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would be affected by the award of the contract 
or by failure to award the contract; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a public-private com-
petition conducted under Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A–76 regarding perform-
ance of an activity or function of a Federal 
agency, or a decision to convert a function per-
formed by Federal employees to private sector 
performance without a competition under OMB 
Circular A–76, includes— 
‘‘(i) any official who submitted the 
agency tender in such competition; and 
‘‘(ii) any one person who, for the pur-
pose of representing them in a protest 
under this subchapter that relates to such 
competition, has been designated as their 
agent by a majority of the employees of 
such Federal agency who are engaged in 
the performance of such activity or func-
tion.’’. 
(B)(i) Subchapter V of chapter 35 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 3557. Expedited action in protests for public-pri-
vate competitions. 
‘‘For protests in cases of public-private competitions 
conducted under Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A–76 regarding performance of an activity or func-
tion of Federal agencies, the Comptroller General shall ad-
minister the provisions of this subchapter in a manner 
best suited for expediting final resolution of such protests 
and final action in such competitions.’’. 
(ii) The chapter analysis at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 3556 the following 
new item: 
‘‘3557. Expedited action in protests for public-private competitions.’’. 
(2) RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN CIVIL ACTION.— 
Section 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) If a private sector interested party commences 
an action described in paragraph (1) in the case of a pub-
lic-private competition conducted under Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–76 regarding performance 
of an activity or function of a Federal agency, or a deci-
sion to convert a function performed by Federal employees 
to private sector performance without a competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76, then 
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an official or person described in section 3551(2)(B) of 
title 31 shall be entitled to intervene in that action.’’. 
(3) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (B) of sec-
tion 3551(2) of title 31, United States Code (as 
added by paragraph (1)), and paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 1491(b) of title 28, United States Code (as 
added by paragraph (2)), shall apply to— 
(A) protests and civil actions that chal-
lenge final selections of sources of performance 
of an activity or function of a Federal agency 
that are made pursuant to studies initiated 
under Office of Management and Budget Cir-
cular A–76 on or after January 1, 2004; and 
(B) any other protests and civil actions 
that relate to public-private competitions initi-
ated under Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A–76, or a decision to convert a func-
tion performed by Federal employees to private 
sector performance without a competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A– 
76, on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) LIMITATION.—(1) None of the funds available in 
this Act may be used— 
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(A) by the Office of Management and Budget 
to direct or require another agency to take an action 
specified in paragraph (2); or 
(B) by an agency to take an action specified in 
paragraph (2) as a result of direction or requirement 
from the Office of Management and Budget. 
(2) An action specified in this paragraph is the prepa-
ration for, undertaking, continuation of, or completion of 
a public-private competition or direct conversion under Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 
other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply with re-
spect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 739. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay 
for employees under the statutory pay systems that takes 
effect in fiscal year 2008 under sections 5303 and 5304 
of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.5 
percent, and this adjustment shall apply to civilian em-
ployees in the Department of Homeland Security and shall 
apply to civilian employees in the Department of Defense 
who are represented by a labor organization as defined 
in 5 U.S.C. 7103(a)(4), and such adjustments shall be ef-
fective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after January 1, 2008. Civilian employees 
in the Department of Defense who are eligible to be rep-
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resented by a labor organization as defined in 5 U.S.C. 
7103(a)(4), but are not so represented, will receive the 
adjustment provided for in this section unless the positions 
are entitled to a pay adjustment under 5 U.S.C. 9902. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 712 of this Act, the ad-
justment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay sys-
tems that take place in fiscal year 2008 under sections 
5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
no less than the percentage in paragraph (a) as employees 
in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 
pursuant to the statutory pay systems under section 5303 
and 5304 of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate 
employees at locations where there are no employees whose 
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of 
title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 
5343(a)(5) of title 5 shall be considered to be located in 
the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of US’’ pursuant to 
section 5304 of title 5 for purposes of this paragraph. 
(c) Funds used to carry out this section shall be paid 
from appropriations, which are made to each applicable 
department or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2008. 
SEC. 740. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this Act or any other 
Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 
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any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis-
tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 
a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre-
packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 
prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 741. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 
5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 
Act) or of section 552.224 of title 48 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
SEC. 742. Each executive department and agency 
shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before 
issuing the individual a government travel charge card. 
Such evaluations for individually-billed travel charge cards 
shall include an assessment of the individual’s consumer 
report from a consumer reporting agency as those terms 
are defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
Act (Public Law 91–508): Provided, That section 
604(a)(3) of such Act shall be amended by adding to the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) executive departments and agencies 
in connection with the issuance of government- 
sponsored 
individually-billed 
travel 
charge 
cards.’’: 
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Provided further, That the department or agency may not 
issue a government travel charge card to an individual 
that either lacks a credit history or is found to have an 
unsatisfactory credit history as a result of this evaluation: 
Provided further, That this restriction shall not preclude 
issuance of a restricted-use charge, debit, or stored value 
card made in accordance with agency procedures to: (1) 
an individual with an unsatisfactory credit history where 
such card is used to pay travel expenses and the agency 
determines there is no suitable alternative payment mech-
anism available before issuing the card; or (2) an indi-
vidual who lacks a credit history. Each executive depart-
ment and agency shall establish guidelines and procedures 
for disciplinary actions to be taken against agency per-
sonnel for improper, fraudulent, or abusive use of govern-
ment charge cards, which shall include appropriate dis-
ciplinary actions for use of charge cards for purposes, and 
at establishments, that are inconsistent with the official 
business of the Department or agency or with applicable 
standards of conduct. 
SEC. 743. CROSSCUT BUDGET.— 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section the 
following definitions apply: 
(1) GREAT LAKES.—The terms ‘‘Great Lakes’’ 
and ‘‘Great Lakes State’’ have the same meanings 
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as such terms have in section 506 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–22). 
(2) GREAT LAKES RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.— 
The term ‘‘Great Lakes restoration activities’’ 
means any Federal or State activity primarily or en-
tirely within the Great Lakes watershed that seeks 
to improve the overall health of the Great Lakes eco-
system. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after submis-
sion of the budget of the President to Congress, the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordina-
tion with the Governor of each Great Lakes State and the 
Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, shall submit to the 
appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a financial 
report, certified by the Secretary of each agency that has 
budget authority for Great Lakes restoration activities, 
containing— 
(1) an interagency budget crosscut report 
that— 
(A) displays the budget proposed, including 
any planned interagency or intra-agency trans-
fer, for each of the Federal agencies that car-
ries out Great Lakes restoration activities in 
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the upcoming fiscal year, separately reporting 
the amount of funding to be provided under ex-
isting laws pertaining to the Great Lakes eco-
system; and 
(B) identifies all expenditures since fiscal 
year 2004 by the Federal Government and 
State governments for Great Lakes restoration 
activities; 
(2) a detailed accounting of all funds received 
and obligated by all Federal agencies and, to the ex-
tent available, State agencies using Federal funds, 
for Great Lakes restoration activities during the cur-
rent and previous fiscal years; 
(3) a budget for the proposed projects (includ-
ing a description of the project, authorization level, 
and project status) to be carried out in the upcom-
ing fiscal year with the Federal portion of funds for 
activities; and 
(4) a listing of all projects to be undertaken in 
the upcoming fiscal year with the Federal portion of 
funds for activities. 
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 titles IV or 
VIII. 
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TITLE VIII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 801. Whenever in this Act, an amount is speci-
fied within an appropriation for particular purposes or ob-
jects of expenditure, such amount, unless otherwise speci-
fied, shall be considered as the maximum amount that 
may be expended for said purpose or object rather than 
an amount set apart exclusively therefor. 
SEC. 802. Appropriations in this Act shall be avail-
able for expenses of travel and for the payment of dues 
of organizations concerned with the work of the District 
of Columbia government, when authorized by the Mayor, 
or, in the case of the Council of the District of Columbia, 
funds may be expended with the authorization of the 
Chairman of the Council. 
SEC. 803. 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 judgments that have been entered against 
the District of Columbia government. 
SEC. 804. 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 
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to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 
or any State legislature. 
SEC. 805. (a) None of the 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 2008, 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 title, shall be available for obligation or ex-
penditures for an agency through a reprogramming of 
funds which— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(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) reestablishes 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 
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