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(e) Local military commanders shall receive legal ad-
vice before making ex gratia payments under this sub-
section. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia pay-
ment is proper under this section and applicable Depart-
ment of Defense regulations. 
(f) A written record of any ex gratia payment offered 
or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a 
timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the De-
partment of Defense as determined by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(g) The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congres-
sional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy 
of the ex gratia payment program including the number 
of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response 
from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended 
modifications to the program. 
SEC. 8105. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 
awards on a public website in a searchable format. 
SEC. 8106. The Secretary of each military department, 
in reducing each research, development, test and evaluation 
and procurement account of the military department as re-
quired under paragraph (1) of section 828(d) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub-
lic Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note), as amended by sec-
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tion 825(a)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018, shall allocate the percentage reduction 
determined under paragraph (2) of such section 828(d) pro-
portionally from all programs, projects, or activities under 
such account: Provided, That the authority under section 
804(d)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) 
to transfer amounts available in the Rapid Prototyping 
Fund shall be subject to section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, 
as applicable. 
SEC. 8107. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— 
(1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 
702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States per-
son; or 
(2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as 
such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, 
United States Code) of any electronic communication 
of a United States person from a provider of elec-
tronic communication services to the public pursuant 
to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act of 1978. 
SEC. 8108. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to pay the salary of any
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officer or employee of any agency funded by this Act who 
approves or implements the transfer of administrative re-
sponsibilities or budgetary resources of any program, 
project, or activity financed by this Act to the jurisdiction 
of another Federal agency not financed by this Act without 
the express authorization of Congress: Provided, That this 
limitation shall not apply to transfers of funds expressly 
provided for in Defense Appropriations Acts, or provisions 
of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the De-
partment of Defense. 
SEC. 8109. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act 
for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’, $352,044,000, to 
remain available until expended, may be used for any pur-
poses related to the National Defense Reserve Fleet estab-
lished under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 
1946 (46 U.S.C. 57100): Provided, That such amounts are 
available for reimbursements to the Ready Reserve Force, 
Maritime Administration account of the United States De-
partment of Transportation for programs, projects, activi-
ties, and expenses related to the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet. 
SEC. 8110. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 
1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112–81; 125
112 
Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, 
foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless 
the congressional defense committees are notified in accord-
ance with the direction contained in the classified annex 
accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initi-
ating such support: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used under section 1208 for 
any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military 
operation being conducted by United States Special Oper-
ations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this 
section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is re-
quired by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later 
than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the con-
gressional defense committees of such waiver. 
SEC. 8111. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), includ-
ing for the introduction of United States armed forces into 
hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent 
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the cir-
cumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters 
while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congres-
sional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 
3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
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SEC. 8112. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Service Secretaries, shall submit two reports to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than March 1, 
2020, and not later than September 1, 2020, detailing the 
submission of records during the previous 6 months to data-
bases accessible to the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System (NICS), including the Interstate 
Identification Index (III), the National Crime Information 
Center (NCIC), and the NICS Index, as required by Public 
Law 110–180: Provided, That such reports shall provide the 
number and category of records submitted by month to each 
such database, by Service or Component: Provided further, 
That such reports shall identify the number and category 
of records submitted by month to those databases for which 
the Identification for Firearm Sales (IFFS) flag or other 
database flags were used to pre-validate the records and in-
dicate that such persons are prohibited from receiving or 
possessing a firearm: Provided further, That such reports 
shall describe the steps taken during the previous 6 months, 
by Service or Component, to ensure complete and accurate 
submission and appropriate flagging of records of individ-
uals prohibited from gun possession or receipt pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. 922(g) or (n) including applicable records involv-
ing proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice.
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SEC. 8113. (a) None of the funds provided in this Act 
for the TAO Fleet Oiler program shall be used to award 
a new contract that provides for the acquisition of the fol-
lowing components unless those components are manufac-
tured in the United States: Auxiliary equipment (including 
pumps) for shipboard services; propulsion equipment (in-
cluding engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard 
cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. 
(b) None of the funds provided in this Act for the 
FFG(X) Frigate program shall be used to award a new con-
tract that provides for the acquisition of the following com-
ponents unless those components are manufactured in the 
United States: Air circuit breakers; gyrocompasses; elec-
tronic navigation chart systems; steering controls; pumps; 
propulsion and machinery control systems; totally enclosed 
lifeboats; auxiliary equipment pumps; shipboard cranes; 
auxiliary chill water systems; and propulsion propellers: 
Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall incorporate 
United States manufactured propulsion engines and pro-
pulsion reduction gears into the FFG(X) Frigate program 
beginning not later than with the eleventh ship of the pro-
gram. 
SEC. 8114. No amounts credited or otherwise made 
available in this or any other Act to the Department of De-
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fense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund may be 
transferred to: 
(1) the Rapid Prototyping Fund established 
under section 804(d) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2302 
note); or 
(2) credited to a military-department specific 
fund established under section 804(d)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(as amended by section 897 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017). 
SEC. 8115. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for Government Travel Charge Card ex-
penses by military or civilian personnel of the Department 
of Defense for gaming, or for entertainment that includes 
topless or nude entertainers or participants, as prohibited 
by Department of Defense FMR, Volume 9, Chapter 3 and 
Department of Defense Instruction 1015.10 (enclosure 3, 
14a and 14b). 
SEC. 8116. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, from funds made available to the Department of De-
fense in title II of this Act under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, $15,000,000 shall be 
available for a project in a country designated by the Sec-
retary of Defense: Provided, That in furtherance of the
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project, the Department of Defense is authorized to acquire 
services, including services performed pursuant to a grant 
agreement, from another Federal agency, on an advance of 
funds or reimbursable basis: Provided further, That an 
order for services placed under this section is deemed to be 
an obligation in the same manner that a similar order 
placed under a contract with a private contractor is an ob-
ligation. 
SEC. 8117. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be made available to deliver F–35 air vehicles or any 
other F–35 weapon system equipment to the Republic of 
Turkey, except in accordance with section 1245 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 8118. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense may use up to $82,046,000 under 
the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’, 
and up to $44,001,000 under the heading ‘‘Research, Devel-
opment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’ to develop, re-
place, and sustain Federal Government security and suit-
ability background investigation information technology 
systems of the Office of Personnel Management or other Fed-
eral agency responsible for conducting such investigations: 
Provided, That the Secretary may transfer additional 
amounts into these headings or into ‘‘Procurement, Defense-
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Wide’’ using established reprogramming procedures pre-
scribed in the Department of Defense Financial Manage-
ment Regulation 7000.14, Volume 3, Chapter 6, dated Sep-
tember 2015: Provided further, That such funds shall sup-
plement, not supplant any other amounts made available 
to other Federal agencies for such purposes. 
SEC. 8119. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network is designed to block access to 
pornography websites. 
(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, or adjudication activities, 
or for any activity necessary for the national defense, in-
cluding intelligence activities. 
SEC. 8120. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any transfer of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to the Global Engagement Center es-
tablished by section 1287 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 
Stat. 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) shall be made in accordance 
with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as applicable, but 
only after the amount so transferred exceeds $20,000,000,
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the amount appropriated in this Act for the Global Engage-
ment Center. 
SEC. 8121. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere 
in this Act, there is appropriated $315,000,000, for an ad-
ditional amount for ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of 
the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary 
of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supple-
ment other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or 
expand elementary and secondary public schools on mili-
tary installations in order to address capacity or facility 
condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further, 
That in making such funds available, the Office of Eco-
nomic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give 
priority consideration to those military installations with 
schools having the most serious capacity or facility condi-
tion deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: 
Provided further, That as a condition of receiving funds 
under this section a local educational agency or State shall 
provide a matching share as described in the notice titled 
‘‘Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renova-
tion, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on
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Military Installations’’ published by the Department of De-
fense in the Federal Register on September 9, 2011 (76 Fed. 
Reg. 55883 et seq.): Provided further, That these provisions 
apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds 
previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, re-
pair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools 
on military installations in order to address capacity or 
facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent 
such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of 
this section. 
SEC. 8122. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the closure or realignment 
of the United States Naval Station, Guanta´namo Bay, 
Cuba. 
SEC. 8123. In carrying out the program described in 
the memorandum on the subject of ‘‘Policy for Assisted Re-
productive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely 
Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Mem-
bers’’ issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued 
to implement such memorandum, the Secretary of Defense 
shall apply such policy and guidance, except that— 
(1) the limitation on periods regarding embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G)
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and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not 
apply; and 
(2) the term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ 
shall include embryo cryopreservation and storage 
without 
limitation 
on 
the 
duration 
of 
such 
cryopreservation and storage. 
SEC. 8124. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assist-
ance to the Azov Battalion. 
SEC. 8125. None of the funds provided for, or otherwise 
made available, in this or any other Act, may be obligated 
or expended by the Secretary of Defense to provide motor-
ized vehicles, aviation platforms, munitions other than 
small arms and munitions appropriate for customary cere-
monial honors, operational military units, or operational 
military platforms if the Secretary determines that pro-
viding such units, platforms, or equipment would under-
mine the readiness of such units, platforms, or equipment. 
SEC. 8126. The Secretary of Defense may obligate and 
expend funds made available under this Act for procure-
ment or for research, development, test and evaluation for 
the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter to modify up to six F–35 
aircraft, including up to two F–35 aircraft of each variant, 
to a test configuration: Provided, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Air
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Force and the Secretary of the Navy, notify the congres-
sional defense committees not fewer than 30 days prior to 
obligating and expending funds under this section: Provided 
further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to the author-
ity provided in this section shall be made in accordance 
with section 8005 or 9002 of this Act, as appropriate, if 
applicable: Provided further, That aircraft referred to pre-
viously in this section are not additional to aircraft referred 
to in section 8135 of the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 2019. 
SEC. 8127. Amounts appropriated for ‘‘Defense Health 
Program’’ in this Act and hereafter may be obligated to 
make death gratuity payments, as authorized in subchapter 
II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, if no appro-
priation for ‘‘Military Personnel’’ is available for obligation 
for such payments: Provided, That such obligations may 
subsequently be recorded against appropriations available 
for ‘‘Military Personnel’’. 
SEC. 8128. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 
with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 
to any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil-
ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and admin-
istrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and
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that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an 
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting such 
tax liability, provided that the applicable Federal agency 
is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable 
Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of 
the corporation described in such subsection and has made 
a determination that such suspension or debarment is not 
necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 8129. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of— 
(1) Executive Order No. 13175 (65 Fed. Reg. 
67249; relating to consultation and coordination with 
Indian Tribal governments); or 
(2) section 1501.2(d)(2) of title 40, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
SEC. 8130. During fiscal year 2020, any advance bill-
ing for background investigation services and related serv-
ices purchased from activities financed using Defense Work-
ing Capital Funds shall be excluded from the calculation 
of cumulative advance billings under section 2208(l)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 8131. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to transfer 
the National Reconnaissance Office to the Space Force.
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SEC. 8132. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations the reports required by 
section 596 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020. 
SEC. 8133. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange 
rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby 
reduced by $81,559,000. 
TITLE IX 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Army’’, $2,743,132,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Navy’’, $356,392,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Marine Corps’’, $104,213,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Military Personnel, 
Air Force’’, $1,007,594,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Army’’, $34,812,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, 
Navy’’, $11,370,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
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ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Ma-
rine Corps’’, $3,599,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Reserve Personnel, Air 
Force’’, $16,428,000: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Army’’, $202,644,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Guard Per-
sonnel, Air Force’’, $5,624,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army’’, $20,092,038,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $8,772,379,000: Provided, That such amount 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $1,109,791,000: Provided, That such
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amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $10,359,379,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Defense-Wide’’, $7,803,193,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed 
$225,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating 
nations for logistical, military, and other support, includ-
ing access, provided to United States military and stability 
operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic State 
of Iraq and Syria: Provided further, That such reimburse-
ment payments may be made in such amounts as the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, may determine, based on docu-
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mentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to ade-
quately account for the support provided, and such deter-
mination is final and conclusive upon the accounting offi-
cers of the United States, and 15 days following written 
notification to the appropriate congressional committees: 
Provided further, That these funds may be used for the pur-
pose of providing specialized training and procuring sup-
plies and specialized equipment and providing such sup-
plies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable 
basis to coalition forces supporting United States military 
and stability operations in Afghanistan and to counter the 
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and 15 days following 
written notification to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees: Provided further, That these funds may be used to 
support the Government of Jordan in such amounts as the 
Secretary of Defense may determine, to enhance the ability 
of the armed forces of Jordan to increase or sustain security 
along its borders, upon 15 days prior written notification 
to the congressional defense committees outlining the 
amounts intended to be provided and the nature of the ex-
penses incurred: Provided further, That of the funds pro-
vided under this heading, not to exceed $1,049,178,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2021, shall be avail-
able to provide support and assistance to foreign security 
forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support
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or facilitate counterterrorism, crisis response, or other De-
partment of Defense security cooperation programs: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on 
the use of funds provided in this paragraph: Provided fur-
ther, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army Reserve’’, $37,592,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy Reserve’’, $23,036,000: Provided, That such 
amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps Reserve’’, $8,707,000: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force Reserve’’, $29,758,000: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $83,291,000: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air National Guard’’, $176,909,000: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas
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Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND 
For the ‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 
$4,199,978,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021: Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
Secretary of Defense for the purpose of allowing the Com-
mander, Combined Security Transition Command—Af-
ghanistan, or the Secretary’s designee, to provide assistance, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the secu-
rity forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equip-
ment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastruc-
ture repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Defense may obligate 
and expend funds made available to the Department of De-
fense in this title for additional costs associated with exist-
ing projects previously funded with amounts provided 
under the heading ‘‘Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund’’ in 
prior Acts: Provided further, That such costs shall be lim-
ited to contract changes resulting from inflation, market 
fluctuation, rate adjustments, and other necessary contract 
actions to complete existing projects, and associated super-
vision and administration costs and costs for design during 
construction: Provided further, That the Secretary may not
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use more than $50,000,000 under the authority provided 
in this section: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
notify in advance such contract changes and adjustments 
in annual reports to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That the authority to provide assistance 
under this heading is in addition to any other authority 
to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further, 
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein 
from any person, foreign government, or international orga-
nization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available 
until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and 
upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the 
sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific 
use of such contributions: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obli-
gating from this appropriation account, notify the congres-
sional defense committees in writing of the details of any 
such obligation: Provided further, That the Secretary of De-
fense shall notify the congressional defense committees in 
writing and not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating 
funds for any proposed new projects or transfer of funds 
between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: 
Provided further, That the United States may accept equip-
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ment procured using funds provided under this heading in 
this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces 
of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United 
States: Provided further, That equipment procured using 
funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, 
and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan 
or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and re-
turned by such forces to the United States, may be treated 
as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notifi-
cation to the congressional defense committees: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, not 
less than $10,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention 
of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and 
the recruitment and training of female security personnel: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing and made available for the salaries and benefits of per-
sonnel of the Afghanistan Security Forces may only be used 
for personnel who are enrolled in the Afghanistan Personnel 
and Pay System: Provided further, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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COUNTER-ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND 
For the ‘‘Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
Train and Equip Fund’’, $1,195,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided, That such funds 
shall be available to the Secretary of Defense in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, in-
cluding training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, 
and services; stipends; infrastructure repair and renova-
tion; construction for facility fortification and humane 
treatment; and sustainment, to foreign security forces, ir-
regular forces, groups, or individuals participating, or pre-
paring to participate in activities to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria, and their affiliated or associated 
groups: Provided further, That these funds may be used in 
such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine 
to enhance the border security of nations adjacent to conflict 
areas including Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia re-
sulting from actions of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: 
Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
heading shall be available to provide assistance only for ac-
tivities in a country designated by the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, as having a 
security mission to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and 
Syria, and following written notification to the congres-
sional defense committees of such designation: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior 
to providing assistance to elements of any forces or individ-
uals, such elements or individuals are appropriately vetted, 
including at a minimum, assessing such elements for asso-
ciations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the 
Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such 
elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule 
of law: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this 
appropriation account, notify the congressional defense 
committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may accept 
and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, 
from foreign governments, including the Government of 
Iraq and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized 
under this heading: Provided further, That contributions of 
funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign 
government or other entity may be credited to this Fund, 
to remain available until expended, and used for such pur-
poses: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall 
prioritize such contributions when providing any assistance 
for construction for facility fortification: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of 
law relating to the acquisition of items and support services 
or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act
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(22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines that 
such provision of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or oth-
erwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 
of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the con-
gressional defense committees, the Committees on Appro-
priations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That the United States 
may accept equipment procured using funds provided under 
this heading, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip 
Fund’’ in prior Acts, that was transferred to security forces, 
irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to 
participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria and returned by such forces or groups to the 
United States, and such equipment may be treated as stocks 
of the Department of Defense upon written notification to 
the congressional defense committees: Provided further, That 
equipment procured using funds provided under this head-
ing, or under the heading, ‘‘Iraq Train and Equip Fund’’ 
in prior Acts, and not yet transferred to security forces, 
irregular forces, or groups participating, or preparing to 
participate in activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq 
and Syria may be treated as stocks of the Department of 
Defense when determined by the Secretary to no longer be 
required for transfer to such forces or groups and upon
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written notification to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide quarterly reports to the congressional defense commit-
tees on the use of funds provided under this heading, includ-
ing, but not limited to, the number of individuals trained, 
the nature and scope of support and sustainment provided 
to each group or individual, the area of operations for each 
group, and the contributions of other countries, groups, or 
individuals: Provided further, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Army’’, $531,541,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Army’’, $1,423,589,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Weap-
ons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, $346,306,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Army’’, $148,682,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is des-
ignated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Army’’, $1,080,504,000, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Navy’’, $95,153,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Weapons Procurement, 
Navy’’, $116,429,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Navy and Marine Corps’’, $204,814,000, to re-
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main available until September 30, 2022: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’, $351,250,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 
Corps’’, $20,589,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $851,310,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated
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by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Missile Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $201,671,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement of Am-
munition, Air Force’’, $934,758,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’, $3,748,801,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
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al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Defense- 
Wide’’, $438,064,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT 
For procurement of rotary-wing aircraft; combat, tac-
tical and support vehicles; other weapons; and other pro-
curement items for the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces, $1,300,000,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That the Chiefs of Na-
tional Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 
30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit 
to the congressional defense committees the modernization 
priority assessment for their respective National Guard or 
Reserve component: Provided further, That none of the 
funds made available by this paragraph may be used to 
procure manned fixed wing aircraft, or procure or modify 
missiles, munitions, or ammunition: Provided further, That
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such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND 
EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Army’’, $147,304,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’, $164,410,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR 
FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Air Force’’, $128,248,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $394,260,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $20,100,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $347,746,000, which shall be for operation and 
maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985. 
DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEFENSE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Drug Interdiction and 
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense’’, $153,100,000: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Inspec-
tor General’’, $24,254,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available in this title are in addition to 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020. 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary 
of Defense that such action is necessary in the national in-
terest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 
of Management and Budget, transfer up to $2,000,000,000 
between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
Department of Defense in this title: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 
made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided 
further, That the authority provided in this section is in 
addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
conditions as the authority provided in section 8005 of this 
Act. 
SEC. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and 
costs for design during construction associated with a con-
struction project funded with appropriations available for 
operation and maintenance or the ‘‘Afghanistan Security
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Forces Fund’’ provided in this Act and executed in direct 
support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, 
may be obligated at the time a construction contract is 
awarded: Provided, That, for the purpose of this section, 
supervision and administration costs and costs for design 
during construction include all in-house Government costs. 
SEC. 9004. From funds made available in this title, 
the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military 
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the 
United States Central Command area of responsibility: (1) 
passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehi-
cle; and (2) heavy and light armored vehicles for the phys-
ical security of personnel or for force protection purposes 
up to a limit of $450,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price 
or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger 
carrying vehicles. 
SEC. 9005. Not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amounts 
appropriated by this title under the heading ‘‘Operation 
and Maintenance, Army’’ may be used, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, to fund the Commanders’ Emer-
gency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of ena-
bling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to 
urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction 
requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided, 
That each project (including any ancillary or related ele-
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ments in connection with such project) executed under this 
authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, 
That not later than 45 days after the end of each 6 months 
of the fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during 
that 6-month period that were made available pursuant to 
the authority provided in this section or under any other 
provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided 
further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal year quarter, the Army shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees quarterly commitment, obliga-
tion, and expenditure data for the CERP in Afghanistan: 
Provided further, That, not less than 15 days before making 
funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section or under any other provision of law for the purposes 
described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost 
for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a written notice 
containing each of the following: 
(1) The location, nature and purpose of the pro-
posed project, including how the project is intended to 
advance the military campaign plan for the country 
in which it is to be carried out.
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(2) The budget, implementation timeline with 
milestones, and completion date for the proposed 
project, including any other CERP funding that has 
been or is anticipated to be contributed to the comple-
tion of the project. 
(3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed 
project, including the agreement with either the host 
nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the 
United States Government or a third-party contrib-
utor to finance the sustainment of the activities and 
maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be pro-
vided through the proposed project. 
SEC. 9006. Funds available to the Department of De-
fense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, to provide supplies, 
services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and 
other logistical support to allied forces participating in a 
combined operation with the armed forces of the United 
States and coalition forces supporting military and sta-
bility operations in Afghanistan and to counter the Islamic 
State of Iraq and Syria: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
defense committees regarding support provided under this 
section.
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SEC. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be obli-
gated or expended by the United States Government for a 
purpose as follows: 
(1) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
(2) To exercise United States control over any 
oil resource of Iraq. 
(3) To establish any military installation or base 
for the purpose of providing for the permanent sta-
tioning of United States Armed Forces in Afghani-
stan. 
SEC. 9008. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the following laws en-
acted or regulations promulgated to implement the United 
Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, In-
human or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at 
New York on December 10, 1984): 
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including
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regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of 
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to 
Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pan-
demic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–148). 
SEC. 9009. None of the funds provided for the ‘‘Afghan-
istan Security Forces Fund’’ (ASFF) may be obligated 
prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by 
the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
Department of Defense: Provided, That the AROC must ap-
prove the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any 
non-standard 
equipment 
requirements 
in 
excess 
of 
$100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the De-
partment of Defense must certify to the congressional de-
fense committees that the AROC has convened and approved 
a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in 
the preceding proviso and accompanying report language 
for the ASFF. 
SEC. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the 
Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may 
be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost 
of not more than $250,000: Provided, That, upon deter-
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mination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Com-
mander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency 
operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase 
items having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
$500,000. 
SEC. 9011. Up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated 
by this Act for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency 
in ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be 
used to provide assistance to the Government of Jordan to 
support the armed forces of Jordan and to enhance security 
along its borders. 
SEC. 9012. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip 
Fund’’ may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air 
defense systems. 
SEC. 9013. Of the amounts appropriated in this title 
under the heading ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense- 
Wide’’, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
$250,000,000, of which $125,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2020, shall be for the Ukraine Security 
Assistance Initiative: Provided, That such funds shall be 
available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including 
training; equipment; lethal assistance; logistics support,
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supplies and services; sustainment; and intelligence support 
to the military and national security forces of Ukraine, and 
for replacement of any weapons or articles provided to the 
Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United 
States: Provided further, That of the amounts made avail-
able in this section, $50,000,000 shall be available only for 
lethal assistance described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sec-
tion 1250(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92): Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 15 days 
prior to obligating funds provided under this heading, no-
tify the congressional defense committees in writing of the 
details of any such obligation: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Defense shall, not less than 90 days after such 
notification is made, inform such committees if such funds 
have not been obligated and the reasons therefor: Provided 
further, That the United States may accept equipment pro-
cured using funds provided under this heading in this or 
prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of 
Ukraine and returned by such forces to the United States: 
Provided further, That equipment procured using funds 
provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not 
yet transferred to the military or National Security Forces 
of Ukraine or returned by such forces to the United States, 
may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon
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written notification to the congressional defense committees: 
Provided further, That amounts made available by this sec-
tion are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contin-
gency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 9014. Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
available for replacement of funds for items provided to the 
Government of Ukraine from the inventory of the United 
States to the extent specifically provided for in section 9013 
of this Act. 
SEC. 9015. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under section 9013 may be used to procure or transfer 
man-portable air defense systems. 
SEC. 9016. Equipment procured using funds provided 
in prior Acts under the heading ‘‘Counterterrorism Part-
nerships Fund’’ for the program authorized by section 1209 
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291), and not yet transferred to authorized recipi-
ents may be transferred to foreign security forces, irregular 
forces, groups, or individuals, authorized to receive assist-
ance using amounts provided under the heading ‘‘Counter- 
ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ in this Act: Provided, That
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such equipment may be transferred 15 days following writ-
ten notification to the congressional defense committees. 
SEC. 9017. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Oper-
ation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ for payments under 
section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to 
the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless 
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Government of Pakistan is— 
(1) cooperating with the United States in 
counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, 
the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish- 
e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and for-
eign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to 
end support for such groups and prevent them from 
basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out 
cross border attacks into neighboring countries; 
(2) not supporting terrorist activities against 
United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and 
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not 
intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial 
processes in Pakistan;
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(3) dismantling improvised explosive device 
(IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals 
used in the manufacture of IEDs; 
(4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-re-
lated material and expertise; 
(5) implementing policies to protect judicial 
independence and due process of law; 
(6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United 
States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and 
assistance programs in Pakistan; and 
(7) providing humanitarian organizations access 
to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other 
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. 
(b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in subsection 
(a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
security interest to do so: Provided, That if the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, ex-
ercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report 
to the congressional defense committees on both the justifica-
tion for the waiver and on the requirements of this section 
that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Pro-
vided further, That such report may be submitted in classi-
fied form if necessary.
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(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 9018. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated 
to the Department of Defense and made available for trans-
fer only to the operation and maintenance, military per-
sonnel, and procurement accounts, to improve near-term in-
telligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities and 
related processing, exploitation, and dissemination func-
tions of the Department of Defense: Provided, That the 
transfer authority provided in this section is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this 
Act: Provided further, That not later than 30 days prior 
to exercising the transfer authority provided in this section, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the con-
gressional defense committees on the proposed uses of these 
funds: Provided further, That the funds provided in this 
section may not be transferred to any program, project, or 
activity specifically limited or denied by this Act: Provided 
further, That such funds may not be obligated for new start 
efforts: Provided further, That amounts made available by 
this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas 
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,
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That the authority to provide funding under this section 
shall terminate on September 30, 2020. 
SEC. 9019. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of 
the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), includ-
ing for the introduction of United States armed or military 
forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria 
where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indi-
cated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, air-
space, or waters while equipped for combat, in contraven-
tion of the congressional consultation and reporting require-
ments of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 
1543). 
SEC. 9020. None of the funds in this Act may be made 
available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft 
to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghani-
stan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides 
a report to the congressional defense committees of the Af-
ghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The re-
port should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and 
maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory 
and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide 
additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current 
medium airlift capacity.
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SEC. 9021. Funds available for the Afghanistan Secu-
rity Forces Fund may be used to provide limited training, 
equipment, and other assistance that would otherwise be 
prohibited by 10 U.S.C. 362 to a unit of the security forces 
of Afghanistan only if the Secretary certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees, within 30 days of a decision to 
provide such assistance, that (1) a denial of such assistance 
would present significant risk to U.S. or coalition forces 
or significantly undermine United States national security 
objectives in Afghanistan; and (2) the Secretary has sought 
a commitment by the Government of Afghanistan to take 
all necessary corrective steps: Provided, That such certifi-
cation shall be accompanied by a report describing: (1) the 
information relating to the gross violation of human rights; 
(2) the circumstances that necessitated the provision of such 
assistance; (3) the Afghan security force unit involved; (4) 
the assistance provided and the assistance withheld; and (5) 
the corrective steps to be taken by the Government of Af-
ghanistan: Provided further, That every 120 days after the 
initial report an additional report shall be submitted de-
tailing the status of any corrective steps taken by the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan: Provided further, That if the Gov-
ernment of Afghanistan has not initiated necessary correc-
tive steps within one year of the certification, the authority 
under this section to provide assistance to such unit shall
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no longer apply: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
submit a report to such committees detailing the final dis-
position of the case by the Government of Afghanistan. 
SEC. 9022. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be made available for any member of the Taliban 
except to support a reconciliation activity that includes the 
participation of members of the Government of Afghanistan, 
does not restrict the participation of women, and is author-
ized by section 1218 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 9023. Of the funds appropriated in Department 
of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are 
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs 
in the specified amounts: Provided, That such amounts are 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
‘‘Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, 
2018/2020, $30,000,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2018/2020, 
$32,300,000;
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‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: 
DSCA 
Security 
Cooperation’’, 
2019/2020, 
$55,000,000; 
‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide: Co-
alition Support Fund’’, 2019/2020, $30,000,000; 
‘‘Afghanistan Security Forces Fund’’, 2019/2020, 
$396,000,000; 
‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’, 2019/ 
2020, $450,000,000; 
‘‘Missile 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2019/2021, 
$13,176,000; 
‘‘Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army’’, 
2019/2021, $52,477,000; 
‘‘Other 
Procurement, 
Army’’, 
2019/2021, 
$8,750,000; 
‘‘Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine 
Corps’’, 2019/2021, $16,574,000; 
‘‘Aircraft Procurement, Air Force’’, 2019/2021, 
$24,713,000; and 
‘‘Missile Procurement, Air Force’’, 2019/2021, 
$25,752,000. 
SEC. 9024. Nothing in this Act may be construed as 
authorizing the use of force against Iran.
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TITLE X 
NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’, $427,000,000, for necessary expenses related 
to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 
flooding and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Marine Corps’’, $394,000,000, for necessary expenses 
related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor-
ence and flooding and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 
2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Air Force’’, $110,000,000, for necessary expenses re-
lated to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor-
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ence and flooding and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 
2019: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Army National Guard’’, $45,700,000, for necessary 
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael 
and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occurring in fis-
cal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is designated 
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
PROCUREMENT 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Navy’’ $75,015,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flood-
ing and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Procurement, Marine 
Corps’’ $73,323,000, for necessary expenses related to the 
consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flood-
ing and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Aircraft Procurement, 
Air Force’’ $204,448,000, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 
flooding and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Other Procurement, 
Air Force’’ $77,974,000, for necessary expenses related to 
the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and 
flooding and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: 
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress 
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
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251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Navy’’ $130,444,000, for nec-
essary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes 
Michael and Florence and flooding and earthquakes occur-
ring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’ for the Navy Working Capital Fund, 
$233,500,000, for necessary expenses related to the con-
sequences of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and flooding 
and earthquakes occurring in fiscal year 2019: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being 
for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 10001. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds made available under each heading in this title
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shall only be used for the purposes specifically described 
under that heading. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of De-
fense Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
DIVISION 
B—COMMERCE, 
JUSTICE, 
SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
to carry out activities associated with facilitating, attract-
ing, and retaining business investment in the United 
States, and for engaging in trade promotional activities 
abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agree-
ments for the purpose of promoting exports of United States 
firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, 
United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent 
members of immediate families of employees stationed over-
seas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and 
transportation of employees of the International Trade Ad-
ministration between two points abroad, without regard to 
section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment
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of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for 
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 
10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable 
exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, 
in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise 
in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $521,250,000, of which $70,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
$11,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and 
used by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That, of amounts provided under this head-
ing, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China anti-
dumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compli-
ance activities: Provided further, That the provisions of the 
first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, 
contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Edu-
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cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include 
payment for assessments for services provided as part of 
these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
including costs associated with the performance of export 
administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract 
for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation 
expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers 
under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B 
of title XVII of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), and as authorized 
by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 
22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use 
with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase with-
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out regard to any price limitation otherwise established by 
law, $127,652,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 
105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational 
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Pro-
vided further, That payments and contributions collected 
and accepted for materials or services provided as part of 
such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost 
of such activities, and for providing information to the pub-
lic with respect to the export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce and other 
export control programs of the United States and other gov-
ernments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants au-
thorized by sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722 and 
3723), $292,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $33,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 
27 and $2,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 
28.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$40,500,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, sections 27 and 28 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722 and 3723), 
and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
enterprises, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$42,000,000, of which not more than $15,500,000 shall be 
available for overhead expenses, including salaries and ex-
penses, rent, utilities, and information technology services. 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $107,990,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021.
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $274,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided 
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics for periodic 
censuses and programs provided for by law, $7,284,319,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $3,556,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the Bureau of the Census: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $2,500,000,000 is designated by the Congress as being 
for the 2020 Census pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(G) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985.
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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $40,441,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge 
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, analysis, operations, and related services, and such 
fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for 
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from 
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
agencies shall remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries 
and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated
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are available for the administration of all open grants until 
their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including 
defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
USPTO, $3,450,681,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections 
of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO 
under any law are received during fiscal year 2020, so as 
to result in a fiscal year 2020 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2020, should the total amount of such offsetting 
collections be less than $3,450,681,000, this amount shall 
be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount 
received in excess of $3,450,681,000 in fiscal year 2020 and 
deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate for any amounts made available
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by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that sec-
tion: Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed 
in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be trans-
ferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That 
from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 
made available in fiscal year 2020 for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2020 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to 
pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay 
contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 
8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost 
percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as 
provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for 
USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present 
value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as deter-
mined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement 
life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage 
for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees
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Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 
Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, as appropriate, 
and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those 
accounts: Provided further, That any differences between the 
present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series 
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for 
USPTO’s specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost 
on USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by 
USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 
42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 
22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 
112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts appro-
priated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of In-
spector General’’ account for activities associated with car-
rying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $754,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
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Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That NIST may provide local transportation for sum-
mer undergraduate research fellowship program partici-
pants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology serv-
ices, $162,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $146,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership, and of which $16,000,000 shall be 
for the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation 
(also known as ‘‘Manufacturing USA’’). 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $118,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Sec-
retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
177 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards 
and Technology construction project having a total multi- 
year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simulta-
neously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project 
for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; pilot programs for state-led fisheries management, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law; grants, con-
tracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the 
purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative 
agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,763,939,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service 
for the management of national marine sanctuaries may 
be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That in addition, 
$174,774,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund en-
titled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Re-
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search Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only 
be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Ken-
nedy Grant Program; Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys 
and Assessments; and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $62,070,000 shall be 
for payment to the Department of Commerce Working Cap-
ital Fund: Provided further, That of the $3,956,213,000 
provided for in direct obligations under this heading, 
$3,763,939,000 is appropriated from the general fund, 
$174,774,000 is provided by transfer, and $17,500,000 is 
derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided 
further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 
for specific activities in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this con-
solidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds 
provided under this heading in previous years, shall be sub-
ject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: 
Provided further, That in addition, for necessary retired 
pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Pro-
tection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for 
the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents 
under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), 
such sums as may be necessary: Provided further, That the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration submit to Congress a report on existing
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supercomputing capacity and needs of the Administration 
and on the incremental improvement to operational weather 
forecasts that would result from a significant investment 
in additional compute capacity. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,530,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022, except that funds provided for acquisition and con-
struction of vessels and construction of facilities shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
$1,543,890,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $1,530,890,000 is appropriated from the general 
fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior 
year obligations: Provided further, That any deviation from 
the amounts designated for specific activities in the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall include in budget justification 
materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support
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of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with 
the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acqui-
sition or construction project having a total of more than 
$5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification 
shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for 
each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: 
Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated, 
$1,302,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying out 
investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, 
acquisition and construction. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That, of the 
funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may 
issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recog-
nized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (in-
cluding Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of 
salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threat-
ened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as 
at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations nec-
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essary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native 
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal 
salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be de-
veloped by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and 
other merit principles and shall not be available for mar-
keting activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during fiscal year 2020, obligations of direct loans 
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota 
loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the De-
partment of Commerce provided for by law, including not
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to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, 
$61,000,000: Provided, That no employee of the Department 
of Commerce may be detailed or assigned from a bureau 
or office funded by this Act or any other Act to offices with-
in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Com-
merce for more than 30 days in a fiscal year unless the 
individual’s employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed 
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the entire 
period of assignment using funds provided under this head-
ing: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $15,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation 
until the Secretary updates and resubmits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate the plan for expenditure described in the third 
proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of the Census—Periodic 
Censuses and Programs’’ in division C of Public Law 116– 
6. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $35,000,000: Provided, That
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notwithstanding section 6413(b) of the Middle Class Tax 
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–96), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from the 
amounts provided under this heading, shall be derived from 
the Public Safety Trust Fund for activities associated with 
carrying out investigations and audits related to the First 
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the 
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for 
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the 
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902).
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SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of 
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other 
law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amend-
ed by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 
113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable 
with respect to fiscal year 2020: Provided, That the life 
cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 
$11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary 
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is 
$10,828,059,000.
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SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may furnish services (including but not lim-
ited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) 
necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and im-
provement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are 
authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative 
Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in 
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other 
buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of 
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Adminis-
trator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimburse-
ment for services provided under this section or the author-
ity under which the use or occupancy of the space is author-
ized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation 
or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits 
of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment,
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personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or posses-
sion, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any for-
eign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute 
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Service 
shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or 
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the 
Service has provided information to the customer on how 
an electronic copy of such report or document may be 
accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer 
still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy 
of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to 
recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and 
delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into 
grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non- 
reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds 
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agen-
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cy, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal 
government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions 
thereof: Provided, That funds received for permitting and 
related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall 
be deposited under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Fa-
cilities’’ and shall remain available until September 30, 
2022, for such purposes: Provided further, That all funds 
within this section and their corresponding uses are subject 
to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any 
prior appropriations Act that remain available for obliga-
tion, for necessary expenses of the programs of the Econom-
ics and Statistics Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, including amounts provided for programs of the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Cen-
sus, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agreements 
with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or 
local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, 
to aid and promote statistical, research, and methodology 
activities which further the purposes for which such 
amounts have been made available. 
SEC. 111. (a) There is hereby established in the Treas-
ury of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund’’ (the
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Fund): Provided, That unobligated balances of expired dis-
cretionary funds appropriated for this or any succeeding 
fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the 
Department of Commerce by this or any other Act may be 
transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year 
after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available 
for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: 
Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall 
be available until expended, and in addition to such other 
funds as may be available for such purposes, for informa-
tion and business technology system modernization and fa-
cilities infrastructure improvements necessary for the oper-
ation of the Department, subject to approval by the Office 
of Management and Budget: Provided further, That 
amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of the planned use of funds. 
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by this Act, there is appropriated $20,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2022, to the Fund for nec-
essary expenses for a business application system mod-
ernization. 
SEC. 112. Not later than thirty days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, using amounts appropriated or
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otherwise made available in this title for the Bureau of In-
dustry and Security for operations and administration, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall— 
(1) publish in the Federal Register the report on 
the findings of the investigation into the effect on na-
tional security of imports of automobiles and auto-
motive parts that the Secretary initiated on May 23, 
2018, under section 232(b) of the Trade Expansion 
Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862(b)), as required under 
paragraph (3)(B) of that section; and 
(2) submit to Congress any portion of the report 
that contains classified information, which may be 
viewed only by Members of Congress and their staff 
with appropriate security clearances. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $114,740,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.
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JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $33,875,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer up to $40,000,000 to this account, from funds 
available to the Department of Justice for information tech-
nology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise- 
wide information technology initiatives: Provided further, 
That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in 
addition to any other transfer authority contained in this 
Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the 
first proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of immi-
gration-related activities of the Executive Office for Immi-
gration Review, $672,966,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be 
derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigra-
tion Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examina-
tions Fee’’ account, and of which not less than $18,000,000
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shall be available for services and activities provided by the 
Legal Orientation Program: Provided, That not to exceed 
$35,000,000 of the total amount made available under this 
heading shall remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $105,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $13,308,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the expi-
ration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the Commis-
sioner may continue to act until a successor has been ap-
pointed. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, 
to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted 
for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; the
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administration of pardon and clemency petitions; and rent 
of private or Government-owned space in the District of Co-
lumbia, $920,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amount provided for 
INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed 
$685,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to ex-
ceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon 
a determination by the Attorney General that emergent cir-
cumstances require additional funding for litigation activi-
ties of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may trans-
fer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal 
Activities’’ from available appropriations for the current 
fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be nec-
essary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, 
such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the 
Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated
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with the election monitoring program under section 8 of 
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to 
reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such sal-
aries and expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts 
provided under this heading for the election monitoring 
program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, not less 
than $193,715,000 shall be available for the Criminal Divi-
sion, including related expenses for the Mutual Legal Assist-
ance Treaty Program. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases under 
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to 
exceed $13,000,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine In-
jury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust 
and kindred laws, $166,755,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings 
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 
of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection 
(and estimated to be $141,000,000 in fiscal year 2020), 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:
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Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collec-
tions are received during fiscal year 2020, so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $25,755,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooper-
ative agreements, $2,254,541,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That each 
United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a 
task force on human trafficking. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $227,229,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, deposits to the United States Trustee Sys-
tem Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be avail-
able in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund 
pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code
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(as limited by section 1004(b) of the Bankruptcy Judgeship 
Act of 2017 (division B of Public Law 115–72)), shall be 
retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropria-
tion and shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That to the extent that fees deposited into the Fund 
in fiscal year 2020, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors, exceed $227,229,000, those excess amounts 
shall be available in future fiscal years only to the extent 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during 
fiscal year 2020, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors, (estimated at $309,000,000) and (2) to the 
extent that any remaining general fund appropriations can 
be derived from amounts deposited in the Fund in previous 
fiscal years that are not otherwise appropriated, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriation from the 
general fund estimated at $0. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $2,335,000.
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FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of con-
tracts for the procurement and supervision of expert wit-
nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 
is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and 
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness secu-
rity caravans; and not to exceed $18,000,000 is for the pur-
chase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
telecommunications equipment and a secure automated in-
formation network to store and retrieve the identities and 
locations of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts 
made available under this heading may not be transferred 
pursuant to section 205 of this Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $16,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
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lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 
and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
$20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice 
Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
Service, $1,430,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 
as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
Code, $1,867,461,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered 
‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement 
assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the United States Mar-
shals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice 
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $110,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re-
quire additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
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vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most 
significant 
drug 
trafficking 
organizations, 
transnational organized crime, and money laundering or-
ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-gov-
ernmental agreements with State and local law enforcement 
agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of in-
dividuals involved in transnational organized crime and 
drug trafficking, $550,458,000, of which $50,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That any 
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States, $9,467,902,000, of which
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not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $284,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, 
and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
conversion, modification, and extension of federally owned 
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and 
operation and maintenance of secure work environment fa-
cilities and secure networking capabilities; $485,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses 
for conducting drug education and training programs, in-
cluding travel and related expenses for participants in such 
programs and the distribution of items of token value that 
promote the goals of such programs, $2,279,153,000, of 
which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available
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until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training 
and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,400,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by section 
924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
available to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon appli-
cations filed by corporations for relief from Federal fire-
arms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United
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States Code: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or De-
partments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $7,470,000,000 of which 
not less than $75,000,000 shall be for the programs and ac-
tivities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–391): Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services 
such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures 
by that Department for medical relief for inmates of Federal 
penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, That 
the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, 
may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal inter-
mediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable 
to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, fur-
nish health services to individuals committed to the custody
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of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
necessary operations: Provided further, That, of the 
amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make 
payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimburs-
able agreements, and other expenses: Provided further, That 
the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept do-
nated property and services relating to the operation of the 
prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has 
operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact 
that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under con-
tracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the oper-
ation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custo-
dial facilities. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
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all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
account, $308,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $181,000,000 shall be available only for costs re-
lated to construction of new facilities: Provided, That labor 
of United States prisoners may be used for work performed 
under this appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by sec-
tion 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and 
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment 
of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system
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requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping ex-
penses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et 
seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 
Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 
Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
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tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) 
(‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the 
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–22) (‘‘the 2015 Act’’); and the Abolish Human Traf-
ficking Act (Public Law 115–392); and for related victims 
services, $502,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $435,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
amounts available for obligation in this Act from the Fund 
established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Pub-
lic Law 98–473 (34 U.S.C. 20101), notwithstanding section 
1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the amounts 
otherwise made available under this heading: Provided, 
That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 
percent of funds made available under this heading may 
be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and 
technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided— 
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence 
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 
Act; 
(2) $37,000,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act;
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(3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for re-
search, evaluation, and statistics of violence against 
women and related issues addressed by grant pro-
grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 
and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $11,500,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth 
exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and 
youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to 
middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence: Provided, 
That unobligated balances available for the programs 
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 
41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 
2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Pro-
vided further, That 10 percent of the total amount 
available for this grant program shall be available for 
grants under the program authorized by section 2015 
of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions
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and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to this program; 
(5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest 
policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of 
which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initia-
tive; 
(6) $38,000,000 is for sexual assault victims as-
sistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 
Act; 
(7) $43,500,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act; 
(9) $46,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $17,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated bal-
ances available for the programs authorized by section
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1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 
Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall 
be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to 
end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
abilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 
Act; 
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 
the 1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evalua-
tion and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office 
of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal gov-
ernments in exercising special domestic violence 
criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of 
the 2013 Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in
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section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 
program; and 
(17) $1,500,000 is for the purposes authorized 
under the 2015 Act. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 
U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act 
of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Pro-
tection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 
Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) 
(‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act
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of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 
2013 Act’’); and other programs, $79,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which— 
(1) $43,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act; and 
(2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and 
evaluation programs, and other activities as author-
ized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle 
D of title II of the 2002 Act, of which $5,000,000 is 
for research targeted toward developing a better un-
derstanding of the domestic radicalization phe-
nomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for 
effective intervention and prevention; $1,000,000 is 
for research to study the root causes of school violence 
to include the impact and effectiveness of grants made 
under the STOP School Violence Act; $1,000,000 is 
for a national study to understand the responses of 
law enforcement to sex trafficking of minors; and 
$2,000,000 is for a national center on forensics. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control
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and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Comprehensive 
Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198) 
(‘‘CARA’’); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016
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(Public Law 114–324); Kevin and Avonte’s Law (division 
Q of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s Law’’); 
the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 (title III of divi-
sion S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the Keep Young Athletes 
Safe Act’’); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V 
of division S of Public Law 115–141) (‘‘the STOP School 
Violence Act’’); the Fix NICS Act of 2018 (title VI of divi-
sion S of Public Law 115–141); the Project Safe Neighbor-
hoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–185); the SUPPORT for Patients and Commu-
nities Act (Public Law 115–271); and the Second Chance 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–391); and 
other programs, $1,892,000,000, to remain available until 
expended as follows— 
(1) $547,210,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (ex-
cept that section 1001(c), and the special rules for 
Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 
Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $12,000,000 
is for the Officer Robert Wilson III Memorial Initia-
tive on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement 
Officer 
Resilience 
and 
Survivability 
(VALOR), 
$7,500,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-
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based policing, $8,000,000 is for an initiative to en-
hance prosecutorial decision-making, $2,400,000 is for 
the operationalization, maintenance and expansion of 
the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Sys-
tem, $2,500,000 is for an academic based training 
initiative to improve police-based responses to people 
with mental illness or developmental disabilities, 
$2,000,000 is for a student loan repayment assistance 
program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110– 
315, $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and 
prosecution grants to States and units of local govern-
ment, and other programs, as authorized by the Pris-
on Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 
79), $2,000,000 is for a grant program authorized by 
Kevin and Avonte’s Law, $3,000,000 is for a regional 
law enforcement technology initiative, $20,000,000 is 
for grants authorized under the Project Safe Neighbor-
hoods Grant Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–185), $2,000,000 is for a grant to provide a drug 
field testing and training initiative, $5,500,000 is for 
the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, 
as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405, 
and for grants for wrongful conviction review, 
$2,000,000 is for grants to States and units of local 
government to deploy managed access systems to com-
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bat contraband cell phone use in prison, $1,000,000 
is for a collaborative mental health and anti-recidi-
vism initiative, $100,000,000 is for grants for law en-
forcement activities associated with the presidential 
nominating conventions, $2,000,000 is for a program 
to improve juvenile indigent defense, $8,000,000 is for 
community-based violence prevention initiatives, and 
$3,000,000 is for a national center for restorative jus-
tice; 
(2) $244,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 
shall request compensation for any cost greater than 
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other de-
tainees housed in State and local detention facilities; 
(3) $85,000,000 for victim services programs for 
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au-
thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs au-
thorized under Public Law 113–4; 
(4) $14,000,000 for economic, high technology, 
white collar, and Internet crime prevention grants, 
including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 
110–403, of which $2,500,000 is for competitive
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grants that help State and local law enforcement 
tackle intellectual property thefts, and $2,000,000 for 
a competitive grant program for training students in 
computer forensics and digital investigation; 
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management as-
sistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and 
related activities; 
(6) $27,500,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bullet-
proof Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized 
by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 
That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office 
of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing 
and evaluation programs; 
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 
Public Website; 
(8) $78,290,000 for grants to States to upgrade 
criminal and mental health records for the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which 
no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made 
under the authorities of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180) and 
Fix NICS Act of 2018;
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(9) $30,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act; 
(10) $132,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $102,000,000 is for the purposes author-
ized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Back-
log Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
Program): Provided, That up to 4 percent of 
funds made available under this paragraph may 
be used for the purposes described in the DNA 
Training and Education for Law Enforcement, 
Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers pro-
gram (Public Law 108–405, section 303); 
(B) $19,000,000 for other local, State, and 
Federal forensic activities; 
(C) $7,000,000 is for the purposes described 
in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA 
Testing Grant Program (Public Law 108–405, 
section 412); and 
(D) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Exam Program grants, including as author-
ized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405;
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(11) $48,000,000 for a grant program for com-
munity-based sexual assault response reform; 
(12) $12,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 
1990 Act; 
(13) $38,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; 
(14) $90,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by the Second 
Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–391), without regard to the time limitations 
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to 
exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, 
local, and tribal probation or parole supervision ef-
forts and strategies, $5,000,000 is for Children of In-
carcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and 
maintain parental and family relationships for in-
carcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduc-
tion strategy, and $4,500,000 is for additional rep-
lication sites employing the Project HOPE Oppor-
tunity Probation with Enforcement model imple-
menting swift and certain sanctions in probation, 
and for a research project on the effectiveness of the 
model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds 
made available in this paragraph may be used for
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performance-based awards for Pay for Success 
projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay 
for Success programs implementing the Permanent 
Supportive Housing Model; 
(15) $67,500,000 for initiatives to improve po-
lice-community relations, of which $22,500,000 is for 
a competitive matching grant program for purchases 
of body-worn cameras for State, local and Tribal law 
enforcement, $28,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment 
initiative, for activities related to criminal justice re-
form and recidivism reduction, and $17,000,000 is for 
an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innova-
tion program; 
(16) $378,000,000 for comprehensive opioid 
abuse reduction activities, including as authorized by 
CARA, and for the following programs, which shall 
address opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse reduc-
tion consistent with underlying program authori-
ties— 
(A) $80,000,000 for Drug Courts, as author-
ized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 
1968 Act; 
(B) $33,000,000 for mental health courts 
and adult and juvenile collaboration program 
grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title
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I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender 
Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–416); 
(C) $31,000,000 for grants for Residential 
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, 
as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(D) $23,000,000 for a veterans treatment 
courts program; 
(E) $31,000,000 for a program to monitor 
prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical 
products; and 
(F) $180,000,000 for a comprehensive 
opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse program; 
(17) $2,500,000 for a competitive grant program 
authorized by the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act; 
(18) $75,000,000 for grants to be administered 
by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes au-
thorized under the STOP School Violence Act; and 
(19) $2,000,000 for grants to state and local law 
enforcement agencies for the expenses associated with 
the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses, 
involving civil rights, authorized by the Emmett Till 
Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 
2016 (Public Law 114–325):
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Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern-
ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforce-
ment officers who perform non-administrative public sector 
safety service. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 
1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies 
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PRO-
TECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–324); the Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–385);
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and other juvenile justice programs, $320,000,000, to re-
main available until expended as follows— 
(1) $63,000,000 for programs authorized by sec-
tion 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and tech-
nical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organiza-
tions with the Federal grants process: Provided, That 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 
$500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among 
State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential fa-
cilities; 
(2) $97,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(3) $42,000,000 for delinquency prevention, of 
which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 
Act— 
(A) $2,000,000 shall be for grants to prevent 
trafficking of girls; 
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth 
Program; 
(C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 
providing information and resources on children 
of incarcerated parents; 
(D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice 
system;
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(E) $10,000,000 shall be for an opioid-af-
fected youth initiative; and 
(F) $8,000,000 shall be for an initiative re-
lating to children exposed to violence; 
(4) $27,000,000 for programs authorized by the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(5) $87,500,000 for missing and exploited chil-
dren programs, including as authorized by sections 
404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 
102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for pur-
poses of this Act); and 
(6) $3,500,000 for child abuse training programs 
for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized 
by section 222 of the 1990 Act: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the 
amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and 
(6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 
apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec-
tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and ex-
ploited children programs.
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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
amounts for administrative costs), to remain available 
until expended; and $24,800,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assist-
ance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attor-
ney General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for such disability and education payments, the At-
torney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safe-
ty Officer Benefits’’ from available appropriations for the 
Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the American Law Enforcement 
Heroes Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–37); and the SUP-
PORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 
115–271), $343,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That any balances made available 
through prior year deobligations shall only be available in 
accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading— 
(1) $235,000,000 is for grants under section 
1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for 
the hiring and rehiring of additional career law en-
forcement officers under part Q of such title notwith-
standing subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
(34 U.S.C. 10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring 
a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
$125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Commu-
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nity Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from 
this limitation: Provided further, That within the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
$27,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, 
including hiring, equipment, training, anti-meth-
amphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities: 
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
under this paragraph, $6,500,000 is for community 
policing development activities in furtherance of the 
purposes in section 1701: Provided further, That of 
the amounts appropriated under this paragraph 
$38,000,000 is for regional information sharing ac-
tivities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 
Act, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Statistics’’ for adminis-
tration by the Office of Justice Programs: Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated under 
this paragraph, no less than $3,000,000 is to support 
the Tribal Access Program: Provided further, That 
within the amounts appropriated under this para-
graph, $5,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, 
and mental health program activities as authorized 
under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 
Wellness Act (Public Law 115–113);
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(2) $10,000,000 is for activities authorized by 
the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199); 
(3) $13,000,000 is for competitive grants to State 
law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures 
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, 
laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or in-
vestigate illicit activities, including precursor diver-
sion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; 
(4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to 
statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 
high rates of primary treatment admissions for her-
oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 
shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or 
investigate illicit activities, including activities re-
lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis-
tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 
and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 
collaboration; and 
(5) $50,000,000 is for competitive grants to be 
administered by the Community Oriented Policing 
Services Office for purposes authorized under the 
STOP School Violence Act (title V of division S of 
Public Law 115–141).
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That 
should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
and void. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the 
effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical 
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
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SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under this 
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to convic-
tion for crime under State or Federal law and is classified 
as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a 
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or
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equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under this 
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
information technology program having total estimated de-
velopment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy 
Attorney General and the investment review board certify 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that the information technology 
program has appropriate program management controls 
and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the 
program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of 
the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this title in previous years. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
or approve a public-private competition under the Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work per-
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formed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice 
Programs’’— 
(1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimburse-
ment programs may be used by such Office to provide 
training and technical assistance; and 
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bu-
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reau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and 
merged with funds provided to the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical 
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for 
such grant or reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, 
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act making appropriations for 
fiscal years 2017 through 2020 for the following programs, 
waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and 
local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the require-
ments under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (34 
U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard 
communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison 
Rape 
Elimination 
Act 
of 
2003 
(34 
U.S.C. 
30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 
such Act. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime
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Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by 
this or any other Act. 
SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under this 
Act, other than for the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless 
law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 
2020, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for imple-
mentation of a unified Department of Justice financial 
management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Pub-
lic Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall 
be available for obligation in fiscal year 2020, and any use,
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obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated 
balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, 
United States Code, shall be available for obligation during 
fiscal year 2020, and any use, obligation, transfer or alloca-
tion of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made available 
in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used 
to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots author-
ized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 
76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, sec-
tion 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113, and such 
authorities as are enacted for Performance Partnership Pi-
lots in an appropriations Act for fiscal years 2019 and 
2020. 
SEC. 218. In this fiscal year and each fiscal year there-
after, amounts credited to and made available in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund as an offsetting 
collection pursuant to section 11013 of Public Law 107– 
273 shall be so credited and available only to the extent 
and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302
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or any other statute affecting the crediting of collections, 
the Attorney General may credit, as a discretionary offset-
ting collection, to the Department of Justice Working Cap-
ital Fund, for fiscal year 2020 and thereafter, up to three 
percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil debt collec-
tion litigation activities of the Department of Justice; and 
such amounts so credited in fiscal year 2020 and thereafter 
shall remain available until expended, and shall be subject 
to the terms and conditions of that fund: Provided further, 
That any such amounts from the fund that the Attorney 
General determines are necessary to pay, first, for the costs 
of processing and tracking civil and criminal debt collection 
litigation activities, and thereafter for financial systems 
and for debt-collection-related personnel, administrative, 
and litigation expenses, in fiscal year 2020 and thereafter, 
shall be transferred to other appropriations accounts in the 
Department of Justice for paying the costs of such activi-
ties, and shall be in addition to any amounts otherwise 
made available for such purposes in those appropriations 
accounts: Provided further, That such transfer authority is 
in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
law: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant 
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
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obligation except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
SEC. 219. Section 1930(a)(6)(B) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be applied for this fiscal year and next 
fiscal 
year 
by 
substituting 
‘‘$300,000,000’’ 
for 
‘‘$200,000,000’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, and rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$5,544,000. 
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL 
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, 
in carrying out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 100– 
685 and Executive Order 13803, hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title
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5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na-
tional Space Council may accept personnel support from 
Federal agencies, departments, and offices, and such Fed-
eral agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff 
without reimbursement to the National Space Council for 
purposes provided herein. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $7,138,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That, $1,971,800,000 shall be 
for Earth Science; $2,713,400,000 shall be for Planetary 
Science; 
$1,306,200,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Astrophysics;
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$423,000,000 shall be for the James Webb Space Telescope; 
and $724,500,000 shall be for Heliophysics: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts provided, $592,600,000 is for an 
orbiter to meet the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mis-
sion as recommended in previous Planetary Science 
Decadal surveys: Provided further, That the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration shall use the Space 
Launch System as the launch vehicles for the Jupiter Eu-
ropa missions, plan for an orbiter launch no later than 
2025 and a lander launch no later than 2027, and include 
in the fiscal year 2021 budget the 5-year funding profile 
necessary to achieve these goals. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aeronautics research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative
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aircraft, $783,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That $227,200,000 shall be for 
RESTORE–L/SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot: Pro-
vided further, That $110,000,000 shall be for the develop-
ment and demonstration of a nuclear thermal propulsion 
system, of which $80,000,000 shall be for the design of a 
flight demonstration system: Provided further, That, not 
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall 
provide a plan for the design of a flight demonstration.
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EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of exploration research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $6,017,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 
30, 
2021: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
less 
than 
$1,406,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,585,900,000 
shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, 
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric 
tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration 
Upper Stage developed simultaneously to be used to the 
maximum extent practicable, including for Earth to Moon 
missions and a Moon landing: Provided further, That of 
the amounts provided for SLS, not less than $300,000,000 
shall be for Exploration Upper Stage development: Provided 
further, That $590,000,000 shall be for Exploration Ground
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Systems: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 
5-year budget profile for an integrated system that includes 
the SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associ-
ated ground systems that will ensure an Exploration Mis-
sion-2 crewed launch as early as possible, as well as a sys-
tem-based funding profile for a sustained launch cadence 
beyond the initial crewed test launch: Provided further, 
That $1,435,000,000 shall be for exploration research and 
development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol and communications activities, including operations, 
production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance 
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
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$4,140,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
ENGAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
cation research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $120,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021, of which 
$24,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research and $48,000,000 shall be for the 
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, exploration, space operations and education re-
search and development activities, including research, devel-
opment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
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control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,913,300,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modifica-
tion of facilities, construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $373,400,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2025: Provided, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
able for obligation for fiscal year 2020 in an amount not
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to exceed $17,000,000: Provided further, That each annual 
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$41,700,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Any funds transferred to ‘‘Construction and Environmental 
Compliance and Restoration’’ for construction activities 
shall not increase that account by more than $75,300,000. 
Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available 
for the same purposes and the same time period as the ap-
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propriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant 
to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation provided 
for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
under previous appropriations Acts that remains available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2020 may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall retain its 
original availability and shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity 
level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change 
of an amount established in that spending plan that meets 
the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
246 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
Not more than 40 percent of the amounts made avail-
able in this Act for the Gateway; Advanced Cislunar and 
Surface Capabilities; Commercial LEO Development; and 
Lunar Discovery and Exploration, excluding the Lunar Re-
connaissance Orbiter, may be obligated until the Adminis-
trator submits a multi-year plan to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
that identifies estimated dates, by fiscal year, for Space 
Launch System flights to build the Gateway; the commence-
ment of partnerships with commercial entities for addi-
tional LEO missions to land humans and rovers on the 
Moon; and conducting additional scientific activities on the 
Moon. The multi-year plan shall include key milestones to 
be met by fiscal year to achieve goals for each of the lunar 
programs described in the previous sentence and funding 
required by fiscal year to achieve such milestones. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of
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flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
and authorized travel; $6,737,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, of which not to exceed 
$500,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
this appropriation. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, $243,230,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
matics and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including
248 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $940,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for security guard services; $336,900,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That contracts may 
be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2020 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other serv-
ices to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
249 
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $4,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$16,500,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days 
in advance of any planned divestment through transfer, de-
250 
commissioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF- 
owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, 
structures, and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2020’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$10,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals 
under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special as-
sistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used 
to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, 
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 
billable days: Provided further, That the Chair may accept 
and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the 
Commission: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity 
or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of 
the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 
2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair 
Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), including services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary 
awards to private citizens; and up to $30,500,000 for pay-
ments to State and local enforcement agencies for author-
ized services to the Commission, $389,500,000: Provided, 
That the Commission is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That the 
Commission may take no action to implement any work-
force repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until 
such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified
252 
of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation 
to carry out the work of the Commission. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $99,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $440,000,000, of which $402,700,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$5,300,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $22,000,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; $4,500,000 is for a Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund; and $1,500,000 is for loan repayment as-
sistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation
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may continue to provide locality pay to officers and em-
ployees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Fed-
eral Government to Washington, DC-based employees as au-
thorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, not-
withstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided further, That the 
authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be ap-
plicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2019 and 2020, respec-
tively.
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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,616,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $54,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities of the United States Trade Representa-
tive authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and 
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including 
transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade En-
forcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer pursu-
ant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as 
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $6,555,000, of which $500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That, for the 
purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Insti-
tute shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
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. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
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tures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law. 
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a 
new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a pro-
gram, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel 
by any means for any project or activity for which funds 
have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or em-
ployees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or ac-
tivities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) aug-
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ments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any 
general savings, including savings from a reduction in per-
sonnel, which would result in a change in existing pro-
grams, projects, or activities as approved by Congress; un-
less the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of 
funds. 
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a 
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally af-
fixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or 
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the 
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available 
by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manu-
factured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its 
territories or possessions.
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(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item 
(1)(f)(3). 
SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of bal-
ances of appropriations at the account level. For unobli-
gated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed 
balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 
from which the balances were derived. For balances that are 
obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall sepa-
rately identify amounts by the year of obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 
(a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the 
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the max-
imum extent practicable under such accounting system and 
shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the ex-
tent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.
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SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available to such department or agency: 
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between ap-
propriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to 
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, 
That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall 
also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of 
loan collateral or grant property. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall 
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
same type. 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by
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section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98– 
473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of 
$2,641,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from 
the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General 
and remain available until expended for oversight and au-
diting purposes associated with this section; and (2) 5 per-
cent shall be available to the Office for Victims of Crime 
for grants, consistent with the requirements of the Victims 
of Crime Act, to Indian tribes to improve services for vic-
tims of crime. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of stu-
dents who participate in programs for which financial as-
sistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 512. 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 pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.