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 
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 
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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. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2026’’. 
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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 the District 
of Columbia resident tuition support program established 
and operated under the District of Columbia College Ac-
cess Act of 1999 (sec 38–2701 et seq. D.C. Official Code), 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, 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 authorized: Provided further, That the District of 
Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account 
for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall con-
sist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in 
this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobli-
gated balances 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 Support Program: Provided further, That the Of-
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fice 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 showing, by object class, the expenditures made and 
the purpose 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-
ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 
of surrounding jurisdictions, $70,000,000, 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, including the transfer and hire of motor vehi-
cles, $292,068,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis-
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trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,283,000, of which 
not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, $142,571,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses; for 
the District of Columbia Court System, $91,896,000, of 
which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
representation expenses; and $42,318,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2027, for capital improve-
ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 
shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia 
Courts master plan study and facilities condition assess-
ment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 
appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Co-
lumbia Courts for administering bar examinations and 
processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be re-
tained and credited to this appropriation, to remain avail-
able until expended, for salaries and expenses associated 
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 notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 
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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 Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, 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 similar 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 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION 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 
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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 pro-
vided 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: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances 
from prior year appropriations made available under this 
heading, $12,000,000, are hereby rescinded not later than 
September 30, 2026. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND 
OFFENDER 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-
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thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 
Government Improvement Act of 1997, $286,016,000, 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, $203,542,000 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 up to $4,253,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2028, for costs associ-
ated with the relocation under replacement leases for 
headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities: 
Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated under 
this heading, $82,474,000 shall be available to the Pretrial 
Services Agency: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
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 other Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts 
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under this heading may be used for programmatic incen-
tives for defendants to successfully complete their terms 
of supervision. 
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, $53,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 
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 for 
the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services 
from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in 
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accordance with section 403 of the Government Manage-
ment Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 
Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an 
agency of the United States Government: Provided further, 
That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service 
may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable 
services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of 
property and services to the same extent and under the 
same conditions as an executive agency under sections 
3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
COORDINATING COUNCIL 
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co-
ordinating Council, $4,750,000, 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: Provided, That, $2,300,000 shall be 
used for costs related to the JUSTIS modernization ef-
forts. 
FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 
For a Federal payment, to remain available until 
September 30, 2027, to the Commission on Judicial Dis-
abilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomi-
nation Commission, $300,000. 
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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 of such pay-
ment, $26,250,000 shall be used to carry out the Oppor-
tunity Scholarship Program under such Act, $17,500,000 
shall be used for payments to District of Columbia public 
charter schools under section 3004(b)(2) of such Act, and 
$8,750,000 shall be used for payments to District of Co-
lumbia public schools under section 3004(b)(1) of such 
Act: Provided further, That to the extent that funds are 
available for opportunity scholarships and following the 
priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the Sec-
retary of Education shall make scholarships available to 
students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public 
Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who were 
not offered a scholarship during any previous school year: 
Provided further, That within funds provided for oppor-
tunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the ac-
tivities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of 
the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the activities spec-
ified in section 3009 of the Act. 
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FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
NATIONAL GUARD 
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 
National Guard, $600,000, 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. 
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, $5,700,000, 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. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co-
lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 
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of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro-
grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘District 
of Columbia Budget for the Fiscal Year ending September 
30, 2026’’ and at the rate set forth under such heading, 
as included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 
2025 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia, 
as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except as provided in section 450A of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official 
Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47– 
369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provi-
sions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 
Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia 
for fiscal year 2026 under this heading shall not exceed 
the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget 
Request Act of 2025 submitted to Congress by the District 
of Columbia, as amended as of the date of enactment of 
this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District 
of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That 
the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of 
one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency 
or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur-
ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 
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of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re-
quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Offi-
cer 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 appropriations and 
funds made available to the District during fiscal year 
2026, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not re-
program for operating expenses any funds derived from 
bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 
projects. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 
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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., $3,430,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2027, 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, $142,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain 
available until expended, to carry out the program, includ-
ing administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the 
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 
Law 110–140 as amended), and of which $2,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, to carry out the program, 
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including administrative costs, authorized by section 204 
of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Mon-
oxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division 
Q of Public Law 117–103). 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER PRODUCT 
SAFETY COMMISSION 
SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2026, 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-
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; 
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(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 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 502. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, 
or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class 
of products. 
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SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety 
Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries or Table 
Saws (CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074) published by the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Reg-
ister on May 12, 2017 (82 FR 22190). 
SEC. 504. During fiscal year 2026, none of the 
amounts made available by this Act may be used to final-
ize or implement the Safety Standard for Debris Penetra-
tion Hazards in off-highway vehicles, including rec-
reational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section 
as ‘‘ROVs’’) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this 
section as ‘‘UTVs’’), published by the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) 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 debris pen-
etration resistance requirements proposed by 
such standard for purposes of reducing the risk 
of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road 
environment, including the repeatability and re-
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producibility of testing for compliance with such 
requirements; 
(B) the number of ROV/UTV debris pene-
trations that would be prevented if the proposed 
requirements were adopted; 
(C) the effect on the availability and utility 
of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States mili-
tary if the proposed requirements were adopted; 
(D) the effect on the availability and utility 
of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the 
United States 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 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $17,000,000, 
of which $1,500,000 shall be made available to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology for election 
reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002; of which not less than $2,324,429 shall be 
for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General; 
and of which not to exceed $8,000 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
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)), 
$15,000,000 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-
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 
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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 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and each reference to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in sec-
tion 103 shall be deemed to refer to ‘‘$200,000’’: Provided 
further, That not later than two years after receiving a 
payment under this heading, a State shall make available 
funds for such activities in an amount equal to 20 percent 
of the total amount of the payment made to the State 
under this heading: Provided further, That not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Elec-
tion Assistance Commission shall make the payments to 
States under this heading: Provided further, That States 
shall submit quarterly financial reports and annual 
progress reports. 
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-
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cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $390,192,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $390,192,000 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 
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated 
at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collections re-
ceived in excess of $390,192,000 in fiscal year 2026 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 be coming available on October 1, 
2025, shall not be available for obligation: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), pro-
ceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 
may be retained and made available for obligation shall 
not exceed $139,000,000 for fiscal year 2026: Provided 
further, That, of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, not less than $12,686,000 shall be for the salaries 
and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SEC. 505. Section 302 of the Universal Service 
Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations 
for universal service support payments to implement the 
February 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. 507. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis-
sion or the Universal Service Administrative Company to 
update the currently applicable minimum service stand-
ards for fixed or mobile broadband Internet access services 
pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.408 without further consider-
ation through notice and comment rulemaking procedures 
of the impact these minimum standards have on afford-
ability and consumer choice and to reduce the support 
level pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.403(a)(2): Provided fur-
ther, That, the FCC shall consider through notice and 
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comment rulemaking procedures the impact that the sup-
port level for voice service as set forth in 47 C.F.R. 
§54.403(a)(2) has on low-income consumers’ access to 
public safety. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘The Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimi-
nation,’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), or any 
substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to establish within the Federal Commu-
nications Commission an advisory committee with respect 
to any environmental, social or governance matter. 
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code, $48,500,000, of which $1,500,00 
shall remain available until expended, to be derived from 
the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, 
the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
$76,500,000, 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 
Columbia and elsewhere, $29,500,000: 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 
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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 
For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 
Improvement Fund established pursuant to section 
41009(d) of Public Law 114–94, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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, $388,700,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be 
for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General: 
Provided further, 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 not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be available for the programs and ac-
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tivities authorized by the TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public 
Law 119–12): Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, not to exceed $310,000,000 
of offsetting 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 $15,000,000 in offsetting collec-
tions derived from fees to implement and enforce the Tele-
marketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Tele-
marketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 
Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this ac-
count, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 
in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here-
in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 
year 2026 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 
$63,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 
used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRADE 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 510. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 
entitled ‘‘Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation 
Rule’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 590 (January 4, 2024)). 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize or enforce the ‘‘Trade Regula-
tion on the Use of Earnings Claims’’ or the ‘‘Review of 
the Business Opportunity Rule’’ rulemakings without a 
clear statement of need or unless overlapping rulemaking 
and improvements in self-regulation and consumer protec-
tion of industries that would be impacted is considered. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by employees of the Federal Trade Com-
mission to conduct any activity with the European Union’s 
European Commission, the United Kingdom’s Competi-
tion and Markets Authority, or the People’s Republic of 
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation for 
any merger review, investigation, or enforcement action. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 
rule defining or describing unfair methods of competition 
for purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
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SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement administer, or enforce 
amendments to part 803 of the premerger notification 
rules that implement section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 
U.S.C. 18a) and to the premerger notification and report 
form and instructions made after June 14, 2021. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
October 25, 2021, Statement of the Commission on Use 
of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
November 10, 2022, ‘‘Policy Statement Regarding the 
Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 
5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Commission File 
No. P221202’’. 
SEC. 517. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to file a complaint unless all Commis-
sioners certify that they have had access to review all rel-
evant materials at least 10 business days prior to a Com-
mission Meeting or vote on the matter. 
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 
LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec-
tions deposited into the Fund, shall be available for nec-
essary expenses of real property management and related 
activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 
maintenance, and protection of Federally owned and 
leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Co-
lumbia; restoration of leased premises; moving govern-
mental agencies (including space adjustments and tele-
communications relocation expenses) in connection with 
the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contrac-
tual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, 
and moving; repair and alteration of Federally owned 
buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appur-
tenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 
preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as oth-
erwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to pur-
chase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
Federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de-
sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 
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new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 
and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga-
tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 
and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 
$9,197,703,000, of which— 
(1) $319,581,000 shall remain available until 
expended for repairs and alterations, including asso-
ciated design and construction services, in addition 
to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, of 
which— 
(A) $269,581,000 is for Basic Repairs and 
Alterations; and 
(B) $50,000,000 is for Special Emphasis 
Programs: 
Provided, That funds made available in this or any 
previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re-
pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 
be limited to the amount identified for each project, 
except each project in this or any previous Act may 
be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent 
unless advance approval is obtained from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of a greater amount: 
Provided further, That additional projects for which 
prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund-
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ed under this category only if advance approval is 
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro-
vided further, That the amounts provided in this or 
any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 
used to fund costs associated with implementing se-
curity improvements to buildings necessary to meet 
the minimum standards for security in accordance 
with current law and in compliance with the re-
programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit-
tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That 
the difference between the funds appropriated and 
expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, 
under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may 
be transferred to ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alterations’’ or 
used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 
projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 
in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs and Al-
terations’’ may be used to pay claims against the 
Government arising from any projects under the 
heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 
authorized increases in prospectus projects; 
(2) $5,606,122,000 for rental of space to re-
main available until expended; and 
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(3) $3,272,000,000 for building operations to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
total amount of funds made available from this 
Fund to the General Services Administration shall 
not be available for expenses of any construction, re-
pair, alteration and acquisition project for which a 
prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has 
not been approved, except that necessary funds may 
be expended for each project for required expenses 
for the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro-
vided further, That funds available in the Federal 
Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency re-
pairs when advance approval is obtained from the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 
services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 
and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 
or other property not in Government ownership or 
control as may be appropriate to enable the United 
States Secret Service to perform its protective func-
tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 
from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 
That revenues and collections and any other sums 
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accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2026, ex-
cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 
in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 
authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 
Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex-
cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the 
management of real and personal property assets and cer-
tain administrative services; Government-wide policy sup-
port responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor 
vehicles, information technology management, and related 
technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by 
statute; $69,000,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 
utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis-
posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction and 
management; $52,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 
is for official reception and representation expenses. 
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CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian 
Board of Contract Appeals, $11,000,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$72,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 
shall be available for information technology enhance-
ments related to providing a modern technology case man-
agement solutions: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$50,000 shall be available for payment for information 
and detection of fraud against the Government, including 
payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 
for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and pri-
vate citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives result-
ing in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 
PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 
25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 
$5,200,000. 
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FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 
and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses author-
ized by law in support of interagency projects that enable 
the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 
activities electronically, through the development and im-
plementation of innovative uses of information technology; 
$55,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 
Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may 
be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the pur-
pose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, 
and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available 
until expended for necessary expenses in support of inter-
agency projects that enable the Federal Government to en-
hance its ability to conduct activities electronically through 
the development and implementation of innovative uses of 
information technology in the aggregate amount not to ex-
ceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, 
revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 
Fund during fiscal year 2026 in excess of such amount 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 
expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, 
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up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions 
and full-time hires to support activities related to the Ad-
ministration’s requirements under title II of the Founda-
tions for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Pub-
lic Law 115–435): Provided further, That the transfer au-
thorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other 
transfer authority provided in this Act. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Working Capital Fund of the General Serv-
ices Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Adminis-
trator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide 
support services for Federal rulemaking agencies. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 518. Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 519. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 
made available for fiscal year 2026 for Federal Buildings 
Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 
only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap-
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proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 520. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 
a fiscal year 2026 request for United States Courthouse 
construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 
standards for construction as established and approved by 
the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con-
ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 
Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 
Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 
standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 
to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
other service usually provided through the Federal Build-
ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 
square foot assessment for space and services as deter-
mined by the General Services Administration in consider-
ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92–313). 
SEC. 522. From funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail-
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ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 
than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 
and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav-
ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti-
fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 523. In any case in which the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 
authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con-
gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin-
istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 
ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 
to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 
lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter-
mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 
not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro-
spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 
statement to each of such committees and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 
the resolution. 
SEC. 524. With respect to projects funded under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Adminis-
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trator of General Services shall submit a spending plan 
and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 525. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
for the purchase of real property by the General Services 
Administration, unless as needed for a project authorized 
pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307. 
SEC. 526. The General Services Administration shall 
submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations, in coordination with the Office of Management 
and Budget, a report on federal agency office space utili-
zation and proposals for increasing efficient use of federal 
office space and monitoring space utilization no later than 
120 days after enactment of this Act. 
HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 
Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 93–642, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 
Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 
1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 
District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2027, and in addition not to exceed 
$2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 
for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap-
peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 
Systems Protection Board. 
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL 
FOUNDATION 
MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 
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Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 
seq.), $1,782,000, to remain available for direct expendi-
ture until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 
and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of 
Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 
106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all current 
and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspec-
tor General of the Department of the Interior will remain 
available until expended for audits and investigations of 
the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 
consistent with chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, 
and for annual independent financial audits of the Morris 
K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to 
the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–289): Provided further, That previous amounts trans-
ferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of the Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual inde-
pendent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 
Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–289): Provided 
further, That any interest earned during fiscal year 2026 
from investments made from discretionary appropriations 
to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund 
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after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. §5606(b)(1) shall be 
available until expended. 
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi-
ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 
$3,904,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in connection with the admin-
istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis-
tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 
as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re-
view and declassification of documents, the activities of 
the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 
and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 
including 
maintenance, 
repairs, 
and 
cleaning, 
$400,000,000, of which $30,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the 
Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, 
manage, and store Government records. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 
Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and chapter 4 of title 5, United 
States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$5,920,000. 
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment 
for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for 
holdings, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND 
RECORDS COMMISSION GRANTS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 
For the Community Development Revolving Loan 
Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, 
and 9910, $3,423,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2026, for technical assistance to low-income des-
ignated credit unions. 
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the chapter 131 
of title 5, United States Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 
1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter 
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental 
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else-
where, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 
$1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$22,386,000. 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Personnel Management in this heading referred 
to as ‘‘OPM’’ pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 
2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, in-
cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
examinations performed for veterans by private physicians 
on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District 
of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or sub-
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sistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act 
activities require an employee to remain overnight at his 
or her post of duty, $195,722,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount made available under this heading, 
$10,710,000 may remain available until expended, for in-
formation technology modernization, and shall be in addi-
tion to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $1,445,000 may be made available for 
strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisi-
tion workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Pro-
curement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and re-
tention of such workforce and information technology in 
support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for man-
agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 
and in addition $190,000,000 for administrative expenses, 
to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM 
without regard to other statutes, including direct procure-
ment of printed materials, for the retirement and insur-
ance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of 
this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use ap-
plicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 
8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 
5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 
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this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 
or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 
That the President’s Commission on White House Fel-
lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo-
ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2026, accept dona-
tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 
further, That such donations, including those from prior 
years, may be used for the development of publicity mate-
rials to provide information about the White House Fel-
lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 
travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala-
ries of employees of such Commission: Provided further, 
That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available 
under this heading may be transferred to an information 
technology working capital fund established for purposes 
authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided 
further, That the OPM Director shall notify, and receive 
approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 
in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: 
Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund 
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under such transfer authority from any organizational cat-
egory of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such or-
ganizational category’s budget as identified in the report 
required by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available 
for obligation through September 30, 2029. 
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 chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed $29,192,000 
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. 
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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, $31,585,000. 
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib-
erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027. 
PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re-
form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $3,605,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by 
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5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $2,026,330,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for 
the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 
$275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat 
for the International Organization of Securities Commis-
sions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be avail-
able for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted 
by the Commission with foreign governmental and other 
regulatory officials, members of their delegations and 
staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, 
such expenses to include necessary logistic and adminis-
trative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and 
foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental ex-
penses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and 
(3) related lodging or subsistence. 
In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 
replication, and related costs associated with replacement 
leases for the Commission’s office facilities, not to exceed 
$8,400,000, to remain available until expended. 
For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 
31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2026, all amounts appropriated 
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under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap-
propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2026: Pro-
vided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 
shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,026,330,000 of 
such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 
for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed 
$8,400,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available 
until expended for move, replication, and related costs 
under this heading associated with replacement leases for 
the Commission’s office facilities: Provided further, That 
the total amount appropriated under this heading from 
the general fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced as 
such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final 
total fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That if 
any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and 
related costs associated with replacement leases for the 
Commission’s office facilities is subsequently de-obligated 
by the Commission, such amount that was derived from 
the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, 
and such amounts that were derived from fees or assess-
ments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each na-
tional securities exchange and national securities associa-
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tion, respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments 
paid by such national securities exchange or national secu-
rities association under section 31 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2026. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SECURITIES AND 
EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SEC. 527. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to compel a private company to make 
a public offering under the Securities Act of 1933 by 
amending the ‘‘held of record’’ definition under section 
12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
SEC. 528. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement any program that requires 
a national securities exchange, a national securities asso-
ciation, or a member of such an exchange or association 
to collect and provide personally identifiable information 
with respect to a retail market participant to meet the re-
quirements relating to an order or a reportable event 
under section 242.613(c)(7) of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulations thereof. 
SEC. 529. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to review or approve the budget for the 
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as de-
scribed in 15 U.S.C. 7219, until the FASB withdraws the 
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Accounting Standards Update on Income Tax Disclosures 
issued in December 2023 (No. 2023-09). 
SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to develop, promulgate, finalize, imple-
ment, or enforce rulemaking that would, directly or indi-
rectly, create new disclosure requirements under Regula-
tion D or lower the amount of money an issuer can raise 
through Regulation D. 
SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 
entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Gov-
ernance, and Incident Disclosure’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 51896 
(August 4, 2023)). 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 
training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 
civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$31,300,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 
year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 
the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 
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deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na-
tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con-
nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 
and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex-
ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $298,099,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 
shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 
lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub-
lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 
and certain loan program activities, including fees author-
ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 
received from all such activities shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 
out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the Small Business Administration 
may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 
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and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec-
tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 
fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 
be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
System, to be available until September 30, 2027: Pro-
vided further, That $15,500,000 shall be available for 
costs associated with the certification of small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-dis-
abled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f–1; 657f), respectively, and 
section 862 of Public Law 116–283, to be available until 
September 30, 2027. 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting en-
trepreneurial 
and 
small 
business 
development, 
$289,550,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027: Provided, That $150,000,000 shall be available to 
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2026 or fiscal 
year 2027 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi-
ness Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 shall be for 
marketing, management, and technical assistance under 
section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 
the 
microloan 
program: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$10,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 
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carry out export programs that assist small business con-
cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)): Provided further, That $5,000,000 
shall be available for the Native American Outreach pro-
gram: Provided further, That $18,500,000 shall be avail-
able for Veterans Outreach: Provided further, That 
$27,000,000 shall be available for Women’s Business Cen-
ters (WBC): Provided further, That no more than 
$8,500,000 shall be available for SCORE: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds shall be available for the Federal and 
State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code, $37,020,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 
carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 
305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi-
bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $10,109,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in-
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cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 
2026 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and com-
mitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of 
section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggre-
gate, $22,500,000,000, of which $10,000,000,000 shall be 
reserved for small manufacturers in which the primary 
business of is classified in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the 
North American Industrial Classification System and all 
of its production facilities are located in the United States: 
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026 commit-
ments for general business loans authorized under para-
graphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act shall not exceed $42,500,000,000, of which 
$10,000,000,000 shall be reserved for small manufactur-
ers in which the primary business of is classified in sector 
31, 32, or 33 of the North American Industrial Classifica-
tion System and all of its production facilities are located 
in the United States, for a combination of amortizing term 
loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 
by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 
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year 2026 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 
under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2026, guarantees of trust 
certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi-
ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 
to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$162,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 
Business Act, $175,000,000, to be available until ex-
pended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector 
General of the Small Business Administration for audits 
and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro-
grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of 
which $165,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses 
of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 
program, which may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 
which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 
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for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex-
penses: Provided, That, of the funds provided under this 
heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disasters de-
clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Pro-
vided further, That the amount for major disasters under 
this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 
disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 532. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 
Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans-
ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
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SEC. 533. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria-
tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad-
ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans-
ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys-
tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 
as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 
A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 
1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 
to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 
for obligation through September 30, 2029. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Small Business Administration 
to fund climate change initiatives. 
SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to create, implement, administer, expand, 
or enforce a direct lending program by the Small Business 
Administration not in effect on January 1, 2024. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to hire staff at the District of Columbia 
office until the Small Business Administration senior area 
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manager position at the Coachella Valley, California, sat-
ellite office is staffed by at least one individual. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds made available by the 
Act may be used to compel a small business to comply 
with section–704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1691c–2). 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 
forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub-
sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 
States Code, $49,750,000: Provided, That mail for over-
seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to imple-
ment any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 
or employee of any State or local child support enforce-
ment agency, or any individual participating in a State 
or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for 
information requested or provided concerning an address 
of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 
close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 
further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 
continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational 
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Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as author-
ized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code, $274,000,000, to be derived by 
transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 
authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account-
ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 
UNITED STATES TAX COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 
and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $55,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex-
penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi-
cate of the judge. 
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TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority 
in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 
of public record and available for public inspection, except 
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except 
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 
salary of any Government employee where funding an ac-
tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 
result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol-
icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 
SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 
with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act shall be made available to any 
person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap-
ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre-
vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund-
ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex-
penditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
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funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 
for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con-
gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac-
tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 
House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 
purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 
creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un-
less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 
restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 
or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur-
ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 
the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans-
fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 
for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee 
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equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 
to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 
budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust-
ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 
fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 
each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 
level by object class and program, project, and activity as 
detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 
budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which-
ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 
for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 
for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 
discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 
and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 
or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 
be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 
required date that the report has not been submitted to 
the Congress. 
SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2027, for each such account for 
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the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 
prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 
That these requests shall be made in compliance with re-
programming guidelines. 
SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent to request— 
(1) any official background investigation report 
on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation; or 
(2) a determination with respect to the treat-
ment of an organization as described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 
Internal Revenue Service. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 
(1) in the case of an official background inves-
tigation report, if such individual has given express 
written consent for such request not more than 6 
months prior to the date of such request and during 
the same presidential administration; or 
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(2) if such request is required due to extraor-
dinary circumstances involving national security. 
SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul-
gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 
shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of-
fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 
(without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 
expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made 
available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 
to court approval. 
SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
expenses in connection with any health plan under the 
Federal Employees Health Benefits program which pro-
vides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 
SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 
apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 
if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 
result of an act of rape or incest. 
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SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 
commercial information technology, the restriction on pur-
chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu-
larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 
to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa-
tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 
United States Code), that is a commercial product (as de-
fined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 
SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 
United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu-
latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac-
cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 
commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 
non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex-
penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 
to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func-
tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em-
ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 
is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 
or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 
to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 
person or entity is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 
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SEC. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 
authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 
construction or alteration of real property for office, meet-
ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 
Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of-
fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 
case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 
with the current lessor. 
(2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 
emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 
the President to require emergency leasing authority with 
respect to such agency. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 
agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 
provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen-
eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 
Service. 
SEC. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the fol-
lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 
(1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 
102). 
(2) Payments to— 
(A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 
(28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 
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(B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 
(28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 
(C) the United States Court of Federal 
Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 
178(l)). 
(3) Payment of Government contributions— 
(A) with respect to the health benefits of 
retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 
Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 
Stat. 849); and 
(B) with respect to the life insurance bene-
fits for employees retiring after December 31, 
1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 
(4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 
new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 
8348). 
(5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex-
empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 
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who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
call 24 hours a day; 
(4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex-
aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 
Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 
of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 
(5) at the discretion of the Director of the 
Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se-
curity and Emergency Management Agency who re-
sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 
hours a day; 
(6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 
(7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 
of Columbia. 
SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 
in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor-
ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 
government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 
civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 
voting representation in Congress for the District of Co-
lumbia. 
(b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co-
lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting 
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