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$3,302,053,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation serv-
ices under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided, That the 
Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain avail-
able subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant 
to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities 
aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities 
as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including 
activities aimed at improving the education and post-school out-
comes of children receiving Supplemental Security Income (‘‘SSI’’) 
and their families that may result in long-term improvement in 
the SSI child recipient’s economic status and self-sufficiency: Pro-
vided further, That from the remaining available amounts that 
are not used to carry out activities aimed at improving the education 
and post-school outcomes of children receiving SSI and their families 
authorized in the previous proviso, up to $20,000,000 may be used 
for other innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes 
of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of 
the Rehabilitation Act: Provided further, That States may award 
subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, 
non-profit entities: Provided further, That any funds made available 
subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at 
improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative 
financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive tech-
nology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy- 
down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or insurance 
program: Provided further, That applicants shall provide an assur-
ance that, and information describing the manner in which, the 
alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer 
choice and control: Provided further, That State agencies and 
community-based disability organizations that are directed by and 
operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete. 
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,456,000. 
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF 
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles 
I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $66,291,000: 
Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may 
at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized 
under section 207 of such Act. 
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY 
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet 
University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf 
Act of 1986, $119,000,000: Provided, That from the total amount 
available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the 
endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.
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CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and 
the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (‘‘AEFLA’’), 
$1,702,686,000, of which $911,686,000 shall become available on 
July 1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 
2015, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 
1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 2015: 
Provided, That of the amount provided for Adult Education State 
Grants, $70,811,000 shall be made available for integrated English 
literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other lim-
ited-English-proficient populations: Provided further, That of the 
amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics edu-
cation, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall 
be allocated to States based on a State’s absolute need as deter-
mined by calculating each State’s share of a 10-year average of 
the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for 
immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most 
recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced 
growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years 
for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data 
for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are avail-
able, except that no State shall be allocated an amount less than 
$60,000: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities 
under section 243. 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part 
C of title IV of the HEA, $24,486,210,000, which shall remain 
available through September 30, 2015. 
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible 
during award year 2014–2015 shall be $4,860. 
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of 
title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, 
C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, $1,166,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2015. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles 
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, 
$1,925,408,000: Provided, That $575,000 shall be for data collection 
and evaluation activities for programs under the HEA, including 
such activities needed to comply with the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to 
carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to 
support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who
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are participating in advanced foreign language training and inter-
national studies in areas that are vital to United States national 
security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge 
of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, 
or international development: Provided further, That of the funds 
referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used 
for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemi-
nation activities: Provided further, That, of the amount available 
under subpart 2 of part A of title VII of the HEA, the Secretary 
may use up to $1,485,000 to fund continuation awards for projects 
originally supported under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of 
the HEA: Provided further, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds 
made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title 
IV may be used for evaluation. 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of 
which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment 
grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and 
shall remain available until expended. 
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS PROGRAM 
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 
related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the 
HEA, $435,000. 
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL 
FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized 
pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain 
available through September 30, 2015: Provided, That such costs, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$303,593,000: Provided further, That these funds may be used to 
support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 
344(a) of the HEA. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES 
For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences 
Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical 
Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, $576,935,000, which shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2015: Provided, That funds available 
to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 
Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data 
systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data 
systems, or to further develop such systems: Provided further, That
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up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 
of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards 
to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities 
to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, 
and national levels. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three pas-
senger motor vehicles, $422,917,000, of which up to $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and 
renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. 
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as author-
ized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization 
Act, $98,356,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 
Organization Act, $57,791,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase 
of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial 
imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation 
of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such 
transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation 
of any school or school system. 
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any 
student to a school other than the school which is nearest the 
student’s home, except for a student requiring special education, 
to the school offering such special education, in order to comply 
with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose 
of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students 
includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving 
the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing 
of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade 
restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in 
this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. 
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
and meditation in the public schools. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds 
(pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
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Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Edu-
cation in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent 
by any such transfer: Provided, That the transfer authority granted 
by this section shall not be used to create any new program or 
to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided 
in this Act: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
SEC. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received 
under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a, under part A of 
title V of the ESEA. 
SEC. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘2014’’ for ‘‘2009’’. 
SEC. 307. (a) Section 206 of the Department of Education 
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3416) is amended— 
(1) by striking out the heading and inserting ‘‘Office of 
Career, Technical, and Adult Education’’; 
(2) by striking out ‘‘Office of Vocational and Adult Edu-
cation’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Career, Technical, and Adult 
Education’’; 
(3) by striking out ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Vocational and 
Adult Education’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Career, 
Technical, and Adult Education’’; and 
(4) by striking out ‘‘vocational and adult education’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘career, technical, and adult 
education’’. 
(b) Section 202 of the Department of Education Organization 
Act (20 U.S.C. 3412) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking out ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary for Vocational and Adult Education’’ and inserting 
‘‘Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Edu-
cation’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking out ‘‘Assistant Secretary 
for Vocational and Adult Education’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and 
Adult Education’’. 
(c) Section 1 of the Department of Education Organization 
Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by striking out the entry 
for section 206 and inserting ‘‘Sec. 206. Office of Career, Technical, 
and Adult Education.’’. 
(d) Section 114(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2324(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking out ‘‘Office of Vocational and Adult Education’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education’’. 
SEC. 308. The Secretary may reserve funds under section 9601 
of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and 
(c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under 
that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this 
Act and without respect to the source of funds for those activities: 
Provided, That any funds reserved under this section shall be 
available from July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015: Provided 
further, That not later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation 
of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
an evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations
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and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce which 
identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this 
section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld, 
and the programs to be evaluated with such funds. 
SEC. 309. (a) CONSOLIDATIONS.—For fiscal year 2006 and each 
succeeding fiscal year, if a local educational agency described in 
subsection (b) is formed at any time after 1938 by the consolidation 
of 2 or more former school districts, the local educational agency 
may elect to have the Secretary determine its eligibility for any 
fiscal year on the basis of 1 or more of those former districts, 
as designated by the local educational agency. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local edu-
cational agency referred to in subsection (a) is— 
(1) any local educational agency that, for fiscal year 1994 
or any preceding fiscal year, applied, and was determined to 
be eligible under, section 2(c) of the Act of September 30, 
1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) as that section was 
in effect for that fiscal year; or 
(2) a local educational agency formed by the consolidation 
of 2 or more districts, at least 1 of which was eligible for 
assistance under this section for the fiscal year preceding the 
year of the consolidation, if— 
(A) for fiscal years 2006 through 2013 the local edu-
cational agency notified the Secretary not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) for fiscal year 2014 the local educational agency 
includes the designation in its application under section 
8005 or any timely amendment to such application. 
(c) AMOUNT.—A local educational agency eligible under sub-
section (b) shall receive a foundation payment as provided for 
under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (h)(1), as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act, except that the foundation 
payment shall be calculated based on the most recent payment 
received by the local educational agency based on its former common 
status. 
SEC. 310. The Secretary of Education shall— 
(1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application 
for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the 
purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were 
in the foster care system; and 
(2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify students 
who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of 
their potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including 
postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee 
Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal pro-
grams under which such students may be eligible to receive 
assistance. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Education Appro-
priations Act, 2014’’.
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 
SEVERELY DISABLED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 
People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public 
Law 92–28, $5,257,000. 
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
Community Service (referred to in this title as ‘‘CNCS’’) to carry 
out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in 
this title as ‘‘1973 Act’’) and the National and Community Service 
Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as ‘‘1990 Act’’), $756,849,000, 
notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), 
and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided, That of the amounts 
provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant 
funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant applica-
tion reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and elec-
tronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be 
available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 
1990 Act; (3) $15,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance 
to State commissions on national and community service, under 
section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 
501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall 
be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of 
the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P 
shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: Provided further, 
That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section 
501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used for Social Innovation 
Funds Pilot Program-related performance-based awards for Pay 
for Success projects: Provided further, That, with respect to the 
previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain 
available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1552(a), and that any funds deobligated from such projects 
shall immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K 
of such Act. 
PAYMENT TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment to the National Service Trust established under 
subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $207,368,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That CNCS may transfer additional 
funds from the amount provided within ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ allo-
cated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to 
the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer 
is necessary to support the activities of national service participants
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and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National 
Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 
Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 
31 U.S.C. 1513(b). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administration as provided under 
section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 
1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire 
of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in 
the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants 
authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, $80,737,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program 
requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice 
and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2014, during any grant 
selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not know-
ingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding 
such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than 
an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to 
receive such information. 
SEC. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the 
National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum 
share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they 
receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall 
minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 
45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating 
costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support 
Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject 
to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 
1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations 
under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or 
E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and 
not supplant current programs and operations. 
SEC. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) 
of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose 
described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who 
are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 
SEC. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of 
the 1990 Act: 
(1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall 
be considered ‘‘qualified entities’’ under section 3 of the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 (‘‘NCPA’’); and 
(2) Individuals described in such section shall be considered 
‘‘volunteers’’ under section 3 of NCPA; and
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(3) State Commissions on National and Community Service 
established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are author-
ized to receive criminal history record information, consistent 
with Public Law 92–544. 
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
(‘‘CPB’’), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an 
amount which shall be available within limitations specified by 
that Act, for the fiscal year 2016, $445,000,000: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 
used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment 
for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available 
or used to aid or support any program or activity from which 
any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated 
against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or 
sex: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 
CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualifica-
tion in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other per-
sonnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of 
CPB: Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future 
Fund or any similar purpose. 
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service (‘‘Service’’) to carry out the functions vested in it 
by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor- 
Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary 
for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the 
Civil Service Reform Act, $45,149,000, including up to $400,000 
to remain available through September 30, 2015 for activities 
authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978: 
Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up 
to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict 
resolution services and technical assistance, including those pro-
vided to foreign governments and international organizations, and 
for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this 
account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for 
education, training, and professional development of the agency 
workforce: Provided further, That the Director of the Service is 
authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts 
of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of 
any projects or functions within the Director’s jurisdiction. 
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission, $16,423,000.
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INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES 
OFFICE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND 
ADMINISTRATION 
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 
1996 and the National Museum of African American History and 
Culture Act, $226,860,000. 
MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENT AND ACCESS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social 
Security Act, $7,500,000. 
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social 
Security Act, $11,519,000, to be transferred to this appropriation 
from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. 
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability 
as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
$3,186,000. 
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board 
to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management 
Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: Provided, That 
no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or 
assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection 
with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bar-
gaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in 
section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the 
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 
3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition 
employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, 
canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated 
on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water 
stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 406. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous 
Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board 
may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation 
that would provide employees any means of voting through any
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electronic means in an election to determine a representative for 
the purposes of collective bargaining. 
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Rail-
way Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the Presi-
dent, $13,116,000. 
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, $11,411,000. 
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, author-
ized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 
$39,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in 
fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 
98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of 
the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the 
amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit 
received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual 
benefits: Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall 
be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day 
of each month in the fiscal year. 
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS 
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2015, which shall be the maximum 
amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public 
Law 98–76. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
(‘‘Board’’) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $110,300,000, to be 
derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the 
railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the rail-
road unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided, That 
notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this 
limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted 
service: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not change 
the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired 
by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013.
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LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the 
Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,272,000, to be 
derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad 
unemployment insurance account. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as 
provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social 
Security Act, $16,400,000. 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM 
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, 
section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212 of Public Law 93– 
66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including 
payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative 
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, $41,249,064,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the 
current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that 
year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That 
not more than $47,000,000 shall be available for research and 
demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social 
Security Act and remain available through September 30, 2015. 
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security 
Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, 
such sums as may be necessary. 
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
Security 
Act 
for 
the 
first 
quarter 
of 
fiscal 
year 
2015, 
$19,700,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, not more than $10,328,040,000 may 
be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Secu-
rity Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in 
such section: Provided, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be 
for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further, That 
unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at 
the end of fiscal year 2014 not needed for fiscal year 2014 shall 
remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security 
Administration information technology and telecommunications 
hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment 
and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Pro-
vided further, That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available
H. R. 3547—403 
under the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further, That 
reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expendi-
tures for official time for employees of the Social Security Adminis-
tration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support 
services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, 
or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon 
as possible after such expenditures are made. 
In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability 
reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and 
for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligi-
bility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,197,000,000 
may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social 
Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to 
therein: Provided, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided 
to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
and $924,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for 
purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That 
the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion 
of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of 
these funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 
103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 
2002. 
In addition, $171,000,000 to be derived from administration 
fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursu-
ant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) 
of Public Law 93–66, which shall remain available until expended. 
To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections 
in fiscal year 2014 exceed $171,000,000, the amounts shall be 
available in fiscal year 2015 only to the extent provided in advance 
in appropriations Acts. 
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected 
pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, 
which shall remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $73,249,000, to be 
transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of 
the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund. 
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the ‘‘Limita-
tion on Administrative Expenses’’, Social Security Administration, 
to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and 
purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice 
of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
H. R. 3547—404 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances 
of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appro-
priations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall 
be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, 
for which they were originally appropriated. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this 
Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111– 
148 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive- 
legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for 
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, 
publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video 
presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legisla-
tion before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legisla-
tive body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State 
or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any 
proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order 
issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, 
except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or 
local government itself. 
(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or trans-
ferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be 
used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, 
or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed 
to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, 
administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before 
the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local 
legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized 
executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or 
officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and 
administrative processes within the executive branch of that govern-
ment. 
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include 
any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future 
Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, 
or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, 
including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the 
advocacy or promotion of gun control. 
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are author-
ized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respec-
tively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles 
I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation 
expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service is authorized to make available for official reception and 
representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds avail-
able for ‘‘Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and 
Expenses’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board