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the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Preven-
tion Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this 
account, 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 2021, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2021 appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$172,000,000: 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). 
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 Columbia; 
restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen-
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cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 
relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al-
location, and transfer of space; contractual services inci-
dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 
and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 
grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safe-
guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 
and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur-
chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con-
version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre-
liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 
otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equip-
ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter-
est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 
by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag-
gregate 
amount 
of 
$9,052,711,000 
(reduced 
by 
$5,000,000) (reduced by $8,025,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000), of which— 
(1) $209,700,000 shall remain available until 
expended for construction and acquisition (including 
funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 
and construction services) as follows: 
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(A) $200,700,000 shall be for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Consolidation at St. 
Elizabeths, Washington, DC; and 
(B) $9,000,000 shall be for the Southeast 
Federal Center Remediation, Washington, DC: 
Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs 
on new construction and acquisition projects may be 
exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in 
other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of 
the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if 
required, unless advance approval is obtained from 
the Committees on Appropriations of a greater 
amount; 
(2) $585,965,000 shall remain available until 
expended for repairs and alterations, including asso-
ciated design and construction services, of which— 
(A) $203,908,000 is for Major Repairs and 
Alterations; and 
(B) $382,057,000 is for Basic Repairs and 
Alterations: 
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 
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be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent 
unless advance approval is obtained from the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Pro-
vided further, That additional projects for which 
prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund-
ed under this category only if advance approval is 
obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That the amounts provided in this 
or any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may 
be used to fund costs associated with implementing 
security improvements to buildings necessary to 
meet the minimum standards for security in accord-
ance 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 Alter-
ations’’ or used to fund authorized increases in pro-
spectus projects: Provided further, That the amount 
provided in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs 
and Alterations’’ may be used to pay claims against 
the Government arising from any projects under the 
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heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 
authorized increases in prospectus projects; 
(3) $5,723,900,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) 
(reduced by $8,025,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000) 
for rental of space to remain available until ex-
pended; and 
(4) $2,533,146,000 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: 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 
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fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities 
on private or other property not in Government own-
ership or control as may be appropriate to enable 
the United States Secret Service to perform its pro-
tective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall 
be available from such revenues and collections: Pro-
vided further, That revenues and collections and any 
other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 
2021, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 
592(b)(2), 
in 
excess 
of 
the 
aggregate 
new 
obligational authority authorized for Real Property 
Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act 
shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available 
for expenditure except as authorized in appropria-
tions Acts. 
GENERAL ACTIVITIES 
GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro-
vided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation ac-
tivities associated with the management of real and per-
sonal property assets and certain administrative services; 
Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to 
acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology 
management, and related technology activities; and serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $64,000,000. 
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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, man-
agement, and communications; and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $49,440,000, of which not to exceed 
$7,500 is for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
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, $9,625,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2022. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$67,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall 
be available for payment for information and detection of 
fraud against the Government, including payment for re-
covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 
to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 
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in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en-
hanced 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, 
$3,915,000. 
FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Products and 
Programs, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 
and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses in sup-
port of interagency projects that enable the Federal Gov-
ernment to enhance its ability to conduct activities elec-
tronically, through the development and implementation of 
innovative uses of information technology; $55,000,000, to 
be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Pro-
vided, That the previous amount may be transferred to 
Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal 
Citizen Services Fund: Provided further, That the appro-
priations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections de-
posited into the Fund shall be available until expended for 
necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other 
activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance 
its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggre-
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gate amount not to exceed $100,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and 
collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2021 
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, up to $5,000,000 shall be available 
for support functions and full-time hires to support activi-
ties related to the Administration’s requirements under 
title II of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policy-
making Act (Public Law 115–435): Provided further, That 
the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 
PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963, as amended, and 40 U.S.C. 
581(e), $9,900,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 is 
for activities authorized by sections 3(a)(8) and 3(a)(9) 
of the Act: Provided, That such amounts may be trans-
ferred and credited to the ‘‘Acquisition Services Fund’’ or 
‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ to reimburse obligations in-
curred prior to enactment of this Act for the purposes pro-
vided herein related to the Presidential election in 2020: 
Provided further, That amounts available under this head-
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ing shall be in addition to any other amounts available 
for such purposes: Provided further, That if the President- 
elect is the incumbent President or the Vice-President- 
elect is the incumbent Vice President, $8,900,000 is here-
by transferred to the ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund’’ account 
for Consolidation Activities under paragraph (2) of such 
account. 
TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND 
For 
the 
Technology 
Modernization 
Fund, 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, for tech-
nology-related modernization activities. 
ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND 
For carrying out section 16(b)(2) of the Federal 
Asset Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
287), $16,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 520. Funds available to the General Services 
Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles. 
SEC. 521. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 
made available for fiscal year 2021 for Federal Buildings 
Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 
only to the extent necessary to meet program require-
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ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap-
proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 522. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 
a fiscal year 2022 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. 523. 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). 
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SEC. 524. From funds made available under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail-
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. 525. 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. 
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SEC. 526. With respect to each project funded under 
the heading ‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’, and with 
respect to E–Government projects funded under the head-
ing ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator 
of General Services shall submit a spending plan and ex-
planation for each project to be undertaken to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 527. Section 3173(d)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting before the period the 
following: ‘‘or for agency-wide acquisition of equipment or 
systems or the acquisition of services in lieu thereof, as 
necessary to implement the Act’’. 
SEC. 528. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration shall transmit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a report 
on the construction of a new headquarters for the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation in the National Capital Region. 
(b) The report transmitted under subsection (a) shall 
be consistent with the requirements of section 3307(b) of 
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title 40, United States Code and include a summary of 
the material provisions of the construction and full con-
solidation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a new 
headquarters facility, including all the costs associated 
with site acquisition, design, management, and inspection, 
and a description of all buildings and infrastructure need-
ed to complete the project. 
SEC. 529. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the General Services Administration 
to award or facilitate the award of any contract for the 
provision of architectural, engineering, and related serv-
ices in a manner inconsistent with the procedures in the 
Brooks Act (40 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) and part 36.6 of the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
SEC. 530. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement or otherwise carry out di-
rectives contained in any Executive order that would es-
tablish a preferred architectural style for Federal build-
ings and courthouses or that would otherwise conflict with 
the Guiding Principles of Federal Architecture as estab-
lished by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Space on 
June 1, 1962. 
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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, $1,670,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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, $44,490,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022, and in addition not to exceed 
$2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, 
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. 
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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 Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 
Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 
seq.), $1,800,000, to remain available 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 Inspector 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 
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), as 
amended, 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 transferred to the Office of Inspector General of 
the Department of the Interior may be transferred to the 
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for an-
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nual independent financial audits pursuant to the Ac-
countability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 
289). 
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu-
tion Fund to carry out activities under sections 10 and 
11 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Founda-
tion Act (Public Law 111–90), $3,200,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That during fiscal year 
2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, any amounts in such 
Fund shall, pursuant to section 1557 of title 31, United 
States Code, be exempt from the provisions of subchapter 
IV of chapter 15 of such title. 
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, 
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$361,449,000, of which up to $2,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to implement the Civil Rights 
Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–426). 
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 the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $5,195,000. 
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold-
ings, $7,500,000 (increased by $8,025,000), 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, $7,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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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, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 
30, 2022, for technical assistance to low-income des-
ignated credit unions. 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, 
and the 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 
elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to ex-
ceed $1,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $18,600,000. 
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re-
organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv-
ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 
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by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 
veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; advances 
for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred 
under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 
as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 
allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 
require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post 
of duty, $152,630,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, up to $9,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended, for information tech-
nology infrastructure modernization and Trust Fund Fed-
eral Financial System migration or modernization, and 
shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for 
such purposes: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, $1,068,000 may be 
made available for strengthening the capacity and capa-
bilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Of-
fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, 
training, and retention of such workforce and information 
technology in support of acquisition workforce effective-
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ness or for management solutions to improve acquisition 
management; and in addition $154,625,000 for adminis-
trative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate 
trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, in-
cluding direct procurement of printed materials, for the 
retirement and insurance programs: Provided further, 
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect 
the authority to use applicable 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 fur-
ther, That no part of this appropriation shall be available 
for salaries and expenses 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 Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 
11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2021, 
accept donations of money, property, and personal serv-
ices: Provided further, That such donations, including 
those from prior years, may be used for the development 
of publicity materials to provide information about the 
White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall 
be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, 
or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. 
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory 
Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109– 
435), $18,614,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec-
tion 603(a) of such Act. 
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), $8,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022. 
PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 
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), $3,500,000, 
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, $1,920,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which not less than $16,313,000 shall be for 
the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 
$75,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for 
the International Organization of Securities Commissions; 
and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available 
for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
latory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to 
exchange views concerning securities matters, such ex-
penses to include necessary logistic and administrative ex-
penses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign 
invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses 
such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) re-
lated lodging or subsistence. 
In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 
replication, and related costs associated with a replace-
ment lease for the Commission’s District of Columbia 
headquarters, not to exceed $18,650,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; and for move, replication, and related 
costs associated with a replacement lease for the Commis-
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sion’s San Francisco Regional Office facilities, not to ex-
ceed $12,677,000, 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 2021, all amounts appropriated 
under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap-
propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2021: 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 $1,920,000,000 of 
such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 
for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed 
$18,650,000 of such offsetting collections shall be avail-
able until expended for move, replication, and related costs 
under this heading associated with a replacement lease for 
the Commission’s District of Columbia headquarters facili-
ties; and not to exceed $12,677,000 of such offsetting col-
lections shall be available until expended for move, replica-
tion, and related costs under this heading associated with 
a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Francisco 
Regional Office facilities: Provided further, That the total 
amount appropriated under this heading from the general 
fund for fiscal year 2021 shall be reduced as such offset-
ting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal 
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year 2021 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 a replacement lease for the Commis-
sion’s District of Columbia headquarters office facilities 
or if any amount of the appropriation for costs associated 
with a replacement lease for the Commission’s San Fran-
cisco Regional Office is subsequently de-obligated by the 
Commission, such amount that was derived from the gen-
eral fund shall be returned to the general fund, and such 
amounts that were derived from fees or assessments col-
lected for such purpose shall be paid to each national secu-
rities exchange and national securities association, respec-
tively, in proportion to any fees or assessments paid by 
such national securities exchange or national securities as-
sociation under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SECURITIES AND 
EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SEC. 540. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, 
regulation, or order regarding the exempt offering frame-
work changes proposed at 85 Fed. Reg. 17956 without 
previously finalizing, issuing, or implementing a final rule 
strengthening the filing requirements around exempt of-
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ferings in the same or stronger manner as proposed at 
78 Fed. Reg. 44806 to enhance the Securities and Ex-
change Commission’s ability to evaluate the development 
of market practices in Rule 506 offerings and to address 
concerns that may arise in connection with permitting 
issuers to engage in general solicitation. 
SEC. 541. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, 
regulation, or order changing the procedural requirements 
or raising resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act 
Rule 14a-8 (section 240.14a–8 of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations) as proposed at 84 Fed. Reg. 66458. 
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 
$750 for official reception and representation expenses; 
$27,800,000: 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 
deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na-
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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, $287,947,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 
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 
and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec-
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tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 
fiscal year 2021: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 
be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
System, to be available until September 30, 2022. 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting en-
trepreneurial 
and 
small 
business 
development, 
$277,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
2022: 
Provided, 
That 
$140,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall be available 
to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2021 or fis-
cal year 2022 as authorized by section 21 of the Small 
Business Act: Provided further, That $35,000,000 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 
$20,500,000 shall be available for grants to States to 
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)). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $22,011,000. 
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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.), $9,190,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed 
loans as authorized by section 7(a) of the Small Business 
Act (Public Law 83–163), $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That such costs, including 
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That subject to section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2021 com-
mitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
$7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2021 commitments for general business loans authorized 
under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not 
exceed $30,000,000,000 for a combination of amortizing 
term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit 
provided by revolving loans: Provided further, That during 
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fiscal year 2021 commitments 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 ex-
ceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal 
year 2021 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 
under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided 
further, That during fiscal year 2021, guarantees of trust 
certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi-
ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
$12,000,000,000: Provided further, That the amounts ap-
propriated in the matter preceding the first proviso under 
this heading for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized 
by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and the com-
mitments for general business loans authorized by the 
third proviso under this heading for such loans, shall not 
be available for loans authorized under paragraph (36) of 
such section 7(a). In addition, for administrative expenses 
to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$155,150,000, 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 
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Business Act, $168,075,000 (increased by $1,000,000) 
(reduced by $1,000,000), to be available until expended, 
of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector General 
of the Small Business Administration for audits and re-
views of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations 
for the Office of Inspector General; of which $158,075,000 
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 in-
direct administrative expenses for the direct loan program, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, That, of the 
funds provided under this heading, $142,864,000 shall be 
for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount 
for major disasters under this heading is designated by 
Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 550. 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. 
SEC. 551. 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 
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to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 
for obligation through September 30, 2024. 
SEC. 552. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $20,000,000 
shall not be available for obligation until the date that the 
Administrator certifies and reports to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate that the Small Business Administration, in con-
sultation with the Comptroller General of the United 
States, has established and issued agency-wide guidance 
with respect to relations with the Government Account-
ability Office to specifically provide for: (1) expedited 
timeframes for providing the Government Accountability 
Office with access to records within 10 days after the date 
of request; (2) expedited timeframes for interviews of pro-
gram officials by the Government Accountability Office; 
and (3) a significant streamlining of the review process 
for documents and interview requests by liaisons, counsel, 
and program officials, consistent with the objective that 
the Government Accountability Office be given timely and 
complete access to documents and agency officials. 
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-
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sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 
States Code, $55,333,000 (increased by $2,000,000): Pro-
vided, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind 
shall continue to be free: Provided further, That 6-day de-
livery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less 
than the 1983 level: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act 
shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy 
of charging any officer or employee of any State or local 
child support enforcement agency, or any individual par-
ticipating in a State or local program of child support en-
forcement, a fee for information requested or provided 
concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided fur-
ther, 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 
Species 
Conservation 
Funds 
Semipostal Stamp, as authorized under the Multinational 
Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111–241). 
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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 the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $258,180,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), 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; $57,026,000, 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. 
TITLE VI 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
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 
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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, 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. 
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). 
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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 2021, 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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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 2021 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2021 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2022, for each such account for 
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. 
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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 
(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. 
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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 provides 
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. 
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, 
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United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 
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. 
SEC. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, 
funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission 
by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency 
funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to 
advise on emerging regulatory issues. 
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SEC. 618. (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. 619. (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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