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daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 
5332. 
COURT SECURITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
incident to the provision of protective guard services for 
United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
Federal court operations, and the procurement, installa-
tion, and maintenance of security systems and equipment 
for United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress 
control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security 
patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided 
by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activi-
ties as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improve-
ment and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 
$664,011,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, to be expended directly 
or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 
which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 
Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 
guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 
Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen-
eral. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 
COURTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $97,970,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $31,115,000; 
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2022, to provide education and training to 
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 
$1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 
Code, $20,133,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 
not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 
of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 
$11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 
capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 
SEC. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States 
Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec-
utive’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 
and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 
courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 
with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 
security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De-
partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 
services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build-
ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 
rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improve-
ments Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–650; 28 U.S.C. 133 
note), is amended in the matter following paragraph 12— 
(1) in the second sentence (relating to the Dis-
trict of Kansas), by striking ‘‘29 years and 6 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years and 6 months’’; 
and 
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(2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the Dis-
trict of Hawaii), by striking ‘‘26 years and 6 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘27 years and 6 months’’. 
(b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 119 Stat. 2470; 
28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence 
(relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 
‘‘27 years and 6 months’’ and inserting ‘‘28 years and 
6 months’’. 
(c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Depart-
ment of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public 
Law 107–273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence by inserting after ‘‘ex-
cept in the case of’’ the following: ‘‘the northern dis-
trict of Alabama,’’; 
(2) in the first sentence by inserting after ‘‘the 
central district of California’’ the following: ‘‘,’’; 
(3) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘18 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘19 years’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of the first sentence 
the following: ‘‘The first vacancy in the office of dis-
trict judge in the northern district of Alabama oc-
curring 18 years or more after the confirmation date 
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of the judge named to fill the temporary district 
judgeship created in that district by this subsection, 
shall not be filled.’’; 
(5) in the third sentence (relating to the central 
District of California), by striking ‘‘17 years and 6 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘18 years and 6 months’’; 
and 
(6) in the fourth sentence (relating to the west-
ern district of North Carolina), by striking ‘‘16 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘17 years’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2021’’. 
TITLE IV 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 
to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 
program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of 
Columbia resident tuition support, $40,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such funds, in-
cluding any interest accrued thereon, may be used on be-
half of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an 
amount based upon the difference between in-State and 
out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher edu-
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cation, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private 
institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the 
awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis 
of a resident’s academic merit, the income and need of 
eligible students and such other factors as may be author-
ized: Provided further, That the District of Columbia gov-
ernment shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resi-
dent Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the 
Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act 
and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated bal-
ances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in 
this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That the account 
shall be under the control of the District of Columbia 
Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely 
for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Sup-
port Program: Provided further, That the Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate for these funds show-
ing, by object class, the expenditures made and the pur-
pose therefor. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 
SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de-
termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ-
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ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 
of surrounding jurisdictions, $52,900,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the costs of providing public 
safety at events related to the presence of the National 
Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re-
quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv-
ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs 
of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 
terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 
surrounding jurisdictions: Provided, That funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used to reimburse pres-
idential inauguration expenditures incurred in fiscal year 
2020. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $265,618,000 to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,977,000, 
of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, $127,514,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; for the District of Columbia Court System, 
$80,974,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 
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reception and representation expenses; and $42,153,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2022, for capital 
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili-
ties: Provided, That funds made available for capital im-
provements shall be expended consistent with the District 
of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condi-
tion assessment: Provided further, That, in addition to the 
amounts appropriated herein, fees received by the District 
of Columbia Courts for administering bar examinations 
and processing District of Columbia bar admissions may 
be retained and credited to this appropriation, to remain 
available until expended, for salaries and expenses associ-
ated with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of 
the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official 
Code, sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, all amounts under 
this heading shall be apportioned 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 further, That 
30 days after providing written notice to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate 
not more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under 
this heading among the items and entities funded under 
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this heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee 
on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia 
may, by regulation, establish a program substantially simi-
lar 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 represen-
tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 
Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro-
ceedings 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, tech-
nical 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 pay-
ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 
Code (relating to services provided under the District of 
Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du-
rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
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provided under this heading shall be administered by the 
Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis-
trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap-
portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 
Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 
as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen-
cies. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF-
FENDER 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 au-
thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $245,923,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 
representation expenses related to Community Supervision 
and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 
to exceed $25,000 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 head-
ing, $179,180,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com-
munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in-
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clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 
to protection orders or the provision of services for or re-
lated to such persons: Provided further, That, of the funds 
appropriated under this heading, $66,743,000 shall be 
available to the Pretrial Services Agency, of which 
$459,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, 
for costs associated with relocation under a replacement 
lease for headquarters offices, field offices, and related fa-
cilities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be 
apportioned 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 further, That amounts under 
this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for 
defendants to successfully complete their terms of super-
vision. 
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, $44,011,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
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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 pay-
ment 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 the 
District of Columbia Public Defender Service may be 
deemed an ‘‘agency’’ for purposes of engaging with and 
receiving services from Federal Franchise Fund Programs 
established in accordance with section 403 of the Govern-
ment Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 
356), as amended. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $2,150,000, to remain available until 
expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 
of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 
For a Federal payment, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022, to the Commission on Judicial Dis-
abilities and Tenure, $325,000, and for the Judicial Nomi-
nation Commission, $275,000. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 
For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro-
gram 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 opportunity scholarships and 
following the priorities included in section 3006 of such 
Act, the Secretary of Education shall make scholarships 
available to students eligible under section 3013(3) of such 
Act (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including stu-
dents who were not offered a scholarship during any pre-
vious school year: Provided further, That within funds pro-
vided for opportunity scholarships up to $1,200,000 shall 
be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 
3007(d) of the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the 
activities specified in section 3009 of the Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used for an opportunity scholarship for 
a student to attend a school which does not certify to the 
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Secretary of Education that the student will be provided 
with the same protections under the Federal laws which 
are enforced by the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart-
ment of Education which are provided to a student of a 
public elementary or secondary school in the District of 
Columbia and which does not certify to the Secretary of 
Education that the student and the student’s parents will 
be provided with the same services, rights, and protections 
under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) which are provided to a student and 
a student’s parents of a public elementary or secondary 
school in the District of Columbia, as enumerated in Table 
2 of Government Accountability Office Report 18–94 (en-
titled ‘‘Federal Actions Needed to Ensure Parents Are 
Notified About Changes in Rights for Students with Dis-
abilities’’), issued November 2017. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
NATIONAL GUARD 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
National Guard, $413,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 
Access Program. 
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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 in-
dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac-
quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co-
lumbia, $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 avail-
able until expended, to continue implementation of the 
Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 
That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 
provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2021’’. 
TITLE V 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con-
ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 
et seq., $3,500,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2022, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv-
alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 
purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi-
cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 
exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $137,000,000, of which $1,300,000 shall remain 
available until expended to carry out the program, includ-
ing administrative costs, required by section 1405 of the 
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 
Law 110–140; 15 U.S.C. 8004). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—CONSUMER PRODUCT 
SAFETY COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2021, none of the 
amounts made available by this Act may be used to final-
ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 
Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 
19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 
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(1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con-
sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration and the Department of Defense, 
completes a study to determine— 
(A) the technical validity of the lateral sta-
bility and vehicle handling requirements pro-
posed by such standard for purposes of reduc-
ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi-
cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll-
overs in the off-road environment, including the 
repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 
compliance with such requirements; 
(B) the number of ROV rollovers that 
would be prevented if the proposed require-
ments were adopted; 
(C) whether there is a technical basis for 
the proposal to provide information on a point- 
of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist-
ance on a progressive scale; and 
(D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 
by the United States military if the proposed 
requirements were adopted; and 
(2) a report containing the results of the study 
completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $19,063,000 
(increased by $1,000,000), of which $1,500,000 shall be 
transferred to the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for election reform activities authorized under 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 
Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help 
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), 
$500,000,000 is provided to the Election Assistance Com-
mission for necessary expenses to make payments to 
States for activities to improve the administration of elec-
tions for Federal office, including to enhance election tech-
nology and make election security improvements, as au-
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thorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of applying such sections, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 
deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 
101(d)(2) and 103(a), shall be treated in the same manner 
as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided 
further, That each reference to the ‘‘Administrator of Gen-
eral Services’’ or the ‘‘Administrator’’ in sections 101 and 
103 shall be deemed to refer to the ‘‘Election Assistance 
Commission’’: Provided further, That each reference to 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and each reference to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in sec-
tion 103 shall be deemed to refer to ‘‘$600,000’’: Provided 
further, That not later than 45 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission 
shall make the payments to States under this heading: 
Provided further, That a State shall use such payment to 
replace voting systems which use direct-recording elec-
tronic voting machines with a voting system which uses 
an individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballot which is 
marked by the voter by hand or through the use of a non- 
tabulating ballot-marking device or system, so long as the 
voter shall have the option to mark his or her ballot by 
hand, and provides the voter with an opportunity to in-
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spect and confirm the marked ballot before casting (in this 
heading referred to as a ‘‘qualified voting system’’): Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of determining whether 
a voting system is a qualified voting system, a voter- 
verified paper audit trail receipt generated by a direct-re-
cording electronic voting machine is not a paper ballot: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be used to purchase or obtain any 
voting system which is not a qualified voting system: Pro-
vided further, That a State may use such payment to carry 
out other authorized activities to improve the administra-
tion of elections for Federal office only if the State cer-
tifies to the Election Assistance Commission that the 
State has replaced all voting systems which use direct-re-
cording electronic voting machines with qualified voting 
systems: Provided further, That not less than 50 percent 
of the amount of the payment made to a State under this 
heading shall be allocated in cash or in kind to the units 
of local government which are responsible for the adminis-
tration of elections for Federal office in the State. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
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5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $376,070,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not less than $33,000,000 shall be for 
implementing title VIII of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 et seq.), as added by the Broadband 
DATA Act (Public Law 116–130): Provided, That 
$376,070,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed 
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Com-
munications Act of 1934, shall be retained and used for 
necessary expenses, and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are 
received during fiscal year 2021 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2021 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), 
proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 
may be retained and made available for obligation shall 
not exceed $134,495,000 for fiscal year 2021: Provided 
further, That, of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $11,105,700 shall be for the sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. Section 302 of the Universal Service 
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2020’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 
to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for 
universal service support payments to implement the Feb-
ruary 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 
Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec-
tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup-
port payments. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Universal Service Con-
tribution Methodology’’ published by the Federal Commu-
nications Commission in the Federal Register on June 13, 
2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 27570). 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to establish or implement a 5G Fund for Rural Amer-
ica, or any similar Federal universal service support mech-
anism, as proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
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in the matter of Establishing a 5G Fund for Rural Amer-
ica that was adopted by the Commission on April 23, 2020 
(FCC 20–52), until the Commission completes the cre-
ation of the map that depicts the availability of mobile 
broadband internet access service required by section 
802(c)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 642(c)(1)(C)). 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $42,982,000, to be derived from the 
Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the 
FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
$73,329,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail-
able for reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga-
nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 
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Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult-
ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi-
cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 
$1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia and elsewhere, $26,100,000: Provided, That 
public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 
may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service, and 
compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 
labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 
to and merged with this account, to be available without 
further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 
conferences. 
FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING 
COUNCIL 
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 
Improvement Fund established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
4370m–8(d), $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds appropriated in prior appro-
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priations Acts under the heading ‘‘General Services Ad-
ministration—General Activities—Environmental Review 
Improvement Fund’’ shall be transferred to and merged 
with this account. 
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $341,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 
U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, not to exceed $150,000,000 of off-
setting collections derived from fees collected for 
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro-
dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 
18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not to exceed $19,000,000 in offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $26,265,000 
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro-
vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 
and elsewhere. 
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for wit-
nesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles, $28,900,000 (increased by $1,600,000). 
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That section 24911(d)(1)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall not apply to amounts made available under 
this 
heading: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
section 
24911(d)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply to amounts made available under this heading in 
previous fiscal years if such funds are announced in a No-
tice of Funding Opportunity that includes funds made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity 
for amounts made available under this heading not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall announce the selec-
tion of projects to receive awards for amounts made avail-
able under this heading not later than 240 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to consolidated rail 
infrastructure and safety improvements grants, as author-
ized by section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, 
$500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading— 
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Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $1,250,000,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, $525,000,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(e) of title 49, 
United States Code, $300,000,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, and $100,000,000 shall be available 
for projects authorized under section 3005(b) of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 
5309 note): Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading in this or any other Act may be avail-
able for amendments to current full-funding grant agree-
ments that require additional Federal funding as a result 
of coronavirus: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
continue to administer the capital investment grants pro-
gram in accordance with the procedural and substantive 
requirements of section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, of section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5309 note), and of section 
5309(i) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That projects that receive a grant agreement under the 
Expedited Project Delivery for Capital Investment Grants 
Pilot Program under section 3005(b) of the Fixing Amer-
ica’s Surface Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) 
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