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of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially 
similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 
of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of 
Columbia Courts. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA COURTS 
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 
11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided 
under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments 
for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of 
title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements 
to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical 
assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve 
the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for 
counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 
16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 
21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under 
the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and 
Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this 
heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial 
Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall 
be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget 
and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appro-
priated for expenses of other Federal agencies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER 
SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National 
Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 
1997, $287,017,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official 
reception and representation expenses related to Community Super-
vision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 
to exceed $35,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the 
implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: Provided, That, of the 
funds appropriated under this heading, $203,542,000 shall be for 
necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender 
Registration, to include expenses relating to the monitoring of adults 
subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related 
to such persons: Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated 
under this heading, $83,475,000 shall be available to the Pretrial 
Services Agency: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be appor-
tioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 
for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts under this heading may be used for pro-
grammatic incentives for defendants to successfully complete their 
terms of supervision.
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FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER 
SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and 
Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $53,629,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: 
Provided further, That the District of Columbia Public Defender 
Service may establish for employees of the District of Columbia 
Public Defender Service a program substantially similar to the 
program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United 
States Code, except that the maximum amount of the payment 
made under the program to any individual may not exceed the 
amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code: Provided further, That for the purposes of engaging with, 
and receiving services from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs 
established in accordance with section 403 of the Government 
Management Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 
Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government: Provided further, That the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Defender Service may enter into contracts 
for the procurement of severable services and multiyear contracts 
for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent 
and under the same conditions as an executive agency under sec-
tions 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING 
COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
Council, $3,451,000, to remain available until expended, to support 
initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal 
justice resources in the District of Columbia. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, 
$330,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $300,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program 
in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarships for 
Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10): 
Provided, That, to the extent that funds are available for oppor-
tunity scholarships and following the priorities included in section 
3006 of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholar-
ships available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 
Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who 
were not offered a scholarship during any previous school year:
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Provided further, That within funds provided for opportunity schol-
arships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the activities specified in 
sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of the Act. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National 
Guard, $600,000, to remain available until expended for the Major 
General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard 
Retention and College Access Program. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the 
testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, 
human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syn-
drome in the District of Columbia, $4,000,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND 
SEWER AUTHORITY 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority, $8,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Over-
flow Long-Term Plan: Provided, That the District of Columbia Water 
and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for 
the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District 
of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for programs and activities set forth 
in the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26– 
51) and at rates set forth under such Act, as amended as of 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A 
of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, 
D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 
and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, 
the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses 
for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2026 under this heading 
shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2026 
Local Budget Act of 2025, as amended as of the date of enactment 
of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of 
Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That the amount 
appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, 
which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or 
capital needs: Provided further, That such increases shall be 
approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with 
all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer 
of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary 
to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, 
including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the 
appropriations and funds made available to the District during 
fiscal year 2026, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not
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reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, 
notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia Appropria-
tions Act, 2026’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,430,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2027, of which not to 
exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Com-
modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to 
include multiple year leases), in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $365,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 
for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory offi-
cials, of which not less than $80,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028, and of which not less than $5,773,000 
shall be for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, 
amounts provided under this heading are available for the liquida-
tion of obligations equal to current year payments on leases entered 
into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any lease obliga-
tions that should have been recorded and liquidated against 
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with 
the preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and 
recorded in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been 
established for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and 
liquidating such unpaid obligations. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable 
under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal awards to recognize 
non-Federal officials’ contributions to Commission activities, and 
not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation