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shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures 
to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 
agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential 
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. 
(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. 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 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 
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and has made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 745. 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 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. 746. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate ad-
justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 
the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 
year 2025 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 
on December 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of divi-
sion B of Public Law 118–47. 
(b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 
section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 
2025 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 
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payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De-
cember 31, 2024, by operation of section 747 of division 
B of Public Law 118–47. Such an employee may not re-
ceive a rate increase during calendar year 2025, 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. 
(d)(1) This subsection applies to— 
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu-
tive 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 emer-
gency 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 para-
graph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during cal-
endar year 2025, except as provided in subsection (i). 
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(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 may not receive a pay rate 
increase during calendar year 2025, 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 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 
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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 
rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 
of pay in effect on December 31, 2024, by operation of 
section 747 of division B of Public Law 118–47. 
(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, 2024, by operation of section 747 of division B of Pub-
lic Law 118–47. 
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 
to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2025 
but ends in calendar year 2026, the bar on the employee’s 
receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 
of that pay period. 
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(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, 2025. 
SEC. 747. In the event of a violation of the Impound-
ment 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, That a copy 
of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the 
report is transmitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 748. (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; 
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(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 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. 749. 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 inter-
agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 
recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army 
Medical Research and Development Command, the Con-
gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 
National Institutes of Health research programs. 
SEC. 750. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart-
ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 
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reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Federal Cit-
izen Services Fund’’ with the approval of the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, funds made avail-
able for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 
including rebates from charge card and other contracts: 
Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts other-
wise available, shall be administered by the Administrator 
of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Fed-
eral Citizen Services Fund and to support Government- 
wide and other multi-agency financial, information tech-
nology, procurement, and other activities, including serv-
ices authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 
agencies to take advantage of information technology in 
sharing information: Provided further, That the total 
funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 
$29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the 
funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 
Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ 
during fiscal year 2025 shall remain available for obliga-
tion through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That 
not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 
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plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Pro-
vided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 
include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized 
under this section and the estimate of amounts to be 
transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2025; (ii) a de-
tailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 
to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 
(including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 
whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) 
where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 
use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed 
by Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reim-
bursements may be made pursuant to this section until 
15 days following notification of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. 
SEC. 751. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds 
provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 
year 2025 that are specified in the disclosure table sub-
mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV that 
is included in the report or explanatory statement accom-
panying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient 
of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes 
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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 require-
ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the 
Comptroller General. 
SEC. 752. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be provided to States, cities, 
or localities that allow non-citizens to vote in Federal elec-
tions. 
SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 
Act, or any other Act, may be used to make investments 
under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds 
that make investment decisions based primarily on envi-
ronmental, social, or governance criteria. 
SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
available to— 
(a) classify or facilitate the classification of any com-
munications by a United States person as mis-, dis-, or 
mal-information; or 
(b) partner with or fund nonprofit or other organiza-
tions that pressure or recommend private companies to 
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censor lawful and constitutionally protected speech of 
United States persons, including recommending the cen-
soring or removal of content on social media platforms. 
SEC. 755. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be used or transferred to an-
other Federal agency, board, or commission to recruit, 
hire, promote, or retain any person who either has been 
convicted of a Federal or State child pornography charge, 
has been convicted of any other Federal or State sexual 
assault charge or has been formally disciplined for using 
Federal resources to access, use, or sell child pornography. 
SEC. 756. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
or otherwise carry out Executive Order No. 14019 (86 
Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting), 
except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order. 
SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin-
ister, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine man-
dates. 
SEC. 758. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec-
tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive agency 
(as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code) may transfer to or reimburse the ‘‘Informa-
tion Technology Oversight and Reform’’ account with 
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