Text of US HB 8495 (2026)

IB Union Calendar No. 540 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8495 [Report No. 119–623] Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 24, 2026 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, 2027, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8495 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 the 4 fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other pur- 5 poses, namely: 6 TITLE I 7 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 8 DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 10 For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 11 including operation and maintenance of the Treasury 12 Building and Freedman’s Bank Building; hire of pas- 13 senger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improve- 14 ments of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies 15 for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when nec- 16 essary for the performance of official business; executive 17 direction program activities; international affairs and eco- 18 nomic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy ac- 19 tivities, including technical assistance to State, local, and 20 territorial entities; and Treasury-wide management poli- 21 cies and programs activities, $240,774,000: Provided, 22 That of the amount appropriated under this heading— 23 (1) not to exceed $1,350,000 is for official re- 24 ception and representation expenses of which 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8495 RH $1,000,000 is available until January 30, 2028, for 1 hosting the G7 Financial Summit; 2 (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen 3 emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated 4 and expended under the direction of the Secretary of 5 the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the 6 Secretary’s certificate; and 7 (3) not to exceed $34,000,000 shall remain 8 available until September 30, 2028, for— 9 (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement 10 Audit and Internal Control Program; 11 (B) information technology modernization 12 requirements; 13 (C) the audit, oversight, and administra- 14 tion of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; 15 (D) the development and implementation 16 of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity 17 and Critical Infrastructure Protection, including 18 entering into cooperative agreements; 19 (E) operations and maintenance of facili- 20 ties; and 21 (F) international operations. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8495 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, $22,000,000, 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 (includ- 8 ing the Department of the Treasury) subject to advance 9 notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the 10 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 11 ther, That the Department shall submit a report with the 12 notification describing the amount of the transfer, the pur- 13 pose of the transfer, and the receiving agency: Provided 14 further, That amounts so transferred shall remain avail- 15 able until expended for expenses of implementing section 16 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended 17 (50 U.S.C. 4565), and shall be available in addition to 18 any other funds available to any department or agency: 19 Provided further, That fees authorized by section 721(p) 20 of such Act shall be credited to this appropriation as off- 21 setting collections: Provided further, That the total amount 22 appropriated under this heading from the general fund 23 shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 24 during fiscal year 2027, so as to result in a total appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 8495 RH priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 1 $0. 2 OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism 5 and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial sys- 6 tem against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, ter- 7 rorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction 8 proliferators, human rights abusers, money launderers, 9 drug kingpins, and other national security threats, 10 $237,662,000, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be 11 available for addressing human rights violations and cor- 12 ruption, including activities authorized by the Global 13 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 14 2656 note): Provided, That of the amounts appropriated 15 under this heading, $500,000 shall be used to test the de- 16 ployment of artificial intelligence and machine learning, 17 enhanced open-source analysis technology to strengthen 18 enforcement of sanctions and to detect foreign malign eco- 19 nomic influence by China, Russia, and other adversaries: 20 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 21 this heading, $1,900,000 shall be to strengthen activities 22 related to econometrics within the Office of Intelligence 23 and Analysis: Provided further, That of the amounts ap- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 8495 RH propriated under this heading, up to $16,000,000 shall re- 1 main available until September 30, 2028. 2 CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT 3 For salaries and expenses for enhanced cybersecurity 4 for systems operated by the Department of the Treasury, 5 $59,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 6 2029: Provided, That such funds shall supplement and not 7 supplant any other amounts made available to the Treas- 8 ury offices and bureaus for cybersecurity: Provided fur- 9 ther, That of the total amount made available under this 10 heading $6,000,000 shall be available for administrative 11 expenses for the Treasury Chief Information Officer to 12 provide oversight of the investments made under this 13 heading: Provided further, That such funds shall supple- 14 ment and not supplant any other amounts made available 15 to the Treasury Chief Information Officer. 16 DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL 17 INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS 18 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 19 For development and acquisition of automatic data 20 processing equipment, software, and services and for re- 21 pairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Depart- 22 ment of the Treasury, $9,400,000, to remain available 23 until September 30, 2029: Provided, That these funds 24 shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as nec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 8495 RH essary to satisfy the requirements of the Department’s of- 1 fices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, 2 That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any 3 other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided fur- 4 ther, That none of the funds appropriated under this head- 5 ing shall be used to support or supplement ‘‘Internal Rev- 6 enue Service—Technology and Operations Support’’ or 7 ‘‘Internal Revenue Service—Business Systems Moderniza- 8 tion’’. 9 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 12 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 13 5, United States Code, $47,887,000, including hire of pas- 14 senger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 15 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a con- 16 fidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the 17 direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of 18 which up to $2,800,000 to remain available until Sep- 19 tember 30, 2028, shall be for audits and investigations 20 conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and 21 Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Re- 22 vived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (33 23 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 8495 RH shall be available for official reception and representation 1 expenses. 2 TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX 3 ADMINISTRATION 4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 5 For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector 6 General for Tax Administration in carrying out chapter 7 4 of title 5, United States Code, including purchase and 8 hire of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and 9 services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as 10 may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Ad- 11 ministration; $165,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall re- 12 main available until September 30, 2028; of which not to 13 exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel ex- 14 penses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available 15 for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 16 allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspec- 17 tor General for Tax Administration; and of which not to 18 exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and 19 representation expenses. 20 FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes En- 23 forcement Network, including hire of passenger motor ve- 24 hicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 8495 RH foreign government personnel to attend meetings and 1 training concerned with domestic and foreign financial in- 2 telligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regula- 3 tion; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed 4 $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 5 and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, 6 with or without reimbursement, $185,193,000, of which 7 not to exceed $55,000,000 shall remain available until 8 September 30, 2029. 9 BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau 12 of the Fiscal Service, $355,061,000; of which not to ex- 13 ceed $8,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 14 2029, is for information systems modernization initiatives; 15 and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception 16 and representation expenses. 17 In addition, $225,000, to be derived from the Oil 18 Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative 19 and personnel expenses for financial management of the 20 Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101– 21 380. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 8495 RH ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 3 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of 4 passenger motor vehicles, $157,795,000; of which not to 5 exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 6 representation expenses; and of which not to exceed 7 $50,000 shall be available for cooperative research and de- 8 velopment programs for laboratory services; and provision 9 of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with 10 or without reimbursement: Provided, That of the amount 11 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for 12 the costs of accelerating the processing of formula and 13 label applications: Provided further, That of the amount 14 appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000, to remain 15 available until September 30, 2028, shall be for the costs 16 associated with enforcement of and education regarding 17 the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Ad- 18 ministration Act (27 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). 19 UNITED STATES MINT 20 UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND 21 Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States 22 Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through 23 the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs 24 associated with the production of circulating coins, numis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 8495 RH matic coins, and protective services, including both oper- 1 ating expenses and capital investments: Provided, That 2 the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations in- 3 curred during fiscal year 2027 under such section 5136 4 for circulating coinage and protective service capital in- 5 vestments of the United States Mint shall not exceed 6 $50,000,000. 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 8 FUND 9 To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 10 Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title 11 I of Public Law 103–325), including services authorized 12 by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 13 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 14 to the rate for EX–III, $276,600,000. Of the amount ap- 15 propriated under this heading— 16 (1) not less than $170,000,000, notwith- 17 standing section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 18 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerg- 19 ing Community Development Financial Institutions 20 Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 21 2028, for financial assistance and technical assist- 22 ance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 23 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 (12 24 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 8495 RH $1,600,000 may be available for training and out- 1 reach under section 109 of Public Law 103–325 (12 2 U.S.C. 4708), of which up to $3,153,750 may be 3 used for the cost of direct loans, of which up to 4 $10,000,000, notwithstanding subsection (d) and (e) 5 of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 6 4707(d) and (e)), may be available to provide finan- 7 cial assistance, technical assistance, training, and 8 outreach to community development financial insti- 9 tutions to expand investments that benefit individ- 10 uals with disabilities: Provided, That the cost of di- 11 rect and guaranteed loans, including the cost of 12 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 13 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro- 14 vided further, That these funds are available to sub- 15 sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 16 direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000: Provided 17 further, That of the funds provided under this para- 18 graph, excluding those made to community develop- 19 ment financial institutions to expand investments 20 that benefit individuals with disabilities and those 21 made to community development financial institu- 22 tions that serve populations living in persistent pov- 23 erty counties, the CDFI Fund shall prioritize Finan- 24 cial Assistance awards to organizations that invest 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 8495 RH and lend in high-poverty areas: Provided further, 1 That for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘high- 2 poverty area’’ means any census tract with a poverty 3 rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 4 2016–2020 5-year data series available from the 5 American Community Survey of the Bureau of the 6 Census for all States and Puerto Rico or with a pov- 7 erty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 8 2020 Island areas Decennial Census data for any 9 territory or possession of the United States; 10 (2) not less than $35,000,000, notwithstanding 11 section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 12 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2028, for 13 financial assistance, technical assistance, training, 14 and outreach programs designed to benefit Native 15 American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native com- 16 munities and provided primarily through qualified 17 community development lender organizations with 18 experience and expertise in community development 19 banking and lending in Indian country, Native 20 American organizations, Tribes and Tribal organiza- 21 tions, and other suitable providers; 22 (3) not less than $35,000,000 is available until 23 September 30, 2028, for the Bank Enterprise Award 24 program; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 14 •HR 8495 RH (4) not less than $3,000,000 is available until 1 September 30, 2028, to provide grants for loan loss 2 reserve funds and to provide technical assistance for 3 small dollar loan programs under section 122 of 4 Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4719): Provided, 5 That sections 108(d) and 122(b)(2) of such Public 6 Law shall not apply to the provision of such grants 7 and technical assistance; 8 (5) not less than $33,600,000 is available for 9 administrative expenses, including administration of 10 CDFI Fund programs and the New Markets Tax 11 Credit Program, of which not less than $1,000,000 12 is for the development of tools to better assess and 13 inform CDFI investment performance and CDFI 14 program impacts, and up to $300,000 is for admin- 15 istrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro- 16 gram; and 17 (6) during fiscal year 2027, none of the funds 18 available under this heading are available for the 19 cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 20 Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee 21 bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle 22 Community Development and Regulatory Improve- 23 ment Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided, 24 That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 15 •HR 8495 RH under such section 114A shall not exceed 1 $500,000,000: Provided further, That such section 2 114A shall remain in effect until December 31, 3 2028: Provided further, That of the funds awarded 4 under this heading, not less than 10 percent shall be 5 used for awards that support investments that serve 6 populations living in persistent poverty counties: 7 Provided further, That for the purposes of this para- 8 graph and paragraph (1), the term ‘‘persistent pov- 9 erty counties’’ means any county, including county 10 equivalent areas in Puerto Rico, that has had 20 11 percent or more of its population living in poverty 12 over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 13 and 2000 decennial censuses and the 2016–2020 5- 14 year data series available from the American Com- 15 munity Survey of the Bureau of the Census or any 16 other territory or possession of the United States 17 that has had 20 percent or more of its population 18 living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured 19 by the 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020 Island Areas De- 20 cennial Censuses, or equivalent data, of the Bureau 21 of the Census. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 16 •HR 8495 RH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 1 TAXPAYER SERVICES 2 For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Serv- 3 ice to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assist- 4 ance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer 5 advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 6 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 7 Commissioner, $3,036,606,000: Provided, That not to ex- 8 ceed $186,000,000 of the amounts provided under this 9 heading shall remain available until September 30, 2028, 10 of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for the Tax 11 Counseling for the Elderly Program; not less than 12 $28,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer 13 clinic grants, including grants to individual clinics of up 14 to $200,000; and not less than $46,000,000 shall be avail- 15 able for the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 16 Matching Grants Program for tax return preparation as- 17 sistance: Provided further, That not less than 18 $271,200,000 of the amounts provided under this heading 19 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer 20 Advocate Service, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall 21 be for identity theft and refund fraud casework. 22 ENFORCEMENT 23 For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities 24 of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 17 •HR 8495 RH owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to con- 1 duct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes 2 related to violations of internal revenue laws and other fi- 3 nancial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehi- 4 cles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services 5 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 6 determined by the Commissioner, $3,600,006,000; of 7 which not to exceed $250,000,000 shall remain available 8 until September 30, 2028; of which not less than 9 $65,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 10 Enforcement program; and of which not to exceed 11 $35,000,000 shall be for investigative technology for the 12 Criminal Investigation Division: Provided, That the 13 amount made available for investigative technology for the 14 Criminal Investigation Division shall be in addition to 15 amounts made available for the Criminal Investigation Di- 16 vision under the ‘‘Technology and Operations Support’’ 17 heading. 18 TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT 19 For necessary expenses to operate the Internal Rev- 20 enue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement 21 programs, including rent payments; facilities services; 22 printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and 23 other IRS-wide administration activities; research and sta- 24 tistics of income; telecommunications; information tech- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 18 •HR 8495 RH nology development, enhancement, operations, mainte- 1 nance and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles 2 (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); the operations of the Internal Rev- 3 enue Service Oversight Board; and other services as au- 4 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be deter- 5 mined by the Commissioner; $3,605,391,000, of which not 6 to exceed $275,000,000 shall remain available until Sep- 7 tember 30, 2028; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall 8 remain available until expended for acquisition of equip- 9 ment and construction, repair and renovation of facilities; 10 of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available 11 until September 30, 2029, for research; and of which not 12 to exceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and rep- 13 resentation expenses: Provided, That not later than 30 14 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 15 Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro- 16 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 17 the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, 18 and the Comptroller General of the United States detail- 19 ing each major investment in the Internal Revenue Serv- 20 ice’s information technology portfolio, including projection 21 management dashboard; short, plain language summaries 22 describing the investment’s planned total expenditures, de- 23 velopment start and end dates, schedule of deliverables be- 24 tween the start and end dates, scope, and results; the ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 19 •HR 8495 RH tual deliverables, expenditures, and results from the prior 1 quarter; the estimated deliverables, expenditures, and re- 2 sults for the upcoming quarter; risks and mitigation strat- 3 egies associated with ongoing work; reasons for any cost 4 or schedule variances and any planned cost, schedule, and 5 scope as a consequence; and the cumulative and annual 6 costs since the start date, estimated total and annual oper- 7 ation and maintenance costs, and an explanation of how 8 the investment fulfills the Internal Revenue Service’s in- 9 formation technology objectives and goals: Provided fur- 10 ther, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in 11 its budget justification for fiscal year 2028, a summary 12 of cost and schedule performance information for its major 13 information technology systems. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—INTERNAL REVENUE 15 SERVICE 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 17 SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any funds made 18 available to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act or 19 any other provision of law may be transferred to any other 20 Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance 21 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 22 House of Representatives and the Senate. 23 SEC. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall main- 24 tain an employee training program, which shall include the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 20 •HR 8495 RH following topics: taxpayers’ rights, dealing courteously 1 with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the im- 2 partial application of tax law. 3 SEC. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall insti- 4 tute and enforce policies and procedures that will safe- 5 guard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and pro- 6 tect taxpayers against identity theft. 7 SEC. 104. Funds made available by this or any other 8 Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for 9 improved facilities and increased staffing to provide suffi- 10 cient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. 11 The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements 12 to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service 13 a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the 14 response time to taxpayer communications, particularly 15 with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 16 SEC. 105. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue 17 a notice of confirmation of any address change relating 18 to an employer making employment tax payments, and 19 such notice shall be sent to both the employer’s former 20 and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal 21 Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an 22 offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the vic- 23 tim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 21 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 106. None of the funds made available under 1 this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to 2 target citizens of the United States for exercising any 3 right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Con- 4 stitution of the United States. 5 SEC. 107. None of the funds made available in this 6 Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 7 groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 8 beliefs. 9 SEC. 108. None of funds made available by this Act 10 to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or ex- 11 pended on conferences that do not adhere to the proce- 12 dures, verification processes, documentation requirements, 13 and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human 14 Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a re- 15 sult of the recommendations in the report published on 16 May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 17 Administration entitled ‘‘Review of the August 2010 Small 18 Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Ana- 19 heim, California’’ (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 20 SEC. 109. None of the funds made available in this 21 Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or 22 expended— 23 (1) to make a payment to any employee under 24 a bonus, award, or recognition program; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 22 •HR 8495 RH (2) under any hiring or personnel selection 1 process with respect to re-hiring a former employee; 2 unless such program or process takes into account the 3 conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or 4 former employee. 5 SEC. 110. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the 7 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 8 and disclosure of returns and return information). 9 SEC. 111. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Sec- 10 retary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this 11 Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Sec- 12 retary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire au- 13 thority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without 14 regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly 15 to positions in the competitive service to process back- 16 logged tax returns and return information. 17 SEC. 112. Notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, 18 United States Code, funds appropriated to the Internal 19 Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide pas- 20 senger carrier transportation and protection between the 21 Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place 22 of employment. 23 SEC. 113. None of the funds made available by this 24 or any other Act may be used to develop or provide tax- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 23 •HR 8495 RH payers a free, public electronic return-filing service option, 1 without the prior approval of the Committees on Appro- 2 priations of the House and the Senate, House Ways and 3 Means Committee, and Senate Finance Committee. 4 SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act may be used 5 to purchase firearms or ammunition for the Internal Rev- 6 enue Service above the levels in the possession of the In- 7 ternal Revenue Service on December 22, 2022. 8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE 9 TREASURY 10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 11 SEC. 115. Appropriations to the Department of the 12 Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or al- 13 lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), 14 including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of 15 insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign 16 countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the 17 general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased 18 and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into 19 contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing 20 of health and medical services to employees and their de- 21 pendents serving in foreign countries; and services author- 22 ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 23 SEC. 116. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria- 24 tions in this title made available under the headings ‘‘De- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 24 •HR 8495 RH partmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Office of 1 Inspector General’’, ‘‘Financial Crimes Enforcement Net- 2 work’’, ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service’’, and ‘‘Alcohol and 3 Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’’ may be transferred be- 4 tween such appropriations upon the advance approval of 5 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 6 resentatives and the Senate: Provided, That no transfer 7 under this section may increase or decrease any such ap- 8 propriation by more than 2 percent. 9 SEC. 117. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropria- 10 tion made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue 11 Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector Gen- 12 eral for Tax Administration’s appropriation upon the ad- 13 vance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 14 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, 15 That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appro- 16 priation by more than 2 percent. 17 SEC. 118. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 18 or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury 19 or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used 20 to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 21 SEC. 119. The Secretary of the Treasury may trans- 22 fer funds from the ‘‘Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Sala- 23 ries and Expenses’’ to the Debt Collection Fund as nec- 24 essary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 25 •HR 8495 RH such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and ex- 1 penses account from debt collections received in the Debt 2 Collection Fund. 3 SEC. 120. None of the funds appropriated or other- 4 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 5 by the United States Mint to construct or operate any mu- 6 seum without the explicit approval of the Committees on 7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 8 Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and 9 the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 10 Affairs. 11 SEC. 121. None of the funds appropriated or other- 12 wise made available by this or any other Act or source 13 to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engrav- 14 ing and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually 15 or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all func- 16 tions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the 17 United States Mint without the explicit approval of the 18 House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Com- 19 mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the 20 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 21 atives and the Senate. 22 SEC. 122. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 23 available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the De- 24 partment of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence re- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 26 •HR 8495 RH lated activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by 1 the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 2 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 3 2027 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization 4 Act for Fiscal Year 2027. 5 SEC. 123. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made avail- 6 able from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Indus- 7 trial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 8 representation expenses. 9 SEC. 124. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 10 a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appro- 11 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 12 not later than 30 days following the submission of the an- 13 nual budget submitted by the President: Provided, That 14 such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital invest- 15 ment spending from all accounts within the Department 16 of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Depart- 17 ment-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs ac- 18 count, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treas- 19 ury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further, That such 20 Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occur- 21 ring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment 22 project that has not been fully completed. 23 SEC. 125. During fiscal year 2027— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 27 •HR 8495 RH (1) none of the funds made available in this or 1 any other Act may be used by the Department of 2 the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Serv- 3 ice, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, rev- 4 enue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a par- 5 ticular taxpayer relating to the standard which is 6 used to determine whether an organization is oper- 7 ated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare 8 for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 9 Revenue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regu- 10 lations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 11 29, 2013)); and 12 (2) the standard and definitions as in effect on 13 January 1, 2010, which are used to make such de- 14 terminations shall apply after the date of the enact- 15 ment of this Act for purposes of determining status 16 under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organiza- 17 tions created on, before, or after such date. 18 SEC. 126. Within 45 days after the date of enactment 19 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 20 an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations 21 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 22 amount of total funds charged to each office by the Fran- 23 chise Fund including the amount charged for each service 24 provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 28 •HR 8495 RH description of the services, a detailed explanation of how 1 each charge for each service is calculated, and a descrip- 2 tion of the role customers have in governing in the Fran- 3 chise Fund. 4 SEC. 127. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end 5 of each quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall 6 submit reports on their activities to the Committees on 7 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 8 Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House 9 of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Bank- 10 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 11 (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 12 include— 13 (1) the obligations made during the previous 14 quarter by object class, office, and activity; 15 (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder 16 of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; 17 (3) the number of full-time equivalents within 18 each office during the previous quarter; 19 (4) the estimated number of full-time equiva- 20 lents within each office for the remainder of the fis- 21 cal year; and 22 (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objec- 23 tives, and performance measures of each office. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 29 •HR 8495 RH (c) At the request of any such Committees specified 1 in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Research shall 2 make officials available to testify on the contents of the 3 reports required under subsection (a). 4 SEC. 128. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 5 tion made available in this Act for the Department of the 6 Treasury may be transferred to the Department’s infor- 7 mation technology system modernization and working cap- 8 ital fund (IT WCF), as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) 9 of title X of division A of the National Defense Authoriza- 10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), for 11 the purposes specified in section 1077(b)(3) of such Act, 12 upon the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria- 13 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro- 14 vided, That amounts transferred to the IT WCF under 15 this section shall remain available for obligation through 16 September 30, 2029. 17 SEC. 129. Amounts made available under section 18 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) 19 shall be available for any necessary expenses of the De- 20 partment of the Treasury Office of Inspector General with 21 respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A of title V 22 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 23 2021, and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 30 •HR 8495 RH of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 1 such purposes. 2 SEC. 130. Not later than 20 days after the date of 3 the enactment of this Act, and not later than 20 days after 4 the end of the month thereafter, the Secretary of the 5 Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropria- 6 tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 7 report on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, including the im- 8 pact of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital 9 Asset Stockpile on the TFF, and all third party contrac- 10 tors responsible for the custody of the assets. 11 SEC. 131. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used by the Financial Crimes Enforcement 13 Network until the Secretary of the Treasury finalizes the 14 interim final rule published in the Federal Register enti- 15 tled ‘‘Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Re- 16 quirement Revision and Deadline Extension’’ (90 Fed. 17 Reg. 13688 (Mar. 26, 2025)); Provided, the Secretary of 18 the Treasury is directed to report to the Committees on 19 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 20 Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House 21 of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Bank- 22 ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 90 days 23 after the enactment of this Act on the current status of 24 existing beneficial ownership information submitted by do- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 31 •HR 8495 RH mestic entities after January 1, 2024 and held by the De- 1 partment of the Treasury, and how that information is 2 being used. 3 SEC. 132. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be used by the Federal Insurance Office to imple- 5 ment, administer, or enforce subsection (e)(6) of section 6 313 of title 31, United States Code. Additionally, none 7 of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 8 the Office of Financial Research to implement, administer, 9 or enforce section 5343(f) of title 12, United States Code. 10 SEC. 133. None of the funds made available by this 11 Act may be used to carry out amendments published on 12 May 29, 2024, with respect to sections 515.340, 515.570, 13 515.582, and 515.584 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula- 14 tions. 15 SEC. 134. None of the funds made available in this 16 Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, authorize, 17 or otherwise allow, whether by general or specific license, 18 travel-related or other transactions incident to non-edu- 19 cational exchanges described in section 515.565(b) of title 20 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 21 SEC. 135. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec- 22 retary of Homeland Security shall provide a joint report 23 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 24 resentatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 32 •HR 8495 RH the enactment of this Act regarding travel pursuant to 1 sections 515.565(b), 515.560(a)(1), 515.560(c)(4)(i), and 2 515.561 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. 3 SEC. 136. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury to 5 advise or participate in the study, design, build, or devel- 6 opment of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency 7 or participate in any decision to discontinue circulation or 8 use of paper currency as legal tender in the United States. 9 SEC. 137. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act may be used to establish within the Department of 11 the Treasury an advisory committee with respect to any 12 environmental, social, or governance matter. 13 SEC. 138. No funds made available by this Act may 14 be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize a 15 transaction by a U.S. financial institution (as defined in 16 section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) 17 in connection with the importation from or exportation to 18 a state sponsor of terrorism of any goods, services, or tech- 19 nology, other than the sale of agricultural commodities, 20 food, medicine, medical devices, or humanitarian assist- 21 ance. 22 SEC. 139. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act may be used to implement or enforce the rule relating 24 to ‘‘Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds’’ 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 33 •HR 8495 RH (88 Fed. Reg. 80584 (November 20, 2023)) or any sub- 1 stantially similar rule. 2 SEC. 140. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is 3 directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations 4 of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 60 5 days of enactment with an update on these discussions 6 and the steps being taken to promote workforce stability, 7 safety, and mission readiness. 8 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the 9 Treasury Appropriations Act, 2027’’. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 34 •HR 8495 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, $78,904,000. 18 EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE 19 OPERATING EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence 21 at the White House, $15,453,000, 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 35 •HR 8495 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 36 •HR 8495 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 37 •HR 8495 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.), $4,854,000. 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, $19,000,000, of 23 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for official 24 reception and representation expenses. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 38 •HR 8495 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 $124,308,000, 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. 9 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 12 and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles 13 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out 14 the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 15 Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United 16 States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of 17 title 31, United States Code, $129,000,000, of which not 18 to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representa- 19 tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds appro- 20 priated in this Act for the Office of Management and 21 Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agri- 22 cultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations 23 under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agree- 24 ment Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.): Provided further, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 39 •HR 8495 RH That none of the funds made available for the Office of 1 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 2 the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of wit- 3 nesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of 4 Management and Budget, before the Committees on Ap- 5 propriations or their subcommittees: Provided further, 6 That none of the funds made available for the Office of 7 Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for 8 the altering of the annual work plan developed by the 9 Corps of Engineers for submission to the Committees on 10 Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds 11 provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or 12 indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for 13 evaluating or determining if water resource project or 14 study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting 15 through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with 16 all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant 17 to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Pro- 18 vided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 19 shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform 20 budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on 21 which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided fur- 22 ther, That the Director of the Office of Management and 23 Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and ap- 24 propriating committees when the 60-day review is initi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 40 •HR 8495 RH ated: Provided further, That if water resource reports have 1 not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and 2 appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of 3 the Office of Management and Budget review period based 4 on the notification from the Director, Congress shall as- 5 sume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with 6 the report and act accordingly: Provided further, That no 7 later than 14 days after the submission of the budget of 8 the United States Government for fiscal year 2027, the 9 Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 10 make publicly available on a website a tabular list for each 11 agency that submits budget justification materials (as de- 12 fined in section 3 of the Federal Funding Accountability 13 and Transparency Act of 2006) that shall include, at min- 14 imum, the name of the agency, the date on which the 15 budget justification materials of the agency were sub- 16 mitted to Congress, and a uniform resource locator where 17 the budget justification materials are published on the 18 website of the agency. 19 OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR 20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the National 22 Cyber Director, as authorized by section 1752 of the Wil- 23 liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza- 24 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 41 •HR 8495 RH $20,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail- 1 able for official reception and representation expenses. 2 OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 5 Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to 6 the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthoriza- 7 tion Act of 1998, as amended; not to exceed $10,000 for 8 official reception and representation expenses; and for par- 9 ticipation in joint projects or in the provision of services 10 on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or 11 public organizations or agencies, with or without reim- 12 bursement, $21,785,000: Provided, That the Office is au- 13 thorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both 14 real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year 15 limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the 16 work of the Office. 17 FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 18 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 20 For necessary expenses of the Office of National 21 Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking 22 Areas Program, $299,600,000, to remain available until 23 September 30, 2028, for drug control activities consistent 24 with the approved strategy for each of the designated 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 42 •HR 8495 RH High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (‘‘HIDTAs’’), of 1 which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to 2 State and local entities for drug control activities and shall 3 be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of 4 this Act: Provided, That up to 49 percent may be trans- 5 ferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts 6 determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug 7 Control Policy, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used 8 for auditing services and associated activities and 9 $1,500,000 shall be for the Grants Management System 10 for use by the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Pro- 11 vided further, That any unexpended funds obligated prior 12 to fiscal year 2025 may be used for any other approved 13 activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming re- 14 quirements: Provided further, That each HIDTA des- 15 ignated as of September 30, 2026, shall be funded at not 16 less than the fiscal year 2026 base level, unless the Direc- 17 tor submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the 18 House of Representatives and the Senate justification for 19 changes to those levels based on clearly articulated prior- 20 ities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy 21 performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further, 22 That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appro- 23 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 24 of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2027 funding among 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 43 •HR 8495 RH HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this 1 Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of 2 discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consulta- 3 tion with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days 4 after enactment of this Act: Provided further, That upon 5 a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred 6 from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 7 provided herein and upon notification to the Committees 8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 9 Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this ap- 10 propriation. 11 OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS 12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 13 For other drug control activities authorized by the 14 Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and the Office of National 15 Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998, as 16 amended, $142,150,000, to remain available until ex- 17 pended, which shall be available as follows: $109,000,000 18 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which not 19 more than $12,780,000 is for administrative expenses, 20 and of which $2,500,000 shall be made available as di- 21 rected by section 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended 22 by section 8204 of Public Law 115–271; $3,000,000 for 23 drug court training and technical assistance; $20,000,000 24 for anti-doping activities; up to $3,700,000 for the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 44 •HR 8495 RH States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen- 1 cy; $1,250,000 for the Model Acts Program; and 2 $5,200,000 for activities authorized by section 103 of 3 Public Law 114–198: Provided, That amounts made avail- 4 able under this heading may be transferred to other Fed- 5 eral departments and agencies to carry out such activities: 6 Provided further, That the Director of the Office of Na- 7 tional Drug Control Policy shall, not fewer than 30 days 8 prior to obligating funds under this heading for United 9 States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agen- 10 cy, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 11 House of Representatives and the Senate a spending plan 12 and explanation of the proposed uses of these funds: Pro- 13 vided further, That such plan shall include the results of 14 an operational audit of the World Anti-Doping Agency 15 conducted by external anti-doping experts and experienced 16 independent auditors that demonstrates the World Anti- 17 Doping Agency complies with its responsibilities under the 18 World Anti-Doping Code and the UNESCO Convention 19 Against Doping in Sport (United Nations Educational, 20 Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Con- 21 vention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 22 19, 2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008) and 23 administers funds in a manner that promotes the efficient 24 and effective use of taxpayer funds, minimizes waste, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 45 •HR 8495 RH fraud, and abuse, and maximizes measurable outcomes for 1 the public: Provided further, That such plan must confirm 2 that the WADA reforms approved in 2022 requiring an 3 independent President and Vice President with six-year 4 term limits are fulfilled. 5 UNANTICIPATED NEEDS 6 For expenses necessary to enable the President to 7 meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national 8 interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or 9 abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 10 3 U.S.C. 108, $545,000, to remain available until Sep- 11 tember 30, 2028. 12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT AND REFORM 13 For necessary expenses for the furtherance of inte- 14 grated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 15 technology in the Federal Government, $8,000,000, to re- 16 main available until expended. 17 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PRESIDENT 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President 20 to provide assistance to the President in connection with 21 specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 22 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence ex- 23 penses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be ex- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 46 •HR 8495 RH pended and accounted for as provided in that section; and 1 hire of passenger motor vehicles, $6,015,000. 2 OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 3 OPERATING EXPENSES 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 5 For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, 6 and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and 7 lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the offi- 8 cial residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger 9 motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 10 U.S.C. 106(b)(2), $318,000: Provided, That advances, re- 11 payments, or transfers from this appropriation may be 12 made to any department or agency for expenses of car- 13 rying out such activities. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF 15 THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 16 THE PRESIDENT 17 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 18 SEC. 201. From funds made available in this Act 19 under the headings ‘‘The White House’’, ‘‘Executive Resi- 20 dence at the White House’’, ‘‘White House Repair and 21 Restoration’’, ‘‘Council of Economic Advisers’’, ‘‘National 22 Security Council and Homeland Security Council’’, ‘‘Of- 23 fice of Administration’’, ‘‘Special Assistance to the Presi- 24 dent’’, and ‘‘Official Residence of the Vice President’’, the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 47 •HR 8495 RH Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or 1 such other officer as the President may designate in writ- 2 ing) may, with advance approval of the Committees on Ap- 3 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 4 ate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appro- 5 priation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 6 with and available for the same time and for the same 7 purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Pro- 8 vided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 9 increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Pro- 10 vided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 11 ‘‘Special Assistance to the President’’ or ‘‘Official Resi- 12 dence of the Vice President’’ without the approval of the 13 Vice President. 14 SEC. 202. (a) During fiscal year 2027, any Executive 15 order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by 16 the President shall be accompanied by a written statement 17 from the Director of the Office of Management and Budg- 18 et on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 19 revenues, of such order or memorandum. 20 (b) Any such statement shall include— 21 (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary im- 22 pact of such order or memorandum on the Federal 23 Government; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 48 •HR 8495 RH (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary 1 obligations and outlays as the result of such order 2 or memorandum, listed by Federal agency, for each 3 year in the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal 4 year 2027; and 5 (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Gov- 6 ernment as the result of such order or memorandum 7 over the 5-fiscal-year period beginning in fiscal year 8 2027. 9 (c) If an Executive order or Presidential memo- 10 randum is issued during fiscal year 2027 due to a national 11 emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and 12 Budget may issue the statement required by subsection 13 (a) not later than 15 days after the date that such order 14 or memorandum is issued. 15 (d) The requirement for cost estimates for Presi- 16 dential memoranda shall only apply for Presidential 17 memoranda estimated to have a regulatory cost in excess 18 of $100,000,000. 19 SEC. 203. Not later than 30 days after the date of 20 enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Man- 21 agement and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all 22 Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing 23 compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 49 •HR 8495 RH This title may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Office of 1 the President Appropriations Act, 2027’’. 2 TITLE III 3 THE JUDICIARY 4 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su- 7 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the 8 building and grounds, including purchase and hire of pas- 9 senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 10 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and 11 representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, 12 to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, 13 $207,039,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available 14 until expended. 15 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 16 be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 17 justice and associate justices of the court. 18 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS 19 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable 20 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im- 21 posed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112 22 under the direction of the Chief Justice, $18,093,000, to 23 remain available until expended. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 50 •HR 8495 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, $22,437,000. 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 51 •HR 8495 RH for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as author- 1 ized by law, $6,439,018,000 (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 In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may 7 be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit 8 and district judges (including judges of the territorial 9 courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and jus- 10 tices and judges retired from office or from regular active 11 service. 12 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 13 United States Court of Federal Claims associated with 14 processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine In- 15 jury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), $9,975,000, to 16 be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 17 Trust Fund to remain available until expended. 18 DEFENDER SERVICES 19 For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; 20 the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attor- 21 neys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 22 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reim- 23 bursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, 24 expert, and other services for such representations as au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 52 •HR 8495 RH thorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the 1 maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A) and reimbursement 2 of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in 3 criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa- 4 tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 5 expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil 6 actions for the protection of their employment, as author- 7 ized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reim- 8 bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 9 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil 10 forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimburse- 11 ment of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed 12 under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and 13 general administrative expenses, $1,792,754,000, to re- 14 main available until expended. 15 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS 16 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 17 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis- 18 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa- 19 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 20 pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro- 21 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $19,108,000, 22 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 23 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 53 •HR 8495 RH daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 1 5332. 2 COURT SECURITY 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 4 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 5 incident to the provision of protective guard services for 6 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 7 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 8 States Courts operations, the procurement, installation, 9 and maintenance of security systems and equipment for 10 United States courthouses and other facilities housing 11 Federal court or Administrative Office of the United 12 States Courts operations, building ingress-egress control, 13 inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, 14 perimeter security, basic security services provided by the 15 Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 16 authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement 17 and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), 18 $920,929,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 19 remain available until expended, to be expended directly 20 or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, 21 which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial 22 Facility Security Program consistent with standards or 23 guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 24 Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney Gen- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 54 •HR 8495 RH eral: Provided, That funds made available under this head- 1 ing may be used for managing a Judiciary-wide program 2 to facilitate security and emergency management services 3 among the Judiciary, United States Marshals Service, 4 Federal Protective Service, General Services Administra- 5 tion, other Federal agencies, state and local governments 6 and the public; and for purposes authorized by the Daniel 7 Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2022 (Public 8 Law 117–263, division C, title LIX, subtitle D) and 28 9 U.S.C. 604(a)(24). 10 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 11 COURTS 12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 13 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office 14 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ- 15 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas- 16 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 17 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else- 18 where, $102,673,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au- 19 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 20 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 22 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen- 23 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $34,261,000; 24 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 55 •HR 8495 RH tember 30, 2028, to provide education and training to 1 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed 2 $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representa- 3 tion expenses. 4 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION 5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 6 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out 7 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States 8 Code, $22,677,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au- 9 thorized for official reception and representation expenses. 10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in 13 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall 14 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 15 SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 16 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi- 17 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro- 18 priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of 19 Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De- 20 fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 21 and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis- 22 sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 23 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 24 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 56 •HR 8495 RH funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall 1 not be available for obligation or expenditure except in 2 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 3 SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of 4 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for ‘‘Courts 5 of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ 6 shall be available for official reception and representation 7 expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 8 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed 9 $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the 10 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the 11 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 12 SEC. 304. Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States 13 Code, shall be applied by substituting ‘‘Federal’’ for ‘‘exec- 14 utive’’ each place it appears. 15 SEC. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569, 16 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 17 United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such 18 courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation 19 with the Director of the Administrative Office of the 20 United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the 21 security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the De- 22 partment of Homeland Security to provide, except for the 23 services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E). For build- 24 ing-specific security services at these courthouses, the Di- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 57 •HR 8495 RH rector of the Administrative Office of the United States 1 Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service 2 rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 3 SEC. 306. The Judicial Center is directed to report 4 within 180 days of enactment of this Act to the Commit- 5 tees on House and Senate Appropriations the efforts the 6 Center is taking to ensure that bias is eliminated from 7 its guidance, public facing, and internal educational mate- 8 rials provided to judges and their staff. 9 SEC. 307. (a) DESIGNATION.—The United States 10 courthouse located at 1000 Southeast 3rd Avenue in Fort 11 Lauderdale, Florida, shall be known and designated as the 12 ‘‘William P. Dimitrouleas United States Courthouse’’. 13 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg- 14 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 15 States to the United States courthouse referred to in sub- 16 section (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Wil- 17 liam P. Dimitrouleas United States Courthouse’’. 18 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria- 19 tions Act, 2027’’. 20 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 58 •HR 8495 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 59 •HR 8495 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, $50,000,000, 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: Provided, That not later than 20 90 days after the last day of each quarter, the District 21 of Columbia Chief Budget Officer shall submit to the 22 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 23 atives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that in- 24 cludes total obligations of the Emergency Planning and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 60 •HR 8495 RH Security Costs for that quarter, broken down by each Fed- 1 eral and District government agency, activity and purpose 2 charged to the federal payment account and a quarterly 3 estimates report that accounts for upcoming federal activi- 4 ties. 5 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 COURTS 7 For salaries and expenses for the District of Colum- 8 bia Courts, including the transfer and hire of motor vehi- 9 cles, $273,977,000 to be allocated as follows: for the Dis- 10 trict of Columbia Court of Appeals, $12,623,000, of which 11 not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and represen- 12 tation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of 13 Columbia, $129,911,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 14 is for official reception and representation expenses; for 15 the District of Columbia Court System, $89,145,000, of 16 which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 17 representation expenses; and $42,298,000, to remain 18 available until September 30, 2028, for capital improve- 19 ments for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Pro- 20 vided, That funds made available for capital improvements 21 shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia 22 Courts master plan study and facilities condition assess- 23 ment: Provided further, That, in addition to the amounts 24 appropriated herein, fees received by the District of Co- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 61 •HR 8495 RH lumbia Courts for administering bar examinations and 1 processing District of Columbia bar admissions may be re- 2 tained and credited to this appropriation, to remain avail- 3 able until expended, for salaries and expenses associated 4 with such activities, notwithstanding section 450 of the 5 District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, 6 sec. 1–204.50): Provided further, That notwithstanding 7 any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 8 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage- 9 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 10 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 11 of other Federal agencies: Provided further, That 30 days 12 after providing written notice to the Committees on Ap- 13 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 14 ate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not 15 more than $9,000,000 of the funds provided under this 16 heading among the items and entities funded under this 17 heading: Provided further, That the Joint Committee on 18 Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, 19 by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to 20 the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of 21 title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District 22 of Columbia Courts. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 62 •HR 8495 RH FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN 1 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS 2 For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and 3 section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to represen- 4 tation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal 5 Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in pro- 6 ceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the 7 District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. 8 Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to 9 provide guardian ad litem representation, training, tech- 10 nical assistance, and such other services as are necessary 11 to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, 12 payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings 13 under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and pay- 14 ments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official 15 Code (relating to services provided under the District of 16 Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Du- 17 rable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $46,005,000, to 18 remain available until expended: Provided, That funds pro- 19 vided under this heading shall be administered by the 20 Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the Dis- 21 trict of Columbia: Provided further, That notwithstanding 22 any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be ap- 23 portioned quarterly by the Office of Management and 24 Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 63 •HR 8495 RH as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agen- 1 cies. 2 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE COURT SERVICES AND OF- 3 FENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT 4 OF COLUMBIA 5 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 6 hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 7 Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as au- 8 thorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self- 9 Government Improvement Act of 1997, $277,004,000, of 10 which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 11 representation expenses related to Community Supervision 12 and Pretrial Services Agency programs, and of which not 13 to exceed $35,000 is for dues and assessments relating 14 to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender 15 Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002: 16 Provided, That, of the funds appropriated under this head- 17 ing, $199,036,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Com- 18 munity Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to in- 19 clude expenses relating to the monitoring of adults subject 20 to protection orders or the provision of services for or re- 21 lated to such persons: Provided further, That, of the funds 22 appropriated under this heading, $77,968,000 shall be 23 available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided further, 24 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 64 •HR 8495 RH amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 1 by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated 2 and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated 3 for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Pro- 4 vided further, That amounts under this heading may be 5 used for programmatic incentives for defendants to suc- 6 cessfully complete their terms of supervision. 7 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8 PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE 9 For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and 10 hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 11 Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 12 Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 13 1997, $53,629,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 14 other provision of law, all amounts under this heading 15 shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Manage- 16 ment and Budget and obligated and expended in the same 17 manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses 18 of Federal agencies: Provided further, That the District 19 of Columbia Public Defender Service may establish for 20 employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender 21 Service a program substantially similar to the program set 22 forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United 23 States Code, except that the maximum amount of the pay- 24 ment made under the program to any individual may not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 65 •HR 8495 RH exceed the amount referred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) 1 of title 5, United States Code: Provided further, That for 2 the purposes of engaging with, and receiving services 3 from, Federal Franchise Fund Programs established in 4 accordance with section 403 of the Government Manage- 5 ment Reform Act of 1994, as amended, the District of 6 Columbia Public Defender Service shall be considered an 7 agency of the United States Government: Provided further, 8 That the District of Columbia Public Defender Service 9 may enter into contracts for the procurement of severable 10 services and multiyear contracts for the acquisition of 11 property and services to the same extent and under the 12 same conditions as an executive agency under sections 13 3902 and 3903 of title 41, United States Code. 14 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 15 COORDINATING COUNCIL 16 For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Co- 17 ordinating Council, $3,451,000, to remain available until 18 expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination 19 of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the Dis- 20 trict of Columbia. 21 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS 22 For a Federal payment, to remain available until 23 September 30, 2028, to the Commission on Judicial Dis- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 66 •HR 8495 RH abilities and Tenure, $330,000, and for the Judicial Nomi- 1 nation Commission, $300,000. 2 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT 3 For a Federal payment for a school improvement pro- 4 gram in the District of Columbia, $52,500,000, to remain 5 available until expended, for payments authorized under 6 the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division 7 C of Public Law 112–10): Provided, That of such pay- 8 ment, $26,250,000 shall be used to carry out the Oppor- 9 tunity Scholarship Program under such Act, $17,500,000 10 shall be used for payments to District of Columbia public 11 charter schools under section 3004(b)(2) of such Act, and 12 $8,750,000 shall be used for payments to District of Co- 13 lumbia public schools under section 3004(b)(1) of such 14 Act: Provided further, That to the extent that funds are 15 available for opportunity scholarships and following the 16 priorities included in section 3006 of such Act, the Sec- 17 retary of Education shall make scholarships available to 18 students eligible under section 3013(3) of such Act (Public 19 Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 211) including students who were 20 not offered a scholarship during any previous school year: 21 Provided further, That within funds provided for oppor- 22 tunity scholarships, up to $1,750,000 shall be for the ac- 23 tivities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 67 •HR 8495 RH the Act and up to $100,000 shall be for the activities spec- 1 ified in section 3009 of the Act. 2 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 NATIONAL GUARD 4 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 5 National Guard, $600,000, to remain available until ex- 6 pended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. Dis- 7 trict of Columbia National Guard Retention and College 8 Access Program. 9 FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT OF 10 HIV/AIDS 11 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 12 for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of in- 13 dividuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and ac- 14 quired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Co- 15 lumbia, $4,000,000. 16 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 17 WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY 18 For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia 19 Water and Sewer Authority, $10,000,000, to remain avail- 20 able until expended, to continue implementation of the 21 Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided, 22 That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority 23 provides a 100 percent match for this payment. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 68 •HR 8495 RH DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 1 Local funds are appropriated for the District of Co- 2 lumbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund 3 of the District of Columbia (‘‘General Fund’’) for pro- 4 grams and activities set forth in the Fiscal Year 2027 5 Local Budget Act of 2026 and at rates set forth under 6 such Act, as amended as of the date of enactment of this 7 Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 8 of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District 9 of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Of- 10 ficial Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Serv- 11 ices and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 12 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and 13 provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in 14 this Act for operating expenses for the District of Colum- 15 bia for fiscal year 2027 under this heading shall not ex- 16 ceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2027 Local 17 Budget Act of 2026, as amended as of the date of enact- 18 ment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the 19 District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further, 20 That the amount appropriated may be increased by pro- 21 ceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for 22 emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: 23 Provided further, That such increases shall be approved 24 by enactment of local District law and shall comply with 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 69 •HR 8495 RH all reserve requirements contained in the District of Co- 1 lumbia Home Rule Act: Provided further, That the Chief 2 Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take 3 such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of 4 Columbia meets these requirements, including the appor- 5 tioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropria- 6 tions and funds made available to the District during fis- 7 cal year 2027, except that the Chief Financial Officer may 8 not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived 9 from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital 10 projects. 11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 12 Appropriations Act, 2027’’. 13 TITLE V 14 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 15 ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES 16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 17 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Con- 18 ference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 19 et seq., $3,430,000, to remain available until September 20 30, 2028, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official re- 21 ception and representation expenses. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 70 •HR 8495 RH CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product 3 Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor ve- 4 hicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 5 rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiv- 6 alent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, 7 purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal offi- 8 cials’ contributions to Commission activities, and not to 9 exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation ex- 10 penses, $142,000,000, of which no less than $1,622,000 11 shall be for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In- 12 spector General, of which $2,500,000 shall remain avail- 13 able until expended, to carry out the program, including 14 administrative costs, authorized by section 1405 of the 15 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Public 16 Law 110–140, as amended), and of which $2,000,000 17 shall remain available until expended, to carry out the pro- 18 gram, including administrative costs, authorized by sec- 19 tion 204 of the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Car- 20 bon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2022 (title II 21 of division Q of Public Law 117–103). 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 71 •HR 8495 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—CONSUMER PRODUCT 1 SAFETY COMMISSION 2 SEC. 501. During fiscal year 2027, none of the 3 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final- 4 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational 5 Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product 6 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 7 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 68964) until after— 8 (1) the National Academy of Sciences, in con- 9 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 10 Administration and the Department of Defense, 11 completes a study to determine— 12 (A) the technical validity of the lateral sta- 13 bility and vehicle handling requirements pro- 14 posed by such standard for purposes of reduc- 15 ing the risk of Recreational Off-Highway Vehi- 16 cle (referred to in this section as ‘‘ROV’’) roll- 17 overs in the off-road environment, including the 18 repeatability and reproducibility of testing for 19 compliance with such requirements; 20 (B) the number of ROV rollovers that 21 would be prevented if the proposed require- 22 ments were adopted; 23 (C) whether there is a technical basis for 24 the proposal to provide information on a point- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 72 •HR 8495 RH of-sale hangtag about a ROV’s rollover resist- 1 ance on a progressive scale; and 2 (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used 3 by the United States military if the proposed 4 requirements were adopted; and 5 (2) a report containing the results of the study 6 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 7 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 8 and Transportation of the Senate; 9 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com- 10 merce of the House of Representatives; 11 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 12 the Senate; and 13 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 14 the House of Representatives. 15 SEC. 502. None of the funds provided may be used 16 to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any reg- 17 ulation issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com- 18 mission to ban gas stoves as a class of products. 19 SEC. 503. None of the funds made available by this 20 Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety 21 Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries or Table 22 Saws (CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074) published by the 23 Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Reg- 24 ister on May 12, 2017 (82 FR 22190). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 73 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 504. During fiscal year 2027, none of the 1 amounts made available by this Act may be used to final- 2 ize or implement the Safety Standard for Debris Penetra- 3 tion Hazards in off-highway vehicles, including rec- 4 reational off-highway vehicles (referred to in this section 5 as ‘‘ROVs’’) and utility task vehicles (referred to in this 6 section as ‘‘UTVs’’), published by the Consumer Product 7 Safety Commission in the Federal Register on July 21, 8 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 43688) until after— 9 (1) The National Academy of Sciences, in con- 10 sultation with the National Highway Traffic Safety 11 Administration and the Department of Defense, 12 completes a study to determine— 13 (A) the technical validity of the debris pen- 14 etration resistance requirements proposed by 15 such standard for purposes of reducing the risk 16 of ROV/UTV debris penetration in the off-road 17 environment, including the repeatability and re- 18 producibility of testing for compliance with such 19 requirements; 20 (B) the number of ROV/UTV debris pene- 21 trations that would be prevented if the proposed 22 requirements were adopted; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 74 •HR 8495 RH (C) the effect on the availability and utility 1 of ROVs/UTVs used by the United States mili- 2 tary if the proposed requirements were adopted; 3 (D) the effect on the availability and utility 4 of ROVs/UTVs used by consumers in the 5 United States if the proposed requirements 6 were adopted; and 7 (2) a report containing the results of the study 8 completed under paragraph (1) is delivered to— 9 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 10 and Transportation of the Senate; 11 (B) the Committee on Energy and Com- 12 merce of the House of Representatives; 13 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 14 the Senate; and 15 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of 16 the House of Representatives. 17 COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS GENERAL ON INTEGRITY 18 AND EFFICIENCY 19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 20 For necessary expenses of the Council of the Inspec- 21 tors General on Integrity and Efficiency, as established 22 pursuant to section 11(c)(3)(B) of chapter 4 of title 5, 23 United States Code, to utilize and further develop the data 24 analytics capabilities of the Pandemic Response Account- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 75 •HR 8495 RH ability Committee to enhance transparency, to prevent, de- 1 tect, and remediate waste, fraud and abuse in Federal 2 spending, and for expenses related to enhancements to 3 www.oversight.gov, $2,850,000, to remain available until 4 expended, of which $850,000 is for enhancements to over- 5 sight.gov: Provided, That the amounts appropriated under 6 this heading shall be in addition to any other amounts 7 available to the Council of the Inspectors General on In- 8 tegrity and Efficiency under section 424 of title 5, United 9 States Code. 10 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 12 For necessary expenses to carry out the Help Amer- 13 ica Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–252), $17,000,000, 14 of which $1,500,000 shall be made available to the Na- 15 tional Institute of Standards and Technology for election 16 reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote 17 Act of 2002; and of which $1,354,169 shall be for nec- 18 essary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General and 19 of which $8,000 shall be for official reception and rep- 20 resentation expenses: Provided, That of the amounts ap- 21 propriated under this heading, up to $2,500,000 shall re- 22 main available until September 30, 2028. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 76 •HR 8495 RH ELECTION SECURITY GRANTS 1 Notwithstanding section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Help 2 America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20904(c)(2)(B)), 3 $15,000,000 is provided to the Election Assistance Com- 4 mission for necessary expenses to make payments to 5 States for activities to improve the administration of elec- 6 tions for Federal office, including to enhance election tech- 7 nology and make election security improvements, as au- 8 thorized by sections 101, 103, and 104 of such Act: Pro- 9 vided, That for purposes of applying such sections, the 10 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 11 deemed to be a State and, for purposes of sections 12 101(d)(2) and 103(a) shall be treated in the same manner 13 as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 14 Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands: Provided 15 further, That each reference to the ‘‘Administrator of Gen- 16 eral Services’’ or the ‘‘Administrator’’ in sections 101 and 17 103 shall be deemed to refer to the ‘‘Election Assistance 18 Commission’’: Provided further, That each reference to 19 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ in section 103 shall be deemed to refer to 20 ‘‘$272,727’’ and each reference to ‘‘$1,000,000’’ in sec- 21 tion 103 shall be deemed to refer to ‘‘$54,545’’: Provided 22 further, That not later than two years after receiving a 23 payment under this heading, a State shall make available 24 funds for such activities in an amount equal to 20 percent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 77 •HR 8495 RH of the total amount of the payment made to the State 1 under this heading: Provided further, That not later than 2 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Elec- 3 tion Assistance Commission shall make the payments to 4 States under this heading: Provided further, That States 5 shall submit quarterly financial reports and annual 6 progress reports. 7 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica- 10 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni- 11 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 12 5901–5902; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 13 representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehi- 14 cles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 15 5 U.S.C. 3109, $390,192,000 to remain available until 16 September 30, 2030: Provided, That $390,192,000 of off- 17 setting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant 18 to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, 19 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and 20 shall remain available until September 30, 2030: Provided 21 further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced 22 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 23 year 2027 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2027 appro- 24 priation estimated at $0: Provided further, That, notwith- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 78 •HR 8495 RH standing 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from the use 1 of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and 2 made available for obligation shall not exceed 3 $132,681,000 for fiscal year 2027: Provided further, That, 4 of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less 5 than $13,500,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses 6 of the Office of Inspector General. 7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL 8 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 9 SEC. 505. Section 302 of Public Law 108–494 shall 10 be applied as if ‘‘and ending on December 31, 2024’’ were 11 struck. 12 SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 13 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 14 to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for 15 universal service support payments to implement the Feb- 16 ruary 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State 17 Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connec- 18 tion or primary line restrictions on universal service sup- 19 port payments. 20 SEC. 507. None of the funds made available by this 21 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 22 final rule entitled ‘‘The Infrastructure Investment and 23 Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimi- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 79 •HR 8495 RH nation,’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 4128 (January 22, 2024)), or any 1 substantially similar rule. 2 SEC. 508. None of the funds made available under 3 this Act may be used by the Federal Communications 4 Commission to finalize, implement, or enforce any rule- 5 making or order that would reconfigure, repurpose, or 6 have the effect of reconfiguring or repurposing the 902- 7 928 MHz band in a manner that authorizes high-power 8 terrestrial operations in the band. 9 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 10 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 12 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 13 5, United States Code, $48,500,000, of which $1,500,000 14 shall remain available until expended, to be derived from 15 the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, 16 the FSLIC Resolution Fund. 17 FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 20 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 21 $76,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be avail- 22 able for reception and representation expenses. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 80 •HR 8495 RH FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 3 Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorga- 4 nization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service 5 Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 6 U.S.C. 3109, and including hire of experts and consult- 7 ants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including offi- 8 cial reception and representation expenses (not to exceed 9 $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of 10 Columbia and elsewhere, $29,500,000, of which 11 $1,271,000 shall be made available to support the Office 12 of the Inspector General: Provided, That public members 13 of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel 14 expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized 15 by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons employed intermit- 16 tently in the Government service, and compensation as au- 17 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That, not- 18 withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received from fees 19 charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management 20 relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with 21 this account, to be available without further appropriation 22 for the costs of carrying out these conferences. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 81 •HR 8495 RH FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com- 3 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au- 4 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized 5 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 6 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa- 7 tion expenses, $383,600,000, to remain available until ex- 8 pended: Provided, That not less than $2,700,000 shall be 9 for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General: 10 Provided further, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 11 available for use to contract with a person or persons for 12 collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 13 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 14 other provision of law, not to exceed $313,000,000 of off- 15 setting collections derived from fees collected for 16 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro- 17 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained 19 and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 20 Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi- 21 sion of law, not to exceed $17,000,000 in offsetting collec- 22 tions derived from fees to implement and enforce the Tele- 23 marketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Tele- 24 marketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 82 •HR 8495 RH Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be credited to this ac- 1 count, and be retained and used for necessary expenses 2 in this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum here- 3 in appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced 4 as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal 5 year 2027 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2027 appro- 6 priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 7 $53,600,000: Provided further, That none of the funds 8 made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be 9 used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of 10 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t). 11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRADE 12 COMMISSION 13 SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act may be used to finalize or enforce the ‘‘Trade Regula- 15 tion on the Use of Earnings Claims’’ or the ‘‘Review of 16 the Business Opportunity Rule’’ rulemakings without a 17 clear statement of need or unless overlapping rulemaking 18 and improvements in self-regulation and consumer protec- 19 tion of industries that would be impacted is considered. 20 SEC. 510. 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 83 •HR 8495 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 leased 10 buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; 11 restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agen- 12 cies (including space adjustments and telecommunications 13 relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, al- 14 location, and transfer of space; contractual services inci- 15 dent to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair 16 and alteration of federally owned buildings, including 17 grounds, approaches, and appurtenances; care and safe- 18 guarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, 19 and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by pur- 20 chase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; 21 acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; con- 22 version and extension of federally owned buildings; pre- 23 liminary planning and design of projects by contract or 24 otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equip- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 84 •HR 8495 RH ment for such buildings); and payment of principal, inter- 1 est, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired 2 by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the ag- 3 gregate amount of $9,735,915,000, of which— 4 (1) $165,661,000 shall remain available until 5 expended for construction and acquisition (including 6 funds for sites and expenses, and associated design 7 and construction services). 8 (2) $982,707,000 shall remain available until 9 expended for repairs and alterations, including asso- 10 ciated design and construction services, in addition 11 to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes, of 12 which— 13 (A) $318,154,000 is for Major Repairs and 14 Alterations; 15 (B) $549,000,000 is for Basic Repairs and 16 Alterations; and 17 (C) $115,553,000 is for Special Emphasis 18 Programs: 19 Provided, That funds made available in this or any 20 previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Re- 21 pairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, 22 be limited to the amount identified for each project, 23 except each project in this or any previous Act may 24 be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 85 •HR 8495 RH unless advance approval is obtained from the Com- 1 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 2 resentatives and the Senate of a greater amount: 3 Provided further, That additional projects for which 4 prospectuses have been fully approved may be fund- 5 ed under this category only if advance approval is 6 obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of 7 the House of Representatives and the Senate: Pro- 8 vided further, That the amounts provided in this or 9 any prior Act for ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ may be 10 used to fund costs associated with implementing se- 11 curity improvements to buildings necessary to meet 12 the minimum standards for security in accordance 13 with current law and in compliance with the re- 14 programming guidelines of the appropriate Commit- 15 tees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That 16 the difference between the funds appropriated and 17 expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, 18 under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may 19 be transferred to ‘‘Basic Repairs and Alterations’’ or 20 used to fund authorized increases in prospectus 21 projects: Provided further, That the amount provided 22 in this or any prior Act for ‘‘Basic Repairs and Al- 23 terations’’ may be used to pay claims against the 24 Government arising from any projects under the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 86 •HR 8495 RH heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’ or used to fund 1 authorized increases in prospectus projects; 2 (3) $5,574,593,000 for rental of space to re- 3 main available until expended; and 4 (4) $3,012,954,000 for building operations to 5 remain available until expended: Provided, That the 6 total amount of funds made available from this 7 Fund to the General Services Administration shall 8 not be available for expenses of any construction, re- 9 pair, alteration and acquisition project for which a 10 prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has 11 not been approved, except that necessary funds may 12 be expended for each project for required expenses 13 for the development of a proposed prospectus: Pro- 14 vided further, That funds available in the Federal 15 Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency re- 16 pairs when advance approval is obtained from the 17 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 18 resentatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 19 amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special 20 services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) 21 and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, 22 lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private 23 or other property not in Government ownership or 24 control as may be appropriate to enable the United 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 87 •HR 8495 RH States Secret Service to perform its protective func- 1 tions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available 2 from such revenues and collections: Provided further, 3 That revenues and collections and any other sums 4 accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2027, ex- 5 cluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2), 6 in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 7 authorized for Real Property Activities of the Fed- 8 eral Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the 9 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure ex- 10 cept as authorized in appropriations Acts. 11 GENERAL ACTIVITIES 12 GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY 13 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 14 vided for, for Government-wide policy associated with the 15 management of real and personal property assets and cer- 16 tain administrative services; Government-wide policy sup- 17 port responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor 18 vehicles, information technology management, and related 19 technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 20 U.S.C. 3109; and evaluation activities as authorized by 21 statute; $64,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain 22 available until September 30, 2028. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 88 •HR 8495 RH OPERATING EXPENSES 1 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 2 vided for, for Government-wide activities associated with 3 utilization and donation of surplus personal property; dis- 4 posal of real property; agency-wide policy direction and 5 management; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 6 3109; $48,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for 7 official reception and representation expenses. 8 CIVILIAN BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS 9 For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise pro- 10 vided for, for the activities associated with the Civilian 11 Board of Contract Appeals, $10,248,000, of which 12 $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 14 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 15 General and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 16 $72,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 shall 17 be available for payment for information and detection of 18 fraud against the Government, including payment for re- 19 covery of stolen Government property: Provided further, 20 That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards 21 to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens 22 in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in en- 23 hanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 89 •HR 8495 RH ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER 1 PRESIDENTS 2 For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 3 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, 4 $5,200,000. 5 FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND 6 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 7 For necessary expenses authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 8 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses author- 9 ized by law in support of interagency projects that enable 10 the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct 11 activities electronically through the development and im- 12 plementation of innovative uses of information technology; 13 $70,000,000, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 14 Services Fund: Provided, That the previous amount may 15 be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the pur- 16 pose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided fur- 17 ther, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, 18 and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available 19 until expended for necessary expenses authorized by 40 20 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 and for necessary ex- 21 penses in support of interagency projects that enable the 22 Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct ac- 23 tivities electronically through the development and imple- 24 mentation of innovative uses of information technology in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 90 •HR 8495 RH the aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000: Pro- 1 vided further, That appropriations, revenues, reimburse- 2 ments, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal 3 year 2027 in excess of such amount shall remain in the 4 Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as 5 authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That, 6 of the total amount appropriated, up to $5,000,000 shall 7 be available for support functions and full-time hires to 8 support activities related to the Administration’s require- 9 ments under title II of the Foundations for Evidence- 10 Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435): 11 Provided further, That the transfer authorities provided 12 herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority 13 provided in this Act. 14 TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND 15 For carrying out the purposes of the Technology 16 Modernization Fund, as authorized by section 1078 of 17 subtitle G of the title X of the National Defense Author- 18 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 40 19 U.S.C. 11301 note), $5,000,000, to remain available until 20 expended. 21 ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT FUND 22 For carrying out section 16(b) of the Federal Asset 23 Sales and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note), 24 $193,328,000, to remain available until expended. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 91 •HR 8495 RH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—GENERAL SERVICES 1 ADMINISTRATION 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 3 SEC. 511. Funds available to the General Services 4 Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 5 motor vehicles. 6 SEC. 512. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund 7 made available for fiscal year 2027 for Federal Buildings 8 Fund activities may be transferred between such activities 9 only to the extent necessary to meet program require- 10 ments: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be ap- 11 proved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations 12 of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 13 SEC. 513. Except as otherwise provided in this title, 14 funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit 15 a fiscal year 2028 request for United States Courthouse 16 construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 17 standards for construction as established and approved by 18 the General Services Administration, the Judicial Con- 19 ference of the United States, and the Office of Manage- 20 ment and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial 21 Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 22 Courthouse Project Priorities plan; and (3) includes a 23 standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility 24 to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 92 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 514. None of the funds provided in this Act may 1 be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 2 provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 3 other service usually provided through the Federal Build- 4 ings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per 5 square foot assessment for space and services as deter- 6 mined by the General Services Administration in consider- 7 ation of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 8 (Public Law 92–313). 9 SEC. 515. From funds made available under the 10 heading ‘‘Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Avail- 11 ability of Revenue’’, claims against the Government of less 12 than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects 13 and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from sav- 14 ings effected in other construction projects with prior noti- 15 fication to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 16 of Representatives and the Senate. 17 SEC. 516. In any case in which the Committee on 18 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep- 19 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub- 20 lic Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 21 authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Con- 22 gress by the Administrator of the General Services Admin- 23 istration under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall 24 ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 93 •HR 8495 RH to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all 1 lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator deter- 2 mines that the delineated area of the procurement should 3 not be identical to the delineated area included in the pro- 4 spectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory 5 statement to each of such committees and the Committees 6 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 7 Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in 8 the resolution. 9 SEC. 517. With respect to projects funded under the 10 heading ‘‘Federal Citizen Services Fund’’, the Adminis- 11 trator of General Services shall submit a spending plan 12 and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the 13 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 14 atives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the 15 date of enactment of this Act. 16 HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship 19 Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Pub- 20 lic Law 93–642, $2,500,000, to remain available until ex- 21 pended. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 94 •HR 8495 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, 2028, and in addition not to exceed 14 $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 95 •HR 8495 RH Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et 1 seq.), $1,582,000, to remain available for direct expendi- 2 ture until September 30, 2030, of which, notwithstanding 3 sections 8 and 9 of such Act, up to $1,000,000 shall be 4 available to carry out the activities authorized by section 5 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public 6 Law 106–568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)): Provided, That all 7 current and previous amounts transferred to the Office of 8 Inspector General of the Department of the Interior will 9 remain available until expended for audits and investiga- 10 tions of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foun- 11 dation, consistent with chapter 4 of title 5, United States 12 Code, and for annual independent financial audits of the 13 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation pursu- 14 ant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Pub- 15 lic Law 107–289): Provided further, That previous 16 amounts transferred to the Office of Inspector General of 17 the Department of the Interior may be transferred to the 18 Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for an- 19 nual independent financial audits pursuant to the Ac- 20 countability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 21 289): Provided further, That any interest earned during 22 fiscal year 2027 from investments made from discre- 23 tionary appropriations to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 96 •HR 8495 RH L. Udall Trust Fund after the date specified in 20 U.S.C. 1 5606(b)(1) shall be 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 $3,862,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030. 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 $405,000,000, of which up to $30,000,000 shall remain 20 available until expended for expenses necessary to enhance 21 the Federal Government’s ability to electronically pre- 22 serve, manage, and store Government records. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 97 •HR 8495 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, of which $897,000 is available until Sep- 7 tember 30, 2028. 8 REPAIRS AND RESTORATION 9 For the repair, alteration, and improvement of ar- 10 chives facilities and to provide adequate storage for hold- 11 ings, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. 12 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS 13 COMMISSION 14 GRANTS PROGRAM 15 For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 16 historical publications and records as authorized by 44 17 U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 18 tember 30, 2030. 19 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND 21 For the Community Development Revolving Loan 22 Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822, 23 and 9910, $3,423,000 shall be available until September 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 98 •HR 8495 RH 30, 2028, for technical assistance to low-income des- 1 ignated credit unions. 2 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS 3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 4 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 5 Office of Government Ethics pursuant to chapter 131 of 6 title 5, United States Code, the Ethics Reform Act of 7 1989, and the Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter 8 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, 9 including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental 10 of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and else- 11 where, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed 12 $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 13 $22,386,000. 14 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF TRUST FUNDS) 17 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 18 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Re- 19 organization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Serv- 20 ice Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized 21 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical examinations performed for 22 veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of con- 23 ference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; 24 hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 99 •HR 8495 RH official reception and representation expenses; and pay- 1 ment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employ- 2 ees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee 3 to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, 4 $167,535,000: Provided, That of the total amount made 5 available under this heading, $10,898,000 may remain 6 available until expended, for information technology mod- 7 ernization, and shall be in addition to funds otherwise 8 made available for such purposes; and in addition 9 $214,605,000, for administrative expenses, to be trans- 10 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without 11 regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of 12 printed materials, for the retirement and insurance pro- 13 grams: Provided further, That the provisions of this appro- 14 priation shall not affect the authority to use applicable 15 trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 16 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 17 5, United States Code: Provided further, That no part of 18 this appropriation shall be available for salaries and ex- 19 penses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established 20 pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, 21 or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further, 22 That the President’s Commission on White House Fel- 23 lows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of Octo- 24 ber 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2027, accept dona- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 100 •HR 8495 RH tions of money, property, and personal services: Provided 1 further, That such donations, including those from prior 2 years, may be used for the development of publicity mate- 3 rials to provide information about the White House Fel- 4 lows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 5 travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the sala- 6 ries of employees of such Commission: Provided further, 7 That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts made available 8 under this heading may be transferred to an information 9 technology working capital fund established for purposes 10 authorized by subtitle G of title X of division A of the 11 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 12 (Public Law 115–91; 40 U.S.C. 11301 note): Provided 13 further, That the OPM Director shall notify, and receive 14 approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of the 15 House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 16 in advance of any transfer under the preceding proviso: 17 Provided further, That amounts transferred to such a fund 18 under such transfer authority from any organizational cat- 19 egory of OPM shall not exceed 5 percent of each such or- 20 ganizational category’s budget as identified in the report 21 required by section 608 of this Act: Provided further, That 22 amounts transferred to such a fund shall remain available 23 for obligation through September 30, 2030. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 101 •HR 8495 RH OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS) 3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 4 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 5 5, United States Code, including services as authorized by 6 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 7 $6,839,000, and in addition, not to exceed $29,192,000 8 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and pro- 9 vide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Manage- 10 ment’s retirement and insurance programs, to be trans- 11 ferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of 12 Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector 13 General: Provided, That the Inspector General is author- 14 ized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia 15 and elsewhere. 16 OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL 17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 18 For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 19 Office of Special Counsel, including services as authorized 20 by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for wit- 21 nesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Co- 22 lumbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehi- 23 cles, $31,585,000. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 102 •HR 8495 RH PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Lib- 3 erties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of 4 the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 5 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $13,700,000, to remain avail- 6 able until September 30, 2028. 7 PUBLIC BUILDINGS REFORM BOARD 8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 9 For salaries and expenses of the Public Buildings Re- 10 form Board in carrying out the Federal Assets Sale and 11 Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–287), $3,605,000, 12 to remain available until expended. 13 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 15 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex- 16 change Commission, including services as authorized by 17 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple 18 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and 19 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa- 20 tion expenses, $2,026,330,000, to remain available until 21 expended; of which not less than $20,050,000 shall be for 22 the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed 23 $275,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat 24 for the International Organization of Securities Commis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 103 •HR 8495 RH sions; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be avail- 1 able for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted 2 by the Commission with foreign governmental and other 3 regulatory officials, members of their delegations and 4 staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, 5 such expenses to include necessary logistic and adminis- 6 trative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and 7 foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental ex- 8 penses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and 9 (3) related lodging or subsistence: Provided, That any un- 10 obligated balances from funds made available under this 11 heading in prior Acts for replacement leases for the Com- 12 mission’s headquarters and other regional office facilities 13 may be used for such purposes at any Commission office 14 facility, notwithstanding provisos in such Acts limiting use 15 to particular office facilities, and notwithstanding provisos 16 in such Acts requiring that de-obligated amounts derived 17 from the general fund be returned to the general fund or 18 that de-obligated amounts derived from fees or assess- 19 ments be paid to national securities exchanges and na- 20 tional securities associations in proportion to any fees or 21 assessments paid by such national securities exchange or 22 national securities association. 23 For purposes of calculating the fee rate under section 24 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 104 •HR 8495 RH 78ee(j)) for fiscal year 2027, all amounts appropriated 1 under this heading shall be deemed to be the regular ap- 2 propriation to the Commission for fiscal year 2027: Pro- 3 vided, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of 4 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) 5 shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: 6 Provided further, That not to exceed $2,026,330,000 of 7 such offsetting collections shall be available until expended 8 for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further, 9 That the total amount appropriated under this heading 10 from the general fund for fiscal year 2027 shall be reduced 11 as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a 12 final total fiscal year 2027 appropriation from the general 13 fund estimated at not more than $0. 14 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SECURITIES AND 15 EXCHANGE COMMISSION 16 SEC. 518. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used to implement any program that requires 18 a national securities exchange, a national securities asso- 19 ciation, or a member of such an exchange or association 20 to collect and provide personally identifiable information 21 with respect to a retail market participant to meet the re- 22 quirements relating to an order or a reportable event 23 under section 242.613(c)(7) of title 17, Code of Federal 24 Regulations, or any successor regulations thereof. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 105 •HR 8495 RH SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses of the Selective Service Sys- 3 tem, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of 4 training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective 5 Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for 6 civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; serv- 7 ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed 8 $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 9 $31,300,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal 10 year, the President may exempt this appropriation from 11 the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President 12 deems such action to be necessary in the interest of na- 13 tional defense: Provided further, That none of the funds 14 appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in con- 15 nection with the induction of any person into the Armed 16 Forces of the United States. 17 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 19 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 20 of the Small Business Administration, including hire of 21 passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 22 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to ex- 23 ceed $3,500 for official reception and representation ex- 24 penses, $298,099,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 106 •HR 8495 RH shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other 1 lender oversight activities, of which no more than 2 $30,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 3 2028, for information technology systems and activities, 4 and shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available 5 for such purposes: Provided, That the Administrator is au- 6 thorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications 7 developed by the Small Business Administration, and cer- 8 tain loan program activities, including fees authorized by 9 section 5(b) of the Small Business Act: Provided further, 10 That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received 11 from all such activities shall be credited to this account, 12 to remain available until expended, for carrying out these 13 purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, 14 That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts 15 in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-spon- 16 sor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of 17 division K of Public Law 108–447, during fiscal year 18 2027: Provided further, That $15,500,000 shall be avail- 19 able for costs associated with the certification of small 20 business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or 21 service-disabled veterans under sections 36A and 36 of the 22 Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f–1; 657f), respec- 23 tively, and section 862 of Public Law 116–283, to be avail- 24 able until September 30, 2028: Provided further, That not 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 107 •HR 8495 RH later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 1 Small Business Administration shall submit a report to 2 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 3 resentatives and the Senate detailing the number of FTE, 4 funding obligated, and city and state for each district and 5 regional office during the previous fiscal year and the 6 number of FTE, funding level, and city and state for the 7 current fiscal year for each district and regional office: 8 Provided further, That district offices shall collect data on 9 the number of constituents served each fiscal year. 10 ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 11 For necessary expenses of programs supporting en- 12 trepreneurial and small business development, 13 $285,550,000, of which $82,000,000 shall remain avail- 14 able until September 30, 2028: Provided, That amounts 15 made available under this heading may not be transferred 16 pursuant to section 540 of this Act: Provided further, That 17 of the amount appropriated under this heading— 18 (1) $140,000,000 shall be available to fund 19 grants for performance as authorized by section 21 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), of which 21 $30,000,000 shall remain available until September 22 30, 2028; 23 (2) $36,550,000 shall be available for mar- 24 keting, management, and technical assistance under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 108 •HR 8495 RH section 7(m)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 1 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that make 2 microloans under the microloan program, of which 3 $8,200,000 shall remain available until September 4 30, 2028; 5 (3) $15,000,000, to remain available until Sep- 6 tember 30, 2028, shall be available for grants to 7 States to carry out export programs that assist 8 small business concerns authorized under section 9 22(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649(l)); 10 (4) $27,000,000 shall be available for the Wom- 11 en’s Business Center program described in section 12 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656), of 13 which $5,400,000 shall remain available until Sep- 14 tember 30, 2028; 15 (5) $21,400,000 shall be available for con- 16 ducting outreach to veterans, including through the 17 Boots to Business Program established under sec- 18 tion 32(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 19 657b(h)) and Veteran Business Outreach Centers, of 20 which $4,280,000 shall remain available until Sep- 21 tember 30, 2028; 22 (6) $10,000,000 shall be available for the Serv- 23 ice Corps of Retired Executives established under 24 section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 109 •HR 8495 RH U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), of which $3,400,000 shall re- 1 main available until September 30, 2028; 2 (7) $4,000,000 shall be available for grants and 3 cooperative agreements under the Federal and State 4 Technology Partnership Program under section 34 5 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d), of 6 which $1,800,000 shall remain available until Sep- 7 tember 30, 2028; 8 (8) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Re- 9 gional Innovation Cluster Initiative, of which 10 $1,800,000 shall remain available until September 11 30, 2028; 12 (9) $5,000,000 shall be available for providing 13 technical assistance under the Program for Investors 14 in Microentrepreneurs, of which $1,400,000 shall re- 15 main available until September 30, 2028; 16 (10) $5,000,000 shall be available for grants to 17 growth accelerators to assist entrepreneurs to start 18 and scale their businesses, of which $1,800,000 shall 19 remain available until September 30, 2028; 20 (11) $5,300,000 shall be available for the Office 21 of Native American Affairs to carry out the outreach 22 activities for Native American-owned small busi- 23 nesses, of which $1,060,000 shall remain available 24 until September 30, 2028; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 110 •HR 8495 RH (12) $2,800,000 shall be available for financial 1 assistance for the program established under section 2 7(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)), 3 of which $760,000 shall remain available until Sep- 4 tember 30, 2028; 5 (13) $4,000,000 shall be available for technical 6 and certification assistance for the HUBZone pro- 7 gram established under section 31 of the Small 8 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a), of which $800,000 9 shall remain available until September 30, 2028; 10 (14) $1,000,000 shall be available to provide 11 entrepreneurship education, of which $400,000 shall 12 remain available until September 30, 2028; 13 (15) $2,000,000 shall be available to make 14 grants under the Cybersecurity for Small Businesses 15 Pilot Program, of which $600,000 shall remain 16 available until September 30, 2028; and 17 (16) $1,500,000 shall be available for the Na- 18 tional Women’s Business Council established under 19 section 405 of the Women’s Business Ownership Act 20 of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7105), of which $300,000 shall 21 remain available until September 30, 2028. 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 111 •HR 8495 RH OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 1 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 2 General in carrying out the provisions of chapter 4 of title 3 5, United States Code, $37,020,000. 4 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY 5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 6 carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94– 7 305 (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexi- 8 bility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $14,109,000, 9 to remain available until expended. 10 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 12 For the cost of direct loans, $3,000,000, to remain 13 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in- 14 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de- 15 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 16 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 17 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 18 2027 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 19 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and com- 20 mitments for loans authorized under subparagraph (C) of 21 section 502(7) of the Small Business Investment Act of 22 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696(7)) shall not exceed, in the aggre- 23 gate, $16,500,000,000, of which $10,000,000,000 shall be 24 reserved for small manufacturers in which the primary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 112 •HR 8495 RH business of is classified in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the 1 North American Industrial Classification System and all 2 of its production facilities are located in the United States: 3 Provided further, That during fiscal year 2027 commit- 4 ments for general business loans authorized under para- 5 graphs (1) through (35) of section 7(a) of the Small Busi- 6 ness Act shall not exceed $35,500,000,000, of which 7 $10,000,000,000 shall be reserved for small manufactur- 8 ers in which the primary business of is classified in sector 9 31, 32, or 33 of the North American Industrial Classifica- 10 tion System and all of its production facilities are located 11 in the United States, for a combination of amortizing term 12 loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 13 by revolving loans, for a combination of amortizing term 14 loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided 15 by revolving loans: Provided further, That during fiscal 16 year 2027 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures 17 under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment 18 Act of 1958 shall not exceed $6,000,000,000: Provided 19 further, That during fiscal year 2027, guarantees of trust 20 certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Busi- 21 ness Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 22 $15,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses 23 to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 113 •HR 8495 RH $158,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged 1 with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. 2 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 4 To carry out the direct loan program authorized by 5 section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $175,000,000, to 6 be available until expended, of which $1,600,000 is for the 7 Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Admin- 8 istration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the 9 disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and 10 merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector 11 General; of which $165,000,000 is for direct administra- 12 tive expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out 13 the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and 14 merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; 15 of which $8,400,000 is for indirect administrative ex- 16 penses for the direct loan program, which may be trans- 17 ferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries 18 and Expenses: Provided, That, of the funds provided 19 under this heading, $143,000,000 shall be for major disas- 20 ters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 21 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 22 5122(2)): Provided further, That the amount for major 23 disasters under this heading is designated by the Congress 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 114 •HR 8495 RH as being for disaster relief pursuant to a concurrent reso- 1 lution on the budget. 2 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—SMALL BUSINESS 3 ADMINISTRATION 4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 5 SEC. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria- 6 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the 7 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans- 8 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro- 9 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by 10 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant 11 to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of 12 funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be avail- 13 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 14 with the procedures set forth in that section. 15 SEC. 520. Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropria- 16 tion made available in this Act for the Small Business Ad- 17 ministration under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 18 and ‘‘Business Loans Program Account’’ may be trans- 19 ferred to the Administration’s information technology sys- 20 tem modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF), 21 as authorized by section 1077(b)(1) of title X of division 22 A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 23 Year 2018, for the purposes specified in section 24 1077(b)(3) of such Act, upon the advance approval of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00114 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 115 •HR 8495 RH Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 1 atives and the Senate: Provided, That amounts transferred 2 to the IT WCF under this section shall remain available 3 for obligation through September 30, 2030. 4 SEC. 521. None of the funds made available by the 5 Act may be used to compel a small business to comply 6 with section–704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act 7 (15 U.S.C. 1691c–2). 8 SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 9 Act may be used by the Small Business Administration 10 to fund climate change initiatives. 11 SEC. 523. None of the funds made available by this 12 Act may be used to hire staff at the District of Columbia 13 office until the Small Business Administration senior area 14 manager position at the Coachella Valley, California, sat- 15 ellite office is staffed by at least one individual. 16 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 17 PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND 18 For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue 19 forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to sub- 20 sections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United 21 States Code, $38,360,000: Provided, That mail for over- 22 seas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: 23 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 24 to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to imple- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 116 •HR 8495 RH ment any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer 1 or employee of any State or local child support enforce- 2 ment agency, or any individual participating in a State 3 or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for 4 information requested or provided concerning an address 5 of a postal customer: Provided further, That none of the 6 funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 7 close small rural and other small post offices: Provided 8 further, That the Postal Service may not destroy, and shall 9 continue to offer for sale, any copies of the Multinational 10 Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, as author- 11 ized under the Multinational Species Conservation Funds 12 Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–241). 13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 15 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 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, $274,000,000, to be derived by 19 transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as 20 authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Account- 21 ability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). 22 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 117 •HR 8495 RH UNITED STATES TAX COURT 1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES 2 For necessary expenses, including contract reporting 3 and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 4 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa- 5 tion expenses, $55,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re- 6 main available until expended: Provided, That travel ex- 7 penses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certifi- 8 cate of the judge. 9 TITLE VI 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 11 SEC. 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 12 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the 13 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties 14 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 15 funded in this Act. 16 SEC. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act 17 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 18 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria- 19 tions, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority 20 in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless 21 expressly so provided herein. 22 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation 23 under this Act for any consulting service through procure- 24 ment contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 118 •HR 8495 RH to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter 1 of public record and available for public inspection, except 2 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex- 3 isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 4 SEC. 604. None of the funds made available in this 5 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in- 6 strumentality of the United States Government, except 7 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro- 8 vided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 9 SEC. 605. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the 11 salary of any Government employee where funding an ac- 12 tivity or paying a salary to a Government employee would 13 result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or pol- 14 icy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of 15 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 16 SEC. 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this 17 Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees 18 that in expending the assistance the entity will comply 19 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 20 SEC. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 21 available under this Act shall be made available to any 22 person or entity that has been convicted of violating chap- 23 ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 119 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 1 none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by pre- 2 vious appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities fund- 3 ed in this Act that remain available for obligation or ex- 4 penditure in fiscal year 2027, or provided from any ac- 5 counts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 6 and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 7 available for obligation or expenditure through a re- 8 programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; 9 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 10 funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity 11 for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Con- 12 gress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific ac- 13 tivity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the 14 House of Representatives or the Senate for a different 15 purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac- 16 tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever 17 is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activi- 18 ties by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) 19 creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities un- 20 less prior approval is received from the Committees on Ap- 21 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 22 ate: Provided, That prior to any significant reorganization, 23 restructuring, relocation, or closing of offices, programs, 24 or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 120 •HR 8495 RH consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the 1 House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided fur- 2 ther, That not later than 60 days after the date of enact- 3 ment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 4 submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 5 the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish 6 the baseline for application of reprogramming and trans- 7 fer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 8 That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table 9 for each appropriation, detailing both full-time employee 10 equivalents and budget authority, with separate columns 11 to display the prior year enacted level, the President’s 12 budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjust- 13 ments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the 14 fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for 15 each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted 16 level by object class and program, project, and activity as 17 detailed in this Act, in the accompanying report, or in the 18 budget appendix for the respective appropriation, which- 19 ever is more detailed, and which shall apply to all items 20 for which a dollar amount is specified and to all programs 21 for which new budget authority is provided, as well as to 22 discretionary grants and discretionary grant allocations; 23 and (3) an identification of items of special congressional 24 interest: Provided further, That the amount appropriated 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 121 •HR 8495 RH or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall 1 be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the 2 required date that the report has not been submitted to 3 the Congress. 4 SEC. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided 5 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 6 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2027 from 7 appropriations made available for salaries and expenses 8 for fiscal year 2027 in this Act, shall remain available 9 through September 30, 2028, for each such account for 10 the purposes authorized: Provided, That a request shall 11 be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 12 House of Representatives and the Senate for approval 13 prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, 14 That these requests shall be made in compliance with re- 15 programming guidelines. 16 SEC. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in 17 this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the Presi- 18 dent to request— 19 (1) any official background investigation report 20 on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Inves- 21 tigation; or 22 (2) a determination with respect to the treat- 23 ment of an organization as described in section 24 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 122 •HR 8495 RH exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 1 Code from the Department of the Treasury or the 2 Internal Revenue Service. 3 (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— 4 (1) in the case of an official background inves- 5 tigation report, if such individual has given express 6 written consent for such request not more than 6 7 months prior to the date of such request and during 8 the same presidential administration; or 9 (2) if such request is required due to extraor- 10 dinary circumstances involving national security. 11 SEC. 611. The cost accounting standards promul- 12 gated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code 13 shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Fed- 14 eral Employees Health Benefits Program established 15 under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 16 SEC. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and 17 implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 18 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Of- 19 fice of Personnel Management may accept and utilize 20 (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel 21 expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made 22 available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant 23 to court approval. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 123 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall 1 be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 2 expenses in connection with any health plan under the 3 Federal employees health benefits program which provides 4 any benefits or coverage for abortions. 5 SEC. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not 6 apply where the life of the mother would be endangered 7 if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the 8 result of an act of rape or incest. 9 SEC. 615. In order to promote Government access to 10 commercial information technology, the restriction on pur- 11 chasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 12 forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popu- 13 larly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply 14 to the acquisition by the Federal Government of informa- 15 tion technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, 16 United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined 17 in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 18 SEC. 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 19 United States Code, no officer or employee of any regu- 20 latory agency or commission funded by this Act may ac- 21 cept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or 22 commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a 23 non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related ex- 24 penses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00123 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 124 •HR 8495 RH to attend and participate in any meeting or similar func- 1 tion relating to the official duties of the officer or em- 2 ployee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement 3 is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency 4 or commission, or represents a person or entity subject 5 to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the 6 person or entity is an organization described in section 7 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and ex- 8 empt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 9 SEC. 617. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 10 of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 11 authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 12 construction or alteration of real property for office, meet- 13 ing, storage, or other space must consult with the General 14 Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for of- 15 fers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the 16 case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations 17 with the current lessor. 18 (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 19 emergency lease may do so during any period declared by 20 the President to require emergency leasing authority with 21 respect to such agency. 22 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Executive 23 agency covered by this Act’’ means any Executive agency 24 provided funds by this Act, but does not include the Gen- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00124 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 125 •HR 8495 RH eral Services Administration or the United States Postal 1 Service. 2 SEC. 618. (a) There are appropriated for the fol- 3 lowing activities the amounts required under current law: 4 (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 5 102). 6 (2) Payments to— 7 (A) the Judicial Officers’ Retirement Fund 8 (28 U.S.C. 377(o)); 9 (B) the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund 10 (28 U.S.C. 376(c)); and 11 (C) the United States Court of Federal 12 Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 13 178(l)). 14 (3) Payment of Government contributions— 15 (A) with respect to the health benefits of 16 retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 17 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired 18 Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 19 Stat. 849); and 20 (B) with respect to the life insurance bene- 21 fits for employees retiring after December 31, 22 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). 23 (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of 24 new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 126 •HR 8495 RH Service Retirement and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 1 8348). 2 (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid 3 from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 4 Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter 5 III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 6 States Code. 7 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to ex- 8 empt any amount appropriated by this section from any 9 otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds con- 10 tained in this Act. 11 SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this 12 Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to 13 complete the draft report entitled ‘‘Interagency Working 14 Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Pro- 15 posed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regu- 16 latory Efforts’’ unless the Interagency Working Group on 17 Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order 18 No. 13563. 19 SEC. 620. (a) The head of each executive branch 20 agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief In- 21 formation Officer of the agency has the authority to par- 22 ticipate in decisions regarding the budget planning process 23 related to information technology. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 127 •HR 8495 RH (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch 1 agency funded by this Act that are available for informa- 2 tion technology shall be allocated within the agency, con- 3 sistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and 4 budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director 5 of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner 6 as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Of- 7 ficer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial 8 Officer of the agency and budget officials. 9 SEC. 621. None of the funds made available in this 10 Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 11 33 of title 44, United States Code. 12 SEC. 622. None of the funds made available in this 13 Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the 14 disclosure by a provider of electronic communication serv- 15 ice to the public or remote computing service of the con- 16 tents of a wire or electronic communication that is in elec- 17 tronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined 18 in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) 19 in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the 20 Constitution of the United States. 21 SEC. 623. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 22 to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely 23 access to any records, documents, or other materials avail- 24 able to the department or agency over which that Inspec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 128 •HR 8495 RH tor General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 1 5, United States Code, or to prevent or impede that In- 2 spector General’s access to such records, documents, or 3 other materials, under any provision of law, except a provi- 4 sion of law that expressly refers to the Inspector General 5 and expressly limits the Inspector General’s right of ac- 6 cess. A department or agency covered by this section shall 7 provide its Inspector General with access to all such 8 records, documents, and other materials in a timely man- 9 ner. Each Inspector General shall ensure compliance with 10 statutory limitations on disclosure relevant to the informa- 11 tion provided by the establishment over which that Inspec- 12 tor General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 13 5, United States Code. Each Inspector General covered 14 by this section shall report to the Committees on Appro- 15 priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 16 within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this 17 requirement. 18 SEC. 624. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 19 may be used by the Federal Communications Commission 20 to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of 21 the Commission for universal service high-cost support for 22 competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way 23 that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of sec- 24 tion 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 129 •HR 8495 RH in effect on July 15, 2015: Provided, That this section 1 shall not prohibit the Commission from considering, devel- 2 oping, or adopting other support mechanisms as an alter- 3 native to Mobility Fund Phase II: Provided further, That 4 any such alternative mechanism shall maintain existing 5 high-cost support to competitive eligible telecommuni- 6 cations carriers until support under such mechanism com- 7 mences. 8 SEC. 625. (a) None of the funds made available in 9 this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 10 network unless such network blocks the viewing, 11 downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 12 (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 13 funds necessary for any Federal, State, Tribal, or local 14 law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out 15 criminal investigations, prosecution, adjudication activi- 16 ties, or other law enforcement- or victim assistance-related 17 activity. 18 SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or other- 19 wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award 20 or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has 21 been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over 22 budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of 23 a contract, unless the Agency determines that any such 24 deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 130 •HR 8495 RH driven scope changes, or are not significant within the 1 overall scope of the project and/or program and unless 2 such awards or incentive fees are consistent with section 3 16.401(e)(2) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 4 SEC. 627. (a) None of the funds made available under 5 this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference ac- 6 tivities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch 7 department, agency, board or commission funded by this 8 Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless 9 the agency or entity determines that such attendance is 10 in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted 11 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 12 resentatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that 13 determination. 14 (b) None of the funds made available under this Act 15 may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of more 16 than 50 employees, who are stationed in the United 17 States, at any single conference occurring outside the 18 United States unless the agency or entity determines that 19 such attendance is in the national interest and advance 20 notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations 21 of the House of Representatives and the Senate that in- 22 cludes the basis of that determination. 23 SEC. 628. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 131 •HR 8495 RH the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this 1 Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 2 10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 3 SEC. 629. None of the funds made available by this 4 Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for 5 public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Man- 6 agement and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 7 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is 8 transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 9 House of Representatives and the Senate. 10 SEC. 630. Federal agencies funded under this Act 11 shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for 12 advertising or educational purposes, including emails or 13 Internet postings, that the communication is printed, pub- 14 lished, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer ex- 15 pense. The funds used by a Federal agency to carry out 16 this requirement shall be derived from amounts made 17 available to the agency for advertising or other commu- 18 nications regarding the programs and activities of the 19 agency. 20 SEC. 631. When issuing statements, press releases, 21 requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other docu- 22 ments describing projects or programs funded in whole or 23 in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal 24 funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 132 •HR 8495 RH (1) the percentage of the total costs of the pro- 1 gram or project which will be financed with Federal 2 money; 3 (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the 4 project or program; and 5 (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total 6 costs of the project or program that will be financed 7 by non-governmental sources. 8 SEC. 632. 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. 633. 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. 634. 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 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 133 •HR 8495 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. 635. 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. 636. 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. 637. 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, or any other country determined 21 by the Secretary of State to be a foreign adversary. 22 SEC. 638. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act may be used to enforce the requirements in section 24 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 134 •HR 8495 RH 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D)) that the solicitation of 1 contributions from member corporations stockholders and 2 executive or administrative personnel, and the families of 3 such stockholders or personnel, by trade associations must 4 be separately and specifically approved by the member cor- 5 poration involved prior to such solicitation, and that such 6 member corporation does not approve any such solicitation 7 by more than one such trade association in any calendar 8 year. 9 SEC. 639. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec- 10 tion 7 of title 1, United States Code, section 1738C of 11 title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 12 none of the funds provided by this Act shall be used in 13 whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against 14 a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person 15 speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held reli- 16 gious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or 17 should be recognized as, a union of one man and one 18 woman. 19 (b) DISCRIMINATORY ACTION DEFINED.—As used in 20 subsection (a), a discriminatory action means any action 21 taken by the Federal Government to— 22 (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment 23 of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be as- 24 sessed against, or deny, delay, or revoke an exemp- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 135 •HR 8495 RH tion from taxation under section 501(a) of the Inter- 1 nal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person referred to 2 in subsection (a); 3 (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax pur- 4 poses of any charitable contribution made to or by 5 such person; 6 (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, 7 exclude, terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or 8 deny, any Federal grant, contract, subcontract, co- 9 operative agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, li- 10 cense, certification, accreditation, employment, or 11 other similar position or status from or to such per- 12 son; or 13 (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or oth- 14 erwise make unavailable or deny, any entitlement or 15 benefit under a Federal benefit program, including 16 admission to, equal treatment in, or eligibility for a 17 degree from an educational program, from or to 18 such person. 19 (c) ACCREDITATION; LICENSURE; CERTIFICATION.— 20 The Federal Government shall consider accredited, li- 21 censed, or certified for purposes of Federal law any person 22 that would be accredited, licensed, or certified, respec- 23 tively, for such purposes but for a determination against 24 such person wholly or partially on the basis that the per- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00135 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 136 •HR 8495 RH son speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held 1 religious belief or moral conviction described in subsection 2 (a). 3 SEC. 640. The Postmaster General of the United 4 States Postal Service shall notify in writing any Member 5 of Congress at least 30 days before the Postal Service re- 6 leases any stamp (including special stamps, semipostal 7 stamps, and any other stamp) depicting a landmark in, 8 a significant event or commemoration of an event that oc- 9 curred in, or an individual from, in the case of a Member 10 of the House of Representatives, the district or State the 11 Member represents or, in the case of a Senator, the State 12 the Senator represents. In this section, the term ‘‘Member 13 of Congress’’ has the meaning given that term in section 14 2106 of title 5, United States Code, but does not include 15 the Vice President. 16 SEC. 641. None of the funds made available by this 17 Act may be used to fly or display a flag over or within 18 a facility of the Federal Government other than the flag 19 of the United States, a flag bearing an official U.S. Gov- 20 ernment seal or insignia, or the Prisoner of War/Missing 21 in Action flag. 22 SEC. 642. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 23 erwise made available to the United States Postal Service 24 by this Act may be used to prevent any of the following 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 137 •HR 8495 RH persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting over- 1 sight, any facility owned or leased by the United States 2 Postal Service used for the delivery of letters, printed ma- 3 terials, or mailable packages, including acceptance, collec- 4 tion, sorting, transportation, or other functions ancillary 5 thereto, or to make any temporary modification at any 6 such facility that in any way alters what is observed by 7 a visiting member of Congress or such designated em- 8 ployee, compared to what would be observed in the absence 9 of such modification: 10 (1) A Member of Congress. 11 (2) An employee of the United States House of 12 Representatives or the United States Senate des- 13 ignated by such a Member for the purposes of this 14 section. 15 (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to re- 16 quire a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the 17 intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for 18 the purpose of conducting oversight. 19 SEC. 643. None of the funds made available by this 20 Act or in any prior Act may be used to facilitate the reg- 21 istration of an individual who is not a United States cit- 22 izen to vote in any local, state, or Federal election. 23 SEC. 644. None of the funds made available by this 24 Act may be used to make new rules that the Administrator 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 138 •HR 8495 RH of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the 1 Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in 2 or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy 3 of $100,000,000 or more; (2) a major increase in costs 4 or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, 5 State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; 6 or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employ- 7 ment, investment, productivity, innovation, consumer 8 choice, or the ability of United States-based enterprises 9 to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and 10 export markets. 11 SEC. 645. None of the funds made available in this 12 Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the rule 13 entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Cli- 14 mate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 15 21334 (April 12, 2024) or any substantially similar rule. 16 TITLE VII 17 GENERAL PROVISIONS—GOVERNMENT-WIDE 18 DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 20 SEC. 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality 21 of the United States receiving appropriated funds under 22 this or any other Act for fiscal year 2027 shall obligate 23 or expend any such funds, unless such department, agen- 24 cy, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00138 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 139 •HR 8495 RH administer in good faith, a written policy designed to en- 1 sure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal 2 use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances 3 (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 4 802)) by the officers and employees of such department, 5 agency, or instrumentality. 6 SEC. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 7 maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year 8 in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United 9 States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor ve- 10 hicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforce- 11 ment vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance 12 vehicles, and police-type vehicles), is hereby fixed at 13 $40,000 except station wagons for which the maximum 14 shall be $41,140: Provided, That these limits may be ex- 15 ceeded by not to exceed $7,775 for police-type vehicles: 16 Provided further, That the limits set forth in this section 17 may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric 18 or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the 19 provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, 20 Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided 21 further, That the limits set forth in this section may be 22 exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels 23 vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over 24 the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 140 •HR 8495 RH vided further, That the limits set forth in this section shall 1 not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and 2 which operates on alternative fuel, including but not lim- 3 ited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel 4 cell vehicles. 5 SEC. 703. Appropriations of the executive depart- 6 ments and independent establishments for the current fis- 7 cal year available for expenses of travel, or for the ex- 8 penses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available 9 for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in 10 accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 11 SEC. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during 12 the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation con- 13 tained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 14 compensation of any officer or employee of the Govern- 15 ment of the United States (including any agency the ma- 16 jority of the stock of which is owned by the Government 17 of the United States) whose post of duty is in the conti- 18 nental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen 19 of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admit- 20 ted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as 21 outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who 22 is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is grant- 23 ed asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration 24 of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 141 •HR 8495 RH then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes 1 allegiance to the United States: Provided, That for pur- 2 poses of this section, affidavits signed by any such person 3 shall be considered prima facie evidence that the require- 4 ments of this section with respect to his or her status are 5 being complied with: Provided further, That for purposes 6 of paragraphs (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be sub- 7 mitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as nec- 8 essary: Provided further, That any person making a false 9 affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, 10 shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not 11 more than 1 year, or both: Provided further, That the 12 above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in sub- 13 stitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided 14 further, That any payment made to any officer or em- 15 ployee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 16 recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided 17 further, That this section shall not apply to any person 18 who is an officer or employee of the Government of the 19 United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or 20 to international broadcasters employed by the Broad- 21 casting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment 22 of translators, or to temporary employment in the field 23 service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: 24 Provided further, That this section does not apply to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 142 •HR 8495 RH employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 1 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Depart- 2 ment of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant 3 to an agreement with another country. 4 SEC. 705. Appropriations available to any depart- 5 ment or agency during the current fiscal year for nec- 6 essary expenses, including maintenance or operating ex- 7 penses, shall also be available for payment to the General 8 Services Administration for charges for space and services 9 and those expenses of renovation and alteration of build- 10 ings and facilities which constitute public improvements 11 performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 12 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments 13 of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 14 SEC. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or 15 any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to re- 16 ceive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, 17 including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a 18 records schedule recovered through recycling or waste pre- 19 vention programs. Such funds shall be available until ex- 20 pended for the following purposes: 21 (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 22 and recycling programs as described in Executive 23 Order No. 14057 (December 8, 2021), including any 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 143 •HR 8495 RH such programs adopted prior to the effective date of 1 the Executive order. 2 (2) Other Federal agency environmental man- 3 agement programs, including, but not limited to, the 4 development and implementation of hazardous waste 5 management and pollution prevention programs. 6 (3) Other employee programs as authorized by 7 law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the 8 Federal agency. 9 SEC. 707. Funds made available by this or any other 10 Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year 11 of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of 12 title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition 13 to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, 14 for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance 15 with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this 16 head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 17 expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 18 Act by which they are made available: Provided, That in 19 the event any functions budgeted as administrative ex- 20 penses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other 21 funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 22 correspondingly reduced. 23 SEC. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in 24 this or any other Act shall be available for interagency 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 144 •HR 8495 RH financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), 1 commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups 2 (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do 3 not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive 4 financial support from more than one agency or instru- 5 mentality. 6 SEC. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant 7 to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used 8 to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which 9 has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly 10 adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the 11 United States. 12 SEC. 710. During the period in which the head of 13 any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 14 employee of the Federal Government appointed by the 15 President of the United States, holds office, no funds may 16 be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish 17 or redecorate the office of such department head, agency 18 head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or 19 make improvements for any such office, unless advance 20 notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted 21 to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- 22 resentatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this sec- 23 tion, the term ‘‘office’’ shall include the entire suite of of- 24 fices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 145 •HR 8495 RH used primarily by the individual or the use of which is 1 directly controlled by the individual. 2 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec- 3 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 4 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 5 the interagency funding of national security and emer- 6 gency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which 7 benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or enti- 8 ties, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 9 2012). 10 SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by 11 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by 12 any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the 13 Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any 14 individual appointed to a position of a confidential or pol- 15 icy-determining character that is excepted from the com- 16 petitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United 17 States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 18 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless 19 the head of the applicable department, agency, or other 20 instrumentality employing such schedule C individual cer- 21 tifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage- 22 ment that the schedule C position occupied by the indi- 23 vidual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail 24 the individual to the White House. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 146 •HR 8495 RH (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 1 Federal employees or members of the armed forces de- 2 tailed to or from an element of the intelligence community 3 (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National 4 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 5 SEC. 713. No part of any appropriation contained in 6 this or any other Act shall be available for the payment 7 of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal 8 Government, who— 9 (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threat- 10 ens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or em- 11 ployee of the Federal Government from having any 12 direct oral or written communication or contact with 13 any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the 14 Congress in connection with any matter pertaining 15 to the employment of such other officer or employee 16 or pertaining to the department or agency of such 17 other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of 18 whether such communication or contact is at the ini- 19 tiative of such other officer or employee or in re- 20 sponse to the request or inquiry of such Member, 21 committee, or subcommittee; or 22 (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, 23 demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or 24 performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 147 •HR 8495 RH to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or dis- 1 criminates in regard to any employment right, enti- 2 tlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of em- 3 ployment of, any other officer or employee of the 4 Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to 5 commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to 6 such other officer or employee, by reason of any 7 communication or contact of such other officer or 8 employee with any Member, committee, or sub- 9 committee of the Congress as described in paragraph 10 (1). 11 SEC. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in 12 this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for 13 any employee training that— 14 (1) does not meet identified needs for knowl- 15 edge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the 16 performance of official duties; 17 (2) contains elements likely to induce high lev- 18 els of emotional response or psychological stress in 19 some participants; 20 (3) does not require prior employee notification 21 of the content and methods to be used in the train- 22 ing and written end of course evaluation; 23 (4) contains any methods or content associated 24 with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 148 •HR 8495 RH ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Em- 1 ployment Opportunity Commission Notice N– 2 915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or 3 (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, par- 4 ticipants’ personal values or lifestyle outside the 5 workplace. 6 (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 7 otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training 8 bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 9 SEC. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this 10 or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the execu- 11 tive branch, other than for normal and recognized execu- 12 tive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda 13 purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of 14 any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, 15 or film presentation designed to support or defeat legisla- 16 tion pending before the Congress, except in presentation 17 to the Congress itself. 18 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 19 any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Fed- 20 eral employee’s home address to any labor organization 21 except when the employee has authorized such disclosure 22 or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of 23 competent jurisdiction. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 149 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in this 1 or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public 2 information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mail- 3 ing lists to any person or any organization outside of the 4 Federal Government without the approval of the Commit- 5 tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 6 and the Senate. 7 SEC. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in 8 this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 9 including by private contractor, for publicity or propa- 10 ganda purposes within the United States not heretofore 11 authorized by Congress. 12 SEC. 719. (a) In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’— 13 (1) means an Executive agency, as defined 14 under 5 U.S.C. 105; and 15 (2) includes a military department, as defined 16 under section 102 of such title and the United 17 States Postal Service. 18 (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regu- 19 lations to use such time for other purposes, an employee 20 of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort 21 to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave 22 system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 23 5 U.S.C. 6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 150 •HR 8495 RH effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee’s time 1 in the performance of official duties. 2 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 3 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 4 fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department 5 or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting 6 Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to 7 finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative 8 costs. 9 SEC. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 10 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart- 11 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 12 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Government- 13 wide Policy’’ with the approval of the Director of the Of- 14 fice of Management and Budget, funds made available for 15 the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including 16 rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided, 17 That these funds shall be administered by the Adminis- 18 trator of General Services to support Government-wide 19 and other multi-agency financial, information technology, 20 procurement, and other management innovations, initia- 21 tives, and activities, including improving coordination and 22 reducing duplication, as approved by the Director of the 23 Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with 24 the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups des- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 151 •HR 8495 RH ignated by the Director (including the President’s Man- 1 agement Council for overall management improvement ini- 2 tiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial 3 management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers 4 Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief 5 Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initia- 6 tives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procure- 7 ment initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Coun- 8 cil for performance improvement initiatives): Provided fur- 9 ther, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 10 not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce 11 duplication, and for other activities related to Federal 12 Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120, 13 and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide inno- 14 vations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further, That 15 the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 16 Services Administration, Government-Wide Policy’’ during 17 fiscal year 2027 shall remain available for obligation 18 through September 30, 2028: Provided further, That not 19 later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Direc- 20 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, in consulta- 21 tion with the Administrator of General Services, shall sub- 22 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 23 of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on 24 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 152 •HR 8495 RH ate, and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 1 of the House of Representatives a detailed spend plan for 2 the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Provided fur- 3 ther, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, include: 4 (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized under 5 this section and the estimate of amounts to be transferred 6 or reimbursed in fiscal year 2027; (ii) a detailed break- 7 down of the purposes for all funds estimated to be trans- 8 ferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section (including 9 total number of personnel and costs for all staff whose 10 salaries are provided for by this section); (iii) where appli- 11 cable, a description of the funds intended for use by or 12 for the benefit of each executive council; and (iv) where 13 applicable, a description of the funds intended for use by 14 or for the implementation of specific laws passed by Con- 15 gress: Provided further, That no transfers or reimburse- 16 ments may be made pursuant to this section until 15 days 17 following notification of the Committees on Appropriations 18 of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the 19 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 20 SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of 21 law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location 22 in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman 23 and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at 24 the location. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 153 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or sec- 1 tion 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current 2 fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for 3 the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, 4 studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of 5 the National Science and Technology Council (authorized 6 by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple 7 Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided, That 8 the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a re- 9 port describing the budget of and resources connected with 10 the National Science and Technology Council to the Com- 11 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 12 and the Senate, the House Committee on Science, Space, 13 and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, 14 Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of 15 this Act. 16 SEC. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, 17 grant application, form, notification, press release, or 18 other publications involving the distribution of Federal 19 funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 20 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, 21 That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula 22 funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal 23 funds. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 154 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 725. (a) PROHIBITION OF FEDERAL AGENCY 1 MONITORING OF INDIVIDUALS’ INTERNET USE.—None of 2 the funds made available in this or any other Act may 3 be used by any Federal agency— 4 (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation 5 of data, derived from any means, that includes any 6 personally identifiable information relating to an in- 7 dividual’s access to or use of any Federal Govern- 8 ment Internet site of the agency; or 9 (2) to enter into any agreement with a third 10 party (including another government agency) to col- 11 lect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, de- 12 rived from any means, that includes any personally 13 identifiable information relating to an individual’s 14 access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet 15 site. 16 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitations established in 17 subsection (a) shall not apply to— 18 (1) any record of aggregate data that does not 19 identify particular persons; 20 (2) any voluntary submission of personally iden- 21 tifiable information; 22 (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regu- 23 latory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with 24 applicable law; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00154 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 155 •HR 8495 RH (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) 1 that is a system security action taken by the oper- 2 ator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident 3 to providing the Internet site services or to pro- 4 tecting the rights or property of the provider of the 5 Internet site. 6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 7 (1) The term ‘‘regulatory’’ means agency ac- 8 tions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities 9 provided in law. 10 (2) The term ‘‘supervisory’’ means examina- 11 tions of the agency’s supervised institutions, includ- 12 ing assessing safety and soundness, overall financial 13 condition, management practices and policies and 14 compliance with applicable standards as provided in 15 law. 16 SEC. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 17 Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which 18 includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, 19 except where the contract also includes a provision for con- 20 traceptive coverage. 21 (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 22 with— 23 (1) any of the following religious plans: 24 (A) Personal Care’s HMO; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00155 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 156 •HR 8495 RH (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and 1 (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier 2 for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of 3 religious beliefs. 4 (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters 5 into or renews a contract under this section may not sub- 6 ject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the 7 individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for 8 contraceptives because such activities would be contrary 9 to the individual’s religious beliefs or moral convictions. 10 (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re- 11 quire coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 12 SEC. 727. The United States is committed to ensur- 13 ing the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and 14 Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 15 anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, edu- 16 cation, and research as performed by nationally recognized 17 oversight authorities. 18 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 19 law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal de- 20 partments and agencies may be used by such departments 21 and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and 22 Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Gov- 23 ernment personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft 24 ownership pilot program. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00156 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 157 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1 law, none of the funds appropriated or made available 2 under this or any other appropriations Act may be used 3 to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the 4 Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to im- 5 plement the proposed regulations of the Office of Per- 6 sonnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 7 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Reg- 8 ulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 9 number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail 10 of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 11 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of 12 law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, 13 or lease any additional facilities, except within or contig- 14 uous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of 15 conducting Federal law enforcement training without the 16 advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 17 the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that 18 the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers is author- 19 ized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities 20 by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which 21 cannot be accommodated in existing Centers facilities. 22 SEC. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 23 law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act 24 may be used by an executive branch agency to produce 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 158 •HR 8495 RH any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or dis- 1 tribution in the United States, unless the story includes 2 a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre- 3 packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was 4 prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 5 SEC. 732. None of the funds made available in this 6 Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 7 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy 8 Act), and regulations implementing that section. 9 SEC. 733. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds ap- 10 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 11 other Act may be used for any Federal Government con- 12 tract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated 13 as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) 14 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) 15 or any subsidiary of such an entity. 16 (b) WAIVERS.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Secretary shall waive 18 subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Govern- 19 ment contract under the authority of such Secretary 20 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is re- 21 quired in the interest of national security. 22 (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Any Secretary 23 issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report 24 such issuance to Congress. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00158 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 159 •HR 8495 RH (c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to any 1 Federal Government contract entered into before the date 2 of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued 3 pursuant to such contract. 4 SEC. 734. During fiscal year 2027, for each employee 5 who— 6 (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 7 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or 8 (2) retires under any other provision of sub- 9 chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 10 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to sepa- 11 rate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil 12 Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 13 equal to the Office of Personnel Management’s aver- 14 age unit cost of processing a retirement claim for 15 the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be 16 available until expended to the Office of Personnel 17 Management and shall be deemed to be an adminis- 18 trative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 19 5, United States Code. 20 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in 21 this or any other Act may be used to recommend or re- 22 quire any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract 23 to disclose any of the following information as a condition 24 of submitting the offer: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 160 •HR 8495 RH (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, 1 expenditure, independent expenditure, or disburse- 2 ment for an electioneering communication that is 3 made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any 4 of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for 5 election for Federal office or to a political com- 6 mittee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any 7 election for Federal office. 8 (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a 9 payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the 10 entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates 11 or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the 12 reasonable expectation that the person will use the 13 funds to make a payment described in paragraph 14 (1). 15 (b) In this section, each of the terms ‘‘contribution’’, 16 ‘‘expenditure’’, ‘‘independent expenditure’’, ‘‘election- 17 eering communication’’, ‘‘candidate’’, ‘‘election’’, and 18 ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning given such term in the 19 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 20 et seq.). 21 SEC. 736. None of the funds made available in this 22 or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of 23 a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Govern- 24 ment, including the President, the Vice President, a Mem- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 161 •HR 8495 RH ber of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Com- 1 missioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch 2 agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States 3 Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 4 SEC. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 5 of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, 6 no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 7 2027, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any 8 prevailing rate employee described in section 9 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— 10 (A) during the period from the date of expira- 11 tion of the limitation imposed by the comparable sec- 12 tion for the previous fiscal years until the normal ef- 13 fective date of the applicable wage survey adjust- 14 ment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2027, in an 15 amount that exceeds the rate payable for the appli- 16 cable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule 17 in accordance with such section; and 18 (B) during the period consisting of the remain- 19 der of fiscal year 2027, in an amount that exceeds, 20 as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate 21 payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the 22 sum of— 23 (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect 24 in fiscal year 2027 under section 5303 of title 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00161 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 162 •HR 8495 RH 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay 1 under the General Schedule; and 2 (ii) the difference between the overall aver- 3 age percentage of the locality-based com- 4 parability payments taking effect in fiscal year 5 2027 under section 5304 of such title (whether 6 by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall av- 7 erage percentage of such payments which was 8 effective in the previous fiscal year under such 9 section. 10 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 11 prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or 12 (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 13 and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, 14 may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) 15 is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would 16 be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) appli- 17 cable to such employee. 18 (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates pay- 19 able to an employee who is covered by this subsection and 20 who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 21 30, 2026, shall be determined under regulations pre- 22 scribed by the Office of Personnel Management. 23 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates 24 of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 163 •HR 8495 RH may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 1 30, 2026, except to the extent determined by the Office 2 of Personnel Management to be consistent with the pur- 3 pose of this subsection. 4 (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay 5 for service performed after September 30, 2026. 6 (6) For the purpose of administering any provision 7 of law (including any rule or regulation that provides pre- 8 mium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other em- 9 ployee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribu- 10 tion, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the 11 basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary 12 or basic pay payable after the application of this sub- 13 section shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. 14 (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 15 permit or require the payment to any employee covered 16 by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would 17 be payable were this subsection not in effect. 18 (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide 19 for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this sub- 20 section if the Office determines that such exceptions are 21 necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of quali- 22 fied employees. 23 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment 24 in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 164 •HR 8495 RH take place in fiscal year 2027 under sections 5344 and 1 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— 2 (1) not less than the percentage received by em- 3 ployees in the same location whose rates of basic pay 4 are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems 5 under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United 6 States Code: Provided, That prevailing rate employ- 7 ees at locations where there are no employees whose 8 pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 9 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 10 employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, 11 United States Code, shall be considered to be located 12 in the pay locality designated as ‘‘Rest of United 13 States’’ pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United 14 States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and 15 (2) effective as of the first day of the first ap- 16 plicable pay period beginning after September 30, 17 2026. 18 SEC. 738. (a) The head of any Executive branch de- 19 partment, agency, board, commission, or office funded by 20 this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual 21 reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official 22 for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the 23 costs and contracting procedures related to each con- 24 ference held by any such department, agency, board, com- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 165 •HR 8495 RH mission, or office during fiscal year 2027 for which the 1 cost to the United States Government was more than 2 $100,000. 3 (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con- 4 ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica- 5 ble period— 6 (1) a description of its purpose; 7 (2) the number of participants attending; 8 (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the 9 United States Government, including— 10 (A) the cost of any food or beverages; 11 (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 12 (C) the cost of employee or contractor 13 travel to and from the conference; and 14 (D) a discussion of the methodology used 15 to determine which costs relate to the con- 16 ference; and 17 (4) a description of the contracting procedures 18 used including— 19 (A) whether contracts were awarded on a 20 competitive basis; and 21 (B) a discussion of any cost comparison 22 conducted by the departmental component or 23 office in evaluating potential contractors for the 24 conference. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 166 •HR 8495 RH (c) Within 15 days after the end of a quarter, the 1 head of any such department, agency, board, commission, 2 or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics 3 official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the 4 date, location, and number of employees attending a con- 5 ference held by any Executive branch department, agency, 6 board, commission, or office funded by this or any other 7 appropriations Act during fiscal year 2027 for which the 8 cost to the United States Government was more than 9 $20,000. 10 (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro- 11 priated by this or any other appropriations Act may not 12 be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a con- 13 ference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and 14 programmatically related to the purpose for which the 15 grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held 16 in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, 17 or other routine purposes related to a project funded by 18 the grant or contract. 19 (e) None of the funds made available in this or any 20 other appropriations Act may be used for travel and con- 21 ference activities that are not in compliance with Office 22 of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 23 dated May 11, 2012 or any subsequent revisions to that 24 memorandum. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 167 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 1 or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, 2 eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or ac- 3 tivity as proposed in the President’s budget request for 4 a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently 5 enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change 6 is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provi- 7 sions of this or any other appropriations Act. 8 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 9 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 10 enforce, or apply the rule entitled ‘‘Competitive Area’’ 11 published by the Office of Personnel Management in the 12 Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 13 et seq.). 14 SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or other- 15 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used 16 to begin or announce a study or public-private competition 17 regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any 18 function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Of- 19 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any 20 other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 21 SEC. 742. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth- 22 erwise made available by this or any other Act may be 23 available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 24 with an entity that requires employees or contractors of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 168 •HR 8495 RH such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign 1 internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohib- 2 iting or otherwise restricting such employees or contrac- 3 tors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse 4 to a designated investigative or law enforcement represent- 5 ative of a Federal department or agency authorized to re- 6 ceive such information. 7 (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not con- 8 travene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, 9 Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal depart- 10 ment or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified 11 information. 12 SEC. 743. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any 13 other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agree- 14 ments in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Govern- 15 ment or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agree- 16 ment if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain 17 the following provisions: ‘‘These provisions are consistent 18 with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter 19 the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by 20 existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classi- 21 fied information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the 22 reporting to an Inspector General or the Office of Special 23 Counsel of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 24 mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of au- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00168 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 169 •HR 8495 RH thority, or a substantial and specific danger to public 1 health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. 2 The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanc- 3 tions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive or- 4 ders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this 5 agreement and are controlling.’’: Provided, That notwith- 6 standing the preceding provision of this section, a non- 7 disclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed 8 by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence 9 or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 10 officer of the United States Government, may contain pro- 11 visions appropriate to the particular activity for which 12 such document is to be used. Such form or agreement 13 shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not dis- 14 close any classified information received in the course of 15 such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 16 United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms 17 shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures 18 to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive 19 agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential 20 to reporting a substantial violation of law. 21 (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 22 implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) 23 if it complies with the requirements for such agreement 24 that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 170 •HR 8495 RH (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act 1 may be used to implement or enforce any agreement en- 2 tered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain 3 substantially similar language to that required in sub- 4 section (a). 5 SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 6 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 7 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 8 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 9 to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liabil- 10 ity that has been assessed, for which all judicial and ad- 11 ministrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, 12 and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant 13 to an agreement with the authority responsible for col- 14 lecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is 15 aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency 16 has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation 17 and has made a determination that this further action is 18 not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 19 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 20 or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 21 memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement 22 with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee 23 to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal 24 violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 171 •HR 8495 RH months, where the awarding agency is aware of the convic- 1 tion, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension 2 or debarment of the corporation and has made a deter- 3 mination that this further action is not necessary to pro- 4 tect the interests of the Government. 5 SEC. 746. (a) During fiscal year 2027, on the date 6 on which a request is made for a transfer of funds in ac- 7 cordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203, the 8 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the 9 Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent- 10 atives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Serv- 11 ices of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 12 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 13 of such request. 14 (b) Any notification required by this section shall be 15 made available on the Bureau’s public website. 16 SEC. 747. (a) Notwithstanding any official rate ad- 17 justed under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, 18 the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar 19 year 2027 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President 20 on December 31, 2026, by operation of section 747 of divi- 21 sion E of Public Law 119–75. 22 (b) Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under 23 section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other 24 provision of law, the payable rate during calendar year 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 172 •HR 8495 RH 2027 for an employee serving in an Executive Schedule 1 position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed 2 by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, shall be the rate 3 payable for the applicable Executive Schedule level on De- 4 cember 31, 2026, by operation of section 747 of division 5 E of Public Law 119–75 . 6 (c) Notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Serv- 7 ice Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) or any other provi- 8 sion of law, a chief of mission or ambassador at large is 9 subject to subsection (b) in the same manner as other em- 10 ployees who are paid at an Executive Schedule rate. 11 (d)(1) This subsection applies to— 12 (A) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Execu- 13 tive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above the 14 official rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; 15 or 16 (B) a limited term appointee or limited emer- 17 gency appointee in the Senior Executive Service 18 serving under a political appointment and paid a 19 rate of basic pay at or above the official rate for 20 level IV of the Executive Schedule. 21 (2) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 22 5, United States Code, an employee described in para- 23 graph (1) may not receive a pay rate increase during cal- 24 endar year 2027, except as provided in subsection (i). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00172 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 173 •HR 8495 RH (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 1 employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality 2 based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 3 States Code, or similar authority) at or above the official 4 rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves 5 under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate 6 increase during calendar year 2027, except as provided in 7 subsection (i). This subsection does not apply to employees 8 in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service 9 pay system, to employees appointed under section 3161 10 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another 11 pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 12 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, ap- 13 plied to them. 14 (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall pre- 15 vent employees who do not serve under a political appoint- 16 ment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided 17 under applicable law. 18 (g) This section does not apply to an individual who 19 makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic 20 pay under section 3392(c) of title 5, United States Code, 21 for such time as that election is in effect. 22 (h) This section does not apply to an individual who 23 makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay 24 entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 174 •HR 8495 RH Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465) for such time as that 1 election is in effect. 2 (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 3 employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate in- 4 crease upon an authorized movement to a different cov- 5 ered position only if that new position has higher-level du- 6 ties and a pre-established level or range of pay higher than 7 the level or range for the position held immediately before 8 the movement. Any such increase must be based on the 9 rates of pay and applicable limitations on payable rates 10 of pay in effect on December 31, 2026, by operation of 11 section 747 of division E of Public Law 119–75. 12 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 13 an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 14 during the period of time subject to this section, the initial 15 pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable 16 limitations on payable rates of pay in effect on December 17 31, 2026, by operation of section 747 of division E of Pub- 18 lic Law 119–75. 19 (k) If an employee affected by this section is subject 20 to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2027 21 but ends in calendar year 2028, the bar on the employee’s 22 receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end 23 of that pay period. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 175 •HR 8495 RH (l) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘covered 1 position’’ means a position occupied by an employee whose 2 pay is restricted under this section. 3 (m) This section takes effect on the first day of the 4 first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 5 1, 2027. 6 SEC. 748. In the event of a violation of the Impound- 7 ment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of 8 the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, 9 shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts 10 and a statement of actions taken: Provided, That a copy 11 of each report shall also be transmitted to the Committees 12 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 13 Senate and the Comptroller General on the same date the 14 report is transmitted to the Congress. 15 SEC. 749. (a) Each department or agency of the exec- 16 utive branch of the United States Government shall notify 17 the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the 18 House of Representatives and the Senate and any other 19 appropriate congressional committees if— 20 (1) an apportionment is not made in the re- 21 quired time period provided in section 1513(b) of 22 title 31, United States Code; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00175 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 176 •HR 8495 RH (2) an approved apportionment received by the 1 department or agency conditions the availability of 2 an appropriation on further action; or 3 (3) an approved apportionment received by the 4 department or agency may hinder the prudent obli- 5 gation of such appropriation or the execution of a 6 program, project, or activity by such department or 7 agency. 8 (b) Any notification submitted to a congressional 9 committee pursuant to this section shall contain informa- 10 tion identifying the bureau, account name, appropriation 11 name, and Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol or fund 12 account. 13 SEC. 750. (a) Any non-Federal entity receiving funds 14 provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal 15 year 2027 that are specified in the disclosure table sub- 16 mitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the 17 Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of 18 the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the 19 report or explanatory statement accompanying any such 20 Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award 21 with respect to such funds for purposes of the require- 22 ments of 2 CFR 200.334, regarding records retention, and 23 2 CFR 200.337, regarding access by the Comptroller Gen- 24 eral of the United States. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00176 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 177 •HR 8495 RH (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, 1 amend, supersede, or restrict in any manner any require- 2 ments otherwise applicable to non-Federal entities de- 3 scribed in paragraph (1) or any existing authority of the 4 Comptroller General. 5 SEC. 751. Notwithstanding section 1346 of title 31, 6 United States Code, or section 708 of this Act, funds 7 made available by this or any other Act to any Federal 8 agency may be used by that Federal agency for inter- 9 agency funding for coordination with, participation in, or 10 recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army 11 Medical Research and Development Command, the Con- 12 gressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the 13 National Institutes of Health research programs. 14 SEC. 752. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and sec- 15 tion 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive depart- 16 ment and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or 17 reimburse ‘‘General Services Administration, Federal Cit- 18 izen Services Fund’’ with the approval of the Director of 19 the Office of Management and Budget, funds made avail- 20 able for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, 21 including rebates from charge card and other contracts: 22 Provided, That these funds, in addition to amounts other- 23 wise available, shall be administered by the Administrator 24 of General Services to carry out the purposes of the Fed- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00177 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 178 •HR 8495 RH eral Citizen Services Fund and to support Government- 1 wide and other multi-agency financial, information tech- 2 nology, procurement, and other activities, including serv- 3 ices authorized by 44 U.S.C. 3604 and enabling Federal 4 agencies to take advantage of information technology in 5 sharing information: Provided further, That the total 6 funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed 7 $29,000,000 for such purposes: Provided further, That the 8 funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ‘‘General 9 Services Administration, Federal Citizen Services Fund’’ 10 during fiscal year 2027 shall remain available for obliga- 11 tion through September 30, 2028: Provided further, That 12 not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 13 Administrator of General Services, in consultation with 14 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 15 shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 16 House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spend 17 plan for the funds to be transferred or reimbursed: Pro- 18 vided further, That the spend plan shall, at a minimum, 19 include: (i) the amounts currently in the funds authorized 20 under this section and the estimate of amounts to be 21 transferred or reimbursed in fiscal year 2027; (ii) a de- 22 tailed breakdown of the purposes for all funds estimated 23 to be transferred or reimbursed pursuant to this section 24 (including total number of personnel and costs for all staff 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 179 •HR 8495 RH whose salaries are provided for by this section); and (iii) 1 where applicable, a description of the funds intended for 2 use by or for the implementation of specific laws passed 3 by Congress: Provided further, That no transfers or reim- 4 bursements may be made pursuant to this section until 5 15 days following notification of the Committees on Ap- 6 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen- 7 ate by the Director of the Office of Management and 8 Budget. 9 SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 10 Act or any other Act may be provided to States, cities, 11 or localities that allow non-citizens to vote in Federal elec- 12 tions. 13 SEC. 754. None of the funds made available by this 14 Act, or any other Act, may be used to make investments 15 under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds 16 that make investment decisions based primarily on envi- 17 ronmental, social, or governance criteria. 18 SEC. 755. None of the funds appropriated or other- 19 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 20 available to— 21 (a) ) classify or facilitate the classification of any 22 communications by a United States person as mis-, dis- 23 , or mal-information; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 180 •HR 8495 RH (b) partner with or fund nonprofit or other organiza- 1 tions that pressure or recommend private companies to 2 censor lawful and constitutionally protected speech of 3 United States persons, including recommending the cen- 4 soring or removal of content on social media platforms. 5 SEC. 756. None of the funds made available by this 6 Act or any other Act shall be used or transferred to an- 7 other Federal agency, board, or commission to recruit, 8 hire, promote, or retain any person who either has been 9 convicted of a Federal or State child pornography charge, 10 has been convicted of any other Federal or State sexual 11 assault charge or has been formally disciplined for using 12 Federal resources to access, use, or sell child pornography. 13 SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 14 or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, 15 or otherwise carry out Executive Order No. 14019 (86 16 Fed. Reg. 13623; relating to promoting access to voting), 17 except for sections 7, 8, and 10 of such Order. 18 SEC. 758. None of the funds made available by this 19 Act or any other Act may be used to implement, admin- 20 ister, or enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine man- 21 dates. 22 SEC. 759. None of the funds made available by this 23 Act or any other Act may be used to contract with, grant 24 awards to, or otherwise obligate or expend funds to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00180 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 181 •HR 8495 RH NewsGuard Technologies, Inc. (doing business as 1 ‘‘NewsGuard’’); Disinformation Index, Inc., 2 Disinformation Index, Ltd., or Global Disinformation 3 Index gUG (collectively doing business as ‘‘Global 4 Disinformation Index’’); or any other entity, including a 5 nonprofit organization (as described by section 501(c)(3) 6 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), that engages in 7 operations or activities, or produces products, the function 8 of which is to demonetize or rate the credibility of a do- 9 mestic entity (including news and information outlets) 10 based on lawful speech of such domestic entity under the 11 stated function of ‘‘fact-checking’’, or otherwise exposing 12 or correcting mis-information, dis-information, or mal-in- 13 formation. 14 SEC. 760. Each department or agency of the execu- 15 tive branch of the United States Government shall comply 16 with the provisions otherwise known as the ‘‘Making 17 America Great Again provisions’’ set out in Executive 18 Order No. 14240 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 19 13671), Executive Order No. 14274 of April 15, 2025 (90 20 Fed. Reg. 16445), Executive Order No. 14247 of March 21 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 14011), Executive Order No. 22 14249 of March 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 14001), Execu- 23 tive Order No. 14208 of February 10, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 24 9585), Executive Order No. 14331 of August 7, 2025 (90 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00181 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 182 •HR 8495 RH Fed. Reg. 38925), Executive Order No. 14333 of August 1 11, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg 39301), Executive Order No. 2 14339 of August 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg 42121), Execu- 3 tive Order No. 14342 of August 25, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 4 42129), and Executive Order No. 14395 of March 16, 5 2026 (91 Fed. Reg 13485). 6 SEC. 761. None of the funds made available by this 7 Act, or in any previous appropriation, may be provided 8 for in insurance plans in the Federal Employees Health 9 Benefits program to cover the cost of surgical procedures 10 or puberty blockers or hormone therapy for the purpose 11 of sex-rejecting procedures. 12 SEC. 762. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 13 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any title other 14 than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or 15 VIII. 16 TITLE VIII 17 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DISTRICT OF 18 COLUMBIA 19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 20 SEC. 801. There are appropriated from the applicable 21 funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be 22 necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal 23 settlements or judgments that have been entered against 24 the District of Columbia government. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 183 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this 1 Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 2 implementation of any policy including boycott designed 3 to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress 4 or any State legislature. 5 SEC. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided 6 under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both 7 Federal and District government agencies, that remain 8 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2027, 9 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 10 United States derived by the collection of fees available 11 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 12 obligation or expenditures for an agency through a re- 13 programming of funds which— 14 (1) creates new programs; 15 (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsi- 16 bility center; 17 (3) establishes or changes allocations specifi- 18 cally denied, limited or increased under this Act; 19 (4) increases funds or personnel by any means 20 for any program, project, or responsibility center for 21 which funds have been denied or restricted; 22 (5) re-establishes any program or project pre- 23 viously deferred through reprogramming; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00183 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 184 •HR 8495 RH (6) augments any existing program, project, or 1 responsibility center through a reprogramming of 2 funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, which- 3 ever is less; or 4 (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel 5 assigned to a specific program, project or responsi- 6 bility center, unless prior approval is received from 7 the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 8 Representatives and the Senate. 9 (b) The District of Columbia government is author- 10 ized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer 11 requests of local funds under this title through November 12 7, 2027. 13 SEC. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this 14 Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide 15 for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 16 offices of United States Senator or United States Rep- 17 resentative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 18 Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 19 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 20 SEC. 805. Except as otherwise provided in this sec- 21 tion, none of the funds made available by this Act or by 22 any other Act may be used to provide any officer or em- 23 ployee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle 24 unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00184 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 185 •HR 8495 RH performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. 1 For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘official duties’’ 2 does not include travel between the officer’s or employee’s 3 residence and workplace, except in the case of— 4 (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan 5 Police Department who resides in the District of Co- 6 lumbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the 7 Department; 8 (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an offi- 9 cer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and 10 Emergency Medical Services Department who re- 11 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 12 hours a day; 13 (3) at the discretion of the Director of the De- 14 partment of Corrections, an officer or employee of 15 the District of Columbia Department of Corrections 16 who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 17 call 24 hours a day; 18 (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Ex- 19 aminer, an officer or employee of the Office of the 20 Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District 21 of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; 22 (5) at the discretion of the Director of the 23 Homeland Security and Emergency Management 24 Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Se- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 186 •HR 8495 RH curity and Emergency Management Agency who re- 1 sides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 2 hours a day; 3 (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and 4 (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District 5 of Columbia. 6 SEC. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 7 in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attor- 8 ney General or any other officer or entity of the District 9 government to provide assistance for any petition drive or 10 civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for 11 voting representation in Congress for the District of Co- 12 lumbia. 13 (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Co- 14 lumbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting 15 on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with offi- 16 cials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 17 SEC. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in 18 this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe 19 for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne 20 pathogens in any location that has been determined by the 21 local public health or local law enforcement authorities to 22 be inappropriate for such distribution. 23 SEC. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to 24 prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 187 •HR 8495 RH from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 1 coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent 2 of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue 3 should include a ‘‘conscience clause’’ which provides excep- 4 tions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 5 SEC. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained 6 in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, 7 rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 8 associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 9 schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act 10 (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols de- 11 rivative. 12 (b) No funds available for obligation or expenditure 13 by the District of Columbia government under any author- 14 ity may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to 15 legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the 16 possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance 17 under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 18 seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for rec- 19 reational purposes. 20 SEC. 810. No funds available for obligation or ex- 21 penditure by the District of Columbia government under 22 any authority shall be expended for any abortion except 23 where the life of the mother would be endangered if the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00187 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 188 •HR 8495 RH fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the 1 result of an act of rape or incest. 2 SEC. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after 3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial 4 Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the 5 appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the 6 Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated 7 funds operating budget in the format of the budget that 8 the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant 9 to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 10 (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the 11 District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2027 that 12 is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and 13 that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and 14 other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated 15 actual expenditures. 16 (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for 17 which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Co- 18 lumbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address 19 unanticipated changes in program requirements. 20 SEC. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Offi- 22 cer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appro- 23 priate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council 24 for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00188 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 189 •HR 8495 RH operating budget for the District of Columbia Public 1 Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. 2 The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the for- 3 mat of the budget that the District of Columbia govern- 4 ment submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District 5 of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1– 6 204.42). 7 SEC. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as 8 operating funds may be transferred to the District of Co- 9 lumbia’s enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, 10 once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority con- 11 sistent with the provisions of this Act. 12 (b) The District of Columbia government is author- 13 ized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any 14 local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the 15 four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital 16 funds, and such amounts, once transferred or repro- 17 grammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 18 with the provisions of this Act. 19 (c) The District of Columbia government may not 20 transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds 21 derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for 22 capital projects. 23 SEC. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated 24 in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00189 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 190 •HR 8495 RH the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to 1 other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 2 SEC. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided 3 by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unob- 4 ligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal 5 year 2027 from appropriations of Federal funds made 6 available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2027 in 7 this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 8 2028, for each such account for the purposes authorized: 9 Provided, That a request shall be submitted to the Com- 10 mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 11 and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of 12 such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be 13 made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines out- 14 lined in section 803 of this Act. 15 SEC. 816. (a)(1) During fiscal year 2028, during a 16 period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing 17 resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation 18 bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount 19 provided for any project or activity for which local funds 20 are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2) (sub- 21 ject to any modifications enacted by the District of Colum- 22 bia as of the beginning of the period during which this 23 subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00190 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 191 •HR 8495 RH (2) The Act referred to in this paragraph is the Act 1 of the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to 2 which a proposed budget is approved for fiscal year 2028 3 which (subject to the requirements of the District of Co- 4 lumbia Home Rule Act) will constitute the local portion 5 of the annual budget for the District of Columbia govern- 6 ment for fiscal year 2028 for purposes of section 446 of 7 the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.46, 8 D.C. Official Code). 9 (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease 10 to be available— 11 (1) during any period in which a District of Co- 12 lumbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2028 is 13 in effect; or 14 (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular 15 District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 16 2028. 17 (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is pro- 18 vided under the authority and conditions as provided 19 under this Act and shall be available to the extent and 20 in the manner that would be provided by this Act. 21 (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall 22 cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such 23 project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2028 24 for which this section applies to such project or activity. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00191 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 192 •HR 8495 RH (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 1 during any period of fiscal year 2028 if any other provi- 2 sion of law (other than an authorization of appropria- 3 tions)— 4 (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds avail- 5 able, or grants authority for such project or activity 6 to continue for such period; or 7 (2) specifically provides that no appropriation 8 shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or 9 no authority shall be granted for such project or ac- 10 tivity to continue for such period. 11 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 12 obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 13 mandated by other law. 14 SEC. 817. (a) Section 244 of the Revised Statutes 15 of the United States relating to the District of Columbia 16 (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with 17 respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long 18 Bridge Project. 19 (b) In this section, the term ‘‘Long Bridge Project’’ 20 means the project carried out by the District of Columbia 21 and the Commonwealth of Virginia to construct a new 22 Long Bridge adjacent to the existing Long Bridge over 23 the Potomac River, including related infrastructure and 24 other related projects, to expand commuter and regional 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00192 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 193 •HR 8495 RH passenger rail service and to provide bike and pedestrian 1 access crossings over the Potomac River. 2 SEC. 818. Not later than 45 days after the last day 3 of each quarter, each Federal and District government 4 agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall sub- 5 mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 6 of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget re- 7 port that includes total obligations of the Agency for that 8 quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in 9 this Act, by the source year of the appropriation. 10 SEC. 819. None of the funds available for obligation 11 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 12 under any authority may be used to carry out the Repro- 13 ductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 14 2014 (D.C. Law 20-261) or to implement any rule or reg- 15 ulation promulgated to carry out such Act. 16 SEC. 820. (a) Section 602(a) of the District of Co- 17 lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1 206.02(a), D.C. Official 18 Code) is amended— 19 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (9); 20 (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 21 (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and 22 (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 23 ‘‘(11) enact any act, resolution, rule, regulation, 24 guidance, or other law to permit any person to carry 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 194 •HR 8495 RH out any activity, or to reduce the penalties imposed 1 with respect to any activity, to which subsection (a) 2 of section 3 of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restric- 3 tion Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14402) applies (taking 4 into consideration subsection (b) of such section).’’. 5 (b) The Death With Dignity Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 6 21 182) is hereby repealed. 7 SEC. 821. (a) No later than 60 calendar days after 8 the date of the enactment of this Act the District of Co- 9 lumbia shall submit a report to the Committees regarding 10 the District of Columbia’s enforcement of the Partial 11 Birth Abortion Ban Act. 12 (b) The report submitted shall include: 13 (1) how health care providers within the District of 14 Columbia are alerted to their responsibility to comply with 15 the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act; 16 (2) how the District of Columbia responds to poten- 17 tial violations; 18 (3) how many potential violations have been inves- 19 tigated in the District of Columbia in the past five years; 20 (4) whether the District of Columbia preserved each 21 child’s remains for appropriate examination during the in- 22 vestigation; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 195 •HR 8495 RH (5) whether the District of Columbia conducted a 1 thorough investigation of the death of each child and what 2 each investigation showed; 3 (6) whether the Chief Medical Examiner was directed 4 to perform an autopsy on each child to determine the 5 method and cause of death in accordance with section 6 2906 of the Establishment of the Office of the Chief Med- 7 ical Examiner Act of 2000 (sec. 5–1405, D.C. Official 8 Code); 9 (7) whether the District of Columbia directed a sub- 10 sequent autopsy to be completed by an independent, li- 11 censed pathologist to confirm the findings of the Chief 12 Medical Examiner; and 13 (8) whether the District of Columbia ensured the 14 proper and respectful burial of each child. 15 SEC. 822. None of the funds available for obligation 16 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 17 under any authority may be used to enforce the District 18 of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment’s 19 December 29, 2023, final rule relating to ‘‘Adoption of 20 California Vehicle Emission Standards’’. 21 SEC. 823. None of the funds available for obligation 22 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 23 under any authority may be used by the District of Colum- 24 bia to enact or carry out any law which prohibits motorists 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00195 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 196 •HR 8495 RH from making right turns on red, including the Safer 1 Streets Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-214). 2 SEC. 824. None of the funds available for obligation 3 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 4 under any authority may be used to carry out title IX of 5 the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996 (Sec. 6 50-2209.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 7 SEC. 825. (a) Section 5 of the Corrections Oversight 8 Improvement Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. 9 Law 24–344) is repealed, and the provision of law amend- 10 ed by such section (section 16–5505, D.C. Official Code) 11 is restored as if such section had not been enacted into 12 law. 13 (b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in 14 the enactment of the Corrections Oversight Improvement 15 Omnibus Amendment Act of 2022. 16 SEC. 826. None of the funds available for obligation 17 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 18 under any authority may be used to implement the Local 19 Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (D. C. 20 Law 24-344) or any activities related to enrolling or reg- 21 istering non-citizens into voter rolls for local elections. 22 SEC. 827. An individual who has a valid weapons 23 carry permit from any United States state or territory 24 may possess and carry a concealed handgun, magazine, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00196 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 197 •HR 8495 RH and ammunition in the area governed by the District of 1 Columbia and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au- 2 thority. 3 SEC. 828. None of the funds available for obligation 4 or expenditure by the District of Columbia government 5 under any authority may be used to carry out the Com- 6 prehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act 7 of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345). 8 SEC. 829. Sections 102(a)(3) and 102(c)(1)(B) of the 9 Youth Rehabilitation Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 10 22–197) are hereby repealed, and any provision of law 11 amended by these sections is hereby restored as if such 12 sections had not been enacted into law. 13 SEC. 830. None of the funds made available for obli- 14 gation or expenditure by the District of Columbia under 15 any authority may be used to implement, administer, or 16 enforce any COVID–19 mask or vaccine mandate. 17 SEC. 831. None of the funds provided by this Act 18 or available for obligation or expenditure by the District 19 of Columbia government under any authority shall be used 20 in whole or in part to implement the provisions of D.C. 21 Law 25-305, the Insurance Regulation Amendment Act 22 of 2024 or to implement any rule or regulation promul- 23 gated to carry out such Act. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00197 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 198 •HR 8495 RH SEC. 832. None of the funds provided by this Act 1 or available for obligation or expenditure by the District 2 of Columbia government under any authority shall be used 3 in whole or in part to implement or enforce provisions of 4 the Consumer Protection Act (§28–3901–28–3913) 5 against oil and gas companies for environmental claims. 6 SEC. 833. No funds available for obligation or ex- 7 penditure by the District of Columbia under any authority 8 may be used to carry out title I or title II of the Human 9 Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act of 2022 (sec. 2– 10 1461.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code). 11 SEC. 834. Except as expressly provided otherwise, 12 any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in this title or in 13 title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 14 of this title or of title IV. 15 TITLE IX 16 ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS 17 SEC. 901 . The Board of Governors of the Federal 18 Reserve System shall revise appendix C to part 225 of title 19 12, Code of Federal Regulations, to raise the consolidated 20 asset threshold under that appendix to $12,000,000,000. 21 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 22 SEC. 902 . $0. 23 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Services and 24 General Government Appropriations Act, 2027’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00198 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:18 Apr 24, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00199 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8495.RH H8495 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 540 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8495 [Report No. 119–623] A BILL Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. 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