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receive a pay rate increase during calendar year 2026, 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 may not receive 
a pay rate increase during calendar year 2026, 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, applied to them. 
(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) 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 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 limitations on payable 
rates of pay in effect on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 
747 of division B of Public Law 118–47, as continued in effect 
and modified by section 1605 of title VI of division A of Public 
Law 119–4 (as continued in effect and modified by division A 
of Public Law 119–37). 
(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, 2025, by operation of section 
747 of division B of Public Law 118–47, as continued in effect 
and modified by section 1605 of title VI of division A of Public 
Law 119–4 (as continued in effect and modified by division A 
of Public Law 119–37). 
(k) If an employee affected by this section is subject to a 
biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2026 but ends 
in calendar year 2027, 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, 2026. 
SEC. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant
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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 Representa-
tives and the Senate and the Comptroller General on the same 
date the report is transmitted to the Congress. 
SEC. 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 appropria-
tion 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 Appro-
priation Fund Symbol or fund account. 
SEC. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided 
in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 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. 
SEC. 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. 
SEC. 752. 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, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ with the approval 
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds 
made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other 
Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Pro-
vided, That these funds, in addition to amounts otherwise available, 
shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services 
to carry out the purposes of the Federal Citizen Services Fund
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and to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, 
information technology, procurement, and other activities, including 
services 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 2026 shall remain available for obligation through Sep-
tember 30, 2027: 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 
plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided further, 
That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: (i) the amounts 
currently in the funds authorized under this section and the esti-
mate of amounts to be transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 
2026; (ii) a detailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds esti-
mated 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 implementa-
tion of specific laws passed by Congress: Provided further, That 
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. 
SEC. 753. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
unobligated balances of funds made available in division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) to 
any department or agency funded by this or any other Act may 
be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying 
out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required 
by section 7 of such Act, in connection with activities and projects 
funded by Public Law 117–58: Provided, That such transfers shall 
support activities and projects executed by the department or agency 
making such transfer: Provided further, That such transfers shall 
be approved by the head of such department or agency making 
such transfer: Provided further, That each department or agency 
shall provide notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate no less than 30 
days prior to such transfer: Provided further, That any such trans-
fers from the Department of Transportation, including from agencies 
within the Department of Transportation, shall be from funding 
provided for personnel, contracting, and other costs to administer 
and oversee grants: Provided further, That amounts transferred 
pursuant to this section shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes: Provided further, That the transfer 
authority provided in this section shall be in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That amounts 
transferred pursuant to this section shall continue to be treated 
as amounts specified in section 103(b) of division A of Public Law 
118–5.
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SEC. 754. 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judg-
ments that have been entered against the District of Columbia 
government. 
SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation 
of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legisla-
tion pending before Congress or any State legislature. 
SEC. 803. (a) 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 2026, 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 avail-
able for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re-
programming 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 responsi-
bility 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 Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local 
funds under this title through November 7, 2026. 
SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may 
be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, 
or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator 
or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District 
of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 
(D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 
SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none 
of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may 
be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of 
Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee 
uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer’s or employee’s