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(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay-
able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 
who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 
30, 2020, shall be determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 
of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 
may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 
30, 2020, except to the extent determined by the Office 
of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur-
pose of this subsection. 
(5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 
for service performed after September 30, 2020. 
(6) For the purpose of administering any provision 
of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre-
mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em-
ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu-
tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 
basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 
or basic pay payable after the application of this sub-
section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 
(7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
permit or require the payment to any employee covered 
by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 
be payable were this subsection not in effect. 
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(8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 
for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub-
section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 
necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali-
fied employees. 
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 
in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 
take place in fiscal year 2021 under sections 5344 and 
5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 
(1) not less than the percentage received by em-
ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 
are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 
under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ-
ees at locations where there are no employees whose 
pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 
of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be considered to be located 
in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 
States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 
(2) effective as of the first day of the first ap-
plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 
2020. 
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SEC. 737. (a) The head of any Executive branch de-
partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 
this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 
reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 
for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 
costs and contracting procedures related to each con-
ference held by any such department, agency, board, com-
mission, or office during fiscal year 2021 for which the 
cost to the United States Government was more than 
$100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica-
ble period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 
United States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor 
travel to and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used 
to determine which costs relate to the con-
ference; and 
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(4) a description of the contracting procedures 
used including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and 
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the departmental component or 
office in evaluating potential contractors for the 
conference. 
(c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 
head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 
or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 
official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 
date, location, and number of employees attending a con-
ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 
board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 
appropriations Act during fiscal year 2021 for which the 
cost to the United States Government was more than 
$20,000. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con-
ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 
programmatically related to the purpose for which the 
grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 
in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 
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or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 
the grant or contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con-
ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 
of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 
dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 
memorandum. 
SEC. 738. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 
eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac-
tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 
a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 
enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 
is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi-
sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 
enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 
Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 
et seq.). 
SEC. 740. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 
to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 
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regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 
function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 
other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 
SEC. 741. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 
available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 
such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 
internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib-
iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac-
tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 
to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent-
ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re-
ceive such information. 
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con-
travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 
Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart-
ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 
information. 
SEC. 742. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 
other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree-
ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern-
ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree-
ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 
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the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 
with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 
the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 
existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi-
fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 
reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any 
law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste 
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and spe-
cific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other 
whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, 
obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by 
controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are 
incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.’’: 
Provided, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of 
this section, a nondisclosure 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 Govern-
ment, may contain provisions appropriate 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 information received in the 
course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do 
so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure 
forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclo-
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sures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an execu-
tive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essen-
tial to reporting a substantial violation of law. 
(b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 
implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 
if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 
that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 
(c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en-
tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 
substantially similar language to that required in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 743. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad-
ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 
to an agreement with the authority responsible for col-
lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 
aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 
has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 
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and has made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 
violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic-
tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter-
mination that this further action is not necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the Government. 
SEC. 745. (a) During fiscal year 2021, on the date 
on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac-
cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
of such request. 
(b) Any notification required by this section shall be 
made available on the Bureau’s public website. 
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SEC. 746. If, for fiscal year 2021, new budget author-
ity provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discre-
tionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the 
Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre-
tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 
2021 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget in the amount of the excess but the 
total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent 
of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits 
for all categories for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding the official rate ad-
justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 
the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 
year 2021 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 
on December 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of divi-
sion D of Public Law 116–6. 
(b) Notwithstanding the official rate adjusted under 
section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 
provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 
2021 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 
position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 
by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 
payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De-
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cember 31, 2019, by operation of section 749 of division 
D of Public Law 116–6. Such an employee may not receive 
a pay rate increase during calendar year 2021, except as 
provided in subsection (i). 
(c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi-
sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 
subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em-
ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 
(d)(1) This subsection applies to— 
(A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior 
Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or 
above the official rate for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule; or 
(B) a limited term appointee or limited 
emergency appointee in the Senior Executive 
Service serving under a political appointment 
and paid a rate of basic pay at or above the of-
ficial rate for level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule. 
(2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of 
title 5, United States Code, an employee described 
in paragraph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase 
during calendar year 2021, except as provided in 
subsection (i). 
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality- 
based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official 
rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 
under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate 
increase during calendar year 2021, except as provided in 
subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees 
in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service 
pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 
of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 
pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 
or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap-
plied to them. 
(f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre-
vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint-
ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 
under applicable law. 
(g) This section does not apply to an individual who 
makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 
pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
for such time as that election is in effect. 
(h) This section does not apply to an individual who 
makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 
entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service 
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(l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered 
position’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 
pay is restricted under this section. 
(m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 
1, 2021. 
SEC. 748. During the current fiscal year— 
(1) With respect to budget authority proposed to be 
rescinded or that is set to be reserved or proposed to be 
deferred in a special message transmitted under section 
1012 or 1013 of the Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974, such budget authority— 
(A) shall be made available for obligation in 
sufficient time to be prudently obligated as required 
under section 1012(b) or 1013 of such Act; and 
(B) may not be deferred or otherwise withheld 
from obligation during the 90-day period before the 
expiration of the period of availability of such budget 
authority, including, if applicable, the 90-day period 
before the expiration of an initial period of avail-
ability for which such budget authority was pro-
vided. 
(2) With respect to an apportionment of an appro-
priation made pursuant to section 1513(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, an appropriation (as that term is de-
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fined in section 1511 of title 31, United States Code) shall 
be apportioned— 
(A) to make available all amounts for obligation 
in sufficient time to be prudently obligated; and 
(B) to make available all amounts for obliga-
tion, without precondition or limitation (including 
footnotes) that shall be met prior to obligation, not 
later than 90 days before the expiration of the pe-
riod of availability of such appropriation, including, 
if applicable, 90 days before the expiration of an ini-
tial period of availability for which such appropria-
tion was provided. 
(3) As used in this section, the term ‘‘budget author-
ity’’ includes budget authority made available by this or 
any other Act, by prior appropriations Acts, or by any law 
other than an appropriations Act. 
(4)(A) The Comptroller General shall review compli-
ance with this section and shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations and the Budget, and any other appro-
priate congressional committees of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate a report, and any relevant infor-
mation related to the report, on any noncompliance with 
this section or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. 
(B) The President or the head of the relevant 
department or agency of the United States shall pro-
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vide information, documentation, and views to the 
Comptroller General, as is determined by the Comp-
troller General to be necessary to determine such 
compliance, not later than 20 days after the date on 
which the request from the Comptroller General is 
received, or if the Comptroller General determines 
that a shorter or longer period is appropriate based 
on the specific circumstances, within such shorter or 
longer period. 
(C) To carry out the responsibilities of this sec-
tion and the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the 
Comptroller General shall also have access to inter-
view the officers, employees, contractors, and other 
agents and representatives of a department, agency, 
or office of the United States at any reasonable time 
as the Comptroller General may request. 
(5)(A) An officer or employee of the Executive 
Branch of the United States Government violating this 
section shall be subject to appropriate administrative dis-
cipline including, when circumstances warrant, suspension 
from duty without pay or removal from office. 
(B) In the event of a violation of this section 
or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, or in the 
case that the Government Accountability Office 
issues a legal decision concluding that a department, 
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agency, or office of the United States violated this 
section or the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, 
the President or the head of the relevant department 
or agency as the case may be, shall report imme-
diately to the Congress all relevant facts and a state-
ment of actions taken: Provided, That a copy of each 
report shall also be transmitted to the Comptroller 
General and the relevant inspector general on the 
same date the report is transmitted to the Congress. 
(C) Any such report shall include a summary of 
the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appro-
priation or fund account, the amount involved for 
each violation, the date on which the violation oc-
curred, the position of any individuals responsible 
for the violation, a statement of the administrative 
discipline imposed and any further action taken with 
respect to any officer or employee involved in the 
violation, and a statement of any additional action 
taken to prevent recurrence of the same type of vio-
lation: Provided, That in the case that the Govern-
ment Accountability Office issues a legal decision 
concluding that a department, agency, or office of 
the United States violated this section and the rel-
evant department, agency, or office does not agree 
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that a violation has occurred, the report provided to 
Congress, the Comptroller General, and relevant in-
spector general will explain such department, agen-
cy, or office’s position. 
(D) If the report identifies the position of any 
officer or employee as involved in the violation, such 
officer or employee shall be provided a reasonable 
opportunity to respond in writing, and any such re-
sponse shall be appended to the report. 
SEC. 749. (a) If an executive agency or the District 
of Columbia government receives a written request for in-
formation, documentation, or views from the Government 
Accountability Office relating to a decision or opinion on 
budget or appropriations law, the executive agency or the 
District of Columbia government shall provide the re-
quested information, documentation, or views not later 
than 20 days after receiving the written request, unless 
such written request specifically provides otherwise. 
(b) If an executive agency or the District of Columbia 
government fails to respond to the request for information, 
documentation, or views within the time required by this 
section— 
(1) the Comptroller General shall notify, in 
writing, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, and any other appropriate congressional 
committee of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate of such failure; and 
(2) the Comptroller General is hereby expressly 
empowered, through attorneys of their own selection, 
to bring a civil action in the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia to require such 
information, documentation, or views to be pro-
duced, and such court is expressly empowered to 
enter in such civil action, against any department, 
agency, officer, or employee of the United States, 
any decree, judgment, or order which may be nec-
essary or appropriate to require such production. 
(c) If the Government Accountability Office deter-
mines that an officer or employee of an executive agency 
or an officer or employee of the District of Columbia gov-
ernment has violated section 1341(a), 1342, or 1517(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, the head of the agency 
or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may 
be, shall report immediately to the President and Congress 
all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken: Pro-
vided, That a copy of each report shall also be transmitted 
to the Comptroller General on the same date the report 
is transmitted to the President and Congress: Provided 
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further, That any such report shall include a summary of 
the facts pertaining to the violation, the title and Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol of the appropriation or fund 
account, the amount involved for each violation, the date 
on which the violation occurred, the position of any officer 
or employee responsible for the violation, a statement of 
the administrative discipline imposed and any further ac-
tion taken with respect to any officer or employee involved 
in the violation, a statement of any additional action taken 
to prevent recurrence of the same type of violation, a 
statement of any determination that the violation was not 
knowing and willful that has been made by the executive 
agency or District of Columbia government, and any writ-
ten response by any officer or employee identified by posi-
tion as involved in the violation: Provided further, That 
in the case that the Government Accountability Office 
issues a legal decision concluding that section 1341(a), 
1342, or 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code was vio-
lated, and the executive agency or District of Columbia 
government, as applicable, does not agree that a violation 
has occurred, the report provided to the President, the 
Congress, and the Comptroller General will explain its po-
sition. 
SEC. 750. (a) Each department or agency of the exec-
utive branch of the United States Government shall notify 
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the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate and any other 
appropriate congressional committees if— 
(1) an apportionment is not made in the re-
quired time period provided in section 1513(b) of 
title 31, United States Code; 
(2) an approved apportionment received by the 
department or agency conditions the availability of 
an appropriation on further action; or 
(3) an approved apportionment received by the 
department or agency may hinder the prudent obli-
gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 
program, project, or activity by such department or 
agency. 
(b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 
committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa-
tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 
name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 
account. 
SEC. 751. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be used to administer, imple-
ment, or enforce any collective bargaining agreement, or 
any article or any term of any collective bargaining agree-
ment under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, with 
an effective date after April 30, 2019, that— 
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(1) was not mutually and voluntarily agreed to 
by all parties to the agreement; or 
(2) was not ordered following the completion of 
binding arbitration pursuant to section 7119(b)(2) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) Any collective bargaining agreement that was in 
effect before April 30, 2019, or that expired before April 
30, 2019, without a new agreement having been executed, 
shall remain in full force and effect until a new collective 
bargaining agreement reached through mutual and vol-
untary agreement, or ordered following the completion of 
binding arbitration pursuant to such section 7119(b)(2), 
becomes effective. 
SEC. 752. No funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act may be used to exclude, or to implement the exclusion 
of, any department, agency, or activity or subdivision 
thereof, from coverage under the Federal Service Labor- 
Management Relations Statute pursuant to section 
7103(b)(1) or section 7103(b)(2) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to prevent Federal workers 
from— 
(1) using official time for union activities; 
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(2) teleworking for telework deemed positions 
or when the health or safety of an employee is in 
question; or 
(3) denying unions space in Federal buildings. 
SEC. 754. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby es-
tablished the Commission on Federal Naming and Dis-
plays (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF LIST.—Not later than 
180 days after the day by which all of its members 
have been appointed, the Commission, with input 
from the general public, shall develop and publish a 
list of property names, monuments, statues, public 
artworks, historical markers, and other symbols 
owned by the Federal Government or located on 
property owned by the Federal Government (includ-
ing the legislative branch and the judicial branch) 
which the Commission identifies as inconsistent with 
the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, includ-
ing those that do not represent the demographic di-
versity and history of the community. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after publishing the list under paragraph (1), 
and after holding not fewer than two public meet-
ings, the Commission shall submit to the President 
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and Congress a report containing the following in-
formation: 
(A) A recommendation regarding whether 
each property name, monument, statue, public 
artwork, historical marker, or other symbol on 
the list developed under paragraph (1) should 
remain unchanged or should be renamed or re-
moved. 
(B) Supporting materials and context in-
formation for each recommendation under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(C) Such other recommendations as the 
Commission may consider appropriate, includ-
ing recommendations for educational programs, 
supplemental historical markers, or other activi-
ties to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion 
and to promote national reconciliation. 
(3) SEPARATE VIEWS OF MEMBERS.—The Com-
mission may include in the report submitted under 
paragraph (2) supplemental or dissenting rec-
ommendations from individual members of the Com-
mission. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall con-
sist of the following: 
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(A) Two members appointed by the Presi-
dent. 
(B) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Two members appointed by the Major-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(D) One member appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(E) One member appointed by the Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate. 
(F) Each of the following individuals: 
(i) The Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
(ii) The Historian of the House of 
Representatives. 
(iii) The Historian of the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 
Commission appointed under subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of paragraph (1) shall have 10 or more 
years of educational and professional experience in 
one or more of the following disciplines: 
(A) History. 
(B) Art and antiquities. 
(C) Historic preservation. 
(D) Cultural heritage. 
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