 
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1 SEC. 239. (a) Amounts made available under the 

2 heading ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop3 ment—Community Planning and Development—Commu4 nity Development Fund’’ in chapter 9 of title X of the 

5 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 

6 113–2, division A; 127 Stat. 36) shall remain available 

7 through September 30, 2025 for the liquidation of valid 

8 obligations of such funding. 

9 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 

10 case of any grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) 

11 of this section that provides assistance that duplicates 

12 benefits available to a person for the same purpose from 

13 another source, the grantee itself shall— 

14 (1) be subject to remedies for noncompliance; or 

15 (2) bear responsibility for absorbing such cost 

16 of duplicative benefits and returning an amount 

17 equal to any duplicative benefits paid to the grant18 ee’s funds available for use under such heading, un19 less the Secretary, upon the request of a grantee 

20 issues a public determination by publication in the 

21 Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 

22 of the Federal Government to pursue such remedies. 

23 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

24 grantee of funds referred to in subsection (a) of this sec25 tion may request a waiver from the Secretary of Housing 
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1 and Urban Development of any recoupment by the Sec2 retary of such funds for amounts owed by persons who 

3 have received such assistance from such funds and who 

4 have been defrauded, or after receiving assistance, have 

5 filed for bankruptcy, gone through a foreclosure procedure 

6 on property that received such assistance, or are deceased. 

7 If the grantee self-certifies to the Secretary in such re8 quest that it has verified that the individual conditions of 

9 each person it is requesting a waiver for meets one of the 

10 conditions specified in the preceding sentence, the Sec11 retary may grant such waivers on the basis of grantee self12 certification, issue a public determination by publication 

13 in the Federal Register that it is not in the best interest 

14 of the Federal Government to pursue such recoupment, 

15 and may conduct oversight to verify grantee self-certifi16 cation and subject the grantee to remedies for noncompli17 ance for any amounts that have not met such require18 ments. 

19 (d) Amounts repurposed pursuant to this section that 

20 were previously designated by the Congress as an emer21 gency requirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 

22 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by 

23 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

24 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

25 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Hous2 ing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 

3 TITLE III 

4 RELATED AGENCIES 

5 ACCESS BOARD

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as au8 thorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

9 (29 U.S.C. 792), $9,200,000: Provided, That, notwith10 standing any other provision of law, there may be credited 

11 to this appropriation funds received for publications and 

12 training expenses. 

13 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime 

16 Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer17 chant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 307), including serv18 ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

19 Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 

20 section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; and uni21 forms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 

22 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 

23 $29,800,000: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall 

24 be for official reception and representation expenses. 
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1 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

2 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 

6 to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 

7 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $26,248,000: Provided, That 

8 the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 

9 in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to inves10 tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 

11 the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United 

12 States Code, by any person or entity that is subject to 

13 regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora14 tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 

15 enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 

16 studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 

17 and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 

18 and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 

19 within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro20 vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap21 point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 

22 necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du23 ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli24 cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap25 pointments, and employment within the National Railroad 
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1 Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent 

2 with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2022, 

3 the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Sen4 ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 

5 fiscal year 2022 in similar format and substance to budget 

6 requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal 

7 Government. 

8 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor11 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve12 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

13 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 

14 diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, 

15 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 

16 5901–5902), $118,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 

17 may be used for official reception and representation ex18 penses. The amounts made available to the National 

19 Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts 

20 necessary to make lease payments on an obligation in21 curred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. 
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1 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

2 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT

3 CORPORATION

4 For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor5 poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 

6 as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora7 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $208,500,000, of which 

8 $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing pro9 gram: Provided, That of the total amount made available 

10 under this heading, $25,000,000 shall be for competitive 

11 grants to: redevelop abandoned or distressed properties; 

12 provide homeownership and financing assistance to house13 holds with income of not more than 120 percent of the 

14 area median income; purchase properties that are aban15 doned or distressed to sell, rent, or redevelop; establish 

16 or operate land banks to acquire, redevelop, or sell prop17 erties that are abandoned or distressed; demolish aban18 doned or distressed structures, as part of a redevelopment 

19 effort to increase affordable rental and owner-occupied 

20 housing; or engage in community development activities 

21 in areas with high rates of abandoned or distressed prop22 erties. 
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1 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor4 tation Board, including services authorized by section 

5 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000: Pro6 vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

7 not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Sur8 face Transportation Board shall be credited to this appro9 priation as offsetting collections and used for necessary 

10 and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided fur11 ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 

12 from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for13 dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received dur14 ing fiscal year 2021, to result in a final appropriation from 

15 the general fund estimated at not more than $36,250,000. 

16 UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON

17 HOMELESSNESS

18 OPERATING EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses (including payment of sala20 ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

21 and rental of conference rooms) of the United States 

22 Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the 

23 functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento 

24 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11311 et. seq.), as 

25 amended, $3,800,000, to remain available until September 
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1 30, 2022: Provided, That not more than $15,000 may be 

2 used for travel expenses by the Executive Director: Pro3 vided further, That the Executive Director may not engage 

4 in any official travel except for travel paid out of such 

5 amounts: Provided further, That no funds may be used 

6 to promote homelessness interventions unless those inter7 ventions include support for evidence-based interventions 

8 including the Housing First model and Permanent Sup9 portive Housing. 

10 TITLE IV 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

12 SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 

13 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 

14 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 

15 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 

16 funded in this Act. 

17 SEC. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 

18 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

19 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria20 tions, unless expressly so provided herein. 

21 SEC. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 

22 under this Act for any consulting service through a pro23 curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 

24 United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 

25 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
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1 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro2 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order 

3 issued pursuant to existing law. 

4 SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 

5 this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 

6 training that— 

7 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl8 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 

9 performance of official duties; 

10 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev11 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 

12 some participants; 

13 (3) does not require prior employee notification 

14 of the content and methods to be used in the train15 ing and written end of course evaluation; 

16 (4) contains any methods or content associated 

17 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 

18 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em19 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 

20 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 

21 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par22 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 

23 workplace. 
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1 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 

2 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 

3 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 

4 SEC. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 

5 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre6 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund7 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex8 penditure in fiscal year 2021, or provided from any ac9 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 

10 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 

11 available for obligation or expenditure through a re12 programming of funds that— 

13 (1) creates a new program; 

14 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

15 (3) increases funds or personnel for any pro16 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been 

17 denied or restricted by the Congress; 

18 (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 

19 activity by either the House or Senate Committees 

20 on Appropriations for a different purpose; 

21 (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac22 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which23 ever is less; 
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1 (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or ac2 tivities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 

3 less; or 

4 (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a 

5 branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, 

6 agency, administration, or department different from 

7 the budget justifications submitted to the Commit8 tees on Appropriations or the table accompanying 

9 the report accompanying this Act, whichever is more 

10 detailed, unless prior approval is received from the 

11 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 

12 Provided, That not later than 60 days after the date 

13 of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this 

14 Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Ap15 propriations of the Senate and of the House of Rep16 resentatives to establish the baseline for application 

17 of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 

18 current fiscal year: Provided further, That the report 

19 shall include— 

20 (A) a table for each appropriation with a 

21 separate column to display the prior year en22 acted level, the President’s budget request, ad23 justments made by Congress, adjustments due 

24 to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 

25 fiscal year enacted level; 
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1 (B) a delineation in the table for each ap2 propriation and its respective prior year enacted 

3 level by object class and program, project, and 

4 activity as detailed in this Act, the table accom5 panying the report accompanying this Act, ac6 companying reports of the House and Senate 

7 Committee on Appropriations, or in the budget 

8 appendix for the respective appropriations, 

9 whichever is more detailed, and shall apply to 

10 all items for which a dollar amount is specified 

11 and to all programs for which new budget 

12 (obligational) authority is provided, as well as 

13 to discretionary grants and discretionary grant 

14 allocations; and 

15 (C) an identification of items of special 

16 congressional interest. 

17 SEC. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

18 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

19 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2021 from 

20 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 

21 for fiscal year 2021 in this Act, shall remain available 

22 through September 30, 2022, for each such account for 

23 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 

24 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Ap25 propriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such 
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1 funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made 

2 in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under sec3 tion 405 of this Act. 

4 SEC. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to sup5 port any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use 

6 the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is 

7 employed only for a public use: Provided, That for pur8 poses of this section, public use shall not be construed to 

9 include economic development that primarily benefits pri10 vate entities: Provided further, That any use of funds for 

11 mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway 

12 projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve 

13 the general public (including energy-related, communica14 tion-related, water-related and wastewater-related infra15 structure), other structures designated for use by the gen16 eral public or which have other common-carrier or public17 utility functions that serve the general public and are sub18 ject to regulation and oversight by the government, and 

19 projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public 

20 health and safety or brownfields as defined in the Small 

21 Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 

22 Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public 

23 use for purposes of eminent domain. 

24 SEC. 408. None of the funds made available in this 

25 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
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1 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

2 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro3 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 

4 SEC. 409. No part of any appropriation contained in 

5 this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 

6 filling a position, other than a temporary position, for7 merly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed 

8 Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily com9 pleted his or her period of active military or naval service, 

10 and has within 90 days after his or her release from such 

11 service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge 

12 for a period of not more than 1 year, made application 

13 for restoration to his or her former position and has been 

14 certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still 

15 qualified to perform the duties of his or her former posi16 tion and has not been restored thereto. 

17 SEC. 410. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 

18 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 

19 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 

20 with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 

21 (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy 

22 American Act’’). 

23 SEC. 411. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 

24 available under this Act shall be made available to any 
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1 person or entity that has been convicted of violating the 

2 Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 8301–8305). 

3 SEC. 412. None of the funds made available in this 

4 Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in 

5 contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of 

6 title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

7 SEC. 413. (a) None of the funds made available by 

8 this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier 

9 permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, 

10 United States Code, or exemption application under sec11 tion 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding 

12 an air operators certificate issued by a country that is 

13 party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport 

14 Agreement where such approval would contravene United 

15 States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Nor16 way Air Transport Agreement. 

17 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 

18 otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 

19 granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to 

20 such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent 

21 with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agree22 ment and United States law. 

23 SEC. 414. None of the funds made available in this 

24 Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attend25 ance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or de-
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1 partment of the United States Government, who are sta2 tioned in the United States, at any single international 

3 conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the 

4 House and Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 

5 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to 

6 the national interest: Provided, That for purposes of this 

7 section the term ‘‘international conference’’ shall mean a 

8 conference occurring outside of the United States attended 

9 by representatives of the United States Government and 

10 of foreign governments, international organizations, or 

11 nongovernmental organizations. 

12 SEC. 415. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available under this Act may be used by the 

14 Surface Transportation Board to charge or collect any fil15 ing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board 

16 in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for dis17 trict court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 

18 28, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 416. None of the funds made available by this 

20 Act may be used by the Department of Transportation, 

21 the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or 

22 any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light 

23 duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 

24 fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
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1 Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 

2 24, 2011. 

3 SEC. 417. (a) None of the funds made available in 

4 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 

5 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 

6 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 

7 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 

8 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 

9 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 

10 criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activi11 ties. 

12 SEC. 418. (a) None of the funds made available in 

13 this Act may be used to deny an Inspector General funded 

14 under this Act timely access to any records, documents, 

15 or other materials available to the department or agency 

16 over which that Inspector General has responsibilities 

17 under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

18 or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access 

19 to such records, documents, or other materials, under any 

20 provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly 

21 refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the 

22 Inspector General’s right of access. 

23 (b) A department or agency covered by this section 

24 shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
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1 records, documents, and other materials in a timely man2 ner. 

3 (c) Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance 

4 with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the in5 formation provided by the establishment over which that 

6 Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 

7 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 

8 (d) Each Inspector General covered by this section 

9 shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal11 endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 

12 SEC. 419. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 

14 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 

15 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 

16 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 

17 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 

18 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government19 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 

20 overall scope of the project and/or program unless such 

21 awards or incentive fees are consistent with 16.401(e)(2) 

22 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. 

23 SEC. 420. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used in contravention of section 2635.702 of 

25 title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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1 SEC. 421. (a) For the duration of the national emer2 gency declared by the President under the National Emer3 gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the pan4 demic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 2019 

5 (COVID–19), an air carrier operating under part 121 of 

6 title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall— 

7 (1) require each passenger and cabin crew8 member to wear a mask or protective face covering 

9 while on board an aircraft of the air carrier; 

10 (2) require each flight crewmember to wear a 

11 mask or protective face covering while on board an 

12 aircraft but outside the flight deck; 

13 (3) submit to the Administrator of the Federal 

14 Aviation Administration a proposal to permit flight 

15 crew members of the air carrier to wear a mask or 

16 protective face covering while at their stations in the 

17 flight deck, including a safety risk assessment with 

18 respect to such proposal; 

19 (4) provide flight and cabin crewmembers, air20 port customer service agents, and other employees 

21 whose job responsibilities involve interaction with 

22 passengers with masks or protective face coverings, 

23 gloves, and hand sanitizer and wipes with sufficient 

24 alcohol content; 
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1 (5) ensure aircraft, including the cockpit and 

2 cabin, operated by such carrier are cleaned, dis3 infected, and sanitized after each use in accordance 

4 with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

5 guidance; 

6 (6) ensure enclosed facilities owned, operated, 

7 or used by such air carrier, including facilities used 

8 for flight or cabin crewmember training or perform9 ance of indoor maintenance, repair, or overhaul 

10 work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized fre11 quently in accordance with Centers for Disease Con12 trol and Prevention guidance; 

13 (7) provide air carrier employees whose job re14 sponsibilities involve cleaning, disinfecting, and sani15 tizing aircraft or enclosed facilities described in 

16 paragraphs (5) and (6) with masks or protective 

17 face coverings and gloves, and ensure that each con18 tractor of the air carrier provides employees of such 

19 contractor with such materials; and 

20 (8) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 

21 guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 

22 COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such air car23 rier and for identifying other air carrier employees 

24 whom such employee contacted in the 48-hour period 

25 before the employee developed symptoms. 
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1 (b)(1) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the na2 tional emergency declared by the President under the Na3 tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related 

4 to the pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 

5 (COVID–19), Amtrak shall— 

6 (A) require each passenger and employee of 

7 Amtrak, including engineers, conductors, and on8 board service workers, to wear a mask or other pro9 tective face covering while onboard an Amtrak train; 

10 (B) take such actions as are reasonable to en11 sure passenger compliance with the requirement 

12 under subparagraph (A); 

13 (C) provide masks or protective face coverings, 

14 gloves, and hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes with 

15 sufficient alcohol content to— 

16 (i) conductors, engineers, and onboard 

17 service workers; 

18 (ii) ticket agents, station agents, and red 

19 cap agents; and 

20 (iii) any other employees whose job respon21 sibilities include interaction with passengers; 

22 (D) ensure Amtrak trains, including the loco23 motive cab and passenger cars, are cleaned, dis24 infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 

25 guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
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1 and Prevention and ensure that employees whose job 

2 responsibilities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or 

3 sanitizing are provided masks or protective face cov4 erings and gloves; 

5 (E) ensure stations and enclosed facilities that 

6 Amtrak owns and operates including facilities used 

7 for training or the performance of indoor mainte8 nance, repair, or overhaul work, are cleaned, dis9 infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 

10 guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control 

11 and Prevention and ensure that employees whose job 

12 responsibilities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or 

13 sanitizing are provided masks or protective face cov14 erings and gloves; 

15 (F) take such actions as are reasonable to en16 sure that stations or facilities served or used by Am17 trak that Amtrak does not own are cleaned, dis18 infected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with 

19 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guid20 ance; 

21 (G) ensure that each contractor of Amtrak pro22 vides masks or protective face coverings and gloves 

23 to employees of such contractor whose job respon24 sibilities include those described in subparagraphs 

25 (D) and (E); and 
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1 (H) establish guidelines, or adhere to existing 

2 applicable guidelines, for notifying employees of a 

3 confirmed diagnosis of COVID–19 of an employee of 

4 Amtrak. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY.—If Amtrak is unable to acquire 

6 any of the items necessary to comply with subparagraphs 

7 (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) due to market unavail8 ability, Amtrak shall— 

9 (A) prepare and make public documentation 

10 demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac11 quire such items; and 

12 (B) continue efforts to acquire such items until 

13 such items become available. 

14 (c)(1) IN GENERAL.—For the duration of the na15 tional emergency declared by the President under the Na16 tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related 

17 to the pandemic of SARS–CoV–2 or coronavirus disease 

18 2019 (COVID–19), recipients of funds under section 5307 

19 of title 49, United States Code, that serve an urbanized 

20 area with a population of at least 500,000 individuals and 

21 that provided a minimum of 20,000,000 unlinked pas22 senger trips in the most recent year for which data is 

23 available shall— 
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1 (A) require each passenger to wear a mask or 

2 protective face covering while on board a public 

3 transportation vehicle; 

4 (B) provide masks or protective face coverings, 

5 gloves, and hand santizer and wipes with sufficient 

6 alcohol content to operators, station managers, and 

7 other employees or contractors whose job respon8 sibilities include interaction with passengers; 

9 (C) ensure public transportation vehicles oper10 ated by such public transportation provider are 

11 cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently in ac12 cordance with Centers for Disease Control and Pre13 vention guidance and ensure that employees or con14 tractors whose job responsibilities involve such clean15 ing, disinfecting, or sanitizing are provided masks or 

16 protective face coverings and gloves; 

17 (D) ensure stations and enclosed facilities 

18 owned, operated, or used by such public transpor19 tation provider, including facilities used for training 

20 or performance of indoor maintenance, repair, or 

21 overhaul work, are cleaned, disinfected, and sani22 tized frequently in accordance with Centers for Dis23 ease Control and Prevention guidance and ensure 

24 that employees or contractors whose job responsibil25 ities include such cleaning, disinfecting, or sanitizing 
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1 are provided masks or other protective face cov2 erings and gloves; and 

3 (E) establish guidelines, or adhere to applicable 

4 guidelines, for notifying employees of a confirmed 

5 COVID–19 diagnosis of an employee of such public 

6 transportation provider. 

7 (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The implementation of the 

8 requirement under paragraph (1)(A) shall be carried out 

9 in a manner determined by the provider of public trans10 portation. 

11 (3) AVAILABILITY.—If a provider of public transpor12 tation is unable to acquire a subparagraph (B), (C), or 

13 (D) of paragraph (1) due to market unavailability, such 

14 provider shall— 

15 (A) prepare and make public documentation 

16 demonstrating what actions have been taken to ac17 quire such items; and 

18 (B) continue efforts to acquire such items until 

19 they become available. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS 

3 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

4 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

5 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Infrastruc8 ture Investments’’, $3,000,000,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 

10 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head11 ing in title I of this Act, except as modified by this heading 

12 in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

13 available under this heading in this title, the Secretary 

14 shall use an amount not less than $60,000,000 for the 

15 planning, preparation, or design of projects eligible for 

16 amounts made available under this heading in this title, 

17 with an emphasis on transit, transit oriented development, 

18 and multimodal projects: Provided further, That grants 

19 awarded under the preceding proviso shall not be subject 

20 to a minimum grant size: Provided further, That of the 

21 amounts made available under this heading in this title, 

22 the Secretary shall use an amount not less than 

23 $300,000,000 for eligible projects located in or to directly 

24 benefit areas of persistent poverty: Provided further, That 

25 a grant award under this heading in this title shall be not 
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1 less than $20,000,000 and not greater than 

2 $300,000,000: Provided further, That not more than 20 

3 percent of the amounts made available under this heading 

4 in this title may be awarded to projects in a single State 

5 that are not port infrastructure investments (including in6 land port infrastructure and land ports of entry): Provided 

7 further, That an award under this heading in this title is 

8 an urban award if it is to a project located within or on 

9 the boundary of an urbanized area, as designated by the 

10 Bureau of the Census, that had a population greater than 

11 250,000 in the 2010 decennial census: Provided further, 

12 That for the purpose of determining if an award for plan13 ning, preparation, or design is an urban award, the project 

14 location is the location of the project being planned, pre15 pared, or designed: Provided further, That for the purpose 

16 of determining if an award for eligible projects located in 

17 or to directly benefit areas of persistent poverty is an 

18 urban award, the project location is the location of the 

19 eligible project in or to directly benefit areas of persistent 

20 poverty: Provided further, That each award under this 

21 heading in this title that is not an urban award is a rural 

22 award: Provided further, That of the amounts awarded 

23 under this heading in this title, 60 percent shall be award24 ed as urban awards and 40 percent shall be awarded as 

25 rural awards: Provided further, That for rural awards and 
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1 awards for eligible projects located in or to directly benefit 

2 areas of persistent poverty, the minimum grant size shall 

3 be $5,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 

4 share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further, That 

5 the Secretary may retain up to $30,000,000, to remain 

6 available until September 30, 2023, of the amounts made 

7 available under this heading in this title, and may transfer 

8 portions of such amounts to the Administrators of the 

9 Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Ad10 ministration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and 

11 the Maritime Administration to fund the award and over12 sight of grants and credit assistance made under the na13 tional infrastructure investments program: Provided fur14 ther, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding 

15 Opportunity for amounts made available under this head16 ing in this title not later than 180 days after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such No18 tice of Funding Opportunity shall require application sub19 missions 90 days after the publishing of such Notice: Pro20 vided further, That of the applications submitted under the 

21 preceding two provisos, the Secretary shall make grants 

22 not later than 390 days after the date of enactment of 

23 this Act in such amounts that the Secretary determines: 

24 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

25 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
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1 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

2 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Cyber Security Initia5 tives’’, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 

6 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by 

7 the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur8 suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 

9 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

10 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

11 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

12 For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities and Equip13 ment’’, $500,000,000, to remain available until September 

14 30, 2023: Provided, That amounts made available under 

15 this heading in this title shall be derived from the general 

16 fund: Provided further, That funding provided under this 

17 heading shall be used to make improvements (including 

18 activities that improve water and energy efficiency or re19 duce the risk of harm to occupants or property from nat20 ural hazards) or to replace air route traffic control centers, 

21 air traffic control towers, terminal radar approach control 

22 facilities, and navigation and landing equipment: Provided 

23 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

24 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Air5 ports’’, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 

6 grants for projects as authorized by subchapter 1 of chap7 ter 471 and subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 

8 United States Code, $2,500,000,000, to remain available 

9 until September 30, 2023: Provided, That amounts made 

10 available under this heading in this title shall be derived 

11 from the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject 

12 to apportionment formulas, special apportionment cat13 egories, or minimum percentages under such chapter 471: 

14 Provided further, That the Secretary shall distribute funds 

15 provided under this heading as discretionary grants to air16 ports: Provided further, That the amount made available 

17 under this heading in this title shall not be subject to any 

18 limitation on obligations for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports 

19 program set forth in any Act: Provided further, That not 

20 less than $250,000,000 of the grants awarded under this 

21 heading in this title shall be for airport sustainability ac22 tivities focused on reducing energy consumption, noise im23 pacts, waste, and pollution or improving water quality, 

24 community relations, and wildlife compatibility: Provided 

25 further, That priority consideration shall be based on 
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1 project justification and completeness of pre-grant actions: 

2 Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 

3 Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.1 percent of 

4 the funds provided under this heading in this title to fund 

5 the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants 

6 made under this heading: Provided further, That such 

7 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

8 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

12 CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY

13 IMPROVEMENTS

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘Consolidated Rail In16 frastructure and Safety Improvements’’, $5,000,000,000, 

17 to remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, 

18 That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi19 sions under this heading in title I of this Act, except as 

20 modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 

21 That of the amounts made available under this heading 

22 in this title— 

23 (1) not less than $1,500,000,000 shall be for 

24 projects eligible under section 22907(c) of title 49, 

25 United States Code; and 
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1 (2) not less than $3,500,000,000 shall be for 

2 projects eligible under sections 22907(c)(2), 

3 22907(c)(3), 22907(c)(4), and 22907(c)(9) of title 

4 49, United States Code, that contribute to the devel5 opment, initiation, expansion, or restoration of inter6 city passenger rail service including alignments for 

7 existing routes: Provided, That amounts made avail8 able in this paragraph shall be for such eligible 

9 projects with a total project cost greater than 

10 $500,000,000: Provided further, That, notwith11 standing section 22907(g)(1) of title 49, United 

12 States Code, not more than 25 percent of the 

13 amounts made available in this paragraph shall be 

14 for such eligible projects in rural areas: 

15 Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the Notice 

16 of Funding Opportunity for amounts made available under 

17 this heading in this title not later than 150 days after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

19 such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require applica20 tion submissions 90 days after the publishing of such No21 tice: Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce 

22 the selection of projects to receive awards for amounts 

23 made available under this heading in this title not later 

24 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro25 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con-
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1 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

2 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

3 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

4 MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

5 PROGRAM

6 For an additional amount for ‘‘Magnetic Levitation 

7 Technology Deployment Program’’, $100,000,000, to re8 main available until September 30, 2022, consistent with 

9 language in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1307 

10 of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), as amended by 

11 section 102 of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections 

12 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244) (23 U.S.C. 322 note): 

13 Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 per14 cent of the amounts made available under this heading 

15 in this title for the costs of award and project management 

16 and oversight, to remain available until September 30, 

17 2023: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

18 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

19 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg20 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

21 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

22 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Northeast Corridor 

25 Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 
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1 $5,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2022, to enable the Secretary to make or amend existing 

3 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

4 activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as au5 thorized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Sur6 face Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114– 

7 94): Provided, That such additional amount shall be sub8 ject to the provisions under this heading in title I of this 

9 Act, except as modified by this heading in this title: Pro10 vided further, That the Secretary shall make or amend 

11 such grants not later than 90 days after the date of enact12 ment of this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts 

13 made available under this heading in this title, priority 

14 shall be given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or 

15 upgrade of railroad assets or infrastructure, for capital 

16 projects that expand passenger rail capacity, and for the 

17 rehabilitation or acquisition of rolling stock: Provided fur18 ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 

19 in this title may be used to subsidize the operating losses 

20 of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided 

21 further, That of the amounts made available under this 

22 heading in this title, not less than $172,000,000 shall be 

23 made available for use of the National Railroad Passenger 

24 Corporation in lieu of fiscal year 2021 capital payments 

25 from commuter rail passenger transportation providers 
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1 subject to the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to 

2 section 24905(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 

3 further, That, notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 

4 24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such 

5 use of funds in fiscal year 2021 does not constitute cross6 subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation: 

7 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

8 under this heading in this title, not less than 

9 $1,000,000,000 shall be made available to advance capital 

10 projects, including rehabilitation and upgrade of railroad 

11 infrastructure, that increase reliability or expand pas12 senger rail capacity on the Amtrak-owned portion of the 

13 Northeast Corridor (as defined in section 24102(8) of title 

14 49, United States Code) on which more than 380 trains 

15 traveled per day in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, 

16 That of the amounts made available under this heading 

17 in this title and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the Na18 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this 

19 title, not less than $200,000,000 shall be made available 

20 to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compli21 ance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

22 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.): Provided further, That of the 

23 amounts made available under this heading in this title 

24 and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Rail25 road Passenger Corporation’’ heading in this title, 
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1 $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 

2 shall be transferred to ‘‘National Railroad Passenger Cor3 poration—Office of Inspector General—Salaries and Ex4 penses’’ for conducting audits and investigations of 

5 projects and activities carried out with amounts made 

6 available in this title and in division B of the Coronavirus 

7 Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– 

8 136) under the headings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to 

9 the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘Na10 tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 

11 Corporation’’: Provided further, That such amount is des12 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re13 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal14 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

15 NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL

16 RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

17 For an additional amount for ‘‘National Network 

18 Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’, 

19 $3,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2022, to enable the Secretary to make or amend existing 

21 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 

22 activities associated with the National Network as author23 ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 

24 Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94): 

25 Provided, That such additional amount shall be subject to 
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1 the provisions under this heading in title I of this Act, 

2 except as modified by this heading in this title: Provided 

3 further, That the Secretary shall make or amend such 

4 grants not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

6 available under this heading in this title, priority shall be 

7 given to projects for the repair, rehabilitation, or upgrade 

8 of railroad assets or infrastructure, for capital projects 

9 that expand passenger rail capacity, and for the rehabilita10 tion or acquisition of rolling stock: Provided further, That 

11 the amounts made available under this heading in this title 

12 may be used to subsidize the operating losses of the Na13 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further, 

14 That a State shall not be required to pay the National 

15 Railroad Passenger Corporation more than 80 percent of 

16 the amount paid in fiscal year 2019 under section 209 

17 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act 

18 of 2008 (Public Law 110–432) and that not less than 

19 $260,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 

20 heading in this title shall be made available for use in lieu 

21 of any increase in a State’s payment: Provided further, 

22 That of the amounts made available under this heading 

23 in this title, not less than $57,000,000 shall be made avail24 able for use of the National Railroad Passenger Corpora25 tion in lieu of fiscal year 2021 capital payments from com-
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1 muter rail passenger transportation providers subject to 

2 the cost allocation policy developed pursuant to section 

3 24905(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 

4 That, notwithstanding sections 24319(g) and 

5 24905(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Code, such 

6 use of funds in fiscal year 2021 does not constitute cross7 subsidization of commuter rail passenger transportation: 

8 Provided further, That of the amounts made available 

9 under this heading in this title, not less than 

10 $107,000,000 shall be for capital expenses related to safe11 ty improvements, maintenance, and the non-Federal 

12 match for discretionary Federal grant programs to enable 

13 continued passenger rail operations on long-distance 

14 routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United 

15 States Code) on which the National Railroad Passenger 

16 Corporation is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line 

17 and a positive train control system is not required by law 

18 or regulation: Provided further, That such amount is des19 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re20 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal21 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

22 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

23 CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Investment 

25 Grants’’, as authorized under section 5309 of title 49, 
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1 United States Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing 

2 America’s Surface Transportation Act, $5,000,000,000, to 

3 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 

4 amounts made available under this heading in this title, 

5 not less than $3,000,000,000 shall be available for 

6 projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, 

7 United States Code, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall 

8 be available for projects authorized under section 5309(e) 

9 of such title, and not less than $500,000,000 shall be 

10 available for projects authorized under section 5309(h) of 

11 such title: Provided further, That in selecting projects to 

12 be funded with amounts made available under sections 

13 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, priority shall be 

14 given to projects that are currently in construction or that 

15 are able to obligate funds not later than 270 days after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

17 funds made available under this heading in this or any 

18 other Act may be available for amendments to current full19 funding grant agreements that require additional Federal 

20 funding as a result of coronavirus: Provided further, That 

21 the Secretary shall not waive the requirements of section 

22 5333 of title 49, United States Code, for funds appro23 priated under this heading in this Act: Provided further, 

24 That unless otherwise specified, applicable requirements 

25 under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, shall 
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1 apply to funding made available under this heading in this 

2 title: Provided further, That up to one-half of 1 percent 

3 of the funds provided under this heading in this title shall 

4 be available for administrative expenses and program 

5 management oversight, and shall be in addition to any 

6 other appropriations for such purposes: Provided further, 

7 That none of the funds made available in this title may 

8 be used to implement any policy that requires a Federal 

9 Transit Administration project to receive a medium or 

10 higher project rating before taking actions to finalize an 

11 environmental impact statement: Provided further, That 

12 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

13 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

14 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

15 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

17 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Train19 ing’’, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 

20 30, 2022, of which— 

21 (1) $50,000,000 shall be for facilities mainte22 nance and repair, equipment, and capital improve23 ments at the United States Merchant Marine Acad24 emy; and 
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1 (2) $75,000,000 shall be for the Short Sea 

2 Transportation Program (America’s Marine High3 ways) to make grants for the purposes authorized 

4 under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 55601(b) of 

5 title 46, United States Code: Provided, That for 

6 amounts made available in this paragraph, the Sec7 retary shall make grants not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act in such 

9 amounts as the Secretary determines: 

10 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

11 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec12 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer13 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

14 STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS

15 For an additional amount for ‘‘State Maritime Acad16 emy Operations’’, $345,500,000, to remain available until 

17 September 30, 2022, of which— 

18 (1) $315,500,000 shall be for the National Se19 curity Multi-Mission Vessel Program, including 

20 funds for construction, planning, administration, and 

21 design of school ships; and 

22 (2) $30,000,000 shall be for direct payments 

23 for State Maritime Academies: 

24 Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

25 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance to Small 

5 Shipyards’’, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep6 tember 30, 2022, to make grants to qualified shipyards 

7 as authorized under section 54101 of title 46, United 

8 States Code: Provided, That the Secretary shall announce 

9 the selection of such grants not later than 210 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act in such amounts as the 

11 Secretary determines: Provided further, That the Sec12 retary shall institute measures to ensure amounts made 

13 available under this heading in this title shall be obligated 

14 not later than 180 days after the date on which the Sec15 retary announces the selection of such grants: Provided 

16 further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 2 percent 

17 of the amounts made available under this heading in this 

18 title for the costs of award and project management and 

19 oversight, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 

20 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

21 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

22 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

23 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

2 For an additional amount for ‘‘Port Infrastructure 

3 Development Program’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain avail4 able until September 30, 2022, to make grants to improve 

5 port facilities as authorized under section 50302(c) of title 

6 46, United States Code: Provided, That such additional 

7 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head8 ing in title I of this Act, except as modified by this heading 

9 in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

10 available under this heading in this title, not less than 

11 $910,000,000 shall be for coastal seaports or Great Lakes 

12 ports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue the 

13 Notice of Funding Opportunity for amounts made avail14 able under this heading in this title not later than 60 days 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 

16 That such Notice of Funding Opportunity shall require 

17 application submissions 90 days after the publishing of 

18 such Notice: Provided further, That the Secretary shall an19 nounce the selection of projects to receive awards for 

20 amounts made available under this heading in this title 

21 not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 

22 this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed 1 percent 

23 of the amounts made available under this heading in this 

24 title shall be available for necessary costs of grant admin25 istration, to remain available until September 30, 2023: 
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1 Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 

2 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

3 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

4 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For an additional amount for necessary expenses of 

8 the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ to carry out the provi9 sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 

10 3) $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro11 vided, That the funds made available under this heading 

12 in this title shall be used to conduct audits and investiga13 tions of projects and activities carried out with funds made 

14 available to the Department of Transportation: Provided 

15 further, That the Inspector General shall have all nec16 essary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in 

17 the Inspector General Act, to investigate allegations of 

18 fraud, including false statements to the Government under 

19 section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, by any per20 son or entity that is subject to regulation by the Depart21 ment: Provided further, That such amount is designated 

22 by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement 

23 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg24 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 

2 DEVELOPMENT 

3 PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

4 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public Housing 

7 Capital Fund’’ to carry out capital and management ac8 tivities for public housing agencies, as authorized under 

9 section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

10 U.S.C. 1437g), $24,250,000,000, to remain available until 

11 September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 

12 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head13 ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head14 ing in this title: Provided further, That $19,000,000,000 

15 of the funds provided under this heading in this title shall 

16 be distributed under the same formula used for amounts 

17 made available for the Capital Fund for fiscal year 2021: 

18 Provided further, That $2,500,000,000 of the funds pro19 vided under this heading in this title shall be awarded by 

20 competition for activities that improve water and energy 

21 efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or prop22 erty from natural hazards: Provided further, That 

23 $2,750,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading 

24 in this title shall be awarded by competition for activities 

25 that mitigate threats to the health and safety of residents, 
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1 or reduce lead-based paint hazards and other housing re2 lated hazards, including carbon monoxide, radon, or mold: 

3 Provided further, That in administering funds appro4 priated or otherwise made available under this heading in 

5 this title, the Secretary may waive or specify alternative 

6 requirements for any provision of any statute or regulation 

7 in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the 

8 use of these funds (except for requirements related to fair 

9 housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the envi10 ronment), upon a finding that such a waiver is necessary 

11 to expedite or facilitate the use of such funds: Provided 

12 further, That up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made avail13 able under this heading in this title may be transferred, 

14 in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban De15 velopment, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ 

16 to supplement existing resources for the necessary costs 

17 of administering and overseeing the obligation and ex18 penditure of these amounts, to remain available until Sep19 tember 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount is 

20 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re21 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal22 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Choice Neighbor4 hoods Initiative’’, $300,000,000, to remain available until 

5 September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 

6 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head7 ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head8 ing in this title: Provided further, That not less than 10 

9 percent of the amounts made available under this heading 

10 in this title shall be used for activities that improve water 

11 and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occu12 pants or property from natural hazards: Provided further, 

13 That all construction, rehabilitation, and related activities 

14 funded under this heading in this title shall comply with 

15 the latest published editions of relevant national con16 sensus-based codes and specifications and standards ref17 erenced therein, except that nothing in this section shall 

18 be construed to prohibit a grantee from requiring higher 

19 standards: Provided further, That the term ‘‘latest pub20 lished editions’’ means, with respect to relevant national 

21 consensus-based codes, and specifications and standards 

22 referenced therein, the two most recent published editions, 

23 including, if any, amendments made by State, local, Trib24 al, or territorial governments during the adoption process, 

25 that incorporate the latest natural hazard-resistant de-
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1 signs and establish criteria for the design, construction, 

2 and maintenance of structures and facilities that may be 

3 eligible for assistance under this section for the purposes 

4 of protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of a 

5 buildings’ users against disasters: Provided further, That 

6 up to 0.5 percent of the amounts made available under 

7 this heading in this title may be transferred, in aggregate, 

8 to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Development, Pro9 gram Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ to supplement 

10 existing resources for the necessary costs of administering 

11 and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts 

12 under this heading in this title, to remain available until 

13 September 30, 2024: Provided further, That such amount 

14 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

15 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

16 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

17 1985. 

18 NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

20 For an additional amount for ‘‘Native American Pro21 grams’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until Sep22 tember 30, 2022, unless otherwise specified, for activities 

23 and assistance authorized under title I of the Native 

24 American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 

25 of 1996 (‘‘NAHASDA’’) (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.) and title 
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1 I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 

2 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to Indian 

3 Tribes: Provided, That the amounts made available under 

4 this heading in this title are provided as follows— 

5 (1) $400,000,000 shall be for the Native Amer6 ican Housing Block Grants program, as authorized 

7 under title I of NAHASDA: Provided, That amounts 

8 made available in this paragraph shall be distributed 

9 according to the same funding formula used in fiscal 

10 year 2021: Provided further, That the amounts dis11 tributed through such formula shall be used for new 

12 construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and infra13 structure development: Provided further, That in se14 lecting projects to be funded, grantees shall give pri15 ority to projects for which contracts can be awarded 

16 within 180 days from the date that amounts are 

17 made available to the grantees: Provided further, 

18 That the Secretary shall notify grantees of their for19 mula allocation not later than 60 days after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the 

21 Secretary shall obligate amounts allocated by for22 mula not later than 120 days after the date of en23 actment of this Act; 

24 (2) $350,000,000 shall be for competitive 

25 grants under the Native American Housing Block 
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1 Grants program, as authorized under title I of 

2 NAHASDA: Provided, That the Secretary shall obli3 gate this additional amount for competitive grants to 

4 eligible recipients authorized under NAHASDA that 

5 apply for funds: Provided further, That in awarding 

6 this additional amount, the Secretary shall consider 

7 need and administrative capacity and shall give pri8 ority to projects that will spur construction and re9 habilitation: Provided further, That a grant funded 

10 pursuant to this paragraph shall be in an amount 

11 not less than $500,000 and not greater than 

12 $20,000,000: Provided further, That recipients of 

13 amounts made available in this paragraph shall obli14 gate 100 percent of such amounts within 1 year of 

15 the date amounts are made available to a recipient, 

16 expend at least 50 percent of such amounts within 

17 2 years of the date on which amounts become avail18 able to such recipients for obligation, and expend 

19 100 percent of such amounts within 3 years of such 

20 date: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue 

21 a Notice of Funding Availability for amounts made 

22 available in this paragraph not later than 60 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 

24 further, That such Notice of Funding Availability 

25 shall require application submissions 90 days after 
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1 the publishing of such Notice: Provided further, That 

2 of the applications submitted under the preceding 

3 two provisos, the Secretary shall make grants not 

4 later than 270 days after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act; and 

6 (3) $250,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian 

7 Tribes for carrying out the Indian Community De8 velopment Block Grant program under title I of the 

9 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 

10 notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act: Pro11 vided, That not to exceed 20 percent of any grant 

12 made with amounts made available in this para13 graph shall be expended for planning and manage14 ment development and administration: Provided fur15 ther, That the Secretary shall issue a Notice of 

16 Funding Availability for amounts made available in 

17 this paragraph not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That 

19 such Notice of Funding Availability shall require ap20 plication submissions 90 days after the publishing of 

21 such Notice: Provided further, That of the applica22 tions submitted under the preceding two provisos, 

23 the Secretary shall make grants not later than 390 

24 days after the date of enactment of this Act: 
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1 Provided further, That the Secretary may waive, or specify 

2 alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute 

3 or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection 

4 with the use of amounts made available under this heading 

5 in this title (except for requirements related to fair hous6 ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ7 ment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such 

8 waivers or alternative requirements are necessary to expe9 dite or facilitate the use of such amounts: Provided fur10 ther, That not less than 10 percent of the amounts made 

11 available under this heading in this title shall be used for 

12 activities that improve water and energy efficiency, or re13 duce the risk of harm to occupants or property from nat14 ural hazards: Provided further, That up to 1 percent of 

15 the amounts made available in paragraphs (2) and (3) 

16 under this heading in this title may be transferred, in ag17 gregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop18 ment, Program Offices—Public and Indian Housing’’ for 

19 necessary costs of administering and overseeing the obliga20 tion and expenditure of such amounts, to remain available 

21 until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That such 

22 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

23 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

24 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

25 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Native Hawaiian 

4 Housing Block Grant’’ program, $20,000,000, to remain 

5 available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such 

6 additional amount shall be subject to the provisions under 

7 this heading in title II of this Act, except as modified by 

8 this heading in this title: Provided further, That not less 

9 than 10 percent of the amounts made available under this 

10 heading in this title shall be used for activities that im11 prove water and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of 

12 harm to occupants or property from natural hazards: Pro13 vided further, That up to 1 percent of the amounts made 

14 available under this heading in this title may be trans15 ferred, in aggregate, to ‘‘Department of Housing and 

16 Urban Development, Program Offices—Public and Indian 

17 Housing’’ for necessary costs of administering and over18 seeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts under 

19 this heading in this title, to remain available until Sep20 tember 30, 2023: Provided further, That such amount is 

21 designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re22 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal23 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop5 ment Fund’’, $4,000,000,000, to remain available until 

6 September 30, 2022: Provided, That such additional 

7 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head8 ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head9 ing in this title: Provided further, That such amount made 

10 available under this heading in this title shall be distrib11 uted pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Commu12 nity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) to grant13 ees that received allocations pursuant to that same for14 mula in fiscal year 2020, and that such allocations shall 

15 be made within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided 

16 further, That not less than 10 percent of the amounts 

17 made available under this heading in this title shall be 

18 used for activities that improve water and energy effi19 ciency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or property 

20 from natural hazards (including activities that facilitate 

21 the adoption of the most recent published editions of rel22 evant national consensus-based codes): Provided further, 

23 That of the amounts made available under this heading 

24 in this title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘De25 partment of Housing and Urban Development, Program 
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1 Offices—Community Planning and Development’’ for nec2 essary costs of administering and overseeing the obligation 

3 and expenditure of amounts under this heading in this 

4 title, to remain available until September 30, 2028: Pro5 vided further, That such amount is designated by the Con6 gress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to 

7 section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

8 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

9 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME Invest12 ment Partnerships Program’’, as authorized under title II 

13 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 

14 Act, as amended, $17,500,000,000, to remain available 

15 until September 30, 2024: Provided, That such additional 

16 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head17 ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head18 ing in this title: Provided further, That of the amounts 

19 made available under this heading in this title, the Sec20 retary shall use not less than $1,750,000,000 for projects 

21 eligible for amounts made available under this heading in 

22 this title located in or directly benefitting areas of per23 sistent poverty: Provided further, That for purposes of the 

24 preceding proviso, the term ‘‘areas of persistent poverty’’ 

25 means (1) any county that has consistently had 20 percent 
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1 or more of the population living in poverty during the 30- 

2 year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, 

3 as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial census and 

4 the most recent annual Small Area Income and Poverty 

5 Estimates as estimated by the Bureau of the Census, (2) 

6 any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 

7 as measured by the 2014–2018 5-year data series avail8 able from the American Community Survey of the Census 

9 Bureau, or (3) any territory or possession of the United 

10 States: Provided further, That grants awarded under the 

11 preceding two provisos shall not be subject to a minimum 

12 grant size: Provided further, That not less than 10 percent 

13 of the amounts made available under this heading in this 

14 title shall be used for activities that improve water and 

15 energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants 

16 or property from natural hazards: Provided further, That 

17 of the amounts made available under this heading in this 

18 title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘Department 

19 of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices— 

20 Community Planning and Development’’ for necessary 

21 costs of administering and overseeing the obligation and 

22 expenditure of amounts under this heading in this title, 

23 to remain available until September 30, 2028: Provided 

24 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

25 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
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1 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer2 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

3 SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP

4 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

5 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Self-Help and As6 sisted Homeownership Opportunity Program’’, as author7 ized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Pro8 gram Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $55,000,000, 

9 to remain available until September 30, 2023: Provided, 

10 That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi11 sions under this heading in title II of this Act, except as 

12 modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 

13 That of the amount provided under this heading in this 

14 title, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help 

15 Homeownership Opportunity Program: Provided further, 

16 That of the amount provided under this heading in this 

17 title, $40,000,000 shall be made available for the second, 

18 third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized 

19 under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 

20 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than 

21 $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity 

22 building activities: Provided further, That of the amount 

23 provided under this heading in this title, $5,000,000 shall 

24 be made available for capacity building by national rural 

25 housing organizations: Provided further, That such 
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1 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

2 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

3 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

4 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

5 HOUSING PROGRAMS

6 ASSISTED HOUSING INVESTMENTS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For assistance to owners of properties receiving 

9 project-based subsidy contracts under the United States 

10 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), 

11 $750,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

12 2024: Provided, That funds provided under this heading 

13 in this title shall be for competitive grants for capital im14 provements to such properties: Provided further, That not 

15 less than $250,000,000 of the grants made available 

16 under this heading in this title shall be for grants for ac17 tivities that mitigate threats to the health and safety of 

18 residents; reduce lead-based paint hazards, and other 

19 housing related hazards including carbon monoxide, 

20 radon, or mold; improve water and energy efficiency; or 

21 reduce the risk of harm to occupants or property from 

22 natural hazards: Provided further, That projects funded 

23 with grants provided under this heading in this title must 

24 comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 

25 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further, That 
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1 such grants shall be provided through the policies, proce2 dures, contracts, and transactional infrastructure of the 

3 authorized programs administered by the Department of 

4 Housing and Urban Development, on such terms and con5 ditions as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop6 ment deems appropriate to ensure the maintenance and 

7 preservation of the property, the continued operation and 

8 maintenance of energy efficiency technologies, and the 

9 timely expenditure of funds: Provided further, That the 

10 grants shall include a financial assessment and physical 

11 inspection of such property: Provided further, That eligible 

12 owners must have at least a satisfactory management re13 view rating, be in substantial compliance with applicable 

14 performance standards and legal requirements, and com15 mit to an additional period of affordability determined by 

16 the Secretary, but of not fewer than 15 years: Provided 

17 further, That in administering funds appropriated or oth18 erwise made available under this heading in this title, the 

19 Secretary may waive or specify alternative requirements 

20 for any provision of any statute or regulation in connection 

21 with the obligation by the Secretary or the use of these 

22 funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, 

23 nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), 

24 upon a finding that such a waiver is necessary to expedite 

25 or facilitate the use of such funds: Provided further, That 
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1 of the amounts made available under this heading in this 

2 title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘Department 

3 of Housing and Urban Development, Program Offices— 

4 Office of Housing’’ for necessary costs of administering 

5 and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of amounts 

6 under this heading in this title, to remain available until 

7 September 30, 2028: Provided further, That such amount 

8 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

9 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

10 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

11 1985. 

12 HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For an additional amount for assistance for ‘‘Hous15 ing for the Elderly’’ as authorized by section 202 of the 

16 Housing Act of 1959, as amended, $750,000,000, to re17 main available until September 30, 2024, for use for cap18 ital advances under section 202(c)(1) of such Act and for 

19 project rental assistance under section 202(c)(2) of such 

20 Act in connection with such advances, including amend21 ments to contracts for such assistance, but not including 

22 renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance: Pro23 vided, That such additional amount shall be subject to the 

24 provisions under this heading in title II of this Act, except 

25 as modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 
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1 That not less than 10 percent of the amounts made avail2 able under this heading in this title shall be used for activi3 ties that improve water and energy efficiency, or reduce 

4 the risk of harm to occupants or property from natural 

5 hazards: Provided further, That of the amounts made 

6 available under this heading in this title, up to 0.5 percent 

7 may be transferred to ‘‘Department of Housing and 

8 Urban Development, Program Offices—Office of Hous9 ing’’ for necessary costs of administering and overseeing 

10 the obligation and expenditure of amounts under this 

11 heading in this title, to remain available until September 

12 30, 2028: Provided further, That such amount is des13 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re14 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

16 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

18 For an additional amount for ‘‘Housing for Persons 

19 with Disabilities’’, for assistance for supportive housing 

20 for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 

21 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 

22 Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), $179,000,000, to remain available 

23 until September 30, 2024, to provide for additional capital 

24 advances and project rental assistance for supportive 

25 housing for persons with disabilities under section 
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1 811(b)(2) of such Act: Provided, That such additional 

2 amount shall be subject to the provisions under this head3 ing in title II of this Act, except as modified by this head4 ing in this title: Provided further, That not less than 10 

5 percent of the amounts made available under this heading 

6 in this title shall be used for activities that improve water 

7 and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occu8 pants or property from natural hazards: Provided further, 

9 That of the amounts made available under this heading 

10 in this title, up to 0.5 percent may be transferred to ‘‘De11 partment of Housing and Urban Development, Program 

12 Offices—Office of Housing’’ for necessary costs of admin13 istering and overseeing the obligation and expenditure of 

14 amounts under this heading in this title, to remain avail15 able until September 30, 2028: Provided further, That 

16 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

17 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

18 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

19 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

20 OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY

21 HOMES

22 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

23 For an additional amount for the ‘‘Lead Hazard Re24 duction Program’’, as authorized by section 1011 of the 

25 Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 
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1 1992, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 

2 30, 2023, of which $25,000,000 shall be for the Healthy 

3 Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the 

4 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970: Provided, 

5 That such additional amount shall be subject to the provi6 sions under this heading in title II of this Act, except as 

7 modified by this heading in this title: Provided further, 

8 That not less than $40,000,000 of the amounts made 

9 available under this heading in this title for the award of 

10 grants pursuant to section 1011 of the Residential Lead11 Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 shall be pro12 vided to areas with the highest lead-based paint abatement 

13 needs: Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 

14 of the amounts made available under this heading in this 

15 title for the Healthy Homes Initiative, the Secretary shall 

16 give priority to applicants who have partnerships with 

17 grantees of the Department of Energy’s Weatherization 

18 Assistance Program: Provided further, That such amount 

19 is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 

20 requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 

21 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

22 1985. 

23 CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND

24 For an additional amount for ‘‘Cybersecurity and In25 formation Technology Fund’’, $100,000,000, to remain 
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1 available until September 30, 2023: Provided, That the 

2 amount made available under this heading in this title 

3 shall be for the development, modernization, and enhance4 ment of, modifications to, and infrastructure for cyberse5 curity support, operations, controls, and documentation; 

6 multifamily housing IT modernization; and resolving open 

7 Office of Inspector General and Government Account8 ability Office recommendations: Provided further, That 

9 such amount is designated by the Congress as being for 

10 an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

11 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

12 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 For an additional amount for the necessary salaries 

15 and expenses of the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ in car16 rying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 

17 $7,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

18 That the Inspector General shall have independent author19 ity over all personnel issues within this office: Provided 

20 further, That such amount is designated by the Congress 

21 as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec22 tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer23 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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1 RELATED AGENCY 

2 NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

3 PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT

4 CORPORATION

5 For an additional payment to the ‘‘Neighborhood Re6 investment Corporation’’ for use in neighborhood reinvest7 ment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Rein8 vestment Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), 

9 $300,000,000 to remain available until expended, for 

10 grants to its charter member organization and affiliated 

11 capital corporations for neighborhood reinvestment activi12 ties intended to spur economic stabilization and recovery, 

13 including: construction of affordable single-family and 

14 multifamily housing, rehabilitation of existing single-fam15 ily and multifamily housing, activities that improve water 

16 and energy efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occu17 pants or property from natural hazards, rental assistance, 

18 housing counseling, and support to ongoing economic de19 velopment efforts: Provided, That such additional amount 

20 shall be subject to the provisions under this heading in 

21 title III of this Act, except as modified by this heading 

22 in this title: Provided further, That of the total amount 

23 made available under this heading in this title, up to 

24 $1,500,000 may be used for associated administrative ex25 penses for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to 
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1 carry out activities provided under this heading in this 

2 title: Provided further, That not less than 10 percent of 

3 the amounts made available under this heading in this title 

4 shall be used for activities that improve water and energy 

5 efficiency, or reduce the risk of harm to occupants or prop6 erty from natural hazards: Provided further, That such 

7 amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 

8 emergency requirement pursuant to section 

9 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

10 Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS—ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

12 INVESTMENTS

13 SEC. 501. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

14 of law and in a manner consistent with other provisions 

15 in this title, all laborers and mechanics employed by con16 tractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by 

17 or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal 

18 Government pursuant to this title shall be paid wages at 

19 rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a char20 acter similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary 

21 of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 

22 of title 40, United States Code. With respect to the labor 

23 standards specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor 

24 shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorga25 nization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 
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1 U.S.C. App.) and section 63145 of title 40, United States 

2 Code. 

3 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to Tribal contracts 

4 entered into by the Department of Housing and Urban 

5 Development with amounts made available under the 

6 headings ‘‘Native American Programs’’ and ‘‘Native Ha7 waiian Housing Block Grant’’ in this title. 

8 (c) The amounts provided by this section are des9 ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency re10 quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal11 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

12 SEC. 502. For amounts made available in this title 

13 under the headings ‘‘Northeast Corridor Grants to the Na14 tional Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ and ‘‘National 

15 Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor16 poration’’, the Secretary of Transportation may not waive 

17 the requirements under section 24312 of title 49, United 

18 States Code, and section 24305(f) of title 49, United 

19 States Code: Provided, That for amounts made available 

20 in this title under such headings the Secretary shall re21 quire the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to 

22 comply with the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 

23 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 

24 151 et seq.), and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

25 Act (45 U.S.C. 351 et seq.): Provided further, That the 
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1 amounts made available in this title under such headings 

2 shall be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora3 tion to prevent employee furloughs: Provided further, That 

4 none of the funds made available in this title under such 

5 headings may be used by the National Railroad Passenger 

6 Corporation to reduce the frequency of rail service on any 

7 long-distance route or State-supported route (as such 

8 terms are defined in section 24102 of title 49, United 

9 States Code) below frequencies for such routes in fiscal 

10 year 2019, except in an emergency, during maintenance 

11 or construction outages impacting such routes, or at the 

12 request of the State or States supporting such State-sup13 ported routes. 

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

15 Act to the Department of Housing and Urban Develop16 ment may be used in contravention of section 1210 of the 

17 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254; 

18 132 Stat. 3442) or the amendments made by such section 

19 or of section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

20 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155). 
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1 SEC. 504. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth2 erwise made available by this Act may be made available 

3 to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative 

4 agreement with any entity listed in subsection (b). 

5 (b) The entities listed in this subsection are the fol6 lowing: 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower Chicago, Chicago, IL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Golf Links 

Ireland (formerly The 

Lodge at Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Trump International 

Hotel Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump National Doral 

Miami, Miami, FL 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower New 

York, New York City, 

NY 

Trump SoHo New York, 

New York City, NY 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump International 

Hotel Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 

Trump International 

Hotel Washington, DC 

Trump Tower, 721 Fifth 

Avenue, New York 

City, New York 

Trump World Tower, 

845 United Nations 

Plaza, New York City, 

New York 

Trump Park Avenue, 

502 Park Avenue, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump International 

Hotel & Tower, NY 

Trump Parc East, 100 

Central Park South, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Palace, 200 East 

69th Street, New York 

City, New York 

Heritage, Trump Place, 

240 Riverside Blvd, 

New York City, New 

York 

Trump Place, 220 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Place, 200 Riverside Blvd, New York 

City, New York 

Trump Grande, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

Trump Hollywood Florida, Hollywood, Florida Trump Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 

Trump Tower at City 

Center, Westchester, 

NY 

Trump Park Residences, 

Yorktown, NY 

Trump Parc Stamford, 

Stamford, Connecticut 

Trump Plaza Residences, 

Jersey City, NJ 

The Estate at Trump 

National, Los Angeles, 

CA 

Trump Towers Pune, 

India, Pune, India 

Trump Tower Mumbai, 

India, Mumbai, India 

Trump Towers Makati, 

Philippines, Makati, 

Philippines 

Trump International 

Vancouver, Vancouver, 

Canada 

Trump Towers Istanbul, 

Sisli, Istanbul, Sisli 

Trump Tower Punta Del 

Este, Uruguay, Punta 

Sel Este, Uruguay 

Briar Hall Operations 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Dubai Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Dubai II Golf Manager LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Home Marks International LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Home Marks International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT India Venture LLC, 

New York, New York 
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DT India Venture Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Baku Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Dubai Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Dubai II 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jersey City 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Jupiter LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Mark Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Qatar Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Products 

International LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Product 

International Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Pune Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT MARKS PUNE II 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Pune II Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Rio Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

LP, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Vancouver 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Worli LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Worli Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Gurgaon 

Managing Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Indian Hills Holdings 

LLC f/k/a Indian Hills 

Development LLC, 

New York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club LLC 

(Trump National Gold 

Club-Jupiter), New 

York, New York 

Jupiter Golf Club Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Lamington Family Holdings LLC, New York, 

New York 

Lawrence Towers Apartments, New York, 

New York 

LFB Acquisition LLC, 

New York, New York 

LFB Acquisition Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

MAR-A-LAGO CLUB, 

L.L.C., Palm Beach, 

Florida 

Mar A Lago Club, 

L.L.C, New York, 

New York 

Nitto World Co, Limited, 

Turnberry, Scotland 

OPO Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

OPO Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

OWO Developer LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIGL Ireland Enterprises Limited (Trump 

International Golf 

Links- Doonbeg), 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TIGL Ireland Management Limited, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ace Entertainment Holdings Inc (f/k/a Trump 

Casinos Inc and formerly Trump Taj 

Mahal, Inc), Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Chicago Commercial Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Commercial Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Hotel 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Chicago Managing Member LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Residential Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Residential Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Chicago Retail 

Manager LLC, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Chicago Retail 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Holdings Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Drinks Israel 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

LLC (Trump National 

Doral), New York, 

New York 

Trump Endeavor 12 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Golf Acquisitions 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Golf Coco Beach 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump International Development LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club LC (Trump 

International Golf 

Club- Florida), New 

York, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club Scotland 

Limited, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Inc, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

Trump International 

Hotel and Tower Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump International 

Hotel Hawaii LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump International Hotels Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump International 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Korean Projects 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Atlanta 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Baja 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Baja 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Batumi, 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Beverages, LLC New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Canouan 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Canouan, 

LLC New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Chicago 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Dubai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Egypt 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Fine 

Foods Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Ft. Lauderdale Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks GP Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Holdings 

LP (FKA Trump 

Marks LP), New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Hollywood 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Istanbul 

II LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Jersey 

City LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mattress 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Menswear 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Mortgage 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mtg LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Mumbai 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks New Rochelle LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Palm 

Beach Corp, New 

York, New York 
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Trump Marks Palm 

Beach LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Panama 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Panama 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philadelphia LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Philippines Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Philippines LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Products 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Products 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Puerto 

Rico II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks Punta del 

Este Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Company LLC, New 

York, New York 

The Trump Marks Real 

Estate Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks SOHO License Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Marks SOHO 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Stamford 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles I Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Sunny 

Isles II Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Tampa 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Toronto 

LP (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

LP), New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Waikiki 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Marks Westchester Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks Westchester LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Marks White 

Plains LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Miami Resort 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Colts Neck Member Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club LLC (Trump 

National Golf ClubWestchester), New 

York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

LCC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club Washington DC 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Old Post Office 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Old Post Office 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump On the Ocean 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Organization 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

The Trump Organization, New York, New 

York 

Trump Pageants, Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Palace Condominium, New York, 

New York 

Trump Palace/Parc 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Panama Condominium Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management LLC, 

New York, New York 

Trump Panama Hotel 

Management Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Parc East Condominium, New York, 

New York 
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Trump Park Avenue Acquisition LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Park Avenue 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Chicago 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Payroll Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Phoenix Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Plaza LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Plaza Member 

Inc (F/K/A Trump 

Plaza Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Productions LLC 

(former Rancho Lien 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Production Managing Member Inc, 

New York, New York 

Trump Project Manager 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

Trump Restaurants 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Riverside Management LLC, New 

York, New York 

Trump Ruffin Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Ruffin LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Ruffin Tower I 

LLC, Las Vegas, NV 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago LLC, Chicago, IL 

Trump Sales & Leasing 

Chicago Member Corp, 

Chicago, IL 

Trump Scotland Member 

Inc, Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Scotsborough 

Square LLC, 

Scotsborough Square, 

VA 

Trump SoHo Hotel Condominium New York, 

New York, New York 

Trump SoHo Member 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Toronto Development Inc, New York, 

New York 

Trump Toronto Member 

Corp (formally Trump 

Toronto Management 

Member Corp), New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Commercial LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump Tower Managing 

Member Inc, New 

York, New York 

Trump Village Construction Corp, New York, 

New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Vineyard Estates 

Lot 3 Owner LLC (F/ 

K/A Eric Trump Land 

Holdings LLC), New 

York, New York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC (fka Virginia Acquisitions 

LLC), New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Acquisitions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Virginia Lot 5 

Manager Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump Wine Marks 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump Wine Marks 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

Trump World Productions LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump World Productions Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump World Publications LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump/New World Property Management 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump’s Castle Management Corp, Atlantic 

City, NJ 

Trump Marks White 

Plains Corp, New 

York, New York 

Turnberry Scotland 

Managing Member 

Corp, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

Turnberry Scotland 

LLC, Turnberry, Scotland 

TW Venture I LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II LLC, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

TW Venture I Managing 

Member Corp, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

TW Venture II Managing Member Corp, 

Doonbeg, Ireland 

Ultimate Air Corp, New 

York, New York 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

Corp, Chicago, IL 

Unit 2502 Enterprises 

LLC, Chicago, IL 

VHPS LLC, Los Angeles, CA 

West Palm Operations 

LLC, WPB, Florida 

Wexford Hall Inc., New 

York, New York 

White Course LLC, 

Miami, FL 

White Course Managing 

Member Corp, Miami 

FL 

Wilshire Hall LLC, New 

York, New York 

Wollman Rink Operations LLC, New 

York, New York 
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Yorktown Real Estate 

LLC (F/K/A/ Yorktown Development Associates LLC), New 

York, New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Donald 

J. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Robert 

S. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Fred C. Trump December 16, 1976 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth J. Trump, New 

York, New York 

Fred C. Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Maryanne Trump GRAT 

Trust- F/B/O Elizabeth Trump Grau, 

New York, New York 

Trust U/W/O Fred C. 

Trump- F/B/O the 

grandchildren of Fred 

C. Trump, New York, 

New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

grantor Trust - DJT 

is the Trustee Successor - Trustee is 

Donald J. Trump, Jr., 

New York, New York 

The Donald J. Trump 

Revocable Trust, New 

York, New York 

The Police Athletic 

League, Inc, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Bali Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Bali Technical Services Manager Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Connect Europe 

Limited, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

DT Endeavor I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Endeavor I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Golf Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

DT Lido Hotel Manager 

Member Corp, New 

York, New York 

DT Marks Bali LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Bali Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Marks Lido LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Marks Lido Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower II LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Tower II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Tower Kolkata LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Tower Kolkata Managing Member Corp, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture I LLC, New 

York, New York 

DT Venture I Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DT Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

DTTM Operations LLC, 

New York, New York 

DTTM Operations Managing Member, New 

York, New York 

EID Venture II LLC, 

New York, New York 

EID Venture II Member 

Corp, New York, New 

York 

THC DC Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, New 

York, New York 

Lamington Farm Club 

(TRUMP NATIONAL 

GOLF CLUBBEDMINSTER)*, 

Bedminster, NJ 

Mobile Payroll Construction LLC, New York, 

New York 

Mobile Payroll Construction Manager Corp, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES LLC, 

New York, New York 

C DEVELOPMENT 

VENTURES MEMBER CORP, New 

York, New York 

TC MARKS BUENOS 

AIRES LLC, New 

York, New York 

Midland Associates, New 

York, New York 

Miss Universe L.P., 

LLLP (formerly 

Trump Pageants, 

L.P.), New York, New 

York 
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Trump Central Park 

West Corp, New York, 

New York 

DT Marks Qatar LLC, 

New York, New York 

40 Wall Street LLC, 

New York, New York 

401 North Wabash Venture LLC, Chicago, IL 809 North Canon LLC, 

Beverly Hills, CA 

Caribuslness Investments, S.R.L., Dominican Republic 

County Properties, LLC, 

Norfolk, VA 

DJT Aerospace LLC, 

New York, New York 

DJT Operations I LLC, 

New York, New York 

DT Connect II LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

Excel Venture I LLC, 

St. Martin, French 

West Indies 

Fifty-Seventh Street Associates LLC, New 

York, New York 

Pine Hill Development 

LLC, Pine Hill, NJ 

Seven Springs LLC, Mt. 

Kisco, NY 

Trump Turnberry , 

Turnberry, Scotland 

The East 61 Street Company, LP, New York, 

New York 

The Trump Corporation, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Commercial LLC, 

New York, New York 

TIHT Holding Company 

LLC, New York, New 

York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Hudson Valley, 

Hopewell Junction, 

NY 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Charlotte, 

Charlotte, NC 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Philadelphia, 

Pine Hill, NJ 

Trump International 

Golf Links - Scotland, 

Aberdeen, Scotland 

Trump Las Vegas Development LLC, Las 

Vegas, NV 

Trump Marks Asia LLC, 

Sterling, VA 

Trump Model Management LLC, New York, 

New York 

Trump National Golf 

Club - Washington 

DC, Potomac Falls, 

VA 

1125 South Ocean LLC, 

Palm Beach, Florida 

T Promotions LLC, New 

York, New York 

HWA 555 Owners, LLC, 

San Francisco, CA 

1290 Avenue of the 

Americas, A TenancyIn-Common, New 

York, New York 

Trump Tower Triplex, 

New York, New York 

N/K/A DTW VENTURE LLC, Palm 

Beach, Florida 

THC Vancouver Management Corp, Vancouver, 

Canada 

TNGC Jupiter Management Corp, Jupiter, 

FL 

Trump Toronto Hotel 

Management Corp, 

New York, New York 

Trump Management 

Inc., Manhasset, NY 

THC Miami Restaurant 

Hospitality LLC, 

Miami, FL 

THC IMEA Development LLC, New York, 

New York 

DT Lido Technical Services Manager LLC, 

Lido, Indonesia 

Trump Las Vegas Sales 

& Marketing, Inc., Las 

Vegas, NV 

Albemarle Estate, Charlottesville, VA 

MacLeod House & 

Lodge, Aberdeen, 

Scotland 

Trump Golf Links at 

Ferry Point, New 

York City, New York 

Trump International 

Golf Club, Dubai, 

UAE 

Trump World Golf Club 

Dubai, UAE 

Trump International Resort & Golf Club Lido, 

Lido City, Indonesia 

Seven Springs, Bedford, 

NY 

Le Chateau des 

Palmiers, St. Martin, 

French West Indies 

Trump World, Seoul, 

South Korea 

Trump Towers, Sunny 

Isles, FL 

D B Pace Acquisition, 

LLC, New York, NY 

DJT HOLDINGS LLC, 

New York, NY 

Golf Productions LLC, 

New York, NY 

T International Realty 

LLC, New York, NY 

THC CENTRAL RESERVATIONS LLC, 

New York, NY 

THC CHINA DEVELOPMENT LLC, New 

York, NY 

THC SALES & MARKETING LLC, New 

York, NY 

The Trump-Equitable 

Fifth Avenue Company, New York, NY 

TRUMP 106 CPS LLC, 

New York, NY 

TRUMP BOOKS LLC 

/THE MIDAS 

TOUCH, New York, 

NY 

TRUMP CAROUSEL 

LLC, New York, NY 

TRUMP CPS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP FERRY 

POINT LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP HOME 

MARKS LLC, New 

York, NY 

TRUMP ICE LLC, New 

York, NY 
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STORAGE 106 LLC, 

New York, NY 

SC CLEVELAND MS 

MANAGEMENT 

LLC, Cleveland, MS 

T RETAIL LLC, New 

York, NY 

WESTMINSTER 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT LLC, Livingston, NJ 

GOLF RECREATION 

SCOTLAND LIMITED, Turnberry, 

Scotland 

TRUMP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 

LLC, New York, NY 

4T HOLDINGS TWO 

LLC, New York, NY 

T EXPRESS LLC, New 

York, NY 

1 SEC. 505. None of the funds made available in this 

2 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

3 rule entitled ‘‘HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing 

4 Act’s Disparate Impact Standard’’ published by the De5 partment of Housing and Urban Development in the Fed6 eral Register on August 19, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 42854). 

7 SEC. 506. None of the funds made available in this 

8 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

9 rule entitled ‘‘Preserving Community and Neighborhood 

10 Choice’’ issued by the Department of Housing and Urban 

11 Development on July 23, 2020 (Docket No. FR 6228– 

12 F–01). 

13 SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 

15 deadline for compliance with housing counselor certifi16 cation requirements under section 214.103(n)(4) of the 

17 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development’s regula18 tions (24 CFR 214.103(n)(4)). 

19 This division may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation, 

20 Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 

21 Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
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1 DIVISION H—REMOVAL OF OFFENSIVE 

2 STATUARY FROM UNITED STATES 

3 CAPITOL 

4 REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF CONFEDERATE STATUES

5 AND BUSTS

6 SEC. 1. (a) REMOVAL AND STORAGE.—Not later than 

7 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

8 Architect of the Capitol— 

9 (1) shall remove all Confederate statues and 

10 Confederate busts from any area of the United 

11 States Capitol which is accessible to the public; and 

12 (2) shall remove the bust of Roger Brooke 

13 Taney, the statue of Charles Aycock, the statute of 

14 John Caldwell Calhoun, and the statue of James 

15 Paul Clarke from any area of the United States 

16 Capitol which is accessible to the public. 

17 (b) REPLACEMENT OF THE BUST OF ROGER BROOKE

18 TANEY WITH A BUST OF THURGOOD MARSHALL.— 

19 (1) OBTAINING BUST.—Not later than 2 years 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint 

21 Committee on the Library shall enter into an agree22 ment to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall, under 

23 such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee 

24 considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. 
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1 (2) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee on the 

2 Library shall place the bust obtained under para3 graph (1) in the location in the Old Supreme Court 

4 Chamber of the United States Capitol where the 

5 bust of Roger Brooke Taney was located prior to re6 moval by the Architect of the Capitol under sub7 section (a). 

8 (c) STORAGE OF STATUES.—In the case of any statue 

9 removed under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol 

10 shall keep such statue in storage until the Architect and 

11 the State which provided the statue arrange for the return 

12 of the statue to the State. 

13 (d) DEFINITIONS.— 

14 (1) CONFEDERATE STATUE.—In this section, 

15 the term ‘‘Confederate statue’’ means a statue which 

16 was provided by a State for display in the United 

17 States Capitol under section 1814 of the Revised 

18 Statutes (2 U.S.C. 2131), including a replacement 

19 statue provided by a State under section 311 of the 

20 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 

21 U.S.C. 2132), which depicts— 

22 (A) any individual who served voluntarily 

23 at any time as a member of the armed forces 

24 of the Confederate States of America or of the 
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1 military forces of a State while the State was 

2 in rebellion against the United States; or 

3 (B) any individual who served as an offi4 cial in the government of the Confederate 

5 States of America or of a State while the State 

6 was in rebellion against the United States. 

7 (2) CONFEDERATE BUST.—In this section, the 

8 term ‘‘Confederate bust’’ means a bust which depicts 

9 an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 

10 of paragraph (1). 

Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7617 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for the Department of De2021, and for other purposes. fense for the fiscal year ending September 30,