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otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con-
tained in this Act. 
SEC. 619. 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. 
SEC. 620. (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. 
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SEC. 621. 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. 
SEC. 622. 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. 623. 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 chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that In-
spector General’s access to such records, documents, or 
other materials, under any provision of law, except a provi-
sion of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 
and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of ac-
cess. A department or agency covered by this section shall 
provide its Inspector General with access to all such 
records, documents, and other materials in a timely man-
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ner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with 
statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the informa-
tion provided by the establishment over which that Inspec-
tor General has responsibilities under the chapter 4 of title 
5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered 
by this section shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
within five calendar days any failures to comply with this 
requirement. 
SEC. 624. 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 such as the 
5G Fund for Rural America: Provided further, That any 
such other mechanism shall maintain existing high-cost 
support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers 
until support under such mechanism commences. 
SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
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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 
criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activi-
ties, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 
activity. 
SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other- 
wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 
or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 
been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 
budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 
a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 
deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 
driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 
overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 
such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 
16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac-
tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 
department, agency, board, or commission funded by this 
Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 
the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 
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in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 
determination. 
(b) None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 
than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 
States, at any single conference occurring outside the 
United States unless the agency or entity determines that 
such attendance is in the national interest and advance 
notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in-
cludes the basis of that determination. 
SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 
the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this 
Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 629. In addition to any amounts appropriated 
or otherwise made available for expenses related to en-
hancements to www.oversight.gov and to further develop 
the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response 
Accountability Committee to enhance transparency, and to 
prevent, detect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in 
federal spending, $5,450,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, of which $450,000 is for enhancements to 
www.oversight.gov, shall be provided for an additional 
amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General Coun-
cil Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of 
chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That 
these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any 
authority available to the Council of the Inspectors Gen-
eral on Integrity and Efficiency under section 424 of title 
5, United States Code: Provided further, That within 270 
days, the PRAC is directed to issue a report to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the House 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the 
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs describing additional savings to be achieved 
through the creation of an early warning fraud detection 
program to support federal and state agencies and Offices 
of Inspectors General in their efforts to detect and miti-
gate waste, fraud, abuse, and other improper payments 
and awards. The report should also describe the PRAC’s 
ability to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine 
learning models and network analysis to identify anoma-
lies or issues not otherwise detected or identified in the 
early warning fraud detection program. 
SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 
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public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man-
agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 
2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 
transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 631. Federal agencies funded under this Act 
shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 
advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 
Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub-
lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex-
pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 
this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 
available to the agency for advertising or other commu-
nications regarding the programs and activities of the 
agency. 
SEC. 632. When issuing statements, press releases, 
requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu-
ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 
in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 
funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— 
(1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro-
gram or project which will be financed with Federal 
money; 
(2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 
project or program; and 
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(3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 
costs of the project or program that will be financed 
by non-governmental sources. 
SEC. 633. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the rule 
entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Cli-
mate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 
21334 (April 12, 2024) or any substantially similar rule. 
SEC. 634. 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. 635. Not later than 45 days after the last day 
of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re-
port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 
quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the 
appropriation. 
SEC. 636. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to procure electric vehicles, electric vehi-
cle batteries, electric vehicle charging stations or infra-
structure: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be 
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construed to prohibit the procurement of hybrid vehicles, 
including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that utilize both 
an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, pro-
vided such vehicles are not classified as battery electric 
vehicles. 
SEC. 637. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 
activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 
or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 
SEC. 638. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be made available 
to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out any 
office, program, or activity for the purposes of diversity, 
equity, and inclusion training or implementation. 
SEC. 639. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available to support, directly or indi-
rectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any laboratory 
owned or controlled by the governments of the People’s 
Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Re-
public of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 
the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Ven-
ezuela under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 
other country determined by the Secretary of State to be 
a foreign adversary. 
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SEC. 640. 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 
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. 641. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 
title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided by this Act shall be used in 
whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against 
a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person 
speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held reli-
gious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or 
should be recognized as, a union of one man and one 
woman. 
(b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 
subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 
taken by the Federal Government to— 
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(1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 
of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as-
sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp-
tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 
in subsection (a); 
(2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur-
poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 
such person; 
(3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 
exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 
deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co-
operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li-
cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 
other similar position or status from or to such per-
son; or 
(4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth-
erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 
benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 
admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 
degree from an educational program, from or to 
such person. 
(c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 
The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li-
censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 
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that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec-
tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 
such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per-
son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 
religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 642. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en-
force the proposed rule titled ‘‘Revising Scope of the Min-
ing Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage 
Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023). 
SEC. 643. The Postmaster General of the United 
States Postal Service shall notify in writing any Member 
of Congress at least 30 days before the Postal Service re-
leases any stamp (including special stamps, semipostal 
stamps, and any other stamp) depicting a landmark in, 
a significant event or commemoration of an event that oc-
curred in, or an individual from, in the case of a Member 
of the House of Representatives, the district or State the 
Member represents or, in the case of a Senator, the State 
the Senator represents. In this section, the term ‘‘Member 
of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
2106 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include 
the Vice President. 
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SEC. 644. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to fly or display a flag over or within 
a facility of the Federal Government other than the flag 
of the United States, a flag bearing an official U.S. Gov-
ernment seal or insignia, or the Prisoner of War/Missing 
in Action flag. 
SEC. 645. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available to the United States Postal Service 
by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following 
persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting over-
sight, any facility owned or leased by the United States 
Postal Service used for the delivery of letters, printed ma-
terials, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collec-
tion, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary 
thereto, or to make any temporary modification at any 
such facility that in any way alters what is observed by 
a visiting member of Congress or such designated em-
ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence 
of such modification: 
(1) A Member of Congress. 
(2) An employee of the United States House of 
Representatives or the United States Senate des-
ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this 
section. 
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(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re-
quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the 
intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for 
the purpose of conducting oversight. 
SEC. 646. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or in any prior Act may be used to facilitate the reg-
istration of an individual who is not a United States cit-
izen to vote in any local, state, or Federal election. 
SEC. 647. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to make new rules that the Administrator 
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the 
Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in 
or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy 
of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a major increase in costs 
or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, 
State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; 
or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employ-
ment, investment, productivity, innovation, consumer 
choice, or the ability of United States-based enterprises 
to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and 
export markets. 
SEC. 648. None of the funds provided in this Act may 
be used to plan, support, or implement any sister city ac-
tivities or exchanges between the District of Columbia and 
any city located within the People’s Republic of China. 
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SEC. 649. Not later than one year after enactment 
of this Act, the U.S. Government Accountability Office 
shall issue a report on agencies’ use of exemptions and 
exceptions to the Buy American Act and the Trade Agree-
ments Act on vehicle procurement for the federal govern-
ment. 
SEC. 650. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to lease, procure, or otherwise acquire 
a vehicle if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror of such 
vehicle is directly or indirectly an entity that— 
(1) is owned by, controlled by, or organized 
under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding BYD Auto Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Geely Hold-
ing Group Co., Ltd., or any Subsidiary or affiliate 
thereof; or 
(2) has a contract or licensing agreement with 
an entity included on the list maintained by the Sec-
retary of Defense pursuant to section 1260H of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), including Contemporary 
Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), or any 
subsidiary or affiliate thereof. 
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TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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 2026 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 section 1343(c) of title 31, United 
States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve-
hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforce-
ment vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance 
vehicles, and police type), is hereby fixed at $40,000 ex-
cept station wagons for which the maximum shall be 
$41,140: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by 
not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: Provided fur-
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ther, That the limits set forth in this section may not be 
exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid ve-
hicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions 
of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Develop-
ment, and Demonstration 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 conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided fur-
ther, That the limits set forth in this section shall not 
apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which 
operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to 
electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell ve-
hicles. 
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. 
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-
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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; (4) is a person who owes alle-
giance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is au-
thorized to be employed in the United States pursuant to 
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as set 
forth in the Department of Homeland Security’s August 
24, 2022 final rule entitled ‘‘Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals’’: Provided, That for purposes of this sec-
tion, affidavits signed by any such person shall be consid-
ered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this 
section with respect to his or her status are being complied 
with: Provided further, That for purposes of paragraphs 
(2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to em-
ployment and updated thereafter as necessary: 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 more than 1 year, 
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or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause 
shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any 
other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That 
any payment made to any officer or employee 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 Broadcasting Board of Gov-
ernors, 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 Department of the Interior or the 
USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with an-
other 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. 14057 (December 8, 2021), 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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SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 
any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 
President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 
be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 
or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 
head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 
make improvements for any such office, unless advance 
notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of-
fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 
used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 
directly controlled by the individual. 
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec-
tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 
fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 
the interagency funding of national security and emer-
gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 
benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti-
ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 
2012). 
SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 
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any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 
Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol-
icy-determining character that is excepted from the com-
petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 
States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 
213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 
the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 
instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer-
tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi-
vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 
the individual to the White House. 
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
Federal employees or members of the armed forces de-
tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 
(as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 
SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 
Government, who— 
(1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat-
ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government from having any 
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direct oral or written communication or contact with 
any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 
Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 
to the employment of such other officer or employee 
or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 
whether such communication or contact is at the ini-
tiative of such other officer or employee or in re-
sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 
committee, or subcommittee; or 
(2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 
demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 
performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 
to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis-
criminates in regard to any employment right, enti-
tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em-
ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 
Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 
commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 
such other officer or employee, by reason of any 
communication or contact of such other officer or 
employee with any Member, committee, or sub-
committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 
(1); 
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(3) unjustifiably refuses to comply with a duly 
issued and valid congressional subpoena. 
SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 
any employee training that— 
(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. 
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