Text of US HB 5166 (2025)

IB Union Calendar No. 193 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5166 [Report No. 119–236] Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol- lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL Making appropriations for financial services and general gov- ernment for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 5166 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 3 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fi- 4 nancial services and general government for the fiscal year 5 ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, 6 namely: 7 TITLE I 8 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 9 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 12 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 13 Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas- 14 senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve- 15 ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 16 for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec- 17 essary for the performance of official business; executive 18 direction program activities; international affairs and eco- 19 nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac- 20 tivities, including technical assistance to State, local, and 21 territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management poli- 22 cies and programs activities, $239,424,000, of which not 23 less than $9,000,000 shall be available for the administra- 24 tion of financial assistance, in addition to amounts other- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 5166 RH wise available for such purposes: Provided, That of the 1 amount appropriated under this heading— 2 (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official recep- 3 tion and representation expenses; 4 (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 5 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 6 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 7 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 8 Secretary’s certificate; and 9 (3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain 10 available until September 30, 2027, for— 11 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 12 Audit and Internal Control Program; 13 (B) information technology modernization 14 requirements; 15 (C) the audit, oversight, and administra- 16 tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 17 (D) the development and implementation 18 of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity 19 and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including 20 entering into cooperative agreements; 21 (E) operations and maintenance of facili- 22 ties; and 23 (F) international operations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 4 •HR 5166 RH COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED 1 STATES FUND 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses of the Committee on Foreign 4 Investment in the United States, $21,000,000, to remain 5 available until expended: Provided, That the chairperson 6 of the Committee may transfer such amounts to any de- 7 partment or agency represented on the Committee (ex- 8 cluding the Department of the Treasury) subject to ad- 9 vance notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 10 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided 11 further, That amounts so transferred shall remain avail- 12 able until expended for expenses of implementing section 13 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, (50 U.S.C. 14 4565), and shall be available in addition to any other 15 funds available to any department or agency: Provided fur- 16 ther, That fees authorized by section 721(p) of such Act 17 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collec- 18 tions: Provided further, That the total amount appro- 19 priated under this heading from the general fund shall be 20 reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 21 fiscal year 2026, so as to result in a total appropriation 22 from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 5 •HR 5166 RH OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 3 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys- 4 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter- 5 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction 6 proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, 7 drug kingpins, and other national security threats, 8 $230,533,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be 9 available for addressing human rights violations and cor- 10 ruption, including activities authorized by the Global 11 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 12 2656 note): Provided, That of the amounts appropriated 13 under this heading, $500,000 shall be used to test the de- 14 ployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning, 15 enhanced open-source analysis technology to strengthen 16 enforcement of sanctions and to detect foreign malign eco- 17 nomic influence by China, Russia, and other adversaries: 18 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 19 this heading, $1,000,000 shall be to strengthen activities 20 related to econometrics within the Office of Intelligence 21 and Analysis: Provided further, That of the amounts ap- 22 propriated under this heading, up to $16,000,000 shall re- 23 main available until September 30, 2027. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 6 •HR 5166 RH CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT 1 For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 2 for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 3 $99,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 4 2028: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 5 supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas- 6 ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur- 7 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 8 heading, $7,000,000 shall be available for administrative 9 expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to 10 provide oversight of the investments made under this 11 heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supple- 12 ment and not supplant any other amounts made available 13 to the Treasury Chief Information Officer. 14 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL 15 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 For development and acquisition of automatic data 18 processing equipment, software, and services and for re- 19 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart- 20 ment of the Treasury, $9,400,000, to remain available 21 until September 30, 2028: Provided, That these funds 22 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec- 23 essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of- 24 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 7 •HR 5166 RH That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 1 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur- 2 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head- 3 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev- 4 enue Service or Internal Revenue Service, Technology and 5 Operations Support’’. 6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 9 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 10 5, United States Code, $47,887,000, including hire of pas- 11 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 12 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con- 13 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 14 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 15 which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep- 16 tember 30, 2027, shall be for audits and investigations 17 conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 18 Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re- 19 vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 20 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 21 shall be available for official reception and representation 22 expenses. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 8 •HR 5166 RH TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX 1 ADMINISTRATION 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 4 General for Tax Administration in carrying out chapter 5 4 of title 5, United States Code, including purchase and 6 hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and 7 services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 8 may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Ad- 9 ministration; $170,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall re- 10 main available until September 30, 2027; of which not to 11 exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel ex- 12 penses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available 13 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 14 allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspec- 15 tor General for Tax Administration; and of which not to 16 exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 17 representation expenses. 18 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En- 21 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve- 22 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 23 foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 24 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 9 •HR 5166 RH telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula- 1 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 2 $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 3 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 4 with or without reimbursement, $180,193,000, of which 5 not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available until 6 September 30, 2028. 7 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 10 of the Fiscal Service, $343,511,000; of which not to ex- 11 ceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 12 2028, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 13 and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 14 and representation expenses. 15 In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil 16 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 17 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 18 Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 19 380. 20 ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 23 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 24 passenger motor vehicles, $158,506,000; of which not to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 10 •HR 5166 RH exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 1 representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 2 $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and de- 3 velopment programs for laboratory services; and provision 4 of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with 5 or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount 6 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for 7 the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and 8 label applications: Provided further, That of the amount 9 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain 10 available until September 30, 2027, shall be for the costs 11 associated with enforcement of and education regarding 12 the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Ad- 13 ministration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 14 UNITED STATES MINT 15 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND 16 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 17 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 18 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 19 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis- 20 matic coins, and protective services, including both oper- 21 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 22 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in- 23 curred during fiscal year 2026 under such section 5136 24 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 11 •HR 5166 RH vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 1 $50,000,000. 2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 3 FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 4 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 5 Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 6 I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 7 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 8 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 9 to the rate for EX–III, $276,600,000. Of the amount ap- 10 propriated under this heading— 11 (1) not less than $170,000,000, notwith- 12 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 13 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg- 14 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 15 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 16 2027, for financial assistance and technical assist- 17 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 18 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 19 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to 20 $1,600,000 may be available for training and out- 21 reach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12 22 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be 23 used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to 24 $10,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) of sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 12 •HR 5166 RH tion 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 1 4707(d)), may be available to provide financial as- 2 sistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach 3 to community development financial institutions to 4 expand investments that benefit individuals with dis- 5 abilities: Provided, That the cost of direct and guar- 6 anteed loans, including the cost of modifying such 7 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con- 8 gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 9 That these funds are available to subsidize gross ob- 10 ligations for the principal amount of direct loans not 11 to exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That of the 12 funds provided under this paragraph, excluding 13 those made to community development financial in- 14 stitutions to expand investments that benefit individ- 15 uals with disabilities and those made to community 16 development financial institutions that serve popu- 17 lations living in persistent poverty counties, the 18 Community Development Financial Institutions 19 Fund shall prioritize Financial Assistance awards to 20 organizations that invest and lend in high-poverty 21 areas: Provided further, That for purposes of this 22 section, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means any 23 census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 per- 24 cent as measured by the 2016–2020 five-year data 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 13 •HR 5166 RH series available from the American Community Sur- 1 vey of the Bureau of the Census for all States and 2 Puerto Rico or with a poverty rate of at least 20 3 percent as measured by the 2010 Island areas De- 4 cennial Census data for any territory or possession 5 of the United States; 6 (2) not less than $35,000,000, notwithstanding 7 section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 8 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2027, for 9 financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 10 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 11 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com- 12 munities and provided primarily through qualified 13 community development lender organizations with 14 experience and expertise in community development 15 banking and lending in Indian country, Native 16 American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organiza- 17 tions, and other suitable providers; 18 (3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until 19 September 30, 2027, for the Bank Enterprise Award 20 program; 21 (4) not less than $3,000,000 is available until 22 September 30, 2027, to provide grants for loan loss 23 reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for 24 small dollar loan programs under section 122 of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 14 •HR 5166 RH Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): Provided, 1 That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public 2 Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants 3 and technical assistance; 4 (5) up to $33,600,000 is available for adminis- 5 trative expenses, including administration of Com- 6 munity Development Financial Institutions Fund 7 programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Pro- 8 gram, of which not less than $1,000,000 is for the 9 development of tools to better assess and inform 10 Community Development Financial Institutions in- 11 vestment performance and Community Development 12 Financial Institutions program impacts, and up to 13 $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out 14 the direct loan program; and 15 (6) during fiscal year 2026, none of the funds 16 available under this heading are available for the 17 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 18 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 19 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 20 Community Development and Regulatory Improve- 21 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 22 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 23 under such section 114A shall not exceed 24 $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 15 •HR 5166 RH 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 1 2027: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 2 under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be 3 used for awards that support investments that serve 4 populations living in persistent poverty counties: 5 Provided further, That for the purposes of this para- 6 graph and paragraph (1), the term ‘‘persistent pov- 7 erty counties’’ means any county, including county 8 equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 9 percent or more of its population living in poverty 10 over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 11 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016–2020 12 five-year data series available from the American 13 Community Survey of the Bureau of the Census or 14 any other territory or possession of the United 15 States that has had 20 percent or more of its popu- 16 lation living in poverty over the past 30 years, as 17 measured by the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Island Areas 18 Decennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bu- 19 reau of the Census. 20 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 21 TAXPAYER SERVICES 22 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv- 23 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist- 24 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 16 •HR 5166 RH advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 1 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 2 Commissioner, $2,780,606,000, of which not to exceed 3 $100,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 4 2027, of which not less than $13,000,000 shall be for the 5 Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less 6 than $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 7 2027 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic 8 grants, including grants to individual clinics of up to 9 $200,000, of which not less than $45,000,000, to remain 10 available until September 30, 2027, shall be available for 11 the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Match- 12 ing Grants Program for tax return preparation assistance, 13 and of which not less than $291,200,000 shall be available 14 for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: 15 Provided, That of the amounts made available for the Tax- 16 payer Advocate Service, not less than $7,000,000 shall be 17 for identity theft and refund fraud casework. 18 ENFORCEMENT 19 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 20 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 21 owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con- 22 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 23 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi- 24 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 17 •HR 5166 RH cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 1 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 2 determined by the Commissioner, $3,000,000,000; of 3 which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available 4 until September 30, 2027; of which not less than 5 $65,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 6 Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed 7 $35,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the 8 Criminal Investigation Division: Provided, That the 9 amount made available for investigative technology for the 10 Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to 11 amounts made available for the Criminal Investigation Di- 12 vision under the ‘‘Technology and Operations Support’’ 13 heading. 14 TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT 15 For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Rev- 16 enue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement 17 programs, including rent payments; facilities services; 18 printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and 19 other IRS-wide administration activities; research and sta- 20 tistics of income; telecommunications; information tech- 21 nology development, enhancement, operations, mainte- 22 nance and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles 23 (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Rev- 24 enue Service Oversight Board; and other services as au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 18 •HR 5166 RH thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be deter- 1 mined by the Commissioner; $3,750,826,000, of which not 2 to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until Sep- 3 tember 30, 2027; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall 4 remain available until expended for acquisition of equip- 5 ment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; 6 of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available 7 until September 30, 2028, for research; and of which not 8 to exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and rep- 9 resentation expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 10 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 11 Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 12 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 13 and the Comptroller General of the United States detail- 14 ing major information technology investments supporting 15 the Internal Revenue Service’s Strategic Operating Plan, 16 including short descriptions and detailed, plain language 17 summaries on the status of plans, costs, schedule, scope 18 and results of supporting programs; prior results and ac- 19 tual expenditures of the prior quarter; upcoming 20 deliverables and costs for the fiscal year; risks and mitiga- 21 tion strategies associated with ongoing work; reasons for 22 any cost or schedule variances; total expenditures by fiscal 23 year; and changes if any, to planned cost, schedule, and 24 scope, and reason for the change; for each program, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 19 •HR 5166 RH IRS should include a start date, estimated completion 1 date, cumulative costs to date, and estimated lifecycle 2 costs, and a description of how the investment aligns with 3 the Strategic Operating Plan: Provided further, That the 4 Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget jus- 5 tification for fiscal year 2027, a summary of cost and 6 schedule performance information for its major informa- 7 tion technology systems. 8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE 9 SERVICE 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 11 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of an appropria- 12 tion in this Act made available to the Internal Revenue 13 Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue 14 Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the 15 Committee: Provided, That, no funds may be transferred 16 to ‘‘Enforcement’’. 17 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main- 18 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 19 following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 20 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im- 21 partial application of tax law. 22 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti- 23 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 20 •HR 5166 RH guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro- 1 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 2 SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 3 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 4 improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi- 5 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 6 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 7 to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 8 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 9 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 10 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 11 SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 12 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 13 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 14 such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 15 and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 16 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 17 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic- 18 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 19 SEC. 106. None of the funds made available under 20 this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 21 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 22 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con- 23 stitution of the United States. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 21 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 1 Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 2 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 3 beliefs. 4 SEC. 108. None of funds made available by this Act 5 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex- 6 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce- 7 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, 8 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 9 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re- 10 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 11 May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 12 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 13 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana- 14 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 15 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 16 Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 17 expended— 18 (1) to make a payment to any employee under 19 a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 20 (2) under any hiring or personnel selection 21 process with respect to re-hiring a former employee; 22 unless such program or process takes into account the 23 conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or 24 former employee. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 22 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the 2 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 3 and disclosure of returns and return information). 4 SEC. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec- 5 retary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this 6 Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Sec- 7 retary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire au- 8 thority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without 9 regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly 10 to positions in the competitive service to process back- 11 logged tax returns and return information. 12 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, 13 United States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal 14 Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide pas- 15 senger carrier transportation and protection between the 16 Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place 17 of employment. 18 SEC. 113. None of the funds made available by this 19 or any other Act may be used to develop or provide tax- 20 payers a free, public electronic return-filing service option, 21 without the prior approval of the Committees on Appro- 22 priations of the House and the Senate, House Ways and 23 Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 23 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act may be used 1 to purchase firearms or ammunition for the Internal Rev- 2 enue Service above the levels in the possession of the In- 3 ternal Revenue Service on December 22, 2022. 4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 5 TREASURY 6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 7 SEC. 115. Appropriations to the Department of the 8 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al- 9 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 10 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 11 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 12 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 13 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 14 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 15 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 16 of health and medical services to employees and their de- 17 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author- 18 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 19 SEC. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria- 20 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De- 21 partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 22 Inspector General’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Net- 23 work’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and 24 Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may be transferred be- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 24 •HR 5166 RH tween such appropriations upon the advance approval of 1 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 2 resentatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer 3 under this section may increase or decrease any such ap- 4 propriation by more than 2 percent. 5 SEC. 117. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria- 6 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 7 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen- 8 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad- 9 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 10 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 11 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro- 12 priation by more than 2 percent. 13 SEC. 118. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 14 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 15 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 16 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 17 SEC. 119. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans- 18 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Sala- 19 ries and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as nec- 20 essary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That 21 such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and ex- 22 penses account from debt collections received in the Debt 23 Collection Fund. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 25 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 120. None of the funds appropriated or other- 1 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 2 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu- 3 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 4 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 5 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 6 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 7 Affairs. 8 SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 10 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav- 11 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 12 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func- 13 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 14 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 15 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com- 16 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 18 atives and the Senate. 19 SEC. 122. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 20 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De- 21 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re- 22 lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 23 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 24 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 26 •HR 5166 RH 2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 1 Act for Fiscal Year 2026. 2 SEC. 123. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail- 3 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus- 4 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 5 representation expenses. 6 SEC. 124. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 7 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro- 8 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 9 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an- 10 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 11 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest- 12 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 13 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart- 14 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac- 15 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas- 16 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 17 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur- 18 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 19 project that has not been fully completed. 20 SEC. 125. During fiscal year 2026— 21 (1) none of the funds made available in this or 22 any other Act may be used by the Department of 23 the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Serv- 24 ice, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, rev- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 27 •HR 5166 RH enue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a par- 1 ticular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 2 used to determine whether an organization is oper- 3 ated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare 4 for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 5 Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regu- 6 lations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 7 29, 2013)); and 8 (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 9 January 1, 2010, which are used to make such de- 10 terminations shall apply after the date of the enact- 11 ment of this Act for purposes of determining status 12 under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organiza- 13 tions created on, before, or after such date. 14 SEC. 126. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 15 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 16 an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 17 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 18 amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran- 19 chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 20 provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 21 description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 22 each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip- 23 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran- 24 chise Fund. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 28 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 127. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 1 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall 2 submit reports on the activities of the Office to the Com- 3 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 4 and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of 5 the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee 6 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 7 (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 8 include— 9 (1) the obligations made during the previous 10 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 11 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 12 of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 13 (3) the number of full-time equivalents within 14 each office during the previous quarter; 15 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva- 16 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis- 17 cal year; and 18 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec- 19 tives, and performance measures of each office. 20 (c) At the request of any such Committees specified 21 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Research shall 22 make officials available to testify on the contents of the 23 reports required under subsection (a). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 29 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 128. None of the funds made available in this 1 Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, 2 or otherwise allow, whether by general or specific license, 3 travel-related or other transactions incident to non-edu- 4 cational exchanges described in section 515.565(b) of title 5 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 6 SEC. 129. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec- 7 retary of Homeland Security shall provide a joint report 8 not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act 9 regarding travel pursuant to sections 515.565(b), 10 515.560(a)(1), 515.560(c)(4)(i), and 515.561 of title 31, 11 Code of Federal Regulations. 12 SEC. 130. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury to 14 advise or participate in the design, build, or development 15 of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency or par- 16 ticipate in any decision to discontinue circulation or use 17 of paper currency as legal tender in the United States. 18 SEC. 131. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act may be used by the Financial Crimes Enforcement 20 Network to implement or enforce beneficial ownership re- 21 porting rules pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5336 that have been 22 found by a Federal court to be unconstitutional or do not 23 reflect Congressional intent, including reporting rules for 24 small businesses and homeowners associations. The Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 30 •HR 5166 RH retary of the Treasury shall provide a report to the Com- 1 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 2 and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of 3 the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee 4 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 5 90 days after the enactment of this Act describing the sta- 6 tus and use of existing beneficial ownership information 7 submitted by domestic entities after January 1, 2024 and 8 currently held by the Department of the Treasury. 9 SEC. 132. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act may be used to implement or enforce the rule relating 11 to ‘‘Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds’’ 12 (88 Fed. Reg. 80584 (November 20, 2023)) or any sub- 13 stantially similar rule. 14 SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 15 Act may be used by the Federal Insurance Office to imple- 16 ment, administer, or enforce subsection (e)(6) of section 17 313 of title 31, United States Code. Additionally, none 18 of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 19 the Office of Financial Research to implement, administer, 20 or enforce section 5343(f) of title 12, United States Code. 21 SEC. 134. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act may be used to establish within the Department of 23 the Treasury an advisory committee with respect to any 24 environmental, social, or governance matter. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 31 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 135. Amounts made available under section 1 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) 2 shall be available for any necessary expenses of the De- 3 partment of the Treasury Office of Inspector General with 4 respect to section 501 of that Act, subtitle A of title V 5 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 6 2021, and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act 7 of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 8 such purposes. 9 SEC. 136. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act may be used to carry out amendments published on 11 May 29, 2024, with respect to sections 515.340, 515.570, 12 515.582, and 515.584 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula- 13 tions. 14 SEC. 137. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed 15 to issue a report to Committees on Appropriations of the 16 House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Com- 17 mittee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee 18 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 19 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on 20 the practicability of establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Re- 21 serve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile, including a de- 22 scription of any potential barriers, the projected impact 23 the reserve and/or stockpile would have on the Department 24 of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, existing transfer au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 32 •HR 5166 RH thorities under which an agency would contribute to the 1 Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, a descrip- 2 tion of how Bitcoin and digital assets would appear on 3 the federal government’s balance sheet, and all third party 4 contractors responsible for the custody of the assets. 5 SEC. 138. Not later than 90 days after the date of 6 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury 7 shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 8 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the 9 House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate 10 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, out- 11 lining the Secretary of the Treasury’s plan for the secure 12 and efficient custody of the digital assets acquired by the 13 Federal government, including assets held under the Stra- 14 tegic Bitcoin Reserve and the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. 15 The report shall describe the custody architecture, legal 16 authorities, cybersecurity protocols, and interagency pro- 17 cedures for transferring and holding digital assets. 18 SEC. 139. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Di- 19 rector of the National Security Agency shall produce a 20 classified report to the Committees on Appropriations of 21 the House of Representatives and the Senate within 90 22 days after the enactment of this Act outlining coordination 23 between the two agencies. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 33 •HR 5166 RH This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 1 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 34 •HR 5166 RH TITLE II 1 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND 2 FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 3 THE WHITE HOUSE 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses for the White House as au- 6 thorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for 7 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105; 8 subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105, which 9 shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that 10 section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not 11 to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as 12 provided by 3 U.S.C. 103); and not to exceed $19,000 for 13 official reception and representation expenses, to be avail- 14 able for allocation within the Executive Office of the Presi- 15 dent; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy 16 Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 17 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107, $71,000,000. 18 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE 19 OPERATING EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 21 at the White House, $16,000,000, to be expended and ac- 22 counted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 23 112–114. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 35 •HR 5166 RH REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES 1 For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Resi- 2 dence at the White House, such sums as may be nec- 3 essary: Provided, That all reimbursable operating expenses 4 of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance 5 with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further, 6 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such 7 amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the 8 exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur ob- 9 ligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such ex- 10 penses: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 11 shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable polit- 12 ical event to pay in advance an amount equal to the esti- 13 mated cost of the event, and all such advance payments 14 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 15 expended: Provided further, That the Executive Residence 16 shall require the national committee of the political party 17 of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be 18 separately accounted for and available for expenses relat- 19 ing to reimbursable political events sponsored by such 20 committee during such fiscal year: Provided further, That 21 the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice 22 of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense 23 under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing 24 such amount within 60 days after such expense is in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 36 •HR 5166 RH curred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days 1 after the submission of such notice: Provided further, That 2 the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess 3 penalties and other charges on any such amount that is 4 not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with 5 the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an out- 6 standing debt on a United States Government claim under 7 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further, That each such amount 8 that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and 9 charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscella- 10 neous receipts: Provided further, That the Executive Resi- 11 dence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Ap- 12 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 13 ate, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal 14 year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reim- 15 bursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence 16 during the preceding fiscal year, including the total 17 amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that 18 consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the 19 amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political 20 events, and the portion of each such amount that has been 21 reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further, 22 That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for 23 the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events 24 within the Executive Residence that includes a standard 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 37 •HR 5166 RH for the classification of any such expense as political or 1 nonpolitical: Provided further, That no provision of this 2 paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Res- 3 idence from any other applicable requirement of sub- 4 chapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States 5 Code. 6 WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION 7 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 8 Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 9 U.S.C. 105(d), $2,475,000, to remain available until ex- 10 pended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and 11 health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. 12 COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic 15 Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employ- 16 ment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,200,000. 17 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND 18 SECURITY COUNCIL 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the National Security 21 Council and the Homeland Security Council, including 22 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,500,000, of 23 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for official 24 reception and representation expenses. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 38 •HR 5166 RH OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Administra- 3 tion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 4 and 3 U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 5 $105,500,000, of which not to exceed $12,800,000 shall 6 remain available until expended for continued moderniza- 7 tion of information resources within the Executive Office 8 of the President: Provided, That of the amounts provided 9 under this heading, up to $7,000,000 shall be available 10 for a program to provide payments (such as stipends, sub- 11 sistence allowances, cost reimbursements, or awards) to 12 students, recent graduates, and veterans recently dis- 13 charged from active duty who are performing voluntary 14 services in the Executive Office of the President under sec- 15 tion 3111(b) of title 5, United States Code, or comparable 16 authority and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 17 available to pay or compensate such individuals: Provided 18 further, That such payments shall not be considered com- 19 pensation for purposes of such section 3111(b) and may 20 be paid in advance. 21 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 24 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 39 •HR 5166 RH and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 1 the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 2 Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 3 States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 4 title 31, United States Code, $129,000,000, of which not 5 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa- 6 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro- 7 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 8 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri- 9 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 10 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree- 11 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 12 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 13 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 14 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit- 15 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 16 Management and Budget, before the Committees of the 17 House of Representatives and the Senate on Appropria- 18 tions or their subcommittees: Provided further, That none 19 of the funds made available for the Office of Management 20 and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering 21 of the annual work plan developed by the Corps of Engi- 22 neers for submission to the Committees on Appropria- 23 tions: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 24 in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 40 •HR 5166 RH by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating 1 or determining if water resource project or study reports 2 submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the 3 Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applica- 4 ble laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the 5 Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided fur- 6 ther, That the Office of Management and Budget shall 7 have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary 8 policy reviews of water resource matters on which the 9 Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further, That 10 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 11 shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 12 committees when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided 13 further, That if water resource reports have not been 14 transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appro- 15 priating committees within 15 days after the end of the 16 Office of Management and Budget review period based on 17 the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume 18 Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the 19 report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no later 20 than 14 days after the submission of the budget of the 21 United States Government for fiscal year 2027, the Direc- 22 tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall make 23 publicly available on a website a tabular list for each agen- 24 cy that submits budget justification materials (as defined 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 41 •HR 5166 RH in section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability and 1 Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at min- 2 imum, the name of the agency, the date on which the 3 budget justification materials of the agency were sub- 4 mitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where 5 the budget justification materials are published on the 6 website of the agency. 7 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses of the Office of the National 10 Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the Wil- 11 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 12 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 13 $18,126,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail- 14 able for official reception and representation expenses. 15 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 18 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 19 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza- 20 tion Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for 21 official reception and representation expenses; and for par- 22 ticipation in joint projects or in the provision of services 23 on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or 24 public organizations or agencies, with or without reim- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 42 •HR 5166 RH bursement, $19,000,000: Provided, That the Office is au- 1 thorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both 2 real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year 3 limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 4 work of the Office. 5 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 6 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM 7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 8 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 9 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 10 Areas Program, $299,600,000, to remain available until 11 September 30, 2027, for drug control activities consistent 12 with the approved strategy for each of the designated 13 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of 14 which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 15 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 16 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 17 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans- 18 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 19 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 20 Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used 21 for auditing services and associated activities and 22 $1,500,000 shall be for the Grants Management System 23 for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Pro- 24 vided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 43 •HR 5166 RH to fiscal year 2024 may be used for any other approved 1 activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming re- 2 quirements: Provided further, That each HIDTA des- 3 ignated as of September 30, 2025, shall be funded at not 4 less than the fiscal year 2025 base level, unless the Direc- 5 tor submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 6 House of Representatives and the Senate justification for 7 changes to those levels based on clearly articulated prior- 8 ities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy 9 performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, 10 That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appro- 11 priations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2026 fund- 12 ing among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enact- 13 ment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of 14 planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as deter- 15 mined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not 16 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided 17 further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 18 funds so transferred from this appropriation are not nec- 19 essary for the purposes provided herein and upon notifica- 20 tion to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 21 of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be 22 transferred back to this appropriation. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 44 •HR 5166 RH OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 1 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 2 For other drug control activities authorized by the 3 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National 4 Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as 5 amended, $136,150,000, to remain available until ex- 6 pended, which shall be available as follows: $109,000,000 7 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not 8 more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, 9 and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as di- 10 rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 11 by section 8204 of Public Law 115–271; $3,000,000 for 12 drug court training and technical assistance; $14,000,000 13 for anti-doping activities; up to $2,500,000 for the United 14 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen- 15 cy; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and 16 $5,200,000 for activities authorized by section 103 of 17 Public Law 114–198: Provided, That amounts made avail- 18 able under this heading may be transferred to other Fed- 19 eral departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 20 Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Na- 21 tional Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days 22 prior to obligating funds under this heading for United 23 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen- 24 cy, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 45 •HR 5166 RH House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan 1 and explanation of the proposed uses of these funds: Pro- 2 vided further, That such plan shall include the results of 3 an audit of the World Anti-Doping Agency to be conducted 4 by external anti-doping experts and experienced inde- 5 pendent auditors that demonstrate the World Anti-Doping 6 Agency’s Executive Committee and Foundation are oper- 7 ating consistent with their duties. 8 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 9 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 10 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 11 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 12 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 13 3 U.S.C. 108, $545,000, to remain available until Sep- 14 tember 30, 2026. 15 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte- 18 grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 19 technology in the Federal Government, $10,000,000: Pro- 20 vided, That the Director of the Office of Management and 21 Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other 22 agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 46 •HR 5166 RH SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 3 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 4 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex- 6 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex- 7 pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 8 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,015,000. 9 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 10 OPERATING EXPENSES 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 13 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 14 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi- 15 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 16 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 17 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $315,000: Provided, That advances, re- 18 payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 19 made to any department or agency for expenses of car- 20 rying out such activities. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 47 •HR 5166 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE 1 OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 2 PRESIDENT 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 5 under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi- 6 dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 7 Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 8 Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of- 9 fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi- 10 dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 11 Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 12 such other officer as the President may designate in writ- 13 ing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on 14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 15 Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such ap- 16 propriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 17 with and available for the same time and for the same 18 purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro- 19 vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 20 increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro- 21 vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 22 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi- 23 dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 24 Vice President. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 48 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2026, any Executive 1 order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by 2 the President shall be accompanied by a written statement 3 from the Director of the Office of Management and Budg- 4 et on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 5 revenues, of such order or memorandum. 6 (b) Any such statement shall include— 7 (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im- 8 pact of such order or memorandum on the Federal 9 Government; 10 (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 11 obligations and outlays as the result of such order 12 or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each 13 year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal 14 year 2026; and 15 (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov- 16 ernment as the result of such order or memorandum 17 over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 18 2026. 19 (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo- 20 randum is issued during fiscal year 2026 due to a national 21 emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and 22 Budget may issue the statement required by subsection 23 (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order 24 or memorandum is issued. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 49 •HR 5166 RH (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presi- 1 dential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential 2 memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess 3 of $100,000,000. 4 SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of 5 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man- 6 agement and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all 7 Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing 8 compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act. 9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 10 the President Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 50 •HR 5166 RH TITLE III 1 THE JUDICIARY 2 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su- 5 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 6 building and grounds, including purchase and hire of pas- 7 senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 8 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 9 representation expenses; of which $18,000,000 is for the 10 personal security of the Justices, and for miscellaneous ex- 11 penses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, 12 $148,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 13 until expended. 14 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 15 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 16 justice and associate justices of the court. 17 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 18 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 19 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im- 20 posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 21 under the direction of the Chief Justice, $11,388,000, to 22 remain available until expended. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 51 •HR 5166 RH UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL 1 CIRCUIT 2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 3 For salaries of officers and employees, and for nec- 4 essary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, 5 $36,735,000. 6 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 7 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 8 judge and judges of the court. 9 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 12 services, and necessary expenses of the court, as author- 13 ized by law, $21,260,000. 14 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 15 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 16 judge and judges of the court. 17 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER 18 JUDICIAL SERVICES 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For the salaries of judges of the United States Court 21 of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other offi- 22 cers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 23 specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, 24 and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 52 •HR 5166 RH for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author- 1 ized by law, $6,069,055,000 (including the purchase of 2 firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 3 $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for 4 space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings 5 related to new space alteration and construction projects: 6 Provided, That $74,000,000 shall be used for actions with- 7 in the Judiciary’s multi-year cybersecurity and informa- 8 tion technology modernization plan. 9 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 10 be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 11 and district judges (including judges of the territorial 12 courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus- 13 tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 14 service. 15 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court 16 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under 17 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub- 18 lic Law 99–660), not to exceed $9,975,000, to be appro- 19 priated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 20 Fund. 21 DEFENDER SERVICES 22 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 23 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor- 24 neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 53 •HR 5166 RH 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim- 1 bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 2 expert, and other services for such representations as au- 3 thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 4 maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 5 of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 6 criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa- 7 tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 8 expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 9 actions for the protection of their employment, as author- 10 ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim- 11 bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 12 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 13 forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse- 14 ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 15 under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 16 general administrative expenses, $1,570,213,000, to re- 17 main available until expended. 18 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 19 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 20 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis- 21 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa- 22 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 23 pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro- 24 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $19,108,000, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 54 •HR 5166 RH to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 1 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 2 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 3 5332. 4 COURT SECURITY 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 7 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 8 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 9 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 10 States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, 11 and maintenance of security systems and equipment for 12 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 13 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 14 States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, 15 inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, 16 perimeter security, basic security services provided by the 17 Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 18 authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement 19 and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 20 $892,032,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 21 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 22 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 23 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 24 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 55 •HR 5166 RH guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 1 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen- 2 eral: Provided, That funds made available under this head- 3 ing may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program 4 to facilitate security and emergency management services 5 among the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, 6 Federal Protective Service, General Services Administra- 7 tion, other Federal agencies, state and local governments 8 and the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel 9 Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public 10 Law 117–263, division C, title LIX, subtitle D) and 28 11 U.S.C. 604(a)(24). 12 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 13 COURTS 14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 15 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 16 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ- 17 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas- 18 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 19 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else- 20 where, $102,673,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au- 21 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 56 •HR 5166 RH FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen- 3 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $34,261,000; 4 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep- 5 tember 30, 2027, to provide education and training to 6 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 7 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa- 8 tion expenses. 9 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 12 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 13 Code, $21,641,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au- 14 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 18 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 19 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 20 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 21 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi- 22 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro- 23 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 24 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 57 •HR 5166 RH fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 1 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis- 2 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 3 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 4 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 5 funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 6 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 7 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 8 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 9 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 10 of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 11 shall be available for official reception and representation 12 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 13 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 14 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 15 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 16 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 17 SEC. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States 18 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec- 19 utive’’ each place it appears. 20 SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 21 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 22 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 23 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 24 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 58 •HR 5166 RH United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 1 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De- 2 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 3 services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build- 4 ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di- 5 rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 6 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 7 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 8 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria- 9 tions Act, 2026’’. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 59 •HR 5166 RH TITLE IV 1 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 FEDERAL FUNDS 3 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT 4 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, 5 to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide 6 program to be administered by the Mayor, for the District 7 of Columbia resident tuition support program established 8 and operated under the District of Columbia College Ac- 9 cess Act of 1999 (sec 38–2701 et seq. D.C. Official Code), 10 $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- 11 vided, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized 12 on the basis of a resident’s academic merit, the income 13 and need of eligible students and such other factors as 14 may be authorized: Provided further, That the District of 15 Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account 16 for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall con- 17 sist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in 18 this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobli- 19 gated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest 20 earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further, That 21 the account shall be under the control of the District of 22 Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those 23 funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident 24 Tuition Support Program: Provided further, That the Of- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 60 •HR 5166 RH fice of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly 1 financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of 2 the House of Representatives and the Senate for these 3 funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and 4 the purpose therefor. 5 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND 6 SECURITY COSTS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7 For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as de- 8 termined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in writ- 9 ten consultation with the elected county or city officials 10 of surrounding jurisdictions, $70,000,000, to remain 11 available until expended, for the costs of providing public 12 safety at events related to the presence of the National 13 Capital in the District of Columbia, including support re- 14 quested by the Director of the United States Secret Serv- 15 ice in carrying out protective duties under the direction 16 of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs 17 of providing support to respond to immediate and specific 18 terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or 19 surrounding jurisdictions. 20 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 21 COURTS 22 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum- 23 bia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehi- 24 cles, $292,068,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 61 •HR 5166 RH trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $15,283,000, of which 1 not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and represen- 2 tation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of 3 Columbia, $142,571,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 4 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 5 the District of Columbia Court System, $91,896,000, of 6 which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 7 representation expenses; and $42,318,000, to remain 8 available until September 30, 2027, for capital improve- 9 ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro- 10 vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 11 shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia 12 Courts master plan study and facilities condition assess- 13 ment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 14 appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Co- 15 lumbia Courts for administering bar examinations and 16 processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be re- 17 tained and credited to this appropriation, to remain avail- 18 able until expended, for salaries and expenses associated 19 with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the 20 District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, 21 sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding 22 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 23 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage- 24 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 62 •HR 5166 RH manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 1 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 2 after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap- 3 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 4 ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 5 more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this 6 heading among the items and entities funded under this 7 heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 8 Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 9 by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 10 the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 11 title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 12 of Columbia Courts. 13 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN 14 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 15 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 16 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 17 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen- 18 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 19 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro- 20 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 21 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 22 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 23 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech- 24 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 63 •HR 5166 RH to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 1 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 2 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay- 3 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 4 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 5 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du- 6 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to 7 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds pro- 8 vided under this heading shall be administered by the 9 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis- 10 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 11 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap- 12 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 13 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 14 as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen- 15 cies: Provided further, That of the unobligated balances 16 from prior year appropriations made available under this 17 heading, $12,000,000, are hereby rescinded not later than 18 September 30, 2026. 19 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND 20 OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR 21 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 22 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 23 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 24 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 64 •HR 5166 RH thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 1 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $286,016,000, of 2 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 3 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 4 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 5 to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating 6 to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 7 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 8 Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this head- 9 ing, $203,542,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com- 10 munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in- 11 clude expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject 12 to protection orders or the provision of services for or re- 13 lated to such persons, of which up to $4,253,000 shall re- 14 main available until September 30, 2028, for costs associ- 15 ated with the relocation under replacement leases for 16 headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities: 17 Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated under 18 this heading, $82,474,000 shall be available to the Pretrial 19 Services Agency: Provided further, That notwithstanding 20 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 21 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage- 22 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 23 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 24 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That amounts 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 65 •HR 5166 RH under this heading may be used for programmatic incen- 1 tives for defendants to successfully complete their terms 2 of supervision. 3 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE 5 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 6 hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 7 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 8 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 9 1997, $53,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 10 other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 11 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage- 12 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 13 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 14 of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the District 15 of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for 16 employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender 17 Service a program substantially similar to the program set 18 forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United 19 States Code, except that the maximum amount of the pay- 20 ment made under the program to any individual may not 21 exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) 22 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That for 23 the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services 24 from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 66 •HR 5166 RH accordance with section 403 of the Government Manage- 1 ment Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 2 Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an 3 agency of the United States Government: Provided further, 4 That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service 5 may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable 6 services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of 7 property and services to the same extent and under the 8 same conditions as an executive agency under sections 9 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. 10 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 11 COORDINATING COUNCIL 12 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co- 13 ordinating Council, $4,750,000, to remain available until 14 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 15 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis- 16 trict of Columbia: Provided, That, $2,300,000 shall be 17 used for costs related to the JUSTIS modernization ef- 18 forts. 19 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 20 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 21 September 30, 2027, to the Commission on Judicial Dis- 22 abilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomi- 23 nation Commission, $300,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 67 •HR 5166 RH FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 1 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro- 2 gram in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain 3 available until expended, for payments authorized under 4 the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division 5 C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That of such pay- 6 ment, $26,250,000 shall be used to carry out the Oppor- 7 tunity Scholarship Program under such Act, $17,500,000 8 shall be used for payments to District of Columbia public 9 charter schools under section 3004(b)(2) of such Act, and 10 $8,750,000 shall be used for payments to District of Co- 11 lumbia public schools under section 3004(b)(1) of such 12 Act: Provided further, That to the extent that funds are 13 available for opportunity scholarships and following the 14 priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the Sec- 15 retary of Education shall make scholarships available to 16 students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public 17 Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who were 18 not offered a scholarship during any previous school year: 19 Provided further, That within funds provided for oppor- 20 tunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the ac- 21 tivities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of 22 the Act and up to $500,000 shall be for the activities spec- 23 ified in section 3009 of the Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 68 •HR 5166 RH FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 NATIONAL GUARD 2 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 3 National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until ex- 4 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis- 5 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 6 Access Program. 7 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF 8 HIV/AIDS 9 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 10 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in- 11 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac- 12 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co- 13 lumbia, $4,000,000. 14 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 15 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 16 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 17 Water and Sewer Authority, $5,700,000, to remain avail- 18 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 19 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 20 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 21 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 22 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 23 Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co- 24 lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 69 •HR 5166 RH of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro- 1 grams and activities set forth under the heading ‘‘District 2 of Columbia Budget for the Fiscal Year ending September 3 30, 2026’’ and at the rate set forth under such heading, 4 as included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 5 2025 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia, 6 as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Pro- 7 vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 8 except as provided in section 450A of the District of Co- 9 lumbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official 10 Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and 11 General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47– 12 369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provi- 13 sions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this 14 Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia 15 for fiscal year 2026 under this heading shall not exceed 16 the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget 17 Request Act of 2025 submitted to Congress by the District 18 of Columbia, as amended as of the date of enactment of 19 this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District 20 of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, That 21 the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of 22 one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency 23 or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided fur- 24 ther, That such increases shall be approved by enactment 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 70 •HR 5166 RH of local District law and shall comply with all reserve re- 1 quirements contained in the District of Columbia Home 2 Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Offi- 3 cer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as 4 are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia 5 meets these requirements, including the apportioning by 6 the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 7 funds made available to the District during fiscal year 8 2026, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not re- 9 program for operating expenses any funds derived from 10 bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 11 projects. 12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 13 Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 14 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 71 •HR 5166 RH TITLE V 1 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 2 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con- 5 ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 6 et seq., $3,430,000, to remain available until September 7 30, 2027, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re- 8 ception and representation expenses. 9 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 12 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve- 13 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 14 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv- 15 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 16 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi- 17 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 18 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex- 19 penses, $142,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain 20 available until expended, to carry out the program, includ- 21 ing administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the 22 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 23 Law 110–140 as amended), and of which $2,000,000 shall 24 remain available until expended, to carry out the program, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 72 •HR 5166 RH including administrative costs, authorized by section 204 1 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Mon- 2 oxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II of division 3 Q of Public Law 117–103). 4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER PRODUCT 5 SAFETY COMMISSION 6 SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2026, none of the 7 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final- 8 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 9 Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 10 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 11 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 12 (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con- 13 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 14 Administration and the Department of Defense, 15 completes a study to determine— 16 (A) the technical validity of the lateral sta- 17 bility and vehicle handling requirements pro- 18 posed by such standard for purposes of reduc- 19 ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi- 20 cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll- 21 overs in the off-road environment, including the 22 repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 23 compliance with such requirements; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 73 •HR 5166 RH (B) the number of ROV rollovers that 1 would be prevented if the proposed require- 2 ments were adopted; 3 (C) whether there is a technical basis for 4 the proposal to provide information on a point- 5 of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist- 6 ance on a progressive scale; and 7 (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 8 by the United States military if the proposed 9 requirements were adopted; and 10 (2) a report containing the results of the study 11 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 12 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 13 and Transportation of the Senate; 14 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com- 15 merce of the House of Representatives; 16 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 17 the Senate; and 18 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 19 the House of Representatives. 20 SEC. 502. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, 22 or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. Consumer 23 Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class 24 of products. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 74 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety 2 Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries or Table 3 Saws (CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074) published by the 4 Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Reg- 5 ister on May 12, 2017 (82 FR 22190). 6 SEC. 504. During fiscal year 2026, none of the 7 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final- 8 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Debris Penetra- 9 tion Hazards in off-highway vehicles, including rec- 10 reational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section 11 as ‘‘ROVs’’) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this 12 section as ‘‘UTVs’’), published by the Consumer Product 13 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 14 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) until after— 15 (1) The National Academy of Sciences, in con- 16 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 17 Administration and the Department of Defense, 18 completes a study to determine— 19 (A) the technical validity of the debris pen- 20 etration resistance requirements proposed by 21 such standard for purposes of reducing the risk 22 of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road 23 environment, including the repeatability and re- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 75 •HR 5166 RH producibility of testing for compliance with such 1 requirements; 2 (B) the number of ROV/UTV debris pene- 3 trations that would be prevented if the proposed 4 requirements were adopted; 5 (C) the effect on the availability and utility 6 of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States mili- 7 tary if the proposed requirements were adopted; 8 (D) the effect on the availability and utility 9 of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the 10 United States if the proposed requirements 11 were adopted; and 12 (2) a report containing the results of the study 13 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 14 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 15 and Transportation of the Senate; 16 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com- 17 merce of the House of Representatives; 18 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 19 the Senate; and 20 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 21 the House of Representatives. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 76 •HR 5166 RH ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer- 3 ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $17,000,000, 4 of which $1,500,000 shall be made available to the Na- 5 tional Institute of Standards and Technology for election 6 reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote 7 Act of 2002; of which not less than $2,324,429 shall be 8 for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General; 9 and of which not to exceed $8,000 shall be for official re- 10 ception and representation expenses. 11 ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 12 Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help 13 America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), 14 $15,000,000 is provided to the Election Assistance Com- 15 mission for necessary expenses to make payments to 16 States for activities to improve the administration of elec- 17 tions for Federal office, including to enhance election tech- 18 nology and make election security improvements, as au- 19 thorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: Pro- 20 vided, That for purposes of applying such sections, the 21 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 22 deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 23 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same manner 24 as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 77 •HR 5166 RH Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided 1 further, That each reference to the ‘‘Administrator of Gen- 2 eral Services’’ or the ‘‘Administrator’’ in sections 101 and 3 103 shall be deemed to refer to the ‘‘Election Assistance 4 Commission’’: Provided further, That each reference to 5 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 6 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and each reference to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in sec- 7 tion 103 shall be deemed to refer to ‘‘$200,000’’: Provided 8 further, That not later than two years after receiving a 9 payment under this heading, a State shall make available 10 funds for such activities in an amount equal to 20 percent 11 of the total amount of the payment made to the State 12 under this heading: Provided further, That not later than 13 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Elec- 14 tion Assistance Commission shall make the payments to 15 States under this heading: Provided further, That States 16 shall submit quarterly financial reports and annual 17 progress reports. 18 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica- 21 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni- 22 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 23 5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 24 representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 78 •HR 5166 RH cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 1 5 U.S.C. 3109, $390,192,000, to remain available until 2 expended: Provided, That $390,192,000 of offsetting col- 3 lections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 4 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall be 5 retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain 6 available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 7 herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 8 collections are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to 9 result in a final fiscal year 2026 appropriation estimated 10 at $0: Provided further, That any offsetting collections re- 11 ceived in excess of $390,192,000 in fiscal year 2026 shall 12 not be available for obligation: Provided further, That re- 13 maining offsetting collections from prior years collected in 14 excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 15 year and otherwise be coming available on October 1, 16 2025, shall not be available for obligation: Provided fur- 17 ther, That, notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), pro- 18 ceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that 19 may be retained and made available for obligation shall 20 not exceed $139,000,000 for fiscal year 2026: Provided 21 further, That, of the amount appropriated under this head- 22 ing, not less than $12,686,000 shall be for the salaries 23 and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 79 •HR 5166 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL 1 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 2 SEC. 505. Section 302 of the Universal Service 3 Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 4 striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ each place it appears and 5 inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 6 SEC. 506. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis- 8 sion to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations 9 for universal service support payments to implement the 10 February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 11 Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec- 12 tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup- 13 port payments. 14 SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this 15 Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commis- 16 sion or the Universal Service Administrative Company to 17 update the currently applicable minimum service stand- 18 ards for fixed or mobile broadband Internet access services 19 pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.408 without further consider- 20 ation through notice and comment rulemaking procedures 21 of the impact these minimum standards have on afford- 22 ability and consumer choice and to reduce the support 23 level pursuant to 47 C.F.R. §54.403(a)(2): Provided fur- 24 ther, That, the FCC shall consider through notice and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 80 •HR 5166 RH comment rulemaking procedures the impact that the sup- 1 port level for voice service as set forth in 47 C.F.R. 2 §54.403(a)(2) has on low-income consumers’ access to 3 public safety. 4 SEC. 508. None of the funds made available by this 5 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 6 final rule entitled ‘‘The Infrastructure Investment and 7 Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimi- 8 nation,’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), or any 9 substantially similar rule. 10 SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to establish within the Federal Commu- 12 nications Commission an advisory committee with respect 13 to any environmental, social or governance matter. 14 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 15 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 17 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 18 5, United States Code, $48,500,000, of which $1,500,00 19 shall remain available until expended, to be derived from 20 the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, 21 the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 81 •HR 5166 RH FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 3 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 4 $76,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail- 5 able for reception and representation expenses. 6 FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 9 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga- 10 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 11 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 12 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult- 13 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi- 14 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 15 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 16 Columbia and elsewhere, $29,500,000: Provided, That 17 public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel 18 may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of sub- 19 sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons 20 employed intermittently in the Government service, and 21 compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 22 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re- 23 ceived from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 24 labor-management relations conferences shall be credited 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 82 •HR 5166 RH to and merged with this account, to be available without 1 further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 2 conferences. 3 FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING 4 COUNCIL 5 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IMPROVEMENT FUND 6 For necessary expenses of the Environmental Review 7 Improvement Fund established pursuant to section 8 41009(d) of Public Law 114–94, $1,000,000, to remain 9 available until expended. 10 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com- 13 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au- 14 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 15 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 16 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa- 17 tion expenses, $388,700,000, to remain available until ex- 18 pended: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be 19 for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General: 20 Provided further, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 21 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 22 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 23 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That not less than 24 $10,000,000 shall be available for the programs and ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 83 •HR 5166 RH tivities authorized by the TAKE IT DOWN Act (Public 1 Law 119–12): Provided further, That, notwithstanding 2 any other provision of law, not to exceed $310,000,000 3 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for 4 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro- 5 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 6 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 7 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 8 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi- 9 sion of law, not to exceed $15,000,000 in offsetting collec- 10 tions derived from fees to implement and enforce the Tele- 11 marketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Tele- 12 marketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 13 Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this ac- 14 count, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 15 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here- 16 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 17 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 18 year 2026 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2026 appro- 19 priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 20 $63,700,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 21 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 22 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 23 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 84 •HR 5166 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRADE 1 COMMISSION 2 SEC. 510. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 4 entitled ‘‘Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation 5 Rule’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 590 (January 4, 2024)). 6 SEC. 511. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to finalize or enforce the ‘‘Trade Regula- 8 tion on the Use of Earnings Claims’’ or the ‘‘Review of 9 the Business Opportunity Rule’’ rulemakings without a 10 clear statement of need or unless overlapping rulemaking 11 and improvements in self-regulation and consumer protec- 12 tion of industries that would be impacted is considered. 13 SEC. 512. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used by employees of the Federal Trade Com- 15 mission to conduct any activity with the European Union’s 16 European Commission, the United Kingdom’s Competi- 17 tion and Markets Authority, or the People’s Republic of 18 China’s State Administration for Market Regulation for 19 any merger review, investigation, or enforcement action. 20 SEC. 513. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 22 rule defining or describing unfair methods of competition 23 for purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 24 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 85 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 514. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to implement administer, or enforce 2 amendments to part 803 of the premerger notification 3 rules that implement section 7A of the Clayton Act (15 4 U.S.C. 18a) and to the premerger notification and report 5 form and instructions made after June 14, 2021. 6 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 8 October 25, 2021, Statement of the Commission on Use 9 of Prior Approval Provisions in Merger Orders. 10 SEC. 516. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 12 November 10, 2022, ‘‘Policy Statement Regarding the 13 Scope of Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 14 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, Commission File 15 No. P221202’’. 16 SEC. 517. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used to file a complaint unless all Commis- 18 sioners certify that they have had access to review all rel- 19 evant materials at least 10 business days prior to a Com- 20 mission Meeting or vote on the matter. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 86 •HR 5166 RH GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 1 REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES 2 FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND 3 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 5 Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collec- 6 tions deposited into the Fund, shall be available for nec- 7 essary expenses of real property management and related 8 activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, 9 maintenance, and protection of Federally owned and 10 leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Co- 11 lumbia; restoration of leased premises; moving govern- 12 mental agencies (including space adjustments and tele- 13 communications relocation expenses) in connection with 14 the assignment, allocation, and transfer of space; contrac- 15 tual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, 16 and moving; repair and alteration of Federally owned 17 buildings, including grounds, approaches, and appur- 18 tenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 19 preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 20 buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as oth- 21 erwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to pur- 22 chase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 23 Federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and de- 24 sign of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 87 •HR 5166 RH new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); 1 and payment of principal, interest, and any other obliga- 2 tions for public buildings acquired by installment purchase 3 and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of 4 $9,197,703,000, of which— 5 (1) $319,581,000 shall remain available until 6 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso- 7 ciated design and construction services, in addition 8 to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, of 9 which— 10 (A) $269,581,000 is for Basic Repairs and 11 Alterations; and 12 (B) $50,000,000 is for Special Emphasis 13 Programs: 14 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 15 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re- 16 pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 17 be limited to the amount identified for each project, 18 except each project in this or any previous Act may 19 be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent 20 unless advance approval is obtained from the Com- 21 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 22 resentatives and the Senate of a greater amount: 23 Provided further, That additional projects for which 24 prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 88 •HR 5166 RH ed under this category only if advance approval is 1 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 2 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro- 3 vided further, That the amounts provided in this or 4 any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 5 used to fund costs associated with implementing se- 6 curity improvements to buildings necessary to meet 7 the minimum standards for security in accordance 8 with current law and in compliance with the re- 9 programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit- 10 tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That 11 the difference between the funds appropriated and 12 expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, 13 under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may 14 be transferred to ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alterations’’ or 15 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 16 projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 17 in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs and Al- 18 terations’’ may be used to pay claims against the 19 Government arising from any projects under the 20 heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 21 authorized increases in prospectus projects; 22 (2) $5,606,122,000 for rental of space to re- 23 main available until expended; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 89 •HR 5166 RH (3) $3,272,000,000 for building operations to 1 remain available until expended: Provided, That the 2 total amount of funds made available from this 3 Fund to the General Services Administration shall 4 not be available for expenses of any construction, re- 5 pair, alteration and acquisition project for which a 6 prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has 7 not been approved, except that necessary funds may 8 be expended for each project for required expenses 9 for the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro- 10 vided further, That funds available in the Federal 11 Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency re- 12 pairs when advance approval is obtained from the 13 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 14 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 15 amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 16 services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 17 and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 18 lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 19 or other property not in Government ownership or 20 control as may be appropriate to enable the United 21 States Secret Service to perform its protective func- 22 tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 23 from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 24 That revenues and collections and any other sums 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 90 •HR 5166 RH accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2026, ex- 1 cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 2 in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 3 authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed- 4 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 5 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex- 6 cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 7 GENERAL ACTIVITIES 8 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 9 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 10 vided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the 11 management of real and personal property assets and cer- 12 tain administrative services; Government-wide policy sup- 13 port responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor 14 vehicles, information technology management, and related 15 technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 16 U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by 17 statute; $69,000,000. 18 OPERATING EXPENSES 19 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 20 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 21 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis- 22 posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction and 23 management; $52,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 24 is for official reception and representation expenses. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 91 •HR 5166 RH CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 1 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 2 vided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian 3 Board of Contract Appeals, $11,000,000, of which 4 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 5 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 7 General and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 8 $72,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 9 shall be available for information technology enhance- 10 ments related to providing a modern technology case man- 11 agement solutions: Provided further, That not to exceed 12 $50,000 shall be available for payment for information 13 and detection of fraud against the Government, including 14 payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Pro- 15 vided further, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available 16 for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and pri- 17 vate citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives result- 18 ing in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 19 ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 20 PRESIDENTS 21 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 22 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 23 $5,200,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 92 •HR 5166 RH FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 1 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 2 For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 3 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses author- 4 ized by law in support of interagency projects that enable 5 the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 6 activities electronically, through the development and im- 7 plementation of innovative uses of information technology; 8 $55,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 9 Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may 10 be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the pur- 11 pose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided fur- 12 ther, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, 13 and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available 14 until expended for necessary expenses in support of inter- 15 agency projects that enable the Federal Government to en- 16 hance its ability to conduct activities electronically through 17 the development and implementation of innovative uses of 18 information technology in the aggregate amount not to ex- 19 ceed $150,000,000: Provided further, That appropriations, 20 revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this 21 Fund during fiscal year 2026 in excess of such amount 22 shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for 23 expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: 24 Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 93 •HR 5166 RH up to $5,000,000 shall be available for support functions 1 and full-time hires to support activities related to the Ad- 2 ministration’s requirements under title II of the Founda- 3 tions for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Pub- 4 lic Law 115–435): Provided further, That the transfer au- 5 thorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other 6 transfer authority provided in this Act. 7 WORKING CAPITAL FUND 8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 9 For the Working Capital Fund of the General Serv- 10 ices Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until 11 expended, for necessary costs incurred by the Adminis- 12 trator to modernize rulemaking systems and to provide 13 support services for Federal rulemaking agencies. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 15 ADMINISTRATION 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 SEC. 518. Funds available to the General Services 18 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 19 motor vehicles. 20 SEC. 519. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 21 made available for fiscal year 2026 for Federal Buildings 22 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 23 only to the extent necessary to meet program require- 24 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 94 •HR 5166 RH proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 1 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 2 SEC. 520. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 3 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 4 a fiscal year 2026 request for United States Courthouse 5 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 6 standards for construction as established and approved by 7 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con- 8 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage- 9 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 10 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 11 Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 12 standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 13 to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 14 SEC. 521. None of the funds provided in this Act may 15 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 16 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 17 other service usually provided through the Federal Build- 18 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 19 square foot assessment for space and services as deter- 20 mined by the General Services Administration in consider- 21 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 22 (Public Law 92–313). 23 SEC. 522. From funds made available under the 24 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 95 •HR 5166 RH ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 1 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 2 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav- 3 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti- 4 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 5 of Representatives and the Senate. 6 SEC. 523. In any case in which the Committee on 7 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 8 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub- 9 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 10 authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con- 11 gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin- 12 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 13 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 14 to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 15 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter- 16 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 17 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro- 18 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 19 statement to each of such committees and the Committees 20 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 21 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 22 the resolution. 23 SEC. 524. With respect to projects funded under the 24 heading ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Adminis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 96 •HR 5166 RH trator of General Services shall submit a spending plan 1 and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the 2 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 3 atives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the 4 date of enactment of this Act. 5 SEC. 525. None of the funds appropriated or other- 6 wise made available by this Act may be made available 7 for the purchase of real property by the General Services 8 Administration, unless as needed for a project authorized 9 pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307. 10 SEC. 526. The General Services Administration shall 11 submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appro- 12 priations, in coordination with the Office of Management 13 and Budget, a report on federal agency office space utili- 14 zation and proposals for increasing efficient use of federal 15 office space and monitoring space utilization no later than 16 120 days after enactment of this Act. 17 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 20 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub- 21 lic Law 93–642, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex- 22 pended. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 97 •HR 5166 RH MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 4 Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganiza- 5 tion Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform 6 Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 7 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as author- 8 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in the 9 District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 10 motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and 11 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa- 12 tion expenses, $49,135,000, to remain available until Sep- 13 tember 30, 2027, and in addition not to exceed 14 $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, 15 for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement ap- 16 peals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement 17 and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit 18 Systems Protection Board. 19 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL 20 FOUNDATION 21 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 24 Udall Foundation, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 98 •HR 5166 RH Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 1 seq.), $1,782,000, to remain available for direct expendi- 2 ture until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 3 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be available 4 to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of 5 Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 6 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all current 7 and previous amounts transferred to the Office of Inspec- 8 tor General of the Department of the Interior will remain 9 available until expended for audits and investigations of 10 the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, 11 consistent with chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code, 12 and for annual independent financial audits of the Morris 13 K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursuant to 14 the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 15 107–289): Provided further, That previous amounts trans- 16 ferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Depart- 17 ment of the Interior may be transferred to the Morris K. 18 Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for annual inde- 19 pendent financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 20 Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–289): Provided 21 further, That any interest earned during fiscal year 2026 22 from investments made from discretionary appropriations 23 to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 99 •HR 5166 RH after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. §5606(b)(1) shall be 1 available until expended. 2 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND 3 For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolu- 4 tion Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Envi- 5 ronmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, 6 $3,904,000, to remain available until expended. 7 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 8 OPERATING EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses in connection with the admin- 10 istration of the National Archives and Records Adminis- 11 tration and archived Federal records and related activities, 12 as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the re- 13 view and declassification of documents, the activities of 14 the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations 15 and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the 16 hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or al- 17 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 18 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 19 $400,000,000, of which $30,000,000 shall remain avail- 20 able until expended for expenses necessary to enhance the 21 Federal Government’s ability to electronically preserve, 22 manage, and store Government records. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 100 •HR 5166 RH OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 1 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 2 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 3 General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409, 122 4 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and chapter 4 of title 5, United 5 States Code, and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 6 $5,920,000. 7 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 8 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar- 9 chives facilities and museum exhibits, related equipment 10 for public spaces, and to provide adequate storage for 11 holdings, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. 12 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND 13 RECORDS COMMISSION GRANTS PROGRAM 14 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 15 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 16 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex- 17 pended. 18 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 20 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 21 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, 22 and 9910, $3,423,000 shall be available until September 23 30, 2026, for technical assistance to low-income des- 24 ignated credit unions. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 101 •HR 5166 RH OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 3 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the chapter 131 4 of title 5, United States Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 5 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter 6 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, 7 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental 8 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else- 9 where, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 10 $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 11 $22,386,000. 12 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS) 15 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 16 Office of Personnel Management in this heading referred 17 to as ‘‘OPM’’ pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 18 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, in- 19 cluding services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 20 examinations performed for veterans by private physicians 21 on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District 22 of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehi- 23 cles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and rep- 24 resentation expenses; and payment of per diem and/or sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 102 •HR 5166 RH sistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act 1 activities require an employee to remain overnight at his 2 or her post of duty, $195,722,000: Provided, That of the 3 total amount made available under this heading, 4 $10,710,000 may remain available until expended, for in- 5 formation technology modernization, and shall be in addi- 6 tion to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: 7 Provided further, That of the total amount made available 8 under this heading, $1,445,000 may be made available for 9 strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisi- 10 tion workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Pro- 11 curement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et 12 seq.)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and re- 13 tention of such workforce and information technology in 14 support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for man- 15 agement solutions to improve acquisition management; 16 and in addition $190,000,000 for administrative expenses, 17 to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM 18 without regard to other statutes, including direct procure- 19 ment of printed materials, for the retirement and insur- 20 ance programs: Provided further, That the provisions of 21 this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use ap- 22 plicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 23 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 24 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 103 •HR 5166 RH this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex- 1 penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 2 pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 3 or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 4 That the President’s Commission on White House Fel- 5 lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo- 6 ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2026, accept dona- 7 tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 8 further, That such donations, including those from prior 9 years, may be used for the development of publicity mate- 10 rials to provide information about the White House Fel- 11 lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 12 travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala- 13 ries of employees of such Commission: Provided further, 14 That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available 15 under this heading may be transferred to an information 16 technology working capital fund established for purposes 17 authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the 18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 19 (Public Law 115–91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided 20 further, That the OPM Director shall notify, and receive 21 approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the 22 House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 23 in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: 24 Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 104 •HR 5166 RH under such transfer authority from any organizational cat- 1 egory of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such or- 2 ganizational category’s budget as identified in the report 3 required by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That 4 amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available 5 for obligation through September 30, 2029. 6 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 10 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 11 5, United States Code, including services as authorized by 12 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 13 $6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed $29,192,000 14 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro- 15 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage- 16 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans- 17 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 18 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 19 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author- 20 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 21 and elsewhere. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 105 •HR 5166 RH OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 3 Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized 4 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for wit- 5 nesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co- 6 lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi- 7 cles, $31,585,000. 8 PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 10 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib- 11 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 12 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 13 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to remain avail- 14 able until September 30, 2027. 15 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re- 18 form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 19 Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $3,605,000, 20 to remain available until expended. 21 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 23 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex- 24 change Commission, including services as authorized by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 106 •HR 5166 RH 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 1 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 2 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa- 3 tion expenses, $2,026,330,000, to remain available until 4 expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for 5 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 6 $275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat 7 for the International Organization of Securities Commis- 8 sions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be avail- 9 able for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted 10 by the Commission with foreign governmental and other 11 regulatory officials, members of their delegations and 12 staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, 13 such expenses to include necessary logistic and adminis- 14 trative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and 15 foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental ex- 16 penses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and 17 (3) related lodging or subsistence. 18 In addition to the foregoing appropriation, for move, 19 replication, and related costs associated with replacement 20 leases for the Commission’s office facilities, not to exceed 21 $8,400,000, to remain available until expended. 22 For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 23 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 24 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2026, all amounts appropriated 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 107 •HR 5166 RH under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap- 1 propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2026: Pro- 2 vided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 3 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 4 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 5 Provided further, That not to exceed $2,026,330,000 of 6 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 7 for necessary expenses of this account; not to exceed 8 $8,400,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available 9 until expended for move, replication, and related costs 10 under this heading associated with replacement leases for 11 the Commission’s office facilities: Provided further, That 12 the total amount appropriated under this heading from 13 the general fund for fiscal year 2026 shall be reduced as 14 such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final 15 total fiscal year 2026 appropriation from the general fund 16 estimated at not more than $0: Provided further, That if 17 any amount of the appropriation for move, replication, and 18 related costs associated with replacement leases for the 19 Commission’s office facilities is subsequently de-obligated 20 by the Commission, such amount that was derived from 21 the general fund shall be returned to the general fund, 22 and such amounts that were derived from fees or assess- 23 ments collected for such purpose shall be paid to each na- 24 tional securities exchange and national securities associa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 108 •HR 5166 RH tion, respectively, in proportion to any fees or assessments 1 paid by such national securities exchange or national secu- 2 rities association under section 31 of the Securities Ex- 3 change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) in fiscal year 2026. 4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SECURITIES AND 5 EXCHANGE COMMISSION 6 SEC. 527. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to compel a private company to make 8 a public offering under the Securities Act of 1933 by 9 amending the ‘‘held of record’’ definition under section 10 12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 11 SEC. 528. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to implement any program that requires 13 a national securities exchange, a national securities asso- 14 ciation, or a member of such an exchange or association 15 to collect and provide personally identifiable information 16 with respect to a retail market participant to meet the re- 17 quirements relating to an order or a reportable event 18 under section 242.613(c)(7) of title 17, Code of Federal 19 Regulations, or any successor regulations thereof. 20 SEC. 529. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act may be used to review or approve the budget for the 22 Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) as de- 23 scribed in 15 U.S.C. 7219, until the FASB withdraws the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 109 •HR 5166 RH Accounting Standards Update on Income Tax Disclosures 1 issued in December 2023 (No. 2023-09). 2 SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 3 Act may be used to develop, promulgate, finalize, imple- 4 ment, or enforce rulemaking that would, directly or indi- 5 rectly, create new disclosure requirements under Regula- 6 tion D or lower the amount of money an issuer can raise 7 through Regulation D. 8 SEC. 531. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act may be used to implement or enforce the final rule 10 entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Gov- 11 ernance, and Incident Disclosure’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 51896 12 (August 4, 2023)). 13 SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 15 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys- 16 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 17 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 18 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 19 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv- 20 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 21 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 22 $31,300,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 23 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 24 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 110 •HR 5166 RH deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na- 1 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 2 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con- 3 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 4 Forces of the United States. 5 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 7 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 8 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 9 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 10 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex- 11 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex- 12 penses, $298,099,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 13 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 14 lender oversight activities: Provided, That the Adminis- 15 trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub- 16 lications developed by the Small Business Administration, 17 and certain loan program activities, including fees author- 18 ized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided 19 further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues 20 received from all such activities shall be credited to this 21 account, to remain available until expended, for carrying 22 out these purposes without further appropriations: Pro- 23 vided further, That the Small Business Administration 24 may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 111 •HR 5166 RH and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with sec- 1 tion 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447, during 2 fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall 3 be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 4 System, to be available until September 30, 2027: Pro- 5 vided further, That $15,500,000 shall be available for 6 costs associated with the certification of small business 7 concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-dis- 8 abled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the Small 9 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f–1; 657f), respectively, and 10 section 862 of Public Law 116–283, to be available until 11 September 30, 2027. 12 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 13 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en- 14 trepreneurial and small business development, 15 $289,550,000, to remain available until September 30, 16 2027: Provided, That $150,000,000 shall be available to 17 fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2026 or fiscal 18 year 2027 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi- 19 ness Act: Provided further, That $41,000,000 shall be for 20 marketing, management, and technical assistance under 21 section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 22 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make microloans under 23 the microloan program: Provided further, That 24 $10,000,000 shall be available for grants to States to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 112 •HR 5166 RH carry out export programs that assist small business con- 1 cerns authorized under section 22(l) of the Small Business 2 Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)): Provided further, That $5,000,000 3 shall be available for the Native American Outreach pro- 4 gram: Provided further, That $18,500,000 shall be avail- 5 able for Veterans Outreach: Provided further, That 6 $27,000,000 shall be available for Women’s Business Cen- 7 ters (WBC): Provided further, That no more than 8 $8,500,000 shall be available for SCORE: Provided fur- 9 ther, That no funds shall be available for the Federal and 10 State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. 11 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 12 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 13 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 14 5, United States Code, $37,020,000. 15 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 17 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 18 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi- 19 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $10,109,000, 20 to remain available until expended. 21 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 23 For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain 24 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 113 •HR 5166 RH cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de- 1 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 2 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 3 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 4 2026 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 5 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and com- 6 mitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of 7 section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 8 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggre- 9 gate, $22,500,000,000, of which $10,000,000,000 shall be 10 reserved for small manufacturers in which the primary 11 business of is classified in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the 12 North American Industrial Classification System and all 13 of its production facilities are located in the United States: 14 Provided further, That during fiscal year 2026 commit- 15 ments for general business loans authorized under para- 16 graphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Busi- 17 ness Act shall not exceed $42,500,000,000, of which 18 $10,000,000,000 shall be reserved for small manufactur- 19 ers in which the primary business of is classified in sector 20 31, 32, or 33 of the North American Industrial Classifica- 21 tion System and all of its production facilities are located 22 in the United States, for a combination of amortizing term 23 loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 24 by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 114 •HR 5166 RH year 2026 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 1 under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 2 Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided 3 further, That during fiscal year 2026, guarantees of trust 4 certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi- 5 ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 6 $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 7 to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 8 $162,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged 9 with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 10 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 12 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 13 loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small 14 Business Act, $175,000,000, to be available until ex- 15 pended, of which $1,600,000 is for the Office of Inspector 16 General of the Small Business Administration for audits 17 and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan pro- 18 grams and shall be transferred to and merged with the 19 appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of 20 which $165,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses 21 of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan 22 program, which may be transferred to and merged with 23 the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of 24 which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative expenses 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 115 •HR 5166 RH for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to 1 and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Ex- 2 penses: Provided, That, of the funds provided under this 3 heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disasters de- 4 clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 5 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)): Pro- 6 vided further, That the amount for major disasters under 7 this heading is designated by the Congress as being for 8 disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 9 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 10 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 12 ADMINISTRATION 13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 14 SEC. 532. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 15 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 16 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans- 17 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro- 18 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 19 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 20 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 21 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail- 22 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 23 with the procedures set forth in that section. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 116 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 533. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria- 1 tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad- 2 ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 3 and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans- 4 ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys- 5 tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 6 as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 7 A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 8 Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 9 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 10 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 11 atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 12 to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 13 for obligation through September 30, 2029. 14 SEC. 534. None of the funds made available by this 15 Act may be used by the Small Business Administration 16 to fund climate change initiatives. 17 SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 18 Act may be used to create, implement, administer, expand, 19 or enforce a direct lending program by the Small Business 20 Administration not in effect on January 1, 2024. 21 SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act may be used to hire staff at the District of Columbia 23 office until the Small Business Administration senior area 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 117 •HR 5166 RH manager position at the Coachella Valley, California, sat- 1 ellite office is staffed by at least one individual. 2 SEC. 537. None of the funds made available by the 3 Act may be used to compel a small business to comply 4 with section–704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 5 (15 U.S.C. 1691c–2). 6 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 7 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 8 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 9 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub- 10 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 11 States Code, $49,750,000: Provided, That mail for over- 12 seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 13 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 14 to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to imple- 15 ment any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 16 or employee of any State or local child support enforce- 17 ment agency, or any individual participating in a State 18 or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for 19 information requested or provided concerning an address 20 of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 21 funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 22 close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 23 further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 24 continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 118 •HR 5166 RH Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as author- 1 ized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 2 Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 7 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 8 5, United States Code, $274,000,000, to be derived by 9 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 10 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account- 11 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 12 UNITED STATES TAX COURT 13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 14 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 15 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 16 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa- 17 tion expenses, $55,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re- 18 main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex- 19 penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi- 20 cate of the judge. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 119 •HR 5166 RH TITLE VI 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 2 SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 3 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 4 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 5 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 6 funded in this Act. 7 SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 8 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 9 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria- 10 tions, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority 11 in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless 12 expressly so provided herein. 13 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 14 under this Act for any consulting service through procure- 15 ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 16 to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 17 of public record and available for public inspection, except 18 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex- 19 isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 20 SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 21 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 22 strumentality of the United States Government, except 23 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 24 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 120 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 2 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac- 3 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 4 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol- 5 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 6 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 7 SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 8 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 9 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 10 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 11 SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 12 available under this Act shall be made available to any 13 person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap- 14 ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 15 SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 16 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre- 17 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund- 18 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex- 19 penditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any ac- 20 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 21 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 22 available for obligation or expenditure through a re- 23 programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 24 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 121 •HR 5166 RH funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 1 for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con- 2 gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac- 3 tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 4 House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 5 purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac- 6 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 7 is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi- 8 ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 9 creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un- 10 less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap- 11 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 12 ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 13 restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 14 or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 15 consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 16 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 17 ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 18 ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 19 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 20 the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 21 the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans- 22 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 23 That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 24 for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 122 •HR 5166 RH equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 1 to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 2 budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust- 3 ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 4 fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 5 each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 6 level by object class and program, project, and activity as 7 detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 8 budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which- 9 ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 10 for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 11 for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 12 discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 13 and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 14 interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 15 or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 16 be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 17 required date that the report has not been submitted to 18 the Congress. 19 SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 20 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 21 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from 22 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 23 for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available 24 through September 30, 2027, for each such account for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 123 •HR 5166 RH the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 1 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 2 House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 3 prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 4 That these requests shall be made in compliance with re- 5 programming guidelines. 6 SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 7 this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi- 8 dent to request— 9 (1) any official background investigation report 10 on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves- 11 tigation; or 12 (2) a determination with respect to the treat- 13 ment of an organization as described in section 14 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 15 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 16 Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 17 Internal Revenue Service. 18 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 19 (1) in the case of an official background inves- 20 tigation report, if such individual has given express 21 written consent for such request not more than 6 22 months prior to the date of such request and during 23 the same presidential administration; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 124 •HR 5166 RH (2) if such request is required due to extraor- 1 dinary circumstances involving national security. 2 SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul- 3 gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 4 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed- 5 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 6 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 7 SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 8 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 9 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of- 10 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 11 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 12 expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made 13 available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 14 to court approval. 15 SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 16 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 17 expenses in connection with any health plan under the 18 Federal Employees Health Benefits program which pro- 19 vides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 20 SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 21 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 22 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 23 result of an act of rape or incest. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 125 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 1 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur- 2 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 3 forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu- 4 larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 5 to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa- 6 tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 7 United States Code), that is a commercial product (as de- 8 fined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 9 SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 10 United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu- 11 latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac- 12 cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 13 commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 14 non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex- 15 penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 16 to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func- 17 tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em- 18 ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 19 is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 20 or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 21 to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 22 person or entity is an organization described in section 23 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex- 24 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 126 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 1 of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 2 authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 3 construction or alteration of real property for office, meet- 4 ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 5 Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of- 6 fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 7 case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 8 with the current lessor. 9 (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 10 emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 11 the President to require emergency leasing authority with 12 respect to such agency. 13 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 14 agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 15 provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen- 16 eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 17 Service. 18 SEC. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the fol- 19 lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 20 (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 21 102). 22 (2) Payments to— 23 (A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 24 (28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 127 •HR 5166 RH (B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 1 (28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 2 (C) the United States Court of Federal 3 Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 4 178(l)). 5 (3) Payment of Government contributions— 6 (A) with respect to the health benefits of 7 retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 8 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 9 Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 10 Stat. 849); and 11 (B) with respect to the life insurance bene- 12 fits for employees retiring after December 31, 13 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 14 (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 15 new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 16 Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 17 8348). 18 (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 19 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 20 Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 21 III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 22 States Code. 23 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex- 24 empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 128 •HR 5166 RH otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con- 1 tained in this Act. 2 SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this 3 Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to 4 complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working 5 Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Pro- 6 posed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regu- 7 latory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working Group on 8 Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 9 No. 13563. 10 SEC. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch 11 agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In- 12 formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par- 13 ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 14 related to information technology. 15 (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 16 agency funded by this Act that are available for informa- 17 tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con- 18 sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 19 budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 20 of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 21 as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of- 22 ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 23 Officer of the agency and budget officials. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 129 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 1 Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 2 33 of title 44, United States Code. 3 SEC. 622. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 5 disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv- 6 ice to the public or remote computing service of the con- 7 tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec- 8 tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 9 in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 10 in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 11 Constitution of the United States. 12 SEC. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 13 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 14 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail- 15 able to the department or agency over which that Inspec- 16 tor General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 17 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that In- 18 spector General’s access to such records, documents, or 19 other materials, under any provision of law, except a provi- 20 sion of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 21 and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of ac- 22 cess. A department or agency covered by this section shall 23 provide its Inspector General with access to all such 24 records, documents, and other materials in a timely man- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 130 •HR 5166 RH ner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with 1 statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the informa- 2 tion provided by the establishment over which that Inspec- 3 tor General has responsibilities under the chapter 4 of title 4 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered 5 by this section shall report to the Committees on Appro- 6 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 7 within five calendar days any failures to comply with this 8 requirement. 9 SEC. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 10 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 11 to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 12 the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 13 competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 14 that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec- 15 tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 16 in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 17 shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel- 18 oping, or adopting other support mechanisms such as the 19 5G Fund for Rural America: Provided further, That any 20 such other mechanism shall maintain existing high-cost 21 support to competitive eligible telecommunications carriers 22 until support under such mechanism commences. 23 SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in 24 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 131 •HR 5166 RH network unless such network blocks the viewing, 1 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 2 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 3 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 4 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 5 criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activi- 6 ties, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 7 activity. 8 SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other- 9 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 10 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 11 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 12 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 13 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 14 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 15 driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 16 overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 17 such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 18 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 19 SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under 20 this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac- 21 tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 22 department, agency, board, or commission funded by this 23 Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 24 the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 132 •HR 5166 RH in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 1 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 2 resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 3 determination. 4 (b) None of the funds made available under this Act 5 may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 6 than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 7 States, at any single conference occurring outside the 8 United States unless the agency or entity determines that 9 such attendance is in the national interest and advance 10 notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 11 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in- 12 cludes the basis of that determination. 13 SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 15 the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this 16 Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 17 10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 18 SEC. 629. In addition to any amounts appropriated 19 or otherwise made available for expenses related to en- 20 hancements to www.oversight.gov and to further develop 21 the data analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response 22 Accountability Committee to enhance transparency, and to 23 prevent, detect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in 24 federal spending, $5,450,000, to remain available until ex- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 133 •HR 5166 RH pended, of which $450,000 is for enhancements to 1 www.oversight.gov, shall be provided for an additional 2 amount for such purpose to the Inspectors General Coun- 3 cil Fund established pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of 4 chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code: Provided, That 5 these amounts shall be in addition to any amounts or any 6 authority available to the Council of the Inspectors Gen- 7 eral on Integrity and Efficiency under section 424 of title 8 5, United States Code: Provided further, That within 270 9 days, the PRAC is directed to issue a report to the House 10 and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the House 11 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the 12 Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- 13 mental Affairs describing additional savings to be achieved 14 through the creation of an early warning fraud detection 15 program to support federal and state agencies and Offices 16 of Inspectors General in their efforts to detect and miti- 17 gate waste, fraud, abuse, and other improper payments 18 and awards. The report should also describe the PRAC’s 19 ability to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine 20 learning models and network analysis to identify anoma- 21 lies or issues not otherwise detected or identified in the 22 early warning fraud detection program. 23 SEC. 630. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 134 •HR 5166 RH public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man- 1 agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 3 transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 4 House of Representatives and the Senate. 5 SEC. 631. Federal agencies funded under this Act 6 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 7 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 8 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub- 9 lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex- 10 pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 11 this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 12 available to the agency for advertising or other commu- 13 nications regarding the programs and activities of the 14 agency. 15 SEC. 632. When issuing statements, press releases, 16 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu- 17 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 18 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 19 funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— 20 (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro- 21 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 22 money; 23 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 24 project or program; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 135 •HR 5166 RH (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 1 costs of the project or program that will be financed 2 by non-governmental sources. 3 SEC. 633. None of the funds made available in this 4 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the rule 5 entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Cli- 6 mate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 7 21334 (April 12, 2024) or any substantially similar rule. 8 SEC. 634. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commis- 10 sion to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, 11 or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, 12 contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid 13 to trade associations. 14 SEC. 635. Not later than 45 days after the last day 15 of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall sub- 16 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 17 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re- 18 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 19 quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the 20 appropriation. 21 SEC. 636. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act may be used to procure electric vehicles, electric vehi- 23 cle batteries, electric vehicle charging stations or infra- 24 structure: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 136 •HR 5166 RH construed to prohibit the procurement of hybrid vehicles, 1 including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that utilize both 2 an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, pro- 3 vided such vehicles are not classified as battery electric 4 vehicles. 5 SEC. 637. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act may be used to carry out any program, project, or 7 activity that promotes or advances Critical Race Theory 8 or any concept associated with Critical Race Theory. 9 SEC. 638. None of the funds appropriated or other- 10 wise made available by this Act may be made available 11 to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or carry out any 12 office, program, or activity for the purposes of diversity, 13 equity, and inclusion training or implementation. 14 SEC. 639. None of the funds made available by this 15 Act may be made available to support, directly or indi- 16 rectly, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or any laboratory 17 owned or controlled by the governments of the People’s 18 Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic Re- 19 public of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 20 the Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Ven- 21 ezuela under the regime of Nicola´s Maduro Moros, or any 22 other country determined by the Secretary of State to be 23 a foreign adversary. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 137 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 640. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to enforce the requirements in section 2 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 3 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)) that the solicitation of 4 contributions from member corporations stockholders and 5 executive or administrative personnel, and the families of 6 such stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must 7 be separately and specifically approved by the member cor- 8 poration involved prior to such solicitation, and that such 9 member corporation does not approve any such solicitation 10 by more than one such trade association in any calendar 11 year. 12 SEC. 641. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec- 13 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 14 title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 15 none of the funds provided by this Act shall be used in 16 whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against 17 a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person 18 speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held reli- 19 gious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or 20 should be recognized as, a union of one man and one 21 woman. 22 (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 23 subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 24 taken by the Federal Government to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 138 •HR 5166 RH (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 1 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 2 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 3 tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 4 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 5 in subsection (a); 6 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 7 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 8 such person; 9 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 10 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 11 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 12 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 13 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 14 other similar position or status from or to such per- 15 son; or 16 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 17 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 18 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 19 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 20 degree from an educational program, from or to 21 such person. 22 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 23 The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li- 24 censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 139 •HR 5166 RH that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec- 1 tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 2 such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per- 3 son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 4 religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 5 (a). 6 SEC. 642. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to finalize, implement, administer, or en- 8 force the proposed rule titled ‘‘Revising Scope of the Min- 9 ing Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage 10 Under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor- 11 tation Act’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 65350; September 22, 2023). 12 SEC. 643. The Postmaster General of the United 13 States Postal Service shall notify in writing any Member 14 of Congress at least 30 days before the Postal Service re- 15 leases any stamp (including special stamps, semipostal 16 stamps, and any other stamp) depicting a landmark in, 17 a significant event or commemoration of an event that oc- 18 curred in, or an individual from, in the case of a Member 19 of the House of Representatives, the district or State the 20 Member represents or, in the case of a Senator, the State 21 the Senator represents. In this section, the term ‘‘Member 22 of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term in section 23 2106 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include 24 the Vice President. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 140 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 644. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act may be used to fly or display a flag over or within 2 a facility of the Federal Government other than the flag 3 of the United States, a flag bearing an official U.S. Gov- 4 ernment seal or insignia, or the Prisoner of War/Missing 5 in Action flag. 6 SEC. 645. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 7 erwise made available to the United States Postal Service 8 by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following 9 persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting over- 10 sight, any facility owned or leased by the United States 11 Postal Service used for the delivery of letters, printed ma- 12 terials, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collec- 13 tion, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary 14 thereto, or to make any temporary modification at any 15 such facility that in any way alters what is observed by 16 a visiting member of Congress or such designated em- 17 ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence 18 of such modification: 19 (1) A Member of Congress. 20 (2) An employee of the United States House of 21 Representatives or the United States Senate des- 22 ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this 23 section. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 141 •HR 5166 RH (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re- 1 quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the 2 intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for 3 the purpose of conducting oversight. 4 SEC. 646. None of the funds made available by this 5 Act or in any prior Act may be used to facilitate the reg- 6 istration of an individual who is not a United States cit- 7 izen to vote in any local, state, or Federal election. 8 SEC. 647. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act may be used to make new rules that the Administrator 10 of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the 11 Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in 12 or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy 13 of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a major increase in costs 14 or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, 15 State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; 16 or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employ- 17 ment, investment, productivity, innovation, consumer 18 choice, or the ability of United States-based enterprises 19 to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and 20 export markets. 21 SEC. 648. None of the funds provided in this Act may 22 be used to plan, support, or implement any sister city ac- 23 tivities or exchanges between the District of Columbia and 24 any city located within the People’s Republic of China. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 142 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 649. Not later than one year after enactment 1 of this Act, the U.S. Government Accountability Office 2 shall issue a report on agencies’ use of exemptions and 3 exceptions to the Buy American Act and the Trade Agree- 4 ments Act on vehicle procurement for the federal govern- 5 ment. 6 SEC. 650. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act may be used to lease, procure, or otherwise acquire 8 a vehicle if the manufacturer, bidder, or offeror of such 9 vehicle is directly or indirectly an entity that— 10 (1) is owned by, controlled by, or organized 11 under the laws of the People’s Republic of China, in- 12 cluding BYD Auto Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Geely Hold- 13 ing Group Co., Ltd., or any Subsidiary or affiliate 14 thereof; or 15 (2) has a contract or licensing agreement with 16 an entity included on the list maintained by the Sec- 17 retary of Defense pursuant to section 1260H of the 18 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 19 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), including Contemporary 20 Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), or any 21 subsidiary or affiliate thereof. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 143 •HR 5166 RH TITLE VII 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 2 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 5 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 6 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2026 shall obligate 7 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen- 8 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 9 administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en- 10 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 11 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 12 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 13 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 14 agency, or instrumentality. 15 SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 16 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 17 in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United 18 States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve- 19 hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforce- 20 ment vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance 21 vehicles, and police type), is hereby fixed at $40,000 ex- 22 cept station wagons for which the maximum shall be 23 $41,140: Provided, That these limits may be exceeded by 24 not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: Provided fur- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 144 •HR 5166 RH ther, That the limits set forth in this section may not be 1 exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid ve- 2 hicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions 3 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Develop- 4 ment, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further, 5 That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded 6 by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles 7 acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost 8 of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided fur- 9 ther, That the limits set forth in this section shall not 10 apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which 11 operates on alternative fuel, including but not limited to 12 electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell ve- 13 hicles. 14 SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart- 15 ments and independent establishments for the current fis- 16 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex- 17 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 18 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 19 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 20 SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 21 the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con- 22 tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 23 compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern- 24 ment of the United States (including any agency the ma- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 145 •HR 5166 RH jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 1 of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti- 2 nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 3 of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit- 4 ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 5 outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 6 is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant- 7 ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 8 of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 9 then a citizen when eligible; (4) is a person who owes alle- 10 giance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is au- 11 thorized to be employed in the United States pursuant to 12 the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as set 13 forth in the Department of Homeland Security’s August 14 24, 2022 final rule entitled ‘‘Deferred Action for Child- 15 hood Arrivals’’: Provided, That for purposes of this sec- 16 tion, affidavits signed by any such person shall be consid- 17 ered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this 18 section with respect to his or her status are being complied 19 with: Provided further, That for purposes of paragraphs 20 (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to em- 21 ployment and updated thereafter as necessary: Provided 22 further, That any person making a false affidavit shall be 23 guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no 24 more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 146 •HR 5166 RH or both: Provided further, That the above penal clause 1 shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any 2 other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That 3 any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to 4 the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action 5 by the Federal Government: Provided further, That this 6 section shall not apply to any person who is an officer 7 or employee of the Government of the United States on 8 the date of enactment of this Act, or to international 9 broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Gov- 10 ernors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to 11 temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 12 60 days) as a result of emergencies: Provided further, That 13 this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland 14 firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident 15 aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the 16 USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with an- 17 other country. 18 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart- 19 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec- 20 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex- 21 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 22 Services Administration for charges for space and services 23 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build- 24 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 147 •HR 5166 RH performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 2 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 3 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 4 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re- 5 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 6 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 7 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre- 8 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex- 9 pended for the following purposes: 10 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 11 and recycling programs as described in Executive 12 Order No. 14057 (December 8, 2021), including any 13 such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 14 the Executive order. 15 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man- 16 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 17 development and implementation of hazardous waste 18 management and pollution prevention programs. 19 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 20 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 21 Federal agency. 22 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 23 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 24 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 148 •HR 5166 RH title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 1 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 2 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 3 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 4 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 5 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 6 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 7 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex- 8 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 9 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 10 correspondingly reduced. 11 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 12 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 13 financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 14 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 15 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 16 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 17 financial support from more than one agency or instru- 18 mentality. 19 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 20 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 21 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 22 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 23 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 24 United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 149 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 1 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 2 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 3 President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 4 be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 5 or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 6 head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 7 make improvements for any such office, unless advance 8 notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 9 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 10 resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec- 11 tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of- 12 fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 13 used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 14 directly controlled by the individual. 15 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec- 16 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 17 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 18 the interagency funding of national security and emer- 19 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 20 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti- 21 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 22 2012). 23 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 24 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 150 •HR 5166 RH any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 1 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 2 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol- 3 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com- 4 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 5 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 6 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 7 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 8 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer- 9 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 10 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi- 11 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 12 the individual to the White House. 13 (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 14 Federal employees or members of the armed forces de- 15 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 16 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 17 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 18 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 19 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 20 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 21 Government, who— 22 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat- 23 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em- 24 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 151 •HR 5166 RH direct oral or written communication or contact with 1 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 2 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 3 to the employment of such other officer or employee 4 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 5 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 6 whether such communication or contact is at the ini- 7 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re- 8 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 9 committee, or subcommittee; or 10 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 11 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 12 performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 13 to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis- 14 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti- 15 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em- 16 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 17 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 18 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 19 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 20 communication or contact of such other officer or 21 employee with any Member, committee, or sub- 22 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 23 (1); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 152 •HR 5166 RH (3) unjustifiably refuses to comply with a duly 1 issued and valid congressional subpoena. 2 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 3 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 4 any employee training that— 5 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl- 6 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 7 performance of official duties; 8 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev- 9 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 10 some participants; 11 (3) does not require prior employee notification 12 of the content and methods to be used in the train- 13 ing and written end of course evaluation; 14 (4) contains any methods or content associated 15 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 16 ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em- 17 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 18 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 19 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par- 20 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 21 workplace. 22 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 23 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 24 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 153 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 1 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu- 2 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu- 3 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 4 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 5 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 6 or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla- 7 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 8 to the Congress itself. 9 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 10 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed- 11 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 12 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 13 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 14 competent jurisdiction. 15 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 16 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 17 information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mail- 18 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 19 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit- 20 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 21 and the Senate. 22 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 23 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 24 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 154 •HR 5166 RH ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 1 authorized by Congress. 2 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 3 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 4 under 5 U.S.C. 105; 5 (2) includes a military department, as defined 6 under section 102 of such title and includes the 7 United States Postal Service. 8 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu- 9 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 10 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 11 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 12 system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 13 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 14 effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 15 in the performance of official duties. 16 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 17 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 18 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 19 or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 20 Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 21 finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 22 costs. 23 SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 24 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 155 •HR 5166 RH ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 1 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government- 2 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of- 3 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 4 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 5 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 6 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis- 7 trator of General Services to support Government-wide 8 and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 9 procurement, and other management innovations, initia- 10 tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 11 reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 12 Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 13 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des- 14 ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man- 15 agement Council for overall management improvement ini- 16 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 17 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 18 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 19 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia- 20 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure- 21 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun- 22 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur- 23 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 24 not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 156 •HR 5166 RH duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 1 Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 2 and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide inno- 3 vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 4 the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 5 Services Administration, Government-Wide Policy’’ during 6 fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obligation 7 through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That not 8 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc- 9 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta- 10 tion with the Administrator of General Services, shall sub- 11 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 12 of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 13 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen- 14 ate, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 15 of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for 16 the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided fur- 17 ther, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: 18 (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under 19 this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred 20 or reimbursed in fiscal year 2026; (ii) a detailed break- 21 down of the purposes for all funds estimated to be trans- 22 ferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including 23 total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose 24 salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where appli- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 157 •HR 5166 RH cable, a description of the funds intended for use by or 1 for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where 2 applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by 3 or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Con- 4 gress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimburse- 5 ments may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days 6 following notification of the Committees on Appropriations 7 of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 8 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 9 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 10 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 11 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 12 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 13 the location. 14 SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec- 15 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 16 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 17 the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 18 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 19 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 20 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 21 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 22 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re- 23 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 24 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 158 •HR 5166 RH mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 1 and the Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, 2 and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 3 Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of 4 this Act. 5 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 6 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 7 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 8 funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 9 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 10 That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 11 funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 12 funds. 13 SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY 14 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 15 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 16 be used by any Federal agency— 17 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 18 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 19 personally identifiable information relating to an in- 20 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern- 21 ment Internet site of the agency; or 22 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 23 party (including another government agency) to col- 24 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 159 •HR 5166 RH rived from any means, that includes any personally 1 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 2 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 3 site. 4 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 5 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 6 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 7 identify particular persons; 8 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden- 9 tifiable information; 10 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu- 11 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 12 applicable law; or 13 (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 14 that is a system security action taken by the oper- 15 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 16 to providing the Internet site services or to pro- 17 tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 18 Internet site. 19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 20 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac- 21 tions to implement, interpret, or enforce authorities 22 provided in law. 23 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina- 24 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 160 •HR 5166 RH ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 1 condition, management practices and policies and 2 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 3 law. 4 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 5 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 6 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 7 except where the contract also includes a provision for con- 8 traceptive coverage. 9 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 10 with— 11 (1) any of the following religious plans: 12 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 13 (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 14 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 15 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 16 religious beliefs. 17 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 18 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub- 19 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 20 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 21 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 22 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 23 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re- 24 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 161 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur- 1 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 2 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 3 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu- 4 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 5 oversight authorities. 6 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 7 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de- 8 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 9 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 10 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov- 11 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 12 ownership pilot program. 13 SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 14 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 15 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 16 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 17 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im- 18 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per- 19 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 20 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg- 21 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 22 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 23 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 162 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 2 or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig- 3 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 4 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 5 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 6 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 7 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is author- 8 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 9 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 10 cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 11 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 12 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 13 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 14 any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis- 15 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 16 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre- 17 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 18 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 19 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 20 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 21 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 22 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 23 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap- 24 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 163 •HR 5166 RH other Act may be used for any Federal Government con- 1 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 2 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 3 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 4 or any subsidiary of such an entity. 5 (b) WAIVERS.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 7 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern- 8 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 9 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re- 10 quired in the interest of national security. 11 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 12 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 13 such issuance to Congress. 14 (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 15 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 16 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 17 pursuant to such contract. 18 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2026, for each employee 19 who— 20 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 21 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 22 (2) retires under any other provision of sub- 23 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 24 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 164 •HR 5166 RH rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 1 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 2 equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver- 3 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 4 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 5 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 6 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis- 7 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 8 5, United States Code. 9 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in 10 this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re- 11 quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 12 to disclose any of the following information as a condition 13 of submitting the offer: 14 (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 15 expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse- 16 ment for an electioneering communication that is 17 made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 18 of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 19 election for Federal office or to a political com- 20 mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 21 election for Federal office. 22 (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 23 payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 24 entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 165 •HR 5166 RH or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 1 reasonable expectation that the person will use the 2 funds to make a payment described in paragraph 3 (1). 4 (b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 5 ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘election- 6 eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 7 ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 8 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 9 et seq.). 10 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 11 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 12 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Govern- 13 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a Mem- 14 ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com- 15 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 16 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 17 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 18 SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 19 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 20 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 21 2026, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 22 prevailing rate employee described in section 23 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 166 •HR 5166 RH (A) during the period from the date of expira- 1 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec- 2 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef- 3 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust- 4 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2026, in an 5 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli- 6 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 7 in accordance with such section; and 8 (B) during the period consisting of the remain- 9 der of fiscal year 2026, in an amount that exceeds, 10 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 11 payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 12 sum of— 13 (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 14 in fiscal year 2026 under section 5303 of title 15 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 16 under the General Schedule; and 17 (ii) the difference between the overall aver- 18 age percentage of the locality-based com- 19 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 20 2026 under section 5304 of such title (whether 21 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av- 22 erage percentage of such payments which was 23 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 24 section. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 167 •HR 5166 RH (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 1 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 2 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 3 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 4 may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 5 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 6 be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli- 7 cable to such employee. 8 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay- 9 able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 10 who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 11 30, 2025, shall be determined under regulations pre- 12 scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 13 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 14 of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 15 may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 16 30, 2025, except to the extent determined by the Office 17 of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur- 18 pose of this subsection. 19 (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 20 for service performed after September 30, 2025. 21 (6) For the purpose of administering any provision 22 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre- 23 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em- 24 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 168 •HR 5166 RH tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 1 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 2 or basic pay payable after the application of this sub- 3 section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 4 (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 5 permit or require the payment to any employee covered 6 by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 7 be payable were this subsection not in effect. 8 (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 9 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub- 10 section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 11 necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali- 12 fied employees. 13 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 14 in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 15 take place in fiscal year 2026 under sections 5344 and 16 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 17 (1) not less than the percentage received by em- 18 ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 19 are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 20 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 21 States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ- 22 ees at locations where there are no employees whose 23 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 24 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 169 •HR 5166 RH employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 1 United States Code, shall be considered to be located 2 in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 3 States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 4 States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 5 (2) effective as of the first day of the first ap- 6 plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 7 2025. 8 SEC. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch de- 9 partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 10 this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 11 reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 12 for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 13 costs and contracting procedures related to each con- 14 ference held by any such department, agency, board, com- 15 mission, or office during fiscal year 2026 for which the 16 cost to the United States Government was more than 17 $100,000. 18 (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con- 19 ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica- 20 ble period— 21 (1) a description of its purpose; 22 (2) the number of participants attending; 23 (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 24 United States Government, including— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 170 •HR 5166 RH (A) the cost of any food or beverages; 1 (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 2 (C) the cost of employee or contractor 3 travel to and from the conference; and 4 (D) a discussion of the methodology used 5 to determine which costs relate to the con- 6 ference; and 7 (4) a description of the contracting procedures 8 used including— 9 (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 10 competitive basis; and 11 (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 12 conducted by the departmental component or 13 office in evaluating potential contractors for the 14 conference. 15 (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 16 head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 17 or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 18 official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 19 date, location, and number of employees attending a con- 20 ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 21 board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 22 appropriations Act during fiscal year 2026 for which the 23 cost to the United States Government was more than 24 $20,000. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 171 •HR 5166 RH (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro- 1 priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 2 be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con- 3 ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 4 programmatically related to the purpose for which the 5 grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 6 in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 7 or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 8 the grant or contract. 9 (e) None of the funds made available in this or any 10 other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con- 11 ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 12 of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 13 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 14 memorandum. 15 SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 16 or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 17 eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac- 18 tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 19 a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 20 enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 21 is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi- 22 sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 23 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 24 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 172 •HR 5166 RH enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 1 published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 2 Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 3 et seq.). 4 SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or other- 5 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 6 to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 7 regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 8 function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of- 9 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 10 other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 11 SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 12 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 13 available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 14 with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 15 such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 16 internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib- 17 iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac- 18 tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 19 to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent- 20 ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re- 21 ceive such information. 22 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con- 23 travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 24 Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 173 •HR 5166 RH ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 1 information. 2 SEC. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 3 other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree- 4 ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern- 5 ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree- 6 ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 7 the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 8 with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 9 the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 10 existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi- 11 fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 12 reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special 13 Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 14 mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of au- 15 thority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 16 health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 17 The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanc- 18 tions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive or- 19 ders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 20 agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith- 21 standing the preceding provision of this section, a non- 22 disclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed 23 by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence 24 or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 174 •HR 5166 RH officer of the United States Government, may contain pro- 1 visions appropriate to the particular activity for which 2 such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 3 shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not dis- 4 close any classified information received in the course of 5 such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 6 United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms 7 shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures 8 to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 9 agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential 10 to reporting a substantial violation of law. 11 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 12 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 13 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 14 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 15 (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 16 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en- 17 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 18 substantially similar language to that required in sub- 19 section (a). 20 SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 21 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 22 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 23 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 24 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 175 •HR 5166 RH ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad- 1 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 2 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 3 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col- 4 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 5 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 6 has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 7 and has made a determination that this further action is 8 not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 9 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 10 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 11 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 12 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 13 to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 14 violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 15 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic- 16 tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 17 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter- 18 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro- 19 tect the interests of the Government. 20 SEC. 746. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate ad- 21 justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 22 the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 23 year 2026 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 176 •HR 5166 RH on December 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of divi- 1 sion B of Public Law 118–47. 2 (b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 3 section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 4 provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 5 2026 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 6 position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 7 by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 8 payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De- 9 cember 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division 10 B of Public Law 118–47. Such an employee may not re- 11 ceive a rate increase during calendar year 2026, except 12 as provided in subsection (i). 13 (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv- 14 ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi- 15 sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 16 subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em- 17 ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 18 (d)(1) This subsection applies to— 19 (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu- 20 tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the 21 official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; 22 or 23 (B) a limited term appointee or limited emer- 24 gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 177 •HR 5166 RH serving under a political appointment and paid a 1 rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for 2 level IV of the Executive Schedule. 3 (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 4 5, United States Code, an employee described in para- 5 graph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during cal- 6 endar year 2026, except as provided in subsection (i). 7 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 8 employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality 9 based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 10 States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official 11 rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 12 under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate 13 increase during calendar year 2026, except as provided in 14 subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees 15 in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service 16 pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 17 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 18 pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 19 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap- 20 plied to them. 21 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre- 22 vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint- 23 ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 24 under applicable law. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 178 •HR 5166 RH (g) This section does not apply to an individual who 1 makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 2 pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, 3 for such time as that election is in effect. 4 (h) This section does not apply to an individual who 5 makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 6 entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service 7 Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) for such time as that 8 election is in effect. 9 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 10 employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in- 11 crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov- 12 ered position only if that new position has higher-level du- 13 ties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than 14 the level or range for the position held immediately before 15 the movement. Any such increase must be based on the 16 rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 17 of pay in effect on December 31, 2025, by operation of 18 section 747 of division B of Public Law 118–47. 19 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 20 an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 21 during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 22 pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 23 limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 179 •HR 5166 RH 31, 2025, by operation of section 747 of division B of Pub- 1 lic Law 118–47. 2 (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 3 to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2026 4 but ends in calendar year 2027, the bar on the employee’s 5 receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 6 of that pay period. 7 (l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered 8 position’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 9 pay is restricted under this section. 10 (m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 11 first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 12 1, 2026. 13 SEC. 747. In the event of a violation of the Impound- 14 ment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of 15 the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, 16 shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts 17 and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a copy 18 of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees 19 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 20 Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the 21 report is transmitted to the Congress. 22 SEC. 748. (a) Each department or agency of the exec- 23 utive branch of the United States Government shall notify 24 the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 180 •HR 5166 RH House of Representatives and the Senate and any other 1 appropriate congressional committees if— 2 (1) an apportionment is not made in the re- 3 quired time period provided in section 1513(b) of 4 title 31, United States Code; 5 (2) an approved apportionment received by the 6 department or agency conditions the availability of 7 an appropriation on further action; or 8 (3) an approved apportionment received by the 9 department or agency may hinder the prudent obli- 10 gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 11 program, project, or activity by such department or 12 agency. 13 (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 14 committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa- 15 tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 16 name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 17 account. 18 SEC. 749. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 19 United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 20 made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 21 agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter- 22 agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 23 recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army 24 Medical Research and Development Command, the Con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 181 •HR 5166 RH gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 1 National Institutes of Health research programs. 2 SEC. 750. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 3 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart- 4 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 5 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Federal Cit- 6 izen Services Fund’’ with the approval of the Director of 7 the Office of Management and Budget, funds made avail- 8 able for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 9 including rebates from charge card and other contracts: 10 Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts other- 11 wise available, shall be administered by the Administrator 12 of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Fed- 13 eral Citizen Services Fund and to support Government- 14 wide and other multi-agency financial, information tech- 15 nology, procurement, and other activities, including serv- 16 ices authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 17 agencies to take advantage of information technology in 18 sharing information: Provided further, That the total 19 funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 20 $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the 21 funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 22 Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ 23 during fiscal year 2026 shall remain available for obliga- 24 tion through September 30, 2027: Provided further, That 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 182 •HR 5166 RH not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 1 Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 2 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 3 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 4 House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 5 plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Pro- 6 vided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 7 include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized 8 under this section and the estimate of amounts to be 9 transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2026; (ii) a de- 10 tailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 11 to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 12 (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 13 whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) 14 where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 15 use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed 16 by Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reim- 17 bursements may be made pursuant to this section until 18 15 days following notification of the Committees on Ap- 19 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 20 ate by the Director of the Office of Management and 21 Budget. 22 SEC. 751. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds 23 provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 24 year 2026 that are specified in the disclosure table sub- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 183 •HR 5166 RH mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 1 Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV that 2 is included in the report or explanatory statement accom- 3 panying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient 4 of a Federal award with respect to such funds for purposes 5 of the requirements of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records 6 retention, and 2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the 7 Comptroller General of the United States. 8 (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 9 amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any require- 10 ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities de- 11 scribed in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the 12 Comptroller General. 13 SEC. 752. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act or any other Act may be provided to States, cities, 15 or localities that allow non-citizens to vote in Federal elec- 16 tions. 17 SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 18 Act, or any other Act, may be used to make investments 19 under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds 20 that make investment decisions based primarily on envi- 21 ronmental, social, or governance criteria. 22 SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated or other- 23 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 24 available to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 184 •HR 5166 RH (a) classify or facilitate the classification of any com- 1 munications by a United States person as mis-, dis-, or 2 mal-information; or 3 (b) partner with or fund nonprofit or other organiza- 4 tions that pressure or recommend private companies to 5 censor lawful and constitutionally protected speech of 6 United States persons, including recommending the cen- 7 soring or removal of content on social media platforms. 8 SEC. 755. None of the funds made available by this 9 Act or any other Act shall be used or transferred to an- 10 other Federal agency, board, or commission to recruit, 11 hire, promote, or retain any person who either has been 12 convicted of a Federal or State child pornography charge, 13 has been convicted of any other Federal or State sexual 14 assault charge or has been formally disciplined for using 15 Federal resources to access, use, or sell child pornography. 16 SEC. 756. None of the funds made available by this 17 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 18 or otherwise carry out Executive Order No. 14019 (86 19 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting), 20 except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order. 21 SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 22 Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin- 23 ister, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine man- 24 dates. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 185 •HR 5166 RH SEC. 758. None of the funds made available by this 1 Act or any other Act may be used to contract with, grant 2 awards to, or otherwise obligate or expend funds to 3 NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. (doing business as 4 ‘‘NewsGuard’’); Disinformation Index, Inc., 5 Disinformation Index, Ltd., or Global Disinformation 6 Index gUG (collectively doing business as ‘‘Global 7 Disinformation Index’’); or any other entity, including a 8 nonprofit organization (as described by section 501(c)(3) 9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), that engages in 10 operations or activities, or produces products, the function 11 of which is to demonetize or rate the credibility of a do- 12 mestic entity (including news and information outlets) 13 based on lawful speech of such domestic entity under the 14 stated function of ‘‘fact-checking’’, or otherwise exposing 15 or correcting mis-information, dis-information, or mal-in- 16 formation. 17 SEC. 759. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 18 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 19 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 20 VIII. 21 SEC. 760. Each department or agency of the execu- 22 tive branch of the United States Government shall comply 23 with the provisions otherwise known as the ‘‘Making 24 America Great Again provisions’’ set out in Executive 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 186 •HR 5166 RH Order No. 14240 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 1 13671), Executive Order No. 14274 of April 15, 2025 (90 2 Fed. Reg. 16445), Executive Order No. 14247 of March 3 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 14011), Executive Order No. 4 14249 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 14001), Execu- 5 tive Order No. 14208 of February 10, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 6 9585), Executive Order No. 14331 of August 7, 2025 (90 7 Fed. Reg. 38925), Executive Order No. 14333 of August 8 11, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg 39301), Executive Order No. 9 14339 of August 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg 42121), and Ex- 10 ecutive Order No. 14342 of August 25, 2025 (90 Fed. 11 Reg. 42129). 12 SEC. 761. None of the funds made available by this 13 Act, or in any previous appropriation, may be provided 14 for in insurance plans in the Federal Employees Health 15 Benefits program to cover the cost of surgical procedures 16 or puberty blockers or hormone therapy for the purpose 17 of gender affirming care. 18 SEC. 762. (a) During fiscal year 2026, on the date 19 on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac- 20 cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 21 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 22 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 23 atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv- 24 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 187 •HR 5166 RH on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 1 of such request. 2 (b) Any notification required by this section shall be 3 made available on the Bureau’s public website. 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 188 •HR 5166 RH TITLE VIII 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 2 COLUMBIA 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 4 SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 5 funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 6 necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 7 settlements or judgments that have been entered against 8 the District of Columbia government. 9 SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 10 Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 11 implementation of any policy including boycott designed 12 to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 13 or any State legislature. 14 SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 15 under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 16 Federal and District government agencies, that remain 17 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, 18 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 19 United States derived by the collection of fees available 20 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 21 obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re- 22 programming of funds which— 23 (1) creates new programs; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 189 •HR 5166 RH (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi- 1 bility center; 2 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi- 3 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 4 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 5 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 6 which funds have been denied or restricted; 7 (5) re-establishes any program or project pre- 8 viously deferred through reprogramming; 9 (6) augments any existing program, project, or 10 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 11 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which- 12 ever is less; or 13 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 14 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi- 15 bility center, unless prior approval is received from 16 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 17 Representatives and the Senate. 18 (b) The District of Columbia government is author- 19 ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 20 requests of local funds under this title through November 21 7, 2026. 22 SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 23 Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 24 for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 190 •HR 5166 RH offices of United States Senators or United States Rep- 1 resentatives under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 2 Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 3 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 4 SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec- 5 tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 6 any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em- 7 ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 8 unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 9 performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 10 For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 11 does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 12 residence and workplace, except in the case of— 13 (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 14 Police Department who resides in the District of Co- 15 lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 16 Department; 17 (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi- 18 cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 19 Emergency Medical Services Department who re- 20 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 21 hours a day; 22 (3) at the discretion of the Director of the De- 23 partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 24 the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 191 •HR 5166 RH who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 1 call 24 hours a day; 2 (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex- 3 aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 4 Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 5 of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 6 (5) at the discretion of the Director of the 7 Homeland Security and Emergency Management 8 Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se- 9 curity and Emergency Management Agency who re- 10 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 11 hours a day; 12 (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 13 (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 14 of Columbia. 15 SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 16 in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor- 17 ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 18 government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 19 civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 20 voting representation in Congress for the District of Co- 21 lumbia. 22 (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co- 23 lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 192 •HR 5166 RH on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi- 1 cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 2 SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 3 this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 4 for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 5 pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 6 local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 7 be inappropriate for such distribution. 8 SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 9 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 10 from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 11 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 12 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 13 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep- 14 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 15 SEC. 809. No funds available for obligation or ex- 16 penditure by the District of Columbia government under 17 any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 18 where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 19 fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 20 result of an act of rape or incest. 21 SEC. 810. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 23 Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 24 appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 193 •HR 5166 RH Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 1 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 2 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 3 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 4 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 5 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2026 that 6 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 7 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 8 other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 9 actual expenditures. 10 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 11 which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co- 12 lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 13 unanticipated changes in program requirements. 14 SEC. 811. No later than 30 calendar days after the 15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi- 16 cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro- 17 priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 18 for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 19 operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 20 Schools that aligns schools’ budgets to actual enrollment. 21 The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for- 22 mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern- 23 ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 194 •HR 5166 RH of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 1 204.42). 2 SEC. 812. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 3 operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co- 4 lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 5 once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con- 6 sistent with the provisions of this Act. 7 (b) The District of Columbia government is author- 8 ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 9 local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 10 four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 11 funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro- 12 grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 13 with the provisions of this Act. 14 (c) The District of Columbia government may not 15 transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 16 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 17 capital projects. 18 SEC. 813. None of the Federal funds appropriated 19 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 20 the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 21 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 22 SEC. 814. Except as otherwise specifically provided 23 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob- 24 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 195 •HR 5166 RH year 2025 from appropriations of Federal funds made 1 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in 2 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 3 2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 4 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com- 5 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 6 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 7 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 8 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out- 9 lined in section 803 of this Act. 10 SEC. 815. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2027, during a 11 period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 12 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 13 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 14 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 15 are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub- 16 ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum- 17 bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 18 subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 19 (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 20 of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 21 which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2027 22 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co- 23 lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 24 of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 196 •HR 5166 RH ment for fiscal year 2027 for purposes of section 446 of 1 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 2 D.C. Official Code). 3 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 4 to be available— 5 (1) during any period in which a District of Co- 6 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2027 is 7 in effect; or 8 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 9 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 10 2027. 11 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro- 12 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 13 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 14 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 15 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 16 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 17 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2027 18 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 19 (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 20 during any period of fiscal year 2027 if any other provi- 21 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria- 22 tions)— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 197 •HR 5166 RH (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail- 1 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 2 to continue for such period; or 3 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 4 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 5 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac- 6 tivity to continue for such period. 7 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 8 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 9 mandated by other law. 10 SEC. 816. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 11 of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 12 (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 13 respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 14 Bridge Project. 15 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 16 means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 17 and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 18 Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 19 the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 20 other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 21 passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 22 access crossings over the Potomac River. 23 SEC. 817. Not later than 45 days after the last day 24 of each quarter, each Federal and District government 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 198 •HR 5166 RH agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall sub- 1 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 2 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re- 3 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 4 quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in 5 this Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 6 SEC. 818. None of the funds available for obligation 7 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 8 under any authority may be used to carry out the Repro- 9 ductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 10 2014 (D.C. Law 20-261) or to implement any rule or reg- 11 ulation promulgated to carry out such Act. 12 SEC. 819. (a) Section 602(a) of the District of Co- 13 lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1 206.02(a), D.C. Official 14 Code) is amended— 15 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (9); 16 (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 17 (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and 18 (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 19 ‘‘(11) enact any act, resolution, rule, regulation, 20 guidance, or other law to permit any person to carry 21 out any activity, or to reduce the penalties imposed 22 with respect to any activity, to which subsection (a) 23 of section 3 of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restric- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 199 •HR 5166 RH tion Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14402) applies (taking 1 into consideration subsection (b) of such section).’’. 2 (b) The Death With Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 3 21 182) is hereby repealed. 4 SEC. 820. (a) No later than 60 calendar days after 5 the date of the enactment of this Act the District of Co- 6 lumbia shall submit a report to the Committees regarding 7 the District of Columbia’s enforcement of the Partial 8 Birth Abortion Ban Act. 9 (b) The report submitted shall include: 10 (1) how health care providers within the District of 11 Columbia are alerted to their responsibility to comply with 12 the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act; 13 (2) how the District of Columbia responds to poten- 14 tial violations; 15 (3) how many potential violations have been inves- 16 tigated in the District of Columbia in the past five years; 17 (4) whether the District of Columbia preserved each 18 child’s remains for appropriate examination during the in- 19 vestigation; 20 (5) whether the District of Columbia conducted a 21 thorough investigation of the death of each child and what 22 each investigation showed; 23 (6) whether the Chief Medical Examiner was directed 24 to perform an autopsy on each child to determine the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 200 •HR 5166 RH method and cause of death in accordance with section 1 2906 of the Establishment of the Office of the Chief Med- 2 ical Examiner Act of 2000 (sec. 5–1405, D.C. Official 3 Code); 4 (7) whether the District of Columbia directed a sub- 5 sequent autopsy to be completed by an independent, li- 6 censed pathologist to confirm the findings of the Chief 7 Medical Examiner; and 8 (8) whether the District of Columbia ensured the 9 proper and respectful burial of each child. 10 SEC. 821. None of the funds available for obligation 11 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 12 under any authority may be used to enforce the District 13 of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s 14 December 29, 2023, final rule relating to ‘‘Adoption of 15 California Vehicle Emission Standards’’. 16 SEC. 822. None of the funds available for obligation 17 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 18 under any authority may be used by the District of Colum- 19 bia to enact or carry out any law which prohibits motorists 20 from making right turns on red, including the Safer 21 Streets Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-214). 22 SEC. 823. None of the funds available for obligation 23 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 24 under any authority may be used to carry out title IX of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00200 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 201 •HR 5166 RH the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996 (sec. 1 50-2209.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 2 SEC. 824. (a) Section 5 of the Corrections Oversight 3 Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. 4 Law 24–344) is repealed, and the provision of law amend- 5 ed by such section (section 16–5505, D.C. Official Code) 6 is restored as if such section had not been enacted into 7 law. 8 (b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in 9 the enactment of the Corrections Oversight Improvement 10 Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022. 11 SEC. 825. None of the funds available for obligation 12 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 13 under any authority may be used to implement the Local 14 Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D. C. 15 Law 24-344) or any activities related to enrolling or reg- 16 istering noncitizens into voter rolls for local elections. 17 SEC. 826. An individual who has a valid weapons 18 carry permit from any United States state or territory 19 may possess and carry a concealed handgun, magazine, 20 and ammunition in the area governed by the District of 21 Columbia and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au- 22 thority. 23 SEC. 827. None of the funds available for obligation 24 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00201 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 202 •HR 5166 RH under any authority may be used to carry out the Com- 1 prehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act 2 of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345). 3 SEC. 828. Sections 102(a)(3) and 102(c)(1)(B) of the 4 Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 5 22–197) are hereby repealed, and any provision of law 6 amended by these sections is hereby restored as if such 7 sections had not been enacted into law. 8 SEC. 829. None of the funds made available for obli- 9 gation or expenditure by the District of Columbia under 10 any authority may be used to implement, administer, or 11 enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandate. 12 SEC. 830. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 13 in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 14 rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 15 associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 16 Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 17 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de- 18 rivative. 19 (b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 20 by the District of Columbia government under any author- 21 ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to 22 legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 23 possession, use, or distribution of any Schedule I sub- 24 stance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00202 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 203 •HR 5166 RH 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for 1 recreational purposes. 2 SEC. 831. None of the funds provided by this Act 3 or available for obligation or expenditure by the District 4 of Columbia government under any authority shall be used 5 in whole or in part to implement the provisions of D.C. 6 Law 25-304, the Insurance Regulation Amendment Act 7 of 2024 or to implement any rule or regulation promul- 8 gated to carry out such Act. 9 SEC. 832. None of the funds provided by this Act 10 or available for obligation or expenditure by the District 11 of Columbia government under any authority shall be used 12 in whole or in part to implement or enforce provisions of 13 the Consumer Protection Act (§28–3901–28–3913) 14 against oil and gas companies for environmental claims. 15 SEC. 833. The District of Columbia College Access 16 Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2701 et seq., D.C. Official Code), 17 is amended— 18 (1) in section 3— 19 (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 20 ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; 21 (B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 22 ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’; and 23 (C) in subsection (b)(1)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00203 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 204 •HR 5166 RH (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 1 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 2 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 3 (B) as subparagraph (C); 4 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 5 (A) the following new subparagraph: 6 ‘‘(B) after making reductions under sub- 7 paragraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of 8 the tuition and fee payment of each eligible stu- 9 dent who receives more than $10,000 for the 10 award year; and’’; and 11 (iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redes- 12 ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ 13 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 14 (2) in section 5— 15 (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking 16 ‘‘$2,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750’’; 17 (B) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 18 ‘‘$12,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,750’’; and 19 (C) in subsection (b)(1)— 20 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 21 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 22 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 23 (B) as subparagraph (C); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00204 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB 205 •HR 5166 RH (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 1 (A) the following new subparagraph: 2 ‘‘(B) after making reductions under sub- 3 paragraph (A), ratably reduce the amount of 4 the tuition and fee payment of each eligible stu- 5 dent who receives more than $2,500 for the 6 award year; and’’; and 7 (iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redes- 8 ignated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ 9 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. 10 SEC. 834. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 11 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 12 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 13 of this title or of title IV. 14 SEC. 835. No funds available for obligation or ex- 15 penditure by the District of Columbia under any authority 16 may be used to carry out title I or title II of the Human 17 Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022 (sec. 2– 18 1461.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 19 TITLE IX 20 ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 22 SEC. 901. $0. 23 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and 24 General Government Appropriations Act, 2026’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00205 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB Union Calendar No. 193 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5166 [Report No. 119–236] A BILL Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Sep 05, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00206 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H5166.RH H5166 kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB