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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). 
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-
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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. 526. With respect to each project funded under 
the heading ‘‘Major Repairs and Alterations’’ or ‘‘Judici-
ary Capital Security Program’’, and with respect to E- 
Government projects funded under the heading ‘‘Federal 
Citizen Services Fund’’, the Administrator of General 
Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for 
each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 527. The Administrator of General Services 
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than 
30 days following implementation of the initiative estab-
lished under (c)(2) of Section 846 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
91; 41 U.S.C. 1901 note) containing a market analysis 
and an implementation strategy related to the require-
ments under subparagraph (h) of Section 846. The report 
shall address strategies and processes for proper govern-
ment safeguards to data management and privacy for in-
corporation into the implementation of Section 846 to en-
sure a competitive environment. 
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, $1,000,000, 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 
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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, 2020, and in addition not to exceed 
$2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, 
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. 
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), 
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including 
maintenance, 
repairs, 
and 
cleaning, 
$372,400,000. 
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, $4,823,000. 
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar-
chives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for hold-
ings, $7,500,000, 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, $6,000,000, 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, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 
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30, 2020, 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, $17,019,000. 
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 
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 
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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, $132,172,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed 
$14,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2020, for information technology infrastructure mod-
ernization and Trust Fund Federal Financial System mi-
gration or modernization, and shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise made available for such purposes upon submit-
ting to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and House of Representatives the plan of expenditure as 
required by the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017’’: 
Provided further, That the amount made available by the 
previous proviso may not be obligated until the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives within 90 days of enactment a 
plan for expenditure of such amount, prepared in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, the Administrator of the United States Dig-
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ital Service, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
that— 
(1) identifies the full scope and cost of the IT 
systems remediation and stabilization project; 
(2) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A– 
11, part 7; 
(3) includes a Major IT Business Case under 
the requirements established by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget Exhibit 300; 
(4) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Government; 
(5) complies with all Office of Management and 
Budget, Department of Homeland Security and Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology re-
quirements related to securing the agency’s informa-
tion system as described in 44 U.S.C. 3554; and 
(6) is reviewed and commented upon within 60 
days of plan development by the Inspector General 
of the Office of Personnel Management, and such 
comments are submitted to the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management before the date of 
such submission: 
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Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $639,018 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 $133,483,000 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 
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 2019, accept dona-
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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. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$5,000,000, and in addition, not to exceed $25,265,000 
for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro-
vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans-
ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 
Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 
General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author-
ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 
and elsewhere. 
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–454), the Whistleblower Protection 
Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12) as amended by Public 
Law 107–304, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–199), and the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–353), including services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for 
witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co-
lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; $26,252,000. 
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), $15,200,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by sec-
tion 603(a) of such Act. 
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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), $5,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020. 
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), $2,000,000, 
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 
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, $1,658,302,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which not less than $15,206,000 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; 
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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 costs 
associated with relocation under a replacement lease for 
the Commission’s New York regional office facilities, not 
to exceed $37,189,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That 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 2019, all amounts 
appropriated under this heading shall be deemed to be the 
regular appropriation to the Commission for fiscal year 
2019: Provided further, 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 
$1,658,302,000 of such offsetting collections shall be 
available until expended for necessary expenses of this ac-
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count and not to exceed $37,189,000 of such offsetting 
collections shall be available until expended for costs under 
this heading associated with relocation under a replace-
ment lease for the Commission’s New York regional office 
facilities: Provided further, That the total amount appro-
priated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal 
year 2019 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are re-
ceived so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2019 ap-
propriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $0: Provided further, That if any amount of the ap-
propriation for costs associated with relocation under a re-
placement lease for the Commission’s New York regional 
office facilities is subsequently de-obligated by the Com-
mission, 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 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 2019. 
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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; 
$26,000,000: 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-
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, $268,500,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 
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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-
tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 
fiscal year 2019: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 
be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
System, to be available until September 30, 2020: Pro-
vided further, That $3,000,000 shall be for the Federal 
and State Technology Partnership Program under section 
34 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d). 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of programs supporting en-
trepreneurial 
and 
small 
business 
development, 
$251,900,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
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2020: Provided, That $132,600,000 shall be available to 
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal 
year 2020 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi-
ness Act: Provided further, That $31,600,000 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 
$18,000,000 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, $21,900,000. 
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.), $9,120,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, $4,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in-
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 
2019 commitments 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 fis-
cal year 2019 commitments for general business loans au-
thorized 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 fiscal year 2019 commitments for loans au-
thorized under subparagraph (C) of section 502(7) of The 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
696(7)) shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2019 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 
2019, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by sec-
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tion 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a 
principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaran-
teed 
loan 
programs, 
$155,150,000 
(reduced 
by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Sal-
aries 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, $31,308,000, to be available until expended, 
of which $1,000,000 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 $22,308,000 
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 $9,000,000 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. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 530. 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. 531. Of the unobligated balances from prior 
year appropriations available under the ‘‘Business Loans 
Program Account’’ heading for the Certified Development 
Company Program, $50,000,000 are hereby permanently 
rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded 
under this section from amounts that were designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 532. Section 12085 of Public Law 110–246 is 
repealed. 
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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, $58,118,000: Provided, That mail for over-
seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 
Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery 
of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Pro-
vided 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 participating in a State or local 
program of child support enforcement, a fee for informa-
tion 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 shall maintain and comply with 
service standards for First Class Mail and periodicals ef-
fective on July 1, 2012. 
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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, $250,000,000, 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, 
$51,515,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That travel expenses of the 
judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the 
judge. 
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. 
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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). 
SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 
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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 2019, 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 
is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi-
ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 
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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 
or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each 
agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate: Provided further, That not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate to establish the baseline for applica-
tion of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the 
current fiscal year: Provided further, That at a minimum 
the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation 
with a separate column to display the President’s budget 
request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due 
to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year 
enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appro-
priation both by object class and program, project, and 
activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respec-
tive appropriation; 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 
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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 2019 from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 
for fiscal year 2019 in this Act, shall remain available 
through September 30, 2020, 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. 
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 
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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. 
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 
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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, 
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-
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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. 
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 
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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)); 
(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 
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(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 
otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con-
tained in this Act. 
SEC. 620. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to 
complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working 
Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Pro-
posed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regu-
latory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working Group on 
Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 
No. 13563. 
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SEC. 621. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an 
option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final 
quality review processes for background investigation 
fieldwork services or background investigation support 
services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, 
are being conducted by that contractor. 
SEC. 622. (a) The head of each executive branch 
agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In-
formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par-
ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 
related to information technology. 
(b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 
agency funded by this Act that are available for informa-
tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con-
sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 
as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 
Officer of the agency and budget officials. 
SEC. 623. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 
33 of title 44, United States Code. 
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SEC. 624. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 
disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv-
ice to the public or remote computing service of the con-
tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec-
tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 
in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 
in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 625. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 
to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 
the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 
competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 
that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec-
tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 
in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 
shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel-
oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter-
native to Mobility Fund Phase II. 
SEC. 626. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 
to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 
access to any records, documents, or other materials avail-
able to the department or agency over which that Inspec-
tor General has responsibilities under the Inspector Gen-
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eral Act of 1978, or to prevent or impede that Inspector 
General’s access to such records, documents, or other ma-
terials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 
law that expressly refers to the Inspector General and ex-
pressly limits the Inspector General’s right of access. A 
department or agency covered by this section shall provide 
its Inspector General with access to all such records, docu-
ments, and other materials in a timely manner. Each In-
spector General shall ensure compliance with statutory 
limitations on disclosure relevant to the information pro-
vided by the establishment over which that Inspector Gen-
eral has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act 
of 1978. Each Inspector General covered by this section 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate within 5 cal-
endar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activities, or 
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other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related activ-
ity. 
SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, 
or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, 
contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid 
to trade associations. 
SEC. 629. Title 44, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)(2) of section 2107, by 
striking ‘‘the head of such agency has certified in 
writing to the Archivist’’ and inserting ‘‘the Archi-
vist determines, after consulting with the head of 
such agency,’’. 
(2) In subsection (d) of section 2904, by strik-
ing the first instance of ‘‘digital or electronic’’. 
(3) In subsection (e) of section 3303a, by strik-
ing ‘‘the written consent of’’ and inserting ‘‘advance 
notice to’’. 
(4) In section 3308, by striking ‘‘empower’’ and 
inserting ‘‘direct’’. 
SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce the requirements in section 
316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
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1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)) that the solicitation of 
contributions from member corporations stockholders and 
executive or administrative personnel, and the families of 
such stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must 
be separately and specifically approved by the member cor-
poration involved prior to such solicitation, and that such 
member corporation does not approve any such solicitation 
by more than one such trade association in any calendar 
year. 
SEC. 631. (1) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act shall be available to pay for an abortion or the admin-
istrative expenses in connection with a multi-State quali-
fied health plan offered under a contract under section 
1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18054) which provides any benefits or coverage 
for abortions. 
(2) The provision of paragraph (1) 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. 632. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to propose, issue, implement, administer, or enforce 
any requirement that a solicitation of a proxy, consent, 
or authorization to vote a security of an issuer in an elec-
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tion of members of the board of directors of the issuer 
be made using a single ballot or card that lists both indi-
viduals nominated by (or on behalf of) the issuer and indi-
viduals nominated by (or on behalf of) other proponents 
and permits the person granting the proxy, consent, or 
authorization to select from individuals in both groups. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 
of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2019 shall obligate 
or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen-
cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 
administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en-
sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 
(as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 
agency, or instrumentality. 
SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 
in accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United 
States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve-
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hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement ve-
hicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance ve-
hicles), is hereby fixed at $19,947 except station wagons 
for which the maximum shall be $19,997: Provided, That 
these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $7,250 for 
police-type vehicles: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 
5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for 
demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and 
Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstra-
tion Act of 1976: Provided further, That the limits set 
forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental 
cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant 
to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable con-
ventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further, That the lim-
its set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle 
that is a commercial item and which operates on alter-
native fuel, including but not limited to electric, plug-in 
hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 
SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart-
ments and independent establishments for the current fis-
cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex-
penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 
for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 
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SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 
the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con-
tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern-
ment of the United States (including any agency the ma-
jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 
of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti-
nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 
of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 
outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 
is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant-
ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 
of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 
then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 
allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur-
poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 
shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require-
ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 
being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 
of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub-
mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec-
essary: Provided further, That any person making a false 
affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 
shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 
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more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the 
above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in sub-
stitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 
further, That any payment made to any officer or em-
ployee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 
recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 
further, That this section shall not apply to any person 
who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 
United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or 
to international broadcasters employed by the Broad-
casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 
of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 
service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 
Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 
employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 
120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart-
ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 
to an agreement with another country. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart-
ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec-
essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex-
penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 
Services Administration for charges for space and services 
and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build-
ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 
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performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 
1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 
of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 
SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 
any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re-
ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 
including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 
records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre-
vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex-
pended for the following purposes: 
(1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
and recycling programs as described in Executive 
Order No. 13693 (March 19, 2015), including any 
such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 
the Executive order. 
(2) Other Federal agency environmental man-
agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 
development and implementation of hazardous waste 
management and pollution prevention programs. 
(3) Other employee programs as authorized by 
law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 
Federal agency. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 
Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 
of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 
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title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 
to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 
for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 
the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex-
penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 
funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 
financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 
(whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 
not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 
financial support from more than one agency or instru-
mentality. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 
to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 
has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 
adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 
United States. 
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each of those years and has a reasonable expec-
tation of reaching the same income level in the 
current year; 
‘‘(D) any natural person who is currently 
licensed or registered as a broker or investment 
adviser by the Commission, the Financial In-
dustry Regulatory Authority, or an equivalent 
self-regulatory organization (as defined in sec-
tion 3(a)(26) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934), or the securities division of a State or 
the equivalent State division responsible for li-
censing or registration of individuals in connec-
tion with securities activities; 
‘‘(E) any natural person the Commission 
determines, by regulation, to have demonstrable 
education or job experience to qualify such per-
son as having professional knowledge of a sub-
ject related to a particular investment, and 
whose education or job experience is verified by 
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or 
an equivalent self-regulatory organization (as 
defined in section 3(a)(26) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934); or’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—The Commission shall revise the 
definition of accredited investor under Regulation D (17 
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