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such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 
internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib-
iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac-
tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 
to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent-
ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re-
ceive such information. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con-
travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 
Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart-
ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 
information. 
SEC. 742. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree-
ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern-
ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree-
ment 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) classi-
fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 
reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any 
law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste 
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe-
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cific 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, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 
this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that 
is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct 
of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other 
than an employee or officer of the United States Govern-
ment, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular 
activity for which such document is to be used. Such form 
or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person 
will not disclose any classified information received in the 
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 
so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure 
forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo-
sures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an execu-
tive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essen-
tial to reporting a substantial violation of law. 
(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. 
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(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en-
tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 
substantially similar language to that required in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 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 liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad-
ministrative 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 col-
lecting 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. 
SEC. 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 
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months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic-
tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 745. (a) During fiscal year 2021, on the date 
on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac-
cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
of such request. 
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be 
made available on the Bureau’s public Web site. 
SEC. 746. If, for fiscal year 2021, new budget author-
ity provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discre-
tionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the 
Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre-
tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 
2021 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget in the amount of the excess but the 
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total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent 
of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits 
for all categories for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding the official rate ad-
justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 
the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 
year 2021 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 
on December 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of divi-
sion D of Public Law 116–6. 
(b) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under 
section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 
2021 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 the rate 
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De-
cember 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division 
D of Public Law 116–6. Such an employee may not receive 
a pay rate increase during calendar year 2021, except as 
provided in subsection (i). 
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi-
sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 
subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em-
ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 
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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 of title 5, United States Code, ap-
plied to them. 
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre-
vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint-
ment 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) for such time as that 
election is in effect. 
(i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 
employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in-
crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov-
ered position only if that new position has higher-level du-
ties 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 
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rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 
of pay in effect on December 31, 2019, by operation of 
section 749 of division D of Public Law 116–6. 
(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 
limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 
31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division D of Pub-
lic Law 116–6. 
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 
to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2021 
but ends in calendar year 2022, 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’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 
pay is restricted under this section. 
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 
1, 2021. 
SEC. 748. During the current fiscal year— 
(a) 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 
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1012 or 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974, such budget authority— 
(1) shall be made available for obligation in suf-
ficient time to be prudently obligated as required 
under section 1012(b) or 1013 of such Act; and 
(2) 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 avail-
ability for which such budget authority was pro-
vided. 
(b) With respect to an apportionment of an appro-
priation made pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, an appropriation (as that term is de-
fined in section 1511 of title 31, United States Code) shall 
be apportioned— 
(1) to make available all amounts for obligation 
in sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and 
(2) to make available all amounts for obligation, 
without precondition or limitation (including foot-
notes) 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 appli-
cable, 90 days before the expiration of an initial pe-
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riod of availability for which such appropriation was 
provided. 
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘budget author-
ity’’ includes budget authority made available by this or 
any other Act, by prior appropriations Acts, or by any law 
other than an appropriations Act. 
(d)(1) The Comptroller General shall review compli-
ance with this section and shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations and the Budget, and any other appro-
priate congressional committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate a report, and any relevant infor-
mation 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 pro-
vide information, documentation, and views to the 
Comptroller General, as is determined by the Comp-
troller 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. 
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(3) To carry out the responsibilities of this sec-
tion and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the 
Comptroller General shall also have access to inter-
view 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. 
(e)(1) An officer or employee of the Executive Branch 
of the United States Government violating this section 
shall be subject to appropriate administrative discipline in-
cluding, when circumstances warrant, suspension from 
duty without pay or removal from office. 
(2) In the event of a violation of this section or 
the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, 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 or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, 
the President or the head of the relevant department 
or agency as the case may be, shall report imme-
diately to the Congress all relevant facts and a state-
ment of actions taken: Provided, That a copy of each 
report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller 
General and the relevant inspector general on the 
same date the report is transmitted to the Congress. 
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(3) Any such report shall include a summary of 
the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appro-
priation or fund account, the amount involved for 
each violation, the date on which the violation oc-
curred, the position of any individuals responsible 
for the violation, a statement of the administrative 
discipline imposed and any further action taken with 
respect to any officer or employee involved in the 
violation, and a statement of any additional action 
taken to prevent recurrence of the same type of vio-
lation: Provided, That in the case that the Govern-
ment Accountability Office issues a legal decision 
concluding that a department, agency, or office of 
the United States violated this section and the rel-
evant department, agency, or office does not agree 
that a violation has occurred, the report provided to 
Congress, the Comptroller General, and relevant in-
spector general will explain such department, agen-
cy, or office’s position. 
(4) If the report identifies the position of any 
officer or employee as involved in the violation, such 
officer or employee shall be provided a reasonable 
opportunity to respond in writing, and any such re-
sponse shall be appended to the report. 
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SEC. 749. (a) If an executive agency or the District 
of Columbia government receives a written request for in-
formation, documentation, or views from the Government 
Accountability Office relating to a decision or opinion on 
budget or appropriations law, the executive agency or the 
District of Columbia government shall provide the re-
quested information, documentation, or views not later 
than 20 days after receiving the written request, unless 
such written request specifically provides otherwise. 
(b) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia 
government fails to respond to the request for information, 
documentation, or views within the time required by this 
section— 
(1) the Comptroller General shall notify, in 
writing, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, and any other appropriate congressional 
committee of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate of such failure; and 
(2) the Comptroller General is hereby expressly 
empowered, through attorneys of their own selection, 
to bring a civil action in the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia to require such 
information, documentation, or views to be pro-
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duced, and such court is expressly empowered to 
enter in such civil action, against any department, 
agency, officer, or employee of the United States, 
any decree, judgment, or order which may be nec-
essary or appropriate to require such production. 
(c) If the Government Accountability Office deter-
mines that an officer or employee of an executive agency 
or an officer or employee of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment has violated section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, the head of the agency 
or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may 
be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress 
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Pro-
vided, That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted 
to the Comptroller General on the same date the report 
is transmitted to the President and Congress: Provided 
further, That 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 officer 
or employee responsible for the violation, a statement of 
the administrative discipline imposed and any further ac-
tion taken with respect to any officer or employee involved 
in the violation, a statement of any additional action taken 
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to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, a 
statement of any determination that the violation was not 
knowing and willful that has been made by the executive 
agency or District of Columbia government, and any writ-
ten response by any officer or employee identified by posi-
tion as involved in the violation: Provided further, That 
in the case that the Government Accountability Office 
issues a legal decision concluding that section 1341(a), 
1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code was vio-
lated, and the executive agency or District of Columbia 
government, as applicable, does not agree that a violation 
has occurred, the report provided to the President, the 
Congress, and the Comptroller General will explain its po-
sition. 
SEC. 750. (a) Each department or agency of the exec-
utive 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 re-
quired 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 
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(3) an approved apportionment received by the 
department or agency may hinder the prudent obli-
gation 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 informa-
tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 
name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 
account. 
SEC. 751. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be used to administer, imple-
ment, or enforce any collective bargaining agreement, or 
any article or any term of any collective bargaining agree-
ment under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, with 
an effective date after April 30, 2019, that— 
(1) was not mutually and voluntarily agreed to 
by all parties to the agreement; or 
(2) was not ordered following the completion of 
binding arbitration pursuant to section 7119(b)(2) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) Any collective bargaining agreement that was in 
effect before April 30, 2019, or that expired before April 
30, 2019, without a new agreement having been executed, 
shall remain in full force and effect until a new collective 
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bargaining agreement reached through mutual and vol-
untary agreement, or ordered following the completion of 
binding arbitration pursuant to such section 7119(b)(2), 
becomes effective. 
SEC. 752. No funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act may be used to exclude, or to implement the exclusion 
of, any department, agency, or activity or subdivision 
thereof, from coverage under the Federal Service Labor- 
Management Relations Statute pursuant to section 
7103(b)(1) or section 7103(b)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to prevent Federal workers 
from— 
(1) using official time for union activities; 
(2) teleworking for telework deemed positions 
or when the health or safety of an employee is in 
question; or 
(3) denying unions space in Federal buildings. 
SEC. 754. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es-
tablished the Commission on Federal Naming and Dis-
plays (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF LIST.—Not later than 
180 days after the day by which all of its members 
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have been appointed, the Commission, with input 
from the general public, shall develop and publish a 
list of property names, monuments, statues, public 
artworks, historical markers, and other symbols 
owned by the Federal government or located on 
property owned by the Federal government (includ-
ing the legislative branch and the judicial branch) 
which the Commission identifies as inconsistent with 
the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after publishing the list under paragraph (1), 
and after holding not fewer than 2 public meetings, 
the Commission shall submit to the President and 
Congress a report containing the following informa-
tion: 
(A) A recommendation regarding whether 
each property name, monument, statue, public 
artwork, historical marker, or other symbol on 
the list developed under paragraph (1) should 
remain unchanged or should be renamed or re-
moved. 
(B) Supporting materials and context in-
formation for each recommendation under sub-
paragraph (A). 
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(C) Such other recommendations as the 
Commission may consider appropriate, includ-
ing recommendations for educational programs, 
supplemental historical markers, or other activi-
ties to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion 
and to promote national reconciliation. 
(3) SEPARATE VIEWS OF MEMBERS.—The Com-
mission may include in the report submitted under 
paragraph (2) supplemental or dissenting rec-
ommendations from individual members of the Com-
mission. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall con-
sist of the following: 
(A) 2 members appointed by the President. 
(B) 2 members appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives. 
(C) 2 members appointed by the Majority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(D) 1 member appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(E) 1 member appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the Senate. 
(F) Each of the following individuals: 
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(i) The Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
(ii) The Historian of the House of 
Representatives. 
(iii) The Historian of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 
Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (1) shall have 10 or more 
years of educational and professional experience in 
one or more of the following disciplines: 
(A) History. 
(B) Art and antiquities. 
(C) Historic preservation. 
(D) Cultural heritage. 
(E) Education. 
(3) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE; TRAVEL 
EXPENSES.—Members of the Commission shall serve 
without pay, but each member shall receive travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in accordance with applicable provisions under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(4) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—The mem-
bers of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
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than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(5) CO-CHAIRS.—Not later than 10 days after 
the first meeting of the Commission, the members of 
the Commission shall select 2 co-chairs from among 
the members. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commis-
sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, 
hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission 
considers appropriate, except that the Commission 
shall hold its initial meeting not later than 10 days 
after the day by which all of its members have been 
appointed. 
(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or 
agency of the United States information necessary 
to enable it to carry out its duties. Upon request of 
the Commission, the head of that department or 
agency shall furnish that information to the Com-
mission. 
(3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under 
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the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States. 
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.— 
Upon the request of the Commission, the Librarian 
of Congress shall provide to the Commission, on a 
reimbursable basis, the administrative support serv-
ices necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
duties. 
(5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon the 
request of the Commission, the head of any Federal 
department or agency may detail any of the per-
sonnel of that department or agency to the Commis-
sion to assist it in carrying out its duties. Any per-
sonnel detailed to the Commission under this para-
graph may receive travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(6) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Commission 
may contract with and compensate government and 
private agencies or persons for goods and services, 
without regard to section 6101 of title 41, United 
States Code. 
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(e) FUNDING.—There is appropriated to carry out 
this section $1,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
60 days after submitting the report under subsection 
(b)(2). 
SEC. 755. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 
than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 
VIII. 
TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
SEC. 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 2021, or pro-
vided 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 obliga-
tion or expenditures for an agency through a reprogram-
ming of funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
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(2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi-
bility center; 
(3) establishes or changes allocations specifi-
cally 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 pre-
viously 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, which-
ever is less; or 
(7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 
assigned to a specific program, project or responsi-
bility center, 
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds available for 
obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia gov-
ernment under any authority shall be expended for any 
abortion except where the life of the mother would be en-
dangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the 
pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 
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SEC. 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. 
SEC. 804. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob-
ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 
year 2021 from appropriations of Federal funds made 
available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2021 in 
this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 
2022, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 
Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 
such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 
made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out-
lined in section 801 of this Act. 
SEC. 805. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2022, 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) (sub-
ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum-
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bia 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 2022 
which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 
of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern-
ment for fiscal year 2022 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 Co-
lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2022 is 
in effect; or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 
District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 
2022. 
(c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro-
vided 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 
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project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2022 
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 2022 if any other provi-
sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria-
tions)— 
(1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail-
able, 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 ac-
tivity 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. 
SEC. 806. (a) Section 3(c)(2)(G) of the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38– 
2702(c)(2)(G), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(G) is from a family with a taxable an-
nual income of less than the applicable family 
income limit, as defined in paragraph (7).’’. 
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(b) Section 3(c) of such Act (sec. 38–2702(c), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) APPLICABLE FAMILY INCOME LIMIT.—The 
term ‘applicable family income limit’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, the following: 
‘‘(A) In the case of an individual who 
began an undergraduate course of study prior 
to school year 2015-2016, $1,000,000. 
‘‘(B) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2016-2017, $750,000. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2017-2018 or school year 2018-2019, the 
applicable family income limit under this para-
graph for an individual who began an under-
graduate course of study in the previous school 
year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, as 
measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor. 
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‘‘(D) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2019-2020, $500,000. 
‘‘(E) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2020-2021, the amount described in sub-
paragraph (D), adjusted by the Mayor for infla-
tion, as measured by the percentage increase, if 
any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of 
the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(F) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2021-2022, $750,000. 
‘‘(G) In the case of an individual who be-
gins an undergraduate course of study in school 
year 2022-2023 or any succeeding school year, 
the applicable family income limit under this 
paragraph for an individual who began an un-
dergraduate course of study in the previous 
school year, adjusted by the Mayor for inflation, 
as measured by the percentage increase, if any, 
from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, pub-
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lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
Department of Labor.’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
2019 (division D of Public Law 116–6). 
SEC. 807. 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’’ which provides excep-
tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 808. (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’’ 
means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 
and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 
Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 
the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 
other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 
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passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 
access crossings over the Potomac River. 
SEC. 809. No services may be made available in ac-
cordance with section 740(a) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40(a), D.C. Official Code) at 
any time during fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 810. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 
any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 
title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of this title or of title IV. 
TITLE IX 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, $40,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2025, for implementing title VIII of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.), as added by 
the Broadband DATA Act (Public Law 116–130): Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to amounts that are otherwise available 
for real property management and related activities, for 
an additional amount to be deposited in the ‘‘Federal 
Buildings Fund’’, $5,990,000,000, to carry out the pur-
poses of the Fund, of which— 
(1) $2,800,000,000 shall be available for border 
stations and land ports of entry; 
(2) $1,000,000,000 shall be available for acqui-
sition and construction (including sites and ex-
penses, and associated design and construction serv-
ices) of Federal buildings and United States court-
houses, including annexes, expansions, or similar ad-
ditions; 
(3) $1,000,000,000 shall be for repairs and al-
terations to facilitate converting General Services 
Administration facilities to ‘‘high-performance green 
buildings’’, as the term is defined in section 401 of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–140); and 
(4) $940,000,000 shall be available for repairs 
and alterations: 
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Provided, That not to exceed $110,000,000 of the 
amounts provided under this heading shall be available 
without regard to fiscal year limitations and may be ex-
pended for rental of space, related to leasing of temporary 
space in connection with projects funded under this head-
ing: Provided further, That not to exceed $130,000,000 
of the amounts provided under this heading shall be avail-
able without regard to fiscal year limitations and may be 
expended in the building operations account, for the costs 
of completing and supporting the projects funded under 
this heading: Provided further, That not less than 
$10,000,000 of the funds provided shall be for on-the-job 
pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs 
registered with the Department of Labor, for the construc-
tion, repair, and alteration of Federal buildings: Provided 
further, That not less than $3,000,000,000 of the funds 
provided under this heading shall be obligated by Sep-
tember 30, 2022, and the remainder of the funds provided 
under this heading shall be available until September 30, 
2024: Provided further, That the Administrator of General 
Services is authorized to initiate design, construction, re-
pair, alteration, and other projects through existing au-
thorities of the Administrator: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this paragraph may be used to initiate de-
sign, construction, repair, alteration, and other projects in 
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the National Capital Region: Provided further, That the 
General Services Administration shall submit a detailed 
plan, by project, regarding the use of funds made available 
in this Act to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days 
of enactment of this Act, and update on a quarterly basis 
thereafter if there any changes: Provided further, That, 
hereafter, the Administrator shall report to the Commit-
tees on the obligation of these funds on a quarterly basis 
beginning with the end of the first quarter after the initial 
plan is submitted: Provided further, That amounts pro-
vided under this heading that are savings or cannot be 
used for the activity for which originally obligated may be 
de-obligated and, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, re-obligated for the purposes identified in the plan 
required under this heading not less than 15 days after 
notification has been provided to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate: Provided further, That funds in the Federal Buildings 
Fund made available in this Act for Federal Buildings 
Fund activities may be transferred between activities only 
to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: 
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
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to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and projects 
funded under this title, $10,000,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an 
emergency 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—INFRASTRUCTURE 
SEC. 901. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available 
(or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts 
and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 367 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7668 
[Report No. 116–456] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for Financial Services and 
General Government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. 
JULY 17, 2020 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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