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(ii) the difference between the overall average percent-
age of the locality-based comparability payments taking 
effect in fiscal year 2014 under section 5304 of such title 
(whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall aver-
age 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, 2013, shall 
be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management. 
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of pre-
mium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be 
changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2013, 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, 2013. 
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
(including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retire-
ment, 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 excep-
tions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office 
determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruit-
ment or retention of qualified employees. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and section 147 of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 
2011, as amended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2013, the adjustment in rates of basic pay 
for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2014 
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, That pre-
vailing rate employees at locations where there are no 
employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 
and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality 
designated as ‘‘Rest of United States’’ pursuant to section 5304
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of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; 
and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay 
period beginning after September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 741. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay raise 
in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made 
under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law. 
(b) 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, may not receive a pay rate increase 
in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made 
under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 
This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position 
under a political appointment. 
(c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive 
a pay rate increase in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding section 
401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or 
any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), 
(h), or (i). 
(d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United 
States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar 
year 2014 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by— 
(1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive 
Schedule; or 
(2) 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 level 
IV of the Executive Schedule. 
(e) 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 level IV of the Executive Schedule 
who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay 
rate increase in calendar year 2014, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). 
This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule 
pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees 
appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or 
to employees in another pay system whose position would be classi-
fied 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) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who 
receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election 
to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under 
section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this 
section. 
(h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a 
Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch 
and 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) is not subject to this section.
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(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 with higher- 
level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, 
except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay 
and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. 
(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, 2013. 
(k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is 
subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 
2014 but ends in calendar year 2015, the bar on the employee’s 
receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that 
pay period. 
(l) An initial or increased pay rate for an individual in a 
covered position that takes effect in calendar year 2014 prior to 
enactment of this Act shall be valid only through the end of the 
pay period during which the enactment took place. Effective on 
the first day of the next pay period, the individual’s pay rate 
will be set at the rate that would have applied if this section 
had been in effect on January 1, 2014. 
SEC. 742. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, 
agency, board, commission, or office funded by this 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 2014 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 poten-
tial contractors for the conference. 
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any 
Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office 
funded by this Act during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost 
to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the 
head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office 
shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any
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entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and 
number of employees attending such conference. 
(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 sub-
section (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, assess-
ment, 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. 
SEC. 743. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used to 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. 
SEC. 744. 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 TRANSFER 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 2014, 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;
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(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, 2014. 
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 
official duties. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 
does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s residence 
and workplace, except in the case of— 
(1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment who resides in the District of Columbia or a District 
of Columbia government employee as may otherwise be des-
ignated by the Chief of the Department; 
(2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee 
of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Serv-
ices Department who resides in the District of Columbia and 
is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise designated by the 
Fire Chief; 
(3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department 
of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia 
Department of Corrections who resides in the District of 
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day or is otherwise des-
ignated by the Director; 
(4) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(5) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General 
or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide 
assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to 
require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress 
for the District of Columbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 
Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private 
lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government 
regarding such lawsuits. 
SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose 
of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location 
that has been determined by the local public health or local law 
enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. 
SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 
the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing
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the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insur-
ance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation 
enacted on such issue should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which 
provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 
SEC. 809. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation 
to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the posses-
sion, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. 
SEC. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall 
be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where 
the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 
SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the 
District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, 
a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of 
the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 
pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District 
of Columbia government for fiscal year 2014 that is in the total 
amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budg-
eted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. 
(b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the 
Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that 
a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in pro-
gram requirements. 
SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District 
of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised 
appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia 
Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 
The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of 
the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 
pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42). 
SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating 
funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia’s enterprise 
and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain 
appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds trans-
ferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from 
operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once trans-
ferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority con-
sistent with the provisions of this Act. 
(c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, 
notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 
SEC. 814. 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.
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SEC. 815. 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 2014 from appropria-
tions of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2014 in this Act, shall remain available through 
September 30, 2015, for each such account for the purposes author-
ized: Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
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 reprogram-
ming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 
SEC. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2015, 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 Fiscal Year 2015 Budget 
Request Act of 2014 as submitted to Congress (subject to any 
modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the begin-
ning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at 
the rate set forth by such Act. 
(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 2015 is in effect; or 
(2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District 
of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2015. 
(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 2015 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 2015 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 effect obligations 
of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other 
law. 
SEC. 817. 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. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2014’’.
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DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Home-
land Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of 
the Department of Homeland Security, as authorized by law, 
$122,350,000: Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That all official costs associated with the use of government aircraft 
by Department of Homeland Security personnel to support official 
travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid 
from amounts made available for the Immediate Office of the Sec-
retary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
expenditure plans for the Office of Policy, the Office of Intergovern-
mental Affairs, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the 
Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, and the Privacy 
Officer: Provided further, That expenditure plans for the offices 
in the previous proviso shall also be submitted at the time the 
President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2015 is submitted pursu-
ant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Management, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), 
$196,015,000, of which not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $4,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2018, solely for the alteration and 
improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, and relocation costs 
to consolidate Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska 
Avenue Complex; and $7,815,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, for the Human Resources Information Technology 
program: Provided further, That the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment shall, pursuant to the requirements contained in House Report 
112–331, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives at the time the President’s budget 
proposal for fiscal year 2015 is submitted pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a Comprehensive Acquisition 
Status Report, which shall include the information required under 
the heading ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Management’’ under 
title I of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 
(Public Law 112–74), and quarterly updates to such report not 
later than 45 days after the completion of each quarter.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $46,000,000: Provided, That the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
at the time the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2015 
is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Future Years Homeland Security Program, as authorized 
by section 874 of Public Law 107–296 (6 U.S.C. 454). 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology invest-
ments, $257,156,000; of which $115,000,000 shall be available for 
salaries and expenses; and of which $142,156,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2015, shall be available for development 
and acquisition of information technology equipment, software, serv-
ices, and related activities for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations 
coordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $300,490,000; of which 
not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; and of which $129,540,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2015. 
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 
(5 U.S.C. App.), $115,437,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 
may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, including 
the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of 
the Inspector General. 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to 
border security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and 
regulatory activities related to plant and animal imports, and 
transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease 
of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; 
and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; 
$8,145,568,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses