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of surrounding jurisdictions, $12,000,000, 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. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
COURTS 
For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum-
bia Courts, $258,394,000 to be allocated as follows: for 
the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $14,594,000, 
of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, $124,400,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses; for the District of Columbia Court System, 
$74,400,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official 
reception and representation expenses; and $45,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2020, for capital 
improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facili-
ties: Provided, That funds made available for capital im-
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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 
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 
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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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 not more 
than $20,000,000 in unobligated funds provided in this 
account may be transferred to and merged with funds 
made available under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment to 
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the District of Columbia Courts,’’ to be available for the 
same period and purposes as funds made available under 
that heading for capital improvements to District of Co-
lumbia courthouse facilities: Provided further, That funds 
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, $256,724,000, 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 
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Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 
Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this head-
ing, $183,166,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com-
munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in-
clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 
to protection orders or the provision of services for or re-
lated to such persons, of which $5,919,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021 for costs associated 
with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters 
offices, field offices, and related facilities: Provided further, 
That, of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$73,558,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services 
Agency, of which $7,304,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021 for costs associated with relocation 
under a replacement lease for headquarters offices, field 
offices, and related facilities: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all amounts 
under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the 
Office of Management and Budget and obligated and ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal-
aries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts under this heading may be used for 
programmatic 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, $45,858,000, of which $4,471,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021 for costs associated 
with relocation under a replacement lease for headquarters 
offices, field offices, and related facilities: Provided, 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 ex-
pended in the same manner as funds appropriated for sal-
aries and expenses of Federal agencies. 
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. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 
For a Federal payment, to remain available until 
September 30, 2020, to the Commission on Judicial Dis-
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abilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomi-
nation Commission, $270,000. 
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. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
NATIONAL GUARD 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
National Guard, $435,000, to remain available until ex-
pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis-
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trict 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 in-
dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac-
quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co-
lumbia, $3,000,000. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co-
lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 
of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro-
grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘PART 
A—SUMMARY OF EXPENSES’’ and at the rate set forth 
under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2019 
Budget Request Act of 2018 submitted to Congress by 
the District of Columbia, 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 Appro-
priations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. 
Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount 
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appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the 
District of Columbia for fiscal year 2019 under this head-
ing shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal 
Year 2019 Budget Request Act of 2018 submitted to Con-
gress by the District of Columbia, as amended as of the 
date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total reve-
nues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That the amount appropriated may be in-
creased 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 Dis-
trict 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 ap-
propriations and funds made available to the District dur-
ing fiscal year 2019, except that the Chief Financial Offi-
cer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds 
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 
capital projects. 
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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, 2019’’. 
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., $3,100,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in-
cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $268,000,000, 
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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 regu-
latory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2020, shall be for the 
purchase of information technology and of which not less 
than $3,000,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the 
Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the 
limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under 
this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations 
equal to current year payments on leases entered into 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 
lease obligations that should have been recorded and liq-
uidated 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 liqui-
dating such unpaid obligations. 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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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, $127,000,000, of which $800,000 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 2019, 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— 
(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-
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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— 
(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 
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(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), $9,200,000, 
of which $1,250,000 shall be transferred to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform 
activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 
2002. 
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. 
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, $339,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $339,000,000 of offsetting col-
lections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 
9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be 
retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
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herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2019 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2019 appropriation estimated 
at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collections re-
ceived in excess of $339,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 shall 
not be available for obligation: Provided further, That re-
maining offsetting collections from prior years collected in 
excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2018, 
shall not be available for obligation: 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 ex-
ceed $130,284,000 for fiscal year 2019: Provided further, 
That, of the amount appropriated under this heading, not 
less than $11,064,000 shall be for the salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. 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-
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tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup-
port payments. 
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, 
$71,250,000, 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 
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 
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