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to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 3), $30,410,000: Provided, That 
the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, 
in carrying out the duties specified in such Act, to inves-
tigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to 
the Government under section 1001 of title 18, United 
States Code, by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That the Inspector General may 
enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, 
studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies 
and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws 
and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services 
within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Pro-
vided further, That the Inspector General may select, ap-
point, and employ such officers and employees as may be 
necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and du-
ties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the appli-
cable laws and regulations that govern such selections, ap-
pointments, and employment within the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation: Provided further, That concurrent 
with the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2025, 
the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for 
fiscal year 2025 in similar format and substance to budget 
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requests submitted by executive agencies of the Federal 
Government. 
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for 
a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code, 
$145,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT 
CORPORATION 
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cor-
poration for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, 
as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 8101–8107), $172,000,000. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, $48,184,000: Pro-
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vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Sur-
face Transportation Board shall be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections and used for necessary 
and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts made available under this heading 
from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for- 
dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received dur-
ing fiscal year 2024, to result in a final appropriation from 
the general fund estimated at not more than $46,934,000. 
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON 
HOMELESSNESS 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of ex-
perts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the United States Interagency Council on 
Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to 
title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 
as amended, $4,188,000. 
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TITLE IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
funded in this Act. 
SEC. 402. 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. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation 
under this Act for any consulting service through a pro-
curement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts 
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive 
Order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
training that— 
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(1) does not meet identified needs for knowl-
edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 
performance of official duties; 
(2) contains elements likely to induce high lev-
els of emotional response or psychological stress in 
some participants; 
(3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the train-
ing and written end of course evaluation; 
(4) contains any methods or content associated 
with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 
‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em-
ployment 
Opportunity 
Commission 
Notice 
N– 
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 
(5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par-
ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 
workplace. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 
SEC. 405. 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 2024, or provided from any ac-
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