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SEC. 619. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any em-
ployee training that—
(1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, 
skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the perform-
ance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels 
of emotional response or psychological stress in some 
participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the training 
and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, 
dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, partici-
pants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the work-
place. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 620. No funds appropriated in this or any other 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements
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in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or 
any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such 
policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following 
provisions: ‘‘These restrictions are consistent with and do 
not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee 
obligations, rights, or liabilities created by Executive Order 
No. 12958; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (gov-
erning disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by the Military Whistle-
blower Protection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by 
members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, 
United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower Pro-
tection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, 
abuse or public health or safety threats); the Intelligence 
Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 U.S.C. 421 et seq.) 
(governing disclosures that could expose confidential Gov-
ernment agents); and the statutes which protect against dis-
closure that may compromise the national security, includ-
ing sections 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, United 
States Code, and section 4(b) of the Subversive Activities 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 783(b)). The definitions, require-
ments, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created 
by said Executive order and listed statutes are incorporated 
into this agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That 
notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, a nondisclosure
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policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person 
connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-
related activity, other than an employee or officer of the 
United States Government, may contain provisions appro-
priate to the particular activity for which such document 
is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, 
require that the person will not disclose any classified infor-
mation received in the course of such activity unless specifi-
cally authorized to do so by the United States Government. 
Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they 
do not bar disclosures to Congress or to an authorized offi-
cial of an executive agency or the Department of Justice 
that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of 
law. 
SEC. 621. No part of any funds appropriated in this 
or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive 
branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-leg-
islative relationships, for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any 
kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television or film 
presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pend-
ing before the Congress, except in presentation to the Con-
gress itself. 
SEC. 622. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed-
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eral employee’s home address to any labor organization ex-
cept when the employee has authorized such disclosure or 
when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction. 
SEC. 623. None of the funds made available in this 
Act or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 
information such as mailing or telephone lists to any per-
son or any organization outside of the Federal Government 
without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 624. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be used for publicity or propa-
ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore au-
thorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 625. (a) In this section the term ‘‘agency’’—
(1) means an Executive agency as defined under 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) includes a military department as defined 
under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and 
the Postal Rate Commission; and 
(3) shall not include the General Accounting Of-
fice. 
(b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu-
lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 
of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to 
perform official duties. An employee not under a leave sys-
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tem, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 
section 6301(2) of title 5, United States Code, has an obliga-
tion to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion 
of such employee’s time in the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 626. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 
610 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal 
year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, 
which is a member of the Joint Financial Management Im-
provement Program (JFMIP), shall be available to finance 
an appropriate share of JFMIP administrative costs, as de-
termined by the JFMIP, but not to exceed a total of 
$800,000 including the salary of the Executive Director and 
staff support. 
SEC. 627. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 
610 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and 
agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse the 
‘‘Policy and Citizen Services’’ account, General Services 
Administration, 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, includ-
ing rebates from charge card and other contracts. These 
funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General 
Services to support Government-wide financial, informa-
tion technology, procurement, and other management inno-
vations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the Di-
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rector of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta-
tion with the appropriate interagency groups designated by 
the Director (including the Chief Financial Officers Council 
and the Joint Financial Management Improvement Pro-
gram for financial management initiatives, the Chief Infor-
mation Officers Council for information technology initia-
tives, and the Procurement Executives Council for procure-
ment initiatives). The total funds transferred or reimbursed 
shall not exceed $12,250,000. Such transfers or reimburse-
ments may only be made 15 days following notification of 
the Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 628. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used by the Office of Personnel 
Management or any other department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government to (a) operate an online employment infor-
mation service for the Federal Government under any con-
tract awarded under the request for quotations number 
SOLO30000003 issued by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment unless the Office of Personnel Management complies 
with the recommendations of the Comptroller General in the 
General Accounting Office decision of April 29, 2003, re-
ferred to as Symplicity Corporation, B–291902; or (b) pro-
hibit any agency from using appropriated funds as they 
see fit to independently contract with private companies to
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provide online employment applications and processing 
services. 
SEC. 629. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a 
Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and 
her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the loca-
tion. 
SEC. 630. Nothwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 
United States Code, or section 610 of this Act, funds made 
available for the current fiscal year by this or any other 
Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific 
projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out 
the purposes of the National Science and Technology Coun-
cil (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which ben-
efit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: 
Provided, That the Office of Management and Budget shall 
provide a report describing the budget of and resources con-
nected with the National Science and Technology Council 
to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee 
on Science; and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 631. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
application, form, notification, press release, or other publi-
cations involving the distribution of Federal funds shall in-
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dicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Fed-
eral Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the 
amount provided. This provision shall apply to direct pay-
ments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiv-
ing Federal funds. 
SEC. 632. Subsection (f) of section 403 of Public Law 
103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2004’’. 
SEC. 633. (a) PROHIBITION
OF FEDERAL AGENCY 
MONITORING
OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
ON USE
OF 
INTERNET.—None of the funds made available in this or 
any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—
(1) to collect, review, or create any aggregate list, 
derived from any means, that includes the collection 
of any personally identifiable information relating to 
an individual’s access to or use of any Federal Gov-
ernment Internet site of the agency; or 
(2) to enter into any agreement with a third 
party (including another government agency) to col-
lect, review, or obtain any aggregate list, derived from 
any means, that includes the collection of any person-
ally identifiable information relating to an individ-
ual’s access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 
site.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in sub-
section (a) shall not apply to—
(1) any record of aggregate data that does not 
identify particular persons; 
(2) any voluntary submission of personally iden-
tifiable information; 
(3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu-
latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 
applicable law; or 
(4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that 
is a system security action taken by the operator of 
an Internet site and is necessarily incident to the ren-
dition of the Internet site services or to the protection 
of the rights or property of the provider of the Inter-
net site. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency actions 
to implement, interpret or enforce authorities pro-
vided in law. 
(2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examinations 
of the agency’s supervised institutions, including as-
sessing safety and soundness, overall financial condi-
tion, management practices and policies and compli-
ance with applicable standards as provided in law.
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SEC. 634. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 
except where the contract also includes a provision for con-
traceptive coverage. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
with—
(1) any of the following religious plans: 
(A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 
(B) OSF Health Plans, Inc.; and 
(2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for 
the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of reli-
gious beliefs. 
(c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 
into or renews a contract under this section may not subject 
any individual to discrimination on the basis that the indi-
vidual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contra-
ceptives because such activities would be contrary to the in-
dividual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 
SEC. 635. The Congress of the United States recognizes 
the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the of-
ficial anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan American, and 
Paralympic sport in the United States.
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SEC. 636. (a) The adjustment in rates of basic pay 
for employees under the statutory pay systems that takes 
effect in fiscal year 2004 under sections 5303 and 5304 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 4.1 per-
cent, and this adjustment shall apply to civilian employees 
in the Department of Defense and the Department of Home-
land Security and such adjustments shall be effective as of 
the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning 
on or after January 1, 2004. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 713 of this Act, the adjust-
ment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems 
that take place in fiscal year 2004 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 in-
creased 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 de-
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partment or agency for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2004. 
SEC. 637. Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of each appli-
cable department or agency shall submit to the Committee 
on Appropriations a report detailing what policies and pro-
cedures are in place for each department or agency to give 
first priority to the location of new offices and other facili-
ties in rural areas, as directed by the Rural Development 
Act of 1972. 
SEC. 638. None of the funds made available under this 
or any other Act for fiscal year 2004 shall be expended for 
the purchase of a product or service offered by Federal Pris-
on Industries, Inc. unless the agency making such purchase 
determines that such offered product or service provides the 
best value to the buying agency pursuant to government-
wide procurement regulations, issued pursuant to section 
25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Act (41 U.S.C. 
421(c)(1)) that impose procedures, standards, and limita-
tions of section 2410n of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 639. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for official travel by Federal depart-
ments and agencies may be used by such departments and 
agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Govern-