Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023

Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, namely: I DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Departmental offices SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities, including technical assistance to State, local, and territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $255,000,000: Provided, (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses; (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and (3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for— (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program; (B) information technology modernization requirements; (C) the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; (D) the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including entering into cooperative agreements; (E) operations and maintenance of facilities; and (F) international operations. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, Provided further, 50 U.S.C. 4565 Provided further, Provided further, OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $212,059,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for addressing human rights violations and corruption, including activities authorized by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2656 Provided, CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, $88,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $43,878,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until September 30, 2024, shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 ( 33 U.S.C. 1321 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) 5 U.S.C. 3109 SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–343 Financial crimes enforcement network SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Bureau of the fiscal service SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $372,485,000; of which not to exceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–380 Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $148,863,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: Provided, Provided further, 27 U.S.C. 201 et seq. United states mint UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided, Community development financial institutions fund program account To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103–325 (1) not less than $196,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4708 Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4707(d) Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, high-poverty area (2) not less than $25,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) (3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until September 30, 2024, for the Bank Enterprise Award program; (4) not less than $24,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4707(d) (5) not less than $9,000,000 is available until September 30, 2024, to provide grants for loan loss reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for small dollar loan programs under section 122 of Public Law 103–325 12 U.S.C. 4719 Provided (6) up to $35,000,000 is available for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI Fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for the development of tools to better assess and inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI program impacts, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and (7) during fiscal year 2023, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4713a Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, persistent poverty counties Internal revenue service TAXPAYER SERVICES For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, associated support costs, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, ENFORCEMENT For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Operations Support OPERATIONS SUPPORT For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Revenue Service, including its headquarters, the hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Provided further, BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program, $310,027,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, and shall be for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service under the Enforcement 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 106. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs. 108. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California 109. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended— (1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, or recognition program; or (2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with respect to re-hiring a former employee; unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee. 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and return information. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place of employment. Administrative provisions—Department of the treasury (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 113. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 5 U.S.C. 3109 114. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses Office of Inspector General Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Bureau of the Fiscal Service Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Provided, 115. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 116. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 117. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Salaries and Expenses Provided, 118. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 119. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 120. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 121. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses. 122. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided, Provided further, 123. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund. 124. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity; (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter; (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office. (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a). 125. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses in carrying out section 4018 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–136 126. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this section as Secretary Public Law 116–136 Public Law 117–2 Public Law 116–260 Public Law 117–2 24 U.S.C. 801 et seq. 127. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Department of the Treasury may be transferred to the Department’s information technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the prior notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, This title may be cited as the Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023 II EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT The white house SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105 3 U.S.C. 105 3 U.S.C. 103 3 U.S.C. 107 Executive residence at the white house OPERATING EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $15,400,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, chapter 37 White house repair and restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d) Council of economic advisers SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq. National security council and homeland security council SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Office of administration SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 Provided, Provided further, Office of management and budget SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 chapter 35 Provided, 7 U.S.C. 601 et seq. Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Intellectual property enforcement coordinator For necessary expenses of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, as authorized by title III of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–403 5 U.S.C. 3109 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of the National Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 Office of national drug control policy SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $20,500,000: Provided, FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( HIDTAs Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For other drug control activities authorized by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as amended, $135,370,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $107,000,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not more than $12,540,000 is for administrative expenses, and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82 Public Law 115–271 Public Law 114–198 Provided, Provided further, Unanticipated needs For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108 Information technology oversight and reform (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, Special assistance to the president SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106 3 U.S.C. 106 Official residence of the vice president OPERATING EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2) Provided, Administrative provisions—Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings The White House Executive Residence at the White House White House Repair and Restoration Council of Economic Advisers National Security Council and Homeland Security Council Office of Administration Special Assistance to the President Official Residence of the Vice President Provided, Provided further, Special Assistance to the President Official Residence of the Vice President 202. (a) During fiscal year 2023, any Executive order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum. (b) Any such statement shall include— (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order or memorandum on the Federal Government; (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays as the result of such order or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023; and (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government as the result of such order or memorandum over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 2023. (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memorandum is issued during fiscal year 2023 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order or memorandum is issued. (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presidential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess of $100,000,000. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act. 204. In fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter—(1) the Office of Management and Budget shall operate and maintain the automated system required to be implemented by section 204 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2022 (division E of Public Law 117–103 205. For an additional amount for Office of National Drug Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Provided, This title may be cited as the Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2023 III THE JUDICIARY Supreme court of the united states SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $109,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court. CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $15,364,000, to remain available until expended. United states court of appeals for the federal circuit SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $35,994,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. United states court of international trade SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $21,260,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. Courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services SALARIES AND EXPENSES For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $5,905,055,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service. In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–660 DEFENDER SERVICES For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1) 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) 18 U.S.C. 4100(b) FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863 Provided, 5 U.S.C. 5332 COURT SECURITY (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court or Administrative Office of the United States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act ( Public Law 100–702 Provided, Administrative office of the united states courts SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) Federal judicial center SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by Public Law 90–219 United states sentencing commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 Administrative provisions—The judiciary (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners Provided, 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Provided, 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting Federal executive 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E) 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–650 28 U.S.C. 133 (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking 31 years and 6 months 32 years and 6 months (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by striking 28 years and 6 months 29 years and 6 months (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–115 28 U.S.C. 133 29 years and 6 months 30 years and 6 months (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act ( Public Law 107–273 28 U.S.C. 133 (1) in the first sentence by striking 20 years 21 years (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by striking 19 years and 6 months 20 years and 6 months (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by striking 18 years 19 years 307. Section 677 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) The Counselor, with the approval of the Chief Justice, shall establish a retention and recruitment program that is consistent with section 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 ( 2 U.S.C. 1926 . This title may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2023 IV DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Federal funds FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions. FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, $294,000,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,150,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $142,112,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $90,263,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $46,475,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, chapter 35 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 chapter 3 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $281,516,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000: Provided, Provided further, chapter 35 Provided further, Provided further, FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $2,450,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia. FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2024, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000. FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10 Provided, Public Law 112–10 Provided further, Provided further, FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program. FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $4,000,000. FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, This title may be cited as the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2023 V INDEPENDENT AGENCIES Administrative conference of the united states SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq. Barry goldwater scholarship and excellence in education foundation SALARIES AND EXPENSES For payment to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund, established by section 1408 of Public Law 99–661 20 U.S.C. 4707 20 U.S.C. 4701 et seq. Commodity futures trading commission (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. Provided, 31 U.S.C. 1553 Provided further, 31 U.S.C. 1552 Consumer product safety commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 5 U.S.C. 5376 Public Law 117–103 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 501. During fiscal year 2023, none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in consultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense, completes a study to determine— (A) the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements proposed by such standard for purposes of reducing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle (referred to in this section as ROV (B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted; (C) whether there is a technical basis for the proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the United States military if the proposed requirements were adopted; and (2) a report containing the results of the study completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Election assistance commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–252 ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B) Provided, Provided further, Administrator of General Services Administrator Election Assistance Commission Provided further, $5,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $600,000 Provided further, Provided further, Federal communications commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B) Provided further, ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December 31, 2022 December 31, 2024 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments. Federal deposit insurance corporation OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. Federal election commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $78,225,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. Federal labor relations authority SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, 5 U.S.C. 5703 Provided further, 31 U.S.C. 3302 Federal permitting improvement steering council ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review Improvement Fund established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m–8(d) Federal trade commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Provided further, 15 U.S.C. 18a Provided further, 15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. Provided further, Provided further, 12 U.S.C. 1831t General services administration REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund, shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $10,318,478,000, of which— (1) $946,423,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services) and remediation, as follows: District of Columbia: DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $379,938,000; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Lease Purchase Option, $21,000,000; Southeast Federal Center Remediation, $7,085,000; National Capital Region: Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Consolidation, $500,000,000; Tennessee: Chattanooga, U.S. Courthouse, $38,400,000: Provided (2) $733,994,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, of which— (A) $249,578,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations as follows: Multiple Locations: National Conveying Systems, $63,198,000; National Capital Region: Fire Alarm Systems, $81,125,000; California: San Francisco, Federal Building, $15,687,000; New York: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, $68,497,000; Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, $3,093,000; Vermont: St. Albans, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Custom House, $17,978,000; (B) $398,797,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and (C) $85,619,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs as follows: Consolidation Activities, $20,000,000; Fire Protection and Life Safety, $20,000,000; Judiciary Capital Security Program, $20,000,000; Seismic Mitigation Program, $5,619,000; Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Program, $10,000,000; and Climate and Resilience Program, $10,000,000: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Repairs and Alterations Provided further, Repairs and Alterations Basic Repairs and Alterations Provided further, Basic Repairs and Alterations Repairs and Alterations (3) $5,645,680,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and (4) $2,992,381,000 for building operations to remain available until expended: Provided, 40 U.S.C. 3307(a) Provided further, Provided further, 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 18 U.S.C. 3056 Provided further, 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) GENERAL ACTIVITIES GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 OPERATING EXPENSES For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, and management; the hire of zero-emission passenger motor vehicles and supporting charging or fueling infrastructure; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, $10,100,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 Public Law 95–138 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND For carrying out section 16(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 ( 40 U.S.C. 1303 WORKING CAPITAL FUND For the Working Capital Fund of the General Services Administration, $4,200,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Administrator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide support services for Federal rulemaking agencies. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 520. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2023 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2024 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 523. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 ( Public Law 92–313 524. From funds made available under the heading Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue 525. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307 526. With respect to E–Government projects funded under the heading Federal Citizen Services Fund 527. None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act for the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Consolidation project may be used to plan or design any facility that does not meet the requirements of a new, fully-consolidated headquarters building in the National Capital Region at one of the three sites listed in the General Services Administration Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR–FBI–NCR 17 prospectus for a new fully-consolidated Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters, and that does not meet Interagency Security Committee Level V security standards as described in the General Services Administration Fiscal Year 2017 PNCR–FBI–NCR 17 prospectus. Harry s truman scholarship foundation SALARIES AND EXPENSES For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642 Merit systems protection board SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5 U.S.C. 5509 5 U.S.C. 3109 Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall foundation MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. Public Law 102–259 Public Law 106–568 20 U.S.C. 5604(7) Provided, Public Law 107–289 Provided further, Public Law 107–289 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended. National archives and records administration OPERATING EXPENSES For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 Public Law 115–426 Public Law 106–567 50 U.S.C. 3355 et seq. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $22,224,000, to remain available until expended, of which no less than $7,250,000 is for upgrades to the Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, Georgia and of which $6,000,000 is for the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Museum in Starkville, Mississippi. NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION GRANTS PROGRAM For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 531. For an additional amount for National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program Provided, National credit union administration COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812 Provided, Office of government ethics SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Office of personnel management SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Provided further, 41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Public Law 115–91 40 U.S.C. 11301 Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, Office of special counsel SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Privacy and civil liberties oversight board SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ee Public buildings reform board SALARIES AND EXPENSES For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Reform Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–287 Securities and exchange commission SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s District of Columbia headquarters facilities, not to exceed $57,405,000, to remain available until expended; and for move, replication, and related costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities, not to exceed $3,365,000, to remain available until expended. For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ee(j) Provided, 15 U.S.C. 78ee Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, 15 U.S.C. 78ee Selective service system SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, 31 U.S.C. 1341 Provided further, Small business administration SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $308,297,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided, Provided further, 31 U.S.C. 3302 Provided further, Public Law 108–447 Provided further, Provided further, ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $311,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, Provided further, 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4) Provided further, 15 U.S.C. 649(l) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $23,805,000. OFFICE OF ADVOCACY For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 15 U.S.C. 634a et seq. 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For the cost of direct loans, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, Provided further, 15 U.S.C. 696(7) Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $179,000,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $169,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) Provided further, ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 540. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, 541. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the headings Salaries and Expenses Business Loans Program Account Provided, 542. For an additional amount for Small Business Administration—Salaries and Expenses Administrative Provisions—Small Business Administration Provided, Provided further, United states postal service PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $50,253,000: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Public Law 111–241 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $271,000,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 United states tax court SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, 26 U.S.C. 7473 Provided further, VI GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless expressly so provided herein. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, Provided further, 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— (1) any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 15 chapter 89 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval. 613. In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 614. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 615. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor. (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. (b) For purposes of this section, the term Executive agency covered by this Act 616. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law: (1) Compensation of the President ( 3 U.S.C. 102 (2) Payments to— (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 377(o) (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 376(c) (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 178(l) (3) Payment of Government contributions— (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ( 5 U.S.C. 8348 (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act. 617. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology. (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials. 618. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code. 619. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 620. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector General’s access to such records, documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly limits the Inspector General's right of access. A department or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector General with access to all such records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the information provided by the establishment over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 621. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with subsection (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, Provided further, 622. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 623. None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 624. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination. (b) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination. 625. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 626. In addition to any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for expenses related to enhancements to www.oversight.gov, $850,000, to remain available until expended, shall be provided for an additional amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General Council Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) Provided, section 11 627. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 628. Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this requirement shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for advertising or other communications regarding the programs and activities of the agency. 629. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources. 630. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the appropriation. VII GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE Departments, agencies, and corporations (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2023 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $24,934 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $25,996: Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Public Law 101–549 Provided further, 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B) Provided, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, Provided further, 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes: (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 14057 (December 8, 2021), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order. (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs. (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 5 U.S.C. 3109 Provided, 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term office 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress. 719. (a) In this section, the term agency (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105 (2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title and the United States Postal Service. (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2) 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs. 721. (a) Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy Provided, (b) (1) The total funds transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section shall not exceed $100,000,000 to support cross-cutting program implementation, including those required by statute to be applicable to multiple agencies or government-wide and for other activities related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120 (2) None of the funds authorized or transferred pursuant to paragraph (1) may be expended until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget consults with and openly solicits recommendations from member agencies of the appropriate executive councils provided in law (including, but not limited to, the President’s Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives, the Chief Data Officers Council for data management and information sharing initiatives, and the Evaluation Officers Council for evaluation and evidence-building initiatives). (3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may, for purposes of sound management and execution of the funds in this section, use, but not exceed, $5,000,000 of the funds transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section to provide administrative support for the execution of actions and activities authorized in subsection (a). (4) The funds transferred to or for reimbursement of General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy (c) (1) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for the funds transferred or reimbursed pursuant to subsection (b). (2) The spend plan required in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, include— (A) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2023; (B) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section, including a brief description, by category, of how the amounts of each fund will contribute to the purposes described subsection (b)(1); (C) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the benefit of each executive council; and (D) where applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Congress. (d) No transfers or reimbursements may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 Provided, 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals' Internet Use None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site. (b) Exceptions The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons; (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information; (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site. (c) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) The term regulatory (2) The term supervisory 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— (1) any of the following religious plans: (A) Personal Care's HMO; and (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section. 733. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 395(b) (b) Waivers (1) In general Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (2) Report to congress Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress. (c) Exception This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. 734. During fiscal year 2023, for each employee who— (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code. 735. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 736. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2023, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2023, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2023, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of— (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2022 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and (ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2023 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2022, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2022, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection. (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2022. (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect. (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2023 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided Rest of United States (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2022. 737. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2023 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000. (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period— (1) a description of its purpose; (2) the number of participants attending; (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including— (A) the cost of any food or beverages; (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and (4) a description of the contracting procedures used including— (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference. (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2023 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000. (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract. (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that memorandum. 738. None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act. 739. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled Competitive Area 740. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 741. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. 742. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling. Provided, (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a). 743. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 745. (a) During fiscal year 2023, on the date on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203 (b) Any notification required by this section shall be made available on the Bureau’s public website. 746. (a) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2023 shall be 4.6 percent above the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2022, as limited under section 747 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 (b) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the payable rate for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be increased by 4.6 percent (relative to the preexisting rate actually payable) at the time the official rate is adjusted in January 2023. Such an employee may receive no other pay increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in subsection (i). (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 (d) (1) This subsection applies to— (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; or (B) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, an employee described in paragraph (1) who is serving at the time official rates of the Executive Schedule are adjusted may receive a single increase in the employee’s pay rate of no more than 4.6 percent during calendar year 2023, subject to the normally applicable pay rules and pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2022, after those pay limitations are increased by 4.6 percent (after applicable rounding). Such an employee may receive no other pay increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in subsection (i). (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment, and who is serving at the time official rates of the Executive Schedule are adjusted, may receive a single increase in the employee’s pay rate of no more than 4.6 percent during calendar year 2023, subject to the normally applicable pay rules and pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2022, after those pay limitations are increased by 4.6 percent (after applicable rounding). Such an employee may receive no other pay increase during calendar year 2023, except as provided in subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law. (g) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, for such time as that election is in effect. (h) This section does not apply to an individual who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position only if that new position has higher-level duties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than the level or range for the position held immediately before the movement. Any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2022, after those rates and pay limitations are increased by 4.6 percent (after applicable rounding). (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2022, after those rates and pay limitations are increased by 4.6 percent (after applicable rounding). (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2023 but ends in calendar year 2024, the bar on the employee’s receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period. (l) For the purpose of this section, the term covered position (m) This section takes effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2023. 747. In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Provided, 748. (a) During the current fiscal year— (1) with respect to budget authority proposed to be rescinded or that is set to be reserved or proposed to be deferred in a special message transmitted under section 1012 or 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, such budget authority— (A) shall be made available for obligation in sufficient time to be prudently obligated as required under section 1012(b) or 1013 of such Act; and (B) may not be deferred or otherwise withheld from obligation during the 90-day period before the expiration of the period of availability of such budget authority, including, if applicable, the 90-day period before the expiration of an initial period of availability for which such budget authority was provided; and (2) with respect to an apportionment of an appropriation made pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code, an appropriation (as that term is defined in section 1511 of title 31, United States Code) shall be apportioned— (A) to make available all amounts for obligation in sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and (B) to make available all amounts for obligation, without precondition (including footnotes) that shall be met prior to obligation, not later than 90 days before the expiration of the period of availability of such appropriation, including, if applicable, 90 days before the expiration of an initial period of availability for which such appropriation was provided. (b) As used in this section, the term budget authority (c) (1) The Comptroller General shall review compliance with this section and shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget, and any other appropriate congressional committees of the House of Representatives and Senate a report, and any relevant information related to the report, on any noncompliance with this section or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. (2) The President or the head of the relevant department or agency of the United States shall provide information, documentation, and views to the Comptroller General, as is determined by the Comptroller General to be necessary to determine such compliance, not later than 20 days after the date on which the request from the Comptroller General is received, or if the Comptroller General determines that a shorter or longer period is appropriate based on the specific circumstances, within such shorter or longer period. (3) To carry out the responsibilities of this section and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Comptroller General shall also have access to interview the officers, employees, contractors, and other agents and representatives of a department, agency, or office of the United States at any reasonable time as the Comptroller General may request. (d) (1) In the event of a violation of this section, or in the case that the Government Accountability Office issues a legal decision concluding that a department, agency, or office of the United States violated this section, the President or the head of the relevant department or agency as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Provided (2) Any such report shall include a summary of the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund account, the amount involved for each violation, the date on which the violation occurred, the position of any individuals responsible for the violation, and a statement of any actions taken to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation: Provided 749. (a) Each department or agency of the executive branch of the United States Government shall notify the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate and any other appropriate congressional committees if— (1) an apportionment is not made in the required time period provided in section 1513(b) of title 31, United States Code; (2) an approved apportionment received by the department or agency conditions the availability of an appropriation on further action; or (3) an approved apportionment received by the department or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such department or agency. (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional committee pursuant to this section shall contain information identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund account. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2023 that are specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes of the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller General of the United States. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any requirements otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities described in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the Comptroller General. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs. 752. Section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) The President (2) by striking Each officer (b) Each officer ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) The authority of the President to prescribe rules governing the competitive service under this section shall not include the authority to except from the competitive service positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character that are not positions normally subject to change as a result of a Presidential transition. (2) In this subsection, the term positions normally subject to change as a result of a Presidential transition (A) any position that is a political position, as defined under section 4(a) of the Edward Ted 5 U.S.C. 3101 (B) any position in which the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the President or the head of an agency. (d) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations for the exercise of any authority under this section. . 753. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 801. None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted; (5) re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 802. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a conscience clause 803. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 804. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2023 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2023 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided, Provided further, 805. (a) (1) During fiscal year 2024, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2024 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion of the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2024 for purposes of section 446 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, D.C. Official Code). (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available— (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 is in effect; or (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2024. (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act. (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2024 for which this section applies to such project or activity. (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2024 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)— (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law. 806. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project. (b) In this section, the term Long Bridge Project 807. Section 3 of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2702, D.C. Official Code), is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking $10,000 $15,000 (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking $50,000 $75,000 (3) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking and (4) in subsection (b)(1), by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) after making reductions under subparagraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of the tuition and fee payment of each eligible student who receives more than $10,000 for the award year; and ; and (5) in subparagraph (C) of subsection (b)(1), as so redesignated, by striking subparagraph (A) subparagraphs (A) and (B) 808. Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 809. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act This Act may be cited as the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023

Summary: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services Administration, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, the National Archives and Records Administration, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Special Counsel, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Public Buildings Reform Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Selective Service System, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Tax Court. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.